Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s live coverage for “WWE SmackDown” on April 3, 2026, coming to you live from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri!

After brawling with Drew McIntyre throughout much of the duration on the March 20 episode of “SmackDown”, Jacob Fatu appeared on last Friday’s edition of the show and sent a message to McIntyre. This prompted McIntyre to make his way to the ring to send a message of his own directly to Fatu himself, but just moments before things could become physical between the two men, “SmackDown” General Manager Nick Aldis appeared to make an Unsanctioned Match between McIntyre and Fatu official for WWE WrestleMania 42 on April 18 and 19. Following such, both McIntyre and Fatu are advertised to appear on tonight’s show.

2026 Women’s Elimination Chamber winner Rhea Ripley will be in action as she goes head-to-head with Michin. With Ripley preparing to challenge Michin’s ally Jade Cargill for the Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 42, Cargill, Michin, and their ally B-Fab found themselves involved in a verbal confrontation with Ripley last Friday. This led to a match between Ripley and B-Fab, which Ripley quickly won via disqualification when Cargill became involved and attacked Ripley.

Before he defends his Undisputed WWE Championship against 2026 Men’s Elimination Chamber winner and former mentor Randy Orton at WrestleMania 42, Cody Rhodes will be making an appearance on tonight’s show with something on his mind to share. After Orton said that he couldn’t be held accountable for what the voices in his head told him to do last Friday, Rhodes confronted him later that same night after Orton had scored a win against former friend turned foe Matt Cardona. Rhodes and Orton proceeded to have a brawl with one another that lasted for several minutes, with security and country singer Jelly Roll eventually managing to get things calmed down.

Sami Zayn became a two time United States Champion last Friday when he dethroned Carmelo Hayes and put an end to his 98 day reign. Now that he’s preparing to defend his newly won title against Trick Williams at WrestleMania 42, Zayn will be making an appearance on tonight’s show with something on his mind to share.

Additionally, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss will be going head-to-head with Bayley and Lyra Valkyria before both teams and The Bella Twins challenge The Irresistible Forces’ Nia Jax and Lash Legend for the Women’s Tag Team Championship in a Fatal Four-Way Match at WrestleMania 42.