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WWE SmackDown live updates: Time, card for last show before WrestleMania

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WWE WrestleMania weekend is underway, with SmackDown the last show before the massive two-day event begins.

LAS VEGAS — The last pit stop before WrestleMania 42 is on Friday night. WrestleMania weekend is in full swing, but before the star-studded two-day event can begin, the April 17 edition of SmackDown will give people one last shot to gain momentum. That will be the case when Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes giving one more message to Randy Orton and Pat McAfee.

Also, Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre could be trading hits once more. There will be actual wrestling happening, with a eight-man tag team street fight between The Wyatt Sicks and MFT, a No. 1 contender match for the Women's United States Championship and the annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which has proven to be a launching point for a successful year for the winner.

Here is what to know for the SmackDown before WrestleMania: SmackDown start time SmackDown on Friday, April 17 begins at 8 p. m. ET/5 p.

m. PT. SmackDown how to watch WWE SmackDown airs on USA Network.