WWE Friday Night SmackDown: How to watch live on TV and streaming as TLC makes a comeback tonight after a five-year gap
The April 25 WWE SmackDown on Friday night will feature the first WWE TLC matchup in nearly five years. The intense wrestling drama begins at 8 pm ET. Read on to know the live streaming details for tonight.
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This week's WWE SmackDown is set to feature a high-voltage bout with tables, ladders and chairs. The TLC (short for tables, chairs & ladders) match on Friday (April 25) will feature WWE Tag Team Championship holders, The Street Profits -- Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford. The pair will be facing off the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelly and Chris Sabin), and #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) in a triple-way matchup.The three teams will be clashing in the first TLC match in nearly five years. The format was last featured on WWE in 2020, in a match fought between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens, with the former eventually emerging as the victor.All three teams that head to the April 25 WWE Friday Night SmackDown for the scheduled TLC match have held the tag team championship in recent times. The rivalry among them has also intensified.A battle for the tag team title last week saw incumbent holders Ford and Dawkins put it on the line against Shelley and Sabin.However, the title match took an unexpected turn for the viewers when Gargano and Ciampa interrupted it. The tactic led Nick Adlis, the manager of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, to announce the comeback of TLC.The upcoming matchup will hopefully end with one of the teams scaling the literal ladder to glory (read WWE Tag Team Championship belts).With the countdown for the highly anticipated event just about to conclude, WWE fans are wondering if The Street Profits will be able to defend their title.WWE SmackDown airs live across the world on multiple TV channels and streaming platforms. The weekly event airs every Friday.WWE Friday Night SmackDown commences at 8 pm ET. For viewers in the US, the weekly event premieres on the USA Network. The channel can be streamed via Fubo. The fight will also air on WrestleZone. Fans in the UK and other countries can watch the action on Netflix as well.The live action of April 25 WWE SmackDown is set to unfold on USA Network.Fans can watch the WWE Friday SmackDown on Netflix.
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