His appearance headlined a jam-packed episode of SmackDown on USA Network, which also featured the 2025 Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, The Street Profits defending the WWE Tag Team Championship, and all of the final hype for the biggest show of the year.

Randy Orton refuses to miss out on WrestleMania 41. Last week, Kevin Owens announced that he'd need neck surgery and forced to bow out of the event. His withdrawal left Orton without an opponent. Orton demanded a solution on Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown.

Rey Mysterio is scheduled to face El Grande Americano Saturday night at WrestleMania 41, but that match may now be in question. The WWE Hall of Famer was competing in a six-man tag team match Friday night on SmackDown and suffered an injury at some point during the bout.