{"id":236669,"date":"2026-04-03T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/celebrity-to-appear-on-wwe-smackdown-tonight\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:07:48","slug":"celebrity-to-appear-on-wwe-smackdown-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/celebrity-to-appear-on-wwe-smackdown-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity to appear on WWE SmackDown tonight!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5148551\" data-slug-id=\"2761932\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A celebrity is expected to appear on WWE SmackDown tonight. The blue brand&#8217;s latest edition will emanate from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>While many of the show&#8217;s top names are expected to show, a new report suggests fans could also see rapper Lil Yachty make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>With WrestleMania 42 just a few weeks away, the promotion is going all in with celebrity involvement ahead of the show. On RAW, fans saw popular streamer iShowSpeed make an appearance and even interfere in the World Tag Team Title match.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to a report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">WrestleVotes Radio on Fightful Select<\/a><\/em>, Lil Yachty is likely to show up on SmackDown. The report mentions that the rapper has been in negotiations with WWE for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>It is also reported that there is a possibility that this could lead to a WrestleMania appearance and a working relationship beyond that event. Yachty is a big WWE fan and has attended quite a few shows in the past, such as the Survivor Series premium live event last year.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this report comes after SmackDown superstar<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/trick-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\"> Trick Williams <\/a>invited Lil Yachty to come to the show this week. In a video posted on X, the former NXT champion said he needs the rapper to pull up to the blue brand and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-i-need-pull-smackdown-week-trick-williams-sends-message-megastar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">spice things up.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Williams is scheduled to face Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 42 for the United States championship. It will be interesting to see if Lil Yachty&#8217;s appearance leads to an alliance with the 31-year-old star.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Jelly Roll wrestled last week on WWE SmackDown<\/h2>\n<p>As WWE continues to build to WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, fans are seeing frequent appearances from celebrities on weekly programming.<\/p>\n<p>Country music star Jelly Roll has been a part of SmackDown in the last few weeks and competed on the show last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>He faced Kit Wilson in a singles match and emerged victorious after a choke slam. 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