{"id":197902,"date":"2025-05-15T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=197902"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:30:19","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-5-16-announced-matches-location-ticket-sales-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/15\/wwe-smackdown-preview-5-16-announced-matches-location-ticket-sales-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (5\/16): Announced matches, location, ticket sales, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4263214046\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, May 16, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Greensboro, N.C. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsocomplex.com\/\">First Horizon Coliseum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Watch:<\/strong> Live on USA Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendance:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wrestletix\/posts\">WrestleTix<\/a> reports as of today 9,985 tickets were distributed so far. The arena has a capacity of 22,000 spectators when configured for concerts.<\/p>\n<h3>Advertised Matches &amp; Appearances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Money in the Bank Qualifying matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit this website during Smackdown for LIVE coverage by PWTorch editor Wade Keller who provides a detailed rundown of the show along with his analysis. Wade has covered professional wrestling for decades and was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for \u201cExcellent in Writing on Professional Wrestling\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>LAST WEEK\u2019S SMACKDOWN RESULTS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/09\/wwe-smackdown-results-5-9-corbridges-alt-perspective-report-on-backlash-go-home-show-including-priest-knight-vs-fatu-solo-cargill-vs-jax-black-vs-hayes-plus-cena-appears\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (5\/9): Corbridge\u2019s alt-perspective report on Backlash go-home show, including Priest &amp; Knight vs. Fatu &amp; Solo, Cargill vs. Jax, Black vs. Hayes, plus Cena appears<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/05\/15\/matt-cardona-on-finding-a-way-back-to-wwe-or-aew-whether-hes-open-to-working-as-zack-ryder-again\/\">Matt Cardona on finding a way back to WWE or AEW, whether he\u2019s open to working as Zack Ryder again<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE SMACKDOWN POST-SHOW (5\/9) - Keller &amp; Machado analyze Cena calling Orton as lazy and overrated, full Backlash preview, Charlotte, more\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=66025037&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (5\/9) - WWE Smackdown w\/cohost Jason Goodspeed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mnuflu3u9V8?start=168&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4284633578\"><div id=\"pwtor-13613914\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>When: Friday, May 16, 2025 Where: Greensboro, N.C. at First Horizon Coliseum How To Watch: Live on USA Network Attendance:\u00a0WrestleTix reports as of today 9,985 tickets were distributed so far. 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