{"id":198646,"date":"2025-05-30T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198646"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:50:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:50:23","slug":"wwe-smackdown-preview-5-30-announced-matches-location-ticket-sales-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/30\/wwe-smackdown-preview-5-30-announced-matches-location-ticket-sales-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE SMACKDOWN PREVIEW (5\/30): Announced matches, location, ticket sales, how to watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-592920535\" 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 30, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Knoxville, Tenn. at <a href=\"https:\/\/foodcitycenter.com\/\">Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center<\/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 13,287 tickets were distributed so far. The arena has a capacity of 21,678 spectators when configured for basketball.<\/p>\n<h3>Advertised Matches &amp; Appearances<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nia Jax vs. Naomi vs. Jade Cargill &#8211; Women\u2019s Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying match<\/li>\n<li>Carmelo Hayes vs. Jacob Fatu vs. Andrade &#8211; Men\u2019s Money in the Bank Triple Threat Qualifying match<\/li>\n<li>John Cena and Cody Rhodes to appear<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Belair returns<\/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\/23\/wwe-smackdown-results-5-23-corbridges-alt-perspective-report-on-street-profits-vs-fraxiom-for-wwe-tag-titles-black-vs-knight-vs-nakamura-and-vega-vs-flair-vs-giulia-in-mitb-qualifiers\/\">WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (5\/23): Corbridge\u2019s alt-perspective report on Street Profits vs. Fraxiom for WWE Tag Titles, Black vs Knight vs Nakamura and Vega vs. Flair vs. Giulia in MITB Qualifiers, plus R-Truth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2025\/05\/29\/omos-on-working-in-japan-wrestling-brock-lesnar-and-taking-german-suplexes-and-the-f5-when-he-realized-he-was-growing-faster-than-average\/\">Omos on working in Japan, wrestling Brock Lesnar and taking German suplexes and the F5, when he realized he was growing faster than average<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE SMACKDOWN POST-SHOW (5\/23) - Keller &amp; Cadet talk Wyatt Sicks return, another non-finish to a TV main event, Charlotte-Tiffany-Alexa\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=66243011&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\/23) - WWE Smackdown w\/cohost Kurt Cadet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/guofnL4n72M?start=2&#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-2517400326\"><div id=\"pwtor-2792404372\"><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 30, 2025 Where: Knoxville, Tenn. at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center How To Watch: Live on USA Network Attendance:\u00a0WrestleTix reports as of today 13,287 tickets were distributed so far. 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