{"id":134491,"date":"2025-04-25T22:01:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=134491"},"modified":"2025-04-25T22:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:09:24","slug":"major-star-returns-wwe-smackdown-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/25\/major-star-returns-wwe-smackdown-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"MAJOR Star Returns to WWE SmackDown Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After months of speculation, it has been confirmed, and he has <em>indeed<\/em> signed back up with the WWE. Who are we referring to? Of course, no other than the devastating, dark, and demonic Aleister Black. It&#8217;s been a couple of years since WWE was terrified by the Black Mass. Now, one of professional wrestling&#8217;s most lethal men is back, and Aleister Black looks better than ever on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/25\/wwe-smackdown-tonight-4-25-25-live-results-and-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE SmackDown tonight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aleister Black made his return in the middle of The Miz venting out his frustrations over not being able to compete on the WWE WrestleMania 41 card. The Miz would go on and on about this supposed &#8220;injustice.&#8221; The lights would go out, and we see Aleister Black rise from the depths of hell and make a statement that he is back and he&#8217;s here to terrorize.<\/p>\n<p>The former NXT Champion would stare down The Miz, as the A-Lister asked him, &#8220;Who the hell do I think he was?&#8221; The only reply was a killer Black Mass to The Miz, signaling dark days ahead for WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aleister Black just took out <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikethemiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mikethemiz<\/a>!! \ud83d\ude31<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SmackDown<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qbjROMeD7O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qbjROMeD7O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1915948972822118806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>Are you happy to see Aleister Black back in WWE and on WWE SmackDown?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/a><i> for more on the WWE SmackDown Card Tonight and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Netflix<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>USA Network<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>The CW<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Tubi<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Peacock<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>YouTube<\/i><\/a><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/a><i>).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of speculation, it has been confirmed, and he has indeed signed back up with the WWE. Who are we referring to? Of course, no other than the devastating, dark, and demonic Aleister Black. It&#8217;s been a couple of years since WWE was terrified by the Black Mass. 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