Bay Area sports fans have been busy this year, taking in a Super Bowl and Sweet 16 NCAA men’s basketball games, all the while looking forward to the arrival of the World Cup in June.
So, that’s something for football fanatics, hoops heads and soccer aficionados.
But what about something for the wrestling devotees?
Well, they’re about to get their turn as WWE Friday Night SmackDown comes to SAP Center in San Jose on April 10.
The star-studded card for this event includes the current undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, WWE Women’s Champion Jade Cargill, legendary WrestleMania headliner Randy Orton, former WWE United States Champion Carmelo Hayes, current WWE United States Champion Sami Zayn, seven-time SmackDown Women’s Championship winner Charlotte Flair and two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss.
Other names on the bill include NXT North American Championship winners Solo Sikoa and Damian Priest, as well as WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax (who shares the title with her wrestling partner Lash Legend in the team known as The Irrestible Forces).
Many other WWE stars will also compete in the event.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown begins at 4:30 p.m. and tickets start at $56, sapcenter.com.