Summary

Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair are now scheduled to face Bayley and Lyra Valkyria on the April 17 episode of WWE SmackDown.

The tag match adds another WrestleMania 42 layer to Friday's show, as both teams are already part of the upcoming four-way WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match. Reigning champions The Irresistible Forces, Lash Legend and Nia Jax, and The Bella Twins, Nikki Bella and Brie Bella, are the other teams announced for that title bout.

Updated SmackDown lineup

The newly announced match joins a card that also includes Giulia defending the WWE Women's United States Championship against Tiffany Stratton, Cody Rhodes appearing, the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, a Street Fight between The Wyatt Sicks and the MFTs, and Jacob Fatu responding to Drew McIntyre.

What Bliss, Flair, Bayley and Valkyria gain before WrestleMania 42

Bliss and Flair now get one more chance to build momentum before the WrestleMania 42 tag title match, while Bayley and Valkyria have an opening to test that partnership in front of the SmackDown audience. The announcement also keeps the women's tag title picture in focus one night before the four-way match, especially after Lyra Valkyria questioned the chemistry between Flair and Bliss.

Sources

As reported by Fightful