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{{Infobox Wrestling episode
| name = Friday Night Smackdown
| image = [[Image:WWE-SmackDown-HD.png|230px]]
| promotion = [[WWE]]
| date = April 1, [[2004]]
| venue = [[Nationwide Arena]]
| city = [[Columbus, Ohio]], USA
| previous = [[March 25, 2004 Smackdown results|March 25, 2004]]
| next = [[April 8, 2004 Smackdown results|April 8, 2004]]
}}
The '''April 1, 2004 Edition''' of [[Smackdown]] is a Professional wrestling television show of [[World Wrestling Entertainment]], which took place on April 1, 2004 at the [[Nationwide Arena]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].

==Results==
;{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
;{{small|(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.}}
*[[The Big Show]] pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion [[Rikishi]] with the chokeslam at 2:44

*[[Rey Mysterio Jr.]] & [[Spike Dudley]] defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.]] & [[Chavo Guerrero Sr.]] at 4:09 when Spike pinned Chavo Jr. with the Acid Drop after walking up Chavo Sr. and sending him out of the ring.
:*after the bout, both Mysterio and Spike were assaulted by [[John Bradshaw Layfield]]

*[[Charlie Haas]] defeated [[Rob Van Dam]] at 7:38; the two men battled to a double count-out after Haas blocked a leap to the floor by holding up a steel chair, however [[Kurt Angle]] came out and declared Haas the winner on points and a nominee for the 'Great American' Award

*[[Booker T]] pinned [[Hardcore Holly]] at 14:56 with a roll up and holding the tights for leverage

*[[The Dudley Boyz]] defeated [[Akio]] & [[Sakoda]] at 4:05 when [[D-Von]] pinned [[Akio]] following the 3D

*WWE US Champion [[John Cena]] defeated Nunzio & [[Johnny Stamboli]] in a non-title handicap match at 2:13 by pinning Stamboli with the FU.
:*[[Rene Dupree]] did guest commentary for the bout and sat ringside with his poodle [[Fifi]]

==Other Segments==
*The winners of all the singles bouts became nominees for Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle's 'Great American' Award and would have the chance to become #1 contender to the Smackdown! World Title
*Included a closing segment in which [[Kurt Angle]] announced that [[John Bradshaw Layfield]] would be the final nominee before [[Eddie Guerrero]] stole Bradshaw's cowboy hat and had the fans at ringside fill it with food and drinks before stomping it.

==Commentators==
*[[Michael Cole]]
*[[Tazz]]

==Ring Announcer==
*[[Tony Chimel]]

==Image Gallery==
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==External links==
*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [http://cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2544 Smackdown #242]

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