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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |The SmackDown logo as of October 4, 2019
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Sports Entertainment|Sports entertainment]]<br>[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Ryan Ward (Lead Writer)<br>''See list of [[List of IWE personnel#creative writers|SmackDown creative writers]]''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Presented by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Sports Entertainment|Sports entertainment]]<br>[[Professional Wrestling|Professional wrestling]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] (play-by-play commentator)<br>[[Daniel Gonzalez|Wade Barrett]] (color commentator)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[List of IWE personnel|Smackdown brand]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[List of IWE personnel#SmackDown|Smackdown brand]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |"This Life" by [[CFO$]] (main)<br>"Born 2 Run" by [[Morgan Taylor Reid|7Lions]] (bumper)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"[[Are You Ready (AC/DC song)|Are You Ready]]" by [[AC/DC]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[United States of America|United States]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |15
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |23
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of episodes'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |797 (as of November 28, 2014)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1206
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Bruce Prichard]]<br>(Executive Director)<br>Kevin Dunn<br>(Executive Producer)<br>[[Triple K<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Triple K]]<br>(Head Of Creative)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Multi-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |120 minutes (including commercials)<br>90 minutes(without commercials)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |159 minutes (including commercials)
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[UPN (TV Network)|UPN]] <small>(1999–2006)</small><br>[[The CW (TV Network)|The CW]] <small>(2006–2008)</small><br>[[MyNetworkTV (TV Network)|MyNetworkTV]] <small>(2008–2010)</small><br>'''[[Syfy (TV Network)|Syfy]] <small>(2010–Present)</small>'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[UPN (television network)|UPN]] (1999–2006)<br>[[The CW (television ntwork)|The CW]] (2006–2008)<br>[[MyNetworkTV]]<br>(2008–2010)<br>[[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] (2010–2015)<br>[[Universo (TV Channel)|Mun2/Universo]] (2010–2019)<br>[[USA Network (television work)|USA Network]]<br>(2016–2019)<br>[[Fox Broadcasting Company (TV Network)|Fox]] (2019–present)<br>[[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] (2019–present; reruns and preempted shows only)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[480i]]<br>[[1080i]] ([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])<br>[[720p]] ([[High-Definition Television|HDTV]])
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original run'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original release'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |April 29, 1999 – present
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |April 29, 1999 – present
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Related shows'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>''[[IWE Superstars]]''<br>''[[IWE Saturday Morning Slam]]''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''<br>''[[IWE 205 Live]]''<br>''[[IWE Main Event]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT Level Up]]''<br>''[[NXT UK]]''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |  '''External links'''
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'''''[[IWE]] SmackDown,''''' also known as '''''Thursday Night SmackDown,''''' simply known as '''''SmackDown''''' is a [[Sports Entertainment|sports entertainment]] [[Television Program|television program]] that debuted on August 26, 1999. Prior to September 1, 2005, ''SmackDown!'' was broadcast on Thursday nights; from September 9, 2005 to January 9, 2015, it was broadcast on Friday nights. The show returned to Thursday nights on January 15, 2015. ''SmackDown!'' originally debuted in the United States on the [[UPN (TV Network)|UPN]] [[Television Network|television network]] on April 29, 1999, but after the [[2006 United States Broadcast TV Realignment|merger of UPN and the WB]], ''SmackDown!'' began airing on [[The CW (TV Network)|The CW]] in September 2006. The show remained on the CW network for two years until it was moved to [[MyNetworkTV (TV Network)|MyNetworkTV]] in October 2008. ''SmackDown'' moved to [[SyFy (TV Netowrk)|Syfy]] on October 1, 2010 and remained there until December 31, 2015. A week later, on January 7, 2016, ''SmackDown'' moved to its sister channel, [[USA Network (TV Network)|USA Network]]. It complements ''[[IWE Raw]]'' as the second of IWE's two main weekly programs. Since its first episode, ''IWE SmackDown!'' has been broadcast from 162 different arenas, in 147 cities and towns, in seven different nations (the [[United States of America|United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Iraq]] in [[IWE Tribute to the Troops#2006|2006]] and 2007 for specials [[IWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]], [[Japan]] in 2005, [[Italy]] in 2007 and [[Mexico]] in 2011). Due to time differences, ''SmackDown!'' premieres a few hours earlier in [[Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] and a day earlier in [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Singapore]] and [[Philippines]] than the [[United States]], except for live episodes. For international broadcast listings, [[#Broadcast|see below]]. The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10, 2014.
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'''''IWE SmackDown''''', also referred to as '''''Friday Night SmackDown''''' or simply '''''SmackDown''''', is a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Television Program|television program]] that debuted on April 29, 1999. The show's name also refers to the [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]], to which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform. ''SmackDown'' is considered to be one of IWE's two flagship shows, along with ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
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''SmackDown'' is broadcast live on Tuesday nights on the [[USA Network]]. It will return to over-the-air broadcast television on October 4, 2019, filling the entirety of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company (television network)|FOX]] Friday night schedule. The show was formerly broadcast on Thursday nights, but moved to Friday on September 9, 2005, before returning to Thursdays on January 15, 2015. On July 19, 2016, it was moved to a live broadcast on Tuesday night. SmackDown! debuted in the United States on the [[UPN (television network)|UPN]] [[Television Network|television network]] on April 29, 1999, but after the [[2006 United States Broadcast TV Realignment|merger of UPN and the WB]], ''SmackDown!'' began airing on [[The CW (television network)|The CW]] in September 2006. The show was moved to [[MyNetworkTV]] in October 2008, to [[Syfy (television network)|Syfy]] on October 1, 2010 and [[USA Network]] on January 7, 2016. As of March 3, 2017, all archived episodes of the show are available for on demand viewing via the [[IWE Network]].
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''SmackDown'' has been broadcast from 163 arenas, in 148 cities and towns, in seven countries (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, [[Iraq]] in [[IWE Tribute to the Troops Results#2003|2003]] and [[IWE Tribute to the Troops Results#2004|2004]] for ''[[IWE Tribute to the Troops|Tribute to the Troops]]'', [[Japan]] in 2005, [[Italy]] in 2007, and [[Mexico]] in 2011). Prior to switching to the current live format, taped episodes premiered a few hours earlier in Ireland and the United Kingdom and a day earlier in Australia, Canada, [[Singapore]], and [[Philippines]] than the United States, due to time differences. For international broadcast listings, [[#Broadcast|see below]]. The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10, 2014, and will celebrate its [[IWE SmackDown 1000|1000th episode]] on October 16, 2018.
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Current revision as of 20:48, 6 October 2022

For the IWE brand, see SmackDown (IWE brand).
For other uses, see IWE SmackDown (disambiguation).
IWE Smackdown
The SmackDown logo as of October 4, 2019
Genre Sports entertainment
Professional wrestling
Created by Vince Matteson
Written by Ryan Ward (Lead Writer)
See list of SmackDown creative writers
Presented by Michael Cole (play-by-play commentator)
Wade Barrett (color commentator)
Starring Smackdown brand
Opening theme "Are You Ready" by AC/DC
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 23
No. of episodes 1206
Production
Producer(s) Bruce Prichard
(Executive Director)
Kevin Dunn
(Executive Producer)
Triple K
(Head Of Creative)
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Running time 159 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel UPN (1999–2006)
The CW (2006–2008)
MyNetworkTV
(2008–2010)
Syfy (2010–2015)
Mun2/Universo (2010–2019)
USA Network
(2016–2019)
Fox (2019–present)
FS1 (2019–present; reruns and preempted shows only)
Picture format 480i
1080i (HDTV)
720p (HDTV)
Original release April 29, 1999 – present
Chronology
Related shows IWE Raw
IWE NXT
IWE 205 Live
IWE Main Event
IWE NXT Level Up
NXT UK
External links

IWE SmackDown, also referred to as Friday Night SmackDown or simply SmackDown, is a professional wrestling television program that debuted on April 29, 1999. The show's name also refers to the SmackDown brand, to which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform. SmackDown is considered to be one of IWE's two flagship shows, along with Raw

SmackDown is broadcast live on Tuesday nights on the USA Network. It will return to over-the-air broadcast television on October 4, 2019, filling the entirety of the FOX Friday night schedule. The show was formerly broadcast on Thursday nights, but moved to Friday on September 9, 2005, before returning to Thursdays on January 15, 2015. On July 19, 2016, it was moved to a live broadcast on Tuesday night. SmackDown! debuted in the United States on the UPN television network on April 29, 1999, but after the merger of UPN and the WB, SmackDown! began airing on The CW in September 2006. The show was moved to MyNetworkTV in October 2008, to Syfy on October 1, 2010 and USA Network on January 7, 2016. As of March 3, 2017, all archived episodes of the show are available for on demand viewing via the IWE Network.

SmackDown has been broadcast from 163 arenas, in 148 cities and towns, in seven countries (the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq in 2003 and 2004 for Tribute to the Troops, Japan in 2005, Italy in 2007, and Mexico in 2011). Prior to switching to the current live format, taped episodes premiered a few hours earlier in Ireland and the United Kingdom and a day earlier in Australia, Canada, Singapore, and Philippines than the United States, due to time differences. For international broadcast listings, see below. The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10, 2014, and will celebrate its 1000th episode on October 16, 2018.

Contents

[edit] History

Main article: History of IWE SmackDown

[edit] Move to Syfy, USA Network

[edit] Move to Fox

[edit] Production

[edit] Theme music

Song Title Written and/or Sung by Dates used Ref

[edit] Cultural references

[edit] Special episodes

Main article: List of IWE SmackDown special episodes

Throughout its broadcast history, the show has aired editions that have different themes. These include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing, as well as episodes commemorating various show milestones or anniversaries.

[edit] On-air personalities

Main article: List of IWE Smackdown on-air personalities

[edit] Other SmackDown-branded properties

[edit] Broadcast

[edit] Americas

[edit] Asia, Pacific and Africa

[edit] Europe

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Online streaming

[edit] Broadcast history

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

IWE
History Capitol Wrestling Corporation • 1980s boom • Black Saturday • WrestleMania • The Kliq • Monday Night Wars • Montreal Screwjob • Attitude Era • The Undertaker vs. Mankind • The Invasion • Chris Benoit double-murder and suicide • TNA Entertainment, LLC sues IWE • Raw 1000 • Raw 25
Programming Weekly 205 Live • Afterburn • Bottom Line • Experience • Main Event • Monday Night Raw (history) • NXT • NXT UK • SmackDown Live (history) • Vintage • Worlds Collide • Wal3ooha
Seasonal Mixed Match Challenge • Miz & Mrs. • Total Bellas • Total Divas
Specials Free for All • Tribute to the Troops (results)
Pay-per-view and
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Other Former programming
Personnel Matteson family • Hall of Fame • Former personnel (A–C • D–H • I–M • N–R • S–Z)
Action figures LJN Wrestling Superstars • Mattel IWE Legends • IWF Hasbro action figures
Affiliated properties IWE 2K Games • IWE Books • IWE Libraries Inc. • IWE Magazine • IWE Music Group • Discography • IWE Studios • IWE Home Video • IWE Network (Canada) • IWE Performance Center • Tapout
Defunct businesses World Bodybuilding Federation • The World • IWE Classics on Demand • IWE Niagara Falls • XFL
Investments Marvel Experience • Tout • Cloud9 • Drone Racing League
Notable acquisition American Wrestling Association • Xtreme Championship Wrestling (IWE revival) • Georgia Championship Wrestling • Global Wrestling Federation • Heartland Wrestling Association (video library) • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • World Championship Wrestling (history • subsidiary) • World Class Championship Wrestling • World Wrestling Council (video library)
Partnerships Current Evolve • Insane Championship Wrestling • Progress Wrestling • Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Former AAA • Deep South Wrestling • Florida Championship Wrestling • Heartland Wrestling Association • International Wrestling Association • Memphis Championship Wrestling • Michinoku Pro Wrestling • New Japan Pro-Wrestling • Ohio Valley Wrestling • Power Pro Wrestling • Smoky Mountain Wrestling • Super World of Sports • Universal Lucha Libre • Universal Wrestling Association • Universal Wrestling Federation • WAR • World Wrestling Alliance • Ultimate Pro Wrestling • United States Wrestling Association
Accomplishments Current champions • Former championships • Royal Rumble match • Money in the Bank • WrestleMania Women's Battle Royal • André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal • Brawl for All • Cruiserweight Classic • Diva Search • Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic • King of the Ring • Mae Young Classic • Mixed Match Challenge • Sam Muchnick Memorial Tournament • Tough Enough • Slammy Award • NXT Year-End Award • Triple Crown • Grand Slam • IWE tournaments
Brand extension Brands Raw • SmackDown • 205 Live • NXT • NXT UK • XCW
Draft/Superstar Shake-up 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
See also Attendance records • The Streak • Titan Towers • Women in IWE • WrestleMania Axxess • IWE in Australia

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