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:''For other uses, see [[IWE SmackDown (disambiguation)]].''
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color #A9BCF5;">'''''IWE Smackdown'''''</span><br />
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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;"| '''Format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Sports entertainment <br> Professional wrestling
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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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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[Vince McMahon|Dan Glover]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Vince Matteson]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Starring'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Written by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE personnel#SmackDown_brand|Smackdown brand]]
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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;"| '''Opening theme'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Presented by'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | "Burn It to the Ground" by Nickelback
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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;"| '''Country of origin'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[List of IWE personnel#SmackDown|Smackdown brand]]
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''No. of seasons'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening theme'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 14
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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;"| '''No. of episodes'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[List of IWE Friday Night Smackdown episodes|682]] (as of September 14, 2012)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''{{tooltip|No.|Number}} of seasons'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |23
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Executive producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Kevin Dunn
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |1206
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Camera setup'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | Multicamera setup
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Running time'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Producer(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 120 minutes
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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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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Production company(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | [[International Wrestling Entertainment|IWE]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Multi-Camera Setup|Multicamera setup]]
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Broadcast'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |159 minutes (including commercials)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | UPN (April 29, 1999 – September 15, 2006) <br> The CW (September 22, 2006 – September 26, 2008) <br> MyNetworkTV (October 3, 2008 – September 24, 2010) <br> Syfy (October 1, 2010 - Present)
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Picture format'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original channel'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | 480i (SDTV), <br> 1080i (HDTV)
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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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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Original run'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Picture format'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | April 29, 1999 – present
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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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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" | '''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original release'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |April 29, 1999 – present
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| style="text-align: left;"| '''Related shows'''
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| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" | ''[[IWE Raw]]''<br>''[[IWE Superstars]]''<br>''[[IWE NXT]]''
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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 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'''
| bgcolor=#A9BCF5 align="center" colspan="3" |  '''External links'''
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'''''IWE SmackDown''''' is a sports entertainment television program for [[IWE]]. As of 2010 it airs on Syfy in the United States as ''IWE Friday Night SmackDown''. The show's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]], in which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other program and brand currently being [[IWE Raw|Raw]]. It is currently the only television broadcast for the SmackDown brand, though at one point ''[[IWE Velocity]]'' also featured SmackDown branded wrestling.
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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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From its launch in 1999, ''SmackDown'' broadcast on Thursday nights, but on September 9, 2005, the show moved to Friday nights. The show originally 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 2006. The show remained on the CW network for two years until it was announced that it would move to MyNetworkTV in October 2008. ''SmackDown'' moved to Syfy on October 1, 2010.
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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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Due to time differences, ''SmackDown'' premieres a few hours earlier in Ireland and UK and a day earlier in Australia, India and Philippines than the United States. For international broadcast listings, [[#International broadcasters|see below]].
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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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==Show history==
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== History ==
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===Original format (1999-2002)===
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:''Main article: [[History of IWE SmackDown]]''
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===Brand Extension (2002-2005)===
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=== Move to Syfy, USA Network ===
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*''Main article: [[IWE Brand Extension]]''
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===Move to Friday nights with various networks (2005-present)===
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=== Move to Fox ===
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====The CW Network====
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== Production ==
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====MyNetworkTV====
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=== Theme music ===
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====Syfy====
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==Cultural references==
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===Induction into Merriam-Webster===
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==Special episodes==
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On July 10, 2007, Merriam-Webster announced it would induct the word ''smackdown'' into Webster's Dictionary. According to Merriam Webster, a "Smackdown" is:
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*The act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent
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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.
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*A contest in entertainment wrestling
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*A decisive defeat
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*A confrontation between rivals or competitors
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==Production==
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==On-air personalities==
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IWE usually tapes ''SmackDown'' on Tuesday evenings and airs it on Friday evenings on Syfy the same week. Occasionally taping takes place on Monday nights before or after ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' in what is called a "Supershow".
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:''Main article: [[List of IWE Smackdown On-air Personalities|List of IWE Smackdown on-air personalities]]''
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As of  2011 ''SmackDown'' opens with "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day. Upon SmackDown's debut on Syfy it replaced the previous theme song "Let it Roll" by Divide the Day.
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==Other SmackDown-branded properties==
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The show began broadcasting in HD beginning with the January 25, 2008 edition of ''SmackDown'', where a new set debuted — shared between both IWE brands. Following the first broadcast in HD, the iconic exclamation mark used since the show's inception disappeared from all references pertaining to "SmackDown", including the official logo.
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==Broadcast==
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===Special episodes===
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===Americas===
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===Asia, Pacific and Africa===
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===Champions===
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|November 20, 2011
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|[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|[[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Championship]]
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|[[Joe Smith|The Miz]]
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|July 23, 2012
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|[[Nicole Bergman|Nicole]]
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|[[Michael Cole]] and [[Jim Cornette]]
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|April 29, 1999 (Pilot)
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|[[Jim Ross]] and [[Jerry Lawler]]
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|August 26, 1999 (Network Premiere)
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|Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler
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|September 2, 1999 - February 22, 2001<br/>November 22, 2001 - March 28, 2002<br/>October 23, 2009
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|Michael Cole and [[Tazz]]
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|February 22, 2001 - June 28, 2001<br/>August 2, 2001 - October 18, 2001<br/>April 4, 2002 - June 9, 2006
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|November 28, 2002
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|June 16, 2006 - December 21, 2007
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|Jim Ross and Mick Foley
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|Jim Ross and Tazz
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|Jim Ross and [[Todd Grisham]]
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|Todd Grisham and Michael Cole
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|October 16, 2009
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|Todd Grisham and [[Matt Striker]]
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|October 30, 2009 – September 24, 2010
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|Todd Grisham, Michael Cole and Matt Striker
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|[[Josh Mathews]], Michael Cole and Matt Striker
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===Online streaming===
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|'''[[Tony Chimel]]'''
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|April 1999 - August 2007<br/>'''October 2009 – Present'''
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|<small>Transferred to the [[XCW (IWE)|XCW]] brand in August 2007.<br/>Transferred back to SmackDown following [[Lilian Garcia]]'s retirement from WWE. </small>
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|[[Justin Roberts]]
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|July 15, 2011
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==Broadcast history==
==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of IWE personnel#SmackDown brand|IWE roster (SmackDown brand)]]
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* [[List of IWE personnel|IWE Roster]]
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* [[IWE Raw]]
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==References==
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* [[IWE Superstars]]
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==External links==
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{{USANetwork Shows}}

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

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Defunct businesses World Bodybuilding FederationThe WorldIWE Classics on DemandIWE Niagara FallsXFL
Investments Marvel ExperienceToutCloud9Drone Racing League
Notable acquisition American Wrestling AssociationXtreme Championship Wrestling (IWE revival) • Georgia Championship WrestlingGlobal Wrestling FederationHeartland Wrestling Association (video library) • Smoky Mountain WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling (history subsidiary) • World Class Championship WrestlingWorld Wrestling Council (video library)
Partnerships Current EvolveInsane Championship WrestlingProgress WrestlingWestside Xtreme Wrestling
Former AAADeep South WrestlingFlorida Championship WrestlingHeartland Wrestling AssociationInternational Wrestling AssociationMemphis Championship WrestlingMichinoku Pro WrestlingNew Japan Pro-WrestlingOhio Valley WrestlingPower Pro WrestlingSmoky Mountain WrestlingSuper World of SportsUniversal Lucha LibreUniversal Wrestling AssociationUniversal Wrestling FederationWARWorld Wrestling AllianceUltimate Pro WrestlingUnited States Wrestling Association
Accomplishments Current championsFormer championshipsRoyal Rumble matchMoney in the BankWrestleMania Women's Battle RoyalAndré the Giant Memorial Battle RoyalBrawl for AllCruiserweight ClassicDiva SearchDusty Rhodes Tag Team ClassicKing of the RingMae Young ClassicMixed Match ChallengeSam Muchnick Memorial TournamentTough EnoughSlammy AwardNXT Year-End AwardTriple CrownGrand SlamIWE tournaments
Brand extension Brands RawSmackDown205 LiveNXTNXT UKXCW
Draft/Superstar Shake-up 2002200420052006200720082009201020112016201720182019
See also Attendance recordsThe StreakTitan TowersWomen in IWEWrestleMania AxxessIWE in Australia

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