IWE SmackDown
From Iwe
(Created page with '{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=260 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 0px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 83…') |
(→Champions) |
||
| Line 96: | Line 96: | ||
===Champions=== | ===Champions=== | ||
*''See also: [[List of current champions in IWE]]'' | *''See also: [[List of current champions in IWE]]'' | ||
| - | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: | + | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 850px; " |
!Championship||Current champion||Date won||Date aired||Event||Previous champion | !Championship||Current champion||Date won||Date aired||Event||Previous champion | ||
|- | |- | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 8 October 2011
| IWE Smackdown | ||
| ||
| Format | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling | |
| Created by | Grant Mayer | |
| Starring | Smackdown brand | |
| Opening theme | "Burn It to the Ground" by Nickelback | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of seasons | 13 | |
| No. of episodes | 632 (as of September 30, 2011) | |
| Production | ||
| Executive producer(s) | Kevin Dunn | |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup | |
| Running time | 120 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | IWE | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Original channel | UPN (April 29, 1999 – September 15, 2006) The CW (September 22, 2006 – September 26, 2008) MyNetworkTV (October 3, 2008 – September 24, 2010) Syfy (October 1, 2010 - Present) | |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) | |
| Original run | April 29, 1999 – present | |
| Chronology | ||
| Related shows | IWE Raw IWE Superstars IWE NXT | |
| External links | ||
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 brand, in which IWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other program and brand currently being Raw. It is currently the only television broadcast for the SmackDown brand, though at one point IWE Velocity also featured SmackDown branded wrestling.
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.
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, see below.
Contents |
Show history
Original format (1999-2002)
Brand Extension (2002-2005)
- Main article: IWE Brand Extension
Move to Friday nights with various networks (2005-present)
The CW Network
MyNetworkTV
Syfy
Induction into Merriam-Webster
On July 10, 2007, Merriam-Webster announced it would induct the word smackdown into Webster's Dictionary. According to Merriam Webster, a "Smackdown" is:
- The act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent
- A contest in entertainment wrestling
- A decisive defeat
- A confrontation between rivals or competitors
Production
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 Raw in what is called a "Supershow".
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.
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.
Special episodes
On-air personalities
Champions
- See also: List of current champions in IWE
| Championship | Current champion | Date won | Date aired | Event | Previous champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight Championship | Steven Larson | September 18, 2011 | September 18, 2011 | Night of Champions | Kevin McAlmond |
| IWE Intercontinental Championship | Mark Semmler | August 9, 2011 | August 12, 2011 | SmackDown | Russell Dalton |
- Note - The IWE Tag Team Championship can be defended on both Raw and Smackdown. Currently the titles are held by Raw tag team Air Boom (Justin Hensen and Jose Serrano).
- Note - The IWE Divas Championship can be defended on both Raw and SmackDown. Currently the title is held by Raw Diva Chandra Denney.
Authority figures
Commentators
| Commentators | Dates |
|---|---|
| Michael Cole and Jim Cornette | April 29, 1999 (Pilot) |
| Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | August 26, 1999 (Network Premiere) |
| Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler | September 2, 1999 - February 22, 2001 November 22, 2001 - March 28, 2002 October 23, 2009 |
| Michael Cole and Tazz | February 22, 2001 - June 28, 2001 August 2, 2001 - October 18, 2001 April 4, 2002 - June 9, 2006 |
| Michael Cole and Jim Ross | July 5, 2001 - August 2, 2001 |
| Michael Cole and Paul Heyman | October 25, 2001 - November 15, 2001 |
| Michael Cole and Ernest Miller | November 28, 2002 |
| Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Goff | June 16, 2006 - December 21, 2007 |
| Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachman | January 4, 2008 - April 25, 2008 |
| Michael Cole and Mick Foley | May 2, 2008 - June 16, 2008 |
| Jim Ross and Mick Foley | June 23, 2008 - August 1, 2008 |
| Jim Ross and Tazz | August 8, 2008 - April 3, 2009 |
| Jim Ross and Todd Grisham | April 10, 2009 - October 9, 2009 |
| Todd Grisham and Michael Cole | October 16, 2009 |
| Todd Grisham and Matt Striker | October 30, 2009 – September 24, 2010 |
| Todd Grisham, Michael Cole and Matt Striker | October 1, 2010 – December 3, 2010 |
| Josh Mathews, Michael Cole and Matt Striker | December 10, 2010 - January 28, 2011 |
| Josh Mathews, Michael Cole and Booker T | February 4, 2011 – present |
Ring announcers
| Ring Announcer | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Chimel | April 1999 - August 2007 October 2009 – Present | Transferred to the XCW brand in August 2007. Transferred back to SmackDown following Lilian Garcia's retirement from WWE. |
| Justin Roberts | September 2007 - October 2009 | Transferred to the Raw brand following Lilian Garcia's retirement from IWE. Made one night apperances on December 10, 2010, March 11, 2011, and September 16, 2011 |
| Eden Stiles | July 15, 2011 | Stiles serves as the dual-branded ring announcer for IWE Superstars and substitute ring announcer for both shows |
