IWE SmackDown

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IWE Smackdown
Created by Vince Matteson
Format Sports entertainment
Professional wrestling
Starring Smackdown brand
Opening theme "This Life" by CFO$ (main)
"Born 2 Run" by 7Lions (bumper)
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 15
No. of episodes 797 (as of November 28, 2014)
Production
Running time 120 minutes (including commercials)
90 minutes(without commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel UPN (1999–2006)
The CW (2006–2008)
MyNetworkTV (2008–2010)
Syfy (2010–Present)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run April 29, 1999 – present
Chronology
Related shows IWE Raw
IWE NXT
IWE Main Event
IWE Superstars
IWE Saturday Morning Slam
External links

IWE SmackDown, also known as Thursday Night SmackDown, simply known as SmackDown is a sports entertainment 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 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 remained on the CW network for two years until it was moved to MyNetworkTV in October 2008. SmackDown moved to 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. 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, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq in 2006 and 2007 for specials 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, see below. The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10, 2014.

Contents

History

Original format (1999–2005)

Brand Extension (2002-2005)

Changing channels (2006-2010)

The CW (2006–2008)

MyNetworkTV (2008–2010)

NBCUniversal (2010-present)

Syfy (2010–2015)

Return to Thursday nights (2015)

USA Network (2016–present)

Production

Theme music

Song Title Written and/or Sung by Dates used Ref

Cultural references

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.

On-air personalities

Main article: List of IWE Smackdown on-air personalities

Champions

See also: List of current champions in IWE

Broadcast

Canada

Asia-Pacific and Africa

Europe

Online streaming

See also

Notes

References

External links

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