WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
- Fallout out from last Saturday’s Crown Jewel
- LA Knight vs. Grayson Waller
- Carlito vs. Bobby Lashley
Category: SmackDown
WWE SmackDown Preview 11/3/2023
WWE taped tonight’s episode of SmackDown last week from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI. Go home show for Saturday’s Crown Jewell PLE.
- United States Championship weigh-in with Rey Mysterio & Logan Paul
- Bianca Belair vs. Bayley
- Donnybrook Rules match: Ridge Holland & Butch vs. Kit Wilson & Elton Prince
- Kevin Owens vs. Austin Theory
WWE SmackDown Preview 10/27/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FS1 due to FOX’s coverage of the MLB’s World Series. Tonight’s show will take place from Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI.
- Contract Signing between Roman Reigns and LA Knight for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel.
- Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar vs. The Street Profits
- John Cena to appear
- Bianca Belair to appear
WWE SmackDown Preview 10/20/2023
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live on FOX from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
- WWE Women’s Championship: Iyo Sky (c) vs Charlotte Flair
- Santos Escobar vs Montez Ford
- Logan Paul to confront Rey Mysterio
Triple H Introduces Nick Aldis As New WWE SmackDown GM, Kevin Owens Traded From Raw
The season premiere of “WWE SmackDown” was always set to have an announcement from Chief Creative Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque, but what we got was a triple-whammy, with Adam Pearce announced as the new General Manager of “Raw,” Kevin Owens as the trade chip returned to “SmackDown” in exchange for Jey Uso, and former NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Nick Aldis, introduced as the new GM of “Smackdown.”
After the appointment of Pearce, who Levesque acknowledged for doing a great job as the all-encompassing authority figure on both brands for the last several years and subsequently promoted to “Raw” GM, Levesque alluded to the “SmackDown” side of things. He was interrupted by “NXT” North American Champion — and The Judgment Day’s biggest heat magnet — Dominik Mysterio before calling Aldis into the ring.
Aldis, following a handshake agreement with Levesque, fought off Dom’s interjections and the ensuing crowd displeasure, to turn the conversation back to the completion of the Jey Uso trade. That’s when Owens’ music hit and “KO” made his way to the ring. Not showing any patience whatsoever, Owens immediately Stunned Dom, putting an end to the segment and seemingly kicking off a new era for both brands on the road to Survivor Series.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
WWE SmackDown To Go Head-to-Head With AEW Collision Next Month
The latest battle between WWE and AEW was this past Tuesday between NXT and Dynamite, with NXT outdrawing the rival show in the ratings.
Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the next head-to-head ratings battle between WWE and AEW will happen on November 17.
“The next head-to-head situations will be on 11/17, when Collision is moved to Friday from 8-10 p.m., meaning there will be a live three-hour block from the Forum in Los Angeles with Rampage at 10-11 p.m. So the first two hours will go against Smackdown on FOX.”
AEW can’t air its program in the normal timeslot because of the Full Gear pay-per-view event on November 18th.
There will also be a head-to-head on November 25 with Collision against Survivor Series and on December 9 with Collision against NXT Deadline from Bridgeport, CT.
Source: eWn
WWE SmackDown Preview 10/13/2023
The WWE SmackDown ‘season premiere’ will air live tonight on FOX from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
- The fallout from Fastlane
- Triple H to appear
- John Cena to appear
- Roman Reigns returns
- WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso to issue open challenge
- Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) vs. Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland and Butch)
WWE SmackDown Preview 10/6/2023
WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FOX from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO.
Tonight’s SmackDown is the go-home show for Saturday’s Fastlane on Peacock and the WWE Network.
- Dragon Lee vs. Austin Theory
- Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso to follow Damian Priest and Finn Bàlor to SmackDown ahead of WWE Fastlane
- John Cena and LA Knight to appear
- Charlotte Flair & Asuka vs. IYO SKY & Bayley
- United States Champion Rey Mysterio vs. Bobby Lashley – Non-Title
WWE SmackDown Preview 9/29/2023
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown live on FOX from the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA.
- WWE United States Championship: Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Santos Escobar
- Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley
- Grayson Waller Effect featuring Bobby Lashley
Details On Confirmed Deal For WWE SmackDown To Leave Fox, Return To USA Network
It’s official — “WWE SmackDown” will leave Fox next year (as previously predicted by Wells Fargo) and return to the USA Network. The company announced the move this morning, with a new five-year deal bringing “SmackDown” back to cable starting in October 2024. Included with the announcement was the news that “SmackDown” will remain on Friday nights, and there will also be four WWE specials aired on NBC’s broadcast channel each year.
“NBCUniversal has been a tremendous partner of WWE for decades,” WWE President Nick Khan said. “We are excited to extend this longstanding relationship by bringing SmackDown to USA Network on Friday nights and look forward to debuting multiple WWE special events annually on NBC.”
Despite the new agreement, a report from the Sports Business Journal, which broke the “SmackDown” news ahead of WWE’s press release, states that WWE and USA Network parent company NBCU have yet to reach an agreement for “WWE Raw.” With “SmackDown” returning to the network, however, NBCU reportedly remains a favorite to retain the rights to the company’s longest-running show, though corporations such as Disney and Amazon are reportedly still interested in WWE rights.
The report does note that it’s possible “Raw” moves away from Monday nights, which would obviously be a major shift, as the series has been a staple of Mondays since its inception in January 1993. While WWE will maintain some kind of partnership with NBCU through at least 2028, it’s not yet certain that their catalog will remain available on the company’s streaming app, Peacock, for the long haul. The streaming deal between WWE and NBCU, which saw the dissolution of the WWE Network in the United States in favor of Peacock, lasts until 2026.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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