WWE SmackDown (in certain years)

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professional wrestling television program sports entertainment television show

WWE SmackDown is a long-running weekly professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, featuring scripted matches and storylines with its roster of sports entertainers.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
WWE SmackDown	0
SmackDown	4
WWE	1
World Wrestling Entertainment	1

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	professional wrestling television program ⓘ sports entertainment television show ⓘ
airingDay	Friday night (as Friday Night SmackDown) ⓘ Thursday night (various periods) ⓘ Tuesday night (2016–2019 live era) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Friday night (as Friday Night SmackDown) ⓘ surface form: Friday Night SmackDown WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ surface form: SmackDown
brandStatus	WWE main roster brand ⓘ
broadcastFormat	live (various eras) ⓘ taped (various eras) ⓘ
broadcastOn	Fox ⓘ surface form: Fox (2019–2024) MyNetworkTV ⓘ surface form: MyNetworkTV (2008–2010) Syfy ⓘ surface form: Syfy (2010–2015) The CW ⓘ surface form: The CW (2006–2008) UPN ⓘ surface form: UPN (1999–2006) USA Network ⓘ surface form: USA Network (2016–2019) USA Network ⓘ surface form: USA Network (2024– )
company	WWE ⓘ surface form: World Wrestling Entertainment
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Vince McMahon ⓘ
distribution	cable and broadcast television ⓘ streaming via Peacock (United States, on delay) ⓘ streaming via WWE Network (on delay) ⓘ
features	WWE roster ⓘ scripted matches ⓘ scripted storylines ⓘ
filmingLocations	international arenas (tour episodes) ⓘ various arenas in North America ⓘ
firstAired	1999-04-29 ⓘ
format	weekly television program ⓘ
genre	professional wrestling ⓘ
hasAudienceType	live arena audience ⓘ
hasChampionship	United States Championship ⓘ surface form: United States Championship (various years) WWE Champion ⓘ surface form: WWE Championship (various years) WWE Intercontinental Championship (various years) ⓘ SmackDown Women’s Championship ⓘ surface form: WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship WWE Tag Team Championship ⓘ surface form: WWE Tag Team Championship (various years) WWE Universal Championship ⓘ surface form: WWE Universal Championship (various years) SmackDown Women’s Championship ⓘ surface form: WWE Women’s Championship (various years) World Heavyweight Championship (various years) ⓘ
hasFeaturedPerformer	AJ Styles ⓘ Batista ⓘ Becky Lynch ⓘ Brock Lesnar ⓘ Charlotte Flair ⓘ Rob Van Dam ⓘ surface form: Eddie Guerrero Edge ⓘ John Cena ⓘ Kurt Angle ⓘ Randy Orton ⓘ Rey Mysterio ⓘ Roman Reigns ⓘ Sasha Banks ⓘ The Rock ⓘ The Undertaker ⓘ Triple H ⓘ
hasMerchandise	DVD releases ⓘ branded apparel ⓘ home video compilations ⓘ
hasSegmentType	backstage segments ⓘ battle royals ⓘ championship matches ⓘ contract signings ⓘ in-ring promos ⓘ main event match ⓘ non-title matches ⓘ tag team matches ⓘ tournament matches ⓘ women's division matches ⓘ
hasTheme	opening pyro and music sequence ⓘ
inspiredVideoGame	WWE SmackDown! video game series ⓘ
notableAuthorityFigure	Paul Heyman ⓘ Shane McMahon ⓘ Stephanie McMahon ⓘ Theodore Long ⓘ Vickie Guerrero ⓘ
notableEra	PG era (late 2000s–2010s) ⓘ Ruthless Aggression era (early–mid 2000s) ⓘ original brand split era (2002–2011) ⓘ second brand split era (2016–2023) ⓘ
notableFeature	anniversary specials ⓘ brand-exclusive pay-per-view build-ups (various years) ⓘ draft episodes during brand split years ⓘ season premiere specials ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	UPN ⓘ
predecessor	WWF Raw Is War (as sole flagship show) ⓘ
producer	WWE ⓘ
setInUniverse	WWE brand split continuity ⓘ
sisterShow	WWE NXT ⓘ WWE Raw ⓘ
targetAudience	professional wrestling fans ⓘ
typicalRuntime	120 minutes ⓘ
usesStorytellingStyle	authority figure storylines ⓘ championship pursuits ⓘ feuds between wrestlers ⓘ long-term story arcs ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WWE SmackDown (in certain years) → alsoKnownAs → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

subject surface form: WWE SmackDown

this entity surface form: SmackDown

WrestleMania 29 → brand → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

this entity surface form: SmackDown

WrestleMania 35 → brand → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

this entity surface form: SmackDown

Fox Sports → broadcasts → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

David Otunga → employer → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

this entity surface form: WWE

Trump Foundation → notableDonor → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Wrestling Entertainment

WrestleMania 38 → promotionBrand → WWE SmackDown (in certain years) ⓘ

this entity surface form: SmackDown