NEWS: LIVE WWE Smackdown to Debut on USA
NEWS: WWE SmackDown has an official debut date on the USA network. The first episode of the what has traditionally been WWE's "B" show will take place on January 7th at 8PM EST/7PM CT. SmackDown will no longer be taped and will proceed entirely live ala RAW. The following is from a USA Network press release:
"Live Action WWE® Powerhouse "SmackDown" To Debut January 7
New York, NY – November 4, 2015 – USA Network will have a white hot January with the grand arrival of the two-hour live action WWE powerhouse SMACKDOWN on Thursday, January 7 at 8/7c. With the arrival of SMACKDOWN on Thursday, January 7 @ 8/7c, USA becomes the exclusive cable home to WWE's two marquee properties. Viewers can now bookend their week with MONDAY NIGHT RAW live on Mondays from 8-11p and SMACKDOWN on Thursdays from 8-10p. Consistently one of the highest-rated weekly series on cable, over the past 15 years SMACKDOWN has been broadcast from 170 different venues, in 148 cities and towns and in seven different countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Japan, Italy and Mexico. On January 7, SMACKDOWN will air its 855th episode from Laredo, Texas."
The picture below was also officially part of USA's official press release and can be considered proof positive of who the WWE sees as its top star heading into 2016 and beyond.
"Live Action WWE® Powerhouse "SmackDown" To Debut January 7
New York, NY – November 4, 2015 – USA Network will have a white hot January with the grand arrival of the two-hour live action WWE powerhouse SMACKDOWN on Thursday, January 7 at 8/7c. With the arrival of SMACKDOWN on Thursday, January 7 @ 8/7c, USA becomes the exclusive cable home to WWE's two marquee properties. Viewers can now bookend their week with MONDAY NIGHT RAW live on Mondays from 8-11p and SMACKDOWN on Thursdays from 8-10p. Consistently one of the highest-rated weekly series on cable, over the past 15 years SMACKDOWN has been broadcast from 170 different venues, in 148 cities and towns and in seven different countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Japan, Italy and Mexico. On January 7, SMACKDOWN will air its 855th episode from Laredo, Texas."
The picture below was also officially part of USA's official press release and can be considered proof positive of who the WWE sees as its top star heading into 2016 and beyond.
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