While NBCUniversal has decided to renew its contract with WWE for more Monday Night RAW, which will continue to stay on USA, Fox Sports and WWE are currently closing a deal for WWE SmackDown, which currently airs live on USA on Tuesdays, to shift to the Fox broadcast channel in October of 2019.
Per a source from The Wrap, SmackDown will move to Fridays when the switch happens, though no word yet on if it will continue to be a live broadcast. Chances are likely that it won't be since it's easier, production and travel-wise, for WWE to tape their shows on back-to-back nights.
WWE SmackDown, which premiered in 1999, has aired on different networks before - such as UPN, The CW, MyNetworkTV and Syfy.
Currently, SmackDown's roster includes WWE Champion AJ Styles, WWE SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella, Randy Orton, Rusev, Daniel Bryan, Asuka, Charlotte Flair, and more. WWE's PPVs are also now all double-branded, featuring wrestlers from both RAW and SmackDown.
Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association (TCA). Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.
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