Tonight, WWE‘s live show will air from the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in South Carolina for SummerSlam.
As of now, there are no matches or segments announced for tonight’s SmackDown but the build is ongoing with speculation that Roman Reigns will defend his title against Drew McIntyre.
The WWE has advertised The Usos, Theory and Bobby Lashley at the event.
It has also advertised a dark main event match with Lashley vs. Theory in the likely number one contender spot, plus appearances by Roman Reigns, The Usos, McIntyre, Sheamus, Natalya among others.
Is WWE SmackDown 3 hours?
SmackDown isn’t exempt from the new three-hour format this Monday Night.
Raw has managed to work fine in the new format due to exposure of wrestlers, tag teams, and superstars increasing by tenfold.
How long are SmackDown live events?
Raw episodes are typically around 2 hours while SmackDown is typically around 3 hours.
Raw airs live on Mondays on the USA Network at 8 PM ET in the United States while SmackDown is aired live every Friday night at 8 pm ET in the United States.
Is SmackDown moving to Thursday?
The WWE issued a press release on the move, and the show will be going to Thursday nights on Syfy,
starting January 15th at 8pm. The show that averages 3.1 million viewers Friday nights is beating all Friday primetime viewing on any cable network.