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The first match of this year's Money in the Bank was for the SmackDown Live Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way Titleholders The New Day were ready for opponents Lucha House Party, Miz and Morrison, and the Forgotten Sons. Fans got a taste of what's to come after this past Fridays SmackDown Live, but the stakes[...]

This week's Money in the Bank go-home episode of WWE's SmackDown Live was full of superstars on their quest to Money in the Bank Overall the show had some excellent highs but did seem crowded at times Let's dive into what happened Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville jumped right into the action in this highly[...]

We're on the road to WrestleMania, and WWE SmackDown is moving storylines right along. We opened with the SmackDown Women's champ Bayley and...

This week has been huge in the wrestling world -- so did WWE finish the week out strong? WWE SmackDown started with former Patriots tight end Rob

Out of all the complaints about WWE's weekly televised programming — and there are a lot of them — probably the one most people can agree with is that there simply isn't enough of it! With just three hours of Raw, two hours of Smackdown Live, one hour of NXT, one hour of NXT UK,[...]

Following several years of putting on more entertaining shows than its red-brand counterpart, WWE Smackdown Live has finally beaten Monday Night Raw in the ratings Of course, this feat required the birth of Jesus Christ, the Roman Reigns of Christianity, to make it possible, but that shouldn't lessen the accomplishment. According to Wrestling Inc., Smackdown pulled in 1.9[...]

WWE sent out a press release today promoting the 1000th episode of SmackDown Live, which takes place on October 16th at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC Tickets for the event go on sale on Friday, August 17th at 10 a.m via all the usual sources. WWE didn't reveal details on what to expect from[...]

WWE Superstar and probably the next mayor of Knox County, Tennesee, Kane, returned to WWE Smackdown Live Tuesday Night to save his former tag team partner Daniel Bryan from a beatdown by the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Bludgeon Brothers Kane won his primary to become the Republican nominee back in May, and still has[...]

Despite hyping it during commercials throughout Monday Night Raw last night, WWE has canceled the match between Shinsuke Nakamura and Jeff Hardy for the United States Championship on SmackDown Live tonight WWE announced that Nakamura has not been medically cleared to compete in a video on social media today. EXCLUSIVE: Unfortunately, @ShinsukeN sustained an injury last[...]

In a barrage of press releases sent out over the last half hour, WWE revealed the details of their upcoming TV deals with Fox and NBC Universal for SmackDown Live and Raw respectively Amongst the details was an explicit confirmation that SmackDown Live will begin airing on Fox's broadcast network, as well as a premiere[...]

Ever since the Superstar Shakeup following WrestleMania, it feels like SmackDown has quickly become the better of the two WWE shows.

Mandy Rose is a capable superstar, and last night she had a one-on-one with Asuka -- who is still one of the hardest women to beat on the roster.

Because WWE can't go a week without something a little odd, Lana and Naomi had a dance-off on tonight's SmackDown Live Accompanied by their respective husbands (Rusev and Jimmy Uso, with Aiden English and Jay Uso there too), the ring was rather full To be fair, they both dance well — much better than I[...]

On tonight's SmackDown Live, Joe came out and worked that mic better than almost anyone in the WWE With passion and fury, he informed us all that he would win the Money in the Bank match and that he would shake the WWE to its very core. I am shook by how incredible he is on[...]

After being distraught over the lack of pompadour on Corey Graves during last week's Monday Night RAW, Graves soothed my aching soul, assuring me (and, frankly, all of us) that his hair just needed a break.

Last night's SmackDown Live gave me exactly what I wanted, with Miz TV opening up the show And his special guest? Why, The New Day! The Miz grilled The New Day on who would be the one to enter Money in the Bank, and then he began to try to break them down (and possibly turn[...]

As expected, it's now being reported that Fox and WWE are in the process of closing a deal to bring SmackDown Live, WWE's B-Show, to Fox's broadcast TV network in fall of 2019 Sandwich-themed Hollywood gossip blog The Wrap reports that Fox will air SmackDown Live on Friday nights instead of Tuesday, which would potentially[...]

NBCU Universal has declined to renew its contract with WWE for broadcast rights to Smackdown Live, a report from THR claims The news comes in the same week that Bleeding Cool was featured on the program during one of the segments where WWE brags about its mainstream media coverage. Bleeding Cool was on Smackdown last night?[...]

I genuinely enjoy this team and always look forward to a match with them. During last night's SmackDown Live we didn't have a match with them, but rather they cut a promo promoting the WWE Network It was fun and jovial, encouraging people to sign up for the network (at $10 a month) so they could[...]

After a killer promo about Asuka and Charlotte Flair's upcoming WrestleMania match, Natalya Hart came out to cut a rather enjoyable promo.

Daniel Bryan came out last night with an impassioned speech about being grateful, and how much his wife -- Brie Bella -- inspired him to keep fighting: "You fight for your dreams." 

He may be able to survive a helicopter crash unscathed, but WWE Smackdown Live commissioner Shane McMahon is no match for a beatdown from Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn McMahon was injured in an attack by the pair on Tuesday's episode of Smackdown, according to a report from WWE .com. McMahon entered the ring for the[...]

After much speculation surrounding whom Asuka would face at WrestleMania, Asuka appeared on tonight's Fastlane. Saying nothing, the Empress of Tomorrow pointed to the WrestleMania sign, signifying that she would be taking on Charlotte Flair.

Last night's SmackDown Live opened with Charlotte Flair coming out to the ring to talk about defending her title Seems like a safe way to open the show, right? We're kicking off #SDLive WITH FLAIR with the one and only @MsCharlotteWWE! pic.twitter.com/Ab5G22B7vQ — WWE (@WWE) March 7, 2018 Heck, even The Riot Squad came out, and Ruby Riot[...]

After being taken down from behind last week (thanks to Randy Ortin), Bobby Roode came out to have an open challenge for his title.

The flurry of speculation kicked off with email sent to fans by Ticketmaster and posted on /r/SquaredCircle: Attention ticket holder! This is just a friendly reminder about your event.. WWE Presents Backlash Prudential Center Sunday, May 6th at 7:30PM This will now be a combined Pay Per View with RAW and SMACKDOWN Superstars. Now, Wrestlezone has taken things further, claiming[...]

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn: SmackDown LIVE, Jan 30, 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvrCJai3Ba4) After both Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens lost to AJ Styles at Royal Rumble on Sunday, the two crashed Shinsuke Nakamura's opening speech, demanded a re-match, and then Styles came out, teamed up with Nakamura, and said they could do a tag team match[...]

As part of WWE's efforts to turn its weekly pro wrestling shows into the equivalent of clickbait websites, WWE is launching a new Top 10 list segment on tonight's episode of WWE SmackDown Live SmackDown Live General Manager Daniel Bryan announced the news on Twitter. Officially introducing the #SmackdownTop10 A vote BY the Superstars, FOR the[...]

Meltzer says that the current plan for WWE's Tuesday night schedule is for Mixed Match Challenge to air on Facebook after Smackdown Live, starting at 10:05 PM to give people time to figure out how the hell to watch a TV show on Facebook after Smackdown ends at 10 PM Mixed Match Challenge will feature[...]

On last night's SmackDown Live, Gable and Benjamin got a chance to square off against The Usos for the chance to finally be champions. Will @WWEGable and @Sheltyb803 start their 2018 IN STYLE by winning the #SDLive #TagTeamTitles? They challenge @WWEUsos RIGHT NOW! pic.twitter.com/gU50OKaHMe — WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2018 Both teams were exceptional, but Gable and Benjamin[...]