SmackDown Leaving Fox, Returning to USA Network after October 2024 — Plus, Four WWE Specials Coming to NBC

[Dale]

“NBCUniversal has been a tremendous partner of WWE for decades,” WWE President Nick Khan said in a statement Thursday. “We are excited to extend this longstanding relationship by bringing SmackDown to USA Network on Friday nights and look forward to debuting multiple WWE special events annually on NBC.”

Friday Night SmackDown Leaving Fox, Returning to USA Network in 2024 — Plus, WWE Specials Coming to NBC

Friday Night SmackDown is headed back to basic cable. Following a five-year stint at Fox, SmackDown will return to USA Network in October 2024. As part of a newly struck deal with NBCUniversal, WWE…

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[Vegeta]

Well damn. I was hoping for something cooler and different tbh. Oh well.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Makes a lot of sense. Will get ''lower'' ratings but having everything on USA just makes a lot of sense and the writing has been on the wall for a while that FOX wasn't going to give them the big increase they wanted.

All three programs on NBC and PLEs on Peacock obviously makes sense

 

[Chris]

Wow I'd heard for awhile they never wanted to be tied to one media company with all their rights so I'm actually surprised.

The specials are cool tho, Saturday Night's Main Event take three

 

[Dale]

Well damn. I was hoping for something cooler and different tbh. Oh well.

Feel like in terms of the product, it's actually best them being all under one roof. No more fighting between networks on who gets what talent, why X show gets a certain match but they don't etc.

 

[Vegeta]

Feel like in terms of the product, it's actually best them being all under one roof. No more fighting between networks on who gets what talent, why X show gets a certain match but they don't etc.

Yeah that’s true on that part

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Wow I'd heard for awhile they never wanted to be tied to one media company with all their rights so I'm actually surprised.

The specials are cool tho, Saturday Night's Main Event take three

hopefully they better than AEWs BotB. but also maybe this motivates BotB to be better.

Either way, more wrestling? yes please

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Yeah that’s true on that part

probably can end the brand split now too, which in hindsight maybe they knew this is where it was going and its why they been unbranding belts

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Imagine (it wont happen) AEW jumps to FOX now lol

 

[King Kota]

Less of a we want this talent on this network now unless that was fabricated.

 

[Chris]

Yeah apparently both Networks just fucking loved draft shows so that's why there was always a new split every year that they never seemed to actually want to commit to lmao

 

[King Kota]

@Chris u may know this is ufc still on fox or no

 

[King Kota]

Yeah apparently both Networks just fucking loved draft shows so that's why there was always a new split every year that they never seemed to actually want to commit to lmao

Everyone seems to just move willy nilly now, maybe we can get actual Gms returning

 

[Chris]

@Chris u may know this is ufc still on fox or no

No they've been exclusive to ESPN for awhile

 

[Vegeta]

Yeah apparently both Networks just fucking loved draft shows so that's why there was always a new split every year that they never seemed to actually want to commit to lmao

Okay which one of us here runs the networks because we fucking love drafts also