Live Smackdown Coming

[Ben]

SyFy have issued the following press release:

SYFY PRESENTS FIRST EVER LIVE WWE® SMACKDOWN® SPECIAL ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 8PM/ET
NEW YORK – August 18, 2011 – Syfy and WWE announced today its first ever WWE Smackdown​ live special, "SuperSmackdown Live," on Tuesday, August 30 at 8-10PM/ET on Syfy, originating from the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

The Tuesday night special will feature WWE's biggest Superstars and Divas, including World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton®, Christian®, Sheamus™, Mark Henry®, Sin Cara™, Cody Rhodes™, Wade Barrett™, Daniel Bryan™, Brodus Clay™, Natalya™ and Alicia Fox™.

The special will re-air in SmackDown's regular time slot on Friday, September 2 from 8-10PM (ET/PT).

SmackDown is averaging 3.1 million total viewers for 2011 to date.

source: ewrestlingnews

 

[OMR]

glad they are doing a live show for a change. they should do live shows from time to time and change the day that smackdown airs, i never liked that they moved from thursday night to friday night.

 

[PHX]

Didn't their first show on SyFy end up being a live one? Anyways if they could afford to do it wish they would do what Impact tried to do and that is be live one week taped another week.