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

[Comrade Khan]

I still feel like they could have made the drafts so much cooler though

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

I still feel like they could have made the drafts so much cooler though

3-2 Pick sucks alternative back and forth or have it where they face each other winning gets pick Miss that

 

[Comrade Khan]

3-2 Pick sucks alternative back and forth or have it where they face each other winning gets pick Miss that

yeah and I would have went like full on sports draft presentation with war rooms etc. problem was also you kind of need two GMs for that to work

 

[Hidden Blaze]

3-2 Pick sucks alternative back and forth or have it where they face each other winning gets pick Miss that

Tbh i understand the 3-2 picks. Raw being longer technically does need more people on the roster.

 

[Dale]

I love a good draft, though it's lost it's unpredictably over the years. Midcard belts always switch and because of them drafting real life couples onto the same show, which is good obviously.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

If they could somehow come to agreement bout Regal being on TV him and Adam be perfect gms for both shows.

Hell bring back Bragging Rights or have Survior series be a number of cross brand matches the winners get the picks and next two nights on Raw & SD reveal the picks.

 

[Comrade Khan]

If they could somehow come to agreement bout Regal being on TV him and Adam be perfect gms for both shows.

Hell bring back Bragging Rights or have Survior series be a number of cross brand matches the winners get the picks and next two nights on Raw & SD reveal the picks.

I believe by the time this switch to USA happens, Regal would be allowed on TV again. don't quote me though

 

[Chris]

I always heard it was until the end of 2023 so Regal could be on TV in a few more months

 

[Dale]

ONE TO GO: This move leaves the Monday night “WWE Raw” as the last package WWE needs to sell. “Raw” is WWE’s top property and has generated a lot of interest from both traditional linear TV companies and digital players. NBCU is considered a front-runner to renew its “Raw” deal. After all, “Raw” has anchored Monday nights on USA for the better part of 20 years; USA also carries “WWE NXT;” NBC carries WWE Network on Peacock; and it just cut this “SmackDown” deal. But even as the market for sports rights has tightened due to the cord cutting trends, other companies have engaged in talks, including Disney and Amazon. Sources say there is potential for “Raw” to move off of Monday nights as part of a new deal, though nothing has been decided yet.​

 

[Comrade Khan]

I always heard it was until the end of 2023 so Regal could be on TV in a few more months

yeah was like a year or smth total - or basically until his AEW deal would have originally ran out?

 

[Comrade Khan]

assuming its because no financials were released, but stock just took a 10$ hit

 

[Cwalker]

They got their $1 billion from their side chick and went back to their main chick.

Everything under one umbrella makes sense. I wonder how much USA/NBC is kicking out to pretty much house the WWE content

 

[Leon TrotSky]

I think we're ignoring the real news here: Saturday Night's Main Event is back baybee

 

[Smart Marx]

SmackDown returning to USA makes the most sense. USA really wants to be the home of WWE. They own Peacock and now SmackDown is returning and their other channel NBC will host Saturday Night’s Main Event.

What could be the shock of the century, however, is if they wind up losing Raw. Rumors are swirling they might be, and what a weird event that Raw isn’t on USA, but SmackDown is.

 

[Comrade Khan]

stock went down 15% since the announcement and has not bounced back. seems bad?

TKO Stock Plummets After WWE ‘Smackdown’ Leaves Fox For USA Network In Massive 5-Year Deal

TKO—the result of a recent merger between UFC and WWE—announced the deal with NBCUniversal on Thursday.

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