"WWF SmackDown!" (1999) TV series 1999-????

Directors:

Tim Walbert
Casey Lynn De Stefano

Writers:

Court Bauer (writer)
Sean Conaway (writer) (2004-2005)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown

Release Date:

9 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Sport

Tagline:

TV Thats Changing Friday Nights

Plot:

Weekly sports show, with frequent commentary, interviews, side plots and hype.

Plot Keywords:

World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment | Wrestling | Luchador | Acronym In Title

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Jan. 1	8:00 PM	MyNetwork
Fri. Jan. 8	8:00 PM	MyNetwork

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Himself / ... (115 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker / ... (106 episodes, 1999-2009)
Matt Hardy	...	Himself (94 episodes, 1999-2009)
Glenn Jacobs	...	Kane (93 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Layfield	...	Himself / ... (91 episodes, 1999-2009)
Michelle McCool	...	Herself / ... (91 episodes, 2004-2009)
Adam Copeland	...	Edge / ... (87 episodes, 1999-2009)
Teddy Long	...	Himself / ... (86 episodes, 1999-2009)
Dave Batista	...	Batista / ... (85 episodes, 2005-2009)
Salvadore Guerrero Jr.	...	Chavo Guerrero / ... (83 episodes, 2001-2009)
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Rey Mysterio / ... (81 episodes, 2002-2009)
Paul Wight	...	The Big Show / ... (80 episodes, 1999-2009)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP / ... (77 episodes, 2005-2009)
David Finlay	...	Finlay / ... (76 episodes, 2006-2009)
Vickie Guerrero	...	Herself / ... (71 episodes, 2005-2009)
Charles Robinson	...	Himself / ... (70 episodes, 2001-2009)
Dalip Singh	...	The Great Khali (69 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jeff Hardy	...	Himself (66 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Hennigan	...	John Morrison / ... (66 episodes, 2005-2009)
Peter Senerchia	...	Tazz (64 episodes, 2000-2009)
Chris Jericho	...	Himself / ... (60 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mike Mizanin	...	The Miz / ... (55 episodes, 2004-2009)
Booker Huffman	...	Himself / ... (53 episodes, 2001-2007)
Brian Kendrick	...	Himself / ... (52 episodes, 2003-2009)
Paul Levesque	...	Triple H (51 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jim Ross	...	Himself (51 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jimmy Korderas	...	Himself (48 episodes, 1999-2008)

Also Known As:

Friday Night Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
Smackdown! Xtreme (USA)
WWE Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
World Wrestling Federation Smackdown! (USA)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | USA:TV-PG (new rating)

Filming Locations:

Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim - 2695 E. Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, USA

Company:

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Trivia:

The show is taped Tuesday nights and broadcast Friday nights. Their 11 September 2001 event was canceled due to the terrorist attacks. On 13 September 2001, Smackdown was broadcast live as the first major and televised event since the attacks as thousands were in attendance. The ring ropes are usually blue for the Smackdown shows but were red, white and blue for this night; these colors were commonly used during the 1980s.

Quotes:

John Bradshaw Layfield: [to The Big Show in February 2005] Big Show put down your pizza, look at the monitor and realise you are about to get in the ring with greatness!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary 1999-2009 (2009) (V)

Soundtrack:

I Want It All

Excellent show!

Forget all that "Must see T.V." jazz, because this is what steals the show every Thursday night every single week! The WWF has another great weekly show that features the coolest wrestlers in the biz. Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock.. You can't get any better than this! LONG LIVE WWF!!!!!