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

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Directors:

Tim Walbert
Casey Lynn De Stefano

Writers:

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

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 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. Nov. 13	8:00 PM	MyNetwork
Fri. Nov. 20	8:00 PM	MyNetwork

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Himself / ... (95 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker / ... (86 episodes, 1999-2009)
Michelle McCool	...	Herself / ... (85 episodes, 2004-2009)
Dave Batista	...	Himself / ... (81 episodes, 2005-2009)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP / ... (77 episodes, 2005-2009)
Teddy Long	...	Himself / ... (76 episodes, 1999-2009)
David Finlay	...	Finlay / ... (74 episodes, 2006-2009)
Glenn Jacobs	...	Kane (73 episodes, 1999-2009)
Matt Hardy	...	Himself / ... (70 episodes, 1999-2009)
Adam Copeland	...	Edge / ... (67 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Layfield	...	Himself / ... (67 episodes, 1999-2009)
Vickie Guerrero	...	Herself / ... (67 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dalip Singh	...	The Great Khali (67 episodes, 2006-2009)
Charles Robinson	...	Himself / ... (66 episodes, 2001-2009)
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Rey Mysterio / ... (63 episodes, 2002-2009)
Salvadore Guerrero Jr.	...	Chavo Guerrero / ... (62 episodes, 2001-2009)
John Hennigan	...	John Morrison / ... (60 episodes, 2005-2009)
Mike Mizanin	...	The Miz / ... (56 episodes, 2004-2009)
Paul Wight	...	The Big Show / ... (53 episodes, 1999-2009)
Brian Kendrick	...	Himself / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jeff Hardy	...	Jeff Hardy / ... (48 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jim Ross	...	Jim Ross / ... (48 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jimmy Korderas	...	Himself (48 episodes, 1999-2008)
Ken Anderson	...	Himself / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2009)
Justin Roberts	...	Justin Roberts / ... (42 episodes, 2002-2009)
Eve Torres	...	Eve Torres / ... (42 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter Senerchia	...	Tazz / ... (39 episodes, 2000-2009)

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:

Tazz: I almost got whacked by a car yesterday.
Michael Cole: What happened?
Tazz: Well I was trying to cross the road in this crazy city because they drive on the right, I stepped out and the driver shouted to me "Move outta the way you bloody fool!"

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lita: It Just Feels Right (2001) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Beautiful People

Great! I Love It!

This is a great wrestling show! Great Talent and everything. I don't know if it is as great as Monday Night Raw but it is Second if not tied at first. Like Raw it has lots of great new guys and lots of great old ones. They have new guys such as Randy Orton, Batista , MNM and Older guys such as Bob Orton and Animal. I tune in when I can to watch Smackdown! but sometimes I work on Thursday's. I asked my work to try not to book me Monday nights for obvious reasons. But I recommend this show to any wrestling fan who is in for a good watch of some great professional wrestling.

10/10