"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 | 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:

Luchador | World Wrestling Entertainment | Pro Wrestling | WWE | Wrestling

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Michael Cole / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2008)
Dave Batista	...	Himself / ... (73 episodes, 2005-2008)
David Finlay	...	Himself / ... (61 episodes, 2006-2008)
John Layfield	...	Himself / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker / ... (58 episodes, 1999-2008)
Teddy Long	...	Himself / ... (57 episodes, 2002-2008)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP / ... (56 episodes, 2005-2008)
Michelle McCool	...	Herself / ... (52 episodes, 2004-2008)
Vickie Guerrero	...	Vickie Guerrero / ... (47 episodes, 2005-2008)
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Himself / ... (46 episodes, 2002-2008)
Glen Jacobs	...	Kane (46 episodes, 1999-2008)
Salvadore Guerrero Jr.	...	Himself / ... (45 episodes, 2001-2008)
Jimmy Korderas	...	Jimmy Korderas / ... (44 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mike Mizanin	...	Himself / ... (43 episodes, 2004-2008)
Matt Hardy	...	Himself / ... (43 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dalip Singh	...	The Great Khali (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ken Anderson	...	Himself / ... (40 episodes, 2005-2008)
Charles Robinson	...	Charles Robinson / ... (39 episodes, 2001-2008)
Brian Kendrick	...	Himself / ... (38 episodes, 2005-2008)
Adam Copeland	...	Edge / ... (37 episodes, 2002-2008)
Booker Huffman	...	Himself / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kara Drew	...	Cherry / ... (36 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul London	...	Himself (35 episodes, 2003-2007)

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-PG | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A

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:

Spoofed in The Fairly OddParents in: Channel Chasers (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Rise Up 2006

Started to become dull

As a child, I used to love WWE. Especially Smackdown. But as I have become a teen, I feel that it is losing its charm.

1) Horrible storyline: The G.M's marriage, the dead man risen from the DEAD, the three to four feet dwarf becoming a champion, all these make WWE a waste of time to watch.

2) Khali wrestlers like a pumpkin. He's so boring to watch and his so called ' monster' title is so stupid. Umaga is so much better.

3) Same matches are seen every time I turn on to this show. THe main even would surely include one or two of them: 1) Batista 2) Finley 3) Khali. I mean, get new wrestlers with superb talent.

4) Finley with his Shirlene or something like that is so bugging.

The only thing good about this show that it is a complete time pass. 5 out of 10.