Since January 3, 2025, WWE He changed SmackDown's format to a three -hour program. This, because he uses Network (owner of rights in the United States of America) asked for an additional hour to compensate a little to lose RAW's television transmission rights for his great agreement with Netflix.
► SmackDown third hour is an “extra” for WWE
Although the initial idea was that the three -hour format for SmackDown was going to last until last May, it has not changed and in a previous report we mentioned that in this month of June they were going to continue as until now. Now, during the recent Wrestling Observer RadioDave Meltzer confirmed that WWE's blue brand It will remain in three hours indefinitely.
«Until use Network, change the idea. Well, there are three, three hours until they change it. Not that … originally I was going to end in June, and USA had a program that they wanted to transmit from 10 to 11, you know, taking advantage of SmackDown. And for some reason, they decided that it was not worth it. And, you know, for his ratings, it's not worth it. I think they realized that the third hour will triple anything they put at that time. »
The renowned journalist also added that this third hour does not represent any spending to USA Netowrk for transmitting it, nor did they have to modify any clause of the contract he has with WWE.
“Bueno, I suppose that because they signed the contract, they should have given the option to USA. Because if they had earned more money with the agreement, they would undoubtedly have said it at the meeting with investors and we would have seen it. We would have seen the difference in money. So, obviously, money has not changed, because if so, they would have told us. ”
