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 time would be replaced by a new program
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 June they were going to continue in an indefinite way, Dave Meltzer brought us an update.
Precisely the recognized journalist commented in Your X accountciting a Variety report, which The blue brand could lose its third hour due to “The Rainmaker” on August 15 at 10 p. m., East time of the United States of America. He added that the program has nothing to do with the continental champion AEW, Kazuchika Okada.
“Variety reported that” The Rainmaker “(which has nothing to do with Okada) debuts in the USA on 15/8 at 10 pm that would indicate that SmackDown has two hours that night.»
It is important to point out that the Variety report did not mention anything about SmackDown's future, nor mentioned how many episodes will have “The Rainmaker”, and so far, Neither WWE nor use network have officially confirmed about this eventual change.
