Friday Night SmackDown!
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| Friday Night SmackDown! | |
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| Premiere | August 29, 1999 |
| Finale | |
| Airs | Fridays at 8PM |
| Creator | Vince McMahon |
| Network | UPN (Seasons 1-7) The CW (Seasons 8–9) MyNetworkTV (Seasons 10—) |
| Style | 120 minute sports |
| Company | World Wrestling Entertainment |
| Episodes | — |
| Seasons | 10 |
| Status | Currently airing season 10 |
| Origin | USA |
Friday Night SmackDown! (formerly known as WWF SmackDown! and WWE SmackDown!) is a sports show that airs on the MyNetworkTV network. It formerly aired on UPN from 1999 until UPN's merger with The WB network to create The CW in September 2006. It then aired on the CW for two years. In January of 2008 The CW announced they would not be renewing their contract for the show and as a result it moved to MyNetworkTV at the end of the 2007–2008 television season.
See also: WWE Monday Night Raw, ECW
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[edit] Champions
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edge | Adam Copeland | World Heavyweight Champion |
| Rey Mysterio | Oscar Gutierrez | WWE Intercontinental Champion |
| Melina | Melina Perez | WWE Women's Champion |
[edit] Superstars
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Haas | Charlie Haas | |
| Chris Jericho | Christopher Irvine | |
| CM Punk | Phil Brooks | 2009 Money in the Bank Winner |
| Curt Hawkins | Brian Myers | |
| Dolph Ziggler | Nick Nemeth | |
| Edge | Adam Copeland | World Heavyweight Champion |
| The Great Khali | Dalip Singh | |
| Jeff Hardy | Jeff Hardy | |
| Jesse | Terrence Gordy, Jr. | |
| Jimmy Wang Yang | James Yun | |
| John Morrison | John Hennigan | |
| JTG | Jayson Paul | |
| Kane | Glenn Jacobs | |
| Kung Fu Naki | Shoichi Funaki | |
| Mike Knox | Michael Hettinga | |
| Rey Mysterio | Oscar Gutierrez | WWE Intercontinental Champion |
| Ricky Ortiz | Richard Young | Also competes in FCW |
| R-Truth | Ron Killings | |
| Shad Gaspard | Shad Gaspard | |
| Shelton Benjamin | Shelton Benjamin | |
| Umaga | Eddie Fatu | |
| Undertaker | Mark Calaway | Inactive; Currently taking time off to have knee surgery. |
[edit] Divas
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Phoenix | Elizabeth Carolan | |
| Layla | Layla El | |
| Maria | Maria Kanellis | |
| Mickie James | Mickie James | |
| Michelle McCool | Michelle McCool-Alexander | WWE Women's Champion |
| Natalya | Natalie Neidhart | Valet of The Hart Dynasty |
[edit] Announcers
| Ring name | Real name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ross | Jim Ross | Color commentator | WWE Hall of Famer |
| Justin Roberts | Justin Roberts | Ring announcer | |
| Todd Grisham | Todd Grisham | Play-by-play commentator |
[edit] Non-Wrestlers
| Ring name | Real name | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranjin Singh | Dave Kapoor | Manager/Translator of The Great Khali | Also creative writer for the Raw brand |
| Theodore Long | Theodore Long | General Manager of SmackDown |
[edit] External Sites
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