WWE followers around the globe rejoiced on the latest information that “WWE Uncooked” can be reverting again to a two-hour format starting on October 7 after 12 years of the pink model being three-hours-long every week. Nonetheless, those self same followers have been then confronted with the tough actuality of “WWE SmackDown” probably having an additional hour tacked on beginning in 2025, a narrative initially damaged by WrestleVotes that was met with hypothesis as as to if “SmackDown” would really go to a few hours because of the uncertainty of whether or not “Uncooked” itself will revert again to a few hours as soon as it strikes to Netflix.
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In line with Dave Meltzer within the Wrestling Observer E-newsletter, it does in truth appear that WWE are planning to make “SmackDown” a three-hour weekly present each Friday on USA Community. Meltzer acknowledged that these he has talked to inside WWE have confirmed that, whereas nothing is finalized simply but, the corporate is ready to make an official announcement afterward this 12 months. WWE are reportedly in talks with USA over the monetary aspect of issues, however it’s believed to be a low-risk, high-reward state of affairs for WWE, as the price of producing an additional hour of tv is low, and WWE have change into so accustomed to doing it on USA since “Uncooked” grew to become three hours in 2012.
If “SmackDown” does make the transfer to a few hours at first of 2025, that may imply that the ultimate hour of the present would go head-to-head with “AEW Rampage” on TNT. Nonetheless, given the small print of AEW’s new media rights deal that’s set to be formally introduced within the coming weeks, “Rampage” may both transfer nights, or be canceled altogether, leaving “SmackDown” as the only wrestling present on TV each Friday night time.
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