"WWF Smackdown!" (1999) TV series 1999-????

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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:

World Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Entertainment | Wrestling | Luchador | Acronym In Title

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Himself (92 episodes, 1999-2008)
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker / ... (82 episodes, 1999-2009)
Michelle McCool	...	Herself / ... (77 episodes, 2004-2009)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP / ... (76 episodes, 2005-2009)
Dave Batista	...	Himself / ... (75 episodes, 2005-2009)
Teddy Long	...	Himself / ... (67 episodes, 1999-2009)
John Layfield	...	Himself / ... (66 episodes, 1999-2009)
David Finlay	...	Himself / ... (65 episodes, 2006-2009)
Adam Copeland	...	Edge / ... (64 episodes, 1999-2009)
Vickie Guerrero	...	Herself / ... (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Charles Robinson	...	Himself / ... (62 episodes, 2001-2009)
Matt Hardy	...	Himself / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2009)
Salvadore Guerrero Jr.	...	Chavo Guerrero / ... (61 episodes, 2001-2009)
Dalip Singh	...	The Great Khali (60 episodes, 2006-2009)
Glenn Jacobs	...	Kane (59 episodes, 1999-2009)
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Rey Mysterio / ... (56 episodes, 2002-2009)
Mike Mizanin	...	The Miz / ... (54 episodes, 2004-2009)
Brian Kendrick	...	Himself / ... (51 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jimmy Korderas	...	Himself (48 episodes, 1999-2008)
John Hennigan	...	John Morrison / ... (48 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ken Anderson	...	Himself / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2009)
Paul Wight	...	The Big Show / ... (44 episodes, 1999-2009)
Jeff Hardy	...	Jeff Hardy / ... (42 episodes, 1999-2009)
Peter Senerchia	...	Tazz / ... (38 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jim Ross	...	Jim Ross / ... (37 episodes, 1999-2009)
Booker Huffman	...	Himself / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2007)

Also Known As:

"Friday Night Smackdown!" (USA) (new title)
"Smackdown! Xtreme" (USA)
"Smackdown!" (USA) (new title)
"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:

The Big Show: And I couldn't have thought of a better way to spend Thanksgiving, than with the WWE fans, and, without a doubt, the single greatest announce team in the history of the business. Unfortunately, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler work on Mondays, so I'm stuck with Tazz and Cole!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dead Live (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Beautiful People

A good Friday night entertainer

Friday Night Smackdown - it's a wrestling TV-show that is shown every week on TV. It is not some kind of boring field of sport where everything is made up. It's the other way round - wrestlers have incredible matches and there are huge rivalries between them. You can see unbelievable fights, wrestlers being sued, famous people visiting the show and much more. When even Mike Tyson, Arnold Scwarznegger and Ben Stiffler have visited it, why shouldn't You like it. The number of different match types is huge, that makes the show last for ever, e.g. "You can't see me" match (1 wrestler is blindfolded, the other one is not), "Chairs and Tables" (these are used as weapons), different types of cage matches, "Ambulance match", "Buried Alive Match", and many matches with women, e.g. "Bra & Panties Match", "Evening Gown Match", and much more. When you see it, you can't quit it.