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

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:

Luchador | World Wrestling Entertainment | Pro Wrestling | WWE | Wrestling

Cast

Michael Cole	...	Michael Cole / ... (85 episodes, 1999-2008)
Dave Batista	...	Himself / ... (73 episodes, 2005-2008)
David Finlay	...	Himself / ... (61 episodes, 2006-2008)
John Layfield	...	Himself / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker / ... (57 episodes, 1999-2008)
Teddy Long	...	Himself / ... (57 episodes, 2002-2008)
Antonio Banks	...	MVP / ... (52 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michelle McCool	...	Herself / ... (50 episodes, 2004-2008)
Oscar Gutiérrez	...	Himself / ... (46 episodes, 2002-2008)
Glen Jacobs	...	Kane (46 episodes, 1999-2008)
Vickie Guerrero	...	Vickie Guerrero / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mike Mizanin	...	Himself / ... (43 episodes, 2004-2008)
Matt Hardy	...	Himself / ... (43 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jimmy Korderas	...	Jimmy Korderas / ... (43 episodes, 1999-2008)
Salvadore Guerrero Jr.	...	Himself / ... (42 episodes, 2001-2008)
Ken Anderson	...	Himself / ... (39 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dalip Singh	...	The Great Khali (39 episodes, 2006-2008)
Booker Huffman	...	Himself / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2007)
Charles Robinson	...	Charles Robinson / ... (36 episodes, 2001-2008)
Adam Copeland	...	Edge / ... (36 episodes, 2002-2008)
Kara Drew	...	Cherry / ... (36 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brian Kendrick	...	Himself / ... (35 episodes, 2005-2008)
Paul London	...	Himself (35 episodes, 2003-2007)

Also Known As:

Friday Night Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
Smackdown! Xtreme (USA)
WWE Smackdown! (USA) (new title)
World Wrestling Federation Smackdown! (USA)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:TV-PG | 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:

John Bradshaw Layfield: [to The Big Show in February 2005] Big Show put down your pizza, look at the monitor and realise you are about to get in the ring with greatness!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Dead Live (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Rise Up 2006

Wrestling may be fake...

I haven't watch wrestling for years. I've grown out of it, but even today when I hear others say, "Why do you watch wrestling? It's fake!" to others, it still urks me. Being fake is no reason not to watch it. YES IT IS FAKE! But so are sitcoms, soup operas, and just about every other TV (with the exception of those "reality tv" shows, but even some of them are actually fake). Only watch it to enjoy it. Don't let the fact that its fake sway the way you feel about it. It's like not listening to a certain singer because they are gay and letting that be the determining factor, even though they make good music. So who cares if its fake? If a kid wants to believe its real, then just let them. Why spoil the fun for someone?