Series Brief
Overview
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
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Why fans love it
Since its 1999 debut, this series has anchored itself as a pillar of sports entertainment. It functions as a weekly collision of high-stakes athleticism and carefully constructed drama, where the lines between reality and choreography blur. The show relies on a rapid-fire rotation of talent to keep the energy erratic and the outcomes unpredictable.
Randy Orton remains a centerpiece of the production, anchoring a format that prioritizes physical stakes alongside intense character conflicts. By blending professional wrestling with a reality-driven narrative structure, the program sustains a specific rhythm that keeps the audience reacting to every move. It is a loud, persistent spectacle that treats its weekly broadcast as a self-contained theater of competition.
Featured Players
Cast 75
Paul Levesque
149 episodes
Sarona Snuka
119 episodes
Gary Gordon
135 episodes
Vince McMahon
135 episodes
Shaun Ricker
130 episodes
Peter Senerchia
201 episodes
John Cena
154 episodes
Randy Orton
313 episodes
Dwayne Johnson
130 episodes
Joshua Fatu
376 episodes
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Kevin Steen
241 episodes
Leah Van Dale
132 episodes
Mark Calaway
188 episodes
Ettore Ewen
253 episodes
Claudio Castagnoli
250 episodes
Trinity Fatu
243 episodes
Bryan Danielson
293 episodes
Shinsuke Nakamura
241 episodes
Windham Rotunda
162 episodes
Thomas Pestock
203 episodes
Kenneth Crawford
134 episodes
Pam Martinez
183 episodes
Stephanie McMahon Levesque
117 episodes
Miroslav Barnyashev
118 episodes
Paul Heyman
271 episodes
Austin Watson
200 episodes
Ashley Fliehr
248 episodes
Rami Sebei
269 episodes
Mike Mizanin
330 episodes
Rebecca Quin
150 episodes
Matt Hardy
196 episodes
Allen Jones
207 episodes
Joseph Ruud
163 episodes
Daria Berenato
122 episodes
Matt Polinsky
131 episodes
Chas Betts
132 episodes
Joseph Fatu
169 episodes
Devon Hughes
160 episodes
Mark LoMonaco
135 episodes
Jeff Hardy
182 episodes
Kurt Angle
239 episodes
Thea Trinidad
130 episodes
Chris Benoit
125 episodes
Eddie Guerrero
152 episodes
Shane McMahon
139 episodes
Production Board
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Archival Footage Coordinator
Grip
Director
Producer
Creator
Signal Match
Cast Similarity
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53 shared cast members
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Matt Polinsky, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Ettore Ewen
+50 more
Raw
44 shared cast members
Shared
Matt Polinsky, Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Ettore Ewen
+41 more
WWE Main Event
22 shared cast members
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Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Ettore Ewen, Alberto Del Río
+19 more
WWE: Unreal
21 shared cast members
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Michael Coulthard, Randy Orton, Thea Trinidad
+18 more
WWE Superstar Profiles
17 shared cast members
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Gary Gordon, Andrew Galloway, Cody Rhodes
+14 more
Mr. McMahon
10 shared cast members
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Cody Rhodes, Dwayne Johnson, Shane McMahon
+7 more
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
9 shared cast members
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Peter Senerchia, Cody Rhodes, Bryan Danielson
+6 more
Hulk Hogan: Real American
8 shared cast members
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Nattie Neidhart-Wilson, Cody Rhodes, Dwayne Johnson
+5 more
WWE NXT
8 shared cast members
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Matt Polinsky, Stuart Bennett, Pam Martinez
+5 more
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
5 shared cast members
Shared
Michael Coulthard, Andrew Galloway, Cody Rhodes
+2 more
Signal Match
Crew Similarity
Raw
6 shared crew members
Shared
Lee Fitting, Vince Russo, Paul Levesque
+3 more
Roles: Creator, Director, Executive Producer
+2 more
WWE NXT
3 shared crew members
Shared
Lee Fitting, Paul Levesque, Vince McMahon
Roles: Creator, Executive Producer, Producer
+1 more
WWE Main Event
3 shared crew members
Shared
Paul Levesque, Bruce Prichard, Vince McMahon
Roles: Creator, Executive Producer, Producer
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
2 shared crew members
Shared
Kevin Dunn, Vince McMahon
Roles: Creator, Director, Executive Producer
+2 more
Hulk Hogan: Real American
2 shared crew members
Shared
Lee Fitting, Paul Levesque
Roles: Executive Producer
WWE Pay Per View
1 shared crew member
Shared
Vince McMahon
Roles: Creator
The Voice
1 shared crew member
Shared
Chris Ihlenfeldt
Roles: Production Assistant
WWE: Unreal
1 shared crew member
Shared
Lee Fitting
Roles: Executive Producer
Topic Overlay
Topic Keyword Similarity
WWE NXT
2 shared keywords
Topics
wrestling, sports entertainment
WWE Main Event
2 shared keywords
Topics
wrestling, sports entertainment
Raw
2 shared keywords
Topics
wrestling, sports entertainment
Against the Ropes
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
Physical: 100
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
Invincible Fight Girl
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
Hulk Hogan: Real American
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
WWE Superstar Profiles
1 shared keyword
Topics
wrestling
Keyword Cloud
Keywords
wrestling
sports entertainment
Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- April 29, 1999
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Origin
- US
- TMDB Votes
- 187