Smackdown is NOT live??!?!!?

[Nabeel Farooqui]

I just found out that its taped on tuesday after a live RAW on Monday.















But i mean like, they are acting like its Friday. Once, Friday fell on the 25 Dec, and they were all in Christmas Costumes and themes etc. What about the crowds? What about Spoilers if it isn't live?































Source: answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090716144653AA543QR































BTW, has the Smackdown of 30 aug been shown?















BTW, i know its fake.

[Ryan]

You just figured this out? A lot of people just check the spoilers and don't even watch smackdown.

[Player One]

Yeah wrestling is a bit like Christmas...

[FT9!]

Most Wrestling Fans Already Know That Smackdown Is Taped, And Yes The 30/08/13 Edition Of Smackdown Has Already Been Shown On Television,































As A Matter Of Fact, I Am Watching It Right Now On Dailymotion ..































http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x13...t-1-6-hq_sport

[Aaliyah]

SHOCKING STUFF!!

[Robin - Old Times On Sunday]

wow you just gave me eye cancer

[__Jim Crockett Promotions Fan__]

You 've been in the dark for a long time beause Smackdown has been on the air since 1999 and except for 3-4 times a year, it is always taped. Everyone who pays attention to WWE knows that WWE does all ttheir televised shows on Monday and Tuesday and then does House Shows the rest of the week. You're complaining about Smackdown not being live. Through most of it's 6 Decade History, The WWWF/WWF/WWE taped its televised shows for broadcast later. This is the real world. WWE has a lot of fans who want to see WWE Live. WWE has some big House Shows this weekend. I bought my tickets months ago.































There is a reason it is called Friday Night Smackdown" it's shown on Friday Nights and today is Friday. Also, it's not f"Fake". it's scripted. If it was "Fake" Sheams wouldn't be on the shelf for 6 months with a torn Labrm, John Cena wouldn't be on the shelf with a torn tricep and torn tnedons in his elbow.

[Dareion]

Friday Night SmackDown! is always prerecorded on Tuesday nights

[TJanssen411]

SD! has pretty much been exclusively Taped from it's first Episode on UPN in the late 90s































They have maybe done 30 Live Smackdowns since it started































as far as why they 'pretend' it's Friday... common sense... Raw and PPVs are Live and occur as they air... with SD! consistently airing taped on Fridays it'd take you out of the moment to have to keep processing why the announces keep talking about 'yesterday' in regards to RAW.. especially with Main Event also taped and airing Wednesdays and NXT and Superstars still in production but being released online somewhere in between all of this better to just keep the timeline and chronology consistent and just having the 'events' occur on the air date































the only time the Taped Tuesday but airs/Happens Friday becomes a Problem is if a major News story or Pop culture event occurs on a Weds/Thurs















-- lets say that Miley Cyrus had OD'd last night (not saying, just saying) but if SD! was recorded Tuesday with references to her VMA performance not only is it instantly outdated as Twerking is no longer the story about her... but any Jokes at her expense become a cross between 'Funny aneurism moment' and 'dude, too soon"... this would either force a pre-show announcement or possibly the need to scramble the production truck to Turn tonight's house show into an impromptu TV Taping

[Kenny]

Really? Smackdown has ALWAYS been taped on Tuesday's!!