During the Penn State vs. Iowa college football game on FOX on Saturday, a commercial aired promoting next Friday night’s “Supersized” WWE SmackDown on FS1, noting that the final 30 minutes of the show will be commercial free.
We had previously reported that next week’s Friday Night SmackDown will be a two-and-a-half hour show, with the final 30 minutes going head-to-head with a live broadcast of AEW Rampage. Tony Khan put a challenge out to WWE indicating he is going to beat the final 30 minutes of WWE SmackDown in the ratings. Current cable listings indicate a replay of WWE SmackDown airing on FS1 immediately following the live broadcast.
Next week’s “Supersized” WWE SmackDown is airing for one night on FS1 due to the Major League Baseball Playoffs.
Next week’s “Supersized” WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which is the final episode before Crown Jewel will take place live from the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.
Below is the current card for the show:
-Final build for Crown Jewel
-King of the Ring Tournament Semi-finals Match: Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn
-Queen’s Crown Tournament Semi-finals Match: Carmella vs. Zelina Vega
-Sonya Deville makes her in-ring return against Naomi
-Brock Lesnar to appear
-Non-Title Match Main Event: WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks