RIP Truth TV: FOX wants SmackDown to have less comedy and to be more serious.

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FOX wants WWE Smackdown Live to be less comedy and more sports-like



By

Paul Davis

Published on October 18, 2018




If you are a fan that is frustrated with WWE being too much about comedy and not enough serious wrestling then we got some potentially good news for you.

As reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, FOX is going to position Smackdown Live as part of a weekend sports block with the NFL airing on Thursday, WWE on Friday, and the NFL on Sunday. I don’t know what they will air on Saturday but I would presume Saturday will include college football games.

Dave Meltzer is reporting that FOX wants Smackdown Live to be less about comedy and they want the show more in a sports direction.

Of course, Vince McMahon loves to include comedic elements into his shows but they will have to adjust to what FOX wants because they are looking at having their sports people on different shows to heavily promote Smackdown Live and the network wants to give them something athletically-oriented to promote.

Smackdown Live will premiere next October on FOX from 8-10 pm and there has been talk of adding a recap/studio show airing on Saturday on sister network Fox Sports

I believe it too, these Networks have a big say sometimes about what the content is, the reason WWE had the Authority all those years is because USA wanted the McMahon's all in the videos.

 

[AKM-95]

Booking a sports based product isn't what Vince is known for so I wonder if he lets HHH and co have a little more control of SD! Or will Vince double down lol The thing is if Fox wanted a sports based product they were probably better off just giving New Japan/ROH a smaller bag and seeing what they could do

 

[FooFighters]

Booking a sports based product isn't what Vince is known for so I wonder if he lets HHH and co have a little more control of SD! Or will Vince double down lol The thing is if Fox wanted a sports based product they were probably better off just giving New Japan/ROH a smaller bag and seeing what they could do

New Japan wouldn't draw high ratings in the states. ROH or Impact might, but they'd probably drop the ball.

 

[Jello Biafra]

Buy a scripted male soap opera to be part of your big "Sports Weekend" block, folks.

 

[LastManStanding]

Yea because no one wants to see this

More time for more fake fights is what will get ratings!

 

[thaKEAF]

 

[Stop_It_5]

"MANDY ROSE CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST UNDERRATED SUPERSTAR THE WWE HAS TO OFFER"




"SKIIIIIUP, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT WITH NAOMI ON THE SAME SHOW

"

 

[CJ]

Less comedy which means more segments with people doing promos sitting on ladders looking serious

 

[dh86]

Booking a sports based product isn't what Vince is known for so I wonder if he lets HHH and co have a little more control of SD! Or will Vince double down lol The thing is if Fox wanted a sports based product they were probably better off just giving New Japan/ROH a smaller bag and seeing what they could do

He was there when his dad used to. WWF on HBO in the 70s was definitely a sports show. Of course that was a lifetime ago.

 

[Golayitdown]

"MANDY ROSE CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST UNDERRATED SUPERSTAR THE WWE HAS TO OFFER"




"SKIIIIIUP, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT WITH NAOMI ON THE SAME SHOW

"

I could watch ol Shae Sharpe talk about anything.

- "Frankly, I think AJ is overrated in the ring because....."

"SKHIEEYHUP, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?????? YOU KNOW I TALKED TO MY GRANDMA THIS WEEKEND. WE STILL REALLLL CLOSE. YOU KNOW I GO TO THE BINGO HALL WITH HER AND RACK UP. I BE YELLING BINGO BEFORE THEM OLD FOLKS CAN EVEN FIND THE NUMBERS! THAT'S A TOPIC FOR ANOTHER SHOW THOUGH JENNY.

MY GRANDMA TOLD ME THREE THINGS ARE GUARANTEED IN THIS WORLD... DEATH, TAXES, AND AJ STYLES HAVING THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT"

 

[Rell84shots]

"MANDY ROSE CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST UNDERRATED SUPERSTAR THE WWE HAS TO OFFER"




"SKIIIIIUP, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT WITH NAOMI ON THE SAME SHOW

"

You joke but I wouldn't be shocked if someone shows him a pic of her and he treats her like he does Nicole Murphy.

 

[MenacingMonk]

If it focuses more on better storylines and ring work, could be for the betterment. May actually have creative be creative.










Who am I kidding?

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Ideally, this would mean a show is produced where you could watch it without getting second hand embarrassment. How many times have some of y’all been watching a show with someone that doesn’t really watch wrestling, and it happens to be one of the worst most embarrassing segments ever ??? Some “Lashley’s Sisters” or Bayley “This Is Your Life” garbage

 

[Cartier Murphy]

WWE comedy is WOAT level, worse than those shytty parody movies from the 00’s, so this isn’t exactly the worst news.

 

[jadillac]

Fox just hating on a Black man again