Alright, so, the other day I was thinking about catching a WWE SmackDown show. I’m a big fan, but I had some other stuff to do that night, so I was wondering, “how long does this thing usually last?” I figured I could squeeze it in if it wasn’t too long.
So, I started digging around. First, I went straight to the WWE’s official channels, you know, their website and social media. I figured they’d have the most accurate info. Didn’t find anything too specific there, though.
Then, I hit up some fan forums and wrestling news sites. You know, places where hardcore fans hang out. I saw a lot of different answers, like some people were saying it was around two hours. Some people were saying it was three hours, and I was like “that’s a big difference!”
- I checked some of my old recordings of past shows.
- I timed them from the opening video to the end of the main event.
- Most were pretty close to that two-hour mark, give or take a few minutes.
After that, I remembered that Triple H, he’s a big shot at WWE, had mentioned something about SmackDown’s length. I looked it up and, boom, there it was. He confirmed that they’re gonna keep SmackDown to two hours. That made sense, I guess, since they want it to fit into a neat little TV timeslot.
So, based on all that, here’s what I figured out:
WWE Smackdown lasts about two hours.
If you’re going to a live show, there might be some extra matches before or after the main show that’s filmed for TV. Also factor in some time to get in and out of the arena, grab a snack, that sort of thing. But yeah, the actual SmackDown broadcast? It’s usually around two hours. That’s a safe bet. It might be closer to three hours if you add in everything else, but I’m just talking about the show itself.
Anyway, that’s what I found out. Hopefully, this helps someone else who’s trying to figure out how long they’ll be at a WWE show!
