wwe smack down

Created by :::::::: Vince McMahon
Starring :::::::: SmackDown brand
Opening theme :: "If You Rock Like Me"
Country of origin : United States
No. of episodes 495 (as of February 6, 2009)
Camera setup : Multicamera setup
Running time Approximately 2 hours per episode
(1 hour 30 minutes and commercials)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that is currently airing on MyNetworkTV in the United States. The show's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown brand, in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program; the other programs and brands are Raw and ECW. It is the only television broadcast for the SmackDown brand. From its launch in 1999, SmackDown was shown on Thursday nights, but as of September 9, 2005, the show moved to Friday nights. The show originally debuted in the United States on the UPN television network on August 26, 1999, but after the closure of that network, Friday Night SmackDown was moved to The CW in 2006. The showed remained on the CW network for two years until it was announced that it would move to MyNetworkTV in October 2008. The show is shown in Mexico on TV Azteca and in the United Kingdom on Friday nights on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports HD3; due to the time difference, Friday Night SmackDown premieres a few hours earlier in the United Kingdom and a day earlier in Australia than the United States.

Induction into Merriam-Webster
On July 10, 2007,[16] Merriam-Webster announced it would induct the word smackdown[17] into Webster's Dictionary. According to Merriam Webster, a "smackdown" is:

* The act of knocking down or bringing down an opponent
* A contest in entertainment wrestling
* A decisive defeat
* A confrontation between rivals or competitors

Commentators:: Jim Ross and Tazz August 8, 2008 - Present

Ring announcers::Justin Roberts September 2007 - Present

Champions :::
WWE Championship Edge

(won on) January 25, 09 (aired on) January 25,09

WWE United States Championship Shelton Benjamin

(won on) July 20,08 (aired on) July 20, 08

WWE Divas Championship Maryse

(won on) December 22,08 (aired on) December 26, 08

WWE Tag Team Championship Carlito & Primo

(won on) September 23,08 (aired on) September 26,08

Variations of the SmackDown! fist and mirrors set were used from August 16, 2001 - January 18, 2008.