WWE SmackDown Reportedly Returns to Two Hours This Summer

about 2 months ago

WWE SmackDown Reportedly Returns to Two Hours This Summer

SmackDown’s latest three-hour run is reportedly ending this summer, with USA Network’s deal structured for January through June at three hours before July through December returns to two. The show first expanded weekly in January 2025, reverted July 4, then expanded again January 2, 2026. WWE has not publicly confirmed the next switch, which is expected around early July.

By Adarsh Ojha

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Nina Samuels Announces She Is Expecting Twins After 11-Year Wrestling Run

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Nina Samuels Announces She Is Expecting Twins After 11-Year Wrestling Run

Samuels shared her pregnancy news on social media, revealing she is expecting twins after 11 years in wrestling. The former NXT UK standout has worked Revolution Pro Wrestling, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, Hustle and PROGRESS since leaving WWE’s UK brand in 2022. She also joked her thumb injury remains real, but “naturally idgaf about that right now.”

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T.J. Parker Tells Seth Rollins He Nearly Passed Out Meeting Him

“I almost passed out,” Parker said recalling meeting Rollins at Tribute to the Troops in 2014. The Bills’ No. 35 pick revealed he initially wasn’t a fan during The Shield era, but added, “I grew into liking you as a singles guy…big fan of yours,” praising Rollins’ WWE Championship run. Buffalo drafted the Clemson edge rusher No. 35 after trading out of R1.

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Trick Williams Says Lil Yachty Wants Real WWE Match, Not Shortcuts

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Trick Williams Says Lil Yachty Wants Real WWE Match, Not Shortcuts

Williams said Yachty wants a real WWE path, not a celebrity shortcut, after discussing WrestleMania plans. He recalled Yachty saying, “I ain’t want to take no shortcuts,” and wanting stops in Delaware and Baton Rouge to become “one of the boys.” Williams said Yachty loves wrestling, plans to get in shape, and wants a match as the plan moves forward.

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Lexis King Reveals AJ Styles as His WWE Performance Center Coach

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Lexis King Reveals AJ Styles as His WWE Performance Center Coach

King said Styles is now his personal one-on-one coach at the WWE Performance Center, giving him direct access to one of WWE’s most experienced in-ring veterans. The role adds a major development to King’s growth, with Styles helping guide his training, timing, and presentation as he continues building his identity inside WWE’s developmental system.

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Bianca Belair Explains Baby Decision During WWE Injury Layoff

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Bianca Belair Explains Baby Decision During WWE Injury Layoff

Belair said her WrestleMania finger injury became more serious than expected, with joint damage leaving her unable to bend it or return to the ring. After four months away, she reassessed her priorities. “I’m ready just to do something for me,” Belair said, revealing she and her husband decided it was time to have a baby.

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