WWE has officially announced a location swap for upcoming episodes of "Monday Night Raw" and "Friday Night SmackDown" scheduled for early 2026. This comes during a busy period for the company as it prepares for "Saturday Night's Main Event" this weekend in Salt Lake City.

Earlier this month, WWE revealed a number of dates for both 2025 and early 2026. The schedule originally called for Barclays Center in Brooklyn to host the January 2 episode of WWE SmackDown. Furthermore, the KeyBank Center in Buffalo was set to host the January 5 episode of WWE Raw.

In a surprising break-up, WWE announced on 2/7 that Smackdown would finish on the CW Network at the end of the current television season, with the final episode on 9/12.

There appears to be a change in venues for the early January tapings of WWE RAW and SmackDown. WWE’s flagship show, RAW, airs every Monday on Netflix around the world, while SmackDown broadcasts on the USA Network locally on Fridays,

The first WWE SmackDown of 2025 comes to you live from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s also the first SmackDown to get a third hour and the final before RAW moves to Netflix next Monday. So, sit back and relax as we get on with our preview ...

In a stunning move, WWE SmackDown star Chelsea Green has signed a whopping five-year contract extension. The former Women's United States Champion is now set to remain with the company until 2030, after originally joining in 2022.

WWE SmackDown's Halloween edition on October 31 features a stacked card including Ilja Dragunov's US title open challenge, Carmelo Hayes vs. Kit Wilson, and Alexa Bliss vs. Nia Jax. Jade Cargill will address her actions,