WWE Has No Plans To Reshape Taping Schedule For SmackDown To Go Head-To-Head Live With AEW New Year's Smash

Backstage News On WWE SmackDown & AEW Dynamite Running Head-To-Head On New Year's Day - Wrestling Inc.

"WWE SmackDown" and "AEW Dynamite" will go head-to-head on New Year's Day, but WWE isn't going to make special changes to its show.

WWE Has No Plans To Reshape Taping Schedule For SmackDown To Go Head-To-Head Live With AEW New Year's Smash

WWE intends to keep its plans as is. During the latest episode of WrestleVotes on Fightful Select, the New Year's Day episodes of WWE Friday Night SmackDown and AEW Dynamite: New Year's Smash were discussed. SmackDown will be a taped show, and according to sources, WWE has no plans to reshape its schedule to present…

WWE Reportedly Won't Shift January 1 SmackDown To Go Live Against AEW Dynamite

AEW Dynamite will be live on Friday, January 1, but WWE SmackDown will reportedly remain pre-taped. Over the last several years, fans have been used to clashes between WWE and AEW. Whether it’s the Wednesday Night War between Dynamite and NXT which ran until 2021, or WWE’s continued counterprogramming efforts against AEW pay-per-views, opportunities to...

WWE Unconcerned By AEW’s New Year’s Day SmackDown Clash

WWE reportedly has no intention of changing its television taping schedule despite AEW announcing plans to air a live episode of Dynamite opposite SmackDown on New Year’s Day 2027. AEW recently confirmed that its New Year’s Smash edition of Dynamite will air live on Friday, January 1, setting up a head-to-head television clash with WWE’s […]

Backstage News On WWE SmackDown Plans For Head-To-Head Competition With AEW

WWE reportedly has no plans to change its upcoming television taping schedule to accommodate a head-to-head showdown with AEW, while new details have also emerged regarding potential backup plans for WrestleMania 43. With AEW announcing that its New Year’s Smash edition of Dynamite will air live on Friday, January 1, 2027, WWE reportedly intends to move forward with its previously established plans for SmackDown that evening. According to a new …