The Los Angeles Times is reporting that WWE Smackdown will be heading to NBC Universal’s SyFy cable network later this year either in late September or early October. Smackdown has been airing on broadcast television since 1999 starting on UPN, The CW Network and now MyNetworkTV. According to the article, SyFy will be shelling out roughly $30 million a year for the show (MyNetworkTV had been paying around $20 million a year for the show). The show is expected to remain airing on Friday. A deal is expected to be announced later this week. To check out the full article, click here.
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