{
  "id": 2443493,
  "title": "What time does Smackdown start? Smackdown card tonight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/what-time-does-smackdown-start-smackdown-card-tonight",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T22:36:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/time-does-smackdown-start-smackdown-223605816.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Friday Night Smackdown, a major event in WWE, took place at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Friday night. The main attraction was the highly anticipated match between CM Punk and Kevin Owens for the WWE Championship. The match had been eagerly awaited since Punk's return to WWE.\n\nThe card also featured other significant bouts. MFTs and Damian Priest went head-to-head in a WWE Tag Team Championship match, while Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes were set to face Blake Monroe and Giulia in an upcoming Saturday Night's Main Event match.\n\nThe two-hour show was scheduled to air at 8 p.m. EST on USA. For those who couldn't watch live, Smackdown was available to stream on Peacock the following day.",
  "summary": "Kevin Owens gets his chance at winning WWE gold when he takes on CM Punk. Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton to appear. Blake Monroe to debut.",
  "key_points": [
    "Friday Night Smackdown took place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto",
    "CM Punk and Kevin Owens fought for WWE Championship",
    "Show aired at 8 p.m. EST on USA"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}