{"id":2082564,"date":"2026-08-07T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082564"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:30:13","slug":"heres-how-to-watch-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-online-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2082564","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How to Watch \u2018WWE Friday Night SmackDown\u2019 Online for Free"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAll products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor nearly 30 years, WWE Friday Night SmackDown<\/em> has been a weekend essential for pro wrestling fans around the world. While the TV show highlights the best and brightest in the WWE with explosive matches and developing storylines, especially after premium live events, like SummerSlam and WrestleMania.<\/p>\n

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\n\tWant to watch SmackDown<\/em> online? The WWE TV event airs live on Fridays on USA Network with a start time of 8 p.m. ET\/PT, and there are plenty of streaming options that\u2019ll allow you to catch all the action.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tWho\u2019s Performing During WWE SmackDown<\/em>?\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tThroughout its history on TV, there has been a number of popular recording artists who made surprise appearances during SmackDown<\/em>, including Travis Scott, Jelly Roll, Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit, Lil Yachty, Wale, Rick Ross and others. To find out who\u2019s going appear on the show, tune-in to SmackDown<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tHow to Watch WWE SmackDown<\/em> Online\t<\/h2>\n

\n\tFor those with traditional cable, you can watch on Fridays on USA Network starting at 8 p.m. ET\/PT. However, if you don\u2019t have cable then the best way to watch online is with a subscription to DirecTV or Peacock.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThere are two different plans offered on Peacock: The Premium Plan for $10.99 per month or the Premium Plus Plan for $16.99 per month. If you\u2019re looking to save, you can get 17% off when you do the annual plan for $109.99 per year or $169.99 per year, respectively. With the Premium Plan, it\u2019s ad-supported and you\u2019ll receive access to a wide range of movies, TV shows, originals, live sports from NBC Sports and live news from NBC News.<\/p>\n

\n\tPeacock\u2019s Premium Plus plan comes with everything in the Premium plan, no ads, your local NBC channel live and the ability to download and stream offline.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlongside SmackDown<\/em>, you\u2019ll have access to the entire Peacock library, including Obsession<\/em>, Yellowstone<\/em>, Five Nights At Freddy\u2019s 2<\/em>, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em>, Poker Face<\/em>, Saturday Night Live<\/em> and others.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAlthough the service doesn\u2019t offer a free trial, you can still watch Peacock with a clever workaround to watch online for as low as $1. Learn more about how to get cheap to access Peacock here.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA subscription to DirecTV\u2019s \u201cEntertainment\u201d package \u2014\u00a0which comes with USA Network for SmackDown<\/em> \u2014 gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, which goes for $59.99 for the first month of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now. You can watch local networks such as NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX, while you can watch many other cable networks.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA subscription to Sling Blue, which comes with USA Network for SmackDown<\/em>, gets you access to live TV. You can watch local networks, such as NBC, ABC and FOX (all in select markets), while you can watch many cable networks too, like TNT, TBS, HGTV, Bravo, FX, FS1, Vice and others. Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary on TV market. Learn more about Sling TV here.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\n\tIf you don\u2019t have a\u00a0Hulu + Live TV subscription, the streamer offers a\u00a0free trial\u00a0that\u2019ll get you your first three days free to access USA Network. Once the free trial is over, you\u2019ll be charged the regular subscription fee, which starts at $89.99 per month. For even more content, Hulu + Live TV bundles with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no extra cost to watch even more exclusive and original sporting events and programming.<\/p>\n

WWE SmackDown<\/em> \u2014 with the opening theme \u201cNeva Play\u201d by Megan Thee Stallion with RM of BTS \u2014 is available to watch on USA Network on DirecTV or Peacock, on Fridays, starting at 8 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/p>\n

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