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WWE Afterburn

WWE television program

WWE television program

FieldValue
imageSchedule aftBrn Logo.jpg
cameraMulticamera setup
runtime60 minutes (including commercials)
creatorVince McMahon
presenterMegan Morant
countryUnited States
languageEnglish
locationStamford, Connecticut
num_episodes1104
networkSpike
Syndicated overseas
related*Bottom Line*
*Experience*
*This Week*
*Vintage*
*Free For All*
first_aired
last_aired

Syndicated overseas Experience This Week Vintage Free For All

WWE Afterburn is an American syndicated television program which recaps events taking place on WWE's weekly flagship program, SmackDown. Along with Bottom Line, it replaced WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, Jakked. The show ran from May 2002 until September 2005 domestically, broadcasting 172 episodes domestically before being removed from syndication. The show continued to run in some international markets such as South Africa, Italy, Germany, Spain and South Asia until the end of 2024.

International variations

Malaysia, and South Africa

In Malaysia, Afterburn debuted on May 6, 2011. It aired every Monday at 10pm on Astro SuperSport 4, but now on Astro Prima every Thursday at 11pm. The show airs on eKasi+ in South Africa on Fridays at 10pm.

Australia

In Australia, WWE Afterburn debuted in 2008 on Channel Nine. Afterburn was the only free-to-air WWE show in Australia at the time, with Raw, SmackDown, NXT and Superstars all airing on Fox8. Afterburn had a time slot 1pm every Sunday, before being moved to 12am every Tuesday. WWE Afterburn aired 132 episodes in Australia before being removed from syndication on July 28, 2010. Afterburn was replaced with a similar show titled WWE Experience starting November 4 however in December 2014, Afterburn returned and was broadcast on 7mate.

Hosts

Year(s)Hosts
2002Marc Lloyd
2002–2003Ivory
2003Rue DeBona
2003–2009Josh Mathews
2009–2011Jack Korpela
2011–2012Matt Striker
2012–2013Tony Dawson
2013Scott Stanford
2014–2015Renee Young
2015–2024Scott Stanford

Fill in guest hosts

Year(s)Hosts
2002Josh Mathews
2005Michael Cole and Tazz
2008Jack Korpela
2011Scott Stanford
2013,
2015–2017Tom Phillips
2014Rich Brennan
2015Kyle Edwards
2022Kevin Patrick

Broadcast

WWE Afterburn was broadcast from May 2002 to September 2005, before it was removed from syndication in the USA. The show still aired in international markets to fulfill programming commitments until 2025, when the WWE international TV rights deals switched over to Netflix.

References

References

  1. (May 8, 2002). "World Wrestling EntertainmentT Unveils New Program Lineup". WWE.
  2. "WWE Afterburn". Tvcatchupaustralia.com.
  3. "WWE Afterburn Australia". Yahoo.com.
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