WWE Afterburn
WWE Afterburn | |
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Created by | Vince McMahon |
Presented by | Megan Morant |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1104 |
Production | |
Production location | Stamford, Connecticut |
Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Spike Syndicated overseas |
Release | May 25, 2002 (2002-05-25)[1] – present |
Related | |
Bottom Line 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 continues to run in some international markets such as South Africa, Italy, Germany, Spain and South Asia.
International variations
Malaysia, and South Africa
In Malaysia, Afterburn debuted on May 6, 2011. It aired every Monday at 10 pm on Astro SuperSport 4, but now on Astro Prima every Thursday at 11 pm. The show airs on eKasi+ in South Africa on Fridays at 10 pm.
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 1 pm every Sunday, before being moved to 12 am 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.[2][3]
Hosts
Year(s) | Hosts |
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2002 | Marc Lloyd |
2002–2003 | Ivory |
2003 | Rue DeBona |
2003–2009 | Josh Mathews |
2009–2011 | Jack Korpela |
2011–2012 | Matt Striker |
2012–2013 | Tony Dawson |
2013 | Scott Stanford |
2014–2015 | Renee Young |
2015–2021 | Scott Stanford |
2022–present | Megan Morant |
Fill in guest hosts
Year(s) | Hosts |
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2002 | Josh Mathews |
2005 | Michael Cole and Tazz |
2008 | Jack Korpela |
2011 | Scott Stanford |
2013, 2015–2017 | Tom Phillips |
2014 | Rich Brennan |
2015 | Kyle Edwards |
2022 | Kevin Patrick |
Broadcast
WWE Afterburn was broadcast from May 2002 to September 2005, before it was removed from syndication in the USA. The show still airs in international markets to fulfil programming commitments.
See also
References
- ^ "World Wrestling EntertainmentT Unveils New Program Lineup". corporate.wwe.com. WWE. May 8, 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
WWE After Burn™ (debuts in syndication on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, check local listings) will break down the week that was for the WWE SmackDown!™ Brand. WWE After Burn™ will highlight matches and interviews from WWE SmackDown!™ and WWE Velocity™ as well as peeking behind the scenes with WWE SmackDown!™ Superstars as they invade the entertainment world.
- ^ "WWE Afterburn". Tvcatchupaustralia.com. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ^ "WWE Afterburn Australia". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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