WWE Contemplating Making Smackdown a Live Show & Switching its Night, How the WWE Network Might Affect SummerSlam & WrestleMania

By Nick Paglino

Smackdown to Go Live?

wwe networkVariety.com continues to release reports pertaining to WWE's current and future programming, and is now reporting that WWE officials have informed Variety they are considering switching Smackdown to a live show and changing its broadcast night from Friday nights.

Executives noted that while this would mean an increase in cost, WWE would be willing to make the change if it meant receiving a better programming fee for the show.

WWE Network Affecting SummerSlam and WrestleMania

With regards to the potential WWE Network launch, we exclusively reported a couple weeks ago that WrestleMania, along with the other monthly WWE PPV events, would be made available through what is likely to be an internet, subscription based platform, and the Variety report corroborated this information by noting that both SummerSlam and WrestleMania will air on the company's new subscription-based WWE Network.

The report also states that WWE officials feel they can break even on a WWE Network with 800,000 to one million subscribers.

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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