Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer
— UPDATE x 3:
WWE has now confirmed that there have been discussions regarding a
SmackDown move to Thursdays but not official deal has been made. The company
confirmed the production trucks being updated with SmackDown listed as a
Thursday night show on Syfy.
“Someone was overzealous in updating our production
trucks,” said WWE. “The trucks are being fixed to reflect the
current and accurate information of Fridays at 8 p.m.”
To be honest, that makes very little sense as if they do plan to move the
show to Thursdays, why wouldn’t they keep the trucks the same for now? Big deal
… it’s a little earlier than expected. Basically, they recently had the trucks
re-done, are now going to re-do them again and then a third time if SmackDown
does move to Thursdays. All this at a time where $30 million in cuts are taking
place?! Hmmm. For those unaware, it isn’t cheap to detail a car let alone an
18-wheeler truck! Of course, this is all just my opinion. What do you guys
think? Let us know below in the comments section!
— UPDATE x 2: This won’t answer the question
of whether it was just a mistake on the part of whoever did this one truck, but
it should at least put the PhotoShop rumors to rest. The Laredo Energy Arena,
where Smackdown was taped, posted the following to Facebook. As you can see, it
is the same truck from a very different angle (and one that would, along with
the lighting, make it much trickier for a random person to PhotoShop):
— UPDATE: While WWE officials have yet to
comment about the rumors of SmackDown being moved to Thursday night, the WWE
production trucks at the television tapings on Tuesday night indicated that the
show will be moving nights.
As seen in the photos posted here on the website late Tuesday night, the WWE
production trucks at the tapings had a large graphic that listed SmackDown as
airing at 8pm EST. on Thursday’s, complete with new WWE logos and current talent
pictures.
SyFy, the home of SmackDown each week, has yet to release its new season
schedule, however with the lack of denial, it appears likely that this is an
accurate change.
— ORIGINAL: As noted earlier, it seems as if
WWE may be moving SmackDown back to Thursdays… or they’re so strapped for cash
that they’re not only downsizing, they’re using their old trucks. (Hint: it’s
not the latter.) A fan at the SmackDown tapings Tuesday night spied the show’s
production trucks and happened to notice something odd about them. You can see
what I’m talking about below:
Uh, the
#SmackDown
production trucks say its on Thursday. Care to explain #WWE? Upgrade from
the new TV deal? pic.twitter.com/eXAqxBWzQa
—
Will Mahoney (@HeelWillMahoney) August
6, 2014
Of course, WWE just renewed their deal with Viacom back in May,
and it’s entirely possible that this included a move to Thursday nights. Or
perhaps they’re taking advantage of those rumors that SpikeTV is canceling
iMPACT! and are moving back to a timeslot with more viewers. It could also be a
case of the company who did the trucks making a MAJOR mistake (not likely).
Whatever the case, this should be an interesting turn of events.
More as we get it.
