WWE Afterburn explained

Camera:Multicamera setup
Runtime:60 minutes (including commercials)
Creator:Vince McMahon
Presenter:Megan Morant
Country:United States
Language:English
Location:Stamford, Connecticut
Num Episodes:1104
Network:Spike
Syndicated overseas
Related:Bottom Line
Experience
This Week
Vintage
Free For All
First Aired:[1]
Last Aired:present

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 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.[2] [3]

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
2015–2021Scott Stanford
2022–presentMegan Morant

Fill in guest hosts

Year(s)Hosts
2002Josh Mathews
2005Michael Cole and Tazz
2008Jack Korpela
2011 Scott Stanford
2013,
2015–2017
Tom 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 airs in international markets to fulfil programming commitments.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Wrestling EntertainmentT Unveils New Program Lineup . May 8, 2002 . corporate.wwe.com . WWE . 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.. https://web.archive.org/web/20090425053116/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_08.1.jsp . 2009-04-25 . dead.
  2. Web site: WWE Afterburn. Tvcatchupaustralia.com. 2015-01-25.
  3. Web site: WWE Afterburn Australia. Yahoo.com. 2015-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150304141633/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/wwe-afterburn/. 2015-03-04. dead.