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Busted Open

New Era of Smackdown + End of House Shows in WWE?

Busted Open

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4.62.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Hood and Justin LaBar break down the events that unfolded on the first Smackdown on USA Network, along with getting into why house shows are so important for the wrestling business, and why the WWE shouldn't cut back on them. To visit our partners at Chewy, click here.   The Master's Class is now available on its own podcast feed! SUBSCRIBE NOW to hear over 50 episodes of Dave, Bully, Mark, and Tommy taking you behind the scenes like only they can, plus BRAND NEW episodes every week.   Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Busted Open ad-free and get exclusive access to bonus episodes.    Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

Welcome in the Sunday edition of the Bus Open Podcast, along with Justin LaBar, I'm Jonathan Hood.

0:06.2

And we start the show talking about the debut of Smackdown on the USA Network.

0:10.6

And it's finalized now at Bad Blood in Atlanta.

0:13.6

It's going to be Cody Roads and Roman Reigns

0:16.0

against Jacob Partu and Sol Sakoa.

0:18.2

We talk about it right here on the Busted Open Podcast.

0:21.8

This is the busted open podcast.

0:26.3

Smackdown from Seattle.

0:28.9

It's the season premiere, which I always think is funny by the way because we're watching something

0:34.0

live more times than not 52 weeks a year and from a television standpoint it's

0:38.2

called the season premiere.

0:39.8

I've been watching all summer. What do you mean? I've been here the old time but it's

0:43.4

funny how they say that yeah no that that's see now now now you now you're now you're

0:49.6

putting a confession right here off the top of the show for me now you're making to confess and

0:53.6

get into a safe space yeah you can't have a premiere if there was no off season you

0:59.2

can't like you know movies have premieres because you haven't seen that movie yet

1:06.2

Seasons have premieres because that season hasn't started but for a season to start like that you

1:11.2

There has to be blank space to stop this

1:13.7

stop I know it's a marketing campaign but you stop stop stop stop just you

1:18.1

don't need to you've been around for it's been 25 years you established okay we know about you you don't got to go pull out the

1:25.2

season premiere nonsense just the old television jargon right because it seems

1:30.3

bigger the reason why they say season premiere because it seems bigger and by

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