First time going to WWE Smackdown taping, what to expect... duration etc

[Yesiamaduck]

Hi I'm going to my first ever WWE taping this year when Smackdown goes to the O2 arena in April, I need to plan my travel and really would like to know what time a show starting at around 7.30pm will end. I'm sorry if this thread is considered spam but I cannot for the life of me find an answer anywhere on the internet!

 

[prush80]

Usually around 11 it will end. FYI, you will get tapings of other shows, NXT and Superstars. There will be about a minute between each segment to compersate for commercial breaks. Look around the arena for anouncements for the arena. I went to one last year and it said to send a text to a certain number (it was for the arena, not WWE) and you could win a chance for front row seats andeveryone that sent in a text got a text back for a free popcorn. Not too special but instead of paying $10 or a pop and soda, I paid $5. That was just my experience

 

[vicd71]

As prush said, you'll see an NXT taping (Superstars tapes their show at Raw) and you'll also get a "dark match" (non-televised) main event. You will also see more from the crowd at a Smackdown! taping than you will see on TV. The most noticeable thing will be the re-done botched spots. Smackdown is very heavily edited. Overall, you will enjoy yourself, mostly because it isn't live, therefore the show flows a little better and you're not sitting through endless commercials and vignettes like you do at a live Raw broadcast. Enjoy!