WWE is bringing back Tuesday Night SmackDown — at least for one special night.
WWE announced that Friday Night SmackDown will emanate from London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, one night after Monday Night Raw runs from that very same arena on Monday, June 22. The newly added date is part of WWE’s expanded European Summer Tour, which now also includes a live event at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena on Wednesday, June 24.
That means WWE will run Raw and SmackDown on back-to-back nights inside The O2, with the blue brand technically being taped or produced on a Tuesday instead of its usual Friday slot. WWE has not officially confirmed the U.S. broadcast plan for that episode, but F4WOnline noted that the company did not disclose whether the show will air live overseas, on delay, or simply air in its normal Friday window in the United States.
The timing is also notable because the London SmackDown is scheduled to serve as the go-home episode before WWE Night of Champions, which takes place Saturday, June 27 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Sports Illustrated’s wrestling coverage also highlighted The O2’s announcement on X/Twitter, confirming SmackDown’s return to the London venue on Tuesday, June 23.
It is a small schedule move on paper, but it is still a fun throwback: Tuesday Night SmackDown is back. For one week, WWE gets a rare international SmackDown setting, a major London crowd, and a unique back-to-back Raw/SmackDown setup inside one of the company’s strongest overseas markets. Given how hot WWE’s international business has been, this feels less like a random date addition and more like another sign that WWE sees Europe as a serious TV and live-event market — not just a touring stop.
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