{"id":411370,"date":"2026-07-24T23:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411370\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T23:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:28:14","slug":"watch-wwe-smackdown-tonight-in-oakland-free-streams-start-time-tv-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/411370\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch WWE SmackDown tonight in Oakland, free streams, start time, TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The superstars of the WWE return to action Friday night with a jaunt to the West Coast and an episode of SmackDown at Oakland Arena. Tonight\u2019s edition of SmackDown is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET with TV coverage on USA Network<\/a> and streaming on-demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to watch: Live streams of WWE SmackDown are available with offers from FuboTV (free trial)<\/a>, DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> and SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a>. <\/p>\n

WWE Friday Night SmackDown<\/p>\n

When: Friday, July 24 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT)Where: Oakland Arena, Oakland, Calif. TV channel: USA NetworkLive streams: FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> | DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> | SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a><\/p>\n

The WWE teased the following storyline to watch on tonight\u2019s episode of SmackDown:<\/p>\n

Interim WWE Women\u2019s Championship Qualifying Match: Charlotte Flair vs. Nia JaxAppearances from Cody Rhodes, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, CM Punk, Gunther and Trick Williams<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s a recap of what happened on the previous edition of SmackDown to help set up tonight\u2019s event:<\/p>\n

Cody Rhodes confronted Gunther Finn B\u00e1lor defeated Talla Tonga Tiffany Stratton defeated Jacy Jayne to qualify for the WWE Women\u2019s Title Ladder Match Jade Cargill defeated Nia Jax via disqualification to qualify for the WWE Women\u2019s Title Ladder Match War Raiders defeated Fraxiom Cody Rhodes vs. Gunther ended in a no-contest <\/p>\n

SmackDown is set for an 8 p.m. ET start on USA Network. Live streams are available from FuboTV (free trial)<\/a>, DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> and SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WWE SmackDown: Live stream breakdown<\/p>\n

FuboTV (free trial)<\/a>: FuboTV offers the most extensive package of live sports with rates competitive with DirecTV. The FuboTV Pro ($48.99 first month), Elite ($53.99) and Deluxe ($73.99) all come with first-month discounts. Fubo streaming plans include access to ESPN Unlimited.<\/p>\n

DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>: DirecTV offers a 5-day free trial and a total of $30 off over the first three full months for the Choice Package, which includes 125-plus channels and access to ESPN Unlimited, a $29.99 standalone value featuring all ESPN channels and ESPN+.<\/p>\n

SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a>: First full month of streaming runs as low as $29.99 with current offer for 50% off Sling\u2019s Orange & Blue Plan. Day passes are also available for 24 hours ($4.99), as well as three-day ($9.99) and seven-day access ($14.99).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The superstars of the WWE return to action Friday night with a jaunt to the West Coast and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-411370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}