{"id":261267,"date":"2026-08-07T22:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/261267\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:16:09","slug":"watch-wwe-smackdown-tonight-in-philadelphia-free-streams-start-time-tv-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/261267\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch WWE SmackDown tonight in Philadelphia, free streams, start time, TV channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk lead a group of WWE superstars into the City of Brotherly Love on Friday night for an episode of SmackDown at Xfinity Mobile Center. 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, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. ETWhere: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pa.TV channel: USA NetworkLive streams: FuboTV (free trial)<\/a> | DirecTV (free trial)<\/a> | SlingTV (low intro rate)<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Gunther attacked Finn B\u00e1lor and Sami ZaynNick Aldis locked Gunther in the Texas CloverleafMichin & B-Fab def. Tiffany Stratton & Chelsea GreenDamian Priest & R-Truth vs. The War Raiders ended in a no-contest; The MFTs and Haku attackedBaron Corbin attempted to play mind games with Trick WilliamsAAA Cruiserweight Champion Rey Fenix def. JD McDonaghLash Legend def. Giulia to qualify for the Interim WWE Women\u2019s Title Ladder Match at SummerSlamCM Punk and Cody Rhodes got into a wild brawl<\/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":"Cody Rhodes and CM Punk lead a group of WWE superstars into the City of Brotherly Love on…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261268,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-261267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}