Tonight's WWE SmackDown will mark the final episode before the 2024 Crown Jewel Premium Live Event. Since the upcoming PLE will take place internationally, this week's Friday show won't be aired live.
The November 1, 2024, episode of WWE SmackDown took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was taped after last week's episode, which also took place in the same arena.
Barclays Center has been the location of several weekly shows from the Stamford-based promotion and premium live events such as the 2015, 2016, and 2017 SummerSlam, 2021 Survivor Series, and more.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Venue and Timing
City: Barclays Center
Venue: Brooklyn, New York
Time: 8 p.m. Eastern Time, 7 p.m. Central Time, 5 p.m. Pacific Time
How many tickets were sold for WWE SmackDown tonight?
As per WrestleTix, the setup for tonight's Friday Night SmackDown was for 11,688 and it has been reported that 11,482 tickets were sold for the episode.
What to expect for the final WWE SmackDown episode before Crown Jewel 2024?
Two matches are currently advertised for the upcoming Friday show and one segment is to involve the competitors for Crown Jewel 2024. As tonight's show was taped, some segments and match results are already known. Those interested to know what happened can check the spoilers here.
Last week, Cody Rhodes and Gunther had an intense confrontation which ended in the latter attacking the former with Ludwig Kaiser. Fortunately for the Undisputed WWE Champion, he had Randy Orton to save him. The former Legacy groupmates will reunite to battle Imperium in a tag-team match tonight. Those interested to know what happened, click here.
Crown Jewel 2024 will feature Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill defending the Women's Tag Team Championships against Damage CTRL, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, and Meta-Four. However, the upcoming show will see one representative of each team battle in a Fatal Four-Way match featuring Bianca, IYO SKY, Lash Legend, and Piper. Those interested to know who won, click here.
The upcoming Saudi Arabia event will feature Women's World Champion Liv Morgan facing WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax to determine the inaugural Women's Crown Jewel Champion. In the upcoming WWE SmackDown episode, these two women will come face-to-face before the major title match this weekend.
It will be interesting to see what else is in store for the go-home show of Friday Night SmackDown before the 2024 Crown Jewel.