WWE SmackDown Start Time Tonight (05-22-2026)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown starts tonight (May 22, 2026) at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT broadcast live on the USA Network in the United States and streamed worldwide on Netflix. The show takes place from Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky and acts as the go-home episode before Saturday Night’s Main Event XLIV in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Here is everything you need to know about the start times for the broadcast tonight:
SmackDown start time by timezone
| Region | Timezone | Start Time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii, USA | HST | 2:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Alaska, USA | AKDT | 4:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Los Angeles, USA | PDT | 5:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Denver, USA | MDT | 6:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Chicago, USA | CDT | 7:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| New York, USA | EDT | 8:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Toronto, Canada | EDT | 8:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Halifax, Canada | ADT | 9:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | BRT | 9:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | ART | 9:00 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| St. John’s, Canada | NDT | 9:30 PM | Fri, May 22 |
| London, UK | BST | 1:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Dublin, Ireland | IST | 1:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Lagos, Nigeria | WAT | 1:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Berlin, Germany | CEST | 2:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Paris, France | CEST | 2:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Rome, Italy | CEST | 2:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Cairo, Egypt | EEST | 3:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Moscow, Russia | MSK | 3:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | TRT | 3:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AST | 3:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Dubai, UAE | GST | 4:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Karachi, Pakistan | PKT | 5:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Mumbai, India | IST | 5:30 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Dhaka, Bangladesh | BST | 6:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Bangkok, Thailand | ICT | 7:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia | WIB | 7:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Singapore | SGT | 8:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Hong Kong | HKT | 8:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Beijing, China | CST | 8:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Manila, Philippines | PHT | 8:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Tokyo, Japan | JST | 9:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Seoul, South Korea | KST | 9:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Sydney, Australia | AEST | 10:00 AM | Sat, May 23 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | NZST | 12:00 PM | Sat, May 23 |
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