WWE SmackDown Start Time Tonight (06-05-2026)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown airs tonight (June 5, 2026) live from the Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy. The show goes live at 8:00 PM local time (CEST), which is 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT for fans watching internationally on Netflix. In the United States, SmackDown airs tape-delayed at 8:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CT on the USA Network, keeping its usual Friday night slot.
WWE SmackDown live start time by time zone (June 5-6, 2026)
The table below is based on the live Netflix broadcast at 8:00 PM in Bologna. U.S. fans who prefer the USA Network airing should use 8:00 PM ET instead:
| Region / City | Time Zone | Local Start Time | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | HST (UTC−10) | 8:00 AM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Alaska | AKDT (UTC−8) | 10:00 AM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Los Angeles / Seattle | PDT (UTC−7) | 11:00 AM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Denver | MDT (UTC−6) | 12:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Chicago / Dallas | CDT (UTC−5) | 1:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| New York / Toronto | EDT (UTC−4) | 2:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| São Paulo | BRT (UTC−3) | 3:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| UTC / GMT | UTC±0 | 6:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| London / Dublin | BST/IST (UTC+1) | 7:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Bologna / Paris / Berlin / Madrid | CEST (UTC+2) | 8:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Cape Town | SAST (UTC+2) | 8:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Athens / Cairo / Moscow | EEST/MSK (UTC+3) | 9:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Dubai | GST (UTC+4) | 10:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Karachi | PKT (UTC+5) | 11:00 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| New Delhi / Mumbai | IST (UTC+5:30) | 11:30 PM | Fri, Jun 5 |
| Dhaka | BST (UTC+6) | 12:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
| Bangkok | ICT (UTC+7) | 1:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
| Singapore / Beijing / Manila | (UTC+8) | 2:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
| Tokyo / Seoul | JST/KST (UTC+9) | 3:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
| Sydney / Melbourne | AEST (UTC+10) | 4:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
| Auckland | NZST (UTC+12) | 6:00 AM | Sat, Jun 6 |
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