WWE SmackDown Start Time Tonight (06-26-2026)
WWE SmackDown was taped on Tuesday from the O2 Arena in London, England. This broadcast is the go-home show for the Night of Champions event, and several matches and segments will be airing on USA Network in the usual Friday night timeslot for viewers in the US at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central and 5pm Pacific.
WWE SmackDown start times
Here are the global start times for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown:
| Region | Time zone | Local start time |
|---|---|---|
| US East Coast | EDT (UTC−4) | 8:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| US Central | CDT (UTC−5) | 7:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| US Mountain | MDT (UTC−6) | 6:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| US Pacific | PDT (UTC−7) | 5:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| US Alaska | AKDT (UTC−8) | 4:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| US Hawaii | HST (UTC−10) | 2:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| Canada (Atlantic) | ADT (UTC−3) | 9:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| Canada (Newfoundland) | NDT (UTC−2:30) | 9:30 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| Mexico City | CST (UTC−6) | 6:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| Brazil (Brasília) | BRT (UTC−3) | 9:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| Argentina | ART (UTC−3) | 9:00 PM, Fri Jun 26 |
| UK & Ireland | BST (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Portugal | WEST (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Central Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy) | CEST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Eastern Europe (Greece, Finland) | EEST (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Nigeria | WAT (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| South Africa | SAST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) | AST (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Turkey | TRT (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| UAE (Dubai) | GST (UTC+4) | 4:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Pakistan | PKT (UTC+5) | 5:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| India | IST (UTC+5:30) | 5:30 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Bangladesh | BST (UTC+6) | 6:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Thailand | ICT (UTC+7) | 7:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Singapore / Philippines / China / Hong Kong | (UTC+8) | 8:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Japan & South Korea | JST/KST (UTC+9) | 9:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Australia (Perth) | AWST (UTC+8) | 8:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Australia (Adelaide) | ACST (UTC+9:30) | 9:30 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| Australia (Sydney / Melbourne) | AEST (UTC+10) | 10:00 AM, Sat Jun 27 |
| New Zealand | NZST (UTC+12) | 12:00 PM, Sat Jun 27 |
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