WWE SmackDown Start Time Tonight (07-16-2026)
Tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown takes place from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York at 8pm Eastern, 7pm Central and 5pm Pacific.
The Albany show is the go-home show for this week’s Saturday Night’s Main Event, which will see Cody Rhodes and CM Punk team in the main event to face Gunther and Sami Zayn. It’s very likely we’ll see at least Punk and Zayn on the show, although with SNME taking place from MSG on Saturday, Cody and Gunther are probably in New York State.
Cody Rhodes, Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, CM Punk, Gunther and Trick Williams are all listed as “featured stars” on the company website for the show, but this does not guarantee that they will all appear.
What time is WWE SmackDown tonight?
| Region / city | Time zone | Start time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, Seattle | PDT (UTC-7) | 5:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Phoenix | MST (UTC-7) | 5:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Denver, Calgary | MDT (UTC-6) | 6:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Chicago, Mexico City | CDT / CST (UTC-5/-6) | 7:00 PM / 6:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| New York, Toronto, Albany | EDT (UTC-4) | 8:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Halifax, San Juan | ADT / AST (UTC-3/-4) | 9:00 PM / 8:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| St. John’s | NDT (UTC-2:30) | 9:30 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Anchorage | AKDT (UTC-8) | 4:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| Honolulu | HST (UTC-10) | 2:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| São Paulo, Buenos Aires | BRT / ART (UTC-3) | 9:00 PM | Fri, Jul 17 |
| UTC / GMT | UTC | 12:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| London, Dublin, Lisbon | BST / IST / WEST (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Lagos | WAT (UTC+1) | 1:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome | CEST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Johannesburg, Cairo | SAST / EEST (UTC+2) | 2:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Athens, Helsinki, Kyiv | EEST (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Moscow, Riyadh, Nairobi | MSK / AST / EAT (UTC+3) | 3:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Dubai | GST (UTC+4) | 4:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Karachi | PKT (UTC+5) | 5:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| New Delhi, Mumbai | IST (UTC+5:30) | 5:30 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Dhaka | BST (UTC+6) | 6:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Bangkok, Jakarta | ICT / WIB (UTC+7) | 7:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Singapore, Manila, Beijing, Perth | SGT / PHT / CST / AWST (UTC+8) | 8:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Tokyo, Seoul | JST / KST (UTC+9) | 9:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Adelaide | ACST (UTC+9:30) | 9:30 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | AEST (UTC+10) | 10:00 AM | Sat, Jul 18 |
| Auckland | NZST (UTC+12) | 12:00 PM | Sat, Jul 18 |
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