WWE Afterburn

*WWE Afterburn*
WWE Afterburn
Created by	Vince McMahon
Presented by	Megan Morant
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1104
Production
Production location	Stamford, Connecticut
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Running time	60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
Network	Spike; Syndicated overseas
Release	May 25, 2002 –; present
Related
	Bottom Line; Experience; This Week; Vintage; Free For All

WWE Afterburn is an American syndicated television program which recaps events taking place on WWE's weekly flagship program, SmackDown. Along with Bottom Line, it replaced WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, Jakked. The show ran from May 2002 until September 2005 domestically, broadcasting 172 episodes domestically before being removed from syndication. The show continues to run in some international markets such as South Africa, Italy, Germany, Spain and South Asia.

International variations

Malaysia, and South Africa

In Malaysia, Afterburn debuted on May 6, 2011. It aired every Monday at 10 pm on Astro SuperSport 4, but now on Astro Prima every Thursday at 11 pm. The show airs on eKasi+ in South Africa on Fridays at 10 pm.

Australia

In Australia, WWE Afterburn debuted in 2008 on Channel Nine. Afterburn was the only free-to-air WWE show in Australia at the time, with Raw, SmackDown, NXT and Superstars all airing on Fox8. Afterburn had a time slot 1 pm every Sunday, before being moved to 12 am every Tuesday. WWE Afterburn aired 132 episodes in Australia before being removed from syndication on July 28, 2010. Afterburn was replaced with a similar show titled WWE Experience starting November 4 however in December 2014, Afterburn returned and was broadcast on 7mate.^[2]^[3]

Hosts

Year(s)	Hosts
2002	Marc Lloyd
2002–2003	Ivory
2003	Rue DeBona
2003–2009	Josh Mathews
2009–2011	Jack Korpela
2011–2012	Matt Striker
2012–2013	Tony Dawson
2013	Scott Stanford
2014–2015	Renee Young
2015–2021	Scott Stanford
2022–present	Megan Morant

Fill in guest hosts

Year(s)	Hosts
2002	Josh Mathews
2005	Michael Cole and Tazz
2008	Jack Korpela
2011	Scott Stanford
2013, 2015–2017	Tom Phillips
2014	Rich Brennan
2015	Kyle Edwards
2022	Kevin Patrick

Broadcast

WWE Afterburn was broadcast from May 2002 to September 2005, before it was removed from syndication in the USA. The show still airs in international markets to fulfil programming commitments.

References

^ "World Wrestling EntertainmentT Unveils New Program Lineup". corporate.wwe.com. WWE. May 8, 2002. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 3 November 2023. WWE After Burn™ (debuts in syndication on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, check local listings) will break down the week that was for the WWE SmackDown!™ Brand. WWE After Burn™ will highlight matches and interviews from WWE SmackDown!™ and WWE Velocity™ as well as peeking behind the scenes with WWE SmackDown!™ Superstars as they invade the entertainment world.
^ "WWE Afterburn". Tvcatchupaustralia.com. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
^ "WWE Afterburn Australia". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-25.