WWE SmackDown to undergo huge TV change on Fox this week for first time ever in show's history

WWE SmackDown will undergo a huge live TV change this week for the first time in its history.

The weekly show will be aired as normal this Friday, but with a twist for those in the United States.

Roman Reigns is set to be the headline act on SmackDown this Friday

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Roman Reigns is set to be the headline act on SmackDown this FridayCredit: WWE

The programme will be filmed at the o2 Arena in London, England, on June 30th, the other side of the Atlantic.

It will be shown in the UK live at 8pm, which would mean a different start time of 3pm Eastern on Fox.

However, SmackDown will be taped and shown later for a US audience, meaning viewers won't see it live.

It is the first time since it started in 1999 that the show will not be shown live in the US at prime time.

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An airing will be shown at 8pm Eastern on Friday instead, five hours after it has happened.

It comes just a day before the blockbuster Money in the Bank pay-per-view at the arena the next day.

Roman Reigns and Logan Paul have both been added to the SmackDown card already.

Both events are set to sell out at the o2 in what is sure to be an action-packed two days of wrestling.

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Paul will take on LA Knight, Santos Escobar, Ricochet, Butch, Damian Priest and Shinsuke Nakamura in the MITB ladder match.

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