WWE Afterburn
Encyclopedia
WWE After Burn is a WWE, Inc. syndicated television show which recaps events taking place on SmackDown. Along with WWE Bottom Line
it replaced the WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, Jakked. The show was broadcast in the USA from May 2002 to September 2005 when it was removed from syndication.
After Burn still airs in international markets to fulfill programming commitments. It is broadcast in Germany
on Sky Sport, the UK
on Sky Sports
, in South Africa
on Supersport, in Indonesia
on Lativi, in South Asia
on Ten Sports
, in Italy
on GXT, in Philippines
on Solar Sports
, Portugal on Sporttv 3 , and in Malaysia on Astro Supersports 3.
In January 2009, South African satellite provider DStv
shared After Burn broadcast rights with free channel e.tv
. WWE After Burn airs on e.tv on Tuesdays at 8.00pm as of January 20.
. The Sunday morning airing moved to Sky Sports in January 2005.
. After Burn was the only free-to-air WWE show in Australia back then as Raw, SmackDown, NXT
, Superstars
and Vintage Collection
are on FOX8
. After Burn was moved from 1pm Sundays to 12am Tuesdays. After Burn hasn't been shown on Channel Nine
since Wed 28 July at 12:10 AM. One and the high-definition simulcast (Ten's 24/7 sports channel) has announced that they would broadcast a show similar called The WWE Experience starting November 4. The show will broadcast every Thursday at 8:30 on One in Australia. After Burn nolonger airs in Australia.
WWE After Burn still airs in international markets to fulfill programming commitments
WWE Bottom Line
WWE Bottom Line is a World Wrestling Entertainment syndicated television program which recaps events taking place on Raw. It replaced the WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, WWE Livewire...
it replaced the WWE's previous syndicated highlight show, Jakked. The show was broadcast in the USA from May 2002 to September 2005 when it was removed from syndication.
After Burn still airs in international markets to fulfill programming commitments. It is broadcast in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on Sky Sport, the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
, in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
on Supersport, in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
on Lativi, in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
on Ten Sports
TEN Sports
TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab...
, in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on GXT, in Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on Solar Sports
Solar Sports
Solar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations, Talk TV, The Game Channel, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, Universal Channel, Diva Universal & Basketball TV, Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation...
, Portugal on Sporttv 3 , and in Malaysia on Astro Supersports 3.
In January 2009, South African satellite provider DStv
DStv
DStv is MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Africa, launched in 1995. It operates from two satellites over Africa, broadcasting on Ku band via Eutelsat W7 and Intelsat 7 , which only requires a small satellite dish...
shared After Burn broadcast rights with free channel e.tv
E.tv
e.tv is the fifth terrestrial television channel in South Africa, following three channels operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net, operated by Multichoice...
. WWE After Burn airs on e.tv on Tuesdays at 8.00pm as of January 20.
United Kingdom Television Schedules
- Sky OneSKY 1The Box is an entertainment channel in New Zealand available on SKY Network Television.The channel shows are a variety of the most recent shows such as from the United States, for example CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Simpsons, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainments hit shows, and...
- Sunday Mornings (2002- 2004) - Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
- Sunday Mornings (2005-)
United Kingdom
WWE Afterburn debuted in the UK in May 2002 replacing WWE Metal Sunday mornings on Sky One, whilst repeating in the week on Sky SportsSky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
. The Sunday morning airing moved to Sky Sports in January 2005.
Australia
In Australia, WWE After Burn debuted , 2008 on Channel NineNine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. After Burn was the only free-to-air WWE show in Australia back then as Raw, SmackDown, NXT
WWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
, Superstars
WWE Superstars
WWE Superstars is a professional wrestling television program produced by World Wrestling Entertainment that originally aired on WGN America in the United States. It debuted on April 16, 2009 and ended its domestic broadcasting on April 7, 2011...
and Vintage Collection
WWE Vintage Collection
WWE Vintage Collection is a professional wrestling television program from World Wrestling Entertainment showcasing action from the extensive WWE video library...
are on FOX8
FOX8
Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...
. After Burn was moved from 1pm Sundays to 12am Tuesdays. After Burn hasn't been shown on Channel Nine
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
since Wed 28 July at 12:10 AM. One and the high-definition simulcast (Ten's 24/7 sports channel) has announced that they would broadcast a show similar called The WWE Experience starting November 4. The show will broadcast every Thursday at 8:30 on One in Australia. After Burn nolonger airs in Australia.
Malaysia
In Malaysia, WWE Afterburn debuted on 6th of May 2011.It airs every Friday from 11.00 pm to 12.00 am on Astro SuperSports 3 ( Astro Channel 817 ).Hosts
| Year(s) | Hosts |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Marc Lloyd |
| 2002–2003 | Ivory Lisa Moretti Lisa Moretti is a retired American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory... |
| 2003 | Rue DeBona Rue DeBona Ruthann DeBona , also known by her ring name of Rue DeBona, is a former host for the WWE.-Background:Debona was a member of a pop group named Boy Krazy, which had a hit single with "That's What Love Can Do" in 1993.... |
| 2003–2009 | Josh Mathews Josh Lomberger Josh Matthew Lomberger is an American presenter, announcer, and former wrestler, better known by the ring name Josh Mathews... |
| 2009–Present | Jack Korpela Jack Korpela Jack Korpela is an American presenter, commentator and interviewer best known for his previous work on ESPN as a motorsports announcer and currently, he is a play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown portion of the WWE's Internationally syndicated program, WWE Superstars, an interviewer for... |
Fill in guest hosts
| Year(s) | Hosts | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Josh Matthews | Mathews would occasionally host the show before staying at the position. |
| 2005 | Michael Cole & Tazz | Mathews was on the Girls Gone Wild Tour. |
| 2008 & 2009 | Jack Korpela | Mathews was WWE's correspondent at both the Democratic 2008 Democratic National Convention The United States 2008 Democratic National Convention was a quadrennial presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party where it adopted its national platform and officially nominated its candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. The convention was held in Denver,... and Republican 2008 Republican National Convention The United States 2008 Republican National Convention took place at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from September 1, through September 4, 2008... National Conventions United States presidential nominating convention A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election... |
| 2011 | Scott Stanford | |
| 2011 | Matt Striker |
Special Episode
| Episode | Date | Hosts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Burn Debut | May 25, 2002 | Ivory Lisa Moretti Lisa Moretti is a retired American professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 1999 and 2005 under the ring name Ivory... |
First Episode of After Burn |
| After Burn 300th episode | February 17, 2008 | Josh Mathews Josh Lomberger Josh Matthew Lomberger is an American presenter, announcer, and former wrestler, better known by the ring name Josh Mathews... |
celebrated its 300th episode |
| After Burn Best Of 2010 | October 3, 2010 | Jack Korpela | The Best Of Smackdown 2010. Matches form April 2010 - September 2010 |
Broadcast
WWE After Burn was broadcast in the USA from May 2002 to September 2005 when it was removed from syndication.WWE After Burn still airs in international markets to fulfill programming commitments
| Country | Network | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Arab World Arab world The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the... |
MBC Action MBC Action MBC Action is a free-to-air satellite TV channel that screens films and television programs from the action genre. Programs are subtitled in Standard Arabic. It is available in the Arab World by satellites BADR4 and Nilesat 102. It launched on March 5, 2007 at 6:00 P.M... |
Sunday, 8.00 p.m. |
| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Sky Sport SKY Sport Sky Sport is a group of nine sports satellite TV channels in Italian language produced and broadcast by Sky Italia.-Sky Sport 1:Sky Sport 1 is an association football -dedicated TV channel... |
Fridays at 5:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. & Mondays at 5:00 p.m. |
| Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south... |
TEN Sports TEN Sports TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab... |
Monday, 1730 BST & 2300 BST & Tuesday, 800 BST |
| Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China... |
Ten Sports TEN Sports TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab... |
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m |
| Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
Alpha Television Alpha Television Alpha Television was a British limited company which operated television studios in Aston, Birmingham.- History :The company was formed in 1956 as a co-venture between two newly-created Independent Television companies, ATV and ABC Television... |
Thursdays, 7 pm & Replays Mondays, 6 pm |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Sky Sport Sky Sport (Germany) Sky Sport is a German set of sports channels.Events broadcast on the channels include UEFA Champions League, DFB-Pokal , UEFA Cup, Premier League, Formula One, DEL, golf and professional wrestling like WWE and TNA... |
Fridays at 5:00 p.m. & Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. |
| India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
Ten Sports TEN Sports TEN SPORTS is a sports channel, widely broadcast in Asia. Its key programming includes Cricket, Football and sports-entertainment shows viz. WWE. Ten Sports was launched on April 1, 2002, and became the world's premier sports channel for South Asians, reaching over 55 million homes across the Arab... |
Monday, 1700 IST, 2230 IST & Tuesday, 0730 IST |
| Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
Sunday, 09:00 & Sunday, 22:00 |
| Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
GXT GXT -Contenutes:GXT is thought mainly for the age 15-25 with wide spaces dedicated to wrestling with programmes like AfterBurn and BottomLine for what concern the WWE, while iMPACT!, TNA Xplosion and the old pay-per-view for what concern the TNA, but also much more like the programs Takeshi's Castle,... |
Sunday h. 9.05 am, Monday h. 2.15 pm, h. 8.50 pm - Tuesday h. 2.15 pm, Wednesday & Friday h. 2.15 pm |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted... and Canal+ Sport Canal+ Sport Canal+ Sport can refer to several television channels:*Canal+ Sport , a French television channel owned by the French Canal+ Group.*Canal+ Sport , a Polish television channel owned by Canal+ Cyfrowy.... |
Friday, 6:00 am, Wednesday, midnight and Sunday, 07:10 am |
| Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
Sport TV Sport TV SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and... |
Wednesday, 6:00 pm |
| Malaysia | Astro Malaysia | Friday, 11:00 pm |