Series synopsis
WWE Afterburn is an American drama television series that premiered on May 25, 2002. It ended on September 24, 2005. It was created by Vince McMahon. It stars Lisa Moretti.
WWE Afterburn is a WWE syndicated television show which recaps events taking place on SmackDown. Along with Bottom Line it replaced 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.
WWE Afterburn 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 ...
Premise
WWE Afterburn is a WWE syndicated television show which recaps events taking place on SmackDown. Along with Bottom Line it replaced 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.
WWE Afterburn 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 relinquished all WWE broadcast rights and Afterburn moved to free channel e.tv. WWE Afterburn airs on e.tv on Mondays at 10.30pm with a repeat the following afternoon on Tuesdays at 1.30pm.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 146 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 27 | May 25, 2002 | October 30, 2002 |
| Season 2 | 40 | November 6, 2002 | February 29, 2004 |
| Season 3 | 27 | March 6, 2004 | September 18, 2004 |
| Season 4 | 52 | September 25, 2004 | September 24, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 iN THIS E3P YOU SEE Vince talking to his wifeand having an row about Hulk Hulgan staying in the business. You see Vince and Hulk Hulgan having a dibate about if The Hulk can win at Vengence against Kane then he can have another contract for as long as he likes. The other part was that he has if he loses he would have to leave the business. |
May 25, 2002 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In this ep of After Burn you see Vince finish HUlk Hulgans contract in thront of all of his fans. This lead to booing and name calling at Vince followed by a charnt of Hulk don't don't go. Vince with this told the whole arena of people to shut up because he was going and that they would never see him again. Then Vince calles out show the footage and then you see Hulk Hulgan getting pinned and losing, at the end of the footage the whole arena started to bo at Vince again. Know you see the a clip of The Undertaker and Kane figthing on Raw, the out come of the match was good because it ended up that the Undertaker reversed a Tomb Stone and put Kane in one. This lead to the defet of Kane and The Undertaker to victory. |
June 1, 2002 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A-Train and The Big Show defeated Rey Misterio and Yoshihiro Tajiri...Eddie Guerrero defeated Jaime Noble...Torrie Wilson defeated Nidia. Sable was the special referee...Cruiserweight Champion, Matt Hardy, defeated Brian Kendrick...Nunzio and Nathan Jones fought to a No Contest...John Cena defeated Chris Benoit. |
June 8, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 28 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: Edge defeated Chris Benoit The Big Show defeated Rikishi Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Mud-Pool Match Matt Hardy defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle Brock Lesnar defeated Rey Misterio |
November 6, 2002 |
| 2 |
Episode 29 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Knoble and Nidia Rikishi defeated John Cena The Big Show defeated Matt Hardy Edge and Rey Misterio defeated Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle to win the World Tag Team Titles Brock Lesnar defeated Eddie Guerrero. |
November 13, 2002 |
| 3 |
Episode 30 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: Edge defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. Matt Hardy and John Cena defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri and Rikishi Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Knoble Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit fought to a No Contest |
November 20, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 68 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
March 6, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 69 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
March 20, 2004 |
| 3 |
Episode 70 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
March 27, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 96 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
September 25, 2004 |
| 2 |
Episode 97 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
October 2, 2004 |
| 3 |
Episode 98 A recap of Smackdown. Highlights from these matches were shown: |
October 9, 2004 |
Production
Release
| First aired | May 25, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | September 24, 2005 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |