{"id":85409,"date":"2019-08-30T12:26:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T17:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=85409"},"modified":"2019-08-30T12:26:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T17:26:04","slug":"wwe-campaign-to-promote-friday-night-smackdown-starting-in-october-begins-tonight-on-fox-college-football-with-fans-imitating-wrestlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/08\/30\/wwe-campaign-to-promote-friday-night-smackdown-starting-in-october-begins-tonight-on-fox-college-football-with-fans-imitating-wrestlers\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE campaign to promote Friday Night Smackdown starting in October begins tonight on Fox College Football with fans imitating wrestlers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1061226961\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>WWE has announced that their campaign to promote Smackdown&#8217;s move to Fox in October begins tonight with their &#8220;We&#8217;re All Superstars&#8221; campaign on Fox&#8217;s college football pregame show. The following is the press release they issued to PWTorch today&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u201cWE\u2019RE ALL SUPERSTARS\u201d: NEW CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES WWE\u2019S <em>FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN <\/em>ON FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrities and Fans Go to Extremes Emulating Superstars Past and Present\u00a0<\/strong><strong>as <em>SmackDown Live<\/em> Becomes FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN on FOX<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AwWaYdROdGs\">We\u2019re All Superstars \u2013 Superstars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 WWE\u2019s\u00a0FRIDAY NIGHT\u00a0SMACKDOWN debuts on FOX\u00a0Friday, October 4, and FOX Sports is setting the stage with the\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cWe\u2019re All Superstars\u201d <\/em><\/strong>campaign launch. The first spot \u201cSuperstars\u201d premieres tonight, Friday, August 30, during FOX Sports\u2019 new college football pregame show, BIG NOON KICKOFF, at 6:30 PM ET on FS1.<\/p>\n<p>In the spot, a wide range of everyday and celebrity WWE fans embrace their inner \u201cSuperstar\u201d \u2013 a grocery store clerk, a spelling bee winner, kids at the swimming pool, and more. These fanatics imitate their favorite WWE Superstars\u2019 signature moves, celebrating the WWE\u2019s outsized influence on pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Superstars \u201cStone Cold\u201d Steve Austin, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Becky Lynch, Ric Flair, Charlotte Flair, The Undertaker,\u00a0and The Rock\u00a0together with celebrities including Snoop Dogg, Gordon Ramsay,\u00a0and athletes from across the sports world are featured in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, beginning with its 20th anniversary celebration\u00a0on Friday, October 4,\u00a0<em>Smackdown Live<\/em>\u00a0will become\u00a0FRIDAY NIGHT\u00a0SMACKDOWN\u00a0and air on the FOX broadcast network 52 weeks a year.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1484411934\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The campaign will consist of four total spots, with three fan-focused videos debuting in the coming weeks. 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