SmackDown
Friday night grappling
SmackDown is a professional wrestling television program produced by WWE, airing since 1999.
The name suggests a decisive beating or confrontation—to lay the smack down is to defeat someone emphatically or assert dominance.
Outside wrestling contexts, smackdown (lowercase) describes any forceful showdown or crushing defeat: The debate turned into a smackdown.
Pro grappling promotion
- arenaVenue for contests
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- cage matchFight within barriers
- finisherOne who completes tasks
heel · babyface · pinfall · submission · ring · turnbuckle · referee · tag team
Thorough physical or competitive defeat
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- throwdownFierce physical altercation
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
brawl · fight · knockout · defeat · humiliation · domination · verbal assault · crushing
Formal expression of disapproval
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
- tongue-lashingHarsh verbal scolding
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
admonishment · criticism · chastisement · lecture · telling-off · condemnation · reproach · denunciation
WWE
Pro grappling promotion
- arenaVenue for contests
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- cage matchFight within barriers
finisher · heel · babyface · pinfall · submission · ring · turnbuckle · referee · tag team · entrance
beatdown
Thorough physical or competitive defeat
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- throwdownFierce physical altercation
clash · brawl · fight · knockout · defeat · humiliation · domination · verbal assault · crushing · demolition
reprimand
Formal expression of disapproval
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
- tongue-lashingHarsh verbal scolding
- correctionFixing of mistakes
censure · admonishment · criticism · chastisement · lecture · telling-off · condemnation · reproach · denunciation · reality check
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe
SmackDownsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
capitulation · retreat · backing down · reconciliation · peace offering
smack, down, smacked, smacking, smacks, downer, downs, downed, downing