There's a few good bits of news for the WWE Universe today, the first of which finds the long-running SmackDown series moving to Thursday nights on Syfy beginning January 15, 2015 at 8pm ET. The second longest-running weekly episodic program in U.S. television history (only behind WWE’s other flagship program, Monday Night Raw) has dominated Friday nights on Syfy, but now will move to Thursdays, where the potential for an even bigger audience exists.
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In other news, the WWE continues to recognize the real-life superstars in the world, this week recognizing a heroic little boy named Jayden, who saved his mother's life. A huge fan of WWE Superstar John Cena, Jayden got a cool surprise when appearing on Meredith Viera's Lunchbox Heroes segment...
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