▁announced ▁that ▁Daniel ▁Bry an ▁was ▁back ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁W WE ▁Super star ▁after ▁his ▁in - ring ▁return ▁at ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁ 3 4 , ▁therefore ▁" gra ci ously ▁accepted ▁Daniel ' s ▁res ignation ▁as ▁Sm ack Down ▁General ▁Manager ". ▁He ▁then ▁named ▁Pa ige ▁the ▁new ▁General ▁Manager . ▁ ▁From ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁W WE ▁implemented ▁an ▁order ▁from ▁V ince ▁Mc M ah on ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁wrest ling ▁during ▁commercial ▁breaks ▁to ▁Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down . ▁An ▁exception ▁was ▁during ▁split ▁screen ▁view ing ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁commer ci als . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁matches ▁having ▁breaks ▁and ▁rest arts , ▁and ▁best ▁of ▁three ▁falls ▁matches ▁with ▁relatively ▁quick ▁falls . ▁▁ ▁Fox ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter , ▁cit ing ▁sources ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁situation , ▁reported ▁that ▁N BC Univers al ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁renew ▁its ▁rights ▁to ▁Raw , ▁but ▁that ▁W WE ▁was ▁offering ▁Sm ack Down ▁separately ▁to ▁other ▁broad c aster s . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁W WE ▁was ▁near ing ▁a ▁five - year ▁deal ▁with ▁Fox ▁( the ▁parent ▁network ▁of ▁former ▁Sm ack Down ▁broad c aster ▁My Network TV ) ▁beginning ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 2 0 5