Due to WWE SmackDown changing nights in the U.S. from Friday to Thursday beginning in January, there has been a schedule change for the program in Canada as well.
Because the station that SmackDown airs on in Canada runs NHL games on Thursdays, the show will be airing on Wednesday nights.
This means that once the night change takes place, Canada will be the first country in the world to get to watch SmackDown each week, and it means SmackDown will be going head-to-head with NXT in Canada.