 The move to pursue "SmackDown" came as part of Fox's increasing focus on live sports programming and non-scripted entertainment, in the wake of the then-upcoming sale of its film and television studios to Disney.The network's founder Rupert Murdoch promised extensive promotion of the program during its sports telecasts, and proposed a weekly WWE studio show on its cable network FS1.On September 26, 2019, WWE announced that Michael Cole would be returning to "SmackDown" for the first time since 2008 to lead the commentary team alongside his former "Raw" colleagues Corey Graves and Renee Young.