‘SmackDown Live’ will be broadcast to the nation from Everett

World Wrestling Entertainment’s “blue” brand is making a stop in Everett for the first time in the show’s 20-year history.

“SmackDown Live,” one of two weekly WWE shows aired on the USA Network, comes to Angel of the Winds Arena on Tuesday.

WWE’s other show, “Raw,” has been to Everett twice, but this will be the first broadcast of “SmackDown Live” from Snohomish County. The show will air live on the East Coast, and on a three-hour delay on the West Coast.

“SmackDown Live” is known for its blue logo, blue ropes and blue lighting. “Raw” is WWE’s red brand.

“If you’re a fan of WWE, you really haven’t experienced it until you’ve experienced it live,” WWE superstar Samoa Joe said last week in a phone interview. “It’s just a very, very different atmosphere to be there in person, feel the energy in the building, feel the energy in the crowd and be in that live TV environment where it just adds a kind of extra little element of chaos.”

The event starts a 4:45 p.m. Tuesday and takes place just two weeks removed from WWE’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, which is viewed as the beginning of the road to WWE’s version of the Super Bowl, WrestleMania.

“It’s the season, man. Everybody knows the big one is coming up, everyone is getting ready to go,” Joe said. “I think it is a time definitely that the atmosphere in the locker room and in the company in general is just more charged.”

Joe is a seasoned veteran on the independent wrestling scene. He made his name in a dominant, decade-long run in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which included a 19-month unbeaten streak. He’s known as an intense, cerebral opponent who will do anything to come out on top.

“Anybody who knows me knows that I’m a very confrontational individual,” Joe said. “I find it funny when someone says, ‘Oh, you have an issue with that guy.’ I have an issue with everybody, and it’s well documented. Anybody that wants to run down to that ring and get this smoke can get that smoke. That’s pretty much how this works.”

A favorite of many hardcore wrestling fans around the world, many thought Joe never would end up in a WWE ring.

That changed when the “Samoan Submission Machine” signed with WWE’s developmental brand, NXT, in 2015.

“It’s just a real interesting time to be here, a real cool time to be here,” Joe said. “A lot of people said, oh, I’d never be here. And now you’re seeing a lot of other people that people thought would never get their shot here getting their chance across different brands of the company. It’s definitely a transformative time.

“You’re seeing a lot of different concepts and ideas come to the surface. I think that trend is going to continue to go forward and increase in the coming years.”

After a 121-day championship reign in NXT, Joe made his main roster WWE debut in January of 2017. He made an instant impact by attacking fan-favorite Seth Rollins in the lead-up to Rollins’ WrestleMania 33 match with company stalwart Triple H.

However, Joe didn’t have a match at WrestleMania 33 and missed last year’s event because of injury.

Joe is ready to finally showcase his talents at the pinnacle of WWE’s year.

“I’m beyond excited,” Joe said. “It’s been long overdue. I think the fans have been waiting for it. I definitely have.”

Joe and other superstars on the SmackDown Live roster look to build momentum on their way to WrestleMania 35 on their stop in Everett.

The show’s card currently advertises a pair of championship bouts: WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, a native of Aberdeen, takes on former title-holder AJ Styles, and SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka defends her strap in a Triple Threat Match against former champions Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. Fan favorites Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton and The New Day also are scheduled to make appearances.

“This period of time is probably some of the best times to come see shows,” Joe said. “There’s always something poppin’ off or happening because it’s the lead up to WrestleMania. … Everybody’s getting ramped up and getting ready to go.”