Claim: John Cena is a professional wrestler.

| first_aired =  | last_aired = present  | related =  | website = http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown  -RCB- -RCB-  '' '' ' -LSB- -LSB- WWE -RSB- -RSB- SmackDown '' '' ' , also currently referred to as '' '' ` SmackDown Live '' '' ' -LRB- stylized as '' '' ` SmackDown LIVE '' '' ' -RRB- or simply '' '' ` SmackDown '' '' ' , is a -LSB- -LSB- professional wrestling -RSB- -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- television program -RSB- -RSB- that debuted on August 26 , 1999 . The show 's name is also used to refer to the SmackDown -LSB- -LSB- WWE brand extension | brand -RSB- -RSB- , in which WWE employees are assigned to work and perform on that program ; currently the other brands are -LSB- -LSB- WWE Raw | Raw -RSB- -RSB- and -LSB- -LSB- WWE NXT | NXT -RSB- -RSB- .   '' SmackDown '' is currently broadcast live on Tuesday nights on the -LSB- -LSB- USA Network -RSB- -RSB- . The show was originally broadcast on Thursday nights but moved to Friday on September 9 , 2005 , before returning to Thursdays on January 15 , 2015 , On July 19 , 2016 , it was moved to a live broadcast on Tuesday night . '' SmackDown ! '' debuted in the United States on the -LSB- -LSB- UPN -RSB- -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- television network -RSB- -RSB- on April 29 , 1999 , but after the -LSB- -LSB- 2006 United States broadcast TV realignment | merger of UPN and the WB -RSB- -RSB- , '' SmackDown ! '' began airing on -LSB- -LSB- The CW -RSB- -RSB- in September 2006 . The show was moved to -LSB- -LSB- MyNetworkTV -RSB- -RSB- in October 2008 , to -LSB- -LSB- Syfy -RSB- -RSB- on October 1 , 2010 and to -LSB- -LSB- USA Network -RSB- -RSB- on January 7 , 2016 . It complements '' -LSB- -LSB- WWE Raw | Raw -RSB- -RSB- '' as the second of WWE 's two main weekly programs . As of March 3 , 2017 , all archived episodes of the show are available for on demand viewing via the -LSB- -LSB- WWE Network -RSB- -RSB-   In its history , '' SmackDown '' has been broadcast from 162 different arenas , in 147 cities and towns , in seven different countries -LRB- the United States , Canada , the United Kingdom , -LSB- -LSB- Iraq -RSB- -RSB- in -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops results # 2003 | 2003 -RSB- -RSB- and -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops results # 2004 | 2004 -RSB- -RSB- for '' -LSB- -LSB- WWE Tribute to the Troops | Tribute to the Troops -RSB- -RSB- '' , -LSB- -LSB- Japan -RSB- -RSB- in 2005 , -LSB- -LSB- Italy -RSB- -RSB- in 2007 , and -LSB- -LSB- Mexico -RSB- -RSB- in 2011 -RRB- . Prior to switching to the current live format , taped episodes premiered a few hours earlier in Ireland and the United Kingdom and a day earlier in Australia , Canada , -LSB- -LSB- Singapore -RSB- -RSB- , and -LSB- -LSB- Philippines -RSB- -RSB- than the United States , due to time differences . For international broadcast listings , -LSB- -LSB- #Broadcast | see below -RSB- -RSB- . The show celebrated its 15th anniversary on October 10 , 2014 , and its 900th episode on November 15 , 2016 .