List of WWE SmackDown special episodes and stage/logo history

=== SmackDown ===
* Running Time: 2 hours
* Day & Air Time: Friday at 8pm (USA Time)
* Specials: Night of Champions (All Championships are defended), Power to the People (Fans are given the chance to vote on stipulations for matches on WWE.com)
* Commentators: Mauro Ranallo and Corey Graves
* General Manager: Eric Bischoff
* USA network: Fox. Live worldwide on WWE Network
* TV Parental Guidelines: TV-14
* Theme song: "Are You Ready" by AC/DC
* Head booker / Executive director: Shane McMahon 
== Stage history ==
* March 10, 1997-March 25, 2002
* April 1, 2002-January 18, 2008
* January 25, 2008-August 11, 2014
* August 18, 2014-July 18, 2016
* July 25, 2016-September 24, 2019
* Thunderdome (April 6, 2020 until July 12, 2021)
* September 24, 2019-March 30, 2020; July 23, 2021-present
== Logo history ==
* March 10, 1997-March 25, 2002
* April 1, 2002-January 18, 2008
* January 25, 2008-July 16, 2012
* July 23, 2012-August 11, 2014
* August 18, 2014-July 18, 2016
* July 25, 2016-September 24, 2019
* Thunderdome (April 6, 2020 until July 12, 2021)
* September 24, 2019-March 30, 2020; July 23, 2021-present
== Theme music ==
Song title 	Written by 	Date used
"Everybody on the Ground"	Jim Johnston 	April 29, 1999 – August 9, 2001
"The Beautiful People" 	Marilyn Manson	August 16, 2001 – May 15, 2003
"I Want It All" 	Jim Johnston 	May 22, 2003 – March 17, 2006
"Rise Up" 	Drowning Pool 	March 24, 2006 – September 24, 2010
"Know Your Enemy" 	Green Day 	October 1, 2010 – April 4, 2014
"Black and Blue" 	CFO$ 	April 11, 2014 – July 19, 2016
"Take a Chance" 	CFO$ 	July 26, 2016 – September 24, 2019
"Are You Ready" 	AC/DC 	October 4, 2019 – present
== Special episodes ==
Episode 	Date 	Location 	Rating 	Notes
SmackDown!'s pilot episode 	April 29, 1999 	New Haven, Connecticut 	3.10/5.80 share 	Pilot episode
SmackDown!'s debut episode 	August 26, 1999 	Kansas City, Missouri 	4.2 	Series debut
SmackDown! Extreme 	February 1, 2001 	Columbus, Ohio 	4.0 	Promotes the beginning of the 2001 XFL season
SmackDown! Live 	August 16, 2001 	Salt Lake City, Utah 	4.3 	First live episode of SmackDown!
9/11 Tribute 	September 13, 2001	Houston, Texas 	3.6 	A live episode paying tribute to those impacted by the September 11 attacks two days prior. A regularly-scheduled taping for that week's episode was to occur on September 11, but was cancelled due to the attacks. WWF staff, including Vince McMahon, elected to go on with the episode as a live broadcast instead, which would feature exhibition matches with no effect on storylines. McMahon emphasized that the event was the first major public gathering of its kind since the attacks (as all domestic sports leagues had cancelled or postponed events in their immediate aftermath).
Christmas from Baghdad 	December 25, 2003 	Baghdad, Iraq 	3.0 	A special episode filmed at Camp Victory, attended by United States Armed Forces members.
SmackDown! 5th Anniversary Special 	September 23, 2004	Phoenix, Arizona 	3.2 	Celebrated the show's 5th anniversary and the 2004–2005 season premiere
Christmas in Iraq 	December 23, 2004 	Tikrit, Iraq 	2.9 	A follow-up to the Baghdad special, filmed from Camp Speicher.
SmackDown! Night of Champions 	December 30, 2004 	New Orleans, Louisiana 	3.9 	Featured championship matches
Eddie Guerrero tribute 	November 18, 2005 	Minneapolis, Minnesota 	3.3 	Following the death of Eddie Guerrero, both Raw and SmackDown! paused their storylines and featured tributes to Guerrero.
The SmackDown! Special 	November 29, 2005 	Cincinnati, Ohio 	2.35 	One hour special episode of SmackDown! airing on a Tuesday
Best of SmackDown! 2005 	December 23, 2005 	Springfield, Massachusetts	2.8 	Featured clips from 2005
Friday Night SmackDown! CW Season Premiere 	September 22, 2006	Montreal, Quebec, Canada 	2.4 	Premiere on The CW; 2006-2007 Season Premiere
Best of SmackDown! 2006 	December 29, 2006 	N/A 	2.6 	Featured clips from 2006
SmackDown! 400th episode 	April 20, 2007 	Milan, Italy 	2.5 	Celebrated the show's 400th episode
WWE Best of 2007 	December 28, 2007 	N/A 	2.5 	Featured clips from 2007
SmackDown All-Star Kick-Off 	October 3, 2008 	Green Bay, Wisconsin 	2.9 	Featured Champion vs. Champion matches
Premiere on MyNetworkTV
SmackDown 500th episode 	March 20, 2009 	Corpus Christi, Texas 	2.7 	
* Celebrated the show's 500th episode
* Featured the rosters from all three brands
Decade of SmackDown 	October 2, 2009 	Boston, Massachusetts 	3.77/2.20 share 	
* Celebrated the show's 10th anniversary
* Featured the rosters from all three brands
SmackDown Live Syfy Premiere 	October 1, 2010 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	1.7 	
* Premiere on Syfy
* Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown
Christmas on USA 	December 21, 2010 	San Antonio, Texas 	2.5 	Special Tuesday live Christmas episode on the USA Network
SmackDown 600th episode 	February 18, 2011 	San Diego, California 	2.1 	
* Celebrates the show's 600th episode
* Features the rosters from Raw and SmackDown
SmackDown Milestone 	October 14, 2011 	Dallas, Texas 	2.2 	Special episode celebrating SmackDown as the second-longest running weekly episodic TV show (behind Raw)
SuperSmackDown LIVE! Christmas Special 	November 29, 2011 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	3.7 	A live holiday-themed SmackDown hosted by Mick Foley
New Year's SmackDown 	December 30, 2011 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	5.1 	A New Year's-themed episode of SmackDown
Sin City SmackDown 	January 20, 2012 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	3.7 	
* A special episode of SmackDown emanating from Las Vegas, Nevada
* The stipulations of the matches are determined by the spin of a wheel, similar to Raw Roulette
SuperSmackDown LIVE: Blast from the Past 	April 10, 2012 	Hampton, Virginia 	1.5 	
* Live episode of SmackDown
* Old school theme featuring appearances from WWE Hall of Famers and Legends
SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash 	July 3, 2012 	Corpus Christi, Texas 	1.7 	
* Live episode of SmackDown
* Celebration of Independence Day
* The Great American Bash 20-Man Battle Royal
Friday Night ZackDown 	July 13, 2012 	Denver, Colorado 	2.50/0.8 share 	The winner of The Great American bash 20-Man Battle Royal; Zack Ryder ran SmackDown as acting general manager for one night only
SuperSmackDown LIVE: Commercial-Free 	December 18, 2012 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	6.17 	
* A special commercial-free episode of SmackDown
* Featured a WWE Divas Championship match and John Cena and Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big Show
The Rock Return Show 	January 11, 2013 	Miami, Florida 	3.7 	First SmackDown to feature The Rock in 10 years
SmackDown 700th Episode LIVE! 	January 18, 2013 	San Antonio, Texas 	2.88/0.8 share 	Celebration of the 700th episode of SmackDown
Social Media SmackDown 	March 1, 2013 	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	4.1 	Special episode of SmackDown that features reactions from the superstars and the WWE Universe on Tout, Twitter, and Facebook
SmackDown Thanksgiving 	November 29, 2013 	Uncasville, Connecticut 	2.64/0.8 share[citation needed]	Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of SmackDown
SmackDown 15 	October 10, 2014 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	2.67/0.8 share 	Celebrated the show's 15th anniversary
SmackDown Halloween Special 	October 31, 2014 	Houston, Texas 	2.21/0.6 share[citation needed]	Halloween special of SmackDown
Super SmackDown Live: SmackDown's 800th Episode 	December 16, 2014 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	2.03/1.51 share 	
* Special live broadcast of SmackDown, celebrating its 800th episode
* Aired on USA Network
Final Friday Night SmackDown 2015 	January 9, 2015 	Laredo, Texas 	2.43/0.7 share 	Final episode of SmackDown airing on Friday Nights
Thursday Night SmackDown 2015 	January 15, 2015 	Baton Rouge, Louisiana 	2.68/0.8 share 	Return to Thursday Nights
SmackDown Live! 	January 29, 2015 	Hartford, Connecticut 	2.95/0.9 share[citation needed]	
* As a result of Winter Storm Juno and statewide travel bans, WWE was forced to postpone a live Raw at the XL Center in Hartford, CT and a SmackDown taping at the TD Garden in Boston scheduled for the next day. Raw became a highlights show that Monday, and the live Raw was rescheduled as a live SmackDown episode three days later on Syfy.
* The main event was a Casket match between Daniel Bryan and Kane, which Bryan won
SmackDown Halloween Special 	October 29, 2015 	Phoenix, Arizona 	2.1/1.7 share 	Halloween Special of SmackDown
SmackDown Thanksgiving 	November 26, 2015 	Indianapolis, Indiana 	1.3/2.0 share 	Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of SmackDown
SuperSmackDown LIVE! Christmas Special 	December 22, 2015 	Des Moines, Iowa 	1.53 	A live holiday-themed SmackDown
Aired on USA Network
Final SmackDown on Syfy 	December 31, 2015 	Washington, D.C. 	2.8 	Special New Year's Eve episode of SmackDown
This was the final episode of SmackDown on Syfy
SmackDown USA Network Debut 	January 7, 2016 	Laredo, Texas 	2.75 	SmackDown debuts on the USA Network.
Final Thursday Night SmackDown 2016 	July 14, 2016 	Grand Rapids, Michigan 	2.06/0.6 share 	Final episode of SmackDown airing on Thursday Nights, on USA Network
2016 WWE Draft and SmackDown Live Premiere 	July 19, 2016 	Worcester, Massachusetts 	3.17/1.2 share 	SmackDown moves to Tuesday nights, renamed as SmackDown Live, airing live and marks the return of the Brand Extension and supplemental draft. This is also the first WWE Draft to air on SmackDown
SmackDown Live's 900th Episode 	November 15, 2016 	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	2.75 	Celebrated the 900th episode of SmackDown. Featured the return of The Undertaker and Edge on "The Cutting Edge"
SmackDown Live's Wild Card Finals 	December 27, 2016 	Rosemont, Illinois 	2.89 	Celebrating the final episode of SmackDown in 2016. Featured three championship matches and the return of John Cena
2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up 	April 11, 2017 	Boston, Massachusetts 	3.10 	Ten performers, including nine from the Raw brand, are announced as moving to SmackDown.
Sin City SmackDown Live 	September 12, 2017	Las Vegas, Nevada 	2.7 	A special episode of SmackDown Live emanating from Las Vegas, Nevada. Featured three championship matches and Kevin Owens' attack on Mr. McMahon.
Monday Night Raw invades SmackDown Live 	November 14, 2017 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	2.60 	
* A special episode of SmackDown Live in which the roster from Monday Night Raw (led by Kurt Angle), invaded SmackDown during the main event (featuring The Shield triple powerbombing Shane McMahon)
* Episode also featured a special appearance by Ric Flair and the return of Daniel Bryan.
SmackDown Halloween Special 	October 31, 2017 	Norfolk, Virginia 	2.12/0.7 share 	
SmackDown Live Christmas 	December 26, 2017 	Rosemont, Illinois 	2.6 	Live Christmas-themed episode of SmackDown on Christmas Tuesday, held at the Allstate Arena
SmackDown Live New Years Day 	January 2, 2018 	Orlando, Florida 	2.7 	Live episode of SmackDown on the first Tuesday of 2018, held at the Amway Center
Superstar Shake-up 	April 17, 2018 	Providence, Rhode Island 	2.7 	Ten performers, including eight from the Raw brand and two from NXT, are announced as moving to SmackDown.
SmackDown 1000 	October 16, 2018 	Washington, D.C. 	2.5 	Celebrating the show's historical 1000th episode
Christmas Day SmackDown 	December 25, 2018 	Fresno, California 	1.9 	Christmas Day edition of SmackDown taped on December 18, 2018
New Year's SmackDown 	January 1, 2019 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	2.0 	New Year's Day edition of SmackDown taped on December 29, 2018
Superstar Shake-up 	April 16, 2019 	Montreal, Quebec, Canada 	2.22 	Thirteen performers, including one from 205 Live, two from NXT, and the remainder from Raw, are announced as moving to SmackDown.
Return to Madison Square Garden 	September 10, 2019	New York, New York 	2.06 	The second program of a two-night residence at MSG, marking WWE's first television broadcasts from the arena in 10 years. Featured an appearance by The Undertaker.
Final SmackDown on USA Network 	September 24, 2019	San Francisco, California 	2.09 	Final episode of SmackDown airing on Tuesday nights and on USA Network.
SmackDown's Greatest Hits 	September 27, 2019	N/A 	1.39 	A clip show featuring highlights of noted moments from the 20-year history of SmackDown. It marked the first WWE program to air on Fox, and served as a prelude for the premiere of SmackDown on Fox the following week.
SmackDown's 20th Anniversary 	October 4, 2019 	Los Angeles, California 	3.89 	First episode on Fox, returning to Friday nights and renamed as Friday Night SmackDown; the episode would also formally mark the show's 20th season.
2019 WWE draft 	October 11, 2019 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	2.89 	The first night of a two-night draft between Raw and SmackDown.
NXT invades SmackDown 	November 1, 2019 	Buffalo, New York 	2.54 	Due to travel delays returning from Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, most of the SmackDown roster was absent, prompting an extensive focus on the brand's women's roster (including a SmackDown Women's Championship match), and the introduction of an NXT invasion angle (as a lead-up to Survivor Series), concluding with Daniel Bryan being defeated by Adam Cole to retain his NXT Championship.
John Cena Appreciation Night 	February 28, 2020 	Boston, Massachusetts 	2.69 	Special episode showing highlights of John Cena's career and featured his return.
Undertaker tribute episode 	June 26, 2020 	Orlando, Florida 	2.17 	Special episode paying tribute to The Undertaker's career.
2020 WWE Draft 	October 9, 2020 	Orlando, Florida 	2.18 	The first night of a two-night draft between Raw and SmackDown.
Friday Night SmackDown Season 2 Premiere 	October 16, 2020 	Orlando, Florida 	2.12 	Special episode celebrating a year of SmackDown on Fox.
Christmas Day SmackDown 2020 	December 25, 2020 	St. Petersburg, Florida 	3.30 	Christmas Day edition of Friday Night SmackDown featuring:
* Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens in a Steel Cage match for the WWE Universal Championship
* Sami Zayn (c) vs. Big E in a Lumberjack match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
* Charlotte Flair & Asuka (c) vs. Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair vs. Bayley & Carmella for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat Elimination Tag-Team match
* Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso in a Singles match
New Year's SmackDown 2021 	January 1, 2021 	St. Petersburg, Florida 	2.01 	New Year's Day edition of Friday Night SmackDown
WrestleMania SmackDown 	April 9, 2021 	St. Petersburg, Florida 	2.25 	Special WrestleMania 37-themed episode (taped April 2, 2021), featuring the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal and a match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Throwback SmackDown 	May 7, 2021 	Tampa, Florida 	2.28 	Old school-themed episode, as part of Fox Sports "throwback week" promotions for the 2021 Goodyear 400 NASCAR race the following Sunday,
Return to touring broadcasts 	July 16, 2021 	Houston, Texas 	2.31 	First SmackDown held live with fans since March 6, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking WWE's resumption of live touring.
SmackDown at Rolling Loud 2021 	July 23, 2021 	Cleveland, Ohio
Miami, Florida	2.14 	Two matches were broadcast from the Rolling Loud hip-hop music festival in Miami. The remainder of the show aired from the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Super SmackDown: Return to Madison Square Garden	September 10, 2021	New York City, New York 	 	A special episode of SmackDown from the Garden with appearances from Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and the Raw roster.
2021 WWE Draft Night 1 	October 1, 2021 	Baltimore, Maryland 	 	First night of the annual WWE Draft (the first night of which was the October 1 episode of SmackDown), where wrestlers are drafted between the Raw and SmackDown brands.
King of the Ring 2021 and Queen's Crown 2021 	October 8, 2021 	San Jose, California 	 	2021 season premiere; to feature the 2021 King of the Ring tournament, and the first-ever women's version of the tournament, the Queen's Crown tournament.
Supersized SmackDown 	October 15, 2021 	Ontario, California 	 	Special two-and-a-half-hour edition of SmackDown which will feature an appearance from Brock Lesnar.
Friday Night SmackDown Thanksgiving 	November 26, 2021 	Greensboro, North Carolina	 	Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of SmackDown
New Year's Eve SmackDown 	December 31, 2021 	Charlotte, North Carolina 	 	Special live New Year's Eve-themed episode of SmackDown at Spectrum Center.
== Authority figures ==
Authority figures 	Position 	Date started 	Date finished 	Notes
Mr. McMahon 	Owner and Chairman 	August 26, 1999 	November 16, 2001	Continued as owner in real life
Shawn Michaels 	Commissioner 	August 26, 1999 	June 26, 2000 	Relinquished role to Mick Foley
Mick Foley 	Commissioner 	June 26, 2000 	December 18, 2000	Fired by Mr. McMahon
Debra 	Lt. Commissioner 	October 30, 2000 	March 5, 2001 	Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner to pursue managing again.
William Regal 	Commissioner 	March 8, 2001 	October 11, 2001 	Fired by Eric Bishoff for joining The Alliance
Eric Bischoff 	Owner (kayfabe) 	November 23, 2001	March 15, 2002 	Team WCW beat Team WWE in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team elimination match for 51% control of WWE.
Mr. McMahon 	Owner and Chairman 	March 15, 2002 	present 	Regained full control when Team WWE beat Team WCW 6-5 at WrestleMania 18
Stephanie McMahon 	General manager 	July 18, 2002 	October 19, 2003 	Lost her position as per an "I Quit" match stipulation against Mr. McMahon at No Mercy.
Paul Heyman 	General manager 	October 23, 2003 	March 22, 2004 	Resigned after being drafted to Raw, he didn't want to work for Eric Bischoff and quit WWE, he was Interim General Manager on the April 22, 2004 edition of WWE SmackDown.
Kurt Angle 	General manager 	March 25, 2004
April 29, 2004	April 15, 2004
July 22, 2004	Returned to the active roster when no longer confined to a wheelchair.
Theodore Long 	General manager 	July 29, 2004
April 10, 2009	September 21, 2007
April 1, 2012	Left position due to health complications. Served as "Assistant General Manager" from November 2007 to May 2008.
Long was reassigned from ECW to SmackDown. Lost the position to John Laurinaitis as a result of the Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy match at Wrestlemania XXVIII.
Vickie Guerrero 	General manager 	September 28, 2007
October 10, 2008
January 21, 2011
July 19, 2013	September 26, 2008
April 6, 2009
February 18, 2011
June 23, 2014	Served as assistant general manager from May to September 2007. Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as general manager of SmackDown. Took over in place of the injured Teddy Long. Announced new general manager of SmackDown on July 19, 2013 by Mr. McMahon; lost position on June 23, 2014 edition of Raw in a match against Stephanie McMahon.
Big Show 	Interim General manager 	October 3, 2008 	October 3, 2008 	Big Show filled in for Vickie Guerrero while she recovered from being tombstoned by The Undertaker.
Theodore Long 	General manager 	July 18, 2011 	April 6, 2012 	The Board of Directors removed Vince McMahon from day to day power and handed the duties to his son-in-law. However, his authoritative control powers as general manager of running SmackDown are no longer needed and still remained as COO (see below).
Lost position in November 2014 after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.
Triple H also served as Executive Vice-president of Talent, Live Events and Creative.
John Laurinaitis 	General manager 	April 13, 2012 	June 17, 2012 	Won position, Team Johnny vs Team Teddy at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Fired at No Way Out by Mr. McMahon as per pre-match stipulation when John Cena defeated Big Show in a Steel cage match.
Triple H 	Chief Operating Officer (Storyline)	July 18, 2011 	December 21, 2014	Lost position after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.
Guest Hosts 	Guest Hosts 	June 22, 2012 	July 20, 2012 	Following Laurinaitis' firing, the Board of Directors invited past GMs and Commissioners to run SmackDown on a weekly basis until a new full-time GM was named, such as Mick Foley, Vickie Guerrero and Zack Ryder.
Booker T 	General manager 	August 3, 2012 	July 12, 2013 	Mr. McMahon announced Booker T as the new general manager of SmackDown.
Theodore Long 	Senior Advisor 	August 3, 2012 	July 12, 2013 	Was named Booker's advisor after he asked for his help. Served as general manager during Booker's injury.
Eve Torres 	Assistant to general manager 	August 17, 2012 	January 14, 2013 	Won the position in a match against Kaitlyn. Left position after she quit WWE.
Kane 	Director of operations 	November 4, 2013 	November 23, 2014	
Triple H 	Chief Operating Officer (Storyline)	December 29, 2014	2016 	Cena reinstated The Authority to power
Daniel Bryan 	General manager 	July 18, 2016 	April 10, 2018 	Mr. McMahon assigned Bryan as his general manager.
Paige 	General manager 	April 10, 2018 	December 18, 2018	Shane assigned Paige as general manager after Bryan resigned from the position to return to in-ring action.
Paige was effectively removed as general manager.
Stone Cold Steve Austin	General manager 	December 25, 2018	present 	Mr. McMahon appointed Austin as GM