LISTS OF WWE SMACK DOWN SPECIAL EPISODES

List of WWE SmackDown special episodes

This is a list of special episodes of the professional wrestling television series WWE SmackDown. Throughout its broadcast history, the show has aired editions that have different themes. Some of them are yearly events such as the WWE draft and the Slammy Awards. Others include tributes to various professional wrestlers who have recently died or retired from actively performing.


Episode Date Location Rating Notes
SmackDown! (Pilot) April 29, 1999 New Haven, Connecticut 3.10/5.80 share[1] Pilot episode[2]

SmackDown! (Debut) August 26, 1999 Kansas City, Missouri 4.2[3] Series debut
SmackDown! Extreme February 1, 2001 Columbus, Ohio 4.0

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[4] 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).[5]

Christmas from Baghdad December 25, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq 3.0[6] 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[7] Celebrated the show's 5th anniversary and the 2004–2005 season premiere

Christmas in Iraq December 23, 2004 Tikrit, Iraq 2.9[7] A follow-up to the Baghdad special, filmed from Camp Speicher.
SmackDown! Night of Champions December 30, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana 3.9[7] Featured championship matches
Eddie Guerrero tribute

November 18, 2005 Minneapolis, Minnesota 3.3[8] Following the death of Eddie Guerrero, both Raw and SmackDown paused their storylines and featured tributes to Guerrero.


The SmackDown! Special[9] November 29, 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio 2.35[8] One hour special episode of SmackDown airing on a Tuesday


Best of SmackDown! 2005 December 23, 2005 Springfield, Massachusetts 2.8[8] Featured clips from 2005

Best of SmackDown! 2006 December 29, 2006 N/A 2.6[10] Featured clips from 2006
SmackDown! 400th episode April 20, 2007 Milan, Italy 2.5[11] Celebrated the show's 400th episode


WWE Best of 2007 December 28, 2007 N/A 2.5[11] Featured clips from 2007
SmackDown All-Star Kick-Off October 3, 2008 Green Bay, Wisconsin 2.9[12] Featured Champion vs. Champion matches
Premiere on MyNetworkTV


SmackDown 500th episode March 20, 2009 Corpus Christi, Texas 2.7[13]
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[14]
Celebrated the show's 10th anniversary[15]
Featured the rosters from all three brands
SmackDown Live Syfy Premiere October 1, 2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1.7[16]
Premiere on Syfy


Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown

Christmas on USA December 21, 2010 San Antonio, Texas 2.5[16] Special Tuesday live Christmas episode on the USA Network[17]
SmackDown 600th episode February 18, 2011 San Diego, California 2.1[18]
Celebrates the show's 600th episode
Features the rosters from Raw and SmackDown[19]


SmackDown Milestone October 14, 2011 Dallas, Texas 2.2[20] 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[21]


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[22]
Live episode of SmackDown


Old school theme featuring appearances from WWE Hall of Famers and Legends[23]
SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash[24] July 3, 2012 Corpus Christi, Texas 1.7[25]


Live episode of SmackDown
Celebration of Independence Day
The Great American Bash 20-Man Battle Royal[24]


Friday Night ZackDown July 13, 2012 Denver, Colorado 2.50/0.8 share[26] 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[27] 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[28] October 10, 2014 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2.67/0.8 share[29] 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[30]
Special live broadcast of SmackDown, celebrating its 800th episode
Aired on USA Network
Final Friday Night SmackDown 2015[31][32][33] January 9, 2015 Laredo, Texas 2.43/0.7 share[34] Final episode of SmackDown airing on Friday Nights
Thursday Night SmackDown 2015 [31][32][33] January 15, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2.68/0.8 share[35] 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[36][37]
The main event was a Casket match between Daniel Bryan and Kane, which Bryan won[38][39]
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[40] 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[41] SmackDown moves to Tuesday nights, airing live and Premiere on USA and marks the return of the Brand Extension and supplemental draft. This is also the first WWE Draft to air on SmackDown[42]
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[43] 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[44] 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.
SmackDown Halloween Special October 31, 2017 Norfolk, Virginia 2.12/0.7 share[45]
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 Years 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.[46] 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 memorable 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.[47]
SmackDown's 20th Anniversary October 4, 2019 Los Angeles, California 3.89[48] First episode on Fox, returning to Friday nights; the episode would also formally mark the show's 20th season.[49]
2019 WWE draft October 11, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada 2.89[50] The first night of a two-night draft between Raw and SmackDown.[51]
NXT invades SmackDown November 1, 2019 Buffalo, New York 2.54[52] 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.[53][54]
John Cena Appreciation Night February 28, 2020 Boston, Massachusetts Special episode showing highlights of John Cena's career and featured John Cena's return.



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