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.

List

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! also the introduction of the fist stage.
9/11 Tribute September 13, 2001 Houston, Texas 3.6[4]
  • Tribute in memory of 9/11.
  • Airing Live on Thursday following the cancellation of SmackDown taping last Tuesday due to the September 11 attacks.
Christmas from Baghdad December 25, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq 3.0[5] Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! 5th Anniversary Special September 23, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona 3.2[6] Celebrated the show's 5th anniversary.
Christmas in Iraq December 23, 2004 Tikrit, Iraq 2.9[6] Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! Night of Champions December 30, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana 3.9[6] Featured championship matches.
Final Thursday Night SmackDown 2005 September 1, 2005 Jacksonville, Florida 2.4 Final episode of SmackDown airing on Thursday Nights.
Friday Night SmackDown September 9, 2005 Atlanta, Georgia 1.9 SmackDown moves to Friday Nights.
Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show November 18, 2005 Minneapolis, Minnesota 3.3[7] Tribute in memory of Eddie Guerrero.
The SmackDown! Special[8] November 29, 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio 2.35[7] One hour special episode of SmackDown airing on Tuesday Nights.
Best of SmackDown! 2005 December 23, 2005 Springfield, Massachusetts 2.8[7] Featured clips from 2005.
Best of SmackDown! 2006 December 29, 2006 N/A 2.6[9] Featured clips from 2006.
SmackDown! 400th episode April 20, 2007 Milan, Italy 2.5[10] Celebrated the show's 400th episode.
WWE Best of 2007 December 28, 2007 N/A 2.5[10] Featured clips from 2007.
SmackDown All-Star Kick-Off October 3, 2008 Green Bay, Wisconsin 2.9[11] Featured Champion vs. Champion matches.
Premiere on MyNetworkTV.
SmackDown 500th episode March 20, 2009 Corpus Christi, Texas 2.7[12]
  • 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[13]
  • Celebrated the show's 10th anniversary.[14]
  • Featured the rosters from all three brands.
SmackDown Live Syfy Premiere October 1, 2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1.7[15]
  • Premiere on Syfy.
  • Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.
Christmas on USA December 21, 2010 San Antonio, Texas 2.5[15] Special Tuesday live Christmas episode on the USA Network.[16]
SmackDown 600th episode February 18, 2011 San Diego, California 2.1[17]
  • Celebrates the show's 600th episode.
  • Features the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.[18]
SmackDown Milestone October 14, 2011 Dallas, Texas 2.2[19] Special episode celebrating SmackDown as the second longest running weekly episodic TV show.
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[20]
  • 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[21]
SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash[23] July 3, 2012 Corpus Christi, Texas 1.7[24]
  • Live episode of SmackDown.
  • Celebration of Independence Day.
  • The Great American Bash 20-Man Battle Royal.[23]
Friday Night ZackDown July 13, 2012 Denver, Colorado 2.50/0.8 share[25] 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
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[26] 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[27] 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[30] Halloween special of SmackDown.
Super SmackDown Live: SmackDown's 800th Episode December 16, 2014 Grand Rapids, Michigan 2.03/1.51 share[31]
  • Special live broadcast of SmackDown, celebrating its 800th episode.
  • Aired on USA Network.
Final Friday Night SmackDown 2015[32][33][34] January 9, 2015 Laredo, Texas 2.43/0.7 share[35] Final episode of SmackDown airing on Friday Nights.
Thursday Night SmackDown 2015 [32][33][34] January 15, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2.68/0.8 share[36] Return to Thursday Nights.
SmackDown Live! January 29, 2015 Hartford, Connecticut 2.95/0.9 share[37]
  • 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.[38][39]
  • The main event was a Casket match between Daniel Bryan and Kane, which Bryan won.[40][41]
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[42] 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[43] 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.[44]
SmackDown Live's 900th Episode November 15, 2016 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 2.75 Celebrating 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 Chicago, Illinois 2.89[45] Celebrating the final episode of SmackDown in 2016. Featured three championship matches and the return of John Cena.
Superstar Shake-up April 11, 2017 Boston, Massachusetts 3.10[46] WWE Superstars are swapped between the Raw and SmackDown Live brands.
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 WWE's Chairman and CEO Mr. McMahon.
SmackDown Halloween Special October 31, 2017 Norfolk, Virginia 2.12/0.7 share[47] Halloween Special of SmackDown.
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 New Years Tuesday, held at the Amway Center.
Superstar Shake-up April 17, 2018 Providence, Rhode Island 2.7 WWE Superstars are swapped between the Raw and SmackDown Live brands.
SmackDown 1000 October 16, 2018 Washington, D.C. Celebrating the show's historical 1000th episode.

See also

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