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*August 26, 1999 - Series Premiere | *August 26, 1999 - Series Premiere | ||
*''SmackDown! Extreme'' (February 1, 2001) - First live episode. | *''SmackDown! Extreme'' (February 1, 2001) - First live episode. | ||
| + | *April 5, 2001 - Vince McMahon announces The Rock has been suspended indefinitely. This was in-storyline to give The Rock time off to film ''The Scorpion King''. | ||
*September 13, 2001 - 9/11 Tribute Show. Also the first public assembly since the attacks. | *September 13, 2001 - 9/11 Tribute Show. Also the first public assembly since the attacks. | ||
*April 25, 2002 - WWE television debut of Randy Orton. | *April 25, 2002 - WWE television debut of Randy Orton. | ||
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*February 18, 2011 - 600th Episode of SmackDown. | *February 18, 2011 - 600th Episode of SmackDown. | ||
*''SmackDown Live!'' (January 29, 2015) - Due to a Winter Storm, ''Raw'' was a recap show, mainly for the Royal Rumble which was the night prior. This episode of ''SmackDown'' featured talent from ''Raw''. | *''SmackDown Live!'' (January 29, 2015) - Due to a Winter Storm, ''Raw'' was a recap show, mainly for the Royal Rumble which was the night prior. This episode of ''SmackDown'' featured talent from ''Raw''. | ||
| + | *January 7, 2016 - ''SmackDown'' begins airing on the USA Network. | ||
[[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment]] | [[Category:World Wrestling Entertainment]] | ||
Revision as of 18:31, January 29, 2016
WWE SmackDown! is a television series produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the secondary show produced by the company, with Raw being the primary.
Notable Episodes
- April 29, 1999 - Pilot
- August 26, 1999 - Series Premiere
- SmackDown! Extreme (February 1, 2001) - First live episode.
- April 5, 2001 - Vince McMahon announces The Rock has been suspended indefinitely. This was in-storyline to give The Rock time off to film The Scorpion King.
- September 13, 2001 - 9/11 Tribute Show. Also the first public assembly since the attacks.
- April 25, 2002 - WWE television debut of Randy Orton.
- May 9, 2002 - First episode of SmackDown under the WWE name, and the television debut of Batista.
- June 27, 2002 - WWE television debut of John Cena.
- July 25, 2002 - WWE debut of Rey Mysterio.
- September 12, 2002 - A segment featured the wedding of the tag team, Billy & Chuck. GLAAD worked with WWE on the segment, however, WWE decided to back out of the wedding. The segment ended with the minister being revealed as Eric Bischoff, and having 3 Minute Warning attack the tag team.
- September 23, 2004 - 5th Anniversary Special.
- September 1, 2005 - Final Episode of SmackDown to air on Thursday nights.
- September 9, 2005 - SmackDown begins airing on Friday Nights. Show is renamed Friday Night SmackDown.
- Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show (November 18, 2005)
- April 20, 2007 - 400th Episode of SmackDown.
- October 3, 2008 - SmackDown begins airing on MyNetworkTV.
- March 20, 2009 - 500th Episode of SmackDown.
- Decade of SmackDown (October 3, 2009) - Celebrated SmackDown's 10th Anniversary.
- October 1, 2010 - SmackDown begins airing on SyFy.
- December 21, 2010 - Special live Tuesday episode airing on the USA Network.
- February 18, 2011 - 600th Episode of SmackDown.
- SmackDown Live! (January 29, 2015) - Due to a Winter Storm, Raw was a recap show, mainly for the Royal Rumble which was the night prior. This episode of SmackDown featured talent from Raw.
- January 7, 2016 - SmackDown begins airing on the USA Network.