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 pass 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 Rating Notes
SmackDown! (Pilot) April 29, 1999 3.10/5.80 share[1] Pilot episode.[2]
SmackDown! (Special) August 26, 1999 4.2[3] Series debut
SmackDown! Extreme February 1, 2001 4.0 First live episode of SmackDown!.
9/11 Tribute September 13, 2001 3.6[4] Tribute in memory of 9/11.
Christmas from Baghdad December 25, 2003 3.0[5] Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! 5th Anniversary Special September 23, 2004 3.2[6] Celebrated the show's 5th anniversary.
Christmas in Iraq December 23, 2004 2.9[6] Honored United States Armed Forces.
SmackDown! Night of Champions December 30, 2004 3.9[6] Featured championship matches.
Final Thursday Night SmackDown 2005 September 1, 2005 2.4 Final episode of SmackDown airing on Thursday Nights.
Friday Night SmackDown September 9, 2005 1.9 SmackDown moves to Friday Nights.
Eddie Guerrero Tribute Show November 18, 2005 3.3[7] Tribute in memory of Eddie Guerrero.
Best of SmackDown! 2005 December 23, 2005 2.8[7] Featured clips from 2005.
Best of SmackDown! 2006 December 29, 2006 2.6[8] Featured clips from 2006.
SmackDown! 400th episode April 20, 2007 2.5[9] Celebrated the show's 400th episode.
WWE Best of 2007 December 28, 2007 2.5[9] Featured clips from 2007.
SmackDown All-Star Kick-Off October 3, 2008 2.9[10] Featured Champion vs. Champion matches.
Premiere on MyNetworkTV.
SmackDown 500th episode March 20, 2009 2.7[11]
  • Celebrated the show's 500th episode.
  • Featured the rosters from all three brands.
Decade of SmackDown October 2, 2009 3.77/2.20 share[12]
  • Celebrated the show's 10th anniversary.[13]
  • Featured the rosters from all three brands.
SmackDown Live Syfy Premiere October 1, 2010 1.7[14]
  • Premiere on Syfy.
  • Featured the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.
Christmas on USA December 21, 2010 2.5[14] Special Tuesday live Christmas episode on the USA Network. [15]
SmackDown 600th episode February 18, 2011 2.1[16]
  • Celebrates the show's 600th episode.
  • Features the rosters from Raw and SmackDown.[17]
SmackDown Milestone October 14, 2011 2.2[18] Special episode celebrating SmackDown as the second longest running weekly episodic TV show.
SuperSmackDown LIVE! Christmas Special November 29, 2011 3.7 A live holiday-themed SmackDown hosted by Mick Foley.
Sin City SmackDown January 20, 2012 3.7[19]
  • 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 1.5[20]
SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash[22] July 3, 2012 1.7[23]
  • Live episode of SmackDown.
  • Celebration of Independence Day.
  • The Great American Bash 20-Man Battle Royal.[22]
Friday Night ZackDown July 13, 2012 2.50/0.8 share[24] The winner of The Great American bash 20-Man Battle Royal; Zack Ryder ran SmackDown as acting general manager for one night only.
SmackDown 700th Episode LIVE! January 18, 2013 2.88/0.8 share[25] Celebration of the 700th Episode of SmackDown.
Social Media SmackDown March 1, 2013 2.82/0.7 share[26] Special episode of SmackDown that features reactions from the superstars and the WWE Universe on Tout, Twitter, and Facebook.
SmackDown Thanksgiving November 29, 2013 2.64/0.8 share[27] Special Thanksgiving-themed episode of SmackDown
SmackDown 15[28] October 10, 2014 2.67/0.8 share[29] Celebrated the show's 15th anniversary.
Smackdown Halloween Special October 31, 2014 2.21/0.6 share[30] Halloween Special of SmackDown.
Super SmackDown Live: SmackDown's 800th Episode December 16, 2014 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 2.43/0.7 share[35] Final episode of SmackDown airing on Friday Nights.
Thursday Night SmackDown 2015 [32][33][34] January 15, 2015 2.68/0.8 share[36] Return to Thursday Nights.
SmackDown Live! January 29, 2015 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]

See also

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