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| Product type | Professional wrestling Sports entertainment |
|---|---|
| Owner | WWE |
| Introduced | March 25, 2002 (first split) July 19, 2016 (second split) |
| Discontinued | August 29, 2011 (first split) |
| Related brands | Raw NXT |
SmackDown is one of WWE's brands which was first established on March 25, 2002 with a draft on Raw and went into effect one week later on April 1. The brand was discontinued in August 2011, but was brought back in July 2016. Wrestlers assigned to the SmackDown brand wrestle predominantly on the SmackDown Live television program as well as SmackDown branded and co-branded pay-per-view events and WWE Network events. During the first brand split, they also competed on Velocity and ECW under a talent exchange.
Champions[]
| WWE SmackDown | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes |
| World Heavyweight Championship | Swerve Strickland | 1 | April 6, 2024 | 13 | Phildelphia, PA | Defeated Ricochet at WrestleMania XL. |
| WWE United States Championship | Ilja Dragunov | 1 | April 7, 2024 | 12 | Phildelphia, PA | Defeated Austin Theory on night two of WrestleMania XL. |
| WWE Global Championship | Vacant | — | — | — | — | Previous champion Rhea Ripley vacated the title due to an injury. |
| World Tag Team Championship | House of Black (Buddy Matthews and Brody King) |
1 | April 7, 2024 | 12 | Phildelphia, PA | Defeated The Tribunal (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) on night two of WrestleMania XL. |
Personnel[]
Male wrestlers[]
Female superstars[]
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Gallows | Kimberly Hankinson | |
| Asuka | Kanako Urai | WWE Global Champion |
| Billie Kay | Jessica McKay | |
| Candice LeRae | Candice Dawson | |
| Emma | Tenille Dashwood | Money in the Bank contract holder |
| Maria Kanellis | Mary Kanellis | Inactive; maternity leave |
| Melissa | Melissa Anderson | |
| Mickie James | Mickie James-Aldis | |
| Naomi | Trinity Fatu | |
| Peyton Royce | Cassie McIntosh | |
| Reby Sky | Rebecca Hardy | |
| Rosemary | Holly Letkemen | |
| Scarlett Bordeaux | Elizabeth Chihaia | |
| Taeler Hendrix | Taeler Conrad-Mellen | |
| Taya Valkyrie | Kira Forster |
Other on-air personnel[]
| Ring name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Edge | Adam Copeland | General Manager |
| Paul Ellering | Paul Ellering | Manager of The Authors of Pain |
| Paul Heyman | Paul Heyman | Manager of Brock Lesnar |
| Shane McMahon | Shane McMahon | Commissioner |
Pay-per-views[]
Second brand split[]
| Date | Event | Venue | Location | Main event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2016. | Backlash | Richmond Coliseum | Richmond, VA | Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| October 9, 2016 | No Mercy | Golden 1 Center | Sacramento, CA | Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| December 4, 2016 | Armageddon | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, MO | Cesaro vs. Shinsuke Nakamura |
| February 12, 2017 | Elimination Chamber | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, AZ | The Undertaker vs. Baron Corbin vs. Cesaro vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| May 21, 2017 | Judgment Day | Allstate Arena | Rosemont, IL | Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| June 18, 2017 | Money in the Bank | Scottrade Center | St. Louis, MO | Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| July 23, 2017 | Unforgiven | SAP Center | San Jose, CA | Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada |
| September 10, 2017 | Backlash | Honda Center | Anaheim, CA | Kenny Omega vs. Daniel Bryan |
| October 8, 2017 | No Mercy | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, MI | Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega |
| December 17, 2017 | Armageddon | TD Garden | Boston, MA | Kazuchika Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| March 11, 2018 | Fully Loaded | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, OH | Bray Wyatt vs. Samoa Joe |