History Wrestling / WWESmackDown

* Jinder Mahal

* Wrestling/KevinOwens (United States Champion)

* The Shining Stars (Primo and Epico)

* Tamina

''[=SmackDown=]'' was also the name of WWE's series of video games for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. The games were ''WWF [=SmackDown!=]'' (2000); ''WWF [=SmackDown!=] 2: Know Your Role'' (2000); ''WWF [=SmackDown!=]: Just Bring It'' (2001); the first ''SD'' game on the [=PS2=]), ''WWE [=SmackDown!=]: Shut Your Mouth'' (2002); and ''WWE [=SmackDown!=]: Here Comes the Pain'' (2003). The first three sequels used various sayings of The Rock as subtitles, while the final game broke tradition by using a PhraseCatcher for Brock Lesnar[[note]]It was actually Tazz who said it, but the catchphrase is not associated with him.[[/note]]. Following ''Here Comes the Pain'', the series was re-branded ''SmackDownVsRaw'' to emphasize the current multi-brand nature of the company, and eventually went MultiPlatform.

* [[Wrestling/RusevAndLana Rusev (with Lana)]]

* Wrestling/KevinOwems (United States Champion)

* Wrestling/NikkiBella

As of April 10, 2017, here is the list of people who perform on ''[=SmackDown=] (Live)''. Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/DanielBryan run the show as Commissioner and General Manager respectively, the former is also a wrestler but under special circumstances. Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] are the commentary team.

As of April 4, 2017, here is the list of people who perform on ''[=SmackDown=] (Live)''. Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/DanielBryan run the show as Commissioner and General Manager respectively, the former is also a wrestler but under special circumstances. Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] are the commentary team, with Tom Phillips as the host.

* Wrestling/JohnCena

* Tamina (inactive)

As of April 4, 2017, here is the list of people who perform on ''[=SmackDown=] (Live)''. Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/DanielBryan run the show as Commissioner and General Manager respectively, the former is also a wrestler but under special circumstances. Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] are the commentary team, with Tom Phillips as the host.

* Apollo Crews

* Curt Hawkins
* Wrestling/DeanAmbrose (Intercontinental Champion)

* Kalisto

* Wrestling/TheMiz (with Wrestling/{{Maryse}})

* Wrestling/AlexaBliss

* Wrestling/MickieJames

* Wrestling/HeathSlater and Wrestling/{{Rhyno}}

* The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)
* Wrestling/TheWyattFamily (Wrestling/BrayWyatt and Wrestling/ErickRowan)

As of April 3, 2017, here is the list of people who perform on ''[=SmackDown=] (Live)''. Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/DanielBryan run the show as Commissioner and General Manager respectively, the former is also a wrestler but under special circumstances. Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] are the commentary team, with Tom Phillips as the host.

* Wrestling/BrayWyatt

* Wrestling/ErickRowan (inactive)

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker (also occasionally appears on ''Raw'')

As of January 17, 2017, here is the list of people who perform on ''[=SmackDown=] (Live)''. Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/DanielBryan run the show as Commissioner and General Manager respectively, the former is also a wrestler but under special circumstances. Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] are the commentary team, with Tom Phillips as the host.

* Wrestling/BrayWyatt (WWE Champion)

* Wrestling/RandyOrton

* Wrestling/AlexaBliss ([=SmackDown=] Women's Champion)

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}}

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}} (inactive)

* Baron Corbin

* Tamina

* Wrestling/AmericanAlpha (Jason Jordon and Chad Gable; [=SmackDown=] Tag Team Champions)

* Wrestling/TheUsos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)

** An early storyline in 2011 had [=SmackDown=] General Manager Teddy Long getting taken out. Since Wade Barrett had just formed TheCorre on that episode, had done something similar to the previous Raw GM (BretHart) during his time, and Teddy had just [[TemptingFate tempted fate]] by telling them that he would not allow himself to be cowed by their beatdown antics, they were naturally the first suspects. However, they denied having anything to do with it. It eventually turns out that [[spoiler:they were telling the truth. It was [[TyrantTakesTheHelm Vickie Guerrerro]] and [[UnholyMatrimony Dolph Ziggler]] that did it.]]

Originally airing on Creator/{{UPN}} on Thurday nights back in 1999, ''[=SmackDown=]'' was often considered the BShow, lacking quite a bit of the controversial mayhem of ''[[WWERaw Raw is War]]''. This was largely due to the fact that unlike ''Raw'', which aired on cable, ''[=SmackDown=]'' aired on network television, which has stricter standards than cable in regards to objectionable content. ''Raw'', starting in late 1999, was also live, while ''[=SmackDown=]'' was taped on Tuesdays.

Like ''Raw'' did with ''Wrestling/{{WCW}} Monday Nitro'', ''[=SmackDown=]'' had a competitor in the form of WCW's Thursday night show ''Thunder''. This competition was severely downplayed in comparison to the Monday Night Wars, however, and only lasted for six months (Thunder got moved to Wednesday nights on January 12, 2000 solely because SmackDown was creaming it in the ratings). WCW itself went out of business on March 26, 2001.

This all changed in 2016. WWE announced a big change; beginning in July, not only will ''[=SmackDown=]'' be going live (meaning it will now air on Tuesdays, thereby ending the possibilities of "dirt sheets" posting spoilers), but both it and ''Raw'' will be separated in a brand extension once again.

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker (occasionally appears on ''Raw'')

* ContinuityNod: Eight years after getting rid of the giant fist that graced [=SmackDown=]'s set from 2001 to 2008, the fist returns in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KuF-UwJmkM the show's intro for the 2016 brand extension]].

* StockSoundEffects: The so-called "Seagull Pop"[[note]]A nickname for an oft-heard sound of fans cheering, named for the fact that it sounds like seagulls screaming.[[/note]], which WWE definitely used to a great effect on [=SmackDown=] before the 2016 brand split which saw the show go live..

* Wrestling/{{Tamina}}

* Wrestling/JackSwagger

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker (part-timer; occasionally appears on ''Raw'')

* Wrestling/AmericanAlpha (Jason Jordon and Chad Gable) ([=SmackDown=] Tag Team Champions)

* Wrestling/JohnCena (part-timer)

* Wrestling/{{Kane}}

* Wrestling/EvaMarie (currently inactive)

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}} (injured)

* The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Wrestling/ZackRyder (injured))
* The Spirit Squad (Mikey and Kenny)

* Wrestling/TheWyattFamily (Wrestling/BrayWyatt (WWE Champion), Wrestling/RandyOrton, and Wrestling/ErickRowan (injured))

''[=SmackDown=]'' was also the name of WWE's series of video games for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation UsefulNotes/PlayStation2. The games were ''WWF [=SmackDown!=]'' (2000); ''WWF [=SmackDown!=] 2: Know Your Role'' (2000); ''WWF [=SmackDown!=]: Just Bring It'' (2001); the first ''SD'' game on the [=PS2=]), ''WWE [=SmackDown!=]: Shut Your Mouth'' (2002); and ''WWE [=SmackDown!=]: Here Comes the Pain'' (2003). The first three sequels used various sayings of The Rock as subtitles, while the final game broke tradition by using the catchphrase of Brock Lesnar[[note]]Yes, it's actually Tazz who said it, but the catchphrase is not associated with him.[[/note]]. Following ''Here Comes the Pain'', the series was re-branded ''SmackDownVsRaw'' to emphasize the current multi-brand nature of the company, and eventually went MultiPlatform.

* OvershadowedbyControversy: Part of why Smack Down was somewhat censored after some weeks of originally debuting in 1999 was because of the Parents Television Council seemly targeting the show. The PTC led a very hard fought campaign to have sponsors pull advertising dollars from the show, citing the infamous Lionel Tate case. Though they could've went after ANY show the WWE produced, because of the PTC's influence on network television at the time (and the stigma of what they thought network television should be along with the FCC[[note]]The FCC's rules on network television do not apply to cable television.[[/note]] being somewhat in their back pocket), they seemed to only focus on Smack Down.

* Wrestling/AlexaBliss

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}} ([=SmackDown=] Women's Champion)

* StockFootage: The show spends a considerable amount of screentime recycling footage of what happened on Raw, particularly during the "Road to [=WrestleMania=]" months.

* Breezango (Wrestling/TylerBreeze and Wrestling/{{Fandango}})

* Wrestling/JohnCena (part-timer; WWE Champion)

* Wrestling/AlexaBliss ([=SmackDown=] Women's Champion)

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}}

!Tag Teams

* Wrestling/TheWyattFamily (Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/RandyOrton, and Wrestling/ErickRowan (injured))

* Wrestling/AJStyles (WWE Champion)

* Wrestling/JohnCena (part-timer)

* Wrestling/TheUndertaker (part-timer)

* Wrestling/{{Naomi}} (injured)

* Wrestling/TheWyattFamily (Wrestling/BrayWyatt, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/LukeHarper, and Wrestling/ErickRowan (injured))

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* Wrestling/DeanAmbrose

* Wrestling/TheMiz (with Wrestling/{{Maryse}}; Intercontinental Champion)