WWE SmackDown
Professional wrestling television program
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| April 18 2025 | WrestleMania SmackDown: Vegas, a special WrestleMania 41-themed episode, was broadcast from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| April 16 2025 | WWE officially begins Sol Ruca's reign as WWE Women's Speed Champion with the broadcast of her championship victory on the Speed program. |
| April 11 2025 | Sol Ruca defeats Candice LeRae during NXT Speed tapings to become the new WWE Women's Speed Champion, with her official reign to be recognized on April 16, 2025. |
| March 2025 | Mark Nash becomes the lead ring announcer for WWE SmackDown |
| March 14 2025 | The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) defeat #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship in Barcelona, Spain, beginning their second reign. |
| March 14 2025 | The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) win the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown. |
| March 14 2025 | The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) win the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown in Barcelona, Spain. |
| March 7 2025 | LA Knight wins the WWE United States Championship by defeating Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
| February 24 2025 | Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship by defeating Bianca Belair and Naomi on Raw in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| January 2025 | Lilian Garcia becomes the lead ring announcer for WWE SmackDown, taking on a prominent role in introducing wrestlers and announcing matches. |
| January 10 2025 | SmackDown makes its formal debut on Netflix, following Raw's global streaming launch. |
| January 3 2025 | The January 3 SmackDown episode was streamed on WWE's YouTube channel. |
| January 3 2025 | SmackDown introduced a blue ring mat, following the debut of a new standard announce table design on Raw. |
| January 3 2025 | SmackDown broadcasts its first three-hour long episode in history, held as a special New Year's Day Edition in Phoenix, Arizona at the Footprint Center. The event marked a significant milestone for the WWE brand by expanding its traditional broadcast format. |
| January 3 2025 | Tiffany Stratton becomes WWE Women's Champion by defeating Nia Jax in a Money in the Bank cash-in match on SmackDown in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| January 1 2025 | WWE's Canadian broadcast rights transferred to Netflix, marking the start of a new distribution era. |
| 2024 | WWE SmackDown performs shows in France and Saudi Arabia. |
| December 2024 | WWE Network closed down, ending its archived broadcast services. |
| December 31 2024 | WWE Afterburn completes its international broadcast run, ending transmissions in markets including South Africa, Italy, Germany, Spain, and South Asia. |
| December 27 2024 | New Year's Eve SmackDown and Final 2 Hour WWE SmackDown episode held in Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena, serving as the final two-hour WWE SmackDown episode in history. |
| December 20 2024 | WWE announced SmackDown would expand to three hours, starting January 3, 2025, replacing NXT Level Up. |
| December 20 2024 | Due to Belair's injury, Naomi is chosen as her new tag team partner, with WWE considering this a single uninterrupted reign for the Women's Tag Team Championship. |
| December 20 2024 | Naomi replaces the injured Jade Cargill as Bianca Belair's tag team partner for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, with WWE considering it a single uninterrupted reign. |
| December 14 2024 | Saturday Night's Main Event was revived, as part of the NBCUniversal agreement to produce four primetime specials per year. |
| December 14 2024 | Chelsea Green becomes WWE Women's United States Champion by defeating Michin at Saturday Night's Main Event in Uniondale, New York. |
| December 6 2024 | #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) win the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) on SmackDown. |
| December 6 2024 | #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) win the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) on SmackDown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| November 30 2024 | Shinsuke Nakamura wins the WWE United States Championship by defeating LA Knight at Survivor Series in Vancouver, British Columbia. |
| November 29 2024 | SmackDown Thanksgiving special episode held in Salt Lake City, Utah at Delta Center, featuring a Thanksgiving-themed presentation. |
| November 15 2024 | Dragon Lee defeated Andrade to win the inaugural WWE Speed Championship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WWE officially recognizes his reign as starting on November 20, 2024 when the match was aired on tape delay. |
| October 4 2024 | Candice LeRae defeated Iyo Sky in a tournament final to become the inaugural WWE Women's Speed Championship in Nashville, Tennessee. WWE officially recognizes her reign as starting on October 9, 2024 when the match was aired on tape delay. |
| September 13 2024 | SmackDown 25th Anniversary Show and 2024–2025 season premiere aired in Seattle, Washington at Climate Pledge Arena, with a rating of 1.723. The episode marked SmackDown's return to USA Network, featuring appearances by WWE Legends including Triple H, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, and others. Cody Rhodes defended the WWE Championship against Solo Sikoa in a Steel Cage match. |
| September 13 2024 | SmackDown officially returns to USA Network, resuming its Friday night timeslot after previous network broadcasting |
| September 6 2024 | SmackDown's Fox finale episode held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada at Rogers Place, marking the last episode of SmackDown on Fox. |
| September 4 2024 | Women's Speed Championship began. |
| August 31 2024 | Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill originally win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship by defeating The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) at Bash in Berlin. |
| August 30 2024 | Bash in Berlin SmackDown special episode held in Berlin, Germany at Uber Arena, occurring one night before the Bash in Berlin pay-per-view. |
| August 9 2024 | WWE announced the WWE Women's Speed Championship. |
| August 2 2024 | SummerSlam SmackDown special episode held in Cleveland, Ohio at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, taking place one night before the SummerSlam 2024 pay-per-view. |
| July 19 2024 | SmackDown 1300 episode held in Omaha, Nebraska at CHI Health Center Omaha, celebrating the show's historic 1300th episode. |
| July 17 2024 | WWE Speed experienced its first time-limit draw in a semifinal match between Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes, resulting in both wrestlers being eliminated from the tournament. |
| July 5 2024 | Money in the Bank 2024 SmackDown special episode held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at Scotiabank Arena, occurring one night before the Money in the Bank 2024 pay-per-view. |
| June 14 2024 | Clash at the Castle SmackDown special episode held in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom at OVO Hydro, taking place one night before the Clash at the Castle 2024 pay-per-view. |
| May 24 2024 | King and Queen of the Ring SmackDown special episode held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Superdome, occurring one night before the King and Queen of the Ring pay-per-view. |
| May 9 2024 | WWE officially announced SmackDown will return to USA Network, ending its previous broadcast arrangement |
| May 3 2024 | The taped tournament final aired, confirming that championship matches would have a five-minute duration instead of the regular three-minute length. |
| May 3 2024 | Special Friday episode where Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano to become the inaugural Speed Champion, with championship matches confirmed to have a five-minute time limit. |
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