Episode list

While Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes reigned supreme in an epic battle against WWE legend Booker T, Daniel Bryan was lucky to walk away World Heavyweight Champion, following a highly questionable result in his title showdown against Big Show.

With just more than two weeks until the 2012 Royal Rumble, a critical mishap during an epic World Heavyweight Title rematch between Daniel Bryan and Big Show led to Diva disaster - with AJ being carried out on a stretcher.

SmackDown comes to Las Vegas for a special Sin City SmackDown featuring Daniel Bryan defending the World Heavyweight Championship against the World's Strongest Athlete, Mark Henry, and Sheamus and Wade Barrett battling on-on-one.

Just days before the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble, Randy Orton returns to face the man that put him out of commission, Wade Barrett. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan confronts Big Show about what the World's Largest Athlete did to Bryan's girlfriend AJ Lee.

Randy Orton and Wade Barrett finally meet one-on-one in a brutal No Disqualification Match, 2012 Royal Rumble Match winner Sheamus makes a triumphant return to SmackDown, and Daniel Bryan learns the identity of his five opponents in the upcoming Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

For the first time ever, World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan faces the Viper Randy Orton. The team of Sheamus and Big Show battle Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett.

SmackDown Superstars compete in a battle royal to determine who will take Randy Orton's spot in the determine who will take Randy Orton's spot in the upcoming Elimination Chamber Match. Daniel Bryan and Sheamus collide and fellow giants Big Show and The Great Khali are paired together in tag team action.

Just two days removed from the grueling Elimination Chamber, WWE Champion CM Punk and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan square off in a Champion vs. Champion Match. Sheamus takes on The Miz and Cody Rhodes gets under the skin of Big Show.

WWE's Apex Predator Randy Orton returns to unleash his fury on World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan, the man whose sneak attack sidelined him with a brutal concussion weeks ago. Teddy Long gives Drew McIntyre one more chance to save his job, but he must defeat the high-flyer Justin Gabriel. And the 2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus is in action, taking on Dolph Ziggler.

The battle of the GMs continues, as the Interim Raw General Manager, John Laurinaitis takes over SmackDown for one night in his campaign to oust Teddy Long and seize control of both shows. Fresh off his first United States Championship victory, Santino Marella defends his new title against Jack Swagger inside a Steel Cage. And a massive six-man tag match featuring Randy Orton, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, The Miz, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus.

"Captain Charisma" Christian makes his long awaited return with a special edition of the "Peep Show", which promises to have huge implications for Team Teddy Long's match against Team John Laurinaitis at WrestleMania. Cody Rhodes is out to send a message to his WrestleMania opponent Big Show by taking on the massive Great Khali. And it is a battle of number one contenders as Chris Jericho collides with Sheamus.

WWE Champion CM Punk pays a visit to SmackDown to join forces with Sheamus in a tag team match against World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and The Miz. Big Show and Kane square off, with both colossal Superstars looking to gain momentum heading into WrestleMania. And Brodus Clay is in the house to bring his special blend of power and funk to SmackDown.

In the final SmackDown before WrestleMania, Big Show gives notice to Cody Rhodes and promises to finally have his moment on the Grandest Stage. Chris Jericho and Kofi Kingston to face off in a thrilling, athletic match. "Long Island Iced Z" Zack Ryder takes on Drew McIntyre, and an impromptu DX reunion turns sour with the End of an Era, Hell in a Cell Match looming.

In the wake of WrestleMania, SmackDown welcomes a new age with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Intercontinental Champion Big Show.

WWE Legends Mick Foley, Jimmy Hart, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, and Dusty Rhodes converge for a Blast from the Past. A special Piper's Pit and more.

Just nine days before Extreme Rules, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Intercontinental Champion Big Show and Randy Orton treated Mark Henry to a trifecta of devastating finishers to emerge victorious in their six-man tag team showdown. Meanwhile, after once again being mistreated by Daniel Bryan, AJ unleashed a side of herself that would shock the WWE Universe.

With Extreme Rules two days away, SmackDown saw World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus reign supreme over Mark Henry before setting his sights on his No. 1 contender, Daniel Bryan. Plus, Cody Rhodes used Extreme measures on Intercontinental Champion Big Show and Randy Orton "familiarized" Jinder Mahal with the rules and regulations of Permanent Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis.

With the permanent General Manager of Raw and SmackDown John Laurinaitis deciding to make Friday a "personal day," World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus reigned supreme over Daniel Bryan, not once, but twice - with the dangerous Alberto Del Rio looking to assert himself in the process. Meanwhile, Randy Orton and Big Show overcame Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and Kane and Damien Sandow chose not to make his debut for "enlightened" reasons.

Nine days before WWE Over the Limit, a Raw SuperShow tag team rematch pitting World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Randy Orton against Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio again descended into anarchy. Although this paved the way for two explosive singles contests between the fierce foursome, when SmackDown came to a close, tensions had gone from explosive to absolutely nuclear.

With just two days before the epic Fatal 4-Way World Title showdown at WWE Over the Limit, a match between World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Randy Orton - scheduled by Executive Administrator Eve via Twitter on Monday - became SmackDown's explosive main event. While The Great White would reign supreme in the monumental battle, The Viper may very well have set himself up to win the war.

In a fast-paced Triple Threat main event, the resourceful Alberto Del Rio stole the right to challenge World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus at No Way Out. Meanwhile, Daniel Bryan delivered an earth-shattering onslaught to The Big Red Monster Kane.

Sixteen days before No Way Out, the first SmackDown WWE Title Match in four years, between WWE Champion CM Punk and Kane, ended in a brutal No Contest - thanks to the devious interference of Daniel Bryan. While the action was chaotic from start to finish, it paled in comparison to the incredible pay-per-view announcement that would come moments later.

Nine days before No Way Out, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez's involvement in the fierce World Title Match between World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and Kane led to an uncertain finish. But, it was the presence of AJ that led to two earth-shattering post-match Brogue Kicks.

As tempers raged between several No Way Out adversaries - two days before the explosive pay-per-view - a visiting John Cena laid out General Manager John Laurinaitis and set himself up to be fired if he loses on Sunday.

With Mick Foley at the helm of SmackDown, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus reigned supreme in a hard-fought No Way Out rematch against Dolph Ziggler, while Daniel Bryan fell victim to Kane and the questionable actions of AJ.

Four days before SuperSmackDown LIVE: The Great American Bash will air on Syfy, Vickie Guerrero took temporary control of Friday night - as World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus overcame Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio in a rare Triple Threat World Title Match. Plus, five Superstars qualified for the World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match for the upcoming pay-per-view.

In the absolutely explosive Great American Bash on SuperSmackDown LIVE, The Long Island Iced-Z Zack Ryder triumphed over WWE elite to win the 20-Man Battle Royal to earn the right to be the Interim General Manager of SmackDown next week. Also, the passionate AJ struck again, two more Superstars qualified for the World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match and a pair of WWE Hall of Famers showed up to help celebrate America's birthday.

With just two days to go until Money in the Bank rocks the WWE Universe, Zack Ryder took the helm of the blue brand Friday as this week's Interim General Manager, transforming SmackDown to "ZackDown." While Ryder's goal was to bring excitement to the WWE Universe, Alberto Del Rio's Friday night goal was to act as an agent of chaos, attacking World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus after The Great White's impressive victory over Chris Jericho.

In his first match back in action after nearly a year away, Rey Mysterio teamed with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus against Mr. Money in the Bank Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio. Plus, Big Show unleashed his giant wrath and AJ leaped into action during a match between her fiancé Daniel Bryan and the monstrous Kane - just three days before the monumental 1,000 episode of Raw.

In the wake of the historic celebration that was Raw 1,000, there was no slowing down on Friday Night SmackDown, as four former World Champions clashed in an explosive, high-stakes free-for-all to determine the No. 1 contender to The Great White's illustrious title.

With just more than two weeks until SummerSlam, Mr. McMahon ushered in Booker T's reign as the new General Manager of SmackDown, while the returning Viper, Randy Orton, sunk his fangs into the No. 1 contender to The Great White's World Heavyweight Championship.

With the Toyota Center filled to the rafters, SummerSlam appeared to be coming early - following the monumental announcement of the first SmackDown World Heavyweight Title Match of the Booker T era. However, The Great White's explosive clash with Alberto Del Rio came to a screeching halt before it got started, thanks to a controversial interruption from the boys in uniform.

Two days before SummerSlam, SmackDown proved to be a true scorcher, as a main event clash between Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio transformed into injured World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus' moment of reckoning.

Still seething from two controversial losses at The 25th Anniversary of SummerSlam and Raw, Alberto Del Rio turned his frustrations to action, triumphing over Randy Orton in a main event clash that springboarded him into a World Heavyweight Championship Match against Sheamus at Night of Champions.

Just one week after an RKO out of nowhere cost Dolph Ziggler a chance to cash in his Money in the Bank contract on World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, The Showoff got a chance at retribution, as he and The Viper clashed one on one in SmackDown's main event.

Just nine days before Night of Champions, a controversial proclamation by SmackDown General Manager Booker T rocked the heated rivalry between World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and his No. 1 contender, Alberto Del Rio, to its very core.

With Night of Champions two days away, The Great White would battle WWE's submission specialist, Daniel Bryan, in a hard-fought WrestleMania rematch - without the help of his banned Brogue Kick. Meanwhile, The Viper, Randy Orton, looked to best Tensai and an explosive Fatal 4-Way Intercontinental Title Match was created for the imminent pay-per-view.

While SmackDown braced itself for the return of a true WWE Hall of Famer and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus joined forces with Randy Orton against the formidable combination of Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler, it was the anger management issues of the WWE Tag Team Champions that led to an onslaught of absolute, chair-fused anarchy.

In one of the biggest main events in SmackDown history, The World's Largest Athlete went one-on-one with The Viper in a World Heavyweight Championship No. 1 Contender's Match, while a tournament was introduced by SmackDown General Manager Booker T to establish the new No. 1 contenders to the WWE Tag Team Titles.

On SmackDown, WWE Champion CM Punk looked to bankrupt Mr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler, while World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus and his No. 1 contender, Big Show, caused "World" class problems for one other and the WWE Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders' Tournament went 'Prime Time.'

As the anticipation of WWE's Apex Predator return from a Alberto Del Rio attack transformed into all-out bedlam at the conclusion of SmackDown's main event, the power of the Brogue Kick went head-to-head with the KO Punch and Dolph Ziggler attempted to dominate The Devil's Favorite Demon.

Surrounded by Superstars, Word Heavyweight Champion Sheamus went head-to-head with the Barrett Barrage for the third time in two weeks, while The World's Largest Athlete sent an earth-shattering statement to both The Great White and Dolph Ziggler, and Randy Orton made The Miz's horrific week even worse.

Surrounded by Superstars, Word Heavyweight Champion Sheamus went head-to-head with the Barrett Barrage for the third time in two weeks, while The World's Largest Athlete sent an earth-shattering statement to both The Great White and Dolph Ziggler, and Randy Orton made The Miz's horrific week even worse.

Five days after two KO Punches allowed Big Show to reign supreme over Sheamus and capture the World Heavyweight Title at Hell in a Cell, the giant joined forces with The Miz to overcome The Celtic Warrior and Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston in a furious main event. Meanwhile, when Alberto DelRio helped the Barrett Barrage steamroll over Randy Orton, the food flew in a fierce post-match brawl between The Viper and The Mexican Aristocrat.

As WWE once again made history by bringing SuperSmackDown LIVE to the U.K. for the first time, Randy Orton squared off with Wade Barrett in a furious Falls Count Anywhere Match, Sheamus and William Regal looked to get gigantic retribution on Big Show and Wade Barrett and Kofi Kingston put his Intercontinental Title on the line against The Miz.

Two days before their World Title rematch at Survivor Series, The Celtic Warrior charged World Heavyweight Champion Big Show, pushing their bitter rivalry once again beyond the ring and into a state of all-out destruction. Meanwhile, SmackDown General Manager Booker T and Mick Foley placed the members of Sunday's Traditional Elimination Tag Team Match into a series of bouts that quickly descended into a struggle for pay-per-view momentum.

In the wake of Survivor Series and an extremely turbulent Raw, Dolph Ziggler capped off his incredible week with a victory over The Viper, only to feel the excruciating sting of John Cena's retribution. Meanwhile, World Heavyweight Champion Big Show battled WWE Tag Team Champions Hell No, and Kofi Kingston put his Intercontinental Championship on the line against Damien Sandow.

With WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs just 16 days away, Sheamus battled Dolph Ziggler in a titanic main event on Friday Night SmackDown. But when the action took a massive turn with the emergence of World Heavyweight Champion Big Show, John Cena stormed the ring to even the odds for The Celtic Warrior.

As The Shield stepped onto SmackDown soil for the first time - nine days before their epic Tables, Ladders and Chairs clash with Team Hell No and Ryback at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs - Sheamus triumphed over Alberto Del Rio before nearly losing his World Title Match against Big Show at the upcoming pay-per-view.

On the final SmackDown before WWE: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, World Heavyweight Champion Big Show nearly made Sheamus break their No Contact Contract, following a painful chair attack on William Regal. Also, The Shield attempted to unleash a little pre-pay-per-view "justice" on "Miz TV" and WWE Tag Team Champions Hell No.