Season 20
(2018)
Overview
2018 season of WWE SmackDown
Cast
Episodes
January 2, 2018 (Orlando, FL) 7.0
January 2, 2018
The disunity between Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan came to the forefront during AJ Styles' main event showdown against…
January 9, 2018 (Birmingham, AL) 7.0
January 9, 2018
Shane McMahon put Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn against a wall when he scheduled them in a 3-on-2 Handicap Match against WWE …
January 16, 2018 (Laredo, TX) 8.0
January 16, 2018
In an impromptu main event, the Final of the United States Championship Tournament went down when Jinder Mahal took on …
January 23, 2018 (Washington, DC) 8.0
January 23, 2018
Feeling backed into a corner, WWE Champion AJ Styles found himself in another jam when he agreed to take on both Kevin …
January 30, 2018 (Philadelphia, PA) 7.0
January 30, 2018
With their WWE Title Match at WrestleMania now official, WWE Champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura teamed up against K…
February 6, 2018 (Kansas City, MO) 7.0
February 6, 2018
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn’s one-on-one encounter to determine a challenger for WWE Champion AJ Styles at WWE Fastlane t…
February 13, 2018 (Bakersfield, CA) 9.0
February 13, 2018
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn tried to take control of their own destiny by ambushing Dolph Ziggler and Baron Corbin before t…
February 20, 2018 (Phoenix, AZ) 6.0
February 20, 2018
With the WWE Championship Fatal 5-Way Match at WWE Fastlane coming into focus, WWE Champion AJ Styles took on Baron Cor…
February 27, 2018 (Los Angeles, CA) 7.0
February 27, 2018
John Cena arrived on SmackDown LIVE with a clear plan to move forward to WrestleMania, setting his sights on the WWE Ti…
March 6, 2018 (Green Bay, WI) 7.0
March 6, 2018
The one-on-one main event between WWE Champion AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler took an unexpected turn after The “Yep!” Mov…
March 13, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) 7.0
March 13, 2018
After announcing he'd be taking an indefinite leave of absence from his position, SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McM…
March 20, 2018 (Dallas, TX) 8.0
March 20, 2018
On one of the biggest nights of his life, SmackDown LIVE General Manager Daniel Bryan spoke emotionally about once agai…
March 27, 2018 (Pittsburgh, PA) 7.0
March 27, 2018
Shinsuke Nakamura took on Shelton Benjamin in the main event of SmackDown LIVE, with WWE Champion AJ Styles in The King…
April 3, 2018 (Nashville, TN) 7.0
April 3, 2018
WWE Champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura teamed up against Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable, but did their mutual respec…
April 10, 2018 (New Orleans, LA) 8.0
April 10, 2018
In the wake of WrestleMania, Team Blue saw the dawning of a new era, as Shane McMahon made Paige the new General Manage…
April 17, 2018 (Providence, RI) 8.0
April 17, 2018
AJ Styles & Daniel Bryan formed a fantasy team as they took on Rusev & Aiden English, but Shinsuke Nakamura and the new…
April 24, 2018 (Louisville, KY) 7.0
April 24, 2018
In a huge Six-Man Tag Team Match main event, AJ Styles reunited with Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows to take on Shinsuke N…
May 01, 2018 (Montreal, QC) 7.0
May 1, 2018
Two super-teams squared off as Charlotte Flair teamed with Asuka & Becky Lynch to take on SmackDown Women’s Champion Ca…
May 08, 2018 (Baltimore, MD) 8.0
May 8, 2018
WWE Money in the Bank was the focus of every blue brand Superstar, as three competitors qualified for the Money in the …
May 15, 2018 (London, England) 8.0
May 15, 2018
WWE Champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura collided in London’s O2 Arena with the winner getting the opportunity to p…
May 22, 2018 (Worcester, MA) 7.0
May 22, 2018
Daniel Bryan took on U.S. Champion Jeff Hardy for the first time, with a Men's Money in the Bank Qualifying Match again…
May 29, 2018 (Raleigh, NC) 7.0
May 29, 2018
In a shocking turn of events, a Triple Threat Match between Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe and Big Cass was announced as the f…
June 05, 2018 (Corpus Christi, TX) 6.0
June 5, 2018
With WWE Money in the Bank momentum being the theme of the night, all of SmackDown’s participants in the Men’s Ladder M…
June 12, 2018 (Memphis, TN) 7.0
June 12, 2018
In a thrilling 10-Woman Tag Team Match main event, Asuka made a massive statement heading into WWE Money in the Bank wh…
June 19, 2018 (Toledo, OH) 8.0
June 19, 2018
Rusev won a star-studded Gauntlet Match to earn the right to challenge WWE Champion AJ Styles at WWE Extreme Rules. Els…
June 26, 2018 (Ontario, CA) 8.0
June 26, 2018
Just when it looked like Daniel Bryan was going to take another bludgeoning at the hands of The Bludgeon Brothers, Kane…
July 03, 2018 (Omaha, NE) 8.0
July 3, 2018
Feeling as though Team Hell No was not worthy of their SmackDown Tag Team Championship opportunity at WWE Extreme Rules…
July 10, 2018 (Manchester, NH) 8.0
July 10, 2018
After an absolutely wild brawl between the united Team Hell No & The New Day against The Bludgeon Brothers & SAnitY to …
July 17, 2018 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) 8.0
July 17, 2018
In the wake of WWE Extreme Rules, Randy Orton interrupted the heated rematch between newly-crowned United States Champi…
July 24, 2018 (Evansville, IN) 7.0
July 24, 2018
Daniel Bryan attempted to crash the party celebrating The Miz & Maryse’s new reality show “Miz & Mrs.,” but The A-Liste…
July 31, 2018 (Tampa, FL) 6.0
July 31, 2018
Charlotte Flair returned to SmackDown LIVE to come to the aid of her friend Becky Lynch after she was assaulted by Smac…
August 7, 2018 (Orlando, FL) 8.0
August 7, 2018
The New Day squared off against The Bar with the opportunity to face The Bludgeon Brothers for the SmackDown Tag Team C…
August 14, 2018 (Greenville, SC) 5.0
August 14, 2018
WWE Champion AJ Styles arrived at SmackDown LIVE hoping to break out of his vicious mental cycle caused by Samoa Joe ov…
August 21, 2018 (Brooklyn, NY) 7.0
August 21, 2018
The Bludgeon Brothers and The New Day squared off in a hard-hitting and explosive No Disqualification rematch from Summ…
August 28, 2018 (Toronto, ON) 7.0
August 28, 2018
Charlotte Flair might have repelled the challenge of Carmella in a thrilling SmackDown Women’s Championship main event,…
September 4, 2018 (Detroit, MI) 7.0
September 4, 2018
On a whirlwind SmackDown LIVE, Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella thwarted an attack from Andrade “Cien” Almas & Zelina Vega in …
September 11, 2018 (Lafayette, LA) 7.0
September 11, 2018
Brie Bella and Maryse’s one-on-one showdown quickly turned into a chaotic brawl when Daniel Bryan and The Miz got invol…
September 18, 2018 (Tulsa, OK) 7.0
September 18, 2018
In the wake of WWE Hell in a Cell, newly-crowned SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch unleashed a vicious attack on C…
September 25, 2018 (Denver, CO) 7.0
September 25, 2018
Samoa Joe took his conflict with WWE Champion AJ Styles to the next level when he delivered on his promise from several…
October 2, 2018 (Portland, OR) 6.0
October 2, 2018
Poised for WWE Super Show-Down in Melbourne, Australia, the blue brand descended into all-out chaos as Charlotte Flair …
October 9, 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) 8.0
October 9, 2018
Randy Orton squared off against the returning Big Show in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match that pushed both Superstars …
October 16, 2018 (Washington, DC) 8.0
October 16, 2018
An absolutely loaded SmackDown 1000 saw Rey Mysterio make an unbelievable return to the blue brand, cameos from Mr. McM…
October 23, 2018 (Newark, NJ) 8.0
October 23, 2018
Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy rekindled their rivalry with another barbaric encounter on the blue brand. Elsewhere, the fo…
October 30, 2018 (Atlanta, GA) 7.0
October 30, 2018
During an unpredictable SmackDown LIVE, Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio took on Randy Orton & The Miz ahead of their schedule…
November 6, 2018 (Manchester, England) 7.0
November 6, 2018
The blue brand began to put its Survivor Series teams together for the battle for brand supremacy against Raw at WWE’s …
November 13, 2018 (St. Louis, MO) 10.0
November 13, 2018
In one of the most shocking SmackDown LIVE episodes of all time, Daniel Bryan stunned the WWE Universe in his WWE Champ…
November 20, 2018 (Los Angeles, CA) 7.0
November 20, 2018
Rey Mysterio and Randy Orton’s main event match took a horrifying turn when The Viper sadistically targeted The Biggest…
November 27, 2018 (Minneapolis, MN) 7.0
November 27, 2018
Asuka won a Battle Royal to secure her place in the SmackDown Women’s Championship TLC Match against Becky Lynch and Ch…
December 04, 2018 (Austin, TX) 7.0
December 4, 2018
Two weeks from WWE TLC, AJ Styles’ pursuit of the “New” Daniel Bryan led him into a showdown with The Miz. Plus, Samoa …
December 11, 2018 (Las Vegas, NV) 8.0
December 11, 2018
The WrestleMania rematch between Charlotte Flair and Asuka ended when The Queen bashed The Empress of Tomorrow with a k…
December 18, 2018 (Fresno, CA) 7.0
December 18, 2018
In one of the biggest upsets in SmackDown LIVE history, Mustafa Ali got the best of “The New” Daniel Bryan when the new…
December 25, 2018 (Fresno, CA) 9.0
December 25, 2018
What was a festive Christmas night edition of SmackDown LIVE took a shocking turn when AJ Styles met with WWE Chairman …