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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, WWE began presenting the majority of its programming for Raw and SmackDown from a behind closed doors set at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida since mid-March, [3] although in late May, the promotion began using Performance Center trainees to serve as the live audience, [4] which was further expanded to friends and family members of the ...
The first SmackDown of 2020 Super SmackDown January 31, 2020 Tulsa, Oklahoma: BOK Center: Special Live episode of Super SmackDown John Cena Appreciation Night February 28, 2020 Boston, Massachusetts: TD Garden: 2.69 Special episode showing highlights of John Cena's career and featured his return. Triple H 25th Anniversary Show April 24, 2020
Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the SmackDown brand, [9] [10] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show, SmackDown Live. [11] On the January 17, 2017, episode of SmackDown, commissioner Shane McMahon scheduled an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship as the main event of Elimination Chamber. [12]
Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the SmackDown brand, [6] [7] while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show, SmackDown Live. [8] At Backlash, Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton to win his first WWE Championship with help from The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh). [9]
The event took place on August 30, 2020, from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the first Payback held since 2017 and the final until 2023. The theme of the event was wrestlers seeking payback against their opponents. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show.
The following SmackDown, Styles came out and addressed the WWE fans. Mahal appeared on the TitanTron and challenged Styles to a rematch for the championship at Clash of Champions, which Styles accepted. [10] On the November 14 episode of SmackDown, Charlotte Flair defeated Natalya to win the SmackDown Women's Championship. [11]
On July 22, 2016, general manager Daniel Bryan revealed the new SmackDown logo on his official Twitter page, renaming the show SmackDown Live. [33] On April 10, 2018, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced that Daniel Bryan was back as a full-time WWE wrestler and named Paige the new general manager.
Friday Night SmackDown: Season 2 Premiere was a special episode of WWE's weekly television program SmackDown that took place on October 16, 2020, and commemorated the program's second season's premiere. It was broadcast live on Fox, and marked the 1-year celebration of return to Friday nights (thus being renamed Friday Night SmackDown).