List of WWE SmackDown on-air personalities

Last updated September 03, 2024

This is a list of on-air personalities from the professional wrestling television series WWE's SmackDown . On-air personalities include the wrestlers themselves, ring announcers, commentators, and on-screen authority figures. The show also features recurring on-air segments hosted by various personalities.

Authority figures

Authority figures	Position	Date started	Date finished	Notes
Mr. McMahon	Owner, chairman, and CEO	August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26)	July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22)	McMahon assigned new general managers to Raw and to SmackDown after Ric Flair lost his position on Raw. Stacy Keibler served as "personal assistant" through McMahon's term.
Shawn Michaels	Commissioner	August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26)	June 26, 2000 (2000-06-26)	Relinquished role to Mick Foley
Mick Foley	Commissioner	June 26, 2000 (2000-06-26)	December 18, 2000 (2000-12-18)	Fired by Mr. McMahon
Debra	Lt. Commissioner	October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)	March 5, 2001 (2001-03-05)	Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner to pursue managing again.
William Regal	Commissioner	March 8, 2001 (2001-03-08)	October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)	Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance
Mick Foley	Commissioner	October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)	November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)	Decided to leave the company
Ric Flair	On-screen co-owner of the company	November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)	April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)	Upon the beginning of the brand extension, McMahon was given sole control of SmackDown, while Flair was given control of Raw. Between November 2001 and the brand extension, Flair had as much power over all shows as McMahon.
Stephanie McMahon	General manager	July 18, 2002 (2002-07-18)	October 19, 2003 (2003-10-19)	Lost her position as per an "I Quit" match stipulation against Mr. McMahon at No Mercy.
Paul Heyman	General manager	October 23, 2003 (2003-10-23)	March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)	Resigned after being drafted to Raw, he didn't want to work for Eric Bischoff and quit WWE, he was interim general manager on the April 22, 2004 edition of WWE SmackDown.
Kurt Angle	General manager	March 25, 2004 (2004-03-25) April 29, 2004 (2004-04-29)	April 15, 2004 (2004-04-15) July 22, 2004 (2004-07-22)	Returned to the active roster when no longer confined to a wheelchair.
Theodore Long	General manager	July 29, 2004 (2004-07-29) April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10)	September 21, 2007 (2007-09-21) April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)	Left position due to health complications. Served as "Assistant General Manager" from November 2007 to May 2008. Long was reassigned from ECW to SmackDown. Lost the position to John Laurinaitis as a result of the Team Johnny vs. Team Teddy match at Wrestlemania XXVIII.
Vickie Guerrero	General manager	September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28) October 10, 2008 (2008-10-10) January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) July 19, 2013	September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26) April 6, 2009 (2009-04-06) February 18, 2011 (2011-02-18) June 23, 2014	Served as assistant general manager from May to September 2007. Opted to fully take over the position on Raw and resigned as general manager of SmackDown. Took over in place of the injured Teddy Long. Announced new general manager of SmackDown on July 19, 2013 by Mr. McMahon; lost position on June 23, 2014 edition of Raw in a match against Stephanie McMahon.
Big Show	Temporary General Manager	October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)		Big Show filled in for Vickie Guerrero while she recovered from being tombstoned by The Undertaker.
Triple H	Chief Operating Officer (Storyline)	July 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)	November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)	The board of directors removed Vince McMahon from day-to-day power and handed the duties to his son-in-law. However, his authoritative control powers as general manager of running SmackDown are no longer needed and still remained as COO (see below). Lost position in November 2014 after The Authority lost at Survivor Series. Triple H also served as executive vice-president of Talent, Live Events and Creative.
John Laurinaitis	General manager	April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)	June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17)	Won position, Team Johnny vs Team Teddy at Wrestlemania XXVIII. Fired at No Way Out by Mr. McMahon as per pre-match stipulation when John Cena defeated Big Show in a Steel cage match.
Interim General Managers	Guest GM	June 22, 2012 (2012-06-22)	July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)	Following Laurinaitis' firing, the board of directors invited past GMs and commissioners to run SmackDown on a weekly basis until a new full-time GM was named, such as Mick Foley, Vickie Guerrero and Zack Ryder.
Booker T	General manager	August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)	July 12, 2013	Mr. McMahon announced Booker T as the new general manager of SmackDown.
Theodore Long	Senior Advisor	August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)	July 12, 2013	Was named Booker's advisor after he asked for his help. Served as general manager during Booker's injury.
Eve Torres	Assistant to general manager	August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)	January 14, 2013 (2013-01-14)	Won the position in a match against Kaitlyn. Left position after she quit WWE.
Kane	Director of operations	November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)	November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)	Lost position after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.
Triple H	Chief Operating Officer (Storyline)	December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29)	2019	Stephanie McMahon announced that Triple H would return to the WWE as the COO.
Shane McMahon	Commissioner	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04)	Lost a Loser Leaves WWE Ladder match to Kevin Owens.
Daniel Bryan	General manager	July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18)	April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)	Shane assigned Bryan as his general manager.
Paige	General manager	April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)	December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)	Shane assigned Paige as general manager after Bryan resigned from the position to return to in-ring action. After the announcement on the December 17, 2018 edition of Raw that the McMahons (Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H) were, as a united group, taking over both Raw and SmackDown, Paige was effectively removed as general manager.
Sonya Deville	WWE Official	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)	May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)	Began appearing as the assistant to on-screen authority figure Adam Pearce on the January 1, 2021 edition of SmackDown, later appearing on the Raw brand in the same role. Deville eventually began making questionable and blatantly self-serving decisions which led to Pearce terminating her contract as a WWE Official on the May 9, 2022 edition of Raw.^[1]
Adam Pearce	WWE Official	January 17, 2020 (2020-01-17)	October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)	From January 2020 through October 2023, Pearce served as the main on-screen WWE Authority Figure for Raw and Smackdown, making the vast majority of the matches and presiding over issues needing resolution from management. In October 2023, he was appointed General Manager of Raw.
Nick Aldis	General manager	October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)	Present	On the season premiere of WWE SmackDown, Triple H presented Aldis as the general manager of WWE SmackDown.

Commentators

Commentators	Dates
Michael Cole and Jim Cornette	April 29, 1999 (1999-04-29) (Pilot)
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler	August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26) (Network Premiere) January 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)
Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler	September 2, 1999 (1999-09-02) – September 16, 1999 (1999-09-16) September 30, 1999 (1999-09-30) – February 22, 2001 (2001-02-22) November 22, 2001 (2001-11-22) – March 28, 2002 (2002-03-28) March 31, 2005 (2005-03-31) October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) March 26, 2015 (2015-03-26)
Michael Cole and Michael Hayes	September 23, 1999 (1999-09-23)
Michael Cole and Tazz	February 22, 2001 (2001-02-22) March 8, 2001 (2001-03-08) – May 3, 2001 (2001-05-03) May 17, 2001 (2001-05-17) – June 14, 2001 (2001-06-14) June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) – July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) – August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) – September 4, 2001 (2001-09-04) September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) October 11, 2001 (2001-10-11) November 1, 2001 (2001-11-01) November 15, 2001 (2001-11-15) April 4, 2002 (2002-04-04) – November 21, 2002 (2002-11-21) December 5, 2002 (2002-12-05) – March 24, 2005 (2005-03-24) April 7, 2005 (2005-04-07) – June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09)
Michael Cole and Jim Ross	September 21, 2000 (2000-09-21) March 1, 2001 (2001-03-01) July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) – July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26) September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) November 8, 2001 (2001-11-08) – November 15, 2001 (2001-11-15)
Scott Hudson and Arn Anderson	July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05)
Jim Ross and Paul Heyman	June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) September 13, 2001 (2001-09-13) (Live 9/11 Tribute Show) October 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)
Michael Cole and Paul Heyman	May 10, 2001 (2001-05-10) June 21, 2001 (2001-06-21) August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) October 18, 2001 (2001-10-18) – October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)
Michael Cole and Ernest Miller	November 28, 2002 (2002-11-28)
Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield	June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16) – December 21, 2007 (2007-12-21) May 31, 2013 (2013-05-31) – July 26, 2013 (2013-07-26) August 9, 2013 (2013-08-09) – January 10, 2014 (2014-01-10) January 31, 2014 (2014-01-31) – August 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)
Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachman	January 4, 2008 (2008-01-04) – April 25, 2008 (2008-04-25)
Michael Cole and Mick Foley	May 2, 2008 (2008-05-02) – June 20, 2008 (2008-06-20)
Jim Ross and Mick Foley	June 27, 2008 (2008-06-27) – August 1, 2008 (2008-08-01)
Jim Ross and Tazz	August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08) – April 3, 2009 (2009-04-03)
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham	April 10, 2009 (2009-04-10) – October 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)
Todd Grisham and Michael Cole	October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)
Todd Grisham and Matt Striker	October 30, 2009 (2009-10-30) – September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)
Todd Grisham, Michael Cole, and Matt Striker	October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) – December 3, 2010 (2010-12-03)
Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Matt Striker	December 10, 2010 (2010-12-10) – January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker	March 30, 2012 (2012-03-30)
Michael Cole and Booker T	April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Booker T	February 4, 2011 (2011-02-04) – November 25, 2011 (2011-11-25) December 16, 2011 (2011-12-16) – December 30, 2011 (2011-12-30) January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13) – April 20, 2012 (2012-04-20) May 4, 2012 (2012-05-04) – July 27, 2012 (2012-07-27)
Michael Cole and various guest commentators	August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)
Josh Mathews and Michael Cole	November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) – December 9, 2011 (2011-12-09) January 6, 2012 (2012-01-06) August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03) – August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17) August 31, 2012 (2012-08-31) – October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05)
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler	March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Brad Maddox	March 8, 2013 (2013-03-08) – March 15, 2013 (2013-03-15)
Josh Mathews and Jerry Lawler	April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05)
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield	December 21, 2012 (2012-12-21) March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) – March 29, 2013 (2013-03-29) April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) – May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)
Michael Cole and Alex Riley	August 2, 2013 (2013-08-02)
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and The Miz	January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17)
Josh Mathews and John "Bradshaw" Layfield	October 12, 2012 (2012-10-12) – February 22, 2013 (2013-02-22) January 24, 2014 (2014-01-24)
Tom Phillips and Michael Cole	October 31, 2014 (2014-10-31)
Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield^[2]	August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22) – October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) – January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09)
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton ^[3]	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15) – March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) April 16, 2015 (2015-04-16) February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton	April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02) – April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09) April 23, 2015 (2015-04-23) – June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18)
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy Uso	June 25, 2015 (2015-06-25) – July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) July 30, 2015 (2015-07-30) – August 20, 2015 (2015-08-20)
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jimmy Uso	July 23, 2015 (2015-07-23)
Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy Uso	August 27, 2015 (2015-08-27) – September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T	September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10) – December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17) December 31, 2015 (2015-12-31)
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T	December 22, 2015 (2015-12-22)
Mauro Ranallo and Jerry Lawler	March 31, 2016 (2016-03-31)
Mauro Ranallo, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton	January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) – February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25) – June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16) July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) – July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)
Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, and David Otunga	June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) – June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)
Mauro Ranallo, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton	July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)
Mauro Ranallo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and David Otunga	July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) – November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Mauro Ranallo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, David Otunga, and Tom Phillips	November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) – March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)
Tom Phillips and John "Bradshaw" Layfield	March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
Tom Phillips, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and David Otunga	March 21, 2017 (2017-03-21) – April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
Tom Phillips, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Byron Saxton	April 11, 2017 (2017-04-11) – August 29, 2017 (2017-08-29)
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton	September 5, 2017 (2017-09-05) – October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10) October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) – December 11, 2018 (2018-12-11) December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25) – July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16) July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30) – August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13) August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27) – September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton	October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) – October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and David Otunga	December 18, 2018 (2018-12-18)
Tom Phillips, David Otunga, Big E, and Xavier Woods	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and David Otunga	July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and David Otunga	August 20, 2019 (2019-08-20)
Michael Cole and Corey Graves	October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) – March 6, 2020 (2020-03-06) April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10) – April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09) September 3, 2021 (2021-09-03) February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11) – February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) – September 30, 2022 (2022-09-30) January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06) – present
Tom Phillips, Renee Young, and Aiden English	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Tom Phillips, Renee Young, and Pat McAfee	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
Michael Cole and Triple H	March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)
Michael Cole	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20) – April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16) – August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) September 10, 2021 (2021-09-10) – February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04) February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25) – July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) – September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02)
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Kevin Owens	August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27)
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett	October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) – August 4, 2023 (2023-08-04) August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30)
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Corey Graves	August 11, 2023 (2023-08-11) – November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) November 24, 2023 (2023-11-24) – December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01) December 15, 2023 (2023-12-15) – December 22, 2023 (2023-12-22)
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Kevin Owens	November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Road Dogg	November 17, 2023 (2023-11-17)
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield	December 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)
Kevin Patrick and Corey Graves	January 5, 2024 (2024-01-05) – January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19)
Corey Graves and Wade Barrett	February 2, 2024 (2024-02-02) – August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23)

^ Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was absent at the time.
^ Filled in for Tazz, who was absent at the time.
^ Cole and Booker was absent at the time during WrestleMania week, so both men were replaced by Striker to call the event.
^ Mathews was absent at the time after being attacked by Brock Lesnar on the April 23, 2012 episode of Raw , so only Cole and Booker called the event.
^ Booker was absent at the time, so only Mathews and Cole called the event.
^ Following the absence of Josh Mathews, Michael Cole was joined by various guest commentators for one night on SmackDown. The following is a list of the guest commentators who joined Michael Cole on the August 24, 2012 episode of SmackDown:

Commentator
Theodore Long
Kaitlyn
Cody Rhodes
The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil)
Sheamus

^ Cole and JBL was absent due to the live report from WrestleMania Axxess, so both men were replaced by Lawler to call the event.^[4]
^ Filled in for JBL, who was absent at the time.
^ JBL was absent at the time, so only Phillips and Cole called the event.
^ Saxton was absent due to a live prediction about the upcoming matches at WrestleMania with Renee Young, so only two men called the event.^[5]^[6]
^ Filled in for Michael Cole, who was recovering from injury after being attacked by Brock Lesnar on the March 30, 2015 episode of Raw.^[7]
^ Filled in for Byron Saxton, who joined Raw as a color commentator since June 8, 2015.
^ Replaced Booker T as announced on Raw on January 4, 2016.
^ Ranallo was absent due to suffering from influenza and was filled in by Michael Cole from Monday Night Raw on February 18, 2016.
^ Due to Lawler being suspended, he was filled in by David Otunga from Main Event and Superstars for two weeks.
^ Michael Cole was representing Raw for the 2016 WWE draft.
^ Announced as the new commentary team following the 2016 WWE Draft Lottery.^[8]
^ When Ranallo was absent due to suffering from depression, Tom Phillips filled in for him as play-by-play.
^ Saxton temporarily joined the commentary team following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
^ When Tom Phillips was on assignment, he was filled in by Raw's Michael Cole.
^ Otunga filled in for Byron Saxton, who was absent at the time.
^ On November 1, 2019, due to significant flight delays returning from the Crown Jewel event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, more than 100 WWE employees were not able to travel to Buffalo, New York in time to appear on Smackdown Live on Fox. In response, WWE featured multiple NXT superstars who did not travel to Saudi Arabia. McAfee was among them as guest color commentary, joining Renee Young and Tom Phillips, while replacing Aiden English.
^ Filled in for Pat McAfee, who was recovering from COVID-19.
^ Pat McAfee stepped away from SmackDown to provide coverage for College GameDay.
^ Filled in for Corey Graves, who was away due to the birth of his son.
^ Replaced Corey Graves for Tribute to the Troops

Ring announcers

Ring announcers	Dates	Notes
Tony Chimel	April 1999 (1999-04) – October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07) October 21, 1999 (1999-10-21) – December 23, 1999 (1999-12-23) January 2000 (2000-01) – April 20, 2000 (2000-04-20) May 4, 2000 (2000-05-04) – December 21, 2000 (2000-12-21) January 4, 2001 (2001-01-04) – June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) July 12, 2001 (2001-07-12) – September 13, 2001 (2001-09-13) September 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) – February 21, 2002 (2002-02-21) March 2002 (2002-03) – June 13, 2002 (2002-06-13) June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) – August 2007 (2007-08) October 2009 (2009-10) – December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02) November 2, 2012 (2012-11-02) – November 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) April 5, 2013 (2013-04-05) September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13) November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15) November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)	Transferred to the ECW brand in August 2007. Transferred back to Smackdown following Lilian Garcia's first retirement from WWE. Removed on December 2, 2011. Filled in from November 2, 2012 to November 30, 2012 while Garcia was on medical leave after a car accident. Was ring announcer for one night as Garcia had gone to WrestleMania Axxess, with various other SmackDown workers. Continued to make occasional appearances as Edge's personal ring announcer. Made a one-night return on November 15, 2013 to fill in for Garcia, who was unavailable at the time.
Lilian Garcia	October 14, 1999 (1999-10-14) December 30, 1999 (1999-12-30) April 27, 2000 (2000-04-27) March 15, 2001 (2001-03-15) February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28) December 23, 2004 (2004-12-23) December 9, 2011 (2011-12-09) – October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26) December 7, 2012 (2012-12-07) – March 29, 2013 (2013-03-29) April 12, 2013 (2013-04-12) – November 8, 2013 (2013-11-08) November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22) – October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17) November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)	Returned to WWE to take over for Tony Chimel. Made a one-night appearance on November 5, 2015. Substituted for Chimel on certain nights between 1999 and 2004.
Howard Finkel	December 28, 2000 (2000-12-28) July 5, 2001 (2001-07-05) September 20, 2001 (2001-09-20) December 27, 2001 (2001-12-27) June 20, 2002 (2002-06-20)	Filled in for Chimel except December 27, 2001, when Finkel and Chimel served as co-announcers.
Justin Roberts	September 19, 2002 (2002-09-19) April 24, 2003 (2003-04-24) December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04) September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) April 6, 2007 (2007-04-06) September 2007 (2007-09) – October 2009 (2009-10)	Transferred to the Raw brand following Lilian Garcia's retirement from WWE. Made one-night appearances on December 10, 2010, March 11 and September 16, 2011.
Josh Mathews	January 2, 2003 (2003-01-02)	One night only.
Eden Stiles	July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15) November 11, 2011 (2011-11-11) October 24, 2014 (2014-10-24) – May 26, 2016 (2016-05-26)	Stiles served as the dual-branded ring announcer for WWE Superstars and substitute ring announcer for both shows until December 22, 2011 when she left WWE. Stiles became the permanent ring announcer after Lilian Garcia returned to Raw on October 20, 2014. On May 24, 2016 during SmackDown tapings, Stiles was released by WWE after she requested for her release.
JoJo	April 9, 2015 (2015-04-09) – May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28) June 18, 2015 (2015-06-18) July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) – October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15) June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02) – June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) – July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)	Served as interim ring announcer while continuing her role as a dual-branded backstage interviewer, but did not do the latter on the selected dates she does ring announcing for SmackDown. Replaced Eden Stiles who was released by WWE. Moved to Raw following Lilian Garcia's second departure due to family emergency.
Greg Hamilton	June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) – October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) November 8, 2019 (2019-11-08) – October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)	Filled in for JoJo when she worked WWE's tour in Hawaii and when she filled in for Lilian Garcia on Raw during that same week. Promoted to full-time announcer when JoJo was moved to Raw. Hamilton was released in late October 2021.
Kayla Braxton	November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)	One night only.
Mike Rome	November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06) – November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13) June 26, 2021 (2021-06-26) October 29, 2021 (2021-10-29) – January 7, 2022 (2022-01-07) May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) – October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13) November 10, 2023 (2023-11-10) – April 26, 2024 (2024-04-26) May 24, 2024 (2024-05-24) July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05)	Substitute for Greg Hamilton. Following Hamilton's release in October 2021, Rome became the interim ring announcer for SmackDown and became dual-branded as a result. Became SmackDown ring announcer in May 2023 as part of the WWE Draft, switching roles with Samantha Irvin. Switched to NXT in May 2024, though filled in for Alicia Taylor on May 24 and July 5.
Samantha Irvin	January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14) – May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05) May 3, 2024 (2024-05-03) June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) August 30, 2024	Promoted to the SmackDown brand on January 14, 2022 from 205 Live. Switched to Raw in May 2023 as part of the WWE Draft. Filled in for shows when Rome and Taylor were unavailable.
Alicia Taylor	October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) – November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) May 10, 2024 (2024-05-10) – Present	Filled in for Rome for three episodes in 2023, two of which were taped together due to WWE traveling to Saudi Arabia. NXT Senior Vice President Shawn Michaels announced on X after NXT aired on May 7, 2024 that Alicia Taylor had joined SmackDown brand.

Recurring segments

Segments	Hosts	Years	Notes
Piper's Pit	Roddy Piper	2003 2005 – 2006 2010 2012 2014	In-ring interview segment.^[9] Discontinued after Piper's death in 2015.
$1,000,000 Tough Enough	Al Snow	2004	WWE Tough Enough competition segment.
Kurt Angle Invitational	Kurt Angle	2004 – 2005	Three-minute match challenge for Angle's gold medal. Discontinued after Angle was drafted to Raw .
Cafe de René	René Duprée	2004	In-ring interview segment.
Carlito's Cabana	Carlito	2005 2008 – 2009	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Carlito was drafted to Raw.
Peep Show	Christian	2005 2010 – 2014	In ring interview segment.
Diva Search	The Miz	2006	Diva Search competition segment.
Miz TV	The Miz	2007 2012 – 2017 2018 – 2019 2019 – 2020	In-ring interview segment.
Masterlock Challenge	Chris Masters	2007 2010 – 2011	Submission challenge to break Masters' Masterlock hold. Discontinued after being drafted to Raw.
The Cutting Edge	Edge	2007 – 2011 2013 2016	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Edge was forced to retire from professional wrestling. Occasionally makes a couple appearances.
VIP Lounge	Montel Vontavious Porter	2007 – 2010 2020	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following MVP's release from WWE. Restarted during build to WrestleMania 36
Khali Kiss Cam	The Great Khali Ranjin Singh	2011	In-ring fan interaction segment. Khali kisses a female member of the audience. First person to keep show after changing brands.^[10]
Highlight Reel	Chris Jericho Kevin Owens	2010 2012 2013 2016 2017 – 2018	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Jericho was drafted to Raw. Began again when Jericho returned in 2013. Discontinued again when Jericho was drafted to the Raw brand when WWE re-introduced the brand extension in 2016. Re-introduced by Kevin Owens in 2017 without Chris Jericho. Discontinued after Owens was fired and drafted to Raw.
Grooming Tips	Cody Rhodes	2010 – 2011	Cody Rhodes gives some vanity tips. Discontinued after Rhodes' facial injury (*caused by the exposed metal brace of Rey Mysterio).
Str8 Outta Brooklyn With JTG	JTG	2010 – 2011	Backstage shoot segment. Discontinued after JTG was drafted to Raw.
The Ambrose Asylum	Dean Ambrose	2016 – 2017	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after being drafted to Raw.
King's Court	Jerry Lawler	2017	In-ring interview segment.
The Fashion Files (later The Fashion X Files, then Fashion Peaks)	Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)	2017 – 2018	Video segment. Discontinued after Breezeango was drafted to Raw.
U. S. Open Challenge	Kevin Owens A.J. Styles Bobby Roode Jeff Hardy R-Truth	2017-2018, 2019	A United States Championship match challenge pitting anyone on the roster against the incumbent champion of the time. Originally called the Face of America challenge under Kevin Owens, it has been held under four different champions. After A.J. Styles won, it was renamed the U.S. Open Challenge, but was discontinued after Hell in a Cell after Baron Corbin won the championship. It was revived in 2018 after Bobby Roode won the aforementioned championship. It was revived in 2019 after R-Truth won the aforementioned championship. Under Styles, Roode and Truth's reigns, their names were included in the official title of the U.S. Open Challenge title. Discontinued after then-United States Champion Samoa Joe was drafted to Raw.
Truth TV	R-Truth Carmella	2018–2019	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after R-Truth was drafted to Raw.
The Kevin Owens Show	Kevin Owens	2019 2020 – 2021 2023 – present	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Owens was drafted to Raw. Returned after Owens was drafted to SmackDown.
Firefly Fun House	Bray Wyatt	2019 – 2020	Video segment. Discontinued after Wyatt was drafted to Raw.
A Moment of Bliss	Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross	2019 – 2020	On-stage interview segment. Discontinued after Bliss and Cross were drafted to Raw.
The Dirt Sheet	John Morrison and The Miz	2020	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Morrison and Miz were drafted to Raw.
Ding Dong, Hello!	Bayley	2021	In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Bayley was injured and taking time off.
Happy Talk	Happy Corbin and formerly Madcap Moss	2021 – 2022	In-ring interview segment.
InZayn	Sami Zayn	2022	In-ring stunt challenge segment. Later became an in-ring interview segment.
Tribal Court	The Usos	2023	In-ring courtroom segment.
The Grayson Waller Effect	Grayson Waller	2023 – present	In-ring interview segment.
R-KO Show	Randy Orton and Kevin Owens	2024 - present	In-ring interview segment.

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[2] "The next voice of WWE? Tom Phillips joins SmackDown announce team". WWE . August 22, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

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[6] Taylor, Scott (March 31, 2016). "SmackDown stepped inside AT&T Stadium". WWE . Retrieved April 6, 2016.

[7] "Medical updates on Michael Cole, Booker T and JBL in the wake of Brock Lesnar's attack on Raw". WWE . April 1, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2015.

[8] "WWE commentary gets a facelift for the New Era". WWE. July 19, 2016.

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