List of WWE SmackDown on-air personalities

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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.

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Authority figures

Authority figuresPositionDate startedDate finishedNotes
Mr. McMahon Owner, chairman, and CEOAugust 26, 1999July 22, 2022McMahon 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 CommissionerAugust 26, 1999June 26, 2000Relinquished role to Mick Foley
Mick Foley CommissionerJune 26, 2000December 18, 2000Fired by Mr. McMahon
Debra Lt. CommissionerOctober 30, 2000March 5, 2001Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner to pursue managing again.
William Regal CommissionerMarch 8, 2001October 11, 2001Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance
Mick FoleyCommissionerOctober 11, 2001November 19, 2001Decided to leave the company
Ric Flair On-screen co-owner of the companyNovember 19, 2001April 2, 2002Upon 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 managerJuly 18, 2002October 19, 2003Lost her position as per an "I Quit" match stipulation against Mr. McMahon at No Mercy.
Paul Heyman General managerOctober 23, 2003March 22, 2004Resigned 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 managerMarch 25, 2004
April 29, 2004		April 15, 2004
July 22, 2004		Returned to the active roster when no longer confined to a wheelchair.
Theodore Long General managerJuly 29, 2004
April 10, 2009		September 21, 2007
April 1, 2012		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 managerSeptember 28, 2007
October 10, 2008
January 21, 2011
July 19, 2013		September 26, 2008
April 6, 2009
February 18, 2011
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 ManagerOctober 3, 2008Big Show filled in for Vickie Guerrero while she recovered from being tombstoned by The Undertaker.
Triple H Chief Operating Officer (Storyline)July 18, 2011November 23, 2014The 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 managerApril 2, 2012June 17, 2012Won 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 ManagersGuest GMJune 22, 2012July 20, 2012Following 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 managerAugust 3, 2012July 12, 2013Mr. McMahon announced Booker T as the new general manager of SmackDown.
Theodore LongSenior AdvisorAugust 3, 2012July 12, 2013Was named Booker's advisor after he asked for his help. Served as general manager during Booker's injury.
Eve Torres Assistant to general managerAugust 17, 2012January 14, 2013Won the position in a match against Kaitlyn. Left position after she quit WWE.
Kane Director of operationsNovember 4, 2013November 23, 2014Lost position after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.
Triple HChief Operating Officer (Storyline)December 29, 20142019 Stephanie McMahon announced that Triple H would return to the WWE as the COO.
Shane McMahon CommissionerJuly 11, 2016October 4, 2019Lost a Loser Leaves WWE Ladder match to Kevin Owens.
Daniel Bryan General managerJuly 18, 2016April 10, 2018Shane assigned Bryan as his general manager.
Paige General managerApril 10, 2018December 18, 2018Shane 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 OfficialJanuary 1, 2021May 9, 2022Began 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 OfficialJanuary 17, 2020October 13, 2023Since January 2020, Pearce has been 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.
Nick Aldis General managerOctober 13, 2023PresentOn the season premiere of WWE SmackDown, Triple H presented Aldis as the general manager of WWE SmackDown.

Commentators

CommentatorsDates
Michael Cole and Jim Cornette April 29, 1999 (Pilot)
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler August 26, 1999 (Network Premiere)
January 10, 2002
Michael Cole and Jerry LawlerSeptember 2, 1999 – September 16, 1999
September 30, 1999 – February 22, 2001
November 22, 2001 – March 28, 2002
March 31, 2005
October 23, 2009
March 26, 2015
Michael Cole and Michael Hayes September 23, 1999
Michael Cole and Tazz February 22, 2001
March 8, 2001 – May 3, 2001
May 17, 2001 – June 14, 2001
June 28, 2001 – July 5, 2001
August 2, 2001 – August 9, 2001
August 23, 2001 – September 4, 2001
September 20, 2001
October 11, 2001
November 1, 2001
November 15, 2001
April 4, 2002 – November 21, 2002
December 5, 2002 – March 24, 2005
April 7, 2005 – June 9, 2006
Michael Cole and Jim RossSeptember 21, 2000
March 1, 2001
July 12, 2001 – July 26, 2001
September 20, 2001
November 8, 2001 – November 15, 2001
Scott Hudson and Arn Anderson July 5, 2001
Jim Ross and Paul Heyman June 21, 2001
September 13, 2001 (Live 9/11 Tribute Show)
October 4, 2001
Michael Cole and Paul HeymanMay 10, 2001
June 21, 2001
August 16, 2001
September 27, 2001
October 18, 2001 – October 25, 2001
Michael Cole and Ernest Miller November 28, 2002
Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" LayfieldJune 16, 2006 – December 21, 2007
May 31, 2013 – July 26, 2013
August 9, 2013 – January 10, 2014
January 31, 2014 – August 15, 2014
Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachman January 4, 2008 – April 25, 2008
Michael Cole and Mick Foley May 2, 2008 – June 20, 2008
Jim Ross and Mick FoleyJune 27, 2008 – August 1, 2008
Jim Ross and TazzAugust 8, 2008 – April 3, 2009
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham April 10, 2009 – October 9, 2009
Todd Grisham and Michael ColeOctober 16, 2009
Todd Grisham and Matt Striker October 30, 2009 – September 24, 2010
Todd Grisham, Michael Cole, and Matt StrikerOctober 1, 2010 – December 3, 2010
Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Matt StrikerDecember 10, 2010 – January 28, 2011
Josh Mathews and Matt Striker March 30, 2012
Michael Cole and Booker T April 27, 2012
Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Booker TFebruary 4, 2011 – November 25, 2011
December 16, 2011 – December 30, 2011
January 13, 2012 – April 20, 2012
May 4, 2012 – July 27, 2012
Michael Cole and various guest commentators August 24, 2012
Josh Mathews and Michael ColeNovember 29, 2011 – December 9, 2011
January 6, 2012
August 3, 2012 – August 17, 2012
August 31, 2012 – October 5, 2012
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry LawlerMarch 1, 2013
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Brad Maddox March 8, 2013 – March 15, 2013
Josh Mathews and Jerry Lawler April 5, 2013
Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield December 21, 2012
March 22, 2013 – March 29, 2013
April 12, 2013 – May 24, 2013
Michael Cole and Alex Riley August 2, 2013
Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and The Miz January 17, 2014
Josh Mathews and John "Bradshaw" LayfieldOctober 12, 2012 – February 22, 2013
January 24, 2014
Tom Phillips and Michael Cole October 31, 2014
Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield [2] August 22, 2014 – October 24, 2014
November 7, 2014 – January 9, 2015
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton [3] January 15, 2015 – March 19, 2015
April 16, 2015
February 18, 2016
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron SaxtonApril 2, 2015 – April 9, 2015
April 23, 2015 – June 18, 2015
Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy Uso June 25, 2015 – July 16, 2015
July 30, 2015 – August 20, 2015
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and Jimmy Uso July 23, 2015
Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy UsoAugust 27, 2015 – September 3, 2015
Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Booker TSeptember 10, 2015 – December 17, 2015
December 31, 2015
Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker TDecember 22, 2015
Mauro Ranallo and Jerry Lawler March 31, 2016
Mauro Ranallo, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton January 7, 2016 – February 11, 2016
February 25, 2016 – June 16, 2016
July 7, 2016 – July 12, 2016
Mauro Ranallo, Byron Saxton, and David Otunga June 23, 2016 – June 30, 2016
Mauro Ranallo, Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton July 19, 2016
Mauro Ranallo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and David Otunga July 26, 2016 – November 1, 2016
Mauro Ranallo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, David Otunga, and Tom PhillipsNovember 8, 2016 – March 7, 2017
Tom Phillips and John "Bradshaw" Layfield March 14, 2017
Tom Phillips, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and David Otunga March 21, 2017 – April 4, 2017
Tom Phillips, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and Byron Saxton April 11, 2017 – August 29, 2017
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Byron SaxtonSeptember 5, 2017 – October 10, 2017
October 31, 2017 – December 11, 2018
December 25, 2018 – July 16, 2019
July 30, 2019 – August 13, 2019
August 27, 2019 – September 24, 2019
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton October 17, 2017 – October 24, 2017
Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and David Otunga December 18, 2018
Tom Phillips, David Otunga, Big E, and Xavier Woods July 23, 2019
Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and David Otunga
Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, and David OtungaAugust 20, 2019
Michael Cole and Corey GravesOctober 4, 2019 – March 6, 2020
April 10, 2020 – April 9, 2021
September 3, 2021
February 11, 2022 – February 18, 2022
July 8, 2022
September 9, 2022 – September 30, 2022
January 26, 2024
Tom Phillips, Renee Young, and Aiden English November 1, 2019
Tom Phillips, Renee Young, and Pat McAfee
Michael Cole and Triple H March 13, 2020
Michael ColeMarch 20, 2020 – April 3, 2020
Michael Cole and Pat McAfeeApril 16, 2021 – August 20, 2021
September 10, 2021 – February 4, 2022
February 25, 2022 – July 1, 2022
July 15, 2022 – September 2, 2022
Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Kevin Owens August 27, 2021
Michael Cole and Wade Barrett October 6, 2022 – August 4, 2023
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Corey GravesAugust 11, 2023 – November 3, 2023
November 24, 2023 – December 1, 2023
December 15, 2023 – December 22, 2023
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Kevin OwensNovember 10, 2023
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and Road Dogg November 17, 2023
Kevin Patrick, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" LayfieldDecember 8, 2023
Kevin Patrick and Corey GravesJanuary 5, 2024 – January 19, 2024
Corey Graves and Wade BarrettFebruary 2, 2024 – present
Commentator
Theodore Long
Kaitlyn
Cody Rhodes
The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil)
Sheamus

Ring announcers

Ring announcers DatesNotes
Tony Chimel April 1999 – October 7, 1999
October 21, 1999 – December 23, 1999
January 2000 – April 20, 2000
May 4, 2000 – December 21, 2000
January 4, 2001 – June 28, 2001
July 12, 2001 – September 13, 2001
September 27, 2001 – February 21, 2002
March 2002 – June 13, 2002
June 27, 2002 – August 2007
October 2009 – December 2, 2011
November 2, 2012 – November 30, 2012
April 5, 2013
September 13, 2013
November 15, 2013
November 15, 2016		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
December 30, 1999
April 27, 2000
March 15, 2001
February 28, 2002
December 23, 2004
December 9, 2011 – October 26, 2012
December 7, 2012 – March 29, 2013
April 12, 2013 – November 8, 2013
November 22, 2013 – October 17, 2014
November 5, 2015		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
July 5, 2001
September 20, 2001
December 27, 2001
June 20, 2002		Filled in for Chimel except December 27, 2001, when Finkel and Chimel served as co-announcers.
Justin Roberts September 19, 2002
April 24, 2003
December 4, 2003
September 15, 2006
April 6, 2007
September 2007 – October 2009		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, 2003One night only.
Eden Stiles July 15, 2011
November 11, 2011
October 24, 2014 – May 26, 2016		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 – May 28, 2015
June 18, 2015
July 2, 2015 – October 15, 2015
June 2, 2016 – June 23, 2016
July 7, 2016 – July 19, 2016
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 HamiltonJune 30, 2016
July 26, 2016 – October 25, 2019
November 8, 2019 – October 22, 2021		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, 2019One night only.
Mike Rome November 6, 2020 – November 13, 2020
June 26, 2021
October 29, 2021 – January 7, 2022
May 12, 2023 – April 26, 2024		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.
Samantha Irvin January 14, 2022 – May 5, 2023 – May 3, 2024Promoted to the SmackDown brand on January 14, 2022 from 205 Live.
Alicia Taylor October 20, 2023 – November 3, 2023
May 10, 2024 – Present		 NXT Senior Vice President Shawn Michaels announced on X after aired on May 7, 2024 that Alicia Taylor had joined SmackDown brand.

Recurring segments

SegmentsHostsYearsNotes
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 2004WWE Tough Enough competition segment.
Kurt Angle Invitational Kurt Angle 2004 – 2005Three-minute match challenge for Angle's gold medal.
Discontinued after Angle was drafted to Raw .
Cafe de René René Duprée 2004In-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 2006Diva Search competition segment.
Miz TVThe Miz2007
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 		2011In-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 – 2011Cody 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 – 2011Backstage shoot segment.
Discontinued after JTG was drafted to Raw.
The Ambrose Asylum Dean Ambrose 2016 – 2017In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after being drafted to Raw.
King's Court Jerry Lawler 2017In-ring interview segment.
The Fashion Files (later The Fashion X Files, then Fashion Peaks)Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango)		2017 – 2018Video segment.
Discontinued after Breezeango was drafted to Raw.
U. S. Open ChallengeKevin Owens
A.J. Styles
Bobby Roode
Jeff Hardy
R-Truth 		2017-2018, 2019A 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 		2018–2019In-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 – 2020Video segment. Discontinued after Wyatt was drafted to Raw.
A Moment of Bliss Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross 2019 – 2020On-stage interview segment. Discontinued after Bliss and Cross were drafted to Raw.
The Dirt Sheet John Morrison and The Miz 2020In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Morrison and Miz were drafted to Raw.
Ding Dong, Hello! Bayley 2021In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after Bayley was injured and taking time off.
Happy Talk Happy Corbin and formerly Madcap Moss 2021 – 2022In-ring interview segment.
InZayn Sami Zayn 2022In-ring stunt challenge segment. Later became an in-ring interview segment.
Tribal Court The Usos 2023In-ring courtroom segment.
The Grayson Waller Effect Grayson Waller 2023 – presentIn-ring interview segment.

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The history of WWF/E SmackDown!, began with the show's debut on August 26, 1999, in Kansas City, Missouri. The show was originally broadcast on Thursday nights but moved to Friday on September 9, 2005, before returning to Thursdays on January 15, 2015. On July 19, 2016, it was moved to Tuesday Nights. SmackDown! debuted in the United States on the UPN television network on April 29, 1999, but after the merger of UPN and the WB, SmackDown! began airing on The CW in September 2006. The show was moved to MyNetworkTV in October 2008, to Syfy on October 1, 2010 and to USA Network on January 7, 2016.

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Victor Joseph Travagliante is an American professional wrestling commentator currently signed to WWE, where he works under the stage name Vic Joseph and serves as the play-by-play commentator on WWE NXT.

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