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- Authority figures
- Commentators
- Ring announcers
- Recurring segments
- See also
- References
{{short description|Personalities on WWE's television program SmackDown}}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 {{main|Professional wrestling authority figures}}Authority figures | Position | Date started | Date finished | Notes |
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Mr. McMahon | Owner, chairman, and CEO | {{Start date>1999|8|26}} | present | 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 | 1999|08|26}} | 2000|06|26}} | Relinquished role to Mick Foley}} | Mick Foley | Commissioner | 2000|06|26}} | 2000|12|18}} | Fired by Mr. McMahon}} | Debra | Lt. Commissioner | 2000|10|30}} | 2001|03|05}} | Resigned as Lieutenant Commissioner to pursue managing again.}} | William Regal | Commissioner | 2001|03|08}} | 2001|10|11}} | Fired by Linda McMahon for joining The Alliance}} | Mick Foley | Commissioner | 2001|10|11}} | 2001|11|19}} | Decided to leave the company}} | Ric Flair | On-screen co-owner of the company | 2001|11|19}} | 2002|4|2}} | 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 | 2002|7|18}} | 2003|10|19}} | Lost her position as per an "I Quit" match stipulation against Mr. McMahon at No Mercy.}} | Paul Heyman | General Manager | 2003|10|23}} | 2004|3|22}} | Resigned after being drafted to Raw.}} | Kurt Angle | General Manager | 2004|3|25}} | 2004|7|22}} | Returned to the active roster when no longer confined to a wheelchair.}} | Theodore Long | General Manager | 2004|7|29}} {{Start date|2009|4|10}} | 2007|9|21}} {{End date|2012|4|1}} | Left position due to health complications. Served as "Assistant General Manager" from November 2007 to May 2008.}} {{small|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 | 2007|9|28}} {{Start date|2011|1|21}} July 19, 2013 | 2009|4|6}} {{End date|2011|2|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.}} | Triple H | Chief Operating Officer | July 25, 2011 | present | John Laurinaitis | General Manager | 2012|4|2}} | 2012|6|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 | 2012|6|22}} | 2012|7|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 | 2012|8|3}} | July 12, 2013 | Mr. McMahon announced Booker T as the new General Manager of SmackDown.}} | Theodore Long | Senior Advisor | 2012|8|3}} | 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 | 2012|8|17}} | 2013|1|14}} | Won the position in a match against Kaitlyn. Left position after she quit WWE.}} | Kane | Director of Operations | 2013|11|4}} | 2014|11|23}} | Lost position after The Authority lost at Survivor Series.}} | Shane McMahon | Commissioner | {{Start date>2016|7|11}} | present | McMahon assigned a new Commissioner to Raw and to SmackDown. Suspended from September 5, 2017 to September 12, 2017. Announced indefinite leave of absence from March 13, 2018 to April 10, 2018.}} | Daniel Bryan | General Manager | 2016|07|18}} | 2018|04|10}} | Shane assigned Bryan as his general manager.}} | Paige | General Manager | 2018|04|10}} | 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.}} |
Commentators Commentators | Dates |
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Michael Cole and Jim Cornette | 1999|4|29}} (Pilot) | Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler | 1999|8|26}} (Network Premiere) | Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler | 1999|9|2}} – {{End date|1999|9|16}} {{Start date|1999|9|30}} – {{End date|2001|2|22}} {{Start date|2001|11|22}} – {{End date|2002|3|28}} {{Start date|2005|03|31}}{{Ref|B}} {{Start date|2009|10|23}} {{Start date|2015|3|26}}{{Ref|J}} | A}} | 1999|9|23}} | Michael Cole and Tazz | 2001|2|22}} {{End date|2001|3|8}} – {{End date|2001|7|5}} {{Start date|2001|8|2}} – {{End date|2001|9|6}} {{Start date|2001|9|20}} – {{End date|2001|10|18}} {{Start date|2002|4|4}} – {{End date|2002|11|21}} {{Start date|2002|12|5}} – {{End date|2006|6|9}} | Michael Cole and Jim Ross | 2000|9|21}} {{Start date|2001|3|1}} {{Start date|2001|7|12}} – {{End date|2001|8|2}} | Scott Hudson and Arn Anderson | 2001|7|5}} | Jim Ross and Paul Heyman | 2001|9|13}} (Live 9/11 Tribute Show) | Michael Cole and Paul Heyman | 2001|10|25}} – {{End date|2001|11|15}} | B}} | 2002|11|28}} | Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachman | 2008|1|4}} – {{End date|2008|4|25}} | Michael Cole and Mick Foley | 2008|5|2}} – {{End date|2008|6|16}} | Jim Ross and Mick Foley | 2008|6|23}} – {{End date|2008|8|1}} | Jim Ross and Tazz | 2008|8|8}} – {{End date|2009|4|3}} | Jim Ross and Todd Grisham | 2009|4|10}} – {{End date|2009|10|9}} | Todd Grisham and Michael Cole | 2009|10|16}} | Todd Grisham and Matt Striker | 2009|10|30}} – {{End date|2010|9|24}} | Todd Grisham, Michael Cole, and Matt Striker | 2010|10|1}} – {{End date|2010|12|3}} | Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Matt Striker | 2010|12|10}} – {{End date|2011|1|28}} | C}} | 2012|3|30}} | D}} | 2012|4|27}} | Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Booker T | 2011|2|4}} – {{End date|2011|11|25}} {{Start date|2011|12|16}} – {{End date|2012|7|27}} | F}} | 2012|8|24}} | Josh Mathews and Michael Cole | 2011|11|29}} – {{End date|2011|12|9}}{{Ref|E}} {{Start date|2012|1|6}}{{Ref|E}} {{Start date|2012|8|3}} – {{End date|2012|8|17}} {{Start date|2012|8|31}} – {{End date|2012|10|5}} | Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Jerry Lawler | 2013|3|1}} | Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and Brad Maddox | 2013|3|8}} – {{End date|2013|3|15}} | G}} | 2013|4|5}} | Michael Cole, Josh Mathews, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 2012|12|21}} {{Start date|2013|3|22}} – {{End date|2013|5|24}} | H}} | 2013|8|2}} | Michael Cole, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, and The Miz | 2014|1|17}} | Josh Mathews and John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 2012|10|12}} – {{End date|2013|2|22}} {{Start date|2014|1|24}} | Michael Cole and John "Bradshaw" Layfield | 2006|6|16}} – {{End date|2007|12|21}} {{Start date|2013|5|31}} – {{End date|2014|8|15}} | I}} | 2014|10|31}} | Tom Phillips, Michael Cole, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield[1] | 2014|8|22}} – {{End date|2015|1|9}} | Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton[2] | 2015|1|15}} – {{End date|2015|3|19}} {{Start date|2015|4|16}} {{Start date|2016|2|18}}{{Ref|N}} | Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Byron Saxton | 2015|4|2}} – {{End date|2015|4|9}}{{Ref|K}} {{Start date|2015|4|23}} – {{End date|2015|6|18}} | Tom Phillips, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy Uso | 2015|6|25}} – {{End date|2015|7|16}}{{Ref|L}} {{Start date|2015|7|30}} – {{End date|2015|8|20}} | A}} | 2015|7|23}} | Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Jimmy Uso | 2015|8|27}} – {{End date|2015|9|3}} | Rich Brennan, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T | 2015|9|10}} – {{End date|2015|12|17}} {{Start date|2015|12|31}} | Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Booker T | 2015|12|22}} | J}} | 2016|03|31}} | M}} | 2016|1|7}} – {{End date|2016|7|19}} | O}} | 2016|6|23}} – {{End date|2016|6|30}} | P}} | 2016|07|19}} | Q}} | 2016|7|26}} – {{End date|2016|11|1}} | Mauro Ranallo, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, David Otunga, and Tom Phillips | 2016|11|8}} – {{End date|2017|3|7}} | R}} | 2017|03|14}} | R}} | 2017|03|21}} – {{End date|2017|04|4}} | S}} | 2017|04|11}} – {{End date|2017|08|29}} | Tom Phillips, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton | 2017|09|5}} – {{End date|2017|10|10}} {{Start date|2017|10|31}} – {{End date|2018|12|11}} {{Start date|2018|12|25}} – present | T}} | 2017|10|17}} – {{End date|2017|10|24}} | U}} | 2018|12|18}} |
- {{Note|A}}Filled in for Jerry Lawler, who was absent at the time.
- {{Note|B}}Filled in for Tazz, who was absent at the time.
- {{Note|C}}Cole and Booker was absent at the time during WrestleMania week, so both men were replaced by Striker to call the event.
- {{Note|D}}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.
- {{Note|E}}Booker was absent at the time, so only Mathews and Cole called the event.
- {{Note|F}}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:
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Theodore Long | Kaitlyn | Cody Rhodes | The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) | Sheamus | |
- {{Note|G}}Cole and JBL was absent due to the live report from WrestleMania Axxess, so both men were replaced by Lawler to call the event.[3]
- {{Note|H}}Filled in for JBL, who was absent at the time.
- {{Note|I}}JBL was absent at the time, so only Phillips and Cole called the event.
- {{Note|J}}Saxton was absent due to a live prediction about the upcoming matches at WrestleMania with Renee Young, so only two men called the event.[4][5]
- {{Note|K}}Filled in for Michael Cole, who was recovering from injury after being attacked by Brock Lesnar on the March 30, 2015 episode of Raw.[6]
- {{Note|L}}Filled in for Byron Saxton, who joined Raw as a color commentator since June 8, 2015.
- {{Note|M}}Replaced Booker T as announced on Raw on January 4, 2016.
- {{Note|N}}Ranallo was absent due to suffering from influenza and was filled in by Michael Cole from Monday Night Raw on February 18, 2016.
- {{Note|O}}Due to Lawler being suspended, he was filled in by David Otunga from Main Event and Superstars for two weeks.
- {{Note|P}}Michael Cole was representing Raw for the 2016 WWE draft.
- {{Note|Q}}Announced as the new commentary team following the 2016 WWE Draft Lottery.[7]
- {{Note|R}}When Ranallo was absent due to suffering from depression, Tom Phillips filled in for him as play-by-play.
- {{Note|S}}Saxton temporarily joined the commentary team following the 2017 WWE Superstar Shake-up.
- {{Note|T}}When Tom Phillips was on assignment, he was filled in by Raws Michael Cole.
- {{Note|U}}Otunga filled in for Byron Saxton, who was absent at the time.
Ring announcers Ring announcers | Dates | Notes |
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Justin Roberts | 2002|9|19}} {{Start date|2003|4|23}} {{Start date|2003|12|4}} {{Start date|2006|9|15}} {{Start date|2007|4|6}} {{Start date|2007|9}} – {{End date|2009|10}} | Transferred to the Raw brand following Lilian Garcia's retirement from WWE.}}{{small|Made one night appearances on December 10, 2010, March 11, 2011 and September 16, 2011.}} | Eden Stiles | 2011|7|15}} {{Start date|2011|11|11}} {{Start date|2014|10|24}} – {{End date|2016|5|26}} | Stiles served as the dual-branded ring announcer for WWE Superstars and substitute ring announcer for both shows until December 22, 2011 when Stiles 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, Eden was released by WWE after she requested for her release.}} | Josh Mathews | 2003|1|2}} | One night only.}} | Tony Chimel | 1999|4}} – {{End date|2007|8}} {{Start date|2009|10}} – {{End date|2011|12|2}} {{Start date|2012|11|2}} – {{End date|2012|11|30}} {{Start date|2013|4|5}} {{Start date|2013|9|13}} {{Start date|2013|11|15}} {{Start date|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. Continues 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 | 2011|12|9}} – {{End date|2014|10|17}} {{Start date|2015|11|05}} | Returned to WWE to take over for Tony Chimel. Made a one night appearance on November 5, 2015.}} | JoJo | 2015|4|09}} – {{End date|2015|5|28}} {{Start date|2015|6|18}} {{Start date|2015|07|02}} – {{End date|2015|10|15}} {{Start date|2016|6|02}} – {{End date|2016|6|23}} {{Start date|2016|7|7}} – {{End date|2016|7|19}} | | {{small>Served as interim ring announcer while continuing her role as a duel branded backstage interviewer, but doesn't 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 | 2016|6|30}} {{Start date|2016|7|26}} – present | 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.}} |
Recurring segments Segments | Hosts | Years | Notes |
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Piper's Pit | Roddy Piper | 2003 2005 – 2006 2010 2012 2014 | In-ring interview segment.[8] 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 – present | In-ring interview segment. Discontinued after being drafted to Raw. Returned after being drafted to Smackdown.}} | 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 | In-ring interview segment. Discontinued following MVP's release from WWE.}} | 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.[9]}} | Highlight Reel | Chris Jericho Kevin Owens | 2010 2012 2013 20162017 – 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-present | 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 three 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. Under Styles and Roode's reigns, their names were included in the official title of the U.S. Open Challenge title.}} | Truth TV | R-Truth Carmella | 2018–present | In-ring interview segment. }} |
See also {{Portal|Professional wrestling}}- List of WWE Raw on-air personalities
- List of current champions in WWE
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