SmackDown or Friday Night SmackDown is a weekly pro-wrestling television show created and run by WWE. The first-ever episode of SmackDown took place on April 29, 1999. Since its debut, SmackDown has aired on Thursday Nights, Tuesday Nights, and most prominently on its current spot - Friday Nights. While SmackDown had been premiering since 1999, the SmackDown wrestling brand or the blue brand came into existence only on March 25, 2002, when WWE’s first brand extension was enacted. Since then, RAW and SmackDown have mostly worked separately with their own dedicated rosters.
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Roster
SmackDown Male Superstars
| Ring name | Real name |
| AJ Styles | Allen Jones |
| Andrade | Manuel Andrade Oropeza |
| Angel | Humberto Garza Solano |
| Angelo Dawkins | Gary Gordon |
| Apollo Crews | Sesugh Uhaa |
| Alex Shelley | Patrick Martin |
| Austin Theory | Austin White |
| Berto | Humberto Garza Carrillo |
| Carmelo Hayes | Christian Brigham |
| Chris Sabin | Joshua Harter |
| Cody Rhodes | Cody Runnels Rhodes |
| Elton Prince | Lewis Howley |
| Giovanni Vinci | Fabian Aichner |
| Grayson Waller | Matthew Farrelly |
| Jacob Fatu | Jacob Fatu |
| Jimmy Uso | Jonathan Fatu |
| Johnny Gargano | John Gargano |
| Karl Anderson | Chad Allegra |
| Kevin Owens | Kevin Steen |
| Kit Wilson | Sam Stoker |
| LA Knight | Shaun Ricker |
| Logan Paul | Logan Paul |
| Luke Gallows | Andrew Hankinson |
| Montez Ford | Kenneth Crawford |
| Randy Orton | Randal Orton |
| The Rock | Dwayne Johnson |
| Roman Reigns | Leati Anoa'i |
| Santos Escobar | Jorge Alcantar Bolly |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Shinsuke Nakamura |
| Solo Sikoa | Joseph Fatu |
| Tama Tonga | Alipate Leone |
| Tommaso Ciampa | Tommaso Whitney |
| Tonga Loa | Tevita Fifita |
| Nick Aldis | Nicholas Aldis |
| Paul Heyman | Paul Heyman |
SmackDown Female Superstars
| Ring name | Real name |
| B-Fab | Briana Brandy |
| Bayley | Pamela Martinez |
| Bianca Belair | Bianca Crawford |
| Blair Davenport | Beatrice Priestley |
| Candice LeRae | Candice Dawson |
| Chelsea Green | Chelsea Cardona |
| Elektra Lopez | Karissa Rivera |
| Jade Cargill | Jade Cargill |
| Michin | Stephanie Lee |
| Naomi | Trinity Fatu |
| Nia Jax | Savelina Fanene |
| Piper Niven | Kimberly Benson |
| Tiffany Stratton | Jessica Woynilko |
Superstars not drafted to a brand
Apart from superstars drafted to a certain brand, there are also a few superstars who work as free agents and are not drafted to either of the brands. Currently, the following superstars boast the status of a free agent:
WWE Male Free Agents 2024
| Ring name | Real name |
| Brock Lesnar | Brock Lesnar |
| Lance Anoa'i | Lance Anoa'i |
| Hikuleo | Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi |
| John Cena | John Cena |
| Omos | Tolulope Omogbehin |
WWE Female Free Agents 2024
| Ring name | Real name |
| Alexa Bliss | Alexis Cabrera |
| Carmella | Leah Van Dale |
| Charlotte Flair | Ashley Fliehr |
| Shotzi | Ashley Urbanski |
| Tamina | Sarona Snuka-Polamalu |
| Valhalla | Sarah Rowe |
Current WWE SmackDown Champions
| Championship | Current Champion | Event won | Previous Champion |
| Undisputed WWE Universal Championship | Cody Rhodes | WrestleMania XL | Roman Reigns |
| WWE Women's Championship | Bayley | WrestleMania XL | Iyo Sky |
| United States Championship | LA Knight | SummerSlam | Logan Paul |
| WWE Tag Team Championship | The Motor City Machine Guns | SmackDown | The Bloodline |
| Women's Tag Team Championship | Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair | Bash in Berlin | The Unholy Union |
WWE SmackDown Results
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FAQs on SmackDown Roster
A. On SmackDown, Cody Rhodes is the WWE Champion, Bayley is the WWE Women's Champion, LA Knight is the WWE United States Champion, Motor City Machine Guns are the WWE Tag Team Champions and Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
A. SmackDown lasts two hours, i.e, 120 minutes including commercials.
A. Following WWE’s acquisition of WCW in 2001, the company had too many superstars to feature in the limited timeslot. Thus, it decided to split them into two different rosters.
A. While RAW is moving to Netflix in 2025, there are no reports of SmackDown moving to Netflix in USA. However, the Friday Night Show will land on Netflix in the UK, Canada and the Latin America.
