The BEST episodes of WWE SmackDown season 20
Every episode of WWE SmackDown season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of WWE SmackDown season 20!
For more than 20 years and with more than 1,000 episodes, SmackDown has showcased WWE's top Superstars and created countless memorable moments.
#1 - SmackDown Live 996
Season 20 - Episode 38 - Aired 9/18/2018
Becky Lynch celebrates her coronation as new SmackDown Women's Champion and mocks her ex-best friend and former champion Charlotte Flair. Rusev Day implodes during Rusev's United States Championship Match against Shinsuke Nakamura. WWE Champion AJ Styles faces Andrade "Cien" Almas in a Non-Title Match. Asuka battles Billie Kay of the IIconics.
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#2 - SmackDown Live 994
Season 20 - Episode 36 - Aired 9/4/2018
The Miz & Maryse's efforts to escape Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella backfire during a main event match against R-Truth. AJ Styles explodes and defends his family against Samoa Joe's threats. Asuka returns to help Naomi against The IIconics. Rusev Day, The Usos, and SAnitY compete in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match.
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#3 - SmackDown Live 995
Season 20 - Episode 37 - Aired 9/11/2018
Brie Bella battles Maryse in the main event. Samoa Joe reads scary bedtime story to AJ Styles. Rusev Day squares off against The Bar in a SamckDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders' Match. Jeff Hardy faces United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non-Title Match while Hardy's biggest rival The Viper Randy Orton prepares to strike.
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#4 - SmackDown Live 993
Season 20 - Episode 35 - Aired 8/28/2018
King Booker inducts New Day into the 5-Time Champions Club. Carmella gets her rematch for the SmackDown Women's Championship against Charlotte Flair. Daniel Bryan faces Andrade "Cien" Almas. The Bar, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, and The Colóns compete in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match. Jeff Hardy challenges Randy Orton for Hell in a Cell.
#5 - SmackDown Live 997
Season 20 - Episode 39 - Aired 9/25/2018
Samoa Joe crosses a line, bringing his threats against WWE Champion AJ Styles directly to his front door. R-Truth and Carmella debut "Truth-TV" with guest Daniel Bryan. Aiden English drops a mysterious bomb on Rusev and Lana. Becky Lynch interrupts Charlotte Flair's photo shoot with a brutal attack. Plus, Sheamus faces Big E, and more!
#6 - SmackDown Live 983
Season 20 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/19/2018
Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe, Rusev, and more compete in a Gauntlet Match to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Championship. The Usos find themselves at the mercy of a merciless band of newcomers. With the SmackDown Women's Championship still around her waist thanks to the returning James Ellsworth, Carmella celebrates her win over Asuka.
#7 - SmackDown Live 973
Season 20 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/10/2018
The new General Manager of SmackDown shows everyone that this is her house! WWE Champion AJ Styles goes one-on-one with Daniel Bryan in the main event. The main roster debut of The IIconics leaves SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair at the mercy of Carmella. Plus, The Usos battle The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
#8 - SmackDown Live 982
Season 20 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/12/2018
Asuka partners with Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Becky Lynch & Lana to take on The IIconics, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville & SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella. Daniel Bryan goes one-on-one with Shelton Benjamin. The Miz appeals to SmackDown General Manager Paige to let him officiate a bout. Shinsuke Nakamura faces United States Champion Jeff Hardy.
#9 - SmackDown Live 981
Season 20 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/5/2018
Respect between two old friends creates a memorable contest when Charlotte Flair meets Becky Lynch. The Miz partners with Rusev & Samoa Joe to take on The New Day. Plus, SmackDown General Manager Paige moderates the contract signing between WWE Champion AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura ahead of their Last Man Standing Match at Money in the Bank.
#10 - SmackDown Live 980
Season 20 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/2018
Big Cass returns to reshape the outcome of a Money in the Bank Ladder Match qualifier between Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe. Mandy Rose sets out to prove why she deserves an opportunity to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship. Plus, The Miz partners with Sheamus and Cesaro to face The New Day, and Shinsuke Nakamura takes on Tye Dillinger.
#11 - SmackDown Live 979
Season 20 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/2018
The ongoing rivalry between Shinsuke Nakamura and WWE Champion AJ Styles reaches another turning point when the stipulation for their upcoming battle at Money in the Bank is revealed. Daniel Bryan receives another chance to compete in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match. An altercation with The New Day on MizTV leads The Miz to taking on Big E.
#12 - SmackDown Live 978
Season 20 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/2018
Shinsuke Nakamura and WWE Champion AJ Styles clash in another memorable main event confrontation for a chance to pick the stipulation for their upcoming bout at Money in the Bank. SmackDown General Manager Paige interrupts Carmella's Royal Mellabration. Plus, Andrade "Cien" Almas finally arrives on blue brand!
#13 - SmackDown Live 977
Season 20 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2018
In the aftermath of Backlash, SmackDown General Manager Paige decrees that Charlotte Flair, Rusev, Daniel Bryan, and many more SmackDown Superstars take to the ring to compete in a series of Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches. Plus, the rivalry between The New Day and The Bar continues to escalate when Cesaro faces off against Xavier Woods.
#14 - SmackDown Live 976
Season 20 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/2018
An altercation on MizTV leads to Randy Orton & United States Champion Jeff Hardy teaming up to take on The Miz and Shelton Benjamin. SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella partners with The IIconics for a Six-Woman Tag Team Match against Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch & Asuka. Plus, Shinsuke Nakamura demands an apology from WWE Champion AJ Styles.
#15 - SmackDown Live 975
Season 20 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/24/2018
WWE Champion AJ Styles reunites with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson to take on Shinsuke Nakamura, Rusev and Aiden English in the main event. Tensions brew when Charlotte Flair and SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella meet to sign the contract for their upcoming match at Backlash. Naomi uses trickery to help Jimmy Uso during a battle with Rowan.
#16 - SmackDown Live 974 - WWE Superstar Shake-Up 2018
Season 20 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/2018
Several Superstars make their way to SmackDown as part of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-Up. WWE Champion AJ Styles partners with Daniel Bryan to take on the duo of Rusev and Aiden English. Plus, Charlotte Flair takes exception to Carmella's special "Mellabration" for winning the SmackDown Women's Championship.
#17 - SmackDown Live 1000
Season 20 - Episode 42 - Aired 10/16/2018
SmackDown LIVE celebrates 1000 episodes! Rey Mysterio returns to WWE action in a WWE World Cup Qualifying Match against Shinsuke Nakamura. WWE Hall of Famer Edge has words of wisdom for SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch. Evolution reunites. The Undertaker makes a statement. The Bar challenges New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
#18 - SmackDown Live 984
Season 20 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/26/2018
When a heated confrontation on MizTV leads to a main event battle between Daniel Bryan and Harper of The Bludgeon Brothers, Bryan receives some help from an old friend with a fiery temper. With a golden opportunity in his back pocket, Rusev goes one-on-one with Xavier Woods. Plus, SAnity shows the WWE Universe that gold is not the harvest for them.
#19 - SmackDown Live 985
Season 20 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/3/2018
The Usos fight for more than just pride in the main event against the recently reunited Team Hell No. Jeff Hardy defends the United States Championship against The Miz in a special Independence Day Open Challenge. Plus, James Ellsworth finds himself more than a little out of his league when he takes to the ring to go one-on-one with Asuka.
#20 - SmackDown Live 986
Season 20 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/10/2018
After tensions escalate during MizTV, The New Day and Team Hell No unite to take on SAnitY and the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers. James Ellsworth pins himself into a Lumberjack Match versus Asuka, and a one-on-one bout between Shinsuke Nakamura and WWE Champion AJ Styles turns into a Tag Team Match thanks to Rusev.
#21 - SmackDown Live 987
Season 20 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/17/2018
Following his controversial loss of the United States Title at Extreme Rules, Jeff Hardy challenges Shinsuke Nakamura for the gold in the main event. Andrade 'Cien' Almas goes one-on-one with WWE Champion AJ Styles. The Miz holds an irreverent eulogy for Team Hell No. Plus, Becky Lynch begins her quest for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
#22 - SmackDown Live 988
Season 20 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/24/2018
Daniel Bryan crashes The Miz and Maryse's party celebrating their new reality show. General Manager Paige announces the new No. 1 Contender to AJ Styles' WWE Championship. Becky Lynch faces SmackDown Women's Champion Carmella with an opportunity for a title match on the line. Randy Orton explains his brutal attack on Jeff Hardy.
#23 - SmackDown Live 989
Season 20 - Episode 31 - Aired 7/31/2018
Charlotte Flair seeks an opportunity for Carmella's SmackDown Women's Championship. Samoa Joe makes his upcoming match against WWE Champion AJ Styles personal. Jeff Hardy issues challenges to Randy Orton and United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. The Usos and The Bar battle in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contenders' Tournament.
#24 - SmackDown Live 990
Season 20 - Episode 32 - Aired 8/7/2018
The Bar and The New Day compete to become No. 1 contenders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch battle the IIconics in Women's Division tag team action. WWE Champion AJ Styles warns Samoa Joe to stay away from his family. R-Truth tries to overcome United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura in a Non-Title Match.
#25 - SmackDown Live 991
Season 20 - Episode 33 - Aired 8/14/2018
Shelton Benjamin and Jeff Hardy compete in a one-on-one match against each other for the first time in the main event. Samoa Joe's mind games with AJ Styles take a dark turn. Daniel Bryan and The Miz take an in-depth look back on their 8-year rivalry. The New Day prepares for their upcoming SmackDown Tag Team Championship match by facing SAnitY.