6.7/1028 votes#1 - January 7, 2016 (Laredo, TX)
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2016
On SmackDown's USA Network debut, Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens' Intercontinental Championship battle intensified into an uncontrollable fight, Charlotte and Becky Lynch's Divas Championship Match ended in controversial fashion and much more.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1025 votes#2 - January 14, 2016 (Lafayette, LA)
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016
SmackDown on USA Network’s huge triple main event lived up to the hype as The Dudley Boyz and Wyatt Family destroyed some tables, a championship changed hands and Dean Ambrose — alongside The Man That Gravity Forgot — turned the Cajundome into the Ambrose Asylum.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1024 votes#3 - January 21, 2016 (Dayton, OH)
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2016
Roman Reigns battles The League of Nations, Dolph Ziggler & The Usos take on WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day and Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens come face-to-face on Miz TV.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votes#4 - January 28, 2016 (Tampa, FL)
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2016
In this week's SmackDown, Chris Jericho welcomes Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose on The Highlight Reel, Kalisto defends the United States Championship against Neville, AJ Styles makes his SmackDown debut and more.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votes#5 - February 4, 2016 (Memphis, TN)
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2016
With their WWE World Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Match at WWE Fastlane approaching, would Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose manage to stay on the same page against Alberto Del Rio & Rusev?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1025 votes#6 - February 11, 2016 (Portland, OR)
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2016
On an action-packed episode of SmackDown, AJ Styles and Chris Jericho battled in an epic rematch, The Dudley Boyz made a shocking announcement and Sasha Banks delivered a statement to her former Team B.A.D. partners.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1021 votes#7 - February 18, 2016 (Ontario, CA)
Season 18 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2016
With the relationship between the brothers-in-arms uncertain, Brock Lesnar returned to SmackDown for the first time in 12 years and wreaked havoc on his WWE World Heavyweight Title No. 1 Contender Triple Threat Match adversaries.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1023 votes#8 - February 25, 2016 (Indianapolis, IN)
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2016
As The Road to WrestleMania kicked into overdrive, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H made it clear that he is all about The Game, an 8-Man Tag Team turned into an absolutely slugfest for dominance, and SmackDown’s six-man main event proved to be one phenomenal showdown.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votes#9 - March 3, 2016 (Atlanta, GA)
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2016
Following two weeks of vicious assaults at the hands of Brock Lesnar and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, The Lunatic Fringe opened old wounds and a new chapter of his longstanding rivalry against Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. Plus, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks battled for a chance at WrestleMania and Bray Wyatt set a Roadblock for The Beast.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1023 votes#10 - March 10, 2016 (Milwaukee, WI)
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2016
On the final stop before WWE Roadblock, Dean Ambrose joined forces with Dolph Ziggler & The Usos in a huge 8-Man Tag Team Match against The Wyatts. Plus, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens’ friendship fell further into the rearview as their rivalry grew and Chris Jericho burned down AJ Styles’ WWE career in a symbolic fire.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1021 votes#11 - March 17, 2016 (Cincinnati, OH)
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2016
On a SmackDown filled with big-fight feel, Roman Reigns predicted the destruction of WWE World Heavyweight Champion Triple H at WrestleMania 32, Dean Ambrose called out Brock Lesnar to let him know where he can find him next Thursday and Chris Jericho burned AJ Styles in his main event clash against Kevin Owens.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1023 votes#12 - March 24, 2016 (Boston, MA)
Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2016
Just 10 days before WrestleMania, Brock Leaser, Dean Ambrose and The Wyatt Family went to war, the combatants of the WrestleMania Intercontinental Title Ladder Match fought for momentum and Roman Reigns continued to unleash his own vicious brand of authority.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1021 votes#13 - March 31, 2016 (New York City, NY)
Season 18 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2016
The Road to WrestleMania made its final stop on SmackDown as Dean Ambrose made a big statement before his battle with Brock Lesnar. Plus, Thursday’s hottest show provided a sneak peek of what WWE fans can expect this Sunday at WrestleMania 32.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1024 votes#14 - April 7, 2016 (Houston, TX)
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2016
In the wake of WrestleMania, SmackDown featured WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns, the return of Dean Ambrose from his Show of Shows clash against Brock Lesnar, the debut of The Vaudevillians, an Intercontinental Title rematch and a turbulent tag team main event.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1021 votes#15 - April 14, 2016 (San Diego, CA)
Season 18 Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2016
On a SmackDown filled with turmoil, two more teams advanced in the No 1. Contenders’ Tag Team Tournament, sponsored by Booty-O’s, AJ Styles showed Alberto Del Rio he is worthy of his spot in the “big leagues” and Sami Zayn’s main event showdown with Chris Jericho involved some rowdy guest announcers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1023 votes#16 - April 21, 2016 (London, England)
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2016
SmackDown traveled across the pond with a hard-fought battle between the Phenomenal and the Awesome, a WrestleMania rematch and a fierce tag team main event showdown with huge WWE Payback implications.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1023 votes#17 - April 28, 2016 (Manchester, NH)
Season 18 Episode 17 - Aired 4/28/2016
On the final stop before the first pay-per-view of a New Era, The Big Dog battled The A-lister in a huge Champion vs. Champion Match, Natalya laid the verbal SmackDown on Charlotte and Ric Flair on a heated “Ambrose Asylum” and The League of Nations imploded amid Six-Man Tag Team action.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votes#18 - May 5, 2016 (Kansas City, MO)
Season 18 Episode 18 - Aired 5/5/2016
A New Era of WWE came to Thursday night in chaotic fashion, as a tag team main event quickly descended into a fast-and-furious Six-Man Tag Team showdown.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1022 votes#19 - May 12, 2016 (Des Moines, IA)
Season 18 Episode 19 - Aired 5/12/2016
As WWE hurls toward Extreme Rules, SmackDown featured a vicious assault of insane proportions by Chris Jericho, chair-welding mayhem by Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, an eye-catching debut by Dana Brooke and a tag team showdown where no one could be trusted.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votes#20 - May 19, 2016 (Greenville, SC)
Season 18 Episode 20 - Aired 5/19/2016
On the final stop before WWE’s craziest event of the year, Roman Reigns battled Luke Gallows in a huge main event showdown, the Intercontinental Title Fatal 4-Way combatants fought to land the final blow before Extreme Rules and The Lunatic Fringe gave The Ayatollah of Rock ’n’ Rolla a preview of his Asylum.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/1024 votes#21 - May 26, 2016 (Norfolk, VA)
Season 18 Episode 21 - Aired 5/26/2016
In the wake the groundbreaking announcement that SmackDown will move to Tuesday nights beginning July 19 — airing live every week with its own distinct roster — big blue featured two explosive championship matches, a huge return and a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/1025 votes#22 - June 2, 2016 (Rockford, IL)
Season 18 Episode 22 - Aired 6/2/2016
SmackDown was chockfull of chaos as The Club made an emphatic statement at the expense of The New Day, “Money” competitors squared off in a tag team showdown and Natalya helped Becky Lynch even the odds against WWE Women’s Champion Charlotte and Dana Brooke.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1024 votes#23 - June 9, 2016 (Wichita, KS)
Season 18 Episode 23 - Aired 6/9/2016
As WWE prepared for a Money in the Bank pay-per-view that could very well rival WrestleMania, SmackDown featured a pair of outrageous tag team matches, a highly personal Women’s division contest, and a main event showdown pitting The Lunatic Fringe against “The Best in the World at What He Does.”
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/1023 votes#24 - June 16, 2016 (Biloxi, MS)
Season 18 Episode 24 - Aired 6/16/2016
On the final SmackDown before what could be the greatest Money in the Bank pay-per-view ever, Thursday night’s best show spun out of control with a Fatal 4-Way Match, a one-on-one showdown pitting The Phenomenal One against a WWE Tag Team Champion, and a manic main event collision between Money in the Bank Ladder Match competitors.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1027 votes#25 - June 23, 2016 (Tucson, AZ)
Season 18 Episode 25 - Aired 6/23/2016
On a fiery edition of SmackDown, Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn battled in an action-packed main event showdown, Sasha Banks showed the WWE Women’s Champion what happens when you attack The Boss, and The Club showed there’s strength in numbers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of WWE SmackDown Season 18
Every episode of WWE SmackDown Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of WWE SmackDown Season 18!
The superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" brand collide each and every Friday on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.
Genre:Reality
Season 18 Ratings Summary
"January 7, 2016 (Laredo, TX)" is the best rated episode of "WWE SmackDown" season 18. It scored 6.7/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "January 14, 2016 (Lafayette, LA)".