WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Season 22
2020 season of WWE SmackDown
Season 22 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of WWE Friday Night SmackDown Season 21.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
2020 season of WWE SmackDown
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
January 3, 2020 (Memphis, TN)
Jan 3, 2020 · 84 min
A main event pitting Daniel Bryan & Roman Reigns against King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler saw “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt emerge to target Bryan as well as the return of The Usos, who came t
January 10, 2020 (Evansville, IN)
Jan 10, 2020 · 85 min
The Usos’ first match back on Friday Night SmackDown against King Corbin & Dolph Ziggler took several shocking turns, but none more so than the one that resulted in Roman Reigns &
January 17, 2020 (Greensboro, NC)
Jan 17, 2020 · 85 min
Roman Reigns defeated Robert Roode in a high-stakes Tables Match that allowed The Big Dog to choose the stipulation for his match against King Corbin at Royal Rumble. The Big Dog w
January 24, 2020 (Dallas, TX)
Jan 24, 2020 · 83 min
On the final SmackDown before Sunday’s Royal Rumble, Universal Champion “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt turned his Strap Match Contract Signing with Daniel Bryan into chaos. Plus, SmackDown
January 31, 2020 (Tulsa, OK)
Jan 31, 2020 · 84 min
King Corbin got a taste of his own medicine (a.k.a. dog food) after teaming with Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode and coming up short against Roman Reigns & The Usos in the main event
February 7, 2020 (San Jose, CA)
Feb 7, 2020 · 86 min
Carmella clinched a SmackDown Women’s Championship opportunity with a Fatal 4-Way victory, but Bayley was quick to remind The Princess of Staten Island just who runs the blue brand
February 14, 2020 (Vancouver, BC)
Feb 14, 2020 · 84 min
Roman Reigns turned to Daniel Bryan to help defeat The Miz & John Morrison, but King Corbin scored the last strike with a sneak attack on The Big Dog. Also, Bayley earned a controv
February 21, 2020 (Glendale, AZ)
Feb 21, 2020 · 85 min
With WWE Super ShowDown on the horizon, Goldberg came calling for “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, and Naomi punched her ticket for a SmackDown Women’s Championship Match with Bayley.
February 28, 2020 (Boston, MA)
Feb 28, 2020 · 86 min
Shortly after John Cena passed the baton to the next generation of Superstars and announced his intentions to forego WrestleMania 36, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt came calling for the 16
March 6, 2020 (Buffalo, NY)
Mar 6, 2020 · 86 min
In a preview of Sunday’s SmackDown Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber Match, Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode used every trick at their disposal to claim the coveted final entry
March 13, 2020 (Orlando, FL)
Mar 13, 2020 · 86 min
An absolutely historic edition of Friday Night SmackDown was capped off when Bray Wyatt came face-to-face with his WrestleMania opponent John Cena. It was a chilling and surreal mo
March 20, 2020
Mar 20, 2020 · 85 min
Universal Champion Goldberg and Roman Reigns insulted each other during an unbelievably tense WrestleMania contract signing. Elsewhere, Rob Gronkowski appeared on SmackDown, and th
March 27, 2020
Mar 27, 2020 · 82 min
The Miz & John Morrison briefly thought they had taken out both sets of their potential WrestleMania challengers, but they were in for a rude awakening when WWE officials revealed
May 1, 2020
May 1, 2020 · 85 min
Bray Wyatt returns, plus the final Money in the Bank qualifying matches, featuring Mandy and Otis. From the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 · 84 min
Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley in a showdown of champions; plus, "Money in the Bank" results.
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 · 85 min
Charlotte Flair vs. Bayley; plus mixed-tag action as Ziggler & Sonya face Mandy & Otis.
May 29, 2020
May 29, 2020 · 84 min
Bayley and Sasha vs. champions Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross in a women's tag-team match. From Orlando.
June 26, 2020
Jun 26, 2020 · 84 min
Undertaker Retirement Tribute Nikki Cross def. Lacey Evans, Dana Brooke and Alexa Bliss (Fatal 4-Way) New Day & Lucha House Party def. Miz, John Morrison, Shinsuke Nakamura & Ces
July 10, 2020
Jul 10, 2020 · 84 min
The New Day vs. Nakamura & Cesaro; plus, WWE women's stars sing in the Smackdown Karaoke ShowDown.