SmackDown Live will officially make the jump from the USA Network to the FOX Network beginning on Oct. 6. The Blue Brand’s first FOX show will not only kick off a new era for the brand, but it will also celebrate two decades of history as SmackDown’s 20th Anniversary.
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Much like with the Raw Reunion, the show will feature a number of appearances from wrestling legends and WWE Hall of Famers. While some of them have no connection to SmackDown, the legends will likely be welcomed back with open arms from the fans in attendance at the Staples Center.
Check out the full list of legends that have been announced for the show in the list below.
Hulk Hogan
“The Hulkster” has appeared on WWEย television a handful of times throughout the past year including a tribute appearance for deceased WWEย Hall of Famerย “Mean” Gene Okerlund, the opening moments of WrestleManiaย 35 and the Raw Reunion special.ย
Hogan spent some time on the Blue Brand during his final in-ring run with the company back in the early 2000s, including his feuds with The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar, his WWEย Tag Team Championship run with Edge and his infamous “Mr. America” angle with Vince McMahon and one-legged wrestler Zach Gowen
Mick Foley
Foley has popped up on WWE television a few times since he was unceremoniously fired as the Raw generalย manager back in 2017. He served as the special guest referee for a Universal Championship Hell in a Cell match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman, debuted the WWEย 24/7 Championship in May and was attacked by “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt at the Raw Reunion.
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Sting
The WWEย Hall of Famer and former WCWย World Heavyweight Champion returned to WWEย television for the first time since his final match with the company (in 2015 against Seth Rollins) in February for Ricย Flair’s 70th birthday party. Sting’sย connection with the Blue Brand is almost non-existent, but fans will be happy to see “The Icon” back.ย
Ric Flair
Between the Raw Reunion and a backstage segment at SummerSlam, Ricย Flair is never too far away from appearing on WWEย television.ย
In his historic career, Flair only wrestled on SmackDownย television 10 times. His last televised match took place in 2008 when he teamed up with Shawn Michaelsย for a handicap cage match against the members of La Familia.ย
Kurt Angle
The Olympic Gold Medalist was first draft to SmackDownย in 2002 and famouslyย became a member of the “SmackDownย Six” alongside Eddie and Chavo Guerrero, Reyย Mysterio, Edge and Chris Benoit. He went on to be one of SmackDown’sย biggest star of the mid-2000s with multiple world championship runs and major WrestleManiaย matches against Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, Shawn Michaelsย andย Mysterio/Randy Orton.
Goldberg
While he never wrestled on SmackDown, every Goldberg appearance on WWE television in 2019 has been memorable. After a now-infamous match with Undertaker at Super Show-Down, the Hall of Famerย returned to action at SummerSlamย and beat Dolphย Ziggler in just two minutes.ย
Trish Stratus
The seven-time WWEย Women’s Champion declared her match against Charlotte Flair at SummerSlamย was the “final” match of her career. Stratus lost to Flair in a surprisingly long match via the Figure Eight submission.
Lita
Litaย wrestled on the SmackDownย roster nearly 30 times during her in-ring career, both as a member of Team Xtremeย and as a singles wrestler. Her last bout took place in March 2002 when she teamed with Stratus to beat Jazz and Ivory.ย
Booker T
Booker T was first brought to SmackDown in 2004 as part of a trade involving the Dudley Boyzย and Triple H. While he spent the first couple of years in the midcardย and tag team division, his rose back up to main event status in 2006 when, as King Booker, he beat Reyย Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship.ย
The two-time Hall of Famerย wrestled his final televised match on SmacDownย in January 2012 when he challenged Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship.
Jerry Lawler
Jerry “The King” Lawler’sย last run as a full-time WWEย commentator took place on the Blue Brand from January 2015 to mid-2016, and since then he’s popped up on numerous kickoff shows and WWEย Hall of Fame ceremonies.ย
Mark Henry
Mark Henry’s most successful run in the WWE arguably came in 2011 when he was drafted to SmackDown. He had been a member of the brand before, but the momentum behind his “Hall of Pain” gimmick elevated him to world champion status, as he beat Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Champion at Night of Champions, then successfully defended the title against “The Viper” in a Hell in a Cell match.ย
Henry’s last SmackDownย match took place in 2016 when he teamed with AJ Styles and Chris Jericho for a six-man tag match against The New Day.
