▁color - comment ator ▁position ▁vac ant . ▁Sm ack Down ▁returned ▁to ▁a ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁air ing ▁from ▁the ▁episode ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Law ler ▁joined ▁the ▁broadcast ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁move . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁broadcast ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁on ▁Sm ack Down ▁until ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁during ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁episode ▁of ▁Raw . ▁W WE ▁pay - per - view ▁events ▁kick off ▁anal yst ▁By ron ▁Sa xt on ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁broadcast ▁team ▁afterwards ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁episode . ▁The ▁broadcast ▁saw ▁a ▁re vised ▁Sm ack Down ▁logo ▁and ▁all ▁new ▁graphics ▁with ▁ 2 . 6 8 ▁million ▁view ers ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 . 8 ▁rating ▁share . ▁In ▁a ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁interview , ▁Daniel ▁Bry an ▁said ▁he ▁told ▁W WE ▁management ▁that ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" face ▁of ▁Sm ack Down " ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁show ' s ▁view ership . ▁The ▁January ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁marked ▁Bry an ' s ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁ring ▁after ▁months ▁of ▁being ▁injured ▁as ▁he ▁wrest led ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁Sm ack Down ▁episodes ▁since ▁the ▁move ▁back ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁air ings . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1