▁the ▁show ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁a ▁T ues day . ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁rev ived ▁for ▁future ▁live ▁episodes . ▁ ▁The ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁episode ▁made ▁Sm ack Down ▁the ▁second - long est - running ▁week ly ▁epis od ic ▁television ▁series ▁of ▁American ▁television ▁history ▁( be hind ▁Raw , ▁which ▁sur pass ed ▁that ▁mark ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ). ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁XX V III , ▁John ▁Laur ina itis ▁became ▁General ▁Manager ▁of ▁both ▁Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁after ▁Team ▁Johnny ▁defeated ▁Team ▁Ted dy . ▁However , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁at ▁No ▁Way ▁Out , ▁after ▁C ena ▁defeated ▁Big ▁Show ▁in ▁a ▁steel ▁c age ▁match , ▁Laur ina itis ▁was ▁fired ▁by ▁Mr . ▁Mc M ah on . ▁On ▁the ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down , ▁Mr . ▁Mc M ah on ▁named ▁Book er ▁T ▁the ▁Sm ack Down ▁General ▁Manager . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Book er ▁named ▁Long ▁and ▁E ve ▁Tor res ▁as ▁his ▁assist ants . ▁John ▁" B rad sh aw " ▁L ay field ▁returned ▁to ▁W WE ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁comment ator ▁for ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁well . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1