5 , ▁the ▁special ▁live ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁was ▁a ired ▁from ▁X L ▁Center ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut , ▁after ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁North ▁American ▁bl izz ard , ▁post pon ement ▁for ▁live ▁Raw ▁and ▁can cellation ▁for ▁Sm ack Down ▁tap ing ▁in ▁Boston . ▁The ▁live ▁episode ▁had ▁ 2 . 9 5 ▁million ▁view ers ▁with ▁a ▁ 0 . 9 ▁share ; ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁event ▁Daniel ▁Bry an ▁defeated ▁K ane ▁in ▁a ▁c asket ▁match . ▁During ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁week , ▁By ron ▁Sa xt on ▁was ▁absent ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁live ▁prediction ▁about ▁the ▁up coming ▁matches ▁at ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁ 3 1 ▁with ▁R ene e ▁Young . ▁T azz , ▁Cole , ▁L ay field ▁and ▁Book er ▁T ▁was ▁recently ▁absent ▁during ▁Wrest le Man ia ▁week ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Tom ▁Phill ips ▁stood ▁in ▁as ▁lead ▁announ cer ▁for ▁Michael ▁Cole , ▁who ▁was ▁recover ing ▁from ▁a ▁k ay f abe ▁injury ▁suffered ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Bro ck ▁Les nar ▁the ▁previous ▁week ▁on ▁Raw . ▁Phill ips ' ▁first ▁air ▁date ▁as ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁until ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁during ▁Sm