0 1 6 , ▁General ▁Manager ▁Daniel ▁Bry an ▁revealed ▁the ▁new ▁Sm ack Down ▁logo ▁on ▁his ▁official ▁Twitter ▁page . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁W WE ▁draft , ▁John ▁" B rad sh aw " ▁L ay field ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁color ▁comment ator , ▁while ▁David ▁Ot ung a ▁also ▁returned ▁as ▁a ▁color ▁comment ator ▁afterwards . ▁The ▁show ▁also ▁deb uted ▁a ▁new ▁stage , ▁new ▁graphics , ▁new ▁theme ▁songs , ▁along ▁with ▁new ▁ring ▁post ▁designs , ▁and ▁blue ▁ro pes . ▁The ▁final ▁Monday ▁Night ▁Raw ▁and ▁Sm ack Down ▁Live ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁All state ▁Arena ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Monday ▁for ▁Raw ▁and ▁T ues day ▁for ▁Sm ack Down , ▁that ▁week ' s ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ▁had ▁a ▁higher ▁rating ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁s elling ▁more ▁tick ets ▁than ▁Raw , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁the ▁previous ▁night . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Sm ack Down ' s ▁existence ▁this ▁happened . ▁During ▁the ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm ack Down , ▁A J ▁St yles ▁beat ▁J inder ▁Mah al ▁for ▁the ▁W WE ▁Championship , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁W WE ▁Championship ▁changed ▁hands ▁outside ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Sm ack Down ▁Commission er ▁Sh ane ▁Mc M ah on