WWE Smackdown
In August 2001, as part of celebrating SmackDown!'s second anniversary, the show received a new logo and set. The last SmackDown! to use the previous television set saw Alliance member Rhyno gore WWF member Chris Jericho through the center screen, destroying part of the set. The new set consisted of a fist centered above the entrance. On February 15, at No Way Out, Edge won the World Heavyweight Championship in Raw's Elimination Chamber match, thus making it a SmackDown exclusive title and giving SmackDown two world championships. In March 2009, SmackDown celebrated its 500th episode. It featured superstars from Raw, ECW, and SmackDown. At WrestleMania XXV, John Cena defeated defending-World Heavyweight Champion Edge and challenger The Big Show to win the World Heavyweight Championship, as a result of Cena belonging to the Raw brand, the title was transferred to that brand. As a result of the 2009 WWE Draft, WWE Champion Triple H was drafted to the Raw brand. SmackDown would regain the World Heavyweight Championship at Backlash (2009) when Edge defeated John Cena to win the Championship.

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