This episode was mostly notable for the merging of Shane McMahon and the Undertaker's respective stables, the Corporation and the Ministry of Darkness, into the Corporate Ministry.
As a television pilot, this was the only episode in which Owen Hart, as the Blue Blazer, took part. Ironically, after it was picked up to series by UPN, the first official episode aired from the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, the venue where Owen died.
On Friday, March 20, 2009, "Smack Down" aired its 500th episode after 10 seasons.