2003's WEIRDEST WWE SmackDown Episode

[@skrounst]

I LOVE your delivery, and little quips... PLEASE give Jack more shows. His sense of humor hits me just right.

[@wickideazy]

"clomping about on the canvas, clompy clompy clomp." I legit rewound and listened to that about six times because I couldn't stop laughing. And OMG the credits! This was flipping AMAZING, keep 'em coming Jack!

[@ShowdeQuetzal]

Hope we got more of these series The christmas episode of RAW should definetly be analyzed later on

[@Dylanthebiguyreviews]

Can it be 2012's? cuz that was oddball XD

[@ShayeAntonStewart2002]

Ahhh 2003, the year when Vince McMahon descended into total madness!

[@stuffingtonjfluffypantsiii]

And never re-surfaced

[@donovanch462]

Wasn't That 1995 or 1998 or 1999 or every years tbf

[@ShayeAntonStewart2002]

@@donovanch462 2003 was the same year when Vince McMahon has an affair with yet another voluptuous woman, slowly lose his mind by every month, beats up a man with one leg and chokes her own daughter out and says a prayer in the middle of the ring. If that isn't a period where Vince is at his most craziest! 2006 is a close equivalent

[@donovanch462]

@@ShayeAntonStewart2002 in 1999 he became the leader of a satanic cult and try to sacrifice his daughter. In 2001 he made a women bark like a dog and the list go on not to mention in real life he suggested an incest angle to his daughter

[@RuanAntunes7]

And it’s only gotten worse. Especially in the last 2 years

[@blackcountrysmoggie]

This was like a little mini Cultaholic classic Smackdown podcast, I like it. Though I suspect some heat with Maff might be incoming. No wait, it's fine, he never watches this channel...

[@broodbynature]

This comment.... This whoooole comment, yes. 🤣

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

Jack: "We don't see enough 2×4's today." Me: "HOOOOO!!"

[@angelinafrancis7411]

So want this to be a series ,need to find you some more werid episodes!

[@zubrhero5270]

Definitely agree. Need to get some more suggestions for the next one!

[@WHOOP1976]

Werid?

[@MrWebby93]

@@WHOOP1976 yeah werid weird until the day that we die.

[@Tykoon22]

That Trailer Park Boys clip came out of nowhere and I’m so glad it did -- J-Roc is an absolute legend, and TPB is the true nostalgia bomb of this video.

[@TheTrainFan9]

Cena wishes he could have the rap skills of J-Roc.

[@smartmarkgaming6764]

Nom sayiiiin

[@RockedNet]

I was at this show in 03. In the arena after the camera went off, Undertaker came out to make the save for Stephanie and it was an awkward stand off with him and A Train and...that was it. Then Undertaker getting some cheers. Everyone went home.

[@alexkurpeski2020]

This was literally the first episode of WWE I ever watched and I can't believe my mom was okay with putting it on the TV ever again lol

[@mattiasashenflame4684]

I remember this one, is was so so bizarre thanks for doing this Jack - can't help but laugh at the absurdity haha

[@jamesb1988]

I LOVED the Benoit/Eddie segment, it's a perfect example of how much more comfortable Chris was interacting with/being around Eddie than anyone else.

[@AntonioJCRM]

2003 was SD's peak during the RA era. I remember taping it every Thursday. Went down hill in 04 until Batista came over from Raw in 05, and it became his show.

[@yvngxcvnt]

Agree that sd went downhill in 2004 but it was good when eddie was wwe champion, after jbl won the title, it got boring, john cena, rey, eddie, and undertaker were the only good thing about smackdown around that time, things got better after wrestlemania 21, john cena became wwe champion and joined raw, batista joined, the eddie vs rey feud happened, taker vs orton, benoit vs booker t, that era was prime smackdown

[@youtubeburr]

The Ruthless aggression era had better storytelling than wwe now

[@ajmorley1519]

This is a phenomenal video and review Jack, more of this please!

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

my favorite incarnation of Mr. McMahon. Never forget that Lie Detector test with Mr. America!

[@JerichotheSplendid]

I love that probably the longest part of making this video was making up the credits at the end. Well done Known As Roy.

[@Azaul]

Really enjoyed this format. Hope to see more episodes like it. I’m pretty sure I was watching at this time and I remember none of this.

[@Rocketboy1313]

It is fun to watch old stuff sometimes and get a taste for what things used to be like. It is also an era when the roster was so stacked you would get premium level matches on a typical episode and the main event was storyline driven rather than just another instance of the top guy beating someone.

[@UGKDAVID]

Your absolutely right

[@waynetables6414]

yeah modern WWE is too diluted and locked into the 'quantity over quality' mindset.. everything was based in storylines twenty years ago and characters were more important than wrestling. People like Dave Meltzer have ruined professional wrestling.

[@phillipsanders3718]

that lesner turn from the week before did get me, i was literally shouting from the top of my lungs "what the (BLEEP)" that my dad had to run in the room to see what the commotion was.

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Yes... please more of these random retro reviews of older shows that intrigue you guys. And yes, I remember that match... I do indeed.😒

[@sXeAndriex]

I really like this one off video of "Jack finds a weird thing he really wants to share"

[@burritoboy2751]

"Clompy clompy clomp." 😂

[@StevenScodes]

This was epic!! I would love to see more of these episodes! Amazing work, Jack!!

[@vtmiller63]

This was great! More please. Jack’s wry expressions of incredulousness are the best.

[@theluckiesteh9058]

SmackDown! was an incredible show in 2003, could've done without the Vince vs. Stephanie stuff but still, just amazing.

[@badwolfest83o8]

I met Billy Gunn once. He was by far one of the nicest wrestlers I've ever met, as was Chris Masters. These two had a match at Portsmouth Guild Hall, back in around 2009.

[@broodbynature]

I genuinely loved this. Like a random oddity Graded episode. More of these, please. Jack, you're perfect for this. 👏👏👏

[@TheSubZer0HEro]

Great new concept Jack, your presenting style works really well with silly/bizzare themes so this is a perfect fit!

[@tequilapapii5936]

2001-2006 Smackdown was just amazing. 👏🏽 Nonstop great matches . So much talent.

[@waynetables6414]

Smackdown was trash after Brock left it fell off after Wrestlemania 20

[@jeffcoates1134]

“The Generic Bomb” lmao

[@Cosmic_Gorilla]

This was great, more of this type of thing please, Jack.

[@smartmarkgaming6764]

I knew I loved this channel and all of its content but to see The jroc reference from trailer park boys really cemented my love for this channel. Good stuff man 👍🏼 also noticed the Trevor Corey, Corey Trevor in the end credits 👏 brilliant 😂

[@jakecovert6322]

this is such a fun new concept for a video. please do more!

[@aprentissdaye]

WWE Ruthless Aggression era. back when WWE was still somewhat watchable for me, I remember the August 14, 2003 edition of Smackdown quite well.

[@Hollows1997]

Honestly, I’ve been spending the past year watching the attitude era and this just seems like a normal wrestling show.

[@garyblower]

This was possibly my favourite video in the history of cultaholic So far! Can’t wait for more

[@MrRelic20]

This is a pretty awesome segment, this should definitely turn into a regular series on the channel. i really enjoyed it and knowing WWE there are abunch of episodes like this as well WCW. Good job jack 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@wyzeguy6]

Big shout to Sunnyvale's own J-to-the-ROC! @12:23

[@VMP666]

Jack! Love your video editorials and pieces. More of that please!

[@stayfresh2468]

I started watching Smack Down during this time. I started watching just before Summer Slam 03 and I fell in love. Eddie and Chavo, rey Kurt Benoit the worlds greatest tag team brock was a beast taker was getting ready to go back to the dead man. Memories forever

[@drewlawrence8521]

I love this. This needs to be a series.

[@marvinbroncano7294]

I know they're still far, far away from it; (chronologically) but I will be looking forward to the day that Maffew & Tom will take a look at this episode in the Classic Smackdown Review. Great concept, too. I would love to see this series continue. Excellent work as always, lads!

[@ajarhuzefa]

Thanks Jack, this was very entertaining!

[@VerucaMarie]

I've met Zach Gowen quite a few times and he's always the nicest dude in the room.

[@hhtptai]

More of this, please!

[@WTFiTzFlow]

13:17 John Cena being compared to a Digimon made me LOL. 🤣

[@ashley_bell]

Enjoyed this! Great video idea :) 👍

[@rmoore2nd619]

0:13 so we’re getting an ‘Every Stephanie McMahon match ranked from worst to best’ list soon?

[@Milzey]

Great review! Hilarious! Thank you 😎

[@laryonyt]

I'm late to the party, but great show, Jack. Looking forward to seeing next episodes.

[@gbrooks2]

Shoutsout to Albatross Sanchez, the backbone of Cultaholic.

[@balbomb]

jack just a fantastic job of narrating, i cracked up multiple times. Please make this a series

[@Itsdectaylor]

Appreciated the JROC cameo

[@wilsonchadbenitez3021]

I remember this episode of Smackdown! It was the early height of my fandom and I was watching every episode. I remember it being weird back then, but I wasn't that used to wrestling yet

[@TrashPanda57]

Jack's noise at 6:57 is one of lust for this segment.

[@Deathstroke4200]

Gotta subscribe just for that Trailer Park Boy's short of J-Roc 😆

[@leonardopereira1704]

I kept reading the names on the credits and didn't pay attention to the explanation on the storylines LOL

[@CanadianzRule]

I commend you, sir, for using a clip from the great Canadian show, Trailer Park Boys, in this video ...

[@pikapal91746]

I remember watching that episode I had just got into WWE wrestling a few months ago and still believed kayfabe. Cena used that leg joke again in an episode of 5 Questions a few years later.

[@alladdinnsane]

More of this, Jack! Well done!

[@edwardcunningham6286]

That Raw episode in 2011 where everyone went on strike and triple H said he’d wrestle himself or something

[@btf_flotsam478]

Ah yes, the one with John Cena vs Sheamus (with Triple H as the "special guest" referee and CM Punk gladly serving as both commentator and bell-ringer) as the opening match, which went to a no-contest after Vince McMahon foreshadowed NXT 2.0 by about a decade and fired Trips from running the show. (Seriously, does anyone else know what happened to the rest of the show? All I know is that it had John Laurinaitis, head of talent relations, head of Raw, head of the table and so on getting his power trip.)

[@patrickjspoon]

I have the same shirt! Never fails to get a compliment, someone asking who the person is, or what album cover every time.

[@manporo5865]

I just resaw this video and that Brock Lesnar Summer Slam promo has just aged so horrendously bad with our current events, jeeeez

[@adamlucas2203]

I think you messed up. It isn't Billy Gunn. It's Billy Ass.

[@spoogtastic]

What a completely crazy time in sports entertainment. Need more Stephanie being physically abused via orders from Vince.

[@brandonearl175]

Long time fan here and I was a 13 year old in attendance at that show. What a great time in pro wrestling.

[@Zeldachief128]

Oh baby jesus that JBL line and reaction. God that cracks me up

[@RipperJack77]

Landed here by accident. Loved it!

[@AdamZimmer00]

That list of credits 😂

[@mainelycify]

Lmfao that smackdown theme song must funny I could never sing it properly

[@DannyM-m7q]

2003 was a decent year

[@newajseyes]

I love this video, can you do one for 2004 and the years going forward??????

[@Thomas-der-Zweite]

nice new(?) format of a video / start of a season? :)

[@joebustos3513]

Jack You're Funny with The woody wood pecker Sound Effect when A-train Hit The Undertaker Hahaha haha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WilliamMercier]

Damn I remember a lot of this 😭

[@conatser]

This was fun. I need Jack commentating more random episodes.

[@Rayzersword]

Loved the J Roc cameo in this episode!

[@switchlite44]

Triple H drugs Stephanie McMahon: nah that shit not strange enough

[@balancer182]

17:12 WoW A-Train copped a feel there.

[@MattThomas-dq6fj]

Loving the Trailer Park Boys references!

[@leonvaldez7674]

this is the best series on the channel

[@hazardtriplezero]

Love the TPB shoutouts in the credits.

[@benjaminclark4030]

You had me at 2003 Stephanie McMahon. Sexy. 🔥😂😂

[@MrBrownsugar85]

I know, she looked soooo much better back then

[@southpark46]

Love this new series Jack! Was Tom responsible for the credits? It sounds like Tom names

[@httr94]

I miss this era of wrestling and the world in general.

[@annualgiftman9472]

Randy Lahey produced this show?! He's always getting into trouble. Billy Poop Hands still looks good for his age too! I would love more of these kinds of videos this was great Jack : )

[@MrScott34]

This might be my new favorite thing online.

[@paulellington1505]

Summerslam '03 gave us the ultimate gif, Brock giving the F-5 to a Great White Shark.

[@hunternoll61]

The J-Roc clip was used to PERFECTION!

[@rcdune7132]

Damn i really miss this era of WWE!!

[@KDKalvinDrake]

TNA's india show, I can't remember what it was called but Scott Steiner running wild through the crowd was a visual to say the least

[@FernandoZavalaTAT]

For my money, my wierdest SmackDown show of 2003 was on October 30th. Vince went full on psychotic on Paul Heyman, followed by Paul E's pep talk to Vince, Tazz getting thrown into a vat of chocolate and then hugging Michael Cole, it was such wierd, cringey, silly bollocks and I loved the Halloween theme 🎃

[@coreynance3874]

actually i don't remember Stephanie McMahon being in a match with a-train but i do remember this episode of smackdown back in 2003 Vince put his daughter Stephanie and Zack Gowen in a match with the big show for Zack Gowen's wwe contract and Zack won the match with a little help from Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. that episode was awesome smackdown was so epic in the early 2000's and is still just as good today as it was back in 1999.

[@kfizzle4376]

Gonna throw this out there; Raw from April 23rd, 2007. It takes place in the UK a week after Santino Marella debuts and just a day after Orton was arrested in Germany for trashing his hotel room, yet is still advertised for that show. Not to give away TOO much more, but it's the one with the Cena/Michaels rematch.

[@SteanPP]

Like this idea for a series. Keep them coming Jack

[@paulrees3861]

Always nice to get a happy ending 😆👍

[@ek1046]

Although widely considered extremely inappropriate in today's day and age what in part made wrestling so great in the late 90's, mid-2000s was that they bent the rules and they took the storylines a little too far and it made it unique. Not to say they did a great job every time but when they nailed it they really nailed it

[@donovanch462]

Stephanie McMahon vs A Train worth 29 of your Danielson vs Omega or Misawa vs Kobashi btw

[@christopherballero866]

While this is very disturbing to watch nowadays but I do kind of miss the days when WWE embarrassed the idea of heels truly doing horrible and despicable things