10 Most Important Episodes Of WWE SmackDown In History

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@Clyde-S-Wilcox Ай бұрын

Thank you for getting number 1 right.

@Jake_Owens Ай бұрын

I have always had bigger connection with Smackdown than I did with Raw growing up. Whether the show was on a Thursday or Friday, my parents always allowed me to stay up and watch all of Smackdown but not Raw. I guess a show ending at 10pm instead of 11pm worked much better for them apparently lol

@SSJ491 27 күн бұрын

That's exactly what happened in my childhood years, where I started watching WWE with SmackDown made its television debut on UPN in August 26, 1999. I didn't started watching WWE Raw until June 23, 2003 during the Ruthless Aggression era at the age of 12. But I watched WWF Raw Is War on WWE Network/Peacock for the first time and relive watching WWF/WWE Smackdown! on the streaming services as a adult.

@estrada4940 Ай бұрын

Lillian Garcia rendition of the national anthem was so amazing!!!

@josephfreeman8516 Ай бұрын

2016 smackdown was an incredible year for the show. The roster was stacked and the stories were great

@chrissalem3747 Ай бұрын

Go to timeout.

@liamjohnston5099 Ай бұрын

@@chrissalem3747why? He's completely right

@chrissalem3747 Ай бұрын

@@liamjohnston5099 because he's not and it wasn't. Exhibit a: dolph Ziggler challenging Ambrose for the title.

@SophieCrane-o7v Ай бұрын

A Very Happy 25th Anniversary to WWE Smackdown!

@christiancervantes5859 Ай бұрын

25 YEARS OF SMACKDOWN 🔵⚪️🔵⚪️ & STILL GOING STRONG 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

@SSJ491 27 күн бұрын

Happy WWF/WWE Smackdown! 25th anniversary (1999-2024)@@christiancervantes5859

@hhtptai Ай бұрын

Somebody once said, "If you had basic cable, you're a SmackDown kid. If you had premium cable, you're a Raw kid."

@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849 Ай бұрын

I loved SmackDown more than Raw as a kid! I think it helped that it came on from 8 to 10 and on Fridays so my mom would let be stay up since it was the weekend! Raw I could only watch the first hour before my mom was like bed it school tomorrow! But it also was more fun to me

@arizonashane Ай бұрын

To be clear, that Smackdown was originally scheduled to be recorded the evening of Sept. 11 and aired on the 13th. It was pushed back two nights so it actually aired live, which was rare at the time.

@movie-mandan Ай бұрын

Even if John Cena got released in 2002 like originally planned, his debut would still be legendary.

@muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 Ай бұрын

And the infamous words in WWE Universe is Ruthless Aggression

@RANDOMCLIPS894 Ай бұрын

Smackdown Here Comes The Pain the best wrestling game ever made. ✅️

@zacharymicah Ай бұрын

The car Big Boss Man drove in the funeral segment is the Blues Mobile from The Blues Brothers movie.

@anthonyr.9605 Ай бұрын

A video just when I was about to eat. Your timing is perfect, and bon appétit bien sûr 🙏

@paulc1553 Ай бұрын

I prefer SmackDown to RAW.

@lastdayonearthmysteryman4849 Ай бұрын

If this video was released yesterday, it would be released 23 years after that episode took place!

@zanethind Ай бұрын

You mean 25?

@all3nplayzgames577 Ай бұрын

Never been this early to a Cultaholic video before! Let's gooo

@anthonyr.9605 Ай бұрын

Bro same

@RobertJW Ай бұрын

Oooooooooooooo

@dylanbryant3547 Ай бұрын

John cena makes his smackdown debut

@kevintyson9059 Ай бұрын

First episode of SmackDown was my Nana's birthday!

@jcpelegreeno9900 Ай бұрын

I will always prefer Smackdown over Raw, I grew up solely watching the blue brand at a time when I didn’t have cable in the early part of the Ruthless Aggression Era and built my connection with the show. Also, I think one episode that should’ve made this list is the June 12, 2003 episode when Brock & Big Show exploded the ring with the superplex. All in all, Happy 25th Anniversary of Smackdown and we’ll see you when you hit 50.

@MasterMewtwo239 Ай бұрын

Honourable mention: the Smackdown where Lesnar popped the ring with Show

@paavignesh Ай бұрын

Surprised to see the episode of the Lesnar-Show superplex imploding the ring is not included in the list. It made SmackDown! an ICONIC show to a generation!

@Robrr89 Ай бұрын

1:39 Don’t downplay the evening gown match. Those matches we loved. Idk how bad or corny they were.

@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269 Ай бұрын

I totally remember when the first SmackDown came on, it was the first wrestling in Many years that I could watch without being at my friend's house who had a black box. 😄👍

@lilpoetat Ай бұрын

Thanks 🎉

@JayBlackedOut 10 күн бұрын

I’ll always respect AJ for asking Jinder if he was okay with the booking in which he took the title prior to it happening. Very considerate.

@samboothman4696 Ай бұрын

Wow I was at the 6th most important episode of smackdown.

@zanethind Ай бұрын

Lucky

@TheMTwinny Ай бұрын

Wasn't the September 13th episode also the first ever live episode of the show?

@willgray6426 Ай бұрын

I think the debut was live and a few episodes also before that

@DanielDrayer Ай бұрын

Honorable mention to the pilot episode of SmackDown in April of 1999 With the main event being a pretty star-studded match play The undertaker and triple h versus Steve Austin and The Rock

@jodawa2504 28 күн бұрын

The most important Smackdown episodes in WWE history to me are: 1) August 26, 1999 2)June 5, 2003, where Kurt Angle returned from neck surgery after his WrestleMania XIX(19) WWE title match loss against Brock Lesnar (Kurt Angle would go on to become a babyface after this return), while Rey Mysterio would finally capture the WWE Cruiserweight championship from then champion Matt Hardy V1(this episode featured the first time appearance of Rey's wife Angie, daughter Aaliyah & 6 year old "son" Dominic in the front row. 3)Brock Lesnar destroys the ring with a superplex on The Big Show(I think it was the same June 5, 2003 episode or June 12, but I don't know). 4)September 18, 2003: The very first ever Parking Lot Brawl match between WWE Tag Team Champion & US Champion at the same time, Eddie Guerrero(Eddie held both championships at that time) & John Cena. 5) September 9, 2005: The very first episode of Friday Night Smackdown, which lasted an hour long due to the Hurricane Katrina relief program that happened at 8pm, pushing Smackdown to start at 9pm EST & end at 10pm EST. This episode is not only the very first Smackdown episode on a Friday night, it was cathartic because it was the end of the Eddie Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio feud as Eddie Guerrero FINALLY defeated Rey in a match in the ring, though this was a steel cage match. 6)May 24, 2001: TLC 3: The very first ever TLC match to occur on free TV. Also, it was a WWE(back then WWF)Tag Team championship tag team Fatal 4 way TLC(Tables, Ladders & Chairs) match with The Hardy Boyz(Matt & Jeff), The Dudley Boyz(Bubba Ray & D-Von), Edge & Christian & the defending champions, Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho. This was on my 11th birthday.

@Mjwara Ай бұрын

SmackDown really stood out from 2001-08. Not only did they have the giant fist but they also had a grey ring apron and their very own referee shirts.

@zanethind Ай бұрын

How John Cena vs Kurt Angle didn't happen at Wrestlemania 35 is a sad question I'm still asking myself. Also only if we got John vs Kurt yesterday man that would've been awesome since it'd be a full circle moment

@deevacookseycooksey9662 Ай бұрын

John Cena debuted with a loud slap to Kurt Angle.

@zanethind Ай бұрын

Happy 25 Smackdown

@geeshep4836 Ай бұрын

April 27th 2000 Episode Of Smackdown Where Stone Cold And The Rock Making The Entire Mcmahon-Helmsley Faction Lives A Living Hell Did I Mention This Was a Highest Rated Episode Of Smackdown Ever (Three Days Before Backlash 2000).

@jeffro9252 Ай бұрын

End of days is dope movie. How dare you!

@benironside1264 Ай бұрын

Adam’s a choir boy compared to end of days

@paranoidpixie95 Ай бұрын

I think the impact of the Muhammad Hassan episode is greatly overstated. All it really did was kill a rising star's career by way of an unfortunate circumstance. I wouldn't say that episode is as integral to the legacy of Smackdown as, say, the formation of the Smackdown Six era. Notably, the July 25, 2002 episode when Rey Mysterio made his debut and Edge beat Chris Jericho in a cage match, set Paul Heyman's vision in stone for the blue brand.

@woobgamer5210 Ай бұрын

let's not forget the dude lost his job for something the writer's (and Vince) created. that is just grade a bullshit

@coreynance3874 Ай бұрын

I know this has nothing to do with the video but "Smackdown" debuted on United Paramount Network UPN on Tuesday August 26 1999 which is four days before Digimon would debut on the Fox Kids network on Saturday August 30 1999.💯💪💪💪.

@kujo734 28 күн бұрын

Lillian rocked.

@bigmike2464 Ай бұрын

The other reason they put it on AJ was that NOBODY wanted to see Jinder go one on one with Brock Lesnar; not even Brock lesnar lol... Paul heyman has ALWAYS been a huge AJ Styles fan and wanted lesnar to work with AJ, just like he wanted lesnar to work with Bryan and Finn

@UKenn78 Ай бұрын

Was at the July 7, 05 SmackDown, I try not to think about the Taker/Hassan angle, I just focus on the WWE arrival of the bWo.

@paulphoenix1669 Ай бұрын

Title defences on free TV? Woah

@evdomos Ай бұрын

Can't believe SmackSown isn't on the list.

@EddieLopez-q2t Ай бұрын

I was 4 years old when the pre-smackdown was on.

@ronaldcoleman4786 Ай бұрын

Im old. I saw John Cena's first match...I thought his name WAS "Ruthless Agression" at the time. I feel dumb, but that still sounds like a "Vince Thing" that COULD have happened.

@benjaminclark4030 Ай бұрын

Arnold also stole a coffin himself in Terminator 3.

@oktover3031 Ай бұрын

July 7th 2005 is my exact birthday that's crazy

@Rat_x_Boy Ай бұрын

Excuse me!? End of days is a great movie! It's wild!

@Trunks7500 Ай бұрын

AS A NEW YORKER WE ALL KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT SMACKDOWN EVER 😢

@TheRealJDPerry Ай бұрын

I don't get the End of Days hate, it was great.

@darknightdetroit2006 Ай бұрын

I've always preferred Smackdown because of the Smackdown 6.

@chrissalem3747 Ай бұрын

I miss the smackdown fist. And the big rings, for that matter. They really blew their load early on smackdown sets.

@herculesmwp7983 Ай бұрын

Hot take: Jinder Mahal was not as bad of a champion as people make him out to be. Triple H had a reign of terror that was longer and much worse. Jinder worked the way Vince wanted him to, and he did his job well.

@anilbalram7768 Ай бұрын

Now that you think about it they had to trust KO and Sami with Daniel Bryan coming back after a questionable injury

@nicholasflanders9814 Ай бұрын

February 17th 2004 The Smackdown after Eddie Guerrero won the World Title at No Way Out. He faced Chavo in the Main Event that night.

@factorydiamonds Ай бұрын

Wait...can we go back to that Evening Gown Match.

@hughdickson254 Ай бұрын

End of days is a far better than batman and robin....

@darthsimian2196 Ай бұрын

Would bet money Vince wrote that Steph bit about the steroids trial. And in Vince fashion wanted someone else to be the mouthpiece for it.

@Meatman8089 Ай бұрын

John Felix Anthony Cena vs Kurtwood Anglatory Unit of wrestling measure was a great match.

@georgeblangfordjr.1771 Ай бұрын

I think it's that Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie where he fights the devil

@TheRealAhoy Ай бұрын

Na, i disagree on the Bryan announcement making it less emotional, it made it more emotional for sure, I remember the night it happened, it gave an insane amount of buzz to what was just going to be an ordinary Smackdown and it had the kind of buzz that lasted all night. Definitely a good announcement.

@seannevin5086 Ай бұрын

Jinder gets a bad wrap he is good on the mic and shredded. Definitely not the top tier but good in his own right

@ayandamanyela1111 Ай бұрын

👊

@MetalED Ай бұрын

3 is my bday!

@llynellyn Ай бұрын

Muhammad Hassan was possibly the single best developed character in WWE history, he started out in kayfabe simple as an Arab-American wrestler who wanted an opportunity to prove himself but the torrent of racism and hate he received from the fans for no fault of his own led to him becoming dejected and easy pray for Daivari to radicalise and turn against his own country. The crazy thing is this was done over half a decade before "ground-breaking" TV shows started doing the same thing, and before it played out in real life in Boston.

@DerTranceUP Ай бұрын

How is Batista getting drafted in 2005 not on the list?

@MudSluggerBP Ай бұрын

The Worm is 100 x better than the peoples elbow 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Docmain3 Ай бұрын

Shout out to I feel 65. I mean Eiffel 65

@stevenpagnani7005 Ай бұрын

What's the 10 most important episodes of raw?

@rickjames2.0 18 күн бұрын

I think Brock knocked something loose in Hogan's head with thar chair shot at the end of that match

@jordanbarrett4790 Ай бұрын

Daniel Bryan should come back to WWE to reture.

@MartinRubio-s8f Ай бұрын

RIP brodie lee u are missed

@johnnychino4061 Ай бұрын

The September 10 2021 smackdown was top 10 brocks return demon return wwe tribute and for now last john cena appearance at garden

@aureuskeith2312 Ай бұрын

Since inception Until Pg era , SmackDown was far better than Raw

@agentorange1156 Ай бұрын

Luke Harper did not have a moment or career of being put on this list, man

@GenericUsernameWhatever Ай бұрын

Jinder Mahal as a main eventer could've been credible had they built him up over time, like they did Drew. Instead they booked him (Jinder) like a jobber before forced pushing him out of the blue.

@Hashtonkusher1 Ай бұрын

Sick I was like number 666

@sirsadistic Ай бұрын

I’m so sick of the inoki erasure!!!!!

@n.a.s.k5972 Ай бұрын

(November 11 1999: Me: "That's my late grandma's 70th birthday"

@jameskingsley4265 Ай бұрын

I dont understand this list

@paulc1553 Ай бұрын

First!

@jameskingsley4265 Ай бұрын

So nothing important happened since 2001?

@Robrr89 Ай бұрын

6:38 Lynch is wack. Foh

@adden2242 Ай бұрын

Brock Vs Old hogan of course..Brocks gonna win..Duh!! poor hogan tho..

@jodawa2504 28 күн бұрын

By the time that August 8, 2002 episode of Smackdown aired, Brock Lesnar had just turned 25 years old, while Hulk Hogan was 8 days away(August 16) from turning 48 years old! Hogan just turned 70 years old this year in 2024, the same day that pop singer Madonna turned 66 years old!