Kurt Angle SHOOTS On Eddie Guerrero And The Smackdown Six!

[@InsideTheRopes]

Did The Smackdown six outshine Monday Night Raw? Let us know in the comments below!

[@davidjones6470]

YES!!!!!!

[@JourneyIINirvana]

i mean....i never had cable growing up so all i knew was smackdown lol

[@SealShpeeDaSweggy]

Easily. The likes of Eddie, Angle, Benoit, Rey, Taker, Brock etc over that stupid Reign of Terror bs any day.

[@davidjones6470]

It was a 5 🌟 every main event on Smackdown then, GM, Stephanie mcmahon, Damn they were Great Days!!!! And Paul Heyman, very Good Times,

[@chrisbromley7214]

Yep and it wasn’t even close. The Smackdown Six was 100x more entertaining than watching HHH’s reign with Evolution.

[@nbarealtalker]

Eddie’s “addiction” promo at Brock Lesnar is one of those all-time moments. You truly felt every word of it. It was real.

[@azfar188]

Never fails to make me cry everytime i watch it 😔

[@dhenderson1810]

Eddie showed Brock how to cut a promo.

[@ogkuailiang1025]

As a Latino bullied by Caucasian people and as a former addict, it hit my soul different looking back at the promo. As a kid I still felt his energy and the emotion, but now it’s like I feel he was fighting the same battle so many people fight and that it hurts that he’s gone but i find solace in knowing that he got better before he passed

[@solodolo4098]

​@@ogkuailiang1025that promo was amazing. You literally can see Brock wanting to break because everyone can relate to that struggle.

[@DiamondDallasPeanut]

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[@kevinhousen2791]

The Smackdown 6 had 6 of the greatest wrestlers ever. Top 2 technicians, the greatest high flyer, up and coming Edge, and a super worker in Chavo. Smackdown still has a place in my heart.

[@danzgalliwag]

*Top 3 technicians

[@mattb6369]

From the original 2002 Brand Extension up to Wrestlemania 29, those 9 years were truly the most unforgettable best for Smackdown in my opinion.

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

You mean the best heel of all time Up and coming Edge

[@youngdragon91]

Smackdown the A show

[@Rahimo]

Did you retcon Chris Benoit out of the group on purpose? 😂

[@MilMaska]

"God Bless Eddie" - Kurt Angle

[@Tactical_Hotdog]

*everybody

[@Chuck_EL]

Eddie vs Kurt at WrestleMania 20 is my favorite WrestleMania match

[@charlieramondt]

Same ​@@Chuck_EL

[@cristiancampos8983]

@@Chuck_ELmine too buddy I’m watching it right now as I saw your comment!

[@dfloriza]

Eddie was a creative genius. Nobody thought of finishes like Eddie did. Truly blessed to have had him in the business

[@Bman32x]

Why I enjoyed watching his matches so much. He defied the same boring, stale seen it before endings.

[@HarleyQuinnSoldier]

"Where the fuck is Vickie!" a funny part from the Rey vs Eddie ladder match

[@ShadowAngel606]

If he was such a genius, why does he rank as the worst drawing WWE Champion of all time?

[@HarleyQuinnSoldier]

@@ShadowAngel606 worst drawing champion of all time was Kevin Nash dumb fuck because the 5 LOWEST DRAWING WWE champions of all time are: 1. Kevin Nash/Diesel 2. HBK's first run 3. 2010 Miz 4. Bret Hart's first 2 runs & 5. Psycho Sid

[@FreddyJenkins]

@@ShadowAngel606 Thank you. It's because Eddie was kind of a joke.

[@32jcueva]

As a kid who didn’t have cable and smackdown was my show by default, I am so thankful for the 6 and the many others who made smackdown just as big!

[@Chosunnnn]

Smack down was ma intro to wrestling raw was new to me in 05

[@darnelldarden9429]

Not only was that finish good but it made so much sense. Sometimes people over think wrestling

[@kalebstuckey570]

Eddie is the only wrestler who could cheat to win every match and still be a babyface.

[@atifqavi2054]

Stone Cold Steve Austin says hi.

[@kalebstuckey570]

@@atifqavi2054 Austin almost always won clean. Often after his opponents tried to cheat. You’re wrong.

[@stlfatman]

​@atifqavi2054 Austin was more rouchneck than cheater. Not that he didn't cheat at times, but his attitude and presentation was what got him over, not necessarily cheating.

[@ericjackson7632]

​@@atifqavi2054I dont think Austin cheated too much once he dropped Ted DiBiase.

[@basketballbicker8933]

That 2 Out of 3 Falls match between Edge/Rey vs. Angle/Benoit on SmackDown is an all-time classic. SmackDown was great at the time, and not just because it was wrestling-centered, the matches were actually PPV quality weekly. The cult love for it was completely justified because the matches were great with ring psychology.

[@MrSidekick00]

Eddie and Kurt Eddie and JBL Eddie and Brock Glad I was alive to see it

[@davidjones6470]

Them 6 in the Tag-Team story line was on 🔥,

[@daidavies90]

Up the Welsh

[@davidjones6470]

@@daidavies90 Oi,Oi,

[@daidavies90]

@davidjones6470 you knows it boi bach!

[@BishopM1]

That was an amazing finish. One of the best ever

[@AaronChimera]

I watched that WrestleMania with a mixed crowd of Latinos and White dudes, and we all popped so unbelievably hard for that finish. I cant believe its not more popular. It was literally part of his gimmick, and we loved him for it.

[@maiqtheliar_]

I will always remember Eddie for his finishers, pure genius

[@JcDizon]

I remember when the brand split was first enacted, Smackdown was seen by the internet wrestling community as the superior show. While Smackdown was heavily praised, Raw was seen with disdain because it was dominated by Triple H and his "reign of terror" where he supposedly buries other wrestlers.

[@undertakernumberone1]

What was (and, ironically, still is... see Gunther going to Raw for, i'Mma say it like this, Edge, who was on his way out) annoying was when the draft went like this: "SOme guy's doing pretty well on Smackdown? Let's put him on raw, possibly have him do little else, and smackdown gets somebody who's been floundering on raw!"

[@basketballbicker8933]

Yeah what a time. I began to hate Raw at the time, but was hyped up for SmackDown.

[@MonroeAlexander2024]

Or Brock caugh caugh.😂

[@BGstPete]

Kurt's been through a lot. For the business and put his body through hell for Vince and the fans. Glad he survived. We do recover.

[@atifqavi2054]

Angle and Benoit had some stellar matches during the Smackdown 6. Those 2 guys brought back wrestling to WWE.

[@alfredozer]

Me and my friend met Kurt once. My friend asked Kurt who's your best friend in WWE. He brought up Big Show and Eddie. But then started talking about how him and Eddie are always hanging out and fighting each other like their brothers. When he speaks fondly about Eddie. I believe him

[@BishopM1]

RIP to my favorite of all time. Latino Heat. WM20 is my favorite WM.

[@SCOBigMike666]

The smackdown 6 were world class so much better than what raw was doing then

[@Graham2468]

Eddie vs Angle is one of my favourite WrestleMania matches ever! The finish is GENIUS

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

Kurt angle and Eddie. Were wrestling 🤼 machines. Top tier 💯

[@glass_oni0n]

The finish makes that match 100%. If you over-analyze it, yeah okay, they could have gotten the boot off cleaner, but story-wise and character-wise, they couldn’t have come up with a better finish. Most importantly, it gave Eddie a way to cheat while still being the babyface by out-smarting Kurt

[@Blazers04]

Mid 02-mid 05 man! Kurt was right! SMACKDOWN was the show for great wrestling! Such a special time.

[@dgenerate707]

Swear I replicated it every GM mode

[@steviep76]

Golden era that. Could not miss tv.

[@miracleboyboxing]

I like that they mentioned Benoit one of my favs

[@CroVus90]

The mount rushmore of wrestling is always people like Hulk hogan ric flair the rock stone cold undertaker john cena shawn michaels bret hart so on and so on but there's no doubt in my opinion that when it comes to in ring technical athletes Kurt is number one.

[@christhornycroft3686]

A lot of people assume that because Kurt was an Olympic wrestler, that made him a better pro wrestler. Actually, it could have made things harder. Kurt was trained in how to win matches legitimately, not about psychology or how to construct a match move for move. The moves might be similar, but why you’re doing them are completely different. Granted, that’s why he didn’t just go from winning Olympic gold in 1996 to joining WWF. He had to obviously go through some training to learn how to construct and call matches. You might know how to play the notes, but you need to know why they need to be played. His transition was impressive. You can’t just take a guy directly from amateur wrestling and make them a pro wrestler. It’s a different mindset.

[@Fiiiilthyfrank]

Smack down 6 was a crazy group good times

[@anthonygange2550]

I was there live it certainly was a brilliant finish

[@davidjones6470]

SMACKDOWN WAS ON A ROLL, IT WAS THE BEST THING 2 WATCH!!!!

[@knightshousegames]

I think there really is something to this format from this era, because it really allows for some good variety. Having one show focused on storyline driven stuff with more angles and "entertainment" while having the other show be focused mainly on action , being more work rate focused allows for good variety. It's a really underrated model Of course, we haven't had a group of wrestlers quite like the Smackdown Six since then, but it definitely feels like it would be a great model to emulate for any wrestling company in the future. To some extent AEW did it with Dynamite and Rampage, before Rampage went full lame duck.

[@PatCowan-mh4iw]

Eddie was super acrobatic & A great storyteller

[@subhojitghosh6851]

Actually the finish to Eddie vs Kurt match was one of a kind

[@kingtjgotgames5903]

2002 -2004 the wrestling show smackdown🐐🐐🐐

[@isaace9384]

That finish was perfect

[@stonedViking304]

I agree, not even lying that finish is 1 my most memorable from Eddie cause Kurt was a demon when he got ahold of your foot but Eddie’s jus like Nah I’m untie my boot and ✌🏻

[@venomsnekko]

Eddie came up with the most creative spots and they fit his gimmick perfectly. RIP Latino Heat.

[@RORSeries]

Please release the full interview you guys are blue balling us.

[@HotPies93]

I loved the finish to that match 😎

[@LilRichh_]

One of the most solidified_ just genuine talent itself reason the legacy speaks for itself.. Eddie & Kurt Both a Masterpiece in different manors

[@vio2112]

Uhm, I don't think Benoit is ever going to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.

[@davidjones6470]

Good point!!! But Never say Never,init

[@justinreed4444]

@@davidjones6470 I can definitely say never on this lol.

[@davidjones6470]

@@justinreed4444 Yep,😉🫡

[@JcDizon]

I wonder what Kurt Angle was thinking when he said ALL OF THEM were going to be in the hall of fame. Chavo despite not being treated very well by the WWE would eventually get inducted, either as part of a group (Guerrero family or the tag-team Los Guerreros) or maybe even himself alone. I don't think Chris Benoit would ever get inducted because he's way too controversial and a very sensitive topic in the professional wrestling community.

[@1hendrixx7]

And he shouldn’t be. I'm not sure why this is even a conversation for some wrestling fans, as much as you want to separate the art from the person. Chris Benoit is still seen as a monster who killed his family. There is no way WWE ever wants to associate themselves with someone like that.

[@TheSlamSociety]

I always loved that finish to the match, it was a smart finish. It showed the Eddie Guerrero character would go to any lengths to trick Kurt Angle to beat him.

[@InvestBetter.]

Damn! I was AT Wrestlemania XX, at The Garden, in New York, and I don't remember their match at all. I remember The Rock and Sock Connection, I remember Lesnar/Goldberg's trash match and I remember the Main Event, with Benoit winning the title

[@gurpaljohal8643]

Damn bro, going to the garden to see the event and not remembering is worse.

[@InvestBetter.]

@@gurpaljohal8643 My point is the match couldn't have been that good if I don't remember it. They all can't be pearls.

[@robertodimas7429]

​@@InvestBetter. It was a great match though

[@atifqavi2054]

It was a great match but not memorable. Overshadowed by the much greater triple threat main event match.

[@jasonjonas6636]

Eddie guerrero top 5 pure wrestlers of all the time

[@a-lex7351]

Because of the Smackdown Six I was introduced to pro wrestling. Smackdown was good. 2003-2006 was a great time watching Smackdown

[@edwardjcrane1986]

Yeah, loved the finish. Tied all in nicely as Kurt said.

[@wmsmith7346]

What s great match that was. Great buikduo. The editing. Both World title matches were great. Many solid matches. 20 was pretty solid show.

[@lylaznboi01]

The Smackdown Six was great. 5/6 of them became world champions and 4/6 of them are in the Hall of Fame. One person obviously can't be in the Hall of Fame or mentioned on TV but would've been if he didn't go out the way that he did.

[@satwikroy1989]

It was really big of Kurt Angle to say Benoit deserves to be in the HOF without even naming him.

[@lylaznboi01]

@@satwikroy1989Angle has always have a lot of respect for Benoit because he brought out the best in him and some of Angle's best matches were from Benoit. It just sucks that it can't be promoted due to what happened.

[@victorapellegrinosc]

Technically, Chavo was a world champion if you consider the ECW heavyweight title to be a "world champion.""

[@lylaznboi01]

@@victorapellegrinosc I mean, I guess. It was WWE's version of ECW. Even Matt Hardy was ECW Champion at one point during the iteration.

[@mrblackman1992_]

One of the best matches period my top 5

[@jaush69]

The rematch the following summer slam was the match that saved that night.

[@mikeglisson4912]

Man I miss the smackdown six era man those matches were awesome

[@joaoflores1131]

One of the best finishes in my opinion

[@giovannireyes9455]

Always a huge fan of Kurt Angle 🙏 would be a huge honor to meet him one day

[@davidjones6470]

GREAT FINSH,

[@matty8639]

I loved that finish at WM

[@MonkeyManMods]

Even as an 8 year old I watched that ending and loved it, how cool and unique it was

[@shaneoleary9919]

Rest in peace Eddie 🎉

[@devicebackup664]

I’ve always preferred raw to smackdown but since triple h has taken over, I have been enjoying smackdown alot

[@michellej2385]

One of my favourite wrestalmaina matches

[@o.d.b.5344]

Smack down was a big part of my childhood. I didn’t have cable so FNSD was everything to me I didn’t get the Raw experience.

[@robertocruztv6097]

🙏🏻RIP EDDIE GUERRERO=👑LEGEND

[@Titantro]

Best way ever to get out of a submission. Great finish of the match!

[@freshparkfilms]

I loved the loose boot finish it was awesome 😊👌

[@WolfGarcia-fn2li]

Still miss him. Imagine him rn. It would be pure comedy

[@mikeglisson4912]

Man that smackdown six era was so freaking awesome edge mysterio Benoit angle and Eddie and Chavo Guerrero

[@rage9715]

Eddie had soo much left to do in wresting that we never got to see. You can watch any of his matches and see the energy in him every time. The finish of the wr-xx couldn't have gone better

[@ShadowAngel606]

No, i think he tanked the WWE good enough, we didn't need to see more of this. Worst drawing WWE Champion of all time, drew the worst buyrate in 6 years in 2004 and even in 2005 managed to draw the worst buyrate that year a contender. He caused enough damage, it was good for the WWE that it stopped.

[@atifqavi2054]

@@ShadowAngel606 LOL. The bitter truth. bUt EdDiE iS gOaT!!!

[@Kingd21625]

I was always a smackdown kid growing up

[@LebanonJames420]

Eddie is a visionary always best ideas

[@ShadowDancer0988]

"Every single one of those guys will be in the hall of fame" ...yeah I'm thinking there's one who won't be Kurt.

[@souryabanik0907]

Chavo gurerro, right?

[@ShadowDancer0988]

@@souryabanik0907 I could actually see him getting in eventually, either as a group induction as part of the Guerrero family, or as an individual when they're short of names and need a midcarder who they're on decent terms with to fill a spot.

[@Deathpool_04]

It doesn’t really take a whole lot to get into the WWE HOF. I think in the case of Chavo, him being a Guerrero and having won championships himself, would be enough to put him to the HOF. Obviously of course, what would disqualify someone being put in the HOF is if they did something too awful to get put into it. It does make me wonder how people would feel if they put Vince in. Edit: It seems at this point that Vince will most likely never get put in the HOF.

[@o.d.b.5344]

Chavo will get in for sure in my opinion. He does a lot for wrestling outside of the WWE.

[@tad16]

2:58 is exactly how I felt younger watching the two programs,smackdown was more wrestling nd raw was more entertainment during the RA era

[@herbythechef7624]

one of the best finishes in wwe history

[@RImeri31]

It's my favorite finish to a match

[@malptheg8111]

Greatest finish ever. It was brilliance

[@Anonymoustank35]

Eddie and Kurt brought the house down.

[@ducklife420]

I was so happy when eddie was champ! I bought every ppv he headlined!

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

I was perfect age for the ruthless aggression era and always liked smackdown more

[@DixieWhiskey]

The best was when Kurt was in the wheelchair, and Eddie told him he could have his cousin Chewie put hydraulics on it.

[@sadpuppy413]

I miss smackdowm on Thursday nights

[@bt2476]

This was an UNBELIEVABLE roster, Smackdown 2002-2003. Didn't you also have John Cena upcoming as Dr of Thuganomics, JBL, Brock Lesnar, and even the Undertaker on that roster? I remember it far exceeding what Raw was at the time. That was Truly a Great time to be a wrestling fan and tuning in! Today is a joke compared to it back then.

[@Gabriel6sic6]

"All those guys will be in the hall of fame if they aren't already" All but one that is.

[@MrBeckenhimself]

It was a fantastic finish.

[@paulhaighway3632]

legend

[@gsdrums47]

In regards to Benoit, when the initial question rose after the tragedy about a potential HOF induction - most people based it as recognition for his in-ring career and for it to never be wiped away. But come on, in this day and age with the Network, KZbin, Wikipedia, Social Media, True Crime Podcasts, even the WWE Encyclopedia - Chris Benoit is going NOWHERE! ... A 10 minute ceremony and a couple of speeches about the man is not necessary anymore to truly acknowledge anyone's body of work. Just google him whenever you want and see for yourself. And this is coming from a fan of the guy's career. He doesn't NEED to be in the HOF, that's what matters nowadays.

[@hellothere-b6q]

Eddie is the best to ever do it!

[@cococinnamon2236]

I miss that era 2001 was a great era after 2005 it all changed

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

basically when eddie guerrero died, and the muhammad hassan controversy, I guess that killed WWE, and batista and cena being traded from each wwe promotion brand

[@Wurzelknecht]

​@@theonlygoodonehere2259I felt like it was a lot of things coming together that made WWE uninteresting for me after watching it for almost 15 years. A lot of big names just disappeared. Eddie and Benoit died, Brock left, Angle left, Christian left, Jericho took a long time off. And suddenly the roster was in shambles and we got guys like Carlito and Chris Masters being in an elimination chamber for the world title and stuff like that. At the same time people were pushed that I didn't care for like Cena, JBL, or to an extent Batista. That's when I really let go of WWE and started watching other promotions because I was still a wrestling fan.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@Wurzelknecht facts a lot of things played into wwe falling apart, these are all noteworthy, especially carlito and chris masters duo, lol, yeah some exits in 2004 and 2005 destroyed wwe since 2006

[@jamiewilliams6529]

Was a brilliant finish. No one seen that coming

[@mattb6369]

There was the Smackdown Six but to me throughout the original Brand Extension, the true Smackdown Four Horsemen were Undertaker, Rey, Kurt, Eddie.

[@Deathpool_04]

I mean, if we weren’t putting it down to six wrestlers, then the others that would be included are Lesnar, Undertaker, Big Show, and John Cena.

[@dougschadel8094]

Smackdown had the best matches. Let's talk about big show vs brock and breaking the ring. Kurt angle vs undertaker. Kurt angle vs Benoit Kurt vs brock in a iron man match. Just so many great ones

[@El_Reverse209]

Brillante finish

[@afro_souledits2382]

Smackdown 6 was goated

[@Triplebrc]

I hope Angle is right and we really can one day be mature enough about it all to include Chris Benoit, the wrestler, into the Hall Of Fame despite what Chris Benoit, the man, did in his private life right before his death.

[@satoristeve]

This was really interesting. This must be very shortly after I stopped watching. I didn’t know about any of this. Makes me wish I would’ve stuck around for it.

[@rosefarrell2440]

Bless Eddie😂 during his fight with Angle an Olympuc Gold Medallist he tried taking Kurt Down. 😂

[@ZephKin]

I loved the finish to Kurt and Eddie's match so much. Just watching Kurt fume at Eddie winning by cheating at Mania by loosening the boot is a clutch moment and memeworthy for the time. Also, they both were phenomenal wrestlers and made early 2000s wwe smackdown the peak of technical wrestling and grappling matches.

[@jessebarr9961]

I thought that wm 20 finish was Vincent vangou creative

[@eugeniodesantiago6640]

It was a great finish. Because it looked real. In my eyes, Eduardo couldn't beat Kurt unless he cheated. 👏

[@Ramon-rq6sp]

Taker was on smackdown too

[@loganroach4514]

It's so sad that two best of the smackdown 6 had past away 😢

[@jasondouglas152]

It there an " applause " and " laugh now" signs?