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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[@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!

[@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? 😂

[@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.

[@darnelldarden9429]

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

[@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!

[@MrSidekick00]

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

[@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.

[@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.😂

[@atifqavi2054]

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

[@BishopM1]

That was an amazing finish. One of the best ever

[@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

[@maiqtheliar_]

I will always remember Eddie for his finishers, pure genius

[@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

[@BishopM1]

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

[@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.

[@miracleboyboxing]

I like that they mentioned Benoit one of my favs

[@Graham2468]

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

[@steviep76]

Golden era that. Could not miss tv.

[@Fiiiilthyfrank]

Smack down 6 was a crazy group good times

[@anthonygange2550]

I was there live it certainly was a brilliant finish

[@mikejejenich-pb5zx]

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

[@isaace9384]

That finish was perfect

[@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.

[@kingtjgotgames5903]

2002 -2004 the wrestling show smackdown🐐🐐🐐

[@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.

[@venomsnekko]

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

[@CorvusCroWeaper]

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.

[@subhojitghosh6851]

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

[@davidjones6470]

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

[@mrblackman1992_]

One of the best matches period my top 5

[@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

[@matty8639]

I loved that finish at WM

[@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 ✌🏻

[@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.

[@HotPies93]

I loved the finish to that match 😎

[@PatCowan-mh4iw]

Eddie was super acrobatic & A great storyteller

[@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.

[@freshparkfilms]

I loved the loose boot finish it was awesome 😊👌

[@edwardjcrane1986]

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

[@LilRichh_]

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

[@RORSeries]

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

[@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.

[@jasonjonas6636]

Eddie guerrero top 5 pure wrestlers of all the time

[@shaneoleary9919]

Rest in peace Eddie 🎉

[@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.

[@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

[@MonkeyManMods]

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

[@DixieWhiskey]

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

[@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.

[@Anonymoustank35]

Eddie and Kurt brought the house down.

[@giovannireyes9455]

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

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@herbythechef7624]

one of the best finishes in wwe history

[@paulhaighway3632]

legend

[@mikeglisson4912]

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

[@Titantro]

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

[@El_Sicario209]

Brillante finish

[@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.

[@Kingd21625]

I was always a smackdown kid growing up

[@rosefarrell2440]

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

[@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

[@hellothere-b6q]

Eddie is the best to ever do it!

[@jamiewilliams6529]

Was a brilliant finish. No one seen that coming

[@LebanonJames420]

Eddie is a visionary always best ideas

[@RImeri31]

It's my favorite finish to a match

[@malptheg8111]

Greatest finish ever. It was brilliance

[@Gabriel6sic6]

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

[@ducklife420]

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

[@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.

[@sadpuppy413]

I miss smackdowm on Thursday nights

[@MrBeckenhimself]

It was a fantastic finish.

[@Ramon-rq6sp]

Taker was on smackdown too

[@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.

[@eugeniodesantiago6640]

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

[@afro_souledits2382]

Smackdown 6 was goated

[@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

[@daylebacchus5395]

When wwe had the correct balance. Raw with the entertainment heavy brand and smackdown more for the technical fans

[@williammoore1980]

All 6 miles better than HHH in every way.

[@victorapellegrinosc]

"Every one of those guys will be in the hall of fame if there not already" there are only two members of that group not in the hall of fame. Chavo Guerrero who in my opinion was the most underrated wrestler with in the time he was there and Chris Benoit. And do to what he did he will never be in the hall of fame and doesn't deserve to be.

[@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.

[@johnnybravado7141]

The Smackdown Six was the true main attraction of The Smackdown Circus of Stars. Lesnar was just the clown driving the little car.

[@suspectxavier_]

🔥🔥

[@jeremyhegg9367]

The Smackdown Six can be compared with the TLC 6 before it (Edge/Christian-Hardys-Dudleys) and later the Shield-Wyatt Family. You could put any of the 6 (7 including Braun for the Wyatts) in any combination against each other and be more or less guaranteed a great match with a built-in story and milk that for years and years to come.

[@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.

[@andrewbowyer5043]

Smackdown 5, Ol Kerwin White was just there riding Eddie's coat tails

[@loganroach4514]

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

[@coward420]

Eddie wasn't a character eddie wasn't kayfabe....Latino heat for life....

[@TheDrunkLawyer]

Not only played on the cheating gimmick, but Kurt was so intense and blinded be opportunity to win that he let Eddie outsmart him which was the only way Eddie could win a straight up grapple battle. Phenomenal stuff, when I watched it again as an adult I popped big for the finish as I’d forgotten it

[@jagofjokester1127]

At least smackdown was on public tv

[@jessebarr9961]

I thought that wm 20 finish was Vincent vangou creative

[@Dazed0089]

Man I kind of feel bad for Kurt because most of his greatest matches in his career involved Chris Benoit and he can't even speak on those matches. Him and Chris had some AMAZING matches man. Benoit and Eddy brought the best out of Kurt in the ring and vise versa.

[@Deathpool_04]

He still does talk about those matches and how great Benoit was when it came to the ring. He just can’t do so on live WWE tv.

[@ceejcity]

That finish is my favourite Eddie moment. I think it was the first Eddie match I saw. But it's probably my favourite finish to a match ever.

[@michaelvazquez7851]

Nice

[@videlrosado9568]

Raw had the bigger/established names and robust stories Smackdown had the better wrestlers, action and foundation.