Why Was SmackDown 2002-2004 So Amazing?

I think it's safe to say 2002-2004 SmackDown is the best era in the shows era. You had Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, All those guys had awesome stories and matches. The midcard scene featured entertaining matches between the likes of Chris Benoit and John Cena. The Cruiserweight and Tag Divisions were pretty stacked and when you add that all together. You get a very tremendous wrestling show. This run saw the rise of John Cena, Rey Mysterio became one of the biggest names in wrestling, Brock Lesnar was destroying everyone in sight, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit were putting on clinics, Jamie Noble was doing whatever with Nidia, It was fun. In this video, I cover the Paul Heyman/Stephanie McMahon era of SmackDown from July of 2002 all the way to March of 2004. If you enjoyed this video then make sure you like, share and subscribe!
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[@wrestlingspremier]

As you may know. The video was intended for yesterday. Plan didn't come to fruition but here it is. I personally think it's the best era of SmackDown because of the versatile roster. The feuds and matches were awesome and obviously there's some bad, but the good definitely outweighs the bad. I think I'll go with Raw 04-05 next. What did you think of SmackDown 02-04?

[@anesseameer]

The best years of Smackdown i love monday night raw but smackdown killed it with their show will you cover rey mysterio title reign

[@michaelmayfield2325]

Raw 03 was fire 🔥 because of Kane pun intended if you do Raw start from 03 to 05 because Kane lit that show up in 03. He unmasked himself, set Jr on Fire 🔥 tombstoned Linda McMahon on the raw stage, his whole rivalry with Shane McMahon was the fucking shit🤘 then his rivalry with Matt Hardy and Lita in 04 was good shit too. Kane from 03 to 05 deserves his own video or you can do Kane from 02 to 05 i say 02 because of the Katie Vick situation but that's up to you. But definitely do Raw 03 to 05 because at the same time Stone Cold Steve Austin was fucking hilarious as co general manager in 03 then the sherif of raw in late 03 into 04. Think about it 03 Raw had some really good shit because of Stone Cold and Kane hands down and if anyone disagrees then their fucked in the head. But I will agree that SmackDown!👊 Was the A show during the Ruthless Agression Ara at that time. Let me know what you think sorry for making this comment too long I just love this era of SmackDown!👊 as much as you do. Plus I love your video's I can tell your a real and true die hard WWE fan like myself. Maybe you need your own show on the WWE Network lol hope all is well

[@jaydastar3561]

What Happen To The John Cena's 3rd Title Reign?

[@wrestlingspremier]

I'm currently working on that Cena video.

[@jaydastar3561]

@@wrestlingspremier Can't Wait For It Bro I Watch Your Videos All Day Lbvs

[@gohan3914]

Attitude Era was Raw. Ruthless Aggression was Smackdown

[@meteornome2556]

Attitude Era was both Raw and SmackDown! But I agree Ruthless Aggression definitely was SmackDown.

[@MrAmbition774]

Exactly. You watched Raw for the edgy entertainment, and smackdown for the matches and new talent 💯

[@tehjboney3291]

Attitude Era was RAW and Smackdown and Ruthless Aggression Era to me was both one reason being is because the HBK and HHH rivalry was awesomely planned on RAW and Smackdown was awesome because they created new stars and pushed veterans to superstardom like Eddie Guerrero,Chris Benoit(if only he didn’t),Rey Mysterio,Kurt Angle(who was already an accomplished Champion in WWE),

[@eddie9244]

and golden era was saturday nights main event where the main event came on first

[@jaylenharris2971]

@@meteornome2556 smackdown came in in late 1999 raw was already big in the attitude Era

[@kadharefinley224]

Goats of SD 02 - 04 Era - Brock Lesnar - Eddie Guerrero - Kurt Angle - Rey Mysterio - John Cena - JBL - Undertaker

[@michaelmayfield2325]

Can't forget Undertaker his rivalry with Brock in 02 and 03 is definitely underrated now day's. That Hell In A Cell Match at No Mercy 02 was the fucking shit

[@MitsubishiLancerEvo]

Forgot Benoit, he was one of the best things about smackdown

[@radentstwo9793]

@Michael Mayfield Finally that match is mentioned, one of the best HIAC matches ever that don't give praised for what is deserved

[@melvynwindmon1927]

dont forget benoit and big show

[@michaelmayfield2325]

@@radentstwo9793 I swear to God it doesn't. That whole rivalry in 02 was the fucking shit!! I was pissed that WWE didn't bring up or mention Brock and Takers rivalry in 02 and 03 when they restarted started up again at WM30 through 2014. It's like they've met in Hell In A Cell before and had a rivalry before and WWE acted like it never happened or existed smfh. Personally in my opinion I think it was better in 02 and 03. They met at No Mercy two year's in a row.

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Smackdown in 2002 - 2004 was the best era ever because it had a star studded roster, all of the talent was showcased to the fullest and provided ppv quality matches for TV on a weekly basis. The peak of the show for me was the Smackdown six when they were constantly tearing the house down every single week. I was such a big fan of the show and followed it so much to the point that I almost forgot that Raw even existed. Those guys helped make the blue brand can't miss TV and along with Brock Lesnar, Undertaker and the cruiserweight division, it was a true team effort where everyone got good exposure unlike Raw which was pretty much buried by Triple H's reign of terror. For me, it's still to this day, the show's golden age

[@JPReckless2444]

this type of smackdown is what FOX should be getting

[@Dewaynesite1]

I know right instead we're stuck with the SYFY stench.

[@iamdigbick9504]

Smackdown has been good recently tbh

[@liamhemstock2286]

@@iamdigbick9504 it’s been better, much better then Raw. The best Smackdown in recent memory was the 2016 run with Smackdown Live. That run was outstanding, after the 2017 Shakeup it went downhill but Smackdown in 2016 was doing so many good things and building new stars, just like in 2002.

[@keyceandreas9254]

When Batista and Cena switched brands and Eddie died, smackdown just felt different. Not worse, just different.

[@noelnoni7310]

Not really. Batista 2005 was great at Smackdown. After he got injured in 2006, Smackdown and Batista changed aswell

[@tehjboney3291]

Batista was the powerhouse of Smackdown during that time he did his job and was the top champion on Smackdown also when Edge made the jump to Smackdown he was one of those guys you just loved to hate and couldn’t wait to see him lose the World Title to The Undertaker or Batista or Rey Mysterio

[@JJ-je2zb]

Yeah just can’t put the exact word for it but it did indeed feel different as you said.

[@LoskiWay]

Eddie's death was it for me. That was the last time i watched a full episode of WWE. Now i just watch highlights.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

This was my childhood era. This era was eclipsing RAW in EVERY aspect. I feel like this era of SmackDown was the blueprint for NXT from 2014 to late 2019. I miss this time period in wrestling.

[@kurpel3499]

Dont compare trash nxt to smackdown

[@growing.grounds4054]

Um no Raw had more heavy hitters

[@ayaan8443]

Kurpel exactly it’s nothing compared to prime smackdown

[@lilmoebe]

If u liked smackdown u probably like nowadays crap

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

@@kurpel3499 *cool story bro*

[@DarrylKeithFord2ndChannel]

Best SmackDown! era EVER!, hands down 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@DarrylKeithFord2ndChannel]

@Sub 2 Me 4 No Reason Yeah I know right.

[@LA-ze1os]

Its either 99-01 or 02-04

[@lavellrobinson1648]

Smack down in the year 2005 was on another level as well

[@mbeas9612]

With Batista, Orton, Undertaker, Eddie, Rey, Benoit, Booker T, and JBL as Smackdown's biggest stars while having great newcomers in Kennedy, Lashley, and MNM, SD was much better than Raw at the time.

[@strictlyhumble3969]

@@mbeas9612 Don't forget Christian

[@mbeas9612]

@@strictlyhumble3969 Yeah Christian was also one of Smackdown's biggest stars in 2005. Sad that he left WWE in October

[@mbeas9612]

@Mario Walker904 You're talking about WM 22 because Raw was already great before WM 21

[@mbeas9612]

@Mario Walker904 I gotta say Raw was doing great before WM 21 because many great moments happen like Benoit's WHC reign, Evolution, the rise of Orton and Batista, Trish's solid heel run, and great feuds/matches

[@WaynesWorld12]

Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Edge, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio man it was lit when i was kid. Smackdown was my life back than.

[@Derellrassy87]

Don't forget matt Morgan Nathan Jones i wish if Bobby Lashley started earlier, instead he started wrestling in 2006 if lashley was there certainly him on Lesnar would go at it also Goldberg

[@tip8016]

How the hell you forgot about John Cena? “RUTHLESS AGGRESSION!!!”

[@shibbywwe]

This era was my childhood. That iron man match with Kurt and Brock 👌

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

And in 2004 in SmackDown was the year that the United States title truly broke out because it was actually treated with respect and had awesome feuds... hell, I feel like the US title was more valuable than WWE title at the time

[@kingtim_ade]

It was lol

[@shady_the_one]

@@kingtim_ade after Justin Beaver Lover got the WWE Title, it felt like he just shit all over it. I was so pissed when Eddie lost the title (but also, at six years old, I just got suspended for doing the teacher's job better than her, so I was mad about that too) but we could always count on John Cena to be awesome

[@michaelbandada9887]

John Cena and Booker T had a classic series of matches for the US title in 2004 and Cena lost the title to Carlito, giving the new kid on the block a big win on his first night

[@user-qc6mf9ox2z]

U S title means nothing these days @@kingtim_ade

[@quavehiphop9152]

You have to give credit to the fact there was no draft in 2003 there for everything was able to flow smoothly

[@excaliberdg1153]

They should have just done the draft every 2 years or so

[@BreadFred3]

Probably went with "trade" plots in between in order to shake up things.

[@melvynwindmon1927]

It was this smackdown era they made me become a lifelong WWE fan since. I started watching in December of 2033 and got hooked on since. I can see why during this time people like smackdown better than RAW due to Triple H burying every single person during that time on the roster

[@andyblake9673]

2003 Stephanie was the finest!

[@michaelbandada9887]

Remember the segment where Cena slapped Stephanie in the butt? I wonder what would Triple H think if he saw Cena slap his beloved future wife in the butt?

[@broadwayz0913]

I love seeing the channel grow slowly but surely!!!!

[@spencer9093]

Same ... This guy deserves it, puts in a ton of good work. You can tell he has a real passion for wrestling.

[@thecharmcityplayerbrandona8827]

The reason why I think Smackdown in 2002-2004 was great because every person on the roster at that time had a spot on the card and I feel like 2004 Smackdown was better then raw at the time because as much as we like raw in 04 is kind of mostly about Triple H and evolution while Smackdown they had a lot of storyline

[@michaelmayfield2325]

Kane was so fucking over in 03 to 05 though he was doing some attitude ara shit on Raw in them year's. Dude set Jr on fire and tombstoned Linda McMahon on the raw stage. Kane should of been champion during that time in my opinion.

[@michaelmayfield2325]

Ohh also SmackDown 05 was good too it had the John Cena and JBL rivalry, plus that rivalry with Eddie and Rey leading into summer slam was good shit too even the Undertaker vs Randy Orton leading into their Hell In A Cell match at Armageddon 05 was great.

[@Deathpool_04]

The wrestling and storylines were much better on smackdown than in raw. On raw, it was pretty much just HHH and Evolution beating everyone. The storylines on smackdown just felt more legit and made more sense. Another thing to mention and why I think things were much better back then was because the stars still felt unique compared to how it is now. We have lots of Benoit and Eddie type wrestlers but it was so much easier to get behind those two because they were some of the very few like them at the time and therefore, shined a lot more. They were still unique.

[@wrestlingspremier]

that little rhyme near the end was dumb.

[@M1CHA3L22]

lol

[@Joneth_Piptne]

Yeah around 2002 it's when SmackDown finally start hitting the shrad and then by the time of the era that you was talking about 05 to 2009 we all know the history behind that they was whooping raw ass every week... I miss smackdown being on UPN I don't know if you were old enough to watch smackdown at that time but that's when it was definitely the s***

[@mistersmootharteest7045]

Yeah those were the days man, and Raw was on Spike TV

[@Joneth_Piptne]

@@mistersmootharteest7045 hell yeah I remember that that's when raw versus smackdown video games was at its best as well

[@strictlyhumble3969]

@@Joneth_Piptne Yes sir and don't forget Day of Reckoning 1&2, Wrestlemania 19 and HCTP

[@Joneth_Piptne]

@@strictlyhumble3969 sadly I never played day of reckoning I only seen the game play for it looked a pretty nice.... I never got the chance to play wrestlemania 19 either

[@alexf.2462]

I wasn't a wrestler fan at that time, I was from the '07-'10 era. But, the way you tell makes me want to watch this period. Amazing video, keep going ;)

[@joshwoodson5102]

Ultimo Dragon falling at Wrestlemania XX is still one of the funniest botches😅😅😅

[@baltazarcornejo1478]

My first time ever watching WWE was Smackdown literally during the Ironman March between Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle. I remember turning the channel away from something else and stopping and just never turning away from that Smackdown show. I was immediately hooked and became a lifelong WWE fan that night. It's crazy how well I remember that night.

[@tragicmontana202]

Even 2005 was good. After Wrestlemania 21 it started to fizzle slowly

[@rushmaaima7233]

Cause they went ahead with Batista and Cena... I mean surely in terms of one's age and popularity it was a good idea, but it was definitely only the Mid-Card scene consisting of typical Benoit vs. Booker T or Eddie vs. Rey matches/storyline that was worth watching. The only time the Main Event/Major Title scene mattered, was when it involved Angle or Taker...

[@reimixo]

@Chuck Buskee less talent, that's all

[@reimixo]

@Chuck Buskee no angle, Eddie, Lesnar... Shelton.... 3 top guys and a guy that always gives 💯 and an exciting match... They never knew how to use chavo so once Eddie died he wasnt booked properly... everybody was tired of JBL... Instead of proper Booking WWE Started to put guys on different shows every week... It became Batista, taker, Rey then booker t and later Edge....

[@reimixo]

@Chuck Buskee i Said less talent, bad Booking.... And u are also right vince fucks up good things just to keep RAW on top because he can't make it good anymore

[@Mjwara]

That was peak SD! 2005 to 2007 and 2009 to 2011 was pretty good too.

[@ChampagneGars]

The Ruthless Aggression era belonged to SmackDown!

[@tahaakhlaq84]

YES, IT WAS THE GREATEST ERA OF SMACKDOWN HISTORY, the time when smackdown established itself as a brand, Michael Cole and Tazz were badass on Commentary, BUT I have one regret, WHY In The Blue Hell they removed the steel ramp from the fist stage, that ramp made the stage way more awesome, i don't know either they sold the ramp or it was stolen.

[@michaelbandada9887]

Let us not forget Teddy Long, the playa who made tag team matches every night and forced misbehavin’ superstars to go one on one with…THE UNDERTAKER!

[@broken123kid4]

This video came out when I was doing online school

[@obiwanshinxbi6573]

I'm glad I got to experience WWE from 1998-2004 during their best years

[@Ryan-rp4yv]

1997-2007*

[@brianwalker4188]

Kurt angle what era did John cena became famous John cena ruthless agression

[@ravenwalker2080]

What language is this?

[@jaimerafaelledesma3488]

That period was an excellent balance of amazing, charismatic characters, good wrestling, and good enough storylines. Glad that smackdown was aired on our local channel in SE Asia during this time.

[@strictlyhumble3969]

Man I really missed the Ruthless Agression Era. This was my childhood back in Elementary and Middle School.

[@brandongolian8428]

I loved the ruthless aggression era even though i couldn't watch smackdown from 2002-2004 because i was just so young at the time

[@carlsoduncan206]

Wrestling premiers i love these videos

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Because of the smackdown 6

[@billa107]

SmackDown in 05 was pretty great too. 06-07 was hit or miss. But 08-09 was great too.

[@youngcity4241]

Who else was in middle school during era this was the best loved playing here comes the pain after school

[@tommysingh5196]

Angle Benoit Edge Mysterio Eddie Batista Were my fav. SmackDown 6, also Paul Heyman as G.M those were the glory days of blue brand

[@zombiebrain1033]

I still love smackdown because they have a little bit of star power but they try hard to make you watch smackdown with little star power they got so people like undertaker eddie guerrero jbl in the beginning brock lesnar kurt angle made smackdown good people like batista rey mysterio edge jeff hardy 2016 aj styles now 2020 the fiend roman reigns make smackdown great

[@c-note979]

This brings me back to my early elementary school days I loved this so much.

[@jorgejoachin5842]

Awesome job on the video! Watching this reminds me of the good times when I was a kid. This truly was the best years of wrestling.

[@certified__mv]

Why was 2002-2004 Smackdown amazing? It just was AMAZING

[@jagdeepsingh3280]

"What its up guys itsss wrestling premier here" 2018-2020 RIP

[@mshotzz2924]

I was literally gonna recommend one of these type of videos. Nice video of the Smackdown era. WWE in 2002 was simply great IMO. I was just born during this time period in 2002 so it’s great to see what was going on and watch what was happening.

[@dripskylark6054]

I was one by the time this era ended,so I'm sad that I missed it but your channel has definitely put me on to this era

[@christopherballero866]

Eddie for Jericho itself is about an even trade as is Jericho for Benoit. I do put Jericho now as a better legacy but Eddie's & Benoit's early deaths did limit their legacies especially hurting Benoit's. Jericho has even stated that he was unhappy getting traded to Raw as he loved what SD was doing and Raw was the HHH show with the infamous Reign of Terror. Heyman at the helm with guys like: Brock, Angle, Big Show, Taker, Benoit, Bradshaw/JBL, Eddie, Edge, Chavo, & Rey was a dream scenario any wrestling fan would love.

[@Deathpool_04]

I wonder how things would turn out if Eddie and Benoit were on RAW. They probably wouldn’t have succeeded as much. It sucks that before anybody knew it, Eddie and Benoit weren’t going to be around for that long after and there wasn’t really stopping it. Wrestling really changed afterwards happened to them. Really wished Jericho was on smackdown around that time as well.

[@christopherballero866]

@@Deathpool_04 they would've gotten in the short term buried as Raw was the HHH show with the Reign of Terror. The world title matches were either bad or had bad outcomes. While Benoit did win the title on Raw fortunately but his title reign itself was not that good nor memorable

[@Deathpool_04]

Christopher Ballero Thats what I was thinking. With hhh there and evolution as well, they wouldn’t have succeeded as much. Benoit’s title reign is pretty much remembered for how he won it and how it ended. The WMXX match along with the emotional moment with Eddie and then losing it to Orton which is always talked about today among fans regardless of WWE not being able to talk about Benoit fully. 2004 around that time was a weird time because a lot of wrestlers were injured and there wasn’t as many stars for Benoit to have those great matches with or tried to. I don’t know why they didn’t have Benoit vs Jericho. He just faced off against HHH, HBK, and Kane before losing the title to Orton. That’s why I think they could’ve done more with it. I wish he had more of a feud with HBK too but it was kind of overshadowed by Benoit feuding with HHH.

[@TheManFromTheDarkside05]

This is the time where i watch smackdown from start to end and i can't wait for next week.. I think until the end of Taker's first run as the world champion (backlash 2007)it was still great..

[@quentinflacko24]

Early morning upload by wrestlingspremier 🐐

[@KiddGreen1]

I’ve been a wrestling fan since I was 7 years old in July of 2002. The ruthless aggression era was awesome! Especially watching SmackDown! on Thursday night on UPN. Me and my brother use to wait on SmackDown! to come on at 8pm after watching Judge Joe Brown Lol. Looking at this video got me thinking a lot of memories, almost had tears in my eyes. What a time to be alive to see this as a kid. 💯💯💯💯💯

[@WackyJay9]

Thank you for your hard work! Great great Great video!

[@mbeas9612]

Smackdown 2002-early 2004 was amazing to watch. Lesnar vs Angle rivalry, Smackdown 6, Undertaker as Big Evil, the rise of Cena, Eddie, Rey, Edge and Benoit, Big Show's run as an real main eventer, great cruiserweight and tag team division. Smackdown was off the hook

[@MikeJr9284]

The era of Smackdown was a little bit before my time.

[@taylormademyself89]

Cool we get a early vid today from wrestlingspremier 😎🤟

[@anonymsanoyms3320]

Attitude era : raw Ruthless aggression : smackdown Pg: nxt

[@damaniresida9887]

Raw was mostly the only show in the attitude era

[@romainsteffen5315]

Now i can see why everyone is so nostalgic of this era, that seemed great. I really started to watch in 10 so i had different standard. Miz was and still is one one my favorite wrestler. And my personnal golden age was Smackdown 2016, the best era in my opinion

[@Kalel2.0]

2002-2005 was by far the best Era of Smackdown 2016-2018 was the Second best Era of Smackdown the problem with 2010 was Smackdown was treated like an Afterthought.But I respect your opinion

[@bshaw4267]

I grew up with the 2005-2007 era of smackdown. Even tho I was born in 1997. I loved that time of the wwe. It wasn’t as great as the attitude era but it was great

[@redzman94]

What about Booker t he made U.S title relevant in 2004 with John Cena

[@yeliabdoowyllohx]

Between booker, benoit, and cena

[@rushmaaima7233]

Cena's reign was awfully short and did help keep the Title relevant. However, Benoit and Eddie added a shit tonne of prestige to the Title, then Benoit feuding with Orlando turned the Title into mega-stardom as it was essentially being defended on every possible SmackDown PPV, and then the storyline of the Best-Of-Seven Series incorporating Randy Orton into the Benoit vs. Booker mix = made it even more of a prestigious Title to hold, and then... Cena kept on becoming World Champ for the most part, so I'd say after Benoit's passing it was MVP who made the Title relevant again... As Booker eventually became World Champ and retired shortly after. Point being, US title mattered a lot more once Cena lost it tbh...

[@damiangonzalez5208]

loved this era!! the hell in a cell with brock and taker was great!! we def need that no mercy 2002 video 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@harrydukes9667]

Smackdown from 2002-2004 is so great!!! I'll always be down to go back and rewatch from this time!

[@salvadordeleon273]

2005 was a pretty good year for Smackdown

[@herculez6087]

Loved the trip down the memory lane!!!

[@4Hunnid4x]

I thank you for talking about Chris Benoit now days people act like he’s a ghost regardless of what he did he was a amazing wrestler. My favorite R.I.P Chris Benoit

[@Blackirish619]

This was middle school for me. I didn’t have cable television but I did have UPN and this was the all the wrestling I could get. Man this was THE BEST, I’m glad to have been born in the early 90s

[@Joshua_N-A]

Grew up during RA and I miss the days playing Here Comes The Pain with my cousins on PS2.

[@crackerjack606]

FIRST! also ur the best wrestling channel on youtube.

[@ltshow4423]

Thanks for uploading this video it was awesome 👏 SmackDown 2002 - 2004 was amazing the best times! The start of Ruthless Aggression! Brock Lesnar was awesome from 2002 - 2004 Kurt Angle the best wrestler John Cena dr. of thuganomics! Eddie Guerrero very entertaining Undertaker big evil Edge a good face but better heel Rey Mysterio the underdog You can make any video awesome

[@dannyb7166]

Cant rewatch anything with brock you know hes gonna win everymatch and has only power moves to offer. I do love 2002-2005

[@markkoba8496]

you should do a more long form weekly series like comparing episodes from the original brand split (raw,smackdown,ecw) and see which is better weekly

[@MetalThrashingMan13]

Not gonna lie I thought Ultimo Dragon was in WWE longer than a year

[@DaDualityofMan]

Ultimo Dragon was in the first ever match I watched, I don't think I would have even remembered him otherwise, he showed up and disappeared just like that

[@kingjaidyn1235]

man i fw your shii heavy keep it up nd i hope to make it in sum nd fir sure meet you

[@316BrokeMySpleen]

Ngl i started as a raw fan now I only tune into smackdown 😂

[@matthewbyrd8174]

This is my fav era of smackdown man great memories

[@trajoanmayberry3808]

Smackdown 2002-2004 Is Awesome SD Era

[@BrianAwesome]

@WrestlingPremiere, There's also the last of the WWF Attitude Era in 2002, and the portion of 2002 where Hhh, Hogan, Austin, and Rock was still wrestling on Smackdown.

[@meteornome2556]

WWE roster of 2002 really was the best roster they ever had. They had stars from WCW, ECW, The Attitude Era, New Generation Era, and the Golden Era, alongside the debuts of Cena, Orton, Lesnar, and Batista.

[@thenextbigthing488]

Because of Brock Lesnar. He is the best Wrestler ever

[@YuvrajSingh-wx6rx]

Sometimes , I think why didn't they move Jericho to SmackDown post wm 20!! He wasn't doing anything on raw and SmackDown needed stars. He could've had a WWE championship reign instead of JBL , during which many people stopped watching.

[@doubleemcastillano464]

I was at that No Mercy in Baltimore. It was my first WWE event. I miss it. I was about 7 or 8.

[@DaDualityofMan]

This is when I started, iirc the first ever match I saw was Ultimo Dragon and Rey vs. Tajiri and I don't remember who the other person was.

[@juward5800]

Thanks man

[@aquamillo]

ay bro did you get a new mic? been watching since the early days ✌️ keep it going

[@jassalseema9183]

I wasn't a big fan of brock and kurt until i saw there match at summerslam 2003 this year.

[@JayDogTitan-he6wo]

To me the 2002-2004 era of Smackdown was golden, Lesnar, Cena, Orton, Angle and many others were young and in their prime, The Mr. America segment, It was still in its original Thursday night 8pm slot, I looked so forward to it every week.

[@InkedupT-raw]

This was the era that made me a fan of team smackdown forever! #bluebrandwillalwaysbebetter!!!

[@steezy7460]

This era was must see every week

[@johnhanifin1952]

So glad I grew up with this era. The reason I'll always be a smackdown guy

[@elquednau]

Been benge watching the network. I'm in 2003 right now.. it's pretty good. Love Goldberg and suprisingly Lesnar.. I first started watching WWE in 06 so this is new to me lol

[@rozay9356]

compare that to today.. it feels like this was a million years ago.....

[@AMFConspiracies]

so blessed that I grew up in this era!

[@uainjansun]

It true and I agree

[@Nicholas-hp1si]

Brock Lesnar carried Smackdown on his back he was phenomenal

[@broachthejuggalo7906]

Golden era for the smackdown

[@Minenhle]

I remember Zack 💪🏽💪🏽😭😭 GOATED

[@punkdallas1646]

When you're gonna talking about the Armando Estrada era of ECW? No mention of John Cena being part of F.B.I? Coincidentally I was watching the WWE Network's Ruthless Aggression.

[@seancook5133]

Dam video at 11am let's go

[@shinsukecorbin425]

Jamie Noble was gold in SD during 02-03..

[@MistarZtv]

can't wait to see a '16-18 version.

[@isbryanflyingordying2202]

What about smack down 2016-17 that shit was fire Edit oh shit you made a video on that

[@jwhite455528]

I'll give you an FBI story but for ECW. Me and 2 friends sat 1st row for ECW in 97 in New Britain CT....opening match was the FBI vs Balls & Axel. The FBI come in first....we cheer. Then Balls & Axel come out...Axel grabs the fan cam and points it at us...and goes, "Look at the f@%$ in the FBI shirts" I think that was the same night Sabu tried to hang from a moving ceiling fan to do a splash. I saw so many ECW shows live from 96 til it closed. Always a crazy experience

[@theeditor4103]

Lets goo He uploaded Love from Pakistan

[@marckevin203]

2002 - 2003 Smackdown roster are the best, full of talents and racked. Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Eddie Guerrero, Undertaker, Big Show, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Chris Benoit and John Cena.

[@AJDaniels99]

My first wrestling show was during this time period