#8 JBL
Appearing on SmackDown's very first instalment, Bradshaw was an essential part of WWE's tag team division with his spouse Farooq. Collectively, The APA supplied us with lots of memorable moments during the series's first couple of decades. But it had been when The APA divide that Bradshaw attained new heights of success.
With Brock Lesnar gone along with The Undertaker on hiatus, SmackDown was seriously lacking in celebrities. Bradshaw became John Bradshaw Layfield and awakened on the major event push, winning the WWE Championship. JBL would like enormous success, getting the longest-reigning winner in SmackDown history since he conquered the likes of Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, and The Undertaker himself.
Throughout his career, JBL was also known among the significant voices of SmackDown because he served to the grim brand's comment team from 2006 before 2007 and afterwards from 2013 before 2017. It's clear why the self-proclaimed 'Wrestling God' ought to be part of the historical SmackDown 1000.