3 Superstars who wrestled on the 1000th episode of RAW and SmackDown 

The 1000th episode of SmackDown, which the WWE regards as their “B” show, aired last night from Washington DC. It was a memorable episode with a plethora of legends such as The Undertaker, Triple H, Ric Flair, Edge, Vickie Guerrero, Batista, Rey Mysterio, Big Show and many more present at the event.

SmackDown is the second longest running weekly show after Monday Night RAW which had completed its 1000 episodes on 23rd July 2012. RAW 1000 attracted 6 million viewers, a number which cannot be matched by putting RAW and SmackDown Live viewership in 2018 together.

RAW 1000 aired from Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri and introduced a remarkable change in the weekly program’s format. Vince McMahon had extended RAW by an hour, making it a 3 hour show, a move that boosted WWE’s revenue considerably. A host of matches took place on the 1000th episode of RAW and SmackDown and coincidentally both the shows featured a title change.

Despite the two shows taking place with a gap of just 6 years, the two historic episodes had only 3 common superstars who wrestled at the event.

#3 The Miz

The A-list superstar won the Intercontinental Championship from Christian on the RAW 1000 episode

The Miz has been one of the most prolific in-ring performers of WWE. In 2012, the Miz battled the then Intercontinental champion Christian in a singles match and was successful in winning the championship after hitting a Skull Crushing Finale. Bret Hart worked as the special guest in-ring announcer for the match.

6 years later on SmackDown 1000, The Miz went one-on-one with the Bulgarian Brute Rusev in a WWE World Cup Qualifier match. Rusev and The Miz had a quick match which saw the Hollywood Superstar pin the former United States Champion via a roll-up thanks to a distraction from Aiden English.

#2 Sheamus

Sheamus won his first ever SmackDown tag team championship along with Cesaro with Big Show's aid on the 1000th episode of SmackDown Live!

The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus was the World Heavyweight Champion when he took part in a six-man tag team match on RAW 1000. He teamed up with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara to take on the tag team of Alberto Del Rio, Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho. While on SmackDown 1000, he teamed up with Cesaro to challenge the New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships.

Both the tag team matches involved betrayals as Ziggler turned on Y2J on RAW 1000 while Big Show turned heel again to destroy the New Day and to set up The Bar's victory. Interestingly, Sheamus won both the matches for his team by hitting a Brogue Kick (to Jericho in 2012 and to Big E in 2018).

#1 Rey Mysterio

The master of 619 returned to singles action after a long time on the blue brand

Last night marked the first occasion in a long time that Rey Mysterio appeared on WWE TV. Though he was a part of the Royal Rumble and the Greatest Royal Rumble matches earlier this year, Mysterio was absent from the weekly TV shows.

6 years ago on RAW 1000, Mysterio took part in a six-man tag team match where his team, comprising Sheamus and Sin Cara, was victorious over the trio of Del Rio, Ziggler and Jericho.

On SmackDown 1000, the Mexican Superstar battled the King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamura for a place in the first ever WWE World Cup. The duo put on an exciting match which kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Rey sealed his place in the World Cup by defeating the United States Champion.