Ranking all the Eras in the history of WWE Smackdown

#3 The A-Show (2016-Present)

The trio that turned Smackdown into the A-Show, again.

The reintroduction of Brand Extension in 2016 was the best thing that could have happened to Smackdown at that time. With the show struggling with legitimacy, not only did it start airing live for the first time in history, it became more wrestling-centric than it had been since 2011. The results started showing clearly on the weekly ratings, with Smackdown competing head-to-head with Raw every week.

Superstars such as AJ Styles, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, The Miz and Dolph Ziggler took the whole wrestling world by storm with their majestic work. AJ Styles, in particular, is considered the main reason why the show became a must watch again after years of obscurity. His first reign as WWE Champion, his rivalry with John Cena and Dean Ambrose, produced some of the best matches and segments in the history of the show.

Even though the show took a slight, well huge, dip in the main event scene during that horrific Jinder Mahal reign, it was very well complemented by some exceptional work in the Tag Team and United States Title division. In fact, the rivalry between The Usos and New Day was easily the best tag team rivalry in years. Add to the fact that we have already seen two great women rivalries in 2018, and you know that the show is currently enjoying one of the best phases in quite some time now.