Ranking all the Eras in the history of WWE Smackdown

#1 The Wrestling Show(2002-2004)

The Period that turned these superstars into legends

It seems that Brand Extension has always ushered a magical phase for WWE Smackdown. However, no matter how hard WWE tries with its product on Smackdown at present or in the future, it is just impossible to topple this majestic era following the 2002 Brand Extension. With The Rock, who had been the star of the show since its inception, taking an indefinite sabbatical in mid-2002, a new force in the name of Brock Lesnar emerged to take the whole wrestling world by storm.

Throughout this period, while Triple H was using his backstage control to emerge as the face of Raw, Lesnar became the top star of Smackdown with his immense popularity and his stunning in-ring work. However, what really made the show a massive creative success was the mid-card and the tag team division. It was these superstars only who got promoted to the main event scene during this period only and continued their magic their as well.

As what became immensely popular as the 'Smackdown Six', the sextet of Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Eddie and Chavo Guerrero left everyone flabbergasted during the second half of 2002 with inarguably the best in-ring work in WWE history. Each of them benefited from this period, with Angle, Benoit and Eddie Guerrero becoming World Champions less than a year later.

Angle, in particular, became a megastar during this era, with his program against Brock Lesnar providing a breath of fresh air to the main event scene. Mysterio and Chavo became the stars of the cruiserweight division in 2003 and later became main event stars as well. Even the program between Mr McMahon and Hulk Hogan in 2003 was executed in a sensational way. And then there was The Undertaker, who started his long association with the blue show during this Era. Periods like this don't come that often, and the fans who enjoyed it then were lucky to have been part of an invaluable portion of history.