WWE Friday Night SmackDown: The good, the bad, & the ugly 

The Good - Vince McMahon opens the show

WWE CEO Vince McMahon

Friday Night SmackDown began its new era with a familiar face. Accompanied by pyrotechnics and a laser light show that would put Tron to shame, Vince McMahon officially knocked down history's door.

The WWE CEO is synonymous with professional wrestling. He is the man behind WWE's success and for better or worse, wrestling as fans know it in 2019. His well deserved opening appearance (alongside daughter Stephanie) was indeed apropos, as the artist entered his masterpiece.

As "No Chance in Hell" played to an entire arena of faithful WWE fans, a thin grandfatherly figure appeared. To resounding cheers, the most influential man in wrestling history soaked in all the adulation. This was all his and everyone knew it.

Stephanie McMahon was the first to speak, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to history, welcome to FOX!"

Then the most recognizable voice in sports entertainment history chimed in, "And welcome to Friday Night SmackDown."

The cameras then panned to the show's official introduction video, a package that was so slickly produced that it would invoke George Lucas' envy.

AC/DC's metal-driven performance provided the background for SmackDown's Superstars of the present and the future. Brian Johnson screamed, "Are you ready for a good time?"

Wrestling fans were indeed ready for a good time and WWE happily obliged.