2003 smackdown was the perfect mix of wrestling and storyline

[K.Y.R.I.E]

it really should be one of the blueprints for future wrestling shows to look at

 

[WhatsGoodTy]

No example?

 

[boriquaking]

Everything except for the death of Al Wilson.

 

[Killer Instinct]

Everything except for the death of Al Wilson.

Man that shyt was incredible!

And considering that it was peak Dawn Marie, I was genuiney worried for Mr. Wilson.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Brock vs Angle
Team Angle vs Eddie & Tajiri
Los Guerreros vs WGTT
Brock vs Benoit
Benoit vs Matt Hardy (V1)
Eddie vs Cena (Parking Lot Brawl)
Rey vs Tajiri
Rey vs Matt Hardy
Rey & Kidman vs WGTT
A-Train vs Bradshaw (good hard hitting hoss match)
Benoit & Edge vs Team Angle
Rey vs Jamie Noble (they have various good matches in 2003)
Matt Hardy (V1) vs Kidman
Cena vs Taker

Those are various matches/feuds I can remember that were very good, and that's just straight off the top of my head. SD in 2003 was fantastic pretty much all the way through, but once Benoit started being built for his move to Raw, SD gradually got gutted and never recovered until 2008. 2004 had Eddie/Brock, heel Spike Dudley, and a couple other gems, but it was a far cry from 2003.

 

[Rell84shots]

No example?

Just look at the entire year as an example.

Brock vs Angle
Team Angle vs Eddie & Tajiri
Los Guerreros vs WGTT
Brock vs Benoit
Benoit vs Matt Hardy (V1)
Eddie vs Cena (Parking Lot Brawl)
Rey vs Tajiri
Rey vs Matt Hardy
Rey & Kidman vs WGTT
A-Train vs Bradshaw (good hard hitting hoss match)
Benoit & Edge vs Team Angle
Rey vs Jamie Noble (they have various good matches in 2003)
Matt Hardy (V1) vs Kidman
Cena vs Taker

Those are various matches/feuds I can remember that were very good, and that's just straight off the top of my head. SD in 2003 was fantastic pretty much all the way through, but once Benoit started being built for his move to Raw, SD gradually got gutted and never recovered until 2008. 2004 had Eddie/Brock, heel Spike Dudley, and a couple other gems, but it was a far cry from 2003.

SD was still outstanding imo and I've said plenty of times that SD from 03-06 was the A show, and that RAW was average at its very best during that time.

 

[Carl Tethers]

Came in here expecting to discuss Here Comes The Pain!

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Just look at the entire year as an example.

SD was still outstanding imo and I've said plenty of times that SD from 03-06 was the A show, and that RAW was average at its very best during that time.

Nahhh mane, the juice was gone from SmackDown in 2004. 2004 Raw was pretty incredible, actually. But '04-06 SmackDown was a complete wasteland.

 

[HipHopStan]

I watched Smackdown exclusively from 2002-2004 and I still watched more Smackdown in 2005. I didn't even watch RAW and only read results which constantly proved that I was right in my decision. Smackdown had a lot of great stuff minus the aforementioned Al Wilson angle and the Mr. America shyt, but you can't be perfect.

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Nahhh mane, the juice was gone from SmackDown in 2004. 2004 Raw was pretty incredible, actually. But '04-06 SmackDown was a complete wasteland.

This. 04 Raw was very good, though I watched it after the fact since my cable was cut off that entire year HHH’s reign of terror was awful, but there was still a lot of good stuff. Benoit vs HHH/HBK, Christian/Jericho, Batista and Orton developing, Orton vs Shelton/Edge/Foley, Trish and Lita, etc. SD got sucked dry once they moved Benoit over, plus the next draft. SD from 04-07 outside of what I already mentioned was JBL’s rise (which was well done but some of the matches sucked), Eddie spraying poop on Big Show, guttersluts, Cena’s first inkling of Marine Cena before moving him to Raw, them trying to get over a ton of heatless guys (Orlando Jordan, Heidenreich, Mordecai, Kenzo Suzuki, Mark Jindrak), The Cabinet (who hardly ever got a reaction besides JBL, even though they were together for ages), Road Warrior Animal forming LOD 2005, Great Khali, and killing off the Muhammad Hassan character due to their own incompetence. There’s a host of other stuff from SD that was trash during that era, but I’ll just stop there lol.

 

[HipHopStan]

This. 04 Raw was very good, though I watched it after the fact since my cable was cut off that entire year HHH’s reign of terror was awful, but there was still a lot of good stuff. Benoit vs HHH/HBK, Christian/Jericho, Batista and Orton developing, Orton vs Shelton/Edge/Foley, Trish and Lita, etc. SD got sucked dry once they moved Benoit over, plus the next draft. SD from 04-07 outside of what I already mentioned was JBL’s rise (which was well done but some of the matches sucked), Eddie spraying poop on Big Show, guttersluts, Cena’s first inkling of Marine Cena before moving him to Raw, them trying to get over a ton of heatless guys (Orlando Jordan, Heidenreich, Mordecai, Kenzo Suzuki, Mark Jindrak), The Cabinet (who hardly ever got a reaction besides JBL, even though they were together for ages), Road Warrior Animal forming LOD 2005, Great Khali, and killing off the Muhammad Hassan character due to their own incompetence. There’s a host of other stuff from SD that was trash during that era, but I’ll just stop there lol.

Plus Brock leaving and Angle being injured for the whole summer. Paul Heyman was an entertaining GM and then he suddenly quit after being drafted to RAW.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Ay yo, it's my life, my time

My rights, my rhymes

My grind, my struggle
Hustle, sweat, and my blood too

A predator smells fear
And I smell a lot

My competitors fled scared
'Cause they smelt I was hot

I want it all, an excess
The sex and much success

Stress sucks, I want it all, no less
So come on!

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

even low card nikkas from back then are more memorable than main eventers now

 

[HipHopStan]

even low card nikkas from back then are more memorable than main eventers now

I was watching Booker T/Eddie Guerrero's TV Title match from Uncensored 98 and was like "This is the opening match and it's better than almost any main event match on WWE now." Of course, it's also Booker T and Eddie Guerrero.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

I was watching Booker T/Eddie Guerrero's TV Title match from Uncensored 98 and was like "This is the opening match and it's better than almost any main event match on WWE now." Of course, it's also Booker T and Eddie Guerrero.

Breh. When Dean Melenko unmasked himself from dressing up as La Parka, the crowd lost their shyt more than anything on WWE TV right now. How in the entire hell you have an all star roster and don't know how to get them fukking over, meanwhile Jack Swagger gets a loud as hell pop in 2019 on your competition programming.

What part of the game is this?