 What's good Josh your boy Ross back again with another video. So we're gonna check out what made Smackdown in the 2000s so awesome by none other than wrestling gifts Just seems like a dope interesting video and I'm looking forward to checking this out on down memory lane man Smackdown in the 2000s not gonna lie to you. It was great. It was fantastic It was one of those shows where If you didn't have cable like I didn't have cable, you know only a select few of my family members had cable So I would be over there sometimes watching Monday night raw and loving it But if you didn't have cable you would watch this on regular Regular television and it sometimes in my opinion I felt like it was damn near the better show than raw even though raw was pretty good at the time It's just the fact that they catered to people with free television And it was the story lines was just as intense just as dope just as epic, bro Hey, man, I was all for it, bro. Smackdown in the 2000s was fantastic So we got to check this out to go down memory lane appreciate all love and support road to 60k We're almost there and let's get right into this In the 2000s you had to pick a side when it came to many many things you were either a team PlayStation 3 or Team 360 you were either a Kobe fan or a LeBron fan Crosby or a Vechkin who had the better diss track Jay-Z or Nas team Edward or team jake wait wait wait wait This is not my twilight fan fiction channel. Never mind scratch that And the most important question with that was where you want team Smackdown or team raw back in the day As I've said many times before in other videos Smackdown versus raw was more than just a video game This was our wrestling version of Crips versus Bloods You had to choose a side I don't care if you watch both deep down everyone had a favorite and the thing is when I look back at it I was no doubt no questions asked about it through and through. I was a Smackdown kid UPN CW my network TV. It didn't matter what channel They could have put it on the god damn hallmark channel and I would have been there Smackdown in the 2000s was just awesome There was just something so special about Smackdown just seeing this logo saying this stage I get the warm and fuzzy especially when Smackdown became Friday night Smackdown when you're older The last thing you want to do is spend Friday night inside watching TV when they moved to Friday night. It was it was pretty dope I think originally when Smackdown originally came up I believe it was on UPN for for Houston. It was on UPN. I think it was Thursday night I could be wrong on that correct me if I'm right or correct me if I'm wrong But I believe it was originally Thursday night Smackdown I want to say it originally aired on Thursday nights. What was it Tuesdays? I think it used to be Tuesdays, right? It'll be Monday night raw then Tuesday night Smackdown or something like that I'm not sure. I can't remember, but I know it was it was always Something to watch and you definitely did not want to miss Smackdown because a lot of times they would continue stories from Monday night raw On Smackdown, so it was like you definitely wanted to check it out So but when they did move it to Fridays, I thought that was the best way to start off the weekend to get your fix Friday night Smackdown V but when you're a kid and it's Friday, it's time for the weekend There's nothing better than going home and waiting for 8 p.m. And watching Smackdown There was no better way to start the weekend Smackdown in the 2000s just felt right. Listen. I watched raw I loved raw. I had fun watching raw But if I could only choose one show to watch from back in the day, I will always choose Smackdown The best part was everyone was watching Smackdown I know for a fact that so many kids grew up just watching Smackdown as their WWE fix because it was on network television I had so many friends that didn't watch raw because they didn't have cable So they couldn't but they never complained because Smackdown was all they ever needed and that's what worked for Smackdown because at the end of the day It was just as entertaining or even more entertaining entertaining at times because Everyone could watch it. You didn't have to have cable to watch Smackdown It was just free television at this stage the colors the aesthetic the roster It was so chill and such a different vibe than raw Raw always felt like the super try hard sweaty ass show whereas Smackdown was honestly the wrestling We all wanted to see Smackdown was the show where John Cena got his start and became the goat This was where you would see Rey Mysterio jumping up the sky doing his thing There was no way in hell that Rey Mysterio would have ever gotten the same chance as he got on Smackdown No on raw to simply put it Smackdown had all the real ones They had angle Rey Eddie Sina and then Batista eventually Booker T Benoit their cruiser ways to attack division and Smackdown was the place where you got the undertaker If you wanted to see the dead man He was Smackdown all the way which was a huge draw when they announced like oh next we got Smackdown The undertaker is back. Yo, you best believe that everyone was hyped and we would wait the entire week just to see the Remember the Smackdown exclusive pay-per-views. I remember I believe Armageddon was a Smackdown exclusive pay-per-view One of my favorite pay-per-view series was Armageddon, man Oh my god, take me back. Take me back was his entrance gonna be longer than the match Of course, but we were still so excited and even I have to give credit Other than Edge Edge carried Smackdown so hard you would have thought it was Lita But one I think back of Smackdown in the 2000s One thing I remember is how the mid card was filled with the most random shit, but it was still amazing This was the time of the boogeyman the weird-ass creep who ate worms and caught on the floor bashing a clock on his head Simon Dean the personal trainer MVP the guy who thought he was an NBA free agent doos and Domino In the 1950s they legit had a pirate running around Paul Birchell and if that wasn't enough How about veto veto wrestled in a dress? Yeah, this was his finisher. Oh my god This is why I don't tell people my wrestling fan as dumb as some of those were it was still fun Jimmy Wayne I forgot about Jimmy What the Confederate flag in the background his name Definitely could not post this on regular television So all good because at the same time you had the tista and Rey Mysterio tagging Edge cashing in the ring breaking up that was squishing Rey Mysterio's head like a candle I remember watching that. I was like, oh my god. I was like, oh, no He's actually killing him making every kid traumatized. Yeah real when this happened. I thought Ray was actually dead I mean look at him This was the one time where I really hoped wrestling was fake because I yeah my boy Rey Mysterio to be dead But yeah, man regardless of people dying It was a good time you had everything and it never felt like a chore to watch whether it was King Booker Looking back this man is a comedic genius. Yeah, you'd have rap battles You would have Teddy long doing his thing her dangle on a wheelchair Jesse and Festus Yeah, this was the funniest thing ever they had Festus a man who was whatever this is Okay, but as soon as the bell ring he became you know, it's just a straight-out beast I remember when Shawn Michaels put up on Smackdown to mock taker and yo every time a raw man pulled up on Smackdown It was actually a big deal and of course of course of course of course the night that I was depressed after watching Smackdown It was Jeff Hardy and CM Punk in a cage match with Jeff lost He had to leave the WWE and he lost so I spent the rest of the night on my PSP listening to Lincoln Park in the end You had edge and marrying Everyone that he cheated on her with the wedding planner not the top of my head There are so many random matches. I remember Smackdown was just the wave It was kind of like this raw was the show that the company made which they did everything they wanted But they kind of have Smackdown do its own thing and kind of just use that to give That's kind of what it was. I don't think they have planned on Smackdown to be as good as it was So they you know, they they always felt like raw was the a show, but a lot of consumers Would be different like different on that opinion. I know a lot of people were like nah I mean, we don't have cable so we can only watch Smackdown and we've been enjoying it You know, and if we do get to see raw it's cool, but Smackdown is where it's at, you know I'm saying so give what the fans wanted so if Smackdown in that sense was always just fun except when JBL was the champion It was kind of rough, but yo, I'm not gonna lie to you when this man went hunting for illegal immigrants Oh, that is top tier one of the funniest segments in wrestling history This was something straight It was literally Cartman at the Mexican border Smackdown was just a show where you spent your Friday's watching your family Probably sat with you and watched it even Your friends probably came over after playing outside and you just all enjoyed it so much talent So many great matches every week there would be a fire match or a segment But Smackdown was the wrestling show whereas raw was the entertainment show Smackdown was the show where you saw your new favorite wrestlers slowly become somebody It was this show where the WWE sent their wrestlers that they thought were kind of on the beats here Yeah, do their thing, but they were still so awesome. Yeah, my eyes. They were the a tier at the end Same man. That's what happened, bro. Same with Booker T. He was never considered the a tier guy He goes to Smackdown and becomes an a tier guy a till a tier heel, you know I'm saying so And I enjoyed it man. I enjoyed it. You know, they would not have thrived and made it as far Just on raw they needed a new show and them branching out creating Smackdown was the best thing They could have ever done for a lot of people's wrestling careers today as much as I loved raw It always felt so extra and too much. Yeah, it was still fun But Smackdown was the sweet spot when I think of 2000s wrestling I think of Smackdown my fondest memories are me sitting there with my mom on Friday nights watching Smackdown But t-staff versus taker in the cage Rey Mysterio is doing his thing even the 08 to 09 era was a fun time Obviously the WWE in the 2000s I loved it my childhood blah blah blah you've heard it all before but when you really dig deep Smackdown like I said Smackdown was the wave Smackdown is a large part of the reason why it was so special to us in the first place Friday nights 8 p.m. On the CW I was hype. Just take me back in the comments below Let me know your all-time favorite Smackdown moment from the 2000s and before I leave I think it's time to hit you with the greatest theme song of all time But yeah, man, Smackdown was great, man, I fucking love I miss that era of Smackdown Even though right now Smackdown is my opinion. It's it's it's the a-show It's a show right now Smackdown is much more enjoyable to watch It's a lot more entertaining to watch for me personally. Obviously they got Roman Reigns. So that's a good thing But Smackdown is is they're holding it down. They are definitely the a-show in my opinion So comment down below. Let me know Do you guys? Which did you guys prefer? Did you guys prefer and we're talking about the people that grew up in this era? Did you guys prefer Smackdown over Raw in the 2000s? Or did you guys prefer a raw over Smackdown? Why and why not? You know I'm saying these are for only my fans that actually grew up in that time period of watching it on Television comparing it to watching Raw on cable network television. So comment down below Let me know which guy what did you guys prefer Smackdown in the 2000s or raw in the Early 2000s. I would like to get your thoughts and opinions on that. Appreciate all love support row two 6k appreciate y'all kicking me. See y'all next time. Peace