SynopsisFor ten years, SmackDown has provided the most unpredictable moments and matches on network television. The Best of SmackDown 1999 2009 counts down the 100 greatest moments in the shows history.
Disc 1
Introduction by Michael Cole & Matt Striker
# 100 The Spinner April 14, 2005
# 99 Unlikely Merger October 31, 2002
# 98 Here Comes the Chokeslam July 10, 2003
# 97 A SmackDown Tradition
# 96 Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker September 16, 2005
# 95 Mattitude
# 94 Show Hunters September 23, 2004
# 93 Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero September 9, 2005
# 92 Mr. America
# 91 Out of Tune July 19, 2001
# 90 Signs of Friendship
# 89 Chris Jericho vs. Chyna December 30, 1999
# 88 Hardcore Injury June 29, 2000
# 87 No Way Out February 24, 2000
# 86 Return of Pipers Pit April 10, 2003
# 85 Carlito vs. John Cena October 7, 2004
# 84 Sewage Bath October 9, 2003
# 83 The BoogeyMan
# 82 Hulkster Returns January 23, 2003
# 81 Triple H vs. Tazz April 20, 2000
# 80 Bar Room Brawl January 20, 2000
# 79 Gore! Gore! Gore! August 9, 2001
# 78 Time to Play the Game September 23, 1999
# 77 Rock N Sock Connection
# 76 Hulk Hogan vs. Chris Jericho May 2, 2002
# 75 Gold Medal Thief August 30, 2001
# 74 Gold Medal Auction July 29, 2004
# 73 Funeral Fight
# 72 Life Sucks May 11, 2000
# 71 Al Snow & Steve Blackman
# 70 Batista/Rey/Finlay/Jeff Hardy vs. MVP/JBL/Kane/Brian Kendrick October 3, 2008
Disc 2
# 69 Mr. Kennedy
# 68 Rough Landing September 9, 1999
# 67 Stephanies The Champ March 30, 2000
# 66 Randy Orton vs. Hardcore Holly April 25, 2002
# 65 Angle Wins Gold February 10, 2000
# 64 New Tag Champs December 16, 2005
# 63 Heidenreich Poetry September 16, 2004
# 62 The Rock vs. Dudley Boyz March 9, 2000
# 61 Lethal Dose of Poison January 24, 2002
# 60 Parking Lot Brawl September 11, 2003
# 59 Rey Mysterio vs. Matt Hardy June 5, 2003
# 58 Sincerest Form of Flattery
# 57 Superhuman Strength
# 56 Youre Hired! April 11, 2002
# 55 Rob Van Dam vs. Steve Austin September 4, 2001
# 54 Edge & Vickie
# 53 Austin Stalks DX October 28, 1999
# 52 Debras Cookies
# 51 Stinkdown!
# 50 Team Angle vs. Tajiri / Eddie Guerrero May 29, 2003
# 49 Rock & Busta July 11, 2002
# 48 Fate Fulfilled December 19, 2008
# 47 Billy & Chuck Wedding September 12, 2002
# 46 Tribute to Eddie November 18, 2005
# 45 Where is Foley?
# 44 A Classic Hit September 9, 1999
# 43 Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL July 15, 2004
# 42 Air Mysterio October 31, 2002
# 41 Noble & Nidia
# 40 Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker July 4, 2002
Disc 3
# 39 MotherSlapper March 23, 2000
# 38 A Celebration To Remember February 19, 2004
# 37 Big Show Returns September 9, 2004
# 36 Sexy Kurt March 24, 2005
# 35 Rock n Sock vs. New Age Outlaws October 14, 1999
# 34 Houdini of Hardcore
# 33 Mysterio Flies July 25, 2002
# 32 Undertakers Revenge September 26, 2008
# 31 Divorce Court
# 30 John Cena vs. Kurt Angle June 27, 2002
# 29 Icon Destruction August 8, 2002
# 28 Get In My Belly April 13, 2000
# 27 Bald is Beautiful June 13, 2002
# 26 Border Patrol April 8, 2004
# 25 Zach Gowen / Stephanie McMahon vs. Big Show July 3, 2003
# 24 Right Place, Wrong Time July 27, 2000
# 23 Ultimate Opportunist May 11, 2007
# 22 Angle vs. Lesnar September 18, 2003
# 21 DX-plosion April 27, 2000
# 20 Batista Forfeits Title January 13, 2006
# 19 Peoples Elbow September 30, 1999
# 18 Edge / Hulk Hogan vs. Billy / Chuck July 4, 2002
# 17 Kurt Kisses Stephanie August 24, 2000
# 16 JBL vs. Dollzilla February 10, 2005
# 15 TLC III May 24, 2001
# 14 Blockbuster Champ November 11, 1999
# 13 Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H April 12, 2001
# 12 Champion Chairman September 16, 1999
# 11 Thuganomics
# 10 Tribute to the Troops
# 9 Supermarket Brawl December 13, 2001
# 8 Edge vs. Eddie Guerrero September 26, 2002
# 7 The Rock Says
# 6 Funeral Crasher November 11, 1999
# 5 Austin & Angle Unplugged July 12, 2001
# 4 The Pilot April 29, 1999
# 3 The Rock vs. Triple H August 26, 1999
# 2 The Bigger They Are June 12, 2003
# 1 9-11 Tribute Show September 13, 2001
Video Quality on this release is Standard Definition 480i in
MPEG-2 on 3
DVD-9 (9 gigabyte dual layer
DVD Discs) and presented in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Video Quality on this release showcases bold,striking colors.I did not notice any signs of bleeding and fleshtones were natural.Contrast is solid throughout.The only complaint I can make for this presentation is compression artifacts plague entrances and interviews on the stage.Sometimes fast paced action exhibits these artifacts as well.Another strong effort from WWE for a overall
4 out of 5 Stars video rating.
Audio Quality on this release is in
Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audio Quality on this release complements the video nicely.Mostly a front heavy track there are some subtle crowd effects bled throguh surrounds from time to time.Most noticeably during a full match.There are several interview clips featuring WWE Superstars discussing the best moments of Smackdown and the dialogue is clear and intelligible throughout as is commentary heard during the clips.LFE is pretty much nonexistent.A solid presentation that never detracts from the footage you're watching earns this release a solid
4 out of 5 Stars for overall audio quality.
Bonus MaterialsThere are no Bonus Materials on this release
Overall QualityOverall this release is a nice rundown of WWE's number two show.I personally have always preffered
Smackdown over
Raw.The matches that are shown here showcase the best talent and also what makes Smackdown the "wrestling" show for purists.There are some very memorable segments spread across all three discs but they are unfortunatley not shown in full.In fact the only segment shown in its entirety is the Billy & Chuck wedding with Eric Bischoff as the minister.The aformentioned clips also are broken up by WWE Superstars and staff members talking about their feelings of each moment.If you are new to Smackdown or have been a fan of the show since the historic first episode in 1999 this is a solid reccomendation.
