The Story of The First Ever WWF Smackdown Show

If you would like to support the channel and my work, please consider becoming a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIf44toFAHLORJ8dwEQkh9g/join WWE Raw has always been considered the flagship WWE weekly wrestling show. Raw made it’s debut back in 1993 and as time went on, the show would face stiff competition from rival WCW and it’s Monday Nitro Show. When Monday Nitro became massively popular, Ted Turner decided he wanted more wrestling on TBS. Against Eric Bischoff’s wishes, WCW Thunder was created, and the new WCW show would air on Thursday nights on TBS. Over a year after Thunder made it’s debut, UPN and the WWF decided to try a one off pilot episode of a brand new weekly wrestling broadcast. This show, named “WWF Smackdown”, would also air on Thursday nights. WCW wasn’t capturing the same audiences in mid 1999 as they did in early 1998, and with the first Smackdown being aired on network television in April ’99, you can instantly tell that this would be an easy victory for the WWF. This video takes a look at the debut pilot episode of WWF Smackdown live, a show that featured the debut of the Corporate Ministry, Val Venis taking on The Blue Blazer, D-Lo Brown vs Droz, Mankind vs The Bossman and much more. This video also takes a look at the WCW Thunder episode that aired on the 29th of April also. Topics covered include: 00:41 - The Creation of WCW Thunder 03:04 - The Smackdown Pilot on network television 08:21 - The very first match in Smackdown history 11:16 - The Corporate Ministry is formed on Smackdown 17:48 - The Brood flops during their first ever promo 21:21 - The Rock and Steve Austin vs Triple H and The Undertaker - Much More! #WWE #Wrestling #Smackdown