10 Great SmackDown Matches From WWE's Original Brand Split

10. Eddie Guerrero Vs. Edge (26 September 2002)

About five months into the initial brand split, the rosters for Raw and SmackDown started to calm down. With a rule that trades between brands were being halted, SmackDown's stars were SmackDown's stars - and before long, six wrestlers emerged as the star men on the roster. The so-called SmackDown Six - Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Edge, and Rey Mysterio - spent the fall of 2002 having amazing bouts against each other.

One of the earliest outstanding TV matches involving members of the SmackDown Six came in September of 2002. Eddie Guerrero and Edge had been feuding for weeks, with Edge beating Guerrero at SummerSlam, but Guerrero returning the favor at Unforgiven. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, the tie-breaking blowoff match came on television in a brutal no disqualification bout.

Guerrero, who had been delivering greatness consistently since his return to WWE in the spring, was firing on all cylinders, and Edge - who really broke out as a singles star in 2002 - was game to match him. The two men made liberal use of ladders in the match, breaking their bodies en route to Edge picking up the win. Following the bout, Guerrero - who was a heel - got a standing ovation.