10 Most Dangerous WWE SmackDown Spots In History
Ouch.
As Vince McMahon's supposed "B-show", SmackDown has spent most of its 18 years hiding in the shadow of Monday Night Raw.
As such, it can't really lay claim to the same amount of memorable moments as its red counterpart. There have been a smattering of great matches, to be sure, but seldom has WWE allowed its most earth-shattering events to take place on Tuesdays.
That said, writers over on the blue brand still have a duty to entertain their audience (although last year you perhaps could have been forgiven for thinking otherwise). And, in wrestling, one of the best ways to entertain your audience is to perform high-risk stunts of the kind that leave them hiding behind their sofas.
So while SmackDown has tended to steer clear of little old ladies getting powerbombed through tables, and Terry Funk being pushed off the stage in a dumpster, there have still been a good few times when viewers have been made to worry that their favourite wrestlers (or members of the McMahon family) have just been killed in action.
Here are 10 such occasions.
10. Shane's Leap Of Faith
If anyone else had performed this stunt, it would probably rank a lot higher on our list, but since it's Shane McMahon, it only sneaks on at number 10.
This is because the SmackDown Live commissioner has made a career out of taking suicidal leaps, this one - from the turnbuckle to the ringside announce table - being relatively safe by comparison to that fall from the SummerSlam stage in 2000.
Here, it was AJ Styles lying in wait on the commentary desk, a prelude to their match at WrestleMania 33, where they succeeded in tearing the roof off the Camping World Stadium despite everyone lamenting that they were paired up at all.
For Shane, it was just another day at the office, but it's still a pretty dangerous move. If you mistime your jump, you or your recipient can easily find yourselves waking up in hospital the next day.