10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE SmackDown From 2002

6. ‘SmackDown Six’ Is As Good As You Remember

Soft spoiler alert: The heralded 'SmackDown Six' era was every bit as good as people said it was. Fans who watched it live tend to get misty eyed and emotional about what Edge, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle achieved as a hardworking collective in 2002, and rightly so. They were on absolute fire and delivering banger after banger by the week.

Together, the 'Six' produced some of the best matches in WWE's weekly television history. No question. Sure, the reprehensible actions of Benoit have destroyed his legacy for good, but if you're able to detach from the horrors of his real life and just watch some wrestling then you'll see some seriously great stuff on SmackDown in '02.

Fresher names such as Edge (who'd previously been a heel tag-team guy rather than somebody on the babyface side who had real potential to break out) and Mysterio showed expert chemistry with the Guerreros and the odd couple tandem of Benoit and Angle. Their bickering, Eddie and Chavo's antics, Rey's high flying and Edge coming into his own? Man, what a time to be a wrestling fan this was.

SmackDown's tag-team ranks nailed every challenge put in front of them. Armed with the mighty pen behind the scenes, ex-ECW boss Paul Heyman smartly formatted cards so that the strengths of these phenomenal workers would shine brightly. Of course, he also understood the importance of bigger stars like Hulk Hogan, the emerging Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and more.

'SmackDown Six' = instant greatness. It was like WWE's very own Nintendo seal of quality.