10 Best WWE SmackDown Cliffhanger Endings Ever
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We've already looked in-depth at the best Raw cliffhanger endings, so now it's time to check out the finest that SmackDown has had to offer over the past 20 years.
As most long-time fans know, SmackDown sometimes get the raw (no pun intended) end of the deal when it comes to WWE's week-to-week attention. Creative minds like Bruce Prichard and Jim Ross have spoken before on their respective podcasts about how the blue brand is secondary in Vince McMahon's thoughts compared to his Monday night flagship, and that adds up when one dives through the archives.
Over 1,000 episodes after it first launched in 1999, things could be about to change for SmackDown in that regard once the bumper deal with FOX kicks in this September. Maybe, just maybe, we'll get to see more cliffhanger moments and meaningful angles to pad out lists for years to come.
As it is, we've cherry-picked 10 of the best and most suspenseful endings to the show over the past two decades. There are authority feuds aplenty, healthy helpings of stunt-filled destruction, some shocks that furthered the story and teases that kept fans guessing...