10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE SmackDown From 2000

1. It’s So Unbelievably Moreish

Mick Foley Triple H SmackDown 2000
WWE Network/Peacock

This is the single biggest takeaway from consuming all 52 episodes.

It was tough not to double or triple up on episodes when binging. Not only that, but it was hard not to check out Raw in between SmackDown shows to fill in the story gaps. This fan has watched those before for other articles, but the WWF really knew how to get you hooked during this time period.

The classic two hour format, which is naturally shorter without USA Network's ad breaks on the WWE Network/Peacock, was perfect and left you craving more. The company was amazing at TV cliffhangers back then too. They closed episodes by dangling carrots aplenty, and that meant "one more episode" before bed.

Can anyone say the same for WWE TV now? That's not meant to be as brutally harsh as it probs comes across, but the landscape has changed. Raw's accepted three-hour duration is a marathon not a sprint, and cliffhangers aren't as common as they were in 2000.

Maybe they should be.

What caught your eye from SmackDown's first full year as a TV show? For more WWE, check out 10 Things You Learn Binge Watching Every WWE SmackDown From 1999 and Flawed Wrestlers Who Became GREAT Human Beings!

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