20 Greatest WWE SmackDown Matches Ever

10. Triple H Vs Jeff Hardy (April 12, 2001)

More of peak-era Triple H, with his job to Jeff Hardy on SmackDown only undone by his dominant squash to get his Intercontinental Title back the following week.

The contest fed into an in intriguing mini-feud 'The Game' and new heel buddy Stone Cold Steve Austin were having with The Hardy Boyz and Lita, but the North Carolinians were rarely allowed tastes of victory to the protect the already-iron clad credibility of the main event pair. The result (and the match itself) was subsequently an unheralded gems from a quality-heavy year.

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