20 Greatest WWE SmackDown Superstars Ever
4. Kurt Angle
'The Wrestling Machine' was an entertainment powerhouse on early editions of SmackDown with his well-rounded Kurt Angle character a blast as the sleazy 'friend' of Stephanie McMahon and scourge of any babyface in his orbit.
Though his character strolled down some rather dark creative alleys during his time as an injured General Manager and assaulter of Booker T's wife, Kurt was otherwise an integral part of the show from the original draft in 2002 all the way through to his exit via ECW in 2006. A Raw switch in 2005 didn't last because of his blue brand pedigree - Kurt returned home to salvage the vacated World Title with nobody else on the show better equipped to do the job.