20 Greatest WWE SmackDown Superstars Ever
2. The Rock
SmackDown wouldn't even exist without The Rock.
'The Great One' coined the ludicrous phrase on his ascent, but the fact it entered TV Guides and dictionaries alike as a totally acceptable turn of phrase speaks to the power of a microphone in Dwayne Johnson's hand. As too did virtually every episode he was a part of between 1999 and 2003.
Showing limitless quality regardless of the programme at the time, Rock seemed to enjoy saving extra treats for "his" show. Hollywood Rock spat in the face of Hollywood Hogan, literally, whilst a People's Elbow in dress shoes went from near-disaster to styled-out slide in an infamously brilliant guest referee spot in a British Bulldog/Triple H match.
Think he wasn't around quite enough to justify such plaudits on this list? It doesn't matter what you think.