Every WWE Smackdown Intro Ranked – From Worst To Best

Just as every great wrestler needs a suitably great entrance, so too does a great wrestling show require the perfect intro to kick things off in style. And over the years, despite not being WWE's flagship show, SmackDown has produced some absolute corkers.

Having recently looked back at each of the Raw intros and ranked them from worst to best, it only seems fair that we now turn our attention to the other side of the equation. From the show’s early days in 1999, right through to the new intro that debuted just a few short weeks ago, this article delves into the archives in a bid to rank each of the SmackDown intro packages and determine which was the greatest.

Much like the Raw piece, it’s worth mentioning that the intros covered are only going to be the major ones. One-off renditions and versions that saw only the subtlest of changes have been overlooked in order to avoid boring you guys with a lengthy description of what is essentially the same intro, save for one wrestler’s face replacing another.

From The Beautiful People to Know Your Enemy, which SmackDown intro gets our adrenaline pumping the most?

I’m sorry, but the SmackDown intro from the tail end of 2004 was just plain bad.

First off, the theme song was rather lacking. The guitar just seemed to drone a little and give the whole thing a slightly sluggish vibe. Plus, there weren’t any lyrics, or even any of the incomprehensible garbling that we’ve been treated to in years gone by.

The accompanying video, meanwhile, was arguably just as lacklustre. Sure, we got plenty of shots of a pretty star-studded roster, but they were all superimposed onto a SmackDown-branded background, which made this feel like it was filmed in a studio or a warehouse rather than in the thick of the action in the ring.

All in all, a forgettable means by which to get the show underway.