However, the 28 March edition of SmackDown still featured workers from both major brands. The actual brand split didn't come into effect until the following week's TVs, meaning the 4 April episode was ...

WWE SmackDown gained its new identity of sorts in 2002. The blue brand finally emerged from the shadows of RAW as a result of the brand extension. The brand split allowed WWE to address the issues of ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. At THQ's booth this year, a full assortment of wrestling and wrestling-branded titles were on display, but few were as difficult to get playtime on as ...

In March 2001, the longstanding rivalry between World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) came to a dramatic conclusion as WCW sold the majority of its assets to ...

'WWF SmackDown' was released 20 years ago today. It was the perfect game for the perfect era of the then-World Wrestling Federation. To celebrate the newest flagship Thursday-night show of the WWF, ...

NEW YORK — Only the hyperactive minds of Vince McMahon’s gaggle of scriptwriters could’ve come up with the idea of a dynastic competition between Vince and his son Shane over the mock-rival wrestling ...

In the mid-1990s, the promotional jumps of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash combined with the turning of Hulk Hogan created a ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It Lay the smackdown on PlayStation 2 with The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin and over 30 more of your grappling favourites in this ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Fans of THQ's ambitious WWF game will be pleased to learn that its sequel, WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, broadens the scope of the first game ...