Is Roman the GOAT Smackdown superstar?

[ChitownKnight]

I would of said Undertaker was the guy that was synonymous with Smackdown, but after the last 4 years I’d have to say Roman.

Edit: I should of clarified, biggest Smackdown star since the brand split. Rock and Stone cold are from an era where guys wrestled on both shows

[theironyuppie]

It's been a career and show-defining run.

[Fake Jesus]

Smackdown back then had a distinct brand identity compared to RAW, and not just because of how aggressive the color coding was. Meanwhile most of the Reigns run has taken place on both shows. Undertaker was a guy you never saw off Smackdown. The few times he turned up on the red show felt genuinely special. Roman's booking meanwhile tanked Smackdown and made it abject shit for 60% of this reign before it suddenly became good.

[tirtefaa]

Anyone considered the GOAT has to be revolutionary to where it crosses past wrestling and into the mainstream.

But if you're taking kayfabe? Yeah, I'd give it to Undertaker at the moment, but we'll see how much further Roman will go.

[Bo Rida]

I'd put Undertaker, Eddie and The Rock above him but as others said there was more identity to the brands back then. Or in The Rock's case synonymous because it's named after his catchphrase.

[darbus alan]

I'd give it to the Rock. The show is named after one of his catchphrases after all. But Roman is a solid #2.

[HIM]

If Rock was synonymous with the first SD era then Reigns is with this current era these last few years so yeah.

Overall on all eras, it's hard to argue that he isn't the defining superstar this decade so far from a character standpoint. Years down the line when you look at "who this era was about" only 2 names will come to my mind. Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes.

[BRV]

The show is named after one of The Rock's catchphrases, but to me, SmackDown didn't truly become indistinguishable to Raw until the 2002 brand split, and since then, it's hard to argue against The Undertaker as the face of SmackDown. He was the show's pre-eminent main eventer and focal point from 2002 through about 2010 when the brand split effectively wound down.

[KingPooper]

The show is named after The Rock so him.

[Instant Classic]

Smackdown may be named after Rock, but he’s not the goat of the show most of his best moments don’t even happen on Smackdown. I’d say Roman is in the top 5, but that may be nostalgia talking because I put Taker and Edge as two of the best Smackdown guys.

[Totorob101]

Not yet but when his career comes to an end he will certainly have a strong case for being right up there with the big names.

[CeilingFan]

Kurt Angle.

[Rudy Gobert Weather Machine]

04-05 Cena is probably the dude I'd pick honestly.

[bob]

Undertaker

[The Rick Jericho]

It was such a short run but Eddie's 2002-2005 run definitely has to rank up there. At least top 3.

He was just so good on SD during that run.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

Gotta go with Bam Neeley.

[polarbearpete]

He’s in the top 4 at least, with Undertaker, Eddie and Edge.

[Jindrak Mark]

Nostalgia is hard to beat. When I think of Smackdown history my mind usually always goes to the 02-05 era with Thuganomics Cena, early WWE Rey, Brock v Angle, Taker, Eddie, etc.