Ranking all the Eras in the history of WWE Smackdown

#6 The Secondary Show (2011-2013)

Sheamus and Del Rio were the stars of this era

While slightly better than the period that succeeded it, the post first brand extension era of Smackdown was pretty disappointing in itself as well. With every superstar appearing on both the weekly shows, only the less important storylines and rivalries were given time on Smackdown as most of the prominent storylines featured on Raw.

Not only did this impact the overall quality of the show, but it also damaged the aura around the show's World Title - The illustrious World Heavyweight Title. What once used to be the most important title in the entire WWE became nothing more than a super Intercontinental Title that was mostly held by upper mid-card superstars such as Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler.

While the feuds that were carried out on Raw usually occupied the final few slots on pay per views, most of the feuds from Smackdown floundered in the mid-card. Things got even worse when the World Title match from Mania XXVII and Mania 29 were not even treated as main event matches. While the quality of the product did not deteriorate that much, it was abundantly clear that Smackdown was treated was the Secondary Show during this era.