10-16-2002, 03:12 PM
Smackdown begins.
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final Match
Edge and Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Ron Simmons and D-Von
Edge got a real big pop being a hometown hero (although he was really from Orangeville). (As a side note, some people around me were saying that Christian may be his partner because he arrived with Edge to the show (according to them), being that they are both from the area, which was obviously wrong). Good match for Edge and Misterio, and a GREAT Match for Simmons and D-Von. Some key spots occurred when Rey went early for the 619 but D-Von ducked and he went right into a Spinebuster. Rey hit a nice plancha dropkick during the contest. The finish was hot, as there was first a visionary when Edge speared D-Von in the corner and Rey hit the West Coast Pop for a 2 count. Edge speared D-Von out and hits the Edge-O-Cution for the 3 on Simmons. After the match, the Guerrero's came out and beat up Rey and Edge. Eddie hit the Frog Splash, and they went to the back.
Winner, and advancing to No Mercy Finals: Edge and Rey Misterio Jr.
We cut to the back and Funaki is interviewing Tajiri who is wearing an referee outfit. (Note: This got fans mad because the two just had a match). Nidia came over and said she was going to come out on top tonight, just like she does in bed. Noble comes over and they get into each others faces.
The Ultimate Warriors theme song starts and we see a video of him for the upcoming WWE CD (Note: I cant wait to get my hands on this, it is going to have over 80 WWF/WWE songs on it, from the 80's to Today)
A Special Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Match (That is what they called it)
Jamie Noble © vs. Nidia
This was a real bad match. Nidia did show some Tough Enough talent, but it was the typical Boy vs. Girl match. Noble roles up Nidia for the pin. Nidia gets mad that she lost and attacks Tajiri. Tajiri then goes to attack Nidia but Noble saves her, and the two double team him. They do the gimmick where they aren't sure if they should get together or not, and then we have a big make out session in the ring.
Winner: Jamie Noble
They show a clip of the Taker in the back getting ready for an interview. After a small break, we cut to the back and we have a Taker interview, where he says that girl we saw last week was his girlfriend 7 years ago before Sara (wasn't he from the dead back then, with Paul Bearer?). Anyways, he then goes on to say he is going to win Hell in a Cell on Sunday.
We see a Hell in a Cell promo which has been aired on TV for the last few weeks…
The WWE has some trouble and is able to air 10 seconds of a promo that John Cena cut on Kidman. We got the good part though where he says that Kidman better get used to loosing, cause he tapped out last week and he will once again this week.
Kidman vs. John Cena
This match was decent but the crowd wasn't into it. I think the surprising turn of Cena for no reason made the fans sit on their hands. That and word was making round in the arena that the Leafs were losing, which prompted a Go Leafs Go chant to start up during the match. We do get some good Cruiser stuff, and the finish comes when Cena roles up Kidman and uses the ropes for leverage.
Winner: John Cena
Heyman and company come into Steph's Office. They demand that Taker has to have his cast removed before the PPV because Lesnar is the future of Smackdown. Lesnar has been champion for 4 months, will continue to be champion for 4 months, and will still be champion 4 months after that. He also says that Matt Hardy version 1 is the future as Taker is someone holding on, to a once shinning star.
Chuck Palumbo vs. Brock Lesnar ©
This match was all Lesnar, so Toronto fans chanted Goldberg. Chuck did get two Superkicks in that stunned the big man, but Lesnar hit a back breaker, held on and then made it into a F5 to retain the title. Taker comes out and beats up on Lesnar with the cast. Lesnar begins to blade. Security come out and try to stop Taker but they get decked. He goes back to Lesnar and beats him some more. Then out come all the Indy guys from the beginning of the night and they get laid out as well. Taker finally leaves, after Heyman is able to grab Lesnar out of the ring during the brawl.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
The crowd realizes that Toronto Raptor player The Junk Yard Dog is at ringside and pops for the home town player.
We go backstage to see Torrie Wilson wearing some good looking attire. She sees her dad walking backstage with flowers. He says he wanted to see her baby wrestle, and gives her flowers. She tells him that she should stay away from Dawn Marie, because he is on the rebound from getting divorced from his wife.
Dawn Marie and Matt Hardy version 1 vs. Rikishi and Torrie Wilson
Dawn came out first followed by Matt Hardy, who now has a count down like entrance, similar to Jericho 's. (It is at WWE.com and it says Wrestler: Matt Hardy Keyword: Version 1 and then shows a status bar loading up, then his music hits.) This match was very funny and at one point, when Rikishi went for the double stink face, Hardy put Dawns face in front of his. As the ref went to escort out Rikishi, Torrie rolled up Dawn, but Hardy rolled Marie on top for the three. After the match, Rikishi beats up on Hardy and goes for the stink face. Wilson says she wants to do it, and Hardy gets ready for the time of his life. After closing his eyes, she puts Rikishi's as instead of hers.
Winner: Dawn Marie and Matt Hardy version 1
We go to the back where Lesnar is with EMT's. He tells Heyman to go tell Steph that Taker has to lose the cast.
We then go to a Benoit and Guerrero's promo, which is very funny. First, Eddie says he didn't do it, and then starts talking his way into a whole. Since Chris wont say anything to him, Eddie starts to break down and cry, and Chavo says Chris should feel bad for what he did to his friend. Must see promo
Heyman goes to Stephs office and she says she will decide later tonight.
Cole and Tazz rundown the PPV lineup. Only addition is Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie.
We then get a promo between Angle and Benoit where Angle says he didn't attack Benoit. He says they better be on the same page tonight, because he doesn't want to lose a year of his career. He also goes on saying he doesn't need a year to train for the Olympics because he is Kurt Angle.
Another promo between Torrie Wilson. She goes to get her dads flowers from someone backstage, but the lady says the card is for Dawn and not her. She starts looking for her dad, and enters the Heel Woman's Locker Room. She sees her fathers clothes, and goes into the shower. The curtain is closed and see fears the worse. When she opens it, we see a naked Dawn Marie (back to the camera) and Wilson 's father, wearing clothes, making out in the shower. Torrie runs off, breaking down. We go back to the shower, and her father doesn't know what to do, but Dawn has a smirk on her face.
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final Match
Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. The Guerrero Family (Eddie and Chavo)
As the Chavo and Eddie come down, they get attacked by Edge and Rey. Angle and Benoit attack Edge and Rey once the two disposed of Eddie and Chavo and both are hit with the twos signature moves. At this point they will probably go to a commercial break. From this point on, we see the match of the year (non-gimmicked tag team match category). Way to many spots but the match goes over 20+ minutes. The crowd was on the edge of their seat throughout and were really happy with this match. The finish came with a ref bumb that took out Chris and Chavo. Angle but Eddie in the Angle Lock, and then Chavo brought in a chair. He goes to use it, but Benoit stops him. He says he will hit Angle, but then hits Chavo. Angle then hits the Angle slam for the three. If you don't normally watch Smackdown, make a point of watching this match somehow. It was really good live, cant wait to see how it came out on TV.
Winner: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit
At this point, the fans began to leave, thinking the show was over. After a quick 30 second break, we see Steph backstage so people sit back down. She says that she made a decision about the cast on the Taker, but she will say it out in the ring.
They aired a Trish Stratus Desire Video, but it wasn't the complete product and it looked like a work in progress.
Something wrong occurred, and the man who does ring side production began to scurry around, and got Tazz to come in the ring and do a survey to kill some time.
Stephanie comes out and says asks for Lesnar to come out. She says on one hand, Lesnar broke Takers hand. On the other, Taker is using the Cast as a weapon. But in all of this, Hell in a Cell has no rules. So she says he is aloud to have the cast. Lesnar puts Steph in the corner and scares her, almost kissing her, but not doing so. Taker comes out and Lesnar attacks. Lesnar and Heyman double team Taker, but Lesnar leaves and Heyman doesn't. Taker begins to destroy Heyman for a good 15 minutes, some of to be seen on TV, some of it not to be. After Lesnar left, Taker choke slammed Heyman. Heyman then sold for a good 10 more minutes, which was really funny, cause he was badly blading. The ref put the mic to Heymans mouth and he said he hates coming to Canada . He continues to run his mouth and he crawls up the ramp. Near the top of the ramp, the fans chant Asshole and Heyman says that anyone from New York isn't an Asshole.
End of show
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final Match
Edge and Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Ron Simmons and D-Von
Edge got a real big pop being a hometown hero (although he was really from Orangeville). (As a side note, some people around me were saying that Christian may be his partner because he arrived with Edge to the show (according to them), being that they are both from the area, which was obviously wrong). Good match for Edge and Misterio, and a GREAT Match for Simmons and D-Von. Some key spots occurred when Rey went early for the 619 but D-Von ducked and he went right into a Spinebuster. Rey hit a nice plancha dropkick during the contest. The finish was hot, as there was first a visionary when Edge speared D-Von in the corner and Rey hit the West Coast Pop for a 2 count. Edge speared D-Von out and hits the Edge-O-Cution for the 3 on Simmons. After the match, the Guerrero's came out and beat up Rey and Edge. Eddie hit the Frog Splash, and they went to the back.
Winner, and advancing to No Mercy Finals: Edge and Rey Misterio Jr.
We cut to the back and Funaki is interviewing Tajiri who is wearing an referee outfit. (Note: This got fans mad because the two just had a match). Nidia came over and said she was going to come out on top tonight, just like she does in bed. Noble comes over and they get into each others faces.
The Ultimate Warriors theme song starts and we see a video of him for the upcoming WWE CD (Note: I cant wait to get my hands on this, it is going to have over 80 WWF/WWE songs on it, from the 80's to Today)
A Special Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Match (That is what they called it)
Jamie Noble © vs. Nidia
This was a real bad match. Nidia did show some Tough Enough talent, but it was the typical Boy vs. Girl match. Noble roles up Nidia for the pin. Nidia gets mad that she lost and attacks Tajiri. Tajiri then goes to attack Nidia but Noble saves her, and the two double team him. They do the gimmick where they aren't sure if they should get together or not, and then we have a big make out session in the ring.
Winner: Jamie Noble
They show a clip of the Taker in the back getting ready for an interview. After a small break, we cut to the back and we have a Taker interview, where he says that girl we saw last week was his girlfriend 7 years ago before Sara (wasn't he from the dead back then, with Paul Bearer?). Anyways, he then goes on to say he is going to win Hell in a Cell on Sunday.
We see a Hell in a Cell promo which has been aired on TV for the last few weeks…
The WWE has some trouble and is able to air 10 seconds of a promo that John Cena cut on Kidman. We got the good part though where he says that Kidman better get used to loosing, cause he tapped out last week and he will once again this week.
Kidman vs. John Cena
This match was decent but the crowd wasn't into it. I think the surprising turn of Cena for no reason made the fans sit on their hands. That and word was making round in the arena that the Leafs were losing, which prompted a Go Leafs Go chant to start up during the match. We do get some good Cruiser stuff, and the finish comes when Cena roles up Kidman and uses the ropes for leverage.
Winner: John Cena
Heyman and company come into Steph's Office. They demand that Taker has to have his cast removed before the PPV because Lesnar is the future of Smackdown. Lesnar has been champion for 4 months, will continue to be champion for 4 months, and will still be champion 4 months after that. He also says that Matt Hardy version 1 is the future as Taker is someone holding on, to a once shinning star.
Chuck Palumbo vs. Brock Lesnar ©
This match was all Lesnar, so Toronto fans chanted Goldberg. Chuck did get two Superkicks in that stunned the big man, but Lesnar hit a back breaker, held on and then made it into a F5 to retain the title. Taker comes out and beats up on Lesnar with the cast. Lesnar begins to blade. Security come out and try to stop Taker but they get decked. He goes back to Lesnar and beats him some more. Then out come all the Indy guys from the beginning of the night and they get laid out as well. Taker finally leaves, after Heyman is able to grab Lesnar out of the ring during the brawl.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
The crowd realizes that Toronto Raptor player The Junk Yard Dog is at ringside and pops for the home town player.
We go backstage to see Torrie Wilson wearing some good looking attire. She sees her dad walking backstage with flowers. He says he wanted to see her baby wrestle, and gives her flowers. She tells him that she should stay away from Dawn Marie, because he is on the rebound from getting divorced from his wife.
Dawn Marie and Matt Hardy version 1 vs. Rikishi and Torrie Wilson
Dawn came out first followed by Matt Hardy, who now has a count down like entrance, similar to Jericho 's. (It is at WWE.com and it says Wrestler: Matt Hardy Keyword: Version 1 and then shows a status bar loading up, then his music hits.) This match was very funny and at one point, when Rikishi went for the double stink face, Hardy put Dawns face in front of his. As the ref went to escort out Rikishi, Torrie rolled up Dawn, but Hardy rolled Marie on top for the three. After the match, Rikishi beats up on Hardy and goes for the stink face. Wilson says she wants to do it, and Hardy gets ready for the time of his life. After closing his eyes, she puts Rikishi's as instead of hers.
Winner: Dawn Marie and Matt Hardy version 1
We go to the back where Lesnar is with EMT's. He tells Heyman to go tell Steph that Taker has to lose the cast.
We then go to a Benoit and Guerrero's promo, which is very funny. First, Eddie says he didn't do it, and then starts talking his way into a whole. Since Chris wont say anything to him, Eddie starts to break down and cry, and Chavo says Chris should feel bad for what he did to his friend. Must see promo
Heyman goes to Stephs office and she says she will decide later tonight.
Cole and Tazz rundown the PPV lineup. Only addition is Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie.
We then get a promo between Angle and Benoit where Angle says he didn't attack Benoit. He says they better be on the same page tonight, because he doesn't want to lose a year of his career. He also goes on saying he doesn't need a year to train for the Olympics because he is Kurt Angle.
Another promo between Torrie Wilson. She goes to get her dads flowers from someone backstage, but the lady says the card is for Dawn and not her. She starts looking for her dad, and enters the Heel Woman's Locker Room. She sees her fathers clothes, and goes into the shower. The curtain is closed and see fears the worse. When she opens it, we see a naked Dawn Marie (back to the camera) and Wilson 's father, wearing clothes, making out in the shower. Torrie runs off, breaking down. We go back to the shower, and her father doesn't know what to do, but Dawn has a smirk on her face.
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final Match
Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit vs. The Guerrero Family (Eddie and Chavo)
As the Chavo and Eddie come down, they get attacked by Edge and Rey. Angle and Benoit attack Edge and Rey once the two disposed of Eddie and Chavo and both are hit with the twos signature moves. At this point they will probably go to a commercial break. From this point on, we see the match of the year (non-gimmicked tag team match category). Way to many spots but the match goes over 20+ minutes. The crowd was on the edge of their seat throughout and were really happy with this match. The finish came with a ref bumb that took out Chris and Chavo. Angle but Eddie in the Angle Lock, and then Chavo brought in a chair. He goes to use it, but Benoit stops him. He says he will hit Angle, but then hits Chavo. Angle then hits the Angle slam for the three. If you don't normally watch Smackdown, make a point of watching this match somehow. It was really good live, cant wait to see how it came out on TV.
Winner: Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit
At this point, the fans began to leave, thinking the show was over. After a quick 30 second break, we see Steph backstage so people sit back down. She says that she made a decision about the cast on the Taker, but she will say it out in the ring.
They aired a Trish Stratus Desire Video, but it wasn't the complete product and it looked like a work in progress.
Something wrong occurred, and the man who does ring side production began to scurry around, and got Tazz to come in the ring and do a survey to kill some time.
Stephanie comes out and says asks for Lesnar to come out. She says on one hand, Lesnar broke Takers hand. On the other, Taker is using the Cast as a weapon. But in all of this, Hell in a Cell has no rules. So she says he is aloud to have the cast. Lesnar puts Steph in the corner and scares her, almost kissing her, but not doing so. Taker comes out and Lesnar attacks. Lesnar and Heyman double team Taker, but Lesnar leaves and Heyman doesn't. Taker begins to destroy Heyman for a good 15 minutes, some of to be seen on TV, some of it not to be. After Lesnar left, Taker choke slammed Heyman. Heyman then sold for a good 10 more minutes, which was really funny, cause he was badly blading. The ref put the mic to Heymans mouth and he said he hates coming to Canada . He continues to run his mouth and he crawls up the ramp. Near the top of the ramp, the fans chant Asshole and Heyman says that anyone from New York isn't an Asshole.
End of show