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**SPOILERS** WWE SmackDown! Taping Results
Story By: Fred Cook
October 23, 2002

The highlights of the Smackdown show were:

Rikishi b Matt Hardy - Big Show ran in after and choke slammed Rikishi and challenged Lesnar for the title

They did an angle where Angle & Benoit got a trophy from Stephanie for winning the tag titles. Both guys argued over who was the captain. It wound up with Stephanie taking an accidental bump and guess what, the trophy broke

Noble b Tajiri to keep the cruiser belt in about 5:00

Edge & Mysterio b Guerreros in a good match. Looks to set up Angle & Benoit vs. Edge & Mysterio rematch. Can't complain about that

Big angle. Undertaker called out Lesnar. Heyman noted that Lesnar beat Undertaker in his own specialty. Undertaker used the injury as an excuse to a point, but said that five years ago, broken arm or broken leg, he'd have won the match. Kind of portrayed Undertaker as over the hill. I wouldn't want to do it that way. Show came out and guess what. Show took credit for Lesnar's win. See, Show gave Undertaker such a beating in all those 2:00 squash matches that he lost that Undertaker wasn't the same guy anymore. Since Show is being given the big push, Undertaker agreed. Show ended up throwing Undertaker off the stage and they did a long injury angle which looked to write Undertaker off. Seems to set up Lesnar vs. Show as the main event feud. You can kiss next month's buy rate goodbye.

Kidman b Cena using the ropes. You know the 50/50 drill.

Benoit b Angle when Chavo & Eddy interfered. Benoit didn't know they laid Angle out when he pinned him. Good match but heat was said to be disappointing. Not much heat after the Undertaker angle for the rest of the show.

Quote:Seems to set up Lesnar vs. Show as the main event feud. You can kiss next month's buy rate goodbye.

Truer words were never spoken. Giving Big Slow the push didn't work in the past, and it wont work now. As I sad before, they should use him in a PR capacity, and let him plug the WWE abroad with signings and meet-and-greets.

UT getting hurt pretty much paves the way for him taking a lot of time off, which coincides with recent internet rumors of the same.

i would only like this match for a one time only on smackdown where lesnar if he can, give show an f5.

Im not saying I'm a huge Big Show fan, but he really should be at main event status. Maybe its because I started watching wrestling when Andre was the biggest baddest wrestler.I don't want to see him in a PPV main event but he could help make some interesting Smackdown main events.

Who from Smackfown gets traded to Raw?

Just being big, fat, and strong isn't enough anymore - it was for Andre. Ever hear the guy talk though? Do you think Andre would be able to succeed if he was just coming onto the scene now? No way. Size isn't enough - you need wrestling ability, and you need speaking ability, and Show has neither.

Here is a forgotten superstar. :rofl:

That's not even remotely funny

God WWF had some stupid characters