Smackdown!
Sept. 28th 2006
Pyro explodes and Michael Cole and Tazz welcome us to Smackdown! They apologize for Smackdown not being on the air last week, and remind us that No Mercy will be airing live on Pay-Per-view on October 22th.
Nova vs Ken Shamrock
Match Background: Jimmy Rave and Nova picked up a tag victory over Ken Shamrock and Simon Diamond three weeks ago. Since then, Simon Diamond has defeated Jimmy Rave in a singles match.
The Match: Weak bodyslam by Shamrock. Northern Lights Bomb very nearly crushes the spine of Nova! Shamrock hits a great swinging DDT on Nova. Shamrock then hits a pair of HARD clotheslines and a BAAACK Bodydrop! ULTIMATE HOUSE...EN...FUEGO~! Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Nova gets caught with a short powerbomb from Shamrock. There's a two count on the pin. Shamrock walks into a drop toe hold. Flying elbow from Nova connects. Shamrock takes a NICE hurrancarana from Nova. Nova drops an elbow...but Ken Shamrock moves out of the way. Weak bodyslam by Shamrock. Nova is in trouble. Here it comes - Belly To Belly. 1....2...3, it's finished. Nova leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Ken Shamrock comes running as well, and Nova gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle.
My Opinion: I'm capable of giving out high star ratings...but only for matches that really deserve it. This one didn't. **1/4.
Cole: It wasn’t enough for Shamrock to beat Nova, he had to knock him out after the match!
Tazz: Shamrock has a lot of pride in his tag team with Simon Diamond! I bet he still can’t believe that they would lose to a team like Jimmy Rave and Nova!
Cole: There is no shame in that, Rave and Nova are former WWF tag team champions!
Winner at 4:12: Ken Shamrock
The No Mercy Main Event
The music of Chad Collyer hits, to a massive pop from the audience. Collyer makes his way to the ring and grabs a microphone.
Collyer: You know something, Rhyno is pretty damn lucky that there wasn’t a Smackdown last week! Rhyno should be down on his knees thanking the heavens that I had two weeks to cool off from what he did to me! Not only did he deny my challenge to wrestle for the WWF Championship in a straight-up wrestling match, but he then went and cost me my United States championship! It’s been two weeks since this all went down, but I’m still mad as hell. The reason why Rhyno should be feeling lucky is because now I’m not at the point where I might do something irrational. I’m at a point now, where anything I do to Rhyno will be purely calculated. This is why I spent the last two weeks thinking about that stipulation I want for our match at No Mercy. I thought long and hard, and realized that I needed a special type of match, one that would let me let loose my built up anger and frustration. So I considered naming our match as “no disqualifications.” Then I stopped and thought some more, and realized that would just give Rhyno’s minions the chance to interfere and help him retain his title. I don’t want that. So I thought some more and then it came to me. What is the one thing that I would never do in a wrestling ring? That would be give up. At No Mercy, I have decided that my match against Rhyno, for the World Wrestling Federation Championship, will be none other than an “I QUIT” match! This means that even if the entire locker-room is out here trying to help Rhyno beat me, it will not matter, because I will never give up. I will never admit defeat, especially to a low-life of a champion like Rhyno.
Cole: This is huge news! Chad Collyer and Rhyno in an “I Quit” match at No Mercy!
Tazz: That is going to be a tremendous match! Collyer has a point too, I cannot imagine him quitting to pretty much anyone!
Commercial Break
After the break, JC Ice is in the ring, ready for a match. The music of Erik Watts plays, and he comes out to the ramp with a mic.
Watts: A few weeks ago, I stated that I wanted to manage a superstar to the WWF Championship. I believe I have found the perfect individual to do this! He is pound for pound, the strongest man in the locker-room and an has an intensity like none other. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present you with the future WWF Champion, Johnny Stamboli!
Johnny Stamboli vs JC Ice
Match Background: Erik Watts has been scouting Johnny Stamboli, and this is his first match with Watts as his manager. JC Ice has been performing well on Velocity lately, and is getting a shot on Smackdown now.
The Match: Arn Anderson-like Spinebuster by Johnny Stamboli, executed to perfection. Flying clothesline by Stamboli. Flying spear out of the corner! JC Ice nearly got crushed into little bits! Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! BIG clothesline on JC Ice. Covers for a quick two count. JC Ice backdrops Johnny Stamboli out of a piledriver attempt. That took a lot out of JC Ice. Spin kick by JC Ice to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Lightning kick by JC Ice on Stamboli. Stamboli counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Stamboli gets a stalling fallaway slam on JC Ice. JC Ice can barely stand. Here it comes - Fugettabout It. 1....2...3, it's finished. Johnny Stamboli remains in the ring, celebrating the victory with Erik Watts!
My Opinion: I'd love to see a rematch and see if they can top this, especially with more time. ***
Cole: What an impressive victory by Johnny Stamboli!
Tazz: He had his working boots on tonight, he really took it to JC Ice!
Winner at 6:11: Johnny Stamboli
The Search for Glory
Ken Shamrock is sitting in his dressing room when Simon Diamond comes in.
Simon: That was awesome, Ken! You beat Nova and two weeks ago I beat Jimmy Rave! If this doesn’t prove that we are better than those two nobodies then I don’t…
Shamrock: But we haven’t beaten them two on two!
Simon: So?
Shamrock: So?!? What do you mean “So!” Who was the most dominating tag team on Raw? We were! We beat every tag team Raw had to offer! We had a legacy on Raw that was unmatched by anyone else! That legacy needs to continue here on Smackdown! So we picked up some singles victories, big deal.
Simon: If you’re sore about it, then why don’t I go talk to Mike Sanders and see about us getting a match against Rave and Nova next week then. Then we can prove to ourselves and everyone that we are better, once and for all.
WWF Tag Team Championship: Doug and Danny Basham © vs Chuck Palumbo and Bill DeMott
Match Background: Basham Brothers are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. This match is for the WWF Tag Team titles. Basham Brothers have been WWF Tag Team champions since 20 August 2006. DeMott and Palumbo got this shot from Mike Sanders, as a way of showing his appreciation for what they’ve done for Rhyno as a part of SARS.
The Match: Big kick from DeMott staggers Danny but that's about it. Bill DeMott hits a sloppy double axe handle off the top. Covers for a quick two count. Tag to Chuck Palumbo. Chuck Palumbo scoops up Danny. DeMott bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Flying shoulder tackle by Palumbo sends Danny CRASHING to the mat. Hooks the leg for a two count. STIFF~! chop lights up Danny who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! Danny reverses a waistlock. Danny Basham scores with a big spinebuster. Danny tags out to Doug Basham. Bodyslam by Basham. Basham hits a piledriver on Chuck Palumbo. That used to end matches, you know. Palumbo reverses a waistlock. Tag between Chuck Palumbo and Bill DeMott. Big clothesline from DeMott. DeMott DDTs Doug Basham. Cover, ONE...TWO...NO! I honestly thought that match was going to end right then and there. Basham hits a punch, but takes one right back. Again! A slugfest erupts in the ring! Doug Basham comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Nice piledriver on DeMott. Basham Brothers have Bill DeMott to themselves. Double DDT! 1....2....3! It's over. Rhyno and Rodney Mack come running down into the ring. They nail Doug Basham from behind, then grab Danny and hit the Double Powerbomb! With him out of the way, the drag Doug Basham to the outside...and promptly put him straight through the announcer's table with a double slam! Rhyno and Rodney Mack have destroyed The Basham Brothers!
My Opinion: Solid bout, but they could do a lot better. ***1/4
Cole: Damn it! The Basham Brothers had just retained their titles cleanly, when Rhyno and Mack became sore losers!
Tazz: I bet Sanders really wanted DeMott and Palumbo to know how much they are appreciated in SARS! The Bashams have been laid out!
Winners at 10:18 and STILL WWF Tag Team Champions: Doug and Danny Basham
SARS in Control
We come back from the break, and Doug Basham is being wheeled out of the arena in a stretcher. By this time, the entire SARS faction is now in the ring laughing Doug Basham is being taken out.
Sanders: See, this is why the Sanders Administration for Rhyno’s Success is so wonderful! If things don’t go our way, we just make them go our way! I hope the Bashams have a speedy recovery from tonight’s events because they are going to defend those tag title belts of theirs again at No Mercy, because I feel like Bill DeMott and Chuck Palumbo got screwed! (Cole throws a fit about how the Bashams had just won cleanly).
Rhyno: So Chad Collyer… you think you’ve SCARED ME with this “I QUIT” STIPULATION for NO MERCY! How about NO! YOU are the one who should be SCARED, Collyer! You have just given me PERMISSION to beat you to a BLOODY PULP! What makes you think that I WOULD EVER QUIT! THIS CHAMPIONSHIP IS MY LIFE, ASSHOLE! To get this belt from around my waist… you need to KILL ME!
Mack: Besides, Rhyno, how does Collyer think he has a shot at you when he can’t even successfully defend his U.S. Championship, which I must say, looks AWESOME over my shoulder!
Sanders: Gentlemen, I’m in a good mood tonight! Why don’t we have some fun? Rodney, how would you like defend your title tonight against… oh… hmm… what was the name of that fellow Rhyno destroyed two weeks ago… oh yeah, Alex Arion! (Mack nods approvingly). And for you, Rhyno… why not put you in a good old-fashioned tag team contest tonight! I was talking with Don Callis earlier, and his client, AJ Styles, is having some difficulty with your old “friend” Paul London that is vaguely similar to your Chad Collyer problems. So for tonight’s main event, we’re going to see Rhyno and AJ Styles, or the “Dream Team” as I like to call you, taking on the team of jobbers known as Chad Collyer and Paul London! (Rhyno smiles sinisterly).
Tazz: Wow! What a main event!
Cole: Tonight we’re going to see the reunion of Chad Collyer and Paul London!
Tazz: Reunion? Haven’t they been friends all along?
Cole: Yes, but they haven’t teamed up in some time.
Tazz: Whatever, Cole. Either way, we’re going to be in for a treat!
Cruiserweight Championship: Frankie Kazarian © vs Jamie Noble
Match Background: This match is for the WWF Cruiserweight title. Frankie Kazarian has been WWF Cruiserweight champion since 16 July 2006. Jamie Noble won a 4-way match several weeks ago to become number one contender.
The Match: Noble takes a flying neckbreaker from Frankie Kazarian. Flying reverse elbow by Frankie Kazarian. There's a two count on the pin. Noble reverses a Frankie Kazarian hammerlock. Noble just WAFFLES Kazarian with a STIFF chop that hurt ME to watch! Jamie Noble with a spinning neckbreaker on Kazarian. There's a two count on the pin. DEATH VALLEY DRIVAH~! by Jamie Noble just KILLS Frankie Kazarian! Pin, but Kazarian is out just before the three count. Jamie Noble snap suplexes Kazarian HARD to the canvas! And again! A pair of clotheslines follow and...yep, Noble is a HOUSE...EN...FUEGO~! Kazarian counters a sleeper with a jaw breaker and is able to get free! Spinning bulldog in the corner and Noble is down! Hooks the leg for a two count. Vicious kick to the teeth from Frankie Kazarian. Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Spin kick by Frankie Kazarian to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Standing leg lariat by Frankie Kazarian on Noble. Kazarian walks into a drop toe hold. Stun Gun from Jamie Noble! I still can't believe that was Austin's finisher at one point. Jamie Noble brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly murder Kazarian in the ring! Scoot Andrews comes running down the aisle with a chair! Noble goes to irish whip Frankie Kazarian into the ropes. Scoot hits Kazarian with a chair to the back! Jamie Noble moves in for the kill. Huge Powerbomb!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Noble and Scoot tie Frankie Kazarian up in the ropes, then start punching away at him until referees run down and break it up. The referees finally have everyone under control, when the lights go out. After a few seconds, the lights come back on and Sean O’Haire is standing in the ring. He suddenly starts chokes-slamming referees from left and right. Noble escapes from the ring with his Cruiserweight Championship, but stands in awe as his old comrade, Scoot Andrews is back up assisting O’Haire. When all the referees are down, O’Haire falls to his knees and looks down.
Cole: What the hell is going on! Sean O’Haire looks like he has passed out!
Tazz: He was just dominating everyone in the ring! What happened?
Trent Acid comes running down, and he and Scoot Andrews lift O’Haire and carry him from the arena.
Cole: Some strange things are going on! Didn’t O’Haire abduct Scoot Andrews? Why is Andrews helping him now? And where the hell is the Ultimo Dragon!
My Opinion: Great match. Most people would give it ****3/4 or more, but I guess I'm a harsh grader. ****1\2 for you.
Winner at 15:21 and NEW Cruiserweight Champion: Jamie Noble
The Don Callis Locker-room.
AJ Styles is pacing in the special locker-room reserved for Don Callis and his associates. Don Callis enters.
Callis: Hey AJ, where’s Low-Ki, I need to speak to him.
Styles: I haven’t seen him all day.
Callis: Damn, I bet he isn’t even here tonight.
Styles: So, what’s up with me teaming up with Rhyno tonight?
Callis: Because you get a shot at Paul London.
Styles: Are you kidding me, Don? I want Paul London in a one-on-one match!
Callis: There will be time for that later, besides, what is the big deal about teaming up with Rhyno! He’s the WWF Champion, you couldn’t ask for a better tag team partner!
Styles: You just hit the damn nail on the head, Don! He is the WWF Champion! I should be the WWF Champion! I held that belt for an entire year, and now look at me! I lost to that freaking retiree, Rob Van Dam at Summerslam! I haven’t had a WWF title match since the spring! Now I see Paul London taking my spot and that is crap, Don! That is absolute crap! Paul London deserves nothing!
Callis: Tell you what, AJ. I’ll go talk to Mike Sanders and put in a word for you. We’ll take it from there. That good enough?
Styles: No, it isn’t, but I’ll deal with it.
Callis: Good. Don’t be forgetting who has been there with you all this time. I’ve been managing you since you were the Cruiserweight champion, trust my judgment.
Styles: I do trust you, Don.
Callis: Good.
United States Championship: Rodney Mack © vs Alex Arion
Match Background: This match is for the WWF United States title. Rodney Mack has been WWF United States champion since 14 September 2006. Two weeks ago, Arion received the coveted title shot against Rhyno and was impressive.
The Match: Mack takes a flying neckbreaker from Alex Arion. Arion crushes Mack with a huge legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Mack blocks the suplex attempt and is able to hit the suplex instead! Arion is a glutton for punishment and just continues to take it during this match. Flying shoulder tackle by Mack sends Arion CRASHING to the mat. Hooks the leg for a two count. High Angle DDT by Rodney Mack just SPIKES Alex Arion down! Hooks the leg! ONE...TWO...NO! Alex Arion charges into the corner, but EATS BOOT and staggers backward. Alex Arion reverses a hip toss. Arion crushes Mack with a huge legdrop. There's a two count on the pin. DDT from the top rope by Alex Arion. That looked KILLER. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! I would have bought that as the finish! Spin kick by Alex Arion to the face sends the opponent FLYING across the ring. Spinning back kick from Alex Arion. Mack flips out of a Alex Arion bodyslam attempt. Mack slams Alex Arion down and motions to the crowd. Massive lariat! Stan Hansen would approve. Low Ki comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Alex Arion turns around. Low Ki drops Arion to the canvas. Low Ki quickly locks on the Dragon Clutch! Low Ki leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three for Rodney Mack, Arion got pinned. Low Ki pushes the referee aside, then continues to assault Arion! Right hands rain down on Alex Arion, pounding him into the canvas.
My Opinion: I'll give it a **1\2 rating, but that's because I didn't mark out once...but nothing was too bad.
Tazz: So there’s Low-Ki!
Cole: He’s going absolutely ballistic on Alex Arion! What is the point of this?!?
Tazz: I think he’s going to tell us! The time-keeper just handed Low-Ki a microphone!
Low-Ki: Alex Arion! What have you done to receive such attention in the WWF? You have done nothing but lose match after match for over two years. Now you suddenly get a shot at the WWF title? And now a shot at the U.S. title? You have no honor, Alex. You challenged for a belt tonight that was not yours to challenge for. I was not pinned in the triple threat match where Rodney Mack won the U.S. title back in. Where was Low-Ki’s title shot? Why should someone with no honor step up to the plate before Low-Ki, who is honor defined! (Low-Ki drops the mic and leaves. Rodney Mack is hiding in the corner).
Tazz: He has a point, Cole.
Cole: Point or no point, Alex Arion did not deserve that! He showed us a lot in his match against Rhyno, and I believe that had Low-Ki not interfered tonight, we would have seen Arion win the U.S. title!
Tazz: That’s impossible, Cole! One big match cannot turn around a man’s career!
Winner at 7:59 and STILL United States Champion: Rodney Mack
Chad Collyer and Paul London vs Rhyno and AJ Styles
Match Background: Rhyno and Collyer have been feuding for quite some time now. Rhyno is the reigning WWF World champion, and has been since 16 July 2006. AJ Styles and Paul London are feuding as well, as Styles fears that he is losing his top spot on Smackdown to Paul London.
The Match: Rhyno with a spinning neckbreaker on London. London gets hit with a HUGE clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to AJ Styles. AJ Styles scoops up London. Rhyno bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Implant DDT by AJ Styles! I will always and forever mark out for that move. There's a two count on the pin. London walks into a high dropkick from AJ Styles, almost losing several teeth in the process. London reverses a AJ Styles hammerlock. DDT from the top rope by Paul London. That looked KILLER. London tags out to Chad Collyer. THERE IT IS! A legdrop to the BACK OF THE HEAD! I swear, that makes any match just a little bit better. I don't mind telling you that every time I see it, that's for sure. Collyer crushes Styles with a running senton. AJ Styles comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Styles tags out to Rhyno. Rhyno gets a stalling fallaway slam on Chad Collyer. Rhyno scores with a NASTY spinebuster. Pinfall attempt: ONE...TWO...NO! STIFF~! chop lights up Collyer who covers up to try and stop the agonizing PAIN! Rhyno walks into a drop toe hold. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by Collyer. It's a MAD HOUSE in the ring as all four workers are going at it!! The referee can't seem to do anything to stop it and gets shoved away. The referee turns and calls for the bell. The referee's had enough, and has called this a double DQ. Collyer \ London and Rhyno \ Styles aren't satisfied! They start brawling again, turning the ringside area into a battlefield until officials run down and physically pull them apart.
My Opinion: Almost got a **** match, but was lacking in certain areas, so i'm knocking off a quarter of a star. Yes, there is such a thing as a quarter star. ***3/4.
Tazz: Ha, can you smell the hatred in that ring, Cole! These men want to tear each other apart!
Cole: Things became too intense for the referee to handle, so he threw the match out the window!
Tazz: Ha, it hasn’t been a good night to be a referee at all, has it?
Cole: Not at all, but I’m getting some word through my headset. Breaking news, folks, General Manager Mike Sanders has announced that AJ Styles and Paul London are now going to be facing off in a No DQ match at No Mercy!
Tazz: I thought you were going to exaggerate, Cole, but you’re right! This is huge breaking news!
Cole: Sanders has also announced that he wants Orlando Jordan, should he be out of the hospital, to attend a contract signing in the ring with Nunzio next week on Smackdown. He says that they either need to agree to leave each other alone, or they need to sign for a match at No Mercy!
Tazz: Wow, this is getting better and better.
No Contest at 20:17
