Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted April 9, 2003 April 8, 2003 Chicago, Illinois Report by: rajahwwf.com - I missed all Velocity and any dark matches that may have aired. Smackdown! Tapings: [Airdate - 4/10] - Michael Cole and Tazz come out for commentary. They announce that Brock Lesnar will fight Matt Hardy and that Piper's Pit will return to WWE after a 14 year absence all tonight. - Matt Hardy vs. Brock Lesnar. This is a champion vs. champion match, not title vs. title. Lesnar starts off the match with a huge clothesline but Matt uses his title to the back of Brock's head to turn the tide. Brock spends much of the match selling his "concussion" but he ends up hitting the F-5 for the pinfall victory. - We see clips from last week where Vince McMahon supposedly "killed" Hulkamania, saying it will die a death of leprosy, etc. etc. - Torrie Wilson & Brian Kendrick vs. Nidia & Jamie Noble. Sable comes down before the match and sits down for commentary. She flips through Torrie Wilson's Playboy and applauds Torrie when she comes out. Nidia and Noble double team quite a bit, but they have a little miscommunication problem which allows Torrie to hit a DDT for the pinfall. Sable acts impressed afterwards. - Backstage, Chris Benoit congratulates Brock Lesnar for his title win at Wrestlemania 19 but he says he's looking forward to facing him at Backlash. Rhyno comes up and says that it's going to be him facing Brock at Backlash. Lesnar tells them to go out tonight and beat the hell out of each other but come Backlash, one of them will have hell to pay. - Chris Benoit vs. Rhyno (Semi-final). Rhyno misses a Gore mid-match, while Benoit hits a pretty long flying headbutt which gets a near three count. Benoit ends up winning the match via a simple backslide. - Vince McMahon Interview. Vince says that it was just one week ago that he permanently terminated Hulkamania. As a matter of fact, he gave Hulkamania a lethal dose of leprosy. But he will honor his contract with Hogan - he will pay him every nickel of his contract to stay at home. By the time his WWE contract expires, Hogan will be so old he'll be confined to a wheelchair. But don't worry Hogan - Vince says he will make sure there is a reservoire below his wheelchair to collect his bodily fluid. Vince goes on to say that he looked on the shelf beside Hogan and decided to pull off another one of his creations - fourteen years later: Piper's Pit with Rowdy Roddy Piper. - Piper's Pit. Vince introduces himself as Piper's special guest this week. Piper says let's get one thing clear: nobody but nobody named Piper or Piper's Pit except him. Vince makes fun of Piper's belly saying the last time he saw a belly that big, Mae Young was nine months pregnant. Vince then asks Piper if he wants to join the Kiss My Ass Club but then changes his mind. Piper then talks about Vince's failures - the bodybuilding federation, the XFL, etc. The only job Vince has been able to hold is the one his daddy gave him. Vince says that they have one thing common though - their dislike for Hogan. Roddy says that Vince did make Hulkamania, he created everything about you. Vince puts his arm around Piper so Roddy tells him to get his arm off him because he hates Vince too. McMahon calls Piper a son of a bitch so Piper says it takes one to know one. They end up shaking hands and Roddy says he hates Hogan too. Vince's music hits so Roddy asks for it to stop and says that even though Vince created Hulkamania, he did something that even Piper himself couldn't do - he got beat by Hogan 1-2-3. Rikishi then comes out with a coconut and asks him if it looks familiar. Since he was a little kid, he's remembered a lot of things. For 20 years, he remembers what he did to Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Piper says that's not between you and me, but Rikishi says he's one of his family members. As this going on, Sean O'Haire comes from behind and clotheslines Rikishi. He uses a chair to Rikishi's gut and back area, laying him out. Piper then says "you wanna be like Snuka" and then smashes the coconut over Rikishi's head just like he did to Snuka 20 years ago. - They show the promo for the two French-Canadiens that aired on Raw. Sylvain Grenier and Rene Dupree, I think? - Team Angle vs. Tajiri & Rey Mysterio. I guess this is not for the title. Before the match, they say they will dedicate this match to Kurt Angle, who will be undergoing neck surgery tomorrow. They demand the fans to lower their heads but get booed so they make fun of Cubs inability to win the World Series for some more heel heat. Apparently, Tajiri picked Mysterio as his partner because Funaki was injured last week at the hands of Haas & Benjamin. Mysterio hits a legdrop on Haas to pick up the pinfall victory. - Backstage, Josh Mathews interviews Undertaker about John Cena's comments last week. Taker talks about being respected and says that he has more showertime than John Cena has ring time. He promises to beat up John Cena tonight, saying he'll find out why his mouth shouldn't write checks that his ass can't cash. - Nathan Jones vs. Bill DeMott. This is obviously Jones' in-ring debut (at least on TV). Match was quick and pretty standard with Jones pinning DeMott after a boot to the face. - Backstage, the FBI talk to the police about some of their items that have gone missing. They say they have a pretty good idea who might have done this but don't say anything. - Backstage, Sable knocks on Torrie's dressing room. Torrie says she's in the shower, so Sable says it's okay, it's just her. She congratulates her on the match and on her Playboy, which is apparently selling almost as fast as hers. Torrie asks Sable if she's seen her towel and Sable says yes "right here" and tells her to come and get it. - Backstage, the cops arrest Nathan Jones saying they need to take him in for questioning. Undertaker comes up and snaps, saying that Jones has already paid his debt to society. The officer says that Jones isn't under arrrest - they just want to ask him some questions. - John Cena vs. Undertaker (Semi-final). Cena cuts another one his promos before the match, basically saying he'll beat Undertaker. Taker almost pins Cena with a chokeslam about halfway through but Cena gets his foot on the ropes. Soon after this, they cut to a commercial. Cena then uses the chain on Taker before going to work on his injured elbow on the outside. Cena tells the ref to count Taker out and continues to keep him out of the ring when he tries to get back in. The ref ends up getting bumped by Taker so Cena goes for the Death Valley Driver but it's countered into the Last Ride. With the ref still out, the FBI comes down and attacks Undertaker. Palumbo hits Taker with a steel chair and they continue to beat him up as Jones isn't here due to being taken out of the building earlier in the night. As the ref comes to, Cena crawls on Undertaker and gets the win and advances to the finals against Chris Benoit next week. - End of show. rajahwwf.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted April 9, 2003 - Torrie Wilson & Brian Kendrick vs. Nidia & Jamie Noble. What a waste of Kendrick & Knoble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wwF1587 Report post Posted April 9, 2003 my SD! Spoilers "post them here" thread must of been invisible... no offense... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest caboose Report post Posted April 9, 2003 - Piper's Pit. Vince introduces himself as Piper's special guest this week. Piper says let's get one thing clear: nobody but nobody named Piper or Piper's Pit except him. Vince makes fun of Piper's belly saying the last time he saw a belly that big, Mae Young was nine months pregnant. Vince then asks Piper if he wants to join the Kiss My Ass Club but then changes his mind. Piper then talks about Vince's failures - the bodybuilding federation, the XFL, etc. The only job Vince has been able to hold is the one his daddy gave him. Vince says that they have one thing common though - their dislike for Hogan. Roddy says that Vince did make Hulkamania, he created everything about you. Vince puts his arm around Piper so Roddy tells him to get his arm off him because he hates Vince too. McMahon calls Piper a son of a bitch so Piper says it takes one to know one. They end up shaking hands and Roddy says he hates Hogan too. Vince's music hits so Roddy asks for it to stop and says that even though Vince created Hulkamania, he did something that even Piper himself couldn't do - he got beat by Hogan 1-2-3. Rikishi then comes out with a coconut and asks him if it looks familiar. Since he was a little kid, he's remembered a lot of things. For 20 years, he remembers what he did to Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Piper says that's not between you and me, but Rikishi says he's one of his family members. As this going on, Sean O'Haire comes from behind and clotheslines Rikishi. He uses a chair to Rikishi's gut and back area, laying him out. Piper then says "you wanna be like Snuka" and then smashes the coconut over Rikishi's head just like he did to Snuka 20 years ago What The Fuck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Vince gets back to back interview segments? Sable must have agreed to a lesbian angle with Torrie... Jones vs Demott...ugh.. Piper hits Rikishi with a coconut..ha ha..not Cena vs Benoit next week..hmm.. WTF is up with the FBI? No Chavo or Eddy..boo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ViciousFish Report post Posted April 9, 2003 - Piper's Pit. Vince introduces himself as Piper's special guest this week. Piper says let's get one thing clear: nobody but nobody named Piper or Piper's Pit except him. Vince makes fun of Piper's belly saying the last time he saw a belly that big, Mae Young was nine months pregnant. Vince then asks Piper if he wants to join the Kiss My Ass Club but then changes his mind. Piper then talks about Vince's failures - the bodybuilding federation, the XFL, etc. The only job Vince has been able to hold is the one his daddy gave him. Vince says that they have one thing common though - their dislike for Hogan. Roddy says that Vince did make Hulkamania, he created everything about you. Vince puts his arm around Piper so Roddy tells him to get his arm off him because he hates Vince too. McMahon calls Piper a son of a bitch so Piper says it takes one to know one. They end up shaking hands and Roddy says he hates Hogan too. Vince's music hits so Roddy asks for it to stop and says that even though Vince created Hulkamania, he did something that even Piper himself couldn't do - he got beat by Hogan 1-2-3. Rikishi then comes out with a coconut and asks him if it looks familiar. Since he was a little kid, he's remembered a lot of things. For 20 years, he remembers what he did to Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Piper says that's not between you and me, but Rikishi says he's one of his family members. As this going on, Sean O'Haire comes from behind and clotheslines Rikishi. He uses a chair to Rikishi's gut and back area, laying him out. Piper then says "you wanna be like Snuka" and then smashes the coconut over Rikishi's head just like he did to Snuka 20 years ago What The Fuck? On an episode of Piper's Pit 20 years ago I guess, Piper was making fun of Snuka with some bannanas and then mollywhopped him with a coconut. They actually showed it on Confidential this week, probably hoping enough people saw it tfor it to make sense on Smackdown. And since every samoan in the WWE is related Rikishi is Jimmy Snuka's nephew or cousin or something. That totally seems racist but that wasn't the purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bricks Report post Posted April 9, 2003 "With the ref still out, the FBI comes down and attacks Undertaker. Palumbo hits Taker with a steel chair and they continue to beat him up as Jones isn't here due to being taken out of the building earlier in the night. As the ref comes to, Cena crawls on Undertaker and gets the win and advances to the finals against Chris Benoit next week. - End of show." Wow. I'm soooooo surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Showstoppa Icon Report post Posted April 9, 2003 poor bill Demott...1st one to lose to Goldberg, and the first one to lose to Nathan Jones..Damn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BifEverchad Report post Posted April 9, 2003 - Piper's Pit. Vince introduces himself as Piper's special guest this week. Piper says let's get one thing clear: nobody but nobody named Piper or Piper's Pit except him. Vince makes fun of Piper's belly saying the last time he saw a belly that big, Mae Young was nine months pregnant. Vince then asks Piper if he wants to join the Kiss My Ass Club but then changes his mind. Piper then talks about Vince's failures - the bodybuilding federation, the XFL, etc. The only job Vince has been able to hold is the one his daddy gave him. Vince says that they have one thing common though - their dislike for Hogan. Roddy says that Vince did make Hulkamania, he created everything about you. Vince puts his arm around Piper so Roddy tells him to get his arm off him because he hates Vince too. McMahon calls Piper a son of a bitch so Piper says it takes one to know one. They end up shaking hands and Roddy says he hates Hogan too. Vince's music hits so Roddy asks for it to stop and says that even though Vince created Hulkamania, he did something that even Piper himself couldn't do - he got beat by Hogan 1-2-3. Rikishi then comes out with a coconut and asks him if it looks familiar. Since he was a little kid, he's remembered a lot of things. For 20 years, he remembers what he did to Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Piper says that's not between you and me, but Rikishi says he's one of his family members. As this going on, Sean O'Haire comes from behind and clotheslines Rikishi. He uses a chair to Rikishi's gut and back area, laying him out. Piper then says "you wanna be like Snuka" and then smashes the coconut over Rikishi's head just like he did to Snuka 20 years ago What The Fuck? Hey, I like the sounds of this. I can't wait to see what way it turns out on Thursday. Overall, looks like a pretty solid show, if you ask me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Spaceman Spiff Report post Posted April 9, 2003 It's still not too late to jump on the FBI bandwagon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Edwin MacPhisto Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Would have been soooo much better if they'd just had Cena even hit the DVD on the dilapidated Taker. But no, no. Instead, we'll have Cena beat *Benoit* clean so he looks like a threat. Sounds like a decent show altogether, but sigh. Change is so slow sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dangerous A Report post Posted April 9, 2003 I guess it WOULD kill Taker to job clean to Cena. Great locker room leader. I would say it could lead to the FBI getting a high profile feud with Taker. But when he gets back from elbow surgery, he's gonna squash em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Galactic Gigolo Report post Posted April 9, 2003 God, with this show, I'm more interested in dark matches and Velocity spoliers. Anyone send them in yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Lesbian angle. Whoo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted April 9, 2003 "With the ref still out, the FBI comes down and attacks Undertaker. Palumbo hits Taker with a steel chair and they continue to beat him up as Jones isn't here due to being taken out of the building earlier in the night. As the ref comes to, Cena crawls on Undertaker and gets the win and advances to the finals against Chris Benoit next week. - End of show." Wow. I'm soooooo surprised. Anyone that was expecting different was deluding themselves. Simple as that. This IS WWE. Hell, I'm predicting right now a Rhyno turn next week costing Benoit his match. More plus ça change: Brock in his first SD after becoming Champion, jerks the curtain. I remember he curtain jerked in his first month as Champion back in September (the infamous Holly match was a curtain-jerker), and didn't get a match in the main event until the end of October (vs. Mysterio). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ViciousFish Report post Posted April 9, 2003 It seems like an OK show. Mostly it will matter on how good Benoit/Rhyno is and the Team Angle/Mysterio and Tajiri match is. I figure Los Guererros will be on Velocity this week. Probably going over the FBI or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Lesbian Angle? I thought Kurt always liked girls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ViciousFish Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Lesbian Angle? I thought Kurt always liked girls That was horrible. That really gets a Boo-Urns. Yet it was still funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest edotherocket Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Although a Rikishi/Sean O' Haire feud wasn't exactly what I had in mind, its nice to see them using the show to build feuds. I was worried when I first read it, I thought it was just going to be Vince when I started reading. Team Angle losing clean to Mysterio and Tajiri? Actually, I wouldn't mind a Backlash match with the belts on the line. I wouldn't expect Mysterio and Tajiri to win but it would be a fun match. I'm just happy its not Taker vs. Brock Part III. We all knew it wouldn't be clean. Sounds like a promising show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest edotherocket Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Given Cena and Benoit will both be contesting for the title this year, I'm torn as to how Cena should go over next week. A clean win would be nice since he couldn't beat Taker that way, but then that doesn't really give Benoit much to do whereas a Rhyno run-in would get that feud off the ground. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Will Scarlet Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Poor DeMott. They are just shattering his "bully" image by having him get squashed on Smackdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Amazing Rando Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Lesbian Angle? I thought Kurt always liked girls That was horrible. That really gets a Boo-Urns. Yet it was still funny. well I do "Boo-Urns" the WWE all the time...and that's HILARIOUS... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Taker only jobs due to tons of interference. OF COURSE!! Piper and Vince reinacting the rambling old men worked shoot from last month. OF COURSE!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Atleast Cena won, that's a plus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Team Angle vs. Tajiri & Rey Mysterio and Benoit vs. Rhyno are the only reasons to watch for me. Oh, Nathan Jones "wrestles." Whoopty fuck. I wonder what the crowd thought of it... Big Boot--jeez, I guess he is likely to fuck up any other finisher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDMattitudeV1 Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Finally Nathan Jones debuts, unavailing that highly scientific finishing manoeuvre, the boot to the face. Seriously, if you can't trust the guy to do ONE fucking wrestling move it's time to let him go. Taker jobs after a shit load of interference, a ref bump and a chair shot, good to see him giving the rub to the young up and coming wrestlers. And why oh why does every new wrestler have to feud with Rikishi. Still at least they got the coconut shot in for old time’s sake. This week’s Smackdown looks like must miss TV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lord of The Curry Report post Posted April 9, 2003 At least Cena won, that's a plus. Dude, you forgot to put *Sarcasm* next to your comment there, please edit it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest AndrewTS Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Finally Nathan Jones debuts, unavailing that highly scientific finishing manoeuvre, the boot to the face. Seriously, if you can't trust the guy to do ONE fucking wrestling move it's time to let him go. It is a wrestling move! The old Greco-Roman kick to the face! */Heenan* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JDMattitudeV1 Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Finally Nathan Jones debuts, unavailing that highly scientific finishing manoeuvre, the boot to the face. Seriously, if you can't trust the guy to do ONE fucking wrestling move it's time to let him go. It is a wrestling move! The old Greco-Roman kick to the face! */Heenan* God bless Bobby Heenan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BoboBrazil Report post Posted April 9, 2003 Maybe the cops investigating Jones is to get him off tv and to OVW. They'll say he went to prison again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
