The Smackdown Review 8/3 - 8/9

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August 3, 2000

X-Pac def. Scotty 2 Hotty

Eddie Guerrero & Rikishi def. Val Venis & Tazz

Matt Hardy def. Edge by DQ

Chris Benoit & The Big Show def. The Rock & Kane

Steve Blackman def. Perry Saturn; HC Title Match

Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather def. A.P.A.

Road Dogg def. Grandmaster Sexay

Triple H, Kurt Angle, & Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley def. The Dudley Boyz & Lita in a No-DQ Match

 

August 9, 2001

Diamond Dallas Page & Kanyon def. A.P.A. to win the Tag Team Titles

Perry Saturn def. Raven

Rob Van Dam def. Edge; HC Title Match

X-Pac & Albert def. Tajiri & Spike Dudley

The Undertaker & Kane def. Chuck Palumbo & Sean O’Haire to win the WCW Tag Team Titles

Chris Jericho def. Hugh Morrus

Kurt Angle & The Hardy Boyz def. Steve Austin & The Dudley Boyz by DQ

 

August 8, 2002

John Cena def. Kurt Angle by DQ

Mark Henry def. Reverend D-Von

Rikishi def. Batista

The Hurricane & Shannon Moore def. Billy & Chuck

Edge, Rey Mysterio, & John Cena def. Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero

Jamie Noble & Nidia def. Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson

Brock Lesnar def. Hulk Hogan

[Only The Strong Survive 0]

I love how half the people from the 2000 Smackdown! are gone or injured... (or doing commentary in Tazz's case. Did he retire or is injured or what?)

[Lil' Bitch 0]

^ Yeah, I think he's injured.

 

I think a lot of people on here enjoyed seeing Brock Lesnar def. Hulk Hogan.

[Guest The Czech Republic]

I love how half the people from the 2000 Smackdown! are gone or injured... (or doing commentary in Tazz's case. Did he retire or is injured or what?)

They decided not to push Tazz as a threat because of his height.

[Bored 0]

I think a lot of people on here enjoyed seeing Brock Lesnar def. Hulk Hogan.

CRZ (slashwrestling.com) recap:

 

KING BROCK LESNAR (Minneapolis, Minnesota - 295 pounds - with Paul Heyman - and Foot Locker House of Hoops presents SummerSlam, 25 August!) v. HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN (Hollywood, California - 285 pounds

referee: Hebner

Well, he stand up next to a mountain - he chop it down with the edge of his hand. Staredown in the centre...Lesnar elects to leave the ring so Hogan can cup his ear to all four sides of the arena. Or is he showing fear? Or does he anticipate...an ad break?

 

When we come back, the bell has JUST rung. Crowd is loud as we again move to the staredown in the centre of the ring. Lesnar fails to say "you will die." Hogan takes steps back and thoughtfully strokes his naturally-coloured beard. "Hogan" chant gets bigger as Hogan turns his head to and fro. Finally, they lock up - but that ends with stalemate. Whoa, Cole said "stalemate!" Lockup...Lesnar shoves Hogan away! Lesnar grins and goes back to his happy dance as Hogan collects his own thoughts. We're now two minutes in. Lockup - no, Lesnar shoots under and puts a forearm in the back. Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp stomp. Scoop...and a slam! Lesnar is confident - but Hogan pops up! Lesnar turns back - Hogan right - right - right - right - right - right, chop, right, chop, right, right, right, into the opposite corner, reversed...nobody home on the charge! Hogan with a lariat! 1, kicked out at 2. Hogan drops the elbow. Another elbowdrop. Hogan eschews a third elbowdrop in favour of raking his boot across Lesnar's face. Off the ropes and a running headstart on the clothesline - and Lesnar is over to the outside! Lesnar makes a funny face while the crowd chants "Hogan" and Hebner fails to count to ten. We're now FOUR minutes in. The pace is deliberate, yes, but a story *is* developing here. Hogan decides to go out after Lesnar when he fails to make a move towards the ring. Heyman on the apron and Hebner turns his attention that way - Lesnar grabs Hogan's legs and makes a wish using the ringpost - twice! Having taken the shortcut, Lesnar's smile returns. Lesnar back in the ring - stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp. Hogan pulled to the centre - off the ropes with an elbowdrop - off the ropes with a second elbowdrop, and there's a third elbowdrop. Lesnar helps Hogan up - Irish whip into the corner - Lesnar puts his shoulder into the gut. Shoulder, shoulder, shoulder. Forearm in the back. Lesnar eggs on the crowd. Stomp, stomp. Again, Lesnar eggs on the crowd, while Heyman tries to keep Lesnar on track to finish the match. Stomp. Lesnar brings up Hogan...then tosses him through the ropes out to the floor. Lesnar out after him - clubbing forearm in the back. Lesnar removes the commentary table top and does a little redecorating...but in the meantime, Hogan is up. Hogan with the rake of the face! Right hand - whip into the ringpost! Lesnar rolls into the ring, Hogan meets him - right hand in the corner, climbs to the second rope - Ten Punch Count Along only gets to five before Lesnar powerbombs him out of the corner! Heyman screams for him to make the cover - too slow - 1, 2, no! We take the Foot Locker Replay but already Hogan is showing signs of the second wind. Right hand no, right hand no, right hand, starting to jackhammer, right hand to his feet, forearm, no, forearm, no, forearm, YOU! Hogan wags his finger quite a bit - block, right, right, right, into the ropes, big boot, calling to the crowd - but Lesnar is up before Hogan can even hit the ropes - Lesnar with a gutshot - up on the shoulders but Hogan is out of the F-5 attempt! Right, right, right, into the ropes, big boot, free shot for Heyman on the apron, off the ropes with the big leg - 1, 2, LESNAR KICKS OUT!!! Hogan can't believe it, but continues to jackhammer and gets right back on him - Lesnar begs off! Right hand, right, right, right, right, into the ropes, big boot! Off the ropes, but Heyman grabs the ankle! Hogan brings Heyman onto the apron...but Lesnar is there, forearm to Hogan in the back. Up on the shoulder - and there's the Key on My Keyboard! Lesnar doesn't cover, though - he looks to the crowd instead. Heyman again screams for Lesnar to make the cover...but instead, Lesnar lifts up Hogan and applies the bearhug. Crowd is loud...ew, Hogan is "bleeding internally" with the red stuff coming out of his mouth. Arm falls once - arm falls twice - holy crap! ARM FALLS THRICE! (10:03) Lesnar doesn't really feel like letting it go. Heyman hits the ring and Lesnar finally *does* let go of the bearhug. Lesnar shoves Hebner out of the ring and surveys the damage. Finally, Heyman and Lesnar leave the ring and head up the ramp...wait. As the crowd chants "Rock E" (but we've already been told he's in Australia), Lesnar heads back down the ramp, around the ring..and picks up a chair. Hebner is easily chased out of the ring...Lesnar dares Hogan to get up, while Heyman yells "Brock! You're gonna KILL 'im!" Hogan up - WHACK! Well he's back down. Heyman shouts "No more - no more!" as Lesnar stands over Hogan with a smile on his face. You can add a bladejob to Hogan's red drool job - well, maybe - maybe they just covered him in syrup through the magic of editing as well. Brock goes down there AGAIN, grabbing Hogan's head and giving him what for. Lesnar rubs Hogan's blood on his chest! Credits are up and I guess we won't get to see if he wrote "DIE" or not, 'cause this show is OVER!

[Lil' Bitch 0]

I found it shocking Hogan actually lost to a BEARHUG! Has that even happened before with anybody?

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

Rob Van Dam def. Edge; HC Title Match

 

 

*Hint Hint*

[Guest JaKyL25]

Edge, Rey Mysterio, & John Cena def. Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero

 

Hey, this match is the match that set the various feuds into motion that would eventually become the SmackDown 6 era. The animosity between Kurt and Chris over who's the best, Eddie and Chris's dissention, and the first teaming of Rey and Edge, and I believe the first time Angle and Rey fought.

 

Historic.

[Bored 0]

Rob Van Dam def. Edge; HC Title Match

 

CRZ recap:

 

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP: KING EDGE (without trophy - but with Let Us Take You Back to RAW) v. ROB VAN DAM - Did you know that van Dam isn't contractually obligated to do the job until AT LEAST August, 2003? Why would I make that up? Lockup, side headlock by Edge, van Dam powers out, shoulderblock by Edge off the ropes. van Dam does the splits to let Edge go up and over - van Dam wants a rollup, but Edge grabs the wheelbarrow and drops van Dam face first to the mat. van Dam manages to pull Edge through the ropes to the floor - and lands a pescado on him for 2. Kick, whip into the barricade is reversed...Edge charges but gets dumped over the barricade to the floor. van Dam on the barricade - somersault senton!! Tazz says "beautiful hilo," so maybe it was a hilo. Cover on the floor - 1, 2, Edge kicks out. van Dam stays in control - elbow to the mush - over the barricade and back to the floor. van Dam leaping onto the barricade - Edge crotches him, though. Edge under the ring - found a ladder. Ladder into the chest! Edge sets the ladder against the far post, goes after van Dam...but he lands an elbow, and a legsweep. WOW Catapult into the ladder, and Edge hits hard. 1, 2, Edge kicks out. Edge rolled back in - van Dam grabs the ladder and shoves it into the ring. van Dam on the apron and the ladder is on the second rope - Edge leaps from the corner to seesaw the ladder into van Dam - sorta. Edge out - 1, 2, no. The Double Feature doesn't make that semi-blown spot look any better, but A for effort. Edge rolls van Dam back in - and follows. Right, right, LANCE STORM is out, right, into the ropes is reversed, van Dam going for a splits leapfrog but Edge catches him and delivers an atomic drop. Edge off the ropes - but Storm lowers the bridge, sending him to the floor. Whip into the barricade...is reversed! Edge with a clothesline for Storm, knocking him down. Edge back in - van Dam tries a grab, but Edge slides in under the legs...grabs the waistlock, but van Dam manages a back kick in the vicinity of the face (not really). Edge ducks the clothesline and manages a release German suplex. Both men are down...and Storm's back up. Looks like he's ready to try the superkick...but Edge is ready, meeting Storm with a Viscera kick! Clothesline for van Dam - Edge-o-matic for Storm! But van Dam hits a sweet dropkick. Under the ring, finding a second chair (Storm had put one in the ring earlier, but nobody's used it). Stomp for Edge, chair set in the centre. Stomp - whip, no reversal, no, van Dam reversed back into the corner. Edge runs to the chair, vaults off of it and connects with a SPEAR onto Storm! (So what was van Dam gonna do with the chair but set up a spot for Edge? Or am I *thinking?*) Edge runs with a clothesline for van Dam. Gutshot for Storm, going for the big ol' DDT but van Dam stops that attempt with a spin kick. Now Storm and van Dam each have a chair...it's a CONCHAIRTO! That'll do it - 1, 2, 3. (5:21) Storm takes advantage of a fallen Edge to tell him a few things about a few things.

[Guest Choken One]

Edge, Rey Mysterio, & John Cena def. Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero

 

Hey, this match is the match that set the various feuds into motion that would eventually become the SmackDown 6 era. The animosity between Kurt and Chris over who's the best, Eddie and Chris's dissention, and the first teaming of Rey and Edge, and I believe the first time Angle and Rey fought.

 

Historic.

and this did WHAT for Cena? Nothing...

 

 

Thank god for Halloween Parties.

[Bored 0]

Edge, Rey Mysterio, & John Cena def. Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero

 

Hey, this match is the match that set the various feuds into motion that would eventually become the SmackDown 6 era. The animosity between Kurt and Chris over who's the best, Eddie and Chris's dissention, and the first teaming of Rey and Edge, and I believe the first time Angle and Rey fought.

 

Historic.

CRZ recap:

 

EDGE (Toronto, Ontario - 241 pounds) and JOHN CENA (West Newbury, Massachusetts - 249 pounds) and REY MYSTERIO (San Diego, California - 175 pounds) v. KURT ANGLE (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 237 pounds) and EDDIE GUERRERO & CHRIS BENOIT (Intercontinental champion) (564 pounds - with Let Us Take You Back to Last Thursday)

referee: BRIAN HEBNER

Cole remarks that Rock hasn't tapped "since his rookie year." Whoa, continuity RULES! even if I can't remember offhand who he must have tapped to (Shamrock?) Well I'll have some time to check because before this match begins we take the ubiquitous AD BREAK

 

During the break, I found submissions to both Shamrock AND Mankind, so there you go. A station ID may have stepped on the return, I don't know - I see Angle just after a hairpull takedown on Edge and Cole says we're just starting, so...I dunno? Angle right, right, right, kick, kick, stomp, standing on the neck. Bring on the onsale crawl! Chop. Chop. Right. Into the ropes, reversed, Edge with a belly-to-belly overhead suplex. Edge chops, Angle with a knee, and tag to Benoit. Benoit runs into the flapjack. Tag to Mysterio. Right, right, right, whip is reversed, Benoit presses him up and lets him drop. Knee in the gut, pulled into another knee in the gut, into the ropes, and Benoit buries one more knee. Put into the corner...boots up by Mysterio - elbow. Climbs up the corner, but Benoit is behind with three forearms in the back. Mysterio on the shoulders but he does a 180 and takes down Benoit with a Frankensteiner! Mysterio ducks a clothesline, but off the ropes Angle gets in a free shot - Mysterio turns to face him and Benoit takes HIM down with a forearm. Guerrero getes the tag. Forearm, forearm in the back, forearm, forearm, arm wringer...Mysterio is screaming. Elbow to the elbow, again, takes the arm wringer to put Mysterio on his back. Pulled back up, elbow to the elbow once again, shoves him away - Mysterio punches back, right, right, runs to the corner, leaps and hits the head scissors takeover! Tag to Cena - Guerrero ducks the swing, right, right, Cena right, Guerrero, Cena, Guerrero, Cena, Cena, Cena, into the ropes, big hiplock takeover, cover, 1, 2, no. Wants a suplex but Guerrero goes down the back, standing switch, Cena with a death suplex - 1, 2, Angle breaks it up - this brings in Edge and now Edge and Angle are outside - while Hebner keeps Mysterio out, Benoit joins Guerrero in a doubleteam on Cena. Guerrero with a right when Hebner turns around, and Benoit gets the tag - big open kick. Forearm. Into the corner and Cena hits hard. Stomp. Snap suplex. Hooks the leg...and gets 2. Cena reaches - Benoit stomps. Dragged back to his corner with a head to the buckle - and tag to Angle while Guerrero holds him - right, right, right, right, pulled into a short clothesline. Just like in the first match, Angle goes to the headlock. Cena has nowhere to go but to the mat. Crowd comes alive...and Cena starts to make it back to his feet - elbow, elbow, right, right, right, off the ropes...but Angle catches him and gives him the Alabama slam! 1, 2, Edge has to break it up! Tag to Guerrero, scoop...and a slam, and Guerrero is in with his slingshot senton - 1, 2, no! Right, elbow, kick, stomp, stomp, stomp, standing on the neck...for 4. "Eddie sucks!" chant. Stomp. Guerrero spits at Mysterio, which brings him in...Cena snapmared into the unfriendly corner and Guerrero adds a stomp'n'spin. Tag to Benoit. Open shot by Benoit. They put Cena into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Benoit with the death suplex as Guerrero heads back to his corner. Benoit puts him in the corner - but Cena manages to throw the elbow as Benoit comes in...but Benoit retakes control as Cena charges - drop toe hold - then Benoit leaps forward to drive a forearm into the back of Cena's head! Benoit giving Cena the bad mouth and the big forearm. Head to the buckle, chop, chop. Cena tries to fight his way out of the corner, getting a back elbow in on Guerrero before Angle puts him back down again. Tag to Guerrero - right hand to the back of the head - now drops down and grabs a front headlock. Cena brought up - but put down quickly with a death suplex. Guerrero is feeling froggy...but Mysterio heads him off on his way up the ropes! Guerrero eventually kicks him off but Cena's had just enough time to get to his feet - over to Guerrero, right hand, second rope - SUPERPLEX!! Everybody's down and Hebner starts the count. Edge wants the tag in the worst way! Hebner to six as Guerrero tags Benoit - HOT TAG TO EDGE! Angle in first (I guess HIS tag was actually seen by Hebner) and Edge clotheslines him down - Benoit gets a free shot on the apron - flying forearm for Angle - back body drop for Guerrero - gutshot for Benoit, into the corner, shoulder to the gut, spear for Guerrero...Angle tries to sneak under with the Olympic Slam but Edge shakes it - ducks a clothesline - off the ropes - SPEAR! But Benoit is up from behind with a German suplex on Edge! Mysterio in - ducks Benoit's swing - body scissors on Benoit - into a bulldog! Guerrero gutshot on Mysterio - BRAINBUSTER!! Cena on Guerrero with a Protobomb! Angle with the Olympic Slam on Cena! Cena rolls out and Angle moves to the ropes to taunt him - unfortunately leaving him in perfect position to eat Mysterio's 619! Mysterio with the springboard to the Frankensteiner - covers - 1, 2, 3! (we saw 10:03) Commentators tell us that that's called the "West Coast Pop" (I think), and Tazz suddenly realises Mysterio was NOT the legal man. I'd say "I love Tazz" but the only time they mention stuff like this is if it's part of an angle...

[Detective Comics 0]

I love how half the people from the 2000 Smackdown! are gone or injured... (or doing commentary in Tazz's case. Did he retire or is injured or what?)

They decided not to push Tazz as a threat because of his height.

I thought I heard somewhere his suplexes were too stiff for WWE style and people were not comfortable taking them....

 

 

100th post!!!

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

Tazz's push was derailed by the Radicals debueting 3 weeks (or less) after he did.

 

He went from ending Kurt's win streak to fueding with Bull Buchanan in 1 month's time.

[Guest Spaceman Spiff]

The Hurricane & Shannon Moore def. Billy & Chuck

IIRC, this was a fun little match. Helms & Moore got to break out some of their 3-Count double team moves, and both teams went on to have a couple more fun matches together.

[Guest Adrian 3:16]

CRZ recap:

 

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP: KING EDGE (without trophy - but with Let Us Take You Back to RAW) v. ROB VAN DAM - Did you know that van Dam isn't contractually obligated to do the job until AT LEAST August, 2003?

Kind of funny in retrospect, isn't it?

[Bored 0]

The Hurricane & Shannon Moore def. Billy & Chuck

IIRC, this was a fun little match. Helms & Moore got to break out some of their 3-Count double team moves, and both teams went on to have a couple more fun matches together.

CRZ recap:

 

BILLY & CHUCK (534 pounds - with Rico) v. THE HURRICANE & SHANNON MOORE (410 pounds - with SmackDown! in Seattle hype)

referee: MIKE SPARKS

It's Chuck and Hurricane to start. Rico makes some noise, Hurricane looks his way, and it's Chuck with a shot in the back on a distracted Hurricane. Right hand puts him down. Scoop...but Hurricane's free - to the ropes, Chuck shakes him off - and Hurricane poses. Chuck runs into a drop toehold - Hurricane with a flying kick (Tazz: "flyin' wizard" - huh?) - 1, 2, no. Chuck reverses the whip, blind tag, Hurricane rolls under, pokes the eye - Moore off the top with a flying headscissors! But Billy comes in and clotheslines him down. Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp stomp stomp. Sparks is busy putting Hurricane in the corner and missed the no tag. Billy stands on the neck for 4. Big right hand. Into the ropes, brought up...Moore dropkicks at the apex! Tag to Hurricane - clothesline, clothesline, clotheslines, into the ropes is reversed but Hurricane reverses to a swinging DDT - Chuck in, Hurricane ducks but he keeps running until knocking Moore off the apron, back to Hurricane who grabs the choke - Billy ALSO in a choke - of course, that doesn't happen - double flapjack by Billy & Chuck, who covers - and gets 2. Head to the boot of Billy, tag, right by Chuck, left for Billy to stand on him. Sparks warning him and Rico gets in the choke as well. Billy with a right hand. Right. Right, right, firing up the crowd, into the opposite corner...taking too long here...running at him and nobody's home on the splash attempt! Hurricane with a neckbreaker! Moore is jumping for a tag but it'll be Chuck getting that tag first. HOT TAG TO MOORE! Clothesline by Moore! Clothesline! Kick - off the ropes with a front flip neckbreaker! To the top rope - off the top with a moonsault! Billy in without a tag - One and Only puts Moore down. But Hurricane is in and hits the chokeslam! Rico in - Hurricane puts him over the top to the floor! Hurricane runs the ropes - Billy shoves Rico out of his way and Hurricane crashes on Rico! Back in the ring, Moore attempts a top rope leap into a Frankensteiner but Chuck catches him and stops it. Calling to Billy, Chuck puts Moore on his shoulder for Code Red (Doomsday Device) - Hurricane tries to stop Billy on his way up, but gets kicked off. Billy leaps but Moore ducks, then drops down to complete a victory roll - 1, 2, 3!! (4:37) Replay of "Shannon Moore's Miracle." Three unhappy guys left in the ring.

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CRZ recap:

 

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP: KING EDGE (without trophy - but with Let Us Take You Back to RAW) v. ROB VAN DAM - Did you know that van Dam isn't contractually obligated to do the job until AT LEAST August, 2003?

Kind of funny in retrospect, isn't it?

Yes it is...funny because RVD was the only non-WWE Alliance member that was booked strong during the Invasion angle.

[Guest Trivia247]

I love how half the people from the 2000 Smackdown! are gone or injured... (or doing commentary in Tazz's case. Did he retire or is injured or what?)

They decided not to push Tazz as a threat because of his height.

kinda reminds you on the Heyman work/shoot on Vince when he tells him to Look at Tazz because Taz was a Killer.