Kurt Angle Mark 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Here is the complete report [email protected] Brock Lesnar won the Smackdown title tonight in Raleigh in the Iron Man match over Kurt Angle as was the original plan, despite his recent knee injury. The match went a legitimate 60:00 and was described as a strong candidate to place highly for match of the year. Lesnar was disqualified in 8:30 for a chair shot, but came back to win the next two falls quickly with an F-5 and via tap out with an ankle lock. Lesnar did an F-5 on the floor to win the fourth fall via count out, being up 3-1. Angle made it 3-2 with an Angle slam at 26:00. Lesnar scored a pin after a belt shot in 31:00. Lesnar went up 5-2 with a pin after a top rope superplex at 44:40. Angle won at 50:00 with a belly-to-belly superplex. Angle made it 5-4 at 55:10 with the ankle lock. Angle hit six german suplexes and used a heel hook at 59:30, but Lesnar survived until time ran out, winning the match. It was an excellent TV wrestling show, opening with Chris Benoit & Rey Mysterio over Tajiri & Rhyno when Mysterio pinned Rhyno after a 619 and springboard legdrop. Shaniqua won a handicap match over Torrie Wilson & Nidia very quickly. Chavo & Eddy Guerrero won the tag titles from Benjamin & Haas. Also, dark matches saw: Jamie Noble b Kendo Kashin (very good) Sean O'Haire & A-Train b Spanky & Paul London Velocity Big Show b Murray Happer & Matt Houston (first time was so bad they taped it over again) Matt Hardy b Joey Matthews Billy Kidman b Shannon Moore Orlando Jordan b Chuck Palumbo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Does anyone else think Taker is going to convince (Con Vince) Vince to put the title on him at No Mercy? Also, I'm betting the next tag team champs are the Basham Bros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANKLELOCK 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Pete Trentacoste sent this into LoP...... Rey Mysterio and Chris Benoit beat Rhyno and Tajiri with a 619 from Rey to Rhyno. Shaniqua squashed Torrie and Nidia by getting the pin on Nidia. Los Guerreros defeated WGTT with an Eddie Frogsplash to capture the titles. Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle 5 falls to 4 to capture the WWE title. Brock DIDN'T tap out to a final Anklelock in the final seconds to hang on and win. This match had tons of great spots and was a testiment to both men and their ability. Great Show. I know they aren't detailed, but it is the full report. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANKLELOCK 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Beat to it. Oh well. Your report is better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 It actually sounds like a really good show. Im not seeing any backstage skits..and aside from the 2 on 1 womens crap, everything sounds solid. I dont know how the commercials will be distributed through the ironman match, but my guess is that there are at least 5, probably 6 commercial breaks. Lesnar was disqualified in 8:30 for a chair shot,(COMMERCIAL) but came back to win the next two falls quickly with an F-5 and via tap out with an ankle lock. (COMMERCIAL) Lesnar did an F-5 on the floor to win the fourth fall via count out, being up 3-1. (COMMERCIAL) Angle made it 3-2 with an Angle slam at 26:00. Lesnar scored a pin after a belt shot in 31:00. (COMMERCIAL) Lesnar went up 5-2 with a pin after a top rope superplex at 44:40. (COMMERCIAL) Angle won at 50:00 with a belly-to-belly superplex. Angle made it 5-4 at 55:10 with the ankle lock. Angle hit six german suplexes and used a heel hook at 59:30, but Lesnar survived until time ran out, winning the match. Thats how I figure it to be..I'll know about this time tomorrow night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Sounds like an awesome PPV worthy line up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 So...how long till Angle gets the belt back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoCalMike 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 I haven't been watching Smackdown lately......so get me up to speed....Taijiri is a heel now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wildpegasus Report post Posted September 17, 2003 The show looks pretty good overall and marks the first time Benoit ever teamed with Mysterio to my knowledge. It looks like they're at a lost on what to do with Benoit now. Rhyno hasn't been protected at all lately so I'm wondering if his feud with Benoit is over as any win by Benoit now won't be surprising. The only person I can think of to face Benoit if the WWE doesn't put Rhyno in that spot is the Big Show. Los Guerreros vs Team Angle will be fun and I'm definitely looking forward to Lesnar/Angle since I'm a mark for physical endurance tests of the body. I also liked how Lesnar didn't counter the heel lock; looks like Angle's saving that for Benoit. Btw, anyone know how would you counter a heel lock? Man, It's kind of scary how much better Smackdown is than Raw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 I haven't been watching Smackdown lately......so get me up to speed....Taijiri is a heel now? Yeah. He had a match with Rey and he lost, he went for the friendly handshake and misted Rey in the face and kicked him in the head. And he got new music before the match so the "new music = face/heel turn" theory held true... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damaramu 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 I haven't been watching Smackdown lately......so get me up to speed....Taijiri is a heel now? Well...Eddie turned on Tajiri so I guess Tajiri just learned from the master. He turned on Rey after he lost a match to him. He went to shake his hand and misted him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 So...how long till Angle gets the belt back? Wrestlemania 20. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nobody in Particular Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Uh oh. No Ultimo. Let the bitching commence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Wrestlemania 20 headlined by Angle / Lesnar IV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ANKLELOCK 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Sounds like the best televised show since Edge/Eddie and Rey/Benoit/Angle of last year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Tajiri's entering the danger zone of too many quick turns = heat killer See Ric Flair June 2002 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Does anyone else think Taker is going to convince (Con Vince) Vince to put the title on him at No Mercy? Nah because Spoiler (Highlight to Read): Vince is going to literally bury him at Survivor Series Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 17, 2003 WM 20 Randy Orton (Champ) vs HHH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Uh oh. No Ultimo. Let the bitching commence. I think pretty much everyone's given up on that. Tajiri's entering the danger zone of too many quick turns = heat killer Entering? He's already deep into the zone. WM 20 Randy Orton (Champ) vs HHH Yup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 WM 20 Randy Orton (Champ) vs HHH Orton jobs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Boo_Bradley Report post Posted September 17, 2003 When I'm the voice of reason, were in trouble Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 6 Germans 55+ minutes into a match? fucking A! I get impressed by little things like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EL DANDY~! 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 OK...first off, the dark match results. Am I reading this right... Jaime Noble d. KENDO KASHIN Uh...I knew that Mutoh, the president of All Japan, had been talking to HHH, but uh, can anyone downright CONFIRM that it was THE Kendo Kashin? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Invictus 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 I'm sick of Lesnar getting the title. He's been in this company for a little over a year and he's had the WWE title for most of that time. Why does he get the (supposedly) better reign until WMXX while Angle gets podunk 1/1/2-2 month reigns? I'm sick of Brock Lesnar and his god push, send him to midcard for awhile. Incidentally, I'm also very sorry to hear about Kurt Angle's sister. I remember reading in his book that he was very close to her. My condolences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phoenix Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Well atleast I can get my wish now and Angle can win the rumble now. That or Los Guerrero's can go on a power trip and have Chavo get the Cruiserweight Title and Eddie win the World title. Then 2 guys have all the gold. I think that would actually be kinda cool. It wont happen but it is an idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mecha Mummy 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 OK...first off, the dark match results. Am I reading this right... Jaime Noble d. KENDO KASHIN Uh...I knew that Mutoh, the president of All Japan, had been talking to HHH, but uh, can anyone downright CONFIRM that it was THE Kendo Kashin? I guess Kashin was still in the states after his CZW appearance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thrall585 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Angle's sister probably died of Angina. It must suck to have a family with a history of health problems. After Angle regains the title at Wrestlemania XX, will the Angle-Lesnar feud be over? If so who can Angle move on to? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vermilion 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 OK...first off, the dark match results. Am I reading this right... Jaime Noble d. KENDO KASHIN Uh...I knew that Mutoh, the president of All Japan, had been talking to HHH, but uh, can anyone downright CONFIRM that it was THE Kendo Kashin? I noticed that too.........perhaps All Japan and WWE are starting a working relationship? Too bad a lot of the good people left AJ....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest croweater Report post Posted September 17, 2003 Is it just me or is the main event scene on Smakdown! way too stale. Taker, Brock, Angle and Show have all been hovering around it for the best part of 2 years with only Beniot and Cena (as once offs) ever injecting some variety into it. Benoit Eddy and Cena should be constantly hovering around the ME if for nothing more than variety, and the title should be constantly defended, even against mid- carders, just to keep it fresh and valuable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted September 17, 2003 From TOA This match flat out sucked. Big time. It was basically a squash for 54 minutes. Kurt's first fall? A DQ by Lesnar for beating his ass with a chair. Lesnar followed that up with two quick falls and never looked back. He dominated Angle, allowing him to get in a few spurts of offense before killing him some more. They killed the crowd early on with a ton of stalling by Lesnar, which has its place, but this was overkill, IMO. I'm no wrestling psych expert, but Angle kept going for the ankle lock, only to have Brock almost always reverse it the same way. Same with the angle slam, he might have hit it once, maybe twice. Lots of rope running, LOTS of German, belly to belly, and vertical suplexes. Other than that, not a whole lot. Towards the end, Angle made the obligatory come back, after maybe not even getting his first real fall until the second half. For his comeback, Angle starts to work Brock's knee, softening him up for the big submission, right? What does he do? Half crab and another ankle lock. Hey, he's holding the leg, so that MUST be what it's hurting, right? The only two remotely cool spots for me was an F5 by Angle that sent Lesnar's leg into the ringpost, and Angle busting out the Regal Stretch at one point. Sue me, I'm a Regal mark. Angle brings it to 5-4 by getting Lesnar to tap with a few minutes left. Hmmmmm....Lesnar taps again and it isn't the big final spot. Wonder who's gonna win. As the clock runs out, Angle has Lesnar in a modified ankle lock, where Angle is lying on the ground, maybe in some sort of leg grapevine too, I couldn't see that part well. The big non-televised send 'em home happy? Lesnar walks out, Angle poses. The storyline of the match was basically this: Lesnar beats Angle's ass, Angle tries to make the big comeback and fails. The only possible saving grace for Angle is that at some point near the middle of the match the ref is knocked down and Angle has Lesnar pinned. Granted, immediately after this, Lesnar gets up, squashes Angle, picks the ref up and throws him down by Angle and picks up another pin. As for consistancy within the match, Lesnar scored a fall by beating a 10 count into the ring. Later in the match, Angle slides into the ring just before the ref counts 10, and it only breaks up the count. WTF? Would it be too much to ask to have some consistancy in the same fucking match? : Also, for our viewing pleasure, Eddy and Chavo won the Tag Titles from Benjamin & Hass. A really fun match that seemed like it was given some decent time. I was waiting for the setup for a Chavo turn, so I was surprised when they won. Especially since in the pre-match interview, Chavo kinda stressed he was only thinking about Eddy and getting Eddy "Double Gold" ( © Edge & Christian). Show opened with Rey & Benoit v. Rhyno & Tajiri. Really short match with nothing special. Also had a(nother) 2 on 1 women's match, this time Shaniqua vs. Torrie and Nidia. No, Lita did not make the save for Shaniqua in this one. Nothing special, as I actually forgot all about this match until a few minutes ago. I want to say there was another match, but if there was, I'm blanking out. There was a "skit" that showed the faces and heels in separate rooms/aPa office to watch the iron match and placing bets. Bradshaw has some stupid dX type bit, and then tells either Ultimo or Funaki to shut up and learn some English, then turns to Rey and says he doesn't trust anyone in a mask. It wasn't really clear if he was saying he didn't trust Rey, or if he was trying to be ironic by telling Rey he didn't trust Ultimo. Given the shitty writing and parties involved, I refuse to give them the benefit of the doubt. Speaking of which, why the hell did they tease us by signing Ultimo and then proceeding to fucking waste him? Was he on the verge of signing with TNA or something. I've heard the rumors that Vince didn't like the way he worked or something, but come on, are you telling me they sign him, have him work dark shows, put all that time and energy into hyping his debut, have Rey do commentary for his opener, and Vince doesn't get around to watching the guy work until AFTER all that occurs? I mean, have things really gotten that bad yet? I didn't see the dark matches or all of velocity, but I don't think Matt Hardy made any sort of appearance, other than sitting quietly in the heel locker room. John Cena just had a vignette/rap from the roof of the arena. Even it sucked. Best of all, Undertaker makes one appearance, at the beginning, to tell Vince that he won't be interfering tonight because, now get this, he respects the title too much to ruin the match. A) He must have gained more respect for the title since the Rock/HHH iron man match, and B}He must not respect the title enough to not ruin a title match by actually wrestling in one. : On the injury front, Keller says that Brock's injury is "feared to be a serious ACL tear". Brock's knee seemed to be bothering him at various points, but he was usually either playing possum or Angle had been working on it. Also in the tag match, Benjamin appeared to have messed up his ankle, "potentially serious", while Haas got a head injury that may have been a concussion. Ouch. Didn't notice anything weird about Benjamin, but Haas did need a little help walking to the back. jason w Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
