From the beginning

[Guest Brian]

Second one, here it is.

 

 

WWF SmackDown – 11/1/01

 

Paul and Cole update us on what happened on RAW Monday. Paul has an update on the status of the Cruiserweight G-1 Tournament, and he has the status of both blocks. “Block A” will consist of Essa Rios, Matt Hardy, Spike Dudley, Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio Jr., and a mystery Alliance member. “Block B” will consist of TAKA Michinoku, Sho Funaki, Tajiri, Hurricane Helms, Billy Kidman, and the second mystery Alliance member. Paul also says that the mystery participant from Block A will be announced tonight. Cole steps in to add that this is what wrestling is all about, and next Monday on RAW there will be a preview of all the action with a huge ten-man tag to kick off the show. Kurt Angle’s music cuts off the announcements and the camera pans away to the entrance.

 

Kurt Angle makes his way down to the ring. He gets in and does his usual spiel with the medals, than grabs the mic. Kurt: “I’m disappointed Vince. When you wanted someone to save the WWF, you came to me. You didn’t call the Rock. No, you asked an Olympic gold medalist to get the job done, because the Rock has never beat Stone Cold Steve Austin before. I took that title away from Austin at Unforgiven, made him tap. Can you expect that from the Rock? I don’t understand it, I mean…” Kurt puts down the mic and heads to the back. All of a sudden, Ken Shamrock appears from behind him, grabs his leg, and puts him in the ankle lock. Angle screams for help as referees rush to break the two up on the entrance way. The crowd roars as Shamrock shoves the referees off and goes back to work on Angle.

 

X-Pac is shown entering the Alliance locker room, and meets up with Rey Mysterio Jr. X-Pac: “Hey, I heard Tajiri and Spike Dudley challenged you to a tag match. I’d be more than happy to be your partner.” Rey: “Just because I helped you get that title, doesn’t mean I need your help.” Rey walks off, and X-Pac looks at him in disgust.

 

 

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Rey Mysterio Jr. and a mystery partner vs. Tajiri and Spike Dudley

Tajiri and Spike make their entrances first, and Rey Mysterio Jr. is out next. He waits on the ramp until the music hits, and it’s Juventud Guerrera out to work with Rey. They both rush the ring but get stomped down by Tajiri and Spike, but fight their way up and get pushed into the ropes. They go bouncing against the other side and Tajiri and Spike lean their bodies down, giving enough opportunity for double sunset flips. Tajiri lets Rey roll through and tries to come back with a dropkick, but Rey lays down for that and Tajiri hooks both legs. Juventud, after a two count, has Spike in the corner and whips him across. Spike uses the turnbuckle to leap over Juventud, catches him with a forearm, and goes for the Dudley dog. Juventud throws him over the top rope. Tajiri picks up Rey, tries to whip him, but Rey reverses, picks up Tajiri as if for a flapjack, and holds him for Juventud to hit a dropkick on him. Juventud gets up, bounces against the ropes, and hits a tope con hilo on Spike. Rey is climbing to the top ropes, takes some time to play to the fans, allowing Tajiri to get up and knock the ropes. Rey get gets crotched, and falls down into tree of woe position, and Tajiri hits the baseball slide to his face. Rey falls hard to the mat, and Tajiri picks him up, but sees Juventud starting to get up on the outside. Instead, Tajiri bounces off the rope and hits a flipping tope on Juventud. Rey slowly get up, sees Spike and Tajiri staggering up, and decides to top all of them by hitting a corkscrew tope.

A little dazed, Rey throws Tajiri back into the ring. Rey picks up Tajiri, and pushes him up against the rope. Tajiri tries to hit the half-flip springboard elbow, but Rey catches him on the bounce and gives him a backdrop. Pin for two. Spike and Juventud head back to their respective corners. Mysterio with a standing dropkick send Tajiri backwards, hanging onto the ropes. Rey comes to Tajiri, and whips him to the other side. Rey runs over, and hits a standing hurricanrana on Tajiri for a two and a half. Tajiri is laying down, and Rey pulls him by the leg to his corner. He locks him in the no handed sharpshooter, then tag Juventud, who bounces off the rope and delivers a dropkick. To Tajiri’s head, and Rey breaks the hold. Juventud turns Tajiri over, locks him in a camel clutch, and Rey goes bouncing off the ropes and delivers a dropkick. The ref escorts Rey to the apron, and Juventud tries to pin Tajiri, but only for a two count. Juventud knock Tajiri in the back of the head twice, and goes for another camel clutch, but before he can lock it, Tajiri is up on his feet and has Juventud in the electric chair position. Tajiri staggers a little under the weight and Rey hits him in the back of the head as Juventud rolls through into the victory roll. Tajiri kicks out at two and a half. Juventud picks Tajiri up, kicks him, and delivers a DDT. He tags Rey, who hits a springboard leg drop onto Tajiri from the apron. Pin for two and a half. Rey picks up Tajiri, tries to whip him across, but Tajiri holds his ground and send Rey across . Tajiri drops his head and Rey delivers a hard right to the back. Tajiri staggers grab his head, and rey leaps into a hurricanrana, but Tajiri, as if knowing what was coming, grabs the legs and holds his ground, locking Rey into a semi-Boston Crab. Juventud jumps in, hits Tajiri on the back of the neck, and Tajiri staggers but makes it to his corner. Spike moves in, delivers a hard forearm to Juventud, gets him to the ropes, and whips him across. Spike catches Juventud off the ropes with powerslam. Spike gets up, but so does Rey, who catches him with an arm drag, sending him sliding outside of the ring. Tajiri staggers up, and Rey tries a clothesline, but Tajiri ducks and hits multiple kicks on Rey. The fourth kick is hopped by Rey. Rey grabs Tajiri’s arm and sends him into the corner, and follows through, but gets caught in the tarantula. Juventud crawls up and breaks the hold before the ref does, sending Tajiri to the outside. Tajiri takes a while to get back to his feet, and Juventud comes right back with a plancha. Rey staggers back to his feet, and finds Spike Dudley waiting for him. Spike kicks him in the gut, hits the Dudley Dog, but collapses after hitting the move. Juventud, in the mean time, get to the top rope, and hits a 450 splash on Spike. Tajiri slides in but it’s too late as Juventud has made the pin at 10:37. Cole says that’s about as fast paced as it gets. Rey and Juventud make their way to the back as Tajiri hold his head and helps Spike to his feet.

 

Undertaker is in Foley’s office talking about the title match. Undertaker: “Ten years of destruction, and I don’t even get consideration for the biggest match in WWF history.”

 

 

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Matt and Jeff are in the back talking. Jeff’s a little disappointed he didn’t get a shot at the tournament, but Matt has an idea that will work even better. Challenge X-Pac for the light-heavyweight title, and then they can have a Hardys showdown at the Royal Rumble PPV.

 

Jericho’s music hits and he’s on his way to the ring. Jericho rants on how the Rock has never beat Austin, and how he should get the title shot instead of the Rock. “I pulled through in the clutch, so who’s the big choker now?” Shane’s music hits and he’s on his way out with Booker T. Shane: “Jericho, rather than put you in a match against Austin, I’ve got a perfect opponent. Ever since coming to the World Wrestling Federation, this man has proven to be one of the greatest competitors to step in a WWF ring. (Booker stares at his hand) He’s main player and holds wins over some of the top superstars. This man has the ability to snatch that title out of your hand with one move. And you’ll face this man with that title on the line at Survivor Series. (Booker T drops to one knee) And that man is the Undertaker!” (Booker looks up astonished.)

Jericho: “Shane, I don’t care if it’s Booker T, Booger, the Boogie man, the one-legged man, or the Undertaker. I’m here to take on all opponents.”

Shane: “Then tonight, you won’t mind if you’re involved in a ten man tag. Booker T, the Dudleys, Austin, and Ken Shamrock will be on our side. I hope you can find your tag team partners.”

 

Hurricane is in the back telling Austin that he’s going back after the European title.

 

 

<Commercial Break>

 

 

European Championship

Hurricane Helms vs. Bradshaw

Hurricane tries to throw some punches but Bradshaw no sells and comes back with a big forearm to Hurricane’s head. He staggers to the ropes, and Bradshaw gives a whip to the other side. Hurricane comes off with a crossbody, but Bradshaw catches him and delivers a fall-away slam. Bradshaw hooks a leg for two. Bradshaw picks up Hurricane, and whips him against the ropes. Bradshaw goes for the Clothesline from Hell, but Hurricane ducks and gets behind Bradshaw. Hurricane attempts to lift Bradshaw into a German Suplex, but can’t. Bradshaw hits Hurricane with a few elbows, than turns around and hits Hurricane in the back with a forearm. Stall suplex from Bradshaw, and he hooks the leg for a two. Bradshaw whips Hurricane into the ropes, and Hurricane tries to get a crucifix on Bradshaw. Bradshaw holds his ground and drops Hurricane. He comes off the ropes but misses an elbow. Hurricane stomps at Bradshaw. He picks Bradshaw up and hits DDT on him. Hurricane goes up to the top rope, takes his time to put on his cape, and Bradshaw catches him into a sit down powerbomb. Nearfall for Bradshaw. Bradshaw gets back up and sets up for a Clothesline from Hell. While Bradshaw has his back turned waiting, and Test runs down to the ring and makes the interference at 2:49. Test knocks Bradshaw down and waits for him to get up, delivering the big boot. He helps Hurricane to the back.

 

Booker T is in the back complaining to Steve Austin and Shane McMahon about not getting a chance to challenge for the WCW title. RVD walks in, interrupting Booker T, telling Austin he’ll put his hardcore title on the line again tonight. RVD then goes through his usual lines, and leaves the room. Booker T: “Suckas gosts to respect the bookerman.”

 

 

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Angle is in the trainer room, getting his ankle examined. Angle: “The World’s Most Dangerous man is getting dangerously closed to getting an Olympic style ass kicking. Oh you can bet your ass it’s true.”

 

Hardcore Title Match

RVD vs. Lance Storm

Lance Storm says before the match that he’s decided to step up for the Alliance and try and beat a little sense into RVD. Lance Storm walks into the ring and grapples with RVD. They Storm backs RVD up into a corner and lays in a few chops. He whips RVD across, RVD tries and reverse, but Lance Storm trips him with a drop toe-hold. Lance works into a fujiwara arm-bar, but RVD struggles to the ropes. Lance lifts him back up, and an irish whip into the ropes. RVD bounces off, and tries a spinning heel kick, but Lance Storm ducks and goes charging against the ropes, bounces off and hits RVD with a shoulder block. RVD is down, and Lance goes bouncing against the ropes, RVD turns and Lance continues to the other side. RVD is up and leapfrogs Lance as he comes around a second time, and Lance stops right behind RVD. Hard kick to the gut and European uppercuts by Lance. Up against the ropes, Lance whips RVD across. RVD hold onto Lance’s arm, twist, and locks Lance in a front chancery. Lance quickly reverses that into a hammerlock on the left arm. RVD grabs Lance’s head above his shoulder, leaps, and attempts to flip Lance out. Lance holds onto the hold and grounds RVD. RVD slowly gets to his knees, gives Lance an elbow to the head, and reverses the hold. Lance finds himself sitting out, with RVD behind holding him in a hammerlock. Lance gets to his feet, begins to jog around the ring, and quickly stops and drops, using RVD’s momentum to send him out of the ring (ala Ric Flair).

Lance slides out of the ring, and throws RVD’s bad right shoulder against the steps. Lance brawls a little with RVD, then tries to throws him against the barrier. RVD revers it into a suplex, and drops him on top of the barrier. RVD slowly gets up to the ring apron, attempts the spinning leg drop, but Lance gets out of the way and RVD catches his right arm on the barrier. Lance, a little sluggishly, throws RVD back in. Lance hooks the leg for a pin. Two count. Lance picks RVD up, tries to whip him, but RVD reverses and catches him with a one handed Northern lights suplex. Two and half. RVD gets up and hits the rolling senton. RVD picks up Lance, throws him against the ropes, tries to throw a clothesline, but Lance ducks coming off the, catches RVD in a arm locked Russian leg-sweep, and tries to lock in a jutigatame, but RVD hooks his hands together and rolls Storm up for a two. Storm is first up to his feet, and picks up RVD. He tries an irish whip, gets reversed by RVD, and RVD catches him with a superkick. RVD climbs the ropes one-handed, and hits the five-star frog splash for the three at 9:51.

 

 

<Commercial Break>

 

 

Stone Cold looks on, mad, from his television as he re-watches RVD winning the match. Tazz asks Stone Cold why he’s not worried that the Rock may take his title and have him banished from TV after Survivor Series. Stone Cold replies by saying Tazz should hustle his way down for another teaching.

 

Tazz vs. Shawn Stasiak

Stasiak wants to prove what he’s worth tonight. Tazz comes into the ring, and gets caught with some forearms from Stasiak. Stasiak whips Tajiri against the ropes, but Tajiri reverses and goes for the Tazmission early. Stasiak gets to the ropes quickly, and Tazz hits some stiff right hands, and whips Stasiak across. Tazz charges across and knock him silly with a clothesline. Pin for two and a half. Taz picks him up and throws him against the ropes, Stasiak reverses and catches Tazz with a sleeper-hold. Tazz tries to get a grip on Stasiak but Stasiak throws some forearms to top of his head. Tazz falls to his knees, and Stasiak lays in some knees to the back. Stasiak steps back, and hits a dropkick to Tazz’s head. Pin for two. Stasiak pulls up Tazz and goes for a suplex, but Tazz comes down and reverses it into a Tazmission for the tap at 2:53.

 

Jeff is shown in the commissioners’ office getting both of them to grant him a title match. X-Pac barges in and says Jeff must beat Albert first on RAW if he wants to challenge for his title.

 

 

<Commercial Break>

 

 

Intercontinental Championship

Eddy Guerrero vs. Edge

Edge walks down to the ring bandaged up around the ribs. Eddy immediately pounces on Edge and catches him with some elbows to the gut. Eddy tosses him into the ropes and gives him a hip toss. Edge falls on his stomach, and Eddy very quickly locks his legs with Edge’s. Eddy grabs the arms and leans back into a Mexican surfboard, and Edge is in a lot of pain. Edge holds out, and Eddy eventually breaks the hold. Eddy very quickly picks Edge up and drops his stomach onto Eddy’s knee. Eddy quickly into a camel clutch, but Edge struggles to his feet and gets Eddy on his shoulders. Eddy turns and falls into a hurricanrana. Two count from the ref. Eddy quickly drops some knees to the abs, and picks Edge up. He tosses Edge into the corner front-end first, then catches Edge and whips him to the other side. Edge reverses in mid-motion and gets Eddy, and tries to hit a spear but Eddy uses the turnbuckle to lift himself up and over Edge. Edge hits his abs again on the turnbuckle, and Eddy catches him from behind. Release German suplex from Eddy, and Edge flips all the way over landing on his stomach. Eddy gets over and pins Edge for a near fall. Eddy picks up Edge, and gives him the brainbuster, then heads up to the top ropes. Christian runs out, trips Eddy on the ropes for the DQ at 5:04. Christian rushes in to assault Edge, but Eddy gets up, turns him around, and gives him a standing hurricanrana. Eddy gets up to the top ropes, and gives Christian the frog splash.

 

Ken Shamrock is shown preparing for the main event. Ken: “It’s good to be back”

 

 

<Commercial Break>

 

 

Stone Cold Steve Austin, Booker T, the Dudleys, and Ken Shamrock – Chris Jericho and four teammates

While the four Alliance members and Ken Shamrock are waiting in the ring as Jericho introduces the Rock, Kurt Angle, and the Hardys for his tag team partners. Angle is first in the ring, and Shamrock is in ready position. Ken yells at Kurt to get his hands up, and Ken throws a kick at Angle’s head. He staggers back, and comes down in an amateur wrestling stance. Ken yells at Angle again. Ken tries another kick, but Angle takes it and shoots. Ken blocks the shoot, gets on top of Kurt Angle’s back, tries to sit and pound, but Angle struggles around quickly and Shamrock ends up getting Angle into a waist-lock. Both men are on their feet, and Shamrock tries to take Angle down, but Angle rolls and catches Shamrocks leg, goes for the ankle lock, but Shamrock quickly gives Angle a hind kick to his chin, and both men get to their feet. Both men tag out, and now Jericho and Booker T are in the ring. Grapple from both men, and Booker gets a headlock. Jericho fades to the ropes, and sends Booker running. Shoulder block by Jericho, and Booker backs up. He charges, and Jericho throws him using an arm-drag. Booker back up and another arm-drag. A third time, but this time Jericho locks the arm into an arm-bar. Booker gets up, and gets Jericho against the ropes, and whips him across. Booker hits Jericho with a leg lariat. Two count, and Booker brings Jericho back up. Booker wrenches Jericho’s arm into an arm-drag. Jericho quickly rolls, rolls backwards, does a front flip, and gets Booker T into a hammerlock. Booker quickly ducks under that to try to reverse it, but Jericho catches him in the stomach, puts his leg on top of this neck, flips, and gets a hard clothesline. Booker drags Jericho to his corner and tag in Buh Buh. Buh Buh connects with the jabs, then whips Jericho across. Buh Buh catches Jericho on the way back with an elbow, pulls Jericho back to his corner. Tags in D-Von, who hits a couple chops on Jericho, then whips him across. Spinning elbow from D-Von, and he picks up Jericho, and drags him to their corner. Set up for the “Wassup”, but Jericho rolls into a pin, Buh Buh stalls on the ropes; D-Von kicks out, hitting the ropes, knocking Buh Buh to the floor. Rock and the Hardys rush the ring as Booker and Austin look like they’re going to re-enter, but the ref stops them. Austin gets to Jericho before he can get up, tags himself in, and works over Jericho’s arm. Jericho gets whipped across the ring, and Austin tries for a Thesz Press, but Jericho catches him and gives him a spinebuster. Jericho wobbles over and tags the Rock, and Austin scrambles and tags in Shamrock.

Shamrock and the Rock are in now. Quick mat sequence, and Shamrock end up catching the Rock with an uppercut. Rock backs off against the ropes, Shamrock works over Rock on the ropes. Shamrock whips him across. Shamrock works over Rock on the ropes. Shamrock kicks Rock in the guts and hits a fisherman’s suplex for two and a half. Shamrock gets up and tries an ankle lock for a quick victory, but Rocky kick Shamrock off and gets up. Rock with the right hands, and he gets Shamrock in the corner. Whip across, but Shamrock reverses, and gets the Rock in the opposite turnbuckle. Shamrock hits a dropkick, and a pin. Two count. Shamrock tries to whip the Rock against the ropes, but he reverses, and Rocky hits a Samoan drop. Rock back up, and he gets ready for the People’s elbow. Shamrock cradles up quickly, and rolls the Rock into the ankle-lock (ala KOTR ’98). Angle runs in to break it, Austin catches him with some right hands, and the brawl out. Hardys run over and break up the hold, but the Dudleys get them afterward. Than Booker and Jericho go at it, and all five men are brawling in the ring. D-Von gets caught in the corner and get the poetry in motion, and falls outside of the ring. Austin hits a stunner on Angle, and he’s on the outside. Booker T with a bookend on Jericho. Rock with a Rock Bottom on Shamrock, sending him to the outside. Matt hits the Twist of Fate on Buh Buh, and Jeff follows up with a Swanton Bomb. Austin with a spinebuster on Matt, and Booker T with an axe kick on Jeff as he gets up. The Rock comes out and gets Booker and Austin with Right hands, but Booker stops him in his tracks with a knee. Booker T and Austin double team with a double suplex. Angle slides back in, and Austin stomps him down. Everyone else is brawling on the outside. Austin picks up Angle and pushes him against the ropes, and Austin drops his head and gets a kick from Angle. Booker chops Angle into the ropes, but Angle reverses it, as Austin leaps and catches Booker T with a Thesz press. Austin gets off Booker, and gets up as Angle catches him in the Angle Slam. Angle Pins, but gets pulled out by Shamrock. Jericho gets in the ring and puts the downed Austin in the Walls of Jericho. Rock gets up, catches Booker T as he tries to break up the Walls, and gives him a spinebuster. Rock sets up for a people Elbow, but as he bounces off the second ropes he gets the top rope pulled down by Buh Buh and D-Von. They both get in the ring and break up the Walls, and Jericho turns around and gets the 3-D. Hardys on the turnbuckles and hit crossbodies on both Dudleys. The ring clears, and Angle gets back in with Shamrock. Shamrock tries for a high kick, but Angle ducks it and goes for a backdrop, but Shamrock flips over and catches Angle in the ankle lock, for the tap out 19:32. Shamrock celebrates in the ring, as the Alliance is on the ramp pointing at Shamrock. Camera fades out.