WWE Smackdown house show results from England

[Guest glennsoe]

WWE SMACKDOWN HOUSE SHOW RESULTS FROM ENGLAND

by Ian Hamilton & Brett Redmayne @ 6:05:00 PM on 3/18/2004

 

 

Thanks to Ian Hamilton & Brett Redmayne for the following:

 

WrestleMania Revenge UK tour: From tonight's SmackDown house show at Newcastle's newly-renamed Metro Radio Arena.

 

- Kidman beat Rhyno: Kidman missed a shooting star press; Rhyno then missed a gore, leading to Kidman getting a roll up for the win.

 

- Hardcore Holly & Billy Gunn beat WGTT after an Alabama Slam. WGTT's screwed...

 

- Chuck Palumbo beat Orlando Jordan.

 

- Nidia beat (blindfolded) Jamie Noble with a roll up, even after Noble did the old "lift blindfold, push Nidia off top rope" routine, as seen at No Way Out.

 

- Chavo Guerrero retained the Cruiserweight championship in a 3-way elimination over Nunzio and Rey Mysterio. Nunzio was first out, pinned by Rey. Rey then went for a 619 on Chavo, but was tripped by Nunzio, allowing the easy pin.

 

- Paul Heyman came out and cut a promo on the Newcastle crowd, calling them "wankers". John Cena interrupted, leading to a confrontation between Heyman and Cena. Cena then cut a rap, including a line something along the lines of "Newcastle is on fire, just like Kieron Dyer" (a soccer/football player for Newcastle United FC).

 

- Bradshaw runs out to help Cena, then hits him with the microphone (which will have made sense to nobody unless they read the spoilers). Bradshaw vs. Cena set up for the US title, with Cena retaining by the F-U.

 

- Tony Chimel announced the new Raw house show dates for Manchester and Birmingham.

 

- Rikishi & Scotty retained the tag titles over the Bashams; after the match, some kids were brought into the ring and did the usual dancing spot.

 

- Torrie Wilson beat Dawn Marie with a DDT.

 

- Eddie Guerrero retained the WWE title over Big Show after a frog splash

 

 

APO sez: Please don't post thread titles in all caps, please.

Edited March 19, 2004 by AlwaysPissedOff

[Scroby 0]

So Bradshaw is becoming IRS 2004

[Guest Anglesault]

- Kidman beat Rhyno:

 

- Hardcore Holly & Billy Gunn beat WGTT

- Chuck Palumbo beat Orlando Jordan.

 

- Nidia beat (blindfolded) Jamie Noble

These must be backwards.

[clean rob 0]

Already posted this in another thread, but this seems to be more appropriate, so here's what I made of the show:

 

 

Billy Kidman def. Rhyno - pretty good opener, surprisingly good crowd reaction for both men, Rhyno just getting on a mic to declare that 'England sucks!' was quite funny. Cute spot with Kidman going for a test of strength then repeatedly changing his mind about what hand he wanted to use, got a nice reaction for that too. Rather resthold-heavy middle portion of the match. Finish came after Kidman whiffed a (better than usual-looking) SSP attempt, but then dodged the Gore and got the roll-up victory at 10:49. **

 

Billy Gunn & Hardcore Holly def. TSPWGTT - Crowd absolutely loved Holly (?), and got behind him in the match 100%. TWGTT picked up a fair bit of heat, but a sizeable proportion of the crowd seemed to start rooting for them as the match went on (the turning point seemed to be a lone Geordie voice shouting 'Howay, Shelton lad!', which got a laugh). Benjamin whipped out a gorgeous-looking armdrag variation, spot of the night probably. Other than that, standard hot tag stuff with Shelton halting an Alabama Slam attempt with a superkick before Holly eventually succeeding with a second attempt for the pin at 11:14. *3/4

 

Chuck Palumbo def. Orlando Jordan - bit of a crowd-killer at the offset, not much reaction for either man and loads of drawn out armwork by Palumbo. Jordan started getting a few cheers towards the end before Palumbo nailed a Samoan drop from Razor Ramon slam position for the pinfall at 8:24. *

 

Nidia def. Jamie 'By God' Noble - The Redneck Messiah - got a laugh out of me when they announced Noble as the Redneck Messiah, but other than that exactly the same crap seen previously at No Way Out, with just a little more wrestling from Nidia. Finish was exactly the same but instead of pinning Nidia after the toss off the top rope, Noble went to pick her up again and was promptly rolled up for the pin at a very long seeming 3:59. 1/4*

 

Chavo Guerrero Jr. def. Rey Mysterio and Nunzio - Biggest pop so far by miles for Rey Rey, and great heat for Chavo. Probably more continous heat than anyone else got all night, in fact. Nunzio got an OK reaction. Usual 3-way stuff with one man sitting around watching the other two slug it out, then joining in ans swapping around. Couple of nice 3-man spots before Rey eliminated Nunzio with the sitting Senton at 4:48. Lots of 'Eddie' chants directed at Chavo. Decent back & forth action, Rey hits his springboard crossbody for two but Chavo blocks the moonsault attempt (booo!) before going for an electric chair drop, promptly reversed into a spinning headscissors to set up the 619. Of course, Chavo Sr (I assume it was him, couldn't actually see) trips Rey on the attempt allowing Chavo to get the pin at 14:40. After the match Rey goes for the 619 on Nunzio after getting attacked, only to be interrupted by Palumbo, and then finally nailing both FBI members with it simultaneously. Yay Rey! **1/2

 

2 Cool def. Basham Brothers - say what you will about Scotty and Rikishi, but my God they were over in Newcastle tonight. Scotty was the face-in-peril as always, with Rikishi coming in for the hot tags. Bashams did nothing of note, but managed to pick up a little crowd heat. Rikishi went for the Banzai drop, but the Basham (lost track of which one) got his legs up thanks to a switcheroo. Rikishi later hit his Sitting Down Thing finisher for the pin at 12:53. Post-match saw some stinkface action for a Basham and two kids invited up for dancing and some Worm attempts. This was by far the most entertaining portion of the match. *

 

John Cena def. Bradshaw - Bradshaw playing heel here after a nice little promo section from Heyman and Cena finishing in an unexpected Bradshaw turn on Cena. Poor match, it was fairly obvious Cena was injured as he hardly did any of his signature spots (no Nike pump-up, booo!). Bradshaw got a nice Big Boot in before getting hit with the F-U for the pin at 6:30. 1/2*

 

Torrie Wilson def. Dawn Marie - Didn't see much of this as all the 14-year old lads in front of me stood for the duration of this one, though made very little actual noise. Hair pulls a-plenty, couple of botched-looking spots and a small amount of actual wrestling from Torrie (cross-body off the top, swinging neckbreaker for the pin at 5:14). 1/4*

 

Eddie Guerrero def. Big Show - not bad pops for both men, can't say I agree with hunger4unger about the Eddie support - he seemed to be getting chants the entire match to me. First 5 minutes were all Show s-l-o-w-l-y working the arm, with a few leg drops and that 'holding the opponent in the air by their locked arm' spot (you know, the one Taker kept doing to Booker T a while back). Weird spot in the middle with Eddie biting Show's ass to get out of a hold. Picked up a bit later on, Eddie eventually hitting a top rope Tornado DDT and the Frog Splash for the 1-2-NO! Chokeslam, the ref is out, belt shot, and another Frog Splash for the pin at 15:37. **

 

Enjoyable section at the end with some Eddie/Cena interplay, crowd got really into it and Cena's freestyle was great.

 

Overall: not great wrestling (with a few good bits), but crowd atmosphere made up for a lot.

 

Edit: Ah, it was Nunzio tripping Rey. My bad.

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

YES! FINALLY! The WWE has found the true formula for a successful heel! Have them give sound financial advice~!

 

"I'm going to invest my foot up your ass, and it's gonna pay dividends.."

[2GOLD 0]

If the WWE is going to keep watering down his rhymes, Cena needs to quit doing them. He has went from halfway decent to a Vanilla Ice/Marky Mark hybrid again.

 

Newcastle is on fire, just like Kieron Dyer? Come the hell on!

[Guest ravman77]

It amused me...I booed the hell out of him for it

 

The "suck up by dropping name of local sports team/player" doesnt work like it does in the US. Our football teams are too close together, a Newcastle arena crowd will still have Middlesbrough, Sunderland etc fans in it....

 

If that makes sense?

 

(I remember Foley getting all kinds of hell right in the middle of his face Mankind run for namedropping Man Utd at a UK PPV in Manchester too).

[King Cucaracha 0]

Yeah, soccer fanship is a lot different to 'American Football' or baseball. Pity they didn't learn when Foley got booed. Still...kudos to Cena for doing homework for even knowing who Kieron Dyer is. Hell, most English football fans don't know who he is, let alone Cena.

 

And Rhyno getting a ten minute match? Wonders'll never cease.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

YES! FINALLY! The WWE has found the true formula for a successful heel! Have them give sound financial advice~!

 

"I'm going to invest my foot up your ass, and it's gonna pay dividends.."

"I'm afraid that my fiscal chart indicates an upswing in the My Kicking Your Ass stock. And there's compound interest due."

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

YES! BRADSHAW IS GOING TO GIVE A COMPOUNDING TO HIS OPPONENTS!

 

"I'm going to kick your assets!"

[Aero 0]

If Bradshaw gets to threaten the Undertaker like IRS did at Royal Rumble 1995, I'm all for the Bradshaw turn!

 

"Undertaker, NOBODY is gonna rest in peace... until you've payed ALL your taxes!"

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

He should lead a stable of wrestlers.

 

This stables name?

 

"The Portfolio"

 

"I'm going to give you a poison pill... OF DOOM!" - Rhyno

 

"This will be a HOSTILE takeover!" - Charlie Haas

 

"The market forecasts PAIN and AGONY!" - Jamie Knoble

 

"As you will see, my Portfolio is well diversified. We have a brawler, an amateur, and a high flyer..." - Bradshaw

[2GOLD 0]

I'm still waiting for Batista to end up on SMACKDOWN with Bob Holly and have them join up with the Big Show.

 

Just so they have have a stable called "Mr. Show with Bob and David"

[AndrewTS 0]

He should lead a stable of wrestlers.

 

This stables name?

 

"The Portfolio"

 

"I'm going to give you a poison pill... OF DOOM!" - Rhyno

 

"This will be a HOSTILE takeover!" - Charlie Haas

 

"The market forecasts PAIN and AGONY!" - Jamie Knoble

 

"As you will see, my Portfolio is well diversified.  We have a brawler, an amateur, and a high flyer..." - Bradshaw

Knoble is a high-flyer?

 

Other ideas:

 

Bradshaw gets tattoos on his fists: "Debits" on the left one and "Credits" on the right one.

 

After each show, he runs a ticker telling us whose stock has gone up and down in the company.

 

He can sell more now, right?

[Lord of The Curry 0]

High-flyer by default.

 

His badass somersault plancha at Mania solidified the lucha skillz.

[AndrewTS 0]

Riiiight.

 

So, let's get this straight: it took WWE this long to come up with a gimmick that a) might very well get Bradshaw over and b) he'd be perfect for.

 

Yet, we came up with this idea about 3 years ago.

 

Right?

 

Just checking.

 

Torrie Wilson beat Dawn Marie with a DDT.

 

Oh, I'm shocked. When's the last time that bitch lost a match?

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Hardcore Holly & Billy Gunn beat WGTT

 

Just horrible...

 

Eddie Guerrero retained the WWE title over Big Show after a frog splash

 

I'm begging you, WWE! Please book this match to headline JD!

[deancoles 0]

It amused me...I booed the hell out of him for it

 

The "suck up by dropping name of local sports team/player" doesnt work like it does in the US. Our football teams are too close together, a Newcastle arena crowd will still have Middlesbrough, Sunderland etc fans in it....

 

If that makes sense?

 

(I remember Foley getting all kinds of hell right in the middle of his face Mankind run for namedropping Man Utd at a UK PPV in Manchester too).

Wait till they're in Glasgow tomorrow and he tries it with Henrik Larsson or when he's in Birmingham in future and he gets a Robbie Savage line in.

Edited March 20, 2004 by deancoles411

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

Torrie Wilson beat Dawn Marie with a DDT.

 

Oh, I'm shocked. When's the last time that bitch lost a match?

LAst time she was a heel.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Torrie Wilson only wins her matches because she's the most popular Diva on SmackDown!.