Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Dark Matches: - The Basham Brothers defeated Dennis Knight (formerly known as Mideon) & ?. - Norman Smiley defeated Antonio ?. Velocity: - Charlie Haas defeated Sakoda. - Johnny Stamboli defeated Scoot Andrews. Teddy long came to the ring and cut a promo hyping Mark Jindrak. - Hardcore Holly defeated Mark Jindrak. Smackdown: The show opened up with John Cena cutting a promo on the Undertaker. Cena will face Undertaker tonight on Smackdown. - Chavo Guerrero won a 10-man Battle Royal for the rights to face Rey Mysterio at the Great American Bash this weekend. They showed a cement truck backstage. Paul Heyman was also shown backstage following the cement truck being shown, though I couldn't catch exactly what he was doing. We'll have more details later tonight when we get our full spoiler report in. Eddie Guerrero will face Luther Reigns tonight. Backstage, Mordecai attacked Hardcore Holly and the two began brawling until road agents broke up the fight. - Billy Gunn defeated Kenzo Suzuki by DQ. Sable and Torrie Wilson were shown arguing backstage. Sable then attacked Torrie. - Rene Dupree defeated Rob Van Dam. Booker T was at ringside. - Eddie Guerrero defeated Luther Reigns by Disqualification when John Bradshaw Layfield interfered. - Undertaker defeated John Cena. We will have a more detailed report of the show later on tonight or early tomorrow morning. From prowrestlingscoops.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpac 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 There goes the Kenzo push Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Sounds like another Hardcore Holly insta-feud like the Rhyno one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Billy Gunn is back, Taker beats Cena, Sable and Torrie START ANOTHER F***ING ANGLE?!??! Chavo vs. Rey is good, but battle royales suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 -Why is Holly beating Jindrak? Jindrak may not be very good, but there's no reason for him to be jobbing clean to Holly. Hell, I'd take Jindrak over Holly any day of the week. -Why is Taker beating Cena? That's just ridiculous. The only reason I can gather would be to get him over as a heel. -I'm actually interested to see how well Eddie & Luther mesh. -Stamboli gets a singles win! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 I figured Eddie would steal the Cement truck and fill Bradshaw's Limo up with cement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted June 23, 2004 It makes me wonder why they even traded Jindrak and Long and created this gimmick for Mark if he's just going to be on Velocity week after week, and is jobbing to Holly so Holly can get some illusion of momentum - and get majorly put over by the announcers who amusingly give him the Benoit AND Brock treatment at the same time - before he jobs to Mordecai. I'm assuming that Holly/Mordy will happen at GAB (is it THIS weekend?). BTW, for those who said that it's not fair to judge Mordecai since he's only been involved in cruiser squash jobs, this is his chance. If they stink it up, you can't use that excuse any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Jindrak hasn't been that bad on Velocity, either. He's growing into the narcissist gimmick, and is displaying some very good charisma, and seems to be getting over as a heel. Jobbing him to Holly just sets him back in his development. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Mordecai punking out Holly has to be some points on everyones score card. I'll tape for the battle royale (I'm a sucker for them), but nothing else looks interesting at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sean pyro Report post Posted June 23, 2004 WO's recap is a little more indepth. Smackdown Spoilers Orlando- 6-22-04 By: Sean Hummel Dark Matches: Basham Brothers d Dennis Knight and David Heath(Gangrel) with Bashams double team finisher on Heath. Announced from Orlando Heath and Knight got good pops. Norman Smiley d Antonio Banks w/ chokeout. Norman did the usual spots including the big wiggle. Good pop for Norm. Velocity: Charlie Haas w/ Miss Jackie d Sakoda with Haas of Pain. Decent little match. Johnny Stamboli d Scoot Andrews. Pretty one sided affair with Stamboli hitting the Press Slam F5 variation.( Sorry, don't watch Velocity much these days!) Hardcore Holly d Mark Jindrak. Another fantastic promo by Teddy. Hardcore recieved the "Oh, I know who HE is" pop from the fans. Holly with the Alabama slam. SmackDown! No pyro, Cena walks out to yet another huge pop. Talks about how Undertaker owes him an apology from last week and wants to meet him face to face. Out comes Angle. Angle rapped to Cena which was pretty funny. Both included T-Mac and the Magic. Angle made Cena vs Taker the main event! 10 Man Cruiserweight Battle Royal for No. 1 Contender and shot at G.A.B. Kidman, Paul London, Shannon Moore, Sho Funaki, Nunzio, Akio, Scotty 2 Hotty, Jaime Noble, Spike Dudley, and Chavo Guerrero. Order out: Spike, Nunzio, London, Moore, Akio, Cotty, Funaki, Noble, Kidman. Winner Chavo with Gory Bomb toss out.(pretty cool spot) Jawed with Rey Rey who was doing color for the match. JBL with Angle backstage saying Angle needs to give Eddy a match tonight. Angle makes Luther vs Eddy. During this promo, a brawl breaks out between Holly and Mordecai which spills out to the arena. Broken up. Heyman tells Angle he has Taker under control. Billy Gunn d Kenzo Suzuki via DQ. Billy got another huge pop.(FL boy). Kenzo's wife threw the ceremonial salt into Gunn's eyes after the famouser. There goes Kenzo's push. Rematch at G.A.B. Holly vs Mordecai at the Bash. Gunn vs Sakoda at the Bash. Sable and Torrie mix it up backstage. Insults such as "Fat" and "Easy" were used. Catfight. Eddy JBL PPV Promo aired Rene Dupree d RVD. Rollup tight pull after hitting RVD with SnakeEyes on exposed buckle. Booker on commentary. Average match. Sets up 4 way. Undertaker PPV Hype. Eddy Guerrero d Luther Reigns by DQ after JBL run in. Eddy pulled a decent match out of Reigns who isn't half bad. Eddy hit the frog splash then here came the sneak attack. Eddy did the belt spot again, knocking out Reigns. Eddie OVER HUuuuuge!! Hope he keeps the belt. Undertaker d John Cena. Really good match live. Dragged in the middle with Undy doing the usual beatdown when he's playing a heel. Crowd was split and popped for both guys. Ref Bump, F-U. No count. Chokeslam. No count. Undertaker hits Chain Necklace punch and Tombstone for the win. Heyman comes out after and Taker worships the urn. Good Show. I want to see the PPV now!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Good Show. I want to see the PPV now Gunn/Kenzo AND Mordecai/Holly at Bash? Sorry, I like Mordecai but I DONT WANNA SEE THIS PPV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Ah, thank you Vince McMahon for giving us the opprotunity to say, "The Great American Bash looks like it's going to suck" again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 So, let's run down the Great American Bash card.... - (World Title) Eddie Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield in a Texas Bullrope Match - (US Title) John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Rene Dupree vs. Booker T in elimination rules. - (Concrete Crypt) The Undertaker vs. The Dudley Boyz - (CW Title) Rey Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero - Hardcore Holly vs. Mordecai - Billy Gunn vs. Kenzo Suzuki Um.....THATS IT?!!? 6 MATCHES?! Jesus Christ, it IS worse than Judgment Day, mainly because the crap is spread thinner (Holly & Gunn have singles matches!) Anyway, I wouldn't mind seeing Gangrel/Vampire Warrior/That guy who married Luna, maybe team him with Mordecai, or have an ...interesting feud. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Don't forget Sable vs Torrie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Thanks for that update... I'll chip in $1 for the show. It's not even worth that much though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mulatto Heat Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Good Show. I want to see the PPV now Gunn/Kenzo AND Mordecai/Holly at Bash? Sorry, I like Mordecai but I DONT WANNA SEE THIS PPV. Come on, the good thing is that both will job, and probably clean, at the PPV to rookies. And you know how Holly doesn't like them. They had a few opportunities this year alone to turn both Peroxide Boys heel, but my only guess as to why that didn't come to pass is that both like being faces so they can moon crowds at house shows (too bad there hasn't been a SD house show in awhile as they keep getting cancelled due to poor ticket advances). Well, I guess they like being B-level JTTS too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 You know......I am so down with Gangrel & the Brood coming back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Im so glad I opted to spend $20 to go to the RAW house show at 2pm here Sunday instead of more for a ticket to GAB in Norfolk over 3 1/2 hours away. I would be pissed off right about now. The 3 title matches look ok, but the 3 (or 4) other matches will drag the show down hard. I will say that its a lot better than the first card that had the Diva Beach Olympics crap tacked on to it. Remember this card?: WWE Championship Bull Rope Match: Eddie Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield Handicap Match: Undertaker vs. The Dudleys United States Championship Match: John Cena vs. Booker T Flag Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Rene Dupree Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Jindrak WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Rico and Charlie Haas vs. Guerreros (Chavo and Classic) The in-ring debut of Kenzo Suzuki Divas Beach Compeition: Dawn and Sable vs. Torrie and Miss Jackie (sub for Sable would be Jacqueline) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 The only thing right was the main event, considering no one expected an UT heel turn....I mean tweener turn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Interesting strategy and dilemma for the WWE: Gunn/Suzuki, Mordechai/Holly and Sable/Torrie will be so bad is it better off not building at all to expose how weak the matches will be? I am all for build but honestly would three weeks of building those matches be worth it? I hope the crowd is going into the PPV energetic, because if the US title 4 way or Cruiserweight title match is not first the crowd will shit on the show. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thuganomics 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Interesting strategy and dilemma for the WWE: Gunn/Suzuki, Mordechai/Holly and Sable/Torrie will be so bad is it better off not building at all to expose how weak the matches will be? I am all for build but honestly would three weeks of building those matches be worth it? I hope the crowd is going into the PPV energetic, because if the US title 4 way or Cruiserweight title match is not first the crowd will shit on the show. I don't think the cruiser match would be enough to liven up this show. How many times have we seen Chavo vs Rey now? The WWE needs to seriously clean up the crap they're spitting with Smackdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest wrestlingbs Report post Posted June 23, 2004 You know SD's in a bad position when freakin' BILLY GUNN makes it onto the PPV card with room to spare. You think Benoit/Gunn was bad at Arm' 00, behold the horror that will be Gunn/Kenzo! So far, who has benefited by trading to SD? Theodore Long has all but disappeared. Jindrak is playing Lex Lugar on Velocity. Booker T is STILL stuck in the midcard. RVD STILL doesn't care, and is STILL in the midcard. Rico became a tag champ with Haas, but now both are ignored. Hell, even Miss Jackie has been forgotten about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Rico is injured, but otherwise got a serious Tag Title reign beforehand. Rene Dupree is not doing tag team crap matches with Grenier anymore at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJerk 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Billy Gunn is back, Taker beats Cena, Sable and Torrie START ANOTHER F***ING ANGLE?!??! Chavo vs. Rey is good, but battle royales suck. The only thing missing is Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar and you'd have 2003 REVISITED. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob E Dangerously 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Out of Mideon, Norman Smiley and Gangrel.. Mideon will be the first one in the WWE, if any of them show up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Age 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 Rico is injured, but otherwise got a serious Tag Title reign beforehand. Rene Dupree is not doing tag team crap matches with Grenier anymore at least. You call that tag reign serious? And Dupree was much better when teaming with Conway on Raw. La Resistance was good then. Anyway, looks like another crappy show from a brand that's used to putting on crappy shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted June 23, 2004 It's a really sad state of affairs when Norman Smiley probably got more crowd reaction in a dark match than probably anything else on the show. It's also sad that the only reason I might tune into a Smackdown/Velocity show is for Scoot Andrews. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 WWE Championship Bull Rope Match: Eddie Guerrero vs. John Bradshaw Layfield Handicap Match: Undertaker vs. The Dudleys United States Championship Match: John Cena vs. Booker T Flag Match: Rob Van Dam vs. Rene Dupree Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Jindrak WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Rico and Charlie Haas vs. Guerreros (Chavo and Classic) The in-ring debut of Kenzo Suzuki Divas Beach Compeition: Dawn and Sable vs. Torrie and Miss Jackie (sub for Sable would be Jacqueline) I can't be the only one that would rather see this GAB card than the current one we have now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 So far, who has benefited by trading to SD? Theodore Long has all but disappeared. Jindrak is playing Lex Lugar on Velocity. Booker T is STILL stuck in the midcard. RVD STILL doesn't care, and is STILL in the midcard. Rico became a tag champ with Haas, but now both are ignored. Hell, even Miss Jackie has been forgotten about. Spike Dudley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted June 23, 2004 You would think if Cena was going to be jobbed to someone it would be one of the other three guys in his match this Sunday. Or they would cost him the match against Taker. Or the Dudley's would cost Taker the match. Or.... fuck it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
