Official Smackdown Spoilers for the 2/24 Airing

[BorneAgain 0]

From Wrestling Observer

 

Dark match

 

1-Paul Birchall b Orlando Jordan. Pretty good athleticism on display. Birchall is such a Pirates of the Caribbean ripoff. Jordan got heat saying he’d won more titles than Arthur Ashe (pro tennis player/native Richmonder). Birchall won with a standing shooting star press which Jordan kicked out of (why?) followed by a one man standing Spanish fly. *

 

 

 

Velocity

 

2-Gymini & Simon Dean b Funaki/London/Spanky. Spanky went for Sliced Bread #2 on one of the twins but the other snuck in behind him & caught him in an over the shoulder backbreaker for the pin. *

 

 

 

3-Mascarita Sagrada b Tsuki in the worst match of the night. Nothing but 1970s American midget comedy. DUD

 

 

 

4-Syvain Grenier b Sean Patrick (generic looking jobber with Pinnacle on the back of his shorts) with the F5. Way to rub it in to the IWGP Champ. ½*

 

 

 

5-Super Crazy b Big Vito with a missle dropkick followed by a standing moonsault. *

 

 

 

Smackdown

 

--Interview w/Randy Orton recaps his family tree, calling both Bob Sr. & Bob Jr. the greatest wrestlers of their generation. That was funny. When he was running down names of current guys he would be better than upon winning the World title, he eventually came to Eddie Guerrero’s name. Chavo ran in out of the crowd in street clothes and gave him the 3 amigos & a frog splash before being hauled out be security (including VA indy workers Phil Brown & J-Sinn).

 

 

 

--Kane movie promo

 

 

 

6-MNM retained the tag titles over Matt Hardy/Tatanka. MNM now have red lights that blink on their fur coats. Tatanka played face-in-peril for some reason. Matt was rolled up by Joey after Melina had come in the ring to grab Matt’s leg, distracting him. About 10:00 long. Lame finish. *1/2

 

 

 

--Backstage skit with Regal reading a fan letter to Birchall & calling him a scalliwag. Birchall smiled & handed Regal a toy bomb, lit the wick & when it got to the end, Birchall got up in his face & said “boom”. I was just glad the skit ended without a shot of Regal in wet pants.

 

 

 

--HOF video on Eddy reaired

 

 

 

7-Boogey Man won a handicap match over both Dicks in 2:00. Booker & Sharmell did commentary. Chad took the pin after the neck hanging tree slam. Booker left thru the crowd when Boogey tried to confront him. Boogey then grabbed a black bag from somewhere & dumped 100s of worms all over the announce table. ¼*

 

 

 

--WrestleMania moment focusing on Jeff Hardy’s swanton off a ladder. That should stir some internet discussion.

 

 

 

--Interview w/Misterio Jr. apologizes to everyone for losing including Vickie, Chavo & Eddie—Teddy Long comes out, shows the finish from Sunday, and makes the WM match a 3-way

 

 

 

--Interview w/Kristal Marshall plugging the Divas magazine. The most wooden delivery ever. Jillian Hall came out, got her top ripped off & left. She reminds me of a younger version of Debra. Kristal then paraded around in a bikini.

 

 

 

--Highlight video aired of UT vs. Angle from No Way Out

 

 

 

8-Shane Helms retained the Cruiser title over Psicosis. Nothing special and crowd just groaned and at on their hands. Helms won with a rollup in the corner with feet on the ropes. The creative finishes continue. *

 

 

 

--Interview w/Long announces UT vs. Angle rematch on next week’s Smackdown. Very mixed reaction as fans figured out it wasn’t happening tonight.

 

 

 

--Backstage Long ordered Orton to stop whining & wrestle in the 6-man.

 

 

 

9. Benoit/Lashley/Misterio b JBL/Orton/Finlay. Finlay no longer has a first name. Very little Benoit/Finlay interaction. Match went 15:00 or so. Scary spot was Rey did a pescado, Finlay moved, and somehow Rey caught his leg between the apron & the ring. Benoit threw some Germans & softened up JBL w/ 2 crossfaces before Misterio pinned him with the West Coast pop. **

 

 

 

Dark match

 

10-Angle won a 4-way over Henry, UT & Orton by pinning Henry. Nothing special. Angle took 2-3 bumps, a back bump off a shoulder block, and delivered a German and an Olympic slam. ¾*

 

Overall, very dull & lifeless. Crowd was fairly into it for the most part but we didn't get anything to exciting.

 

 

Poor Booker...

[Guest Dam(o)nYankees]

I'm going to be at the rematch~!

[tekcop 0]

The main event looks good. As does the dark match. Everything else is pretty blah.

[Hawk 34 0]

I'm going to be at the rematch~!

 

You got your wish from the other day...

 

I'm calling it right now... 30 Minute draw.

 

Leading to the I Quit Match @ SNME.

[Art Sandusky 0]

You know, Angle's going to be downright unstoppable in the fans' eyes by the time Wrestlemania rolls around if they do that.

 

Man, now the idea of Orton winning the title pisses me off. What a waste of a superman build for Angle.

[Guest Rrrsh]

I think Rey wins it, not Orton. I say Rey plays Benoit, Orton plays HHH and Angle plays HBK.

[Bruce Blank 0]

Hey now they've got the perfect set up for Orton Vs Chavo which leaves Rey Vs Angle for the world title at WrestleMania

 

not that I'll hold my breath for that, Orton will probably headlock Chavo to death next Smackdown

[Hawk 34 0]

You know, Angle's going to be downright unstoppable in the fans' eyes by the time Wrestlemania rolls around if they do that.

 

It took 5 1/2 years, but they finally made Angle look like an unstoppable machine. To the point, I almost forgot that a year ago he was trying to rape Sharmell.

[Jericho2000Mark 0]

Fuck Orton, give Angle another reign after Rey holds it for a month or two(I can see the fans turning on him if he gets a long-term reign), he's finally starting to be taken seriously, he actually has heat and he actually has good matches. WWE has given Orton enough opportunities to get over, it's been two years, and the best reaction he can garner is a half-hearted "Randy Sucks" chant from a bunch of little kids.

[notJames 0]

…Birchall won with a standing shooting star press which Jordan kicked out of (why?) followed by a one man standing Spanish fly…

 

This is that C4 finisher he did in all those videos, right (backflip uranage)? Do you think they'll let him use that as his finisher? Hell, I'd settle for the SSSP.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I hope they're not setting up Booker vs. Boogeyman for WM.

 

SD looks pretty weak. ME should be loads of fun, but the rest of the show looks dreary.

 

And where the hell has Jamie Noble been?

[Aero 0]

If the permanent plan really is only to have Angle, Rey, and Orton in the WM main event, then does that really leave Taker with Mark Henry? I'm starting to get a bad feeling that either Henry or Boogey Man will cost Taker the match next week to set up a WM match.

[Guest Dam(o)nYankees]

Hey now they've got the perfect set up for Orton Vs Chavo which leaves Rey Vs Angle for the world title at WrestleMania

 

not that I'll hold my breath for that, Orton will probably headlock Chavo to death next Smackdown

He'll also chinlock and make WHACKY FACES~!

[k thx 0]

…Birchall won with a standing shooting star press which Jordan kicked out of (why?) followed by a one man standing Spanish fly…

 

This is that C4 finisher he did in all those videos, right (backflip uranage)? Do you think they'll let him use that as his finisher? Hell, I'd settle for the SSSP.

He's used it a lot of times on Velocity.

 

It doesn't look as pimp as it does in those videos, because Birchall doesn't look as big in WWE, but it fits well as a WWE finisher.

[Hawk 34 0]

If the permanent plan really is only to have Angle, Rey, and Orton in the WM main event, then does that really leave Taker with Mark Henry? I'm starting to get a bad feeling that either Henry or Boogey Man will cost Taker the match next week to set up a WM match.

 

What's the problem with that? Although, Benoit would be more ideal. This way you can also do Benoit/JBL in addition to Henry/Taker.

 

I still wish they panicked and did

 

Angle/Mysterio, Benoit/Taker, Orton/Booker as the three SD main events instead.

[notJames 0]

…Birchall won with a standing shooting star press which Jordan kicked out of (why?) followed by a one man standing Spanish fly…

 

This is that C4 finisher he did in all those videos, right (backflip uranage)? Do you think they'll let him use that as his finisher? Hell, I'd settle for the SSSP.

He's used it a lot of times on Velocity.

 

It doesn't look as pimp as it does in those videos, because Birchall doesn't look as big in WWE, but it fits well as a WWE finisher.

 

Damn. I've gotta find a way to play Velocity on my Mac. What's the crowd reaction been like for it?

[Aero 0]

If the permanent plan really is only to have Angle, Rey, and Orton in the WM main event, then does that really leave Taker with Mark Henry? I'm starting to get a bad feeling that either Henry or Boogey Man will cost Taker the match next week to set up a WM match.

 

What's the problem with that? Although, Benoit would be more ideal. This way you can also do Benoit/JBL in addition to Henry/Taker.

 

The problem is that it's Mark Henry. Some people say Henry's been good in the ring since returning... I've seen nothing good at all. Admittedly, I didn't see his match with Taker, though. Still, I have no interest in seeing Taker vs. the big monster/hoss at WM. Any feud between Taker and big, fat hosses has been overdone.

 

Benoit-Taker would be ideal, but that'd be dreaming.