Good on Meanie for being able to parlay a real-life incident into (at least) one night of work. And not sure if SmackDown drafting both Richards AND Simon Dean was intentional or not, but this is probably the best use they could make of either guy.
Smackdown Spoilers based on reports from Cedric Ordonez and Viet Ngyuen to WrestlingObserver.com (it doesn't look like there were any Velocity matches taped, unless matches were taken out of order):
After the changeover, JBL, not entering via limo, started Smackdown off with a promo against Batista before his music came on again and the limo came out. I was expecting Orlando Jordan and was pretty surprised to see the bWo come out. They had an exchange that set up JBL vs Blue Meanie for the show. Mostly ECW chants from the crowd with a few bWo chants. I'm sure most of the crowd didn't know what was going on or about the backstory between JBL & Meanie, so the segment got a mild reaction.
Eddie-Rey backstage promo was up next. Eddie wants Rey to be his partner, but Rey naturally tries to decline until Eddie brings up "their little secret".
Benoit beats Booker T with Crossface to become the number one contender.
Hassan backstage vignette to set up Daivari vs Undertaker for Smackdown, and Taker vs Hassan for Summerslam.
The Blue Meanie pinned JBL after Batista ran in and gave a spinebuster to JBL and threw an out of it Meanie on top of JBL. Stevie Richards delivered a nasty chairshot to JBL that appeared to bust him open hardway.
MNM defeated Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero to retain the tag titles when Nitro(?) pinned Rey. The main story during the match was Eddie walking off the apron and sitting out most of the match, forcing Rey to go at it alone. Rey nearly won singlehandedly, but Eddie attacked Rey and allowed MNM to finish him off. After the match, Eddie tries to get Rey to strike him, but reminds him of their little secret, then brings up Rey's son. Eddie forces Rey to open up the ropes for him on his exit.
Christian backstage interview talking about him and Batista for the World title later tonight.
Matt Morgan NC William Regal when the Mexicools make an appearance and squash Morgan with highspots topped off with a triple team baseball slide to force Morgan out of the ring. Regal never even entered the ring. The Mexicools cut a promo, with Juventud running down different ethnicities.
Undertaker squashes Daivari with a chokeslam and Tombstone, but the big thing is Hassan summoning 5 or 6 masked men that just kinda look like terrorists to destroy the Undertaker, beating him and choking him out with piano wire. Hassan adds on a camel clutch for extra measure, and the masked terrorists carry Daivari to the back.
Batista defeated Christian after a Batista Bomb. JBL and Orlando Jordan attempt to run in after the match but Batista fends them both off, delivering a Batista Bomb to OJ in the process. After the cameras stopped rolling, Batista posed for the crowd some more and seemed a bit moved by the crowd reaction.
On paper, this sounds like a great Smackdown. Hopefully, Benoit is going to get the US title at the Bash & restore some prestige to it (though you can't really fault Orlando Jordan).
If used properly, the bWo could be money for Smackdown & best of all, it appears that there is no more Simon Dean (maybe Nova gets chance in the Cruiserweight divsion and/or the bWo could feud with MNM over the tag straps).
Undertaker squashes Daivari with a chokeslam and Tombstone, but the big thing is Hassan summoning 5 or 6 masked men that just kinda look like terrorists to destroy the Undertaker, beating him and choking him out with piano wire. Hassan adds on a camel clutch for extra measure, and the masked terrorists carry Daivari to the back.
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The one guy didn't list the Benoit match, so when I read it, I assumed it was fake. After all, JBL's the #1 contender. Never did I imagine that it would be for the US championship. That's ... quite a step down for both Booker and Benoit, isn't it?
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I heard both wrestlers were delivering stiff shots in this match(JBL/Meanie), but that could just be bull are they really could hate eachother.
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Originally posted by SOKSmackdown tapings follow Raw two weeks in a row? Is the WWE on a budget trimming kick, or is another international tour in the works?
Looks to be a good Smackdown, though. Can't say I appreciate the Hassan/Taker angle, though.
They were returning from the tour of the Orient & flew back to California. I guess they did another Supershow to give the Smackdown crew another day's rest.
Originally posted by Matt TrackerUndertaker squashes Daivari with a chokeslam and Tombstone, but the big thing is Hassan summoning 5 or 6 masked men that just kinda look like terrorists to destroy the Undertaker, beating him and choking him out with piano wire.
...yikes.
I just hope this leads to a promo next week where Undertaker has the American Flag printed on the inside of his jacket again.
Actually, making Benoit/Booker for the US title #1 contendership is more sensible, since JBL is already the #1 contender for the world title. Sure, it might seem like a bit of a demotion for Benoit and Booker, but it at least gives them something to do.
I'm more upset about Christian being shunted into a job to Batista right off the bat. So much for the big ideas about building him up as a major heel on the new brand.
Good lord, OJ is the longest reigning male titleholder in WWE? Wow. What's with WWE giving guys long US title reigns and then basically forgetting about the belt?
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Originally posted by Big BadGood lord, OJ is the longest reigning male titleholder in WWE? Wow. What's with WWE giving guys long US title reigns and then basically forgetting about the belt?
Heck, when both Cena and Batista were on Raw, one could argue that OJ was the top man of the company. Why they didn't run with that as an angle is beyond me. He was the top man in Smackdown, if you looked at the Smackdown roster page.
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Originally posted by Big BadActually, making Benoit/Booker for the US title #1 contendership is more sensible, since JBL is already the #1 contender for the world title. Sure, it might seem like a bit of a demotion for Benoit and Booker, but it at least gives them something to do.
I'm more upset about Christian being shunted into a job to Batista right off the bat. So much for the big ideas about building him up as a major heel on the new brand.
Good lord, OJ is the longest reigning male titleholder in WWE? Wow. What's with WWE giving guys long US title reigns and then basically forgetting about the belt?
(edited by Big Bad on 5.7.05 1947)
Benoit/Booker being No.1 cointender for the U.S. belt will give it meaning. Which it hasn't had since OJ became champ.
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Since this thread has "spoiler" in the title, I won't be hiding it. You have been warned. This is unrelated to the spoiler in the top post, but no sense in making a seperate thread for it.
...with the events of today, I wonder if WWE will edit/remove the Undertaker being attacked by "terrorists."
*EDIT* Well, at least the UK one will be. From Meltzer:
It has been confirmed that the tape of the show sent to the U.K. today will not include the angle with Undertaker and Muhammad Hassan, an angle that involved so-called "terrorists." Obviously that would be in the worst taste possible to air that in the U.K. and it would never have aired in that form even if WWE hadn't itself edited it off the show. We've heard reports that it will also be edited off tonight's show in North America as well, but that has not been confirmed officially, although I suspect good taste would preclude it from airing here as well. Whether Undertaker vs. Daivari airs at all, or only the match, is unclear.
Melina as a face is awesome; She has a natural charisma that really shows. I hope she stays face for some time. I hardly recognized Trish when she came out. I marked out for her arrival, but it didn't look like her, at first.
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