Post by Mr. Hendrickson™ on Dec 3, 2003 11:39:43 GMT -5
WWE SmackDown!
San Jose, California
December 2, 2003
Results by Manuel "Emesjay" Sousa
SmackDown!:
Show opens with no pyro. Lesnar comes out to cut a promo. The crowd nearly drowned him out with "you tapped out!" chants practically during the entire thing. The basics were that he will NEVER tap again, that Benoit and Cena are afraid of him and that he is the best champion ever.
Rikishi & Scotty-2-Hotty def. Basham Bros. (w/Shaniqua)
- This was a NON TITLE match. A few minutes into it, Shaniqua trips up Scotty, causing the ref to eject her from ringside. It wouldn't matter, as she returned a few minutes later. Rikishi went for a stinkface but with the Shaniqua distraction, the Bashams switched and gave him a low blow. A Worm and a Samoan drop later, Rikishi got the pin. After the match, Shaniqua argues with the Bashams until she finally just leaves them in the ring.
Backstage, Heyman apparently has Dawn Marie as his new personal assistant. He has her write a letter to Bob Holly, explaining that his suspension would last for quite some time. Afterwards, he tells her to tell Shannon Moore to meet him in the ring.
Heyman comes out to the ring, Nathan Jones and Matt Morgan in tow. He shows clips of their matches with Moore and that everyone says that he takes a beating and comes back for more. He then calls Shannon to the ring and tells him that he has faced some big challenges, but nothing as big as his next challenge since they don't come bigger than...THE BIG SHOW!
Big Show def. Shannon Moore
- Shannon in yet another SQUASH. Big Show did some brutal things to him before finishing him off with a choke slam.
Tale of the Tape: John Cena and Chris Benoit. It listed "Degree in Thuganomics" under Cena's accomplishments.
Jamie Noble was backstage telling Nidia (still "blind") that he lost two weeks in a
row because of her. He starts to tell her to stay in the back this time, but stops himself. He has a better idea.
Jamie Noble def. Sakota (w/Tajiri)
- This is the first time I've seen Sakota in action. He did okay. Pretty standard Noble match. Towards the end, Sakota has the upper hand and Noble is on the outside. The ref is with Tajiri so he grabs her, throws her in the ring, pushes her into Sakota (getting heat in the process) and gets the roll-up. Afterwards, Noble consoles Nidia with an evil grin on his face. It took two takes to do that...
Josh Matthews interviews Cena backstage until Benoit comes and the two have a face-to-face. Their match is next.
Chris Benoit def. John Cena
- The crowd was about 66/33 with Cena getting the majority. Cena starts with a funny rap. I won't spoil it, but Neverland Ranch was mentioned. Good match. Very back and forth. Benoit misses a Flying Headbutt and Cena comes back with an F-U. He gets the pin but the ref doesn't see Benoit's foot on the rope. Cena wins...until another referee comes out and the two refs talk and the match was re-started. Benoit pretty much owns Cena this time around. Benoit botched the Crossface when he went for it and Cena slipped out his grasp and slammed into the mat. Looked painful and Cena was favoring his arm for the rest of the night. Benoit aimed for the arm for the rest of the night. At this point, Big Show interfered. It didn't really matter, as Cena just punched his off the apron. With the distraction, Benoit wins when Cena taps out of the Crossface. Show had a big smile on his face after Cena lost.
Backstage, Chavo and Eddie are talking. Eddie is firing Chavo up for his match, until Chavo stops him. He says that he's tired of it always being about "Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!" and that he wants to go out there alone (lots of heat there). Eddie protests, but Chavo gets the last word.
Chavo Guerrero (w/Eddie) def. Shelton Benjamin (w/Charlie Haas)
- Chavo does indeed come out alone (complete with his old music, not "Viva La Raza!"). However, when the match is about start Eddie's music hits and he comes out in a compact car (no hydraulics). Eddie proceeds to be hilarious. Like Cena, I won't spoil it but needless to say I was cracking up. Because of that, I sadly wasn't really paying much attention to the match. Chavo gets Shelton on the mat and Charlie jumps on the apron. Both Chavo and the ref turn their attention to him and Eddie uses the opportunity to lie, cheat and steal by hitting a very quick Frogsplash. Chavo goes for the cover and gets the win. Afterwards, Chavo looks upset at Eddie and leaves without him.
Backstage, the FBI is taking bets on who will win between Benoit and Lesnar. A-Train comes up to Nunzio and bets $50...on Benoit.
They show a highlight reel of Brock. The clips they show include his matches with Hulk Hogan, Rock and Kurt Angle.
We then see Josh Matthews interviewing Benoit. They show Lesnar tapping to Benoit at Survivor Series. Benoit says for Brock to get ready for it to happen again.
Brock Lesnar def. Chris Benoit
- Awesome match. Lesnar dominated for the most part. They exchange whips into the ring steps, which slightly cuts Lesnar on the nose. When they got back into the ring, Benoit hits the Flying Headbutt and Lesnar kicks out. The match continues and Lesnar hits an F-5 and Benoit kicks out (!). Eventually, the ref gets inadvertently knocked out. At this point, Benoit finally gets Brock into the Crossface. He taps out, but there's no ref to ring the bell. Frustrated, Benoit goes to wake up the ref and Lesnar gets a low blow. While Benoit is own, he gets a chair hits him with it, throws it outside and wakes up the ref. Then Lesnar puts Benoit into this awesome submission. I don't know the technical name, but Lesnar put Benoit's leg over his neck and puts his body in a Boston Crap like position. Cool stuff. After being in the move for a couple minutes, the ref rings the bell. Benoit lost consciousness. Brock Lesnar wins via KO.
After the show, Benoit walks off to a well deserved standing ovation.
Decent show overall, despite the fact that there was no Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio or Ultimo Dragon, and Tajiri & Eddie didn't wrestle. No McMahon was a definite blessing.
Top 3 Pops:
1) Eddie Guerrero
2) Chris Benoit
3) John Cena
Top 3 Heat:
1) Brock Lesnar
2) Paul Heyman
3) Chavo, initially
San Jose, California
December 2, 2003
Results by Manuel "Emesjay" Sousa
SmackDown!:
Show opens with no pyro. Lesnar comes out to cut a promo. The crowd nearly drowned him out with "you tapped out!" chants practically during the entire thing. The basics were that he will NEVER tap again, that Benoit and Cena are afraid of him and that he is the best champion ever.
Rikishi & Scotty-2-Hotty def. Basham Bros. (w/Shaniqua)
- This was a NON TITLE match. A few minutes into it, Shaniqua trips up Scotty, causing the ref to eject her from ringside. It wouldn't matter, as she returned a few minutes later. Rikishi went for a stinkface but with the Shaniqua distraction, the Bashams switched and gave him a low blow. A Worm and a Samoan drop later, Rikishi got the pin. After the match, Shaniqua argues with the Bashams until she finally just leaves them in the ring.
Backstage, Heyman apparently has Dawn Marie as his new personal assistant. He has her write a letter to Bob Holly, explaining that his suspension would last for quite some time. Afterwards, he tells her to tell Shannon Moore to meet him in the ring.
Heyman comes out to the ring, Nathan Jones and Matt Morgan in tow. He shows clips of their matches with Moore and that everyone says that he takes a beating and comes back for more. He then calls Shannon to the ring and tells him that he has faced some big challenges, but nothing as big as his next challenge since they don't come bigger than...THE BIG SHOW!
Big Show def. Shannon Moore
- Shannon in yet another SQUASH. Big Show did some brutal things to him before finishing him off with a choke slam.
Tale of the Tape: John Cena and Chris Benoit. It listed "Degree in Thuganomics" under Cena's accomplishments.
Jamie Noble was backstage telling Nidia (still "blind") that he lost two weeks in a
row because of her. He starts to tell her to stay in the back this time, but stops himself. He has a better idea.
Jamie Noble def. Sakota (w/Tajiri)
- This is the first time I've seen Sakota in action. He did okay. Pretty standard Noble match. Towards the end, Sakota has the upper hand and Noble is on the outside. The ref is with Tajiri so he grabs her, throws her in the ring, pushes her into Sakota (getting heat in the process) and gets the roll-up. Afterwards, Noble consoles Nidia with an evil grin on his face. It took two takes to do that...
Josh Matthews interviews Cena backstage until Benoit comes and the two have a face-to-face. Their match is next.
Chris Benoit def. John Cena
- The crowd was about 66/33 with Cena getting the majority. Cena starts with a funny rap. I won't spoil it, but Neverland Ranch was mentioned. Good match. Very back and forth. Benoit misses a Flying Headbutt and Cena comes back with an F-U. He gets the pin but the ref doesn't see Benoit's foot on the rope. Cena wins...until another referee comes out and the two refs talk and the match was re-started. Benoit pretty much owns Cena this time around. Benoit botched the Crossface when he went for it and Cena slipped out his grasp and slammed into the mat. Looked painful and Cena was favoring his arm for the rest of the night. Benoit aimed for the arm for the rest of the night. At this point, Big Show interfered. It didn't really matter, as Cena just punched his off the apron. With the distraction, Benoit wins when Cena taps out of the Crossface. Show had a big smile on his face after Cena lost.
Backstage, Chavo and Eddie are talking. Eddie is firing Chavo up for his match, until Chavo stops him. He says that he's tired of it always being about "Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!" and that he wants to go out there alone (lots of heat there). Eddie protests, but Chavo gets the last word.
Chavo Guerrero (w/Eddie) def. Shelton Benjamin (w/Charlie Haas)
- Chavo does indeed come out alone (complete with his old music, not "Viva La Raza!"). However, when the match is about start Eddie's music hits and he comes out in a compact car (no hydraulics). Eddie proceeds to be hilarious. Like Cena, I won't spoil it but needless to say I was cracking up. Because of that, I sadly wasn't really paying much attention to the match. Chavo gets Shelton on the mat and Charlie jumps on the apron. Both Chavo and the ref turn their attention to him and Eddie uses the opportunity to lie, cheat and steal by hitting a very quick Frogsplash. Chavo goes for the cover and gets the win. Afterwards, Chavo looks upset at Eddie and leaves without him.
Backstage, the FBI is taking bets on who will win between Benoit and Lesnar. A-Train comes up to Nunzio and bets $50...on Benoit.
They show a highlight reel of Brock. The clips they show include his matches with Hulk Hogan, Rock and Kurt Angle.
We then see Josh Matthews interviewing Benoit. They show Lesnar tapping to Benoit at Survivor Series. Benoit says for Brock to get ready for it to happen again.
Brock Lesnar def. Chris Benoit
- Awesome match. Lesnar dominated for the most part. They exchange whips into the ring steps, which slightly cuts Lesnar on the nose. When they got back into the ring, Benoit hits the Flying Headbutt and Lesnar kicks out. The match continues and Lesnar hits an F-5 and Benoit kicks out (!). Eventually, the ref gets inadvertently knocked out. At this point, Benoit finally gets Brock into the Crossface. He taps out, but there's no ref to ring the bell. Frustrated, Benoit goes to wake up the ref and Lesnar gets a low blow. While Benoit is own, he gets a chair hits him with it, throws it outside and wakes up the ref. Then Lesnar puts Benoit into this awesome submission. I don't know the technical name, but Lesnar put Benoit's leg over his neck and puts his body in a Boston Crap like position. Cool stuff. After being in the move for a couple minutes, the ref rings the bell. Benoit lost consciousness. Brock Lesnar wins via KO.
After the show, Benoit walks off to a well deserved standing ovation.
Decent show overall, despite the fact that there was no Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio or Ultimo Dragon, and Tajiri & Eddie didn't wrestle. No McMahon was a definite blessing.
Top 3 Pops:
1) Eddie Guerrero
2) Chris Benoit
3) John Cena
Top 3 Heat:
1) Brock Lesnar
2) Paul Heyman
3) Chavo, initially