Report by: wrestlingobserver.com
SmackDown tapings...
1) Dudley Boys b Rico/Haas for the tag team titles.
Match seemed to end abruptly with Buh Buh rolling up
Rico's left leg while D-Von held his right leg. Buh
Buh also put his feet on the ropes. After the match,
Rico was helped to the back and could not put any
weight on his left leg. It appeared he was hurt legit
(the ref gave the X sign with his arms after the
match)
After a break, Paul Heyman came out and proclaimed
that the Dudleys were able to capture the Tag Team
titles because of his leadership. He then talked
about Undertaker. He said he had arranged for a
handicap match at Great American Bash (Dudleys vs
Taker). He unveiled a coffin that was lying below the
cement truck I spoke of earlier. He said that Paul
Bearer would be held in a crypt constructed of 3-inch
thick glass at GAB. If Undertaker didn't "do the
right thing" (Heyman said this at least a half-dozen
times) a similar cement truck would fill the crypt and
suffocate Paul Bearer. He then demonstrated by having
the truck fill the coffin with cement.
After another break, John Cena showed up in Mr Angle's
office. Kurt informed him that his match at GAB would
be an elimination match. Cena didn't seem too
worried. A short while later, Funaki (dressed in a
Cena shirt) was having a rap contest with one of the
announcers (Josh, I think). Mr Angle saw this and was
not pleased. He said Funaki would have a match later
on against Luther.
2) Eddie Guerrero b One of the Bashams (whichever one
he didn't beat last week). Before the match, he did a
long promo about JBL getting fired and showed a clip
of him wrecking JBL's limo last week.
3) Kenzo Suzuki b Spike Dudley. Pretty much an
unimpressive squash for Suzuki. Crowd was kinda dead
too.
JBL came out and cut what is probably his best promo
to date. He went off on CNBC and said he might as
well "plead the 5th" because the 1st amendment does
not mean a damn thing anymore.
4) Rey Misterio b Chavo Classic for the Cruiserweight
title, in spite of interference from Chavo Jr. Looks
like Chavo Classic is gone.
5) Luther squashed Funaki with a sidewalk slam. As
Luther was leaving the ring, Mr Angle (who watched the
match in his wheelchair from the stage) gave Luther a
thumbs down. Luther went back in and beat on Funaki
some more and Mr Angle finally approved. Luther used
Kurt's entrance music.
Torrie Wilson came out dressed as what can best be
described as Uncle Sam's Niece -- a bikini, a red
white and blue jacket, and a big "Uncle Sam" hat. She
said that the Diva's were going to have a bash of
their own at the Great American Bash. She then lit a
fire in a Weber Grill before leaving the stage. Are
they gonna have a cookout or a bikini contest?
In the back, Booker T said that he watched his match
from last week and he was not given 5 minutes. Rene
Dupree then appeared and said Booker was lucky to get
another shot at Cena at GAB. Booker said Rene was
even luckier since he was the one who actually got
pinned by Cena. Rene just wanted to know if Booker
had his back in the main event.
6) Main event: RVD and John Cena vs Booker T and Rene
Dupree. When RVD entered, they showed a clip of him
kicking Cena last week. Cena got in his face when he
entered, and they fought against each other during the
match. Match ended in a no-contest when Undertaker's
music hit. When the lights came back on, Taker was
standing in the ring.
He teased going after Booker T, but then chokeslammed
RVD and gave a Tombstone to Cena. Heyman came out
with the urn and Taker bowed as the cameras went off
the air.
After the show, the Dudleys came out and applauded
Taker and tried to shake his hand. JBL then came out
and also applauded Taker for nailing Cena and
congratulated the Dudleys on teaming with Taker. The
Dudleys ducked out while Taker just glared at JBL.
After JBL bashed Chicago a little and told Taker to
take a hike (I don't want you, I want Eddie Guerrero)
Taker gave JBL a chokeslam and Last Ride.
Biggest Pops
Taker (even though he's a heel for the time being)
Eddie Guerrero
Cena
RVD
Rey Rey
(All these guys got big pops -- too hard to tell if
any pops were bigger than the others)
Biggest Heat
Heyman
JBL during his promo. The response when he first came
out was more of a groan, but his promo got a great
response. I honestly didn't think JBL had it in him.
Mr Angle (crowd didn't really seem to care about
Luther)
No return date was announced.
