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NOVEMBER 6, 2003 - SmackDown!
We open up with tag team action, pitting the fun-loving duo of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty against the... well... less-so duo of Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, representing the FBI. Rikishi starts off with a kick and strikes, but Stamboli ducks a punch and slams the Samoan behemoth, then manages to land a piledriver! Palumbo tags in and hits a neckbreaker, but Rikishi mule kicks away and tags in Scotty. Double clothesline by the dancers, then a rolling kick from Scotty gets two. Rikishi tags back in and hits a spinebuster for two. Palumbo slides out of a slam and tags in Stamboli, who again slams the big man. The FBI line Rikishi up and hit him with the Kiss Of Death for the victory.
Our Olympic Hero Kurt Angle comes out next to take on a man who has been struggling lately, Chris Kanyon. He starts off with a forearm, then a stiff lariat and a suplex and a dropkick. He lines up for another clothesline, but Kanyon ducks it and hits a running knee lift. Piledriver gets two. He goes for a splash, but Angle gets his knees up and follows it up with a bulldog for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Kanyon lands a headbutt, but misses a punch and gets snap suplexed. As he staggers back up, Angle snatches him up and takes him over with the Angle Slam!
Up next, four of the most exciting high-fliers in WWE go at it as Eddie Guerrero teams with Shannon Moore to take on Carlito and former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri. Eddie starts off with strikes, then a dropkick to Carlito's knee for two. Moore tags in, and they hit a double suplex for two. Moore hits a back suplex, but misses a clothesline, running into a flying elbow from Carlito. Tajiri tags in and hits a spin kick for two. Another rolling kick. He goes for another, but Moore blocks it and hits another hard back suplex and tags in Eddie. Eddie kicks Tajiri in the leg, and the Buzzsaw tags Carlito back in. Eddie lands a DDT, then heads to the top rope and hits the Frogsplash for the win!
No one has caused more of an impact over the last month than the Manbeast Rhyno. Tonight, the man who draws the unfortunate task of facing him in the ring is Billy Gunn. Rhyno leads off with a forearm to the face, then a big slam for two. Billy fights out of a waist lock, then hits a forearm in the corner. Billy pounds on him for a bit, then hits a neckbreaker. Rhyno fights out of a sleeper with a jaw breaker, then clamps on a full nelson, wearing Gunn down to the canvas. As he pulls himself up, he runs right into the GOOOOOOOORE!
Over the last couple of weeks, the WWE Tag Team Title division has boiled down to a battle between four top teams, and tonight, we have an eight-man tag match featuring them. It's the Backstage Bullies (Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly) teaming with the World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) to take on the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) and the Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance (A-Train and Matt Morgan). Danny starts off with a slam and a backdrop on Bradshaw. Tag to Morgan. Morgan goes to work on Bradshaw, who tags in Holly. More pounding from Morgan, who then tags Doug in for a double suplex. Doug hits a spear for two. A-Train tags in now, and lands strikes and a piledriver. Tag to Danny, who lands a lifting DDT for two. Holly trips Danny and tags in Benjamin, who hits a hard legsweep and a brainbuster for two. Haas tags in now, and WGTT hit a whipped clothesline on Danny in the corner for two. Haas lands a big lariat for two. Morgan fights out of an arm wringer, then lands a big punch before tagging A-Train in. Train hits a piledriver. Haas fights out of a submission and tags Shelton in for a double suplex. Shelton lands a spinebuster, then when Train gets to his feet, he eats a superkick and WGTT has picked up a big win over the champions!
Kurt Angle is backstage. He hopes that Brock Lesnar hasn't got himself too focused on the Rabid Wolverines and that pesky little Rhyno that's gunning for him. Because there's still some unfinished business he has to deal with, and that's our Olympic Hero. Kurt is still looking for a fair fight, and once the dust has settled after Survivor Series, he's going to be after what's rightfully his - the WWE Title. Oh, it's true. It's damn true.
Up next, it's the captain of the Chain Gang John Cena taking one of his Survivor Series opponents, Devil's Advocate Chavo Guerrero. Chavo starts off with a kick to the face, then another kick for two. Cena fights out of a headlock and slams Chavo twice for two. Lifting DDT gets two more. Big backdrop, but Cena blows a clothesline, and Chavo takes him down with another kick for two. Back heel kick gets two. Big time DDT. Cena gets up, and Chavo hits a knife edge chop that echoes. Once again Cene escapes a headlock and slams Chavo. Now a spear! Suddenly at ringside, Eddie Guerrero has appeared! Cena whips Chavo off, but Eddie holds up a chair. Chavo staggers forward, right into an FU! Cena gets the win, then Eddie goes to work on his nephew, taking out months of frustrations. Suddenly, Sean O'Haire - Cena's rival and Chavo's captain - hits the ring to engage Cena in a fistfight. The Devil's Advocates pick up a brief "moral" victory as they clear the ring.
O'Haire remains in the ring, because he faces a huge task next - Undertaker! UT slams O'Haire, then hits a forearm and a pair of flying shoulder tackles. He charges in for an avalanche, but O'Haire gets a boot up, then lands a neckbreaker. Piledriver gets two. O'Haire goes for a clothesline, but UT ducks it and bulldogs him for two. Powerbomb gets two more. O'Haire escapes a headlock with a headbutt. Hammerlock attempt is broken up by UT's elbow. Big slam sets up the Last Ride! However, before he can move in for the pin, Big Show slides into the ring! He levels UT with a big punch, and the referee calls for the bell. And now it's two-on-one on Undertaker, but here comes Cena! John Cena has a chair, and now gets a measure of revenge on O'Haire, driving him from the ring and saving his SS partner from a worse beating.
The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next in a match that was supposed to happen weeks ago, but... well... Anyway, Billy Kidman starts off by hitting Rey Mysterio with a massive spinning kick. Then another spinning kick, a flying elbow, and a DDT. Rey stops his momentum by getting a boot to the face, then a dropkick to the knee. Bulldog out of the corner gets two. Kidman reverses a hip toss, then a Kidman Bomb for two. Rey turns a sleeper into a jaw breaker, then lands a high dropkick. Kidman gets a boot up to block an avalanche, then a DDT. Paul Heyman has climbed onto the apron! Rey turns around to face him, but Kidman jumps him from behind! Rey is down, and Kidman makes sure he's out with a Shooting Star Press to retain the gold. Heyman enters the ring and shakes his client's hand, standing over the fallen Mysterio. (Note: This match got a 98% Match Quality rating, so you can bet this won't be the last time they face off).
Edge manages to start off his non-title match against the United States Champion Big Show with an improbable slam, following it up with a bulldog for two. Show lands elbows and punches, then a slam for two. Now a powerslam, but then Edge fights back with a bulldog for two. Lariat for two. Another remarkable slam. And another! He goes for a splash, but Show gets his knees up, then an elbow, a side suplex, and the Show Stopper, and the big man wins! After the match, a familiar bell tolls, then the roar of a motorcycle can only mean one thing! Undertaker races into the ring to confront his old rival. Show is still feeling the effects of Edge's surprising power and eventually falls victim to a Last Ride! The American Bad Ass stands tall!
Tonight's main event features another non-title match as WWE Champion Brock Lesnar faces off against the captain of his Survivor Series opponents, Chris Benoit. Lesnar starts the match with a slam, but Benoit fights out of a hammerlock with an elbow, then a big forearm. Benoit nails a butterfly suplex. Lesnar kicks him in the midsection, then lands a spinning neckbreaker, then a huge backbreaker for two. Lesnar lands his infamous powerbomb for two more. He misses a big legdrop, and Benoit capitalizes with a huge suplex for two. Benoit misses a legdrop of his own, and stumbles into an F5! And the champ picks up a big win as SmackDown! goes off the air.
Next week, we will be just three days away from Survivor Series, and we will see seven huge preview matches, capped off by a much-anticipated one-on-one match. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will face off against Rhyno, but Paul Heyman has assured us that the title will not be on the line. In what should be a very exciting match, Chris Benoit will face off against the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. Old rivalries will once again explode on SmackDown! as John Cena will face Sean O'Haire and Eddie Guerrero will take on his nephew Chavo! United States Champion Big Show faces a little man who will prove to be a big task - Rey Mysterio! Plus, the Backstage Bullies once again tangle with the hated Dangerous Alliance and six-man tag action pitting the three members of the Full-Blooded Italians against Kurt Angle, Undertaker, and Edge!
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