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Old 02-16-2005, 08:46 PM   #1079
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Smackdown, March 22nd 2005 - FIRST SMACKDOWN ON CBS

The Cabinet comes to the ring and announces that they have a new foreign minister, JBL then introduces Rene Dupree, as Michael Cole speculates that JBL is just making numbers up to stack the deck against Guerrero going into Wrestlemania - 61.4%

Interim Smackdown GM Chris Stewart announced that tonight there would be 2 matches to determine number 1 contenders for the Cruiserweight Title, with Funaki facing Billy Kidman, and Paul London facing Lance Storm - 77.6%

Funaki and Billy Kidman went to a double DQ, when both men were attacked by a debuting JUVENTUD GUERRERA! Both men started down Juvi after the match - 67.8%

The camera quickly cut backstage where John Cena and Kurt Angle were being held apart from one another - 81.7%

Chris Stewart was shown in his office, when AJ STYLES and JUSHIN THUNDER LYGER walked in, Stewart greeted both men, and told them that if they wished, they could face a team for a place on Smackdown, after they obliged, Stewart told them they would face the team of Rene Dupree and Orlando Jordan - 58.5%

Again, the camera cut to a brawl backstage, as RVD and Rey Mysterio went at it with the Dudleyz - 75.4%

The scene cut back to Stewart's office where Elix Skipper was talking to Stewart about not getting a fair shot. Stewart told him that he had done enough in his eyes, and he could get revenge against Charlie Haas later - 70.6%

Charlie Haas defeated Elix Skipper by Pinfall after interferance by Carlito Carribean Cool - 65.3%

Carlito took the mic and said that Smackdown was in anarchy under Chris Stewart, fights all over the backstage, Stewart screwing talent over, he then challenged Stewart to put up his position of authority at Wrestlemania - 62.4%

AJ Styles and Jushin Lyger defeated Rene Dupree and Orlando Jordan by Pinfall, when Styles pinned Jordan - 68.6%

Lance Storm was shown walking to the ring for his match with Paul London, he had a big smile on his face, talking about how great he was, and how he was better than everyone in the locker room since he'd returned, Booker T shook his head after Lance had passed - 76.1%

Paul London defeated Lance Storm to become a Number 1 Contender to the Cruiserweight Title, after Booker T distracted Lance Storm, Storm and Booker had a staredown after the match - 71.3%

Chris Stewart announced from backstage that at Wrestlemania, there would be a huge match to decide the Cruiserweight champion, it would be Juventud Guerrera vs AJ Styles vs Jushin Thunder Lyger vs Funaki vs Paul London vs Billy Kidman, in a specially constructed Scramble Cage match - 65.5%

John Cena threatened Kurt Angle - 33.2% (stupid french )

Chris Stewart was shown again, he was shown talking to someone, he told them he'd find out what they wanted to know, if they faced Carlito tonight, the figure turned revealing THE UNDERTAKER! He said that wouldn't be a problem - 62.5%

Carlito gave an interview where he told Stewart that no matter what he did, it wouldn't matter come Wrestlemania - 18.5%

The Undertaker defeated Carlito by Pinfall - 71.5%

As Taker got backstage, he was cuffed and dragged away for the second consecutive week - 88.9%

As Smackdown returned from a break, Chris Stewart was shown looking at some CCTV footage, which showed a man meeting the police backstage......that man was THE BIG SHOW - 82.6%

Eddie Guerrero hyped his Wrestlemania match with JBL - 34.4%

In the Main Event, John Cena, Eddie Guerrero, Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio defeated JBL, Angle and The Dudleyz, when Cena pinned Bubba, a brawl broke out between Angle and The Dudleyz and RVD and Rey Mysterio and John Cena - 77.8%

The Cabinet ran out and laid out Eddie Guerrero as the show went off the air - 66.1%

Overall Rating - 65.4%
Attendance - 7,605 (Quebec)
TV Rating - WWE Smackdown! drew 1,427,036 viewers

SMACKDOWN WRESTLEMANIA CARD

WWE HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE - SINGLES MATCH
JOHN BRADSHAW LAYFIELD VS EDDIE GUERRERO

WWE UNITED STATES TITLE - SINGLES MATCH
JOHN CENA VS KURT ANGLE

WWE TAG TEAM TITLES - TAG MATCH
ROB VAN DAM AND REY MYSTERIO VS THE DUDLEY BOYZ

WWE CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE - 6 MAN SCRAMBLE CAGE MATCH
JUVENTUD GUERRERA VS AJ STYLES VS JUSHIN THUNDER LYGER VS FUNAKI VS PAUL LONDON VS BILLY KIDMAN
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