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Smackdown for November 4th opened with a recap of what the Tough Enough contestants had been doing during the day. Al Snow had them running sprints, doing Hindu Squats, then pushups. The group then ate (pasta and milk), then had to run more sprints and do more squats. They were working out all the way up until showtime.
Tough Enough segment. We then went to the ring, where Al Snow had all the contestants assembled. Kurt Angle was then brought to the ring. Angle went down the line, asking each contestant their name, then insulting them while getting into their face. When he got in the face of Nick, he asked him to turn his eyes away, and when he wouldn’t, he shoved him. Angle seemed to take great pleasure in ripping into Dan R. (the smartass) and Dan P. (the UFC fighter). Some of the contestants cracked smiles and laughed during the segment, and Angle would yell at them and shove them to shut them up. Angle talked about what it takes to succeed in wrestling, and told the contestants that he hated them, since they were getting a chance to win a million dollars. Angle (who was wearing his amateur wrestling shoes) did some squat thrusts (squat into pushup and back to standing position). Angle then told the group they would be doing squat thrusts, and whoever did the most without messing up would win a special prize. While Angle berated the group, last week’s segment with the Big Show was recapped. After the recap, Angle brought two referees to watch the group and eliminate whoever messed up. Ryan appeared to be able to do them much faster than the rest. Justice was eliminated first, then one by one they gave out, including Ryan. The last two were Daniel Puder and Chris Nawrocki, with Nawrocki winning. Nawrocki was then told his special prize was his first match ever … right now with Kurt Angle. Apparently, this was shoot-style wrestling, using “professional wrestling rules”.
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Nawrocki. Angle took Nawrocki down with a front facelock, but Nawrocki grabbed the ropes. Angle then reapplied the hold, and easily took Nawrocki down for a pin. Winner: Kurt Angle.
Angle then asked the other contestants if anyone else wanted to take him on. Daniel Puder volunteered.
Kurt Angle vs. Daniel Puder. They grappled, and Puder went for an arm, but Angle backed him into the ropes. As they came off, Angle grabbed a front facelock, but Puder got away. The crowd was chanting “UFC” for Puder. They locked up again, and went to the mat. Angle was on top, and Puder went for a keylock, but his shoulders were down, so he was pinned (although it appeared his shoulder was up). Winner: Kurt Angle.
Puder reached out for a handshake, but Angle got in his face, and the two were talking nose to nose. You couldn’t make out what they said, other than Angle saying “Now get out of my face” at the end. Tazz said Angle was telling him that you have to stay off you back in a wrestling contest. Angle then told all the contestants that as far as he was concerned, none of them were Tough Enough.
Josh Matthews interviewed Orlando Jordan and John Bradshaw Layfield. Matthews asked Jordan about being pinned by Booker T last week, and JBL slapped him in the head. JBL and Jordan berated Matthews, frustrating the interviewer. Matthews said he wanted to restart the interview, then asked Jordan how his head could be in the game when it was up JBL’s rear. Matthews slammed the mic into Jordan’s chest and walked off. Jordan was going to go after him, but JBL told him to focus on Booker T.
Booker T vs. Orlando Jordan, with John Bradshaw Layfield. Booker pounded Jordan in the corner at the start, then hit a back elbow and applied an armbar. Booker hit a back kick and a flying forearm for two, then went back to the arm. Jordan backed Booker into a corner and hit some shots, then choked him in the corner. Booker leapfrogged Jordan and hit a superkick. Booker got a two count with a sideslam, then planted him with a spinebuster. JBL ran in, and the referee called for the bell at the two minute mark. Winner via disqualification: Booker T.
JBL and Jordan double teamed Booker, and Jordan held Booker up so JBL could blast him with the Clothesline From Hell before leaving.
Backstage, Spike Dudley told D-Von and Bubba that he made a deal with Kurt Angle to take out the Big Show. As a result, one of them would be put on Angle’s team for Survivor Series. Spike said they were going to the ring right now to call out Show. D-Von and Bubba asked what his plan was to take out Show. Spike told them to “get the tables” and both seemed to like the idea.
A commercial for “The Rise And Fall Of ECW” DVD was shown, featuring a clip of the infamous chair throwing incident with Terry Funk, Cactus Jack, and Public Enemy from Hardcore Heaven ’94.
Backstage, Josh Matthews told General Manager Theodore R. Long that he was tired of being shoved around every week. Long said he understood, but Josh had to be professional. Booker T stormed in, and demanded JBL and Jordan in a match tonight. Long tried to talk sense to Booker, saying he didn’t want a handicap match. Booker said he didn’t care. Long said he wouldn’t sanction a handicap match, but he would make a tag match if Booker could find a partner. Booker said no one in the locker room liked him. Josh volunteered to be Booker’s partner tonight. Booker was fine with the idea, since it would allow him to get his hands on JBL and Jordan.
The Dudleys were in the ring, with tables. Spike said Big Show wasn’t man enough to fight him. Big Show came out, and Spike (standing on a table) spat at him. Show went to grab Spike, and the Dudleys attacked. D-Von hit a low blow, and the Dudleys hit 3D on him. Tables were set up, and Bubba & D-Von went to lift Show off the mat. Show choked both of them, then headbutted Bubba. Show chokeslammed D-Von through a table, then chokeslammed Bubba through another table. Spike took off down the aisle, yelling at Show, but backing away the whole time.
Backstage, Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak were complaining to Kurt Angle about how the Dudleys didn’t get the job done with Big Show. The group approached Carlio Caribbean Cool and Jesus, asking Carlito about joining their team for Survivor Series. Carlito took a bite of apple, then swallowed it, shook Angle’s hand, and agreed to team with them, saying it would be “cool”.
The Raw Rebound was shown.
Backstage, Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio prepared for their match by trading catchphrases.
Rey Mysterio & Rob Van Dam vs. Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak. Jindrak tried to intimidate Mysterio at the start, patting him on the head and throwing him down to the mat. Jindrak got down on one knee to taunt Rey, and Rey dropkicked him. Rey hit a series of rights to the midsection, then sent Jindrak down in the corner. RVD tagged in, and Rey did a bronco buster, followed by RVD hitting the split leg moonsault for two. Jindrak fought back with shoulderblocks, but RVD hit a clothesline and Rey came in for a double legdrop. RVD hit a springboard bodypress for a two count. Jindrak shoved RVD into his corner and tagged in Luther, who pounded RVD until being hit with a spinkick. Reigns hit a back suplex and put RVD into a chinlock. RVD elbowed out and went for a sunset flip, but Reigns pounded him in the head. Luther grabbed RVD by the hair, and RVD kicked Luther in the head. RVD hit a springboard thurst kick, then tagged Rey, who hit a springboard senton. Rey hit a series of kicks, putting Reigns in 619 position. Jindrak ran in, but RVD kicked him from the ring. Rey went for the 619, but Jindrak managed to block it and pull Rey to the floor as they went to commercial.
Back from break, Reigns was working over Mysterio with a chinlock, and hit a full nelson slam. Jindrak tagged in and stomped Rey, then whipped him hard into the buckles. Jindrak hit a trio of elbows for a two count, then went into a chinlock. Rey fought up, but Reigns kneed him from the apron, sending him down. Reigns and Jindrak hit a double shoulderblock for a two count. Reigns stomped Rey and dropped an elbow, then knocked RVD off the apron. Jindrak came in and stomped Rey in the corner, then applied a surfboard. Rey broke free and went for a springboard, but Jindrak caught it and planted Rey with a side slam for two, as RVD broke up the cover. Reigns came in and grabbed Rey, but the referee forced him out and made him tag in legally. Reigns grabbed Rey in a bearhug, but Rey broke out and fought out of a corner, hitting Reigns with a DDT out of a headscissors. Rey made the hot tag to Van Dam, who hit Jindrak with a couple of kicks, and knocked Reigns off the apron. RVD hit a top rope kick on Jindrak, but Reigns broke it up. The match broke down, and RVD & Rey began double teaming Jindrak, but Reigns broke up the cover. Rey kicked Reigns on the floor, and RVD hit Jindrak with an enzugiri. Rey gave Jindrak the 619. RVD went to the top rope, but Luther hooked his leg, so Rey gave Luther a 619 outside the ring. RVD hit Jindrak with a five star frogsplash for the pin at the sixteen minute mark. Winners: Rey Mysterio & Rob Van Dam.
Carlito Caribbean Cool & Jesus came out and confronted Mysterio & RVD in the aisle, then attacked them. They threw Mysterio & RVD back into the ring for a four on two beatdown, but Eddie Guerrero ran in with a chair and cleaned house.
The contract signing between The Undertaker and Paul Heyman for the Undertaker-Heidenreich match was recapped.
Theodore R. Long met with Eddie Guerrero in his office. Long explained to Guerrero that Rey Mysterio could not be on his Survivor Series team, due to Rey being booked in a four way match for the Cruiserweight Title with champion Spike Dudley, Billy Kidman and Chavo Guerrero. Long said Guerrero would have to find someone else for his team. Long said Guerrero had until next week to find his final team member.
Last week’s catfight between Miss Jackie and Dawn Marie was recapped.
Arm Wrestling: Miss Jackie vs. Dawn Marie. Michael Cole did the introductions. Dawn came out first and dedicated her victory to “her Charlie” (Haas). Dawn grabbed Michael Cole’s rear end as he left the ring. Miss Jackie taunted Dawn with her engagement ring. They started to arm wrestle, and Dawn headbutted her. Dawn overturned the arm wrestling table, and the two began catfighting. Charlie Haas, on crutches, came to the ring, while the ladies brawled out of the ring and onto the floor. Heidenreich came out from the crowd and attacked Haas, hitting him in the leg and head with his own crutches. Miss Jackie tried to stop Heidenreich, but he threw her across the ring. knocking her out. Heidenreich went back to pounding Haas, screaming for the Undertaker, while Paul Heyman (who ran out to ringside) screamed that he was going to get fired. Heidenreich gave Haas a shoulderbreaker, as Heyman continued to scream for him to stop. Heidenreich covered Haas, Undertaker-style, and said “Rest In Peace”. Heidenreich left the ring, taking the straitjacket and hugging it as he left. Dawn Marie got into the ring to check on Haas as they went to commercial.
The Tough Enough contestants were assembled on a stage with Al Snow. The evening for the Tough Enough contestants was recapped (and Puder absolutely had his shoulder up when Angle pinned him as he applied a keylock). Chris Nawrocki had his ribs taped. Each contestant was introduced one more time. Whoever has the least number of votes will be eliminated next week. Voting will continue on WWE.com until Monday at midnight. Torrie Wilson then came out, and told the contestants that next week they would have to take the “Torrie Wilson Sex Test”.
A video was shown on the Big Show-Kurt Angle feud. The will meet one-on-one next week.
Booker T & Josh Matthews vs. John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan. Booker and JBl started out, exchanging punches, with Booker getting the better of it. Booker went for a backdrop, but JBL hit him across the back and took over with punches. Booker battled back, throwing JBL into a corner, but Bradshaw came back with a shoulderblock. Jordan tagged in, but Booker hit him with a sidekick and chopped him against the ropes. Booker hit a jumping side kick, and JBL went to break it up with an elbow, but Booker moved and JBL elbowed Jordan. Booker hit JBL with a superkick, sending him to the floor. Booker tagged in Matthews, who gave Jordan a top rope bodypress. Matthews gave JBL a baseball slide kick. Seeing JBL getting angry, Josh tagged out. Booker gave Orlando a spinebuster, then JBL ran in and knocked Booker into Matthews on the apron, which the referee called a tag. JBL fought Booker on the floor, and Matthews jumped on his back, but was ineffective. Matthews was thrown back into the ring with Jordan, who kicked Booker as he tried to get on the apron. Jordan ripped Matthews shirt off, and JBL tagged in and chopped, pounded and kicked Matthews. Jordan tagged in a slugged Matthews. Booker T, from the apron, grabbed Jordan and yanked him throat first across the top rope. Booker kicked Jordan, and Matthews crawled over for the tag. Booker cleaned house, backdropping Jordan and JBL. Booker hit Jordan with a spinkick, but missed a charge in the corner. JBL went for the Clothesline From Hell, but Booker ducked it and hit a Bookend. Booker then gave Jordan a Bookend. Booker clotheslined JBL over the top rope and to the floor. Booker gave Jordan an ax kick and pinned him at the seven minute mark. Winners: Booker T & Josh Matthews.
Post-match, Booker tried to help an limp Matthews off the mat, but gave up, leaving him on the mat. Booker got onto the ropes to celebrate as the show ended.
Next Week:
– The Big Show vs. Kurt Angle.
Updated Survivor Series Card:
Smackdown Matches:
– WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Booker T.
– WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman vs. Chavo Guerrero.
– Survivor Series Elimination Match: Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak & Carlito Caribbean Cool vs. Eddie Guerrero, Big Show, Rob Van Dam, & ?
– The Undertaker vs. Heidenreich.
Raw Matches:
– Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian.
– Women’s Champion Trish Stratus vs. Lita.
– Survivor Series Elimination Match: Chris Jericho, Chris Benoit, Randy Orton & Maven vs. Triple H, Batista, Edge, & Gene Snitsky. The winning team will have matchmaking control of Raw for a month (one week for each team member).
Source: PWInsider.com
