Full Credit should go to Henry Petty and WrestlingObserver.com
I didnt’ arrive in time for the dark matches, only for the opening of
Smackdown.
Starts out with Benoit vs. Jordan….inteference by Booker T & Christian.
Teddy Long turns the match into a tag.
Booker T and Chris Benoit def. Orlando Jordan and Christian
Animal and Heidenreich def. MNM
GM Long and the Network guy announce Eddie Gurrero as the #1 Contender for
the world championship. He tells Batista that he respects him and that they
are going to be best friends. Eddie goes for a handshake, and Batista
says,”friends don’t shake hands….they hug,” they embrace for a hug as
Eddie looks bewildered
Randy Orton and Orton are seen with a U-Haul, saying it will guarantee his
victory
Ken Kennedy gets a ton of heat when he asks what that smell is on Josh
Matthews, and he says it doesnt smell like cologne, but like Arkansas. This
got the crowd really worked up.
Ken Kennedy beats unnanounced wrestler (bald guy with black and blue tights
– didn’t recognize him) with his usual finisher. Crowd was really into this
guy. He got more of a reaction than expected.
Nunzio complains about not being on the show even though he is the champ, so
the network guy (with help from Eddie Gurrero) makes a match with Nunzio vs.
Batista
Rey Mysterio def. JBL when JBL missed the clothesline from hell and Mysterio
did a spash off the ropes for the pin
JBL recruits Julie? (girl with burn on her face) to join his team.
Undertaker vs. Randy Orton is the main event. During the match, Bob Orton
backs a U-HAUL up to the ring, opens it, and rolls a casket out. Match goes
long. Both men are out by the casket, and it opens up to reveal a lifelike
Undertaker laying dead in the casket. This really was disturbing to the
crowd, and to me personally. Match goes back and forth, ref bump, RKO on
Undertaker, Bob orton brings out a ref and they count but Undertaker kicks
out. Undertaker pins Randy with a chokeslam. Then gives Orton a tombstone,
revies the original ref. and gets the pin.
show goes into Raw mode
Raw Notes:
Most of the top section was tarped off. Ringside tickets were available an
hour before the show.
They shot T-shirts during the break.
After the show, Cena limped out of the ring and to the back. Not much,
really.
Big reactions for Cena (biggest of the night), Flair, Mr. Kennedy,
Undertaker, Shelton Benjamin
Thanks,
Henry Petty
