I don't know what cabs is up to with all these other threads that he's starting but let's get on to the ratings war between me and him. I don't know when he'll have his first Raw up, if he ever will.
Here's my roster...
Eddie Guerrero
John Cena
Undertaker
Triple H
Kurt Angle
Kane
Matt Hardy
Batista
Test
Sean O'Haire
Charlie Haas
Shelton Benjamin
Rhyno
Steven Richards
Rene Dupree
Sylvan Grenier
Scott Stenier
Ric Flair
Billy Gunn
Johnny Stamboli
Chuck Palumbo
Bradshaw
Rikishi
Chris Nowinski
Rob Conway
Rey Mysterio
Victoria
Jamie Noble
Nidia
Shannon Moore
Sable
Tajiri
Miss Jackie
Ultimo Dragon
Dawn Marie
Gail Kim
Nunzio
Spike Dudley
Jacquelin
A-Train
Champions
WWE Champion: Eddie Guerrero
United States Champion: John Cena
Tag Team Champions: Rikishi/Scotty 2 Hotty
Women's Champion: Victoria
This is after WrestleMania, with the same results.
The show kicks off with General Manager, Paul Heyman in his office, sitting on his desk and adressing the people.
Paul Heyman: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the NEW Smackdown! Yes, it’s the new Paul Heyman’s Smackdown! After the last roster trade, it is a big change in the roster. But you know what they say…change is good. So let’s look at the champions we have on our show…first….a new addition to Smackdown…the Women’s Championship which is around the waist of Victoria! Next, we have still have our WWE Tag Team Champions, Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi. I regret to say that we no longer hold the WWE Cruiserweight Championship…which will be held by Chavo Guerrero Junior on the weaker show, Raw. However, I would like to introduce the World Cruiserweight Championship (Paul Heyman shows the new belt to the camera.) Now…I’m still undecided who the Cruiserweight Champion should be. Next is a title that was guaranteed to stay on Smackdown…one of the biggest rising stars in this industry…the United States Champion…John Cena! And last, but obviously not least…we have the WWE Heavyweight Champion…Eddie Guerrero! Now for all the boys in the back…if you have any problems whatsoever, you can come speak to me. But let’s address the main event for tonight…I think Eddie Guerrero needs a challenge here…so tonight will be a twelve man battle royale to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship. The winner will face the champion two weeks from now on Smackdown! Thank you for your time and enjoy the show.”
The Smackdown intro is played followed by the pyros in the arena.
Both competitors have a stare down followed by a tie up. Victoria gains the advantage and gets a headlock on Nidia. Now the Women’s Champion is whipped to the ropes by the challenger. She takes Nidia down with a shoulder block and then goes to the ropes again. This time Nidia drops to the mat and Victoria leaps over her. Now Nidia leapfrogs over Victoria and on her way back gets a monkey flip on the champion however she lands on her feet. Now they both circle the ring. Nidia goes for a single leg takedown but Victoria evades it. This time the champion goes for the takedown but Nidia has it scouted as well. They tie up in the center of the ring and Nidia backs Victoria into the corner. Nidia slaps Victoria in the face and then Victoria answers with a slap of her own. Nidia makes the first mistake in the match by charging at Victoria in the corner but she misses. After evading the charge, Victoria hits some mean knife-edge chops in the corner and then whips Nidia to the ropes. The challenger comes off the ropes and dodges a closeline by the champ and then is thrown over the top rope. Victoria taunts to the crowd. Nidia gets back in the ring after a count of seven and calms the crowd down. Both women circle the ring again and get in a tie up. Victoria gets a headlock on the challenger and hangs onto it very tightly. Nidia pulls the hair of Victoria but the ref quickly gets her to let go. Nidia shoves Victoria to the ropes and when her opponent comes back, she hits Victoria HARD in the ribs with a knee. Nidia quickly gets Victora down on the mat with a body scissors. Victoria screams in pain as she attempts to get out of the maneuver. The demented female eventually gets out of the maneuver by reversing it into a pinfall…1…2-kickout by Nidia! Both competitors get up and Victoria goes for a closeline but Nidia ducks and hits Victoria in the face with a vicious slap. Nidia locks in a gut wrench very close to the ropes. The ref checks if Victoria is ready to submit as Nidia hangs onto the ropes with her arm illegally for extra leverage. The ref checks to see if Nidia is cheating but she has already let go so she doesn’t get caught. The ref checks on Victoria and Nidia again uses the ropes for leverage. Victoria complains to the ref who goes to check if Nidia is cheating but for the second time, Nidia is too quick for the ref. The referee goes to check on Victoria as she seems to be fading away and Nidia, for the third time uses the ropes for leverage. This time the official notices and kicks Nidia’s arm off the ropes. Victoria hits a hiptoss on the challenger and then hits an armdrag takedown. Nidia is put in an armbar submission now. The challenger eventually gets to her feet and gets out of the hold. Both competitors now begin trash talking eachother, showing their new deep hatred for one another. Nidia hits a slap on the Women’s Champion and then runs to the ropes. Nidia attempts a Lou Thesz Press but Victoria catches her and gets a spinebuster on the challenger followed by a half crab. Nidia screams in pain as she approaches the ropes and is quickly pulled away by Victoria to the center of the ring. Nidia once again fights her way to the ropes but it doesn’t stop the Women’s Champion as she pulls Nidia back to the center. After a minute of being in the submission hold Nidia is able to use her other leg to kick Victoria in the face and force her to let go of the submission hold. Victoria picks up Nidia and whips her to the ropes in an attempt for a backbody drop but Nidia notices this and counters with a facebuster. Nidia now slides to the outside of the ring and grabs the Women’s Championship. She slides it across the ring and the referee goes to take it out of the ring. While the ref is occupied, Nidia pulls out some brass knucks from her trunks and nails Victoria in the head. Nidia then shows off to the crowd who begins to boo her. Nidia slowly climbs to the top turnbuckle as she has some trouble getting to the top rope. Finally when she does, it appears she goes for a moonsault but Victoria kicks the ropes to stop the maneuver from happening. Now Victoria takes Nidia off the top turnbuckle in a peculiar position and brings her into the center of the ring with the challenger on her back. She’s set herself up for the Widow’s Peak. Victoria nails her finishing maneuver and goes for the cover…1…2…3!
Winner: Still Women’s Champion Victoria
Backstage, Rey Mysterio, Jamie Noble, Shannon Moore, Tajiri, Ultimo Dragon, Nunzio and Spike Dudley are all arguing in Paul Heyman’s office who the Crusierweight Champion should be. Dawn Marie comes in the door looking beautiful as always with all the Cruiserweights staring at her.
Dawn Marie: “I’ve been informed by Paul Heyman that he still hasn’t made up his mind however tonight he has assigned each of you a match. It will be Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Spike Dudley and a partner of your choosing against Jamie Noble, Tajiri, Shannon Moore and Nunzio.”
All the Cruiserweights stare eachother down as the cameras fade to a commercial.
All the Cruiserweight stand in the ring as Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon and Spike Dudley await their mystery partner when…
Viva La Rasa…
It’s Eddie Guerrero! He makes his way to the ring with the Lowrider and WWE Championship around his waist. The people chant the WWE Champion’s name as he starts off the match with Tajiri. Before tying up, Tajiri is able to hit some of the vintage martial arts kicks of his. Eddie is quickly taken to his knees and put in a headlock by the Japanese Buzzsaw. Eddie fights to his feet and escapes the hold with elbows to the mid-section. Eddie whips Tajiri to the ropes and then knees him hard in the mid-section. Eddie puts an arm wrench on Tajiri and then tags in Spike Dudley. Spike gets in the ring and wrenches the arm of Tajiri again. He then whips Tajiri into the turnbuckle and attempts a tarantula of his own on the Japanese Buzzsaw. Tajiri escapes by shoving Spike Dudley to the concrete floor. Ultimo Dragon, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio get in the ring and begin trying to attack Tajiri but the referee forces them all to get in their corner. Meanwhile, Spike Dudley slowly gets to his feet in an attempt to break the ten count. Tajiri capitalizes by climbing to the top turnbuckle and hitting a moonsault to the outside which restarts the ten count…1…2…3…4…5…6…Tajiri picks up Spike Dudley and throws him back in the ring. The Japanese Buzzsaw drags Spike to the corner and tags in Jamie Noble. Noble kicks and stomps all over Spike Dudley before hitting a tiger suplex on him with the cover…1…2…Spike kicks out! Jamie Noble puts a sleeper hold and Spike to disable him from moving then tags in Nunzio. The Italian drops elbows on the smallest Dudley and then picks him up. Nunzio attempts a suplex but Spike blocks it twice. Spike follows by whipping Nunzio to the ropes and leap frogs over him. Spike Dudley bends over for a backbody drop but Nunzio counters with a sunset flip and a cover…1…2…Spike kicks out again! Nunzio slams Spike down to the mat with a classic scoop slam and then tags in Shannon Moore. Shannon climbs to the top and goes for the 450 splash but Spike Dudley moves out of the way. Shannon screams in pain and tags in Nunzio after the ref counts to three. By the count of five, Spike Dudley makes his way to his corner but Nunzio pulls Spike by the leg. Spike gets up and hopping on one foot. He hits an enziguri and tags in Ultimo Dragon. Ultimo hits a springboard dropkick from the apron and makes the cover on Nunzio…1…2…kickout! Ultimo Dragon gets a dragon sleeper on Nunzio and he taps out.
Paul Heyman appears on the titantron in his office.
Paul: “Hello again to all my adoring fans. Now incase you’re wondering why I’m talking…it’s because I’ve decided to change the rules to this match. It will be an elimination match. So this match will continue until one team no longer has any competitors. I thank you for your time.”
All the competitors staredown as the show goes to commercials.
Back from commercials now, Rey Mysterio has a headlock on Jamie Noble. Noble pushes Mysterio to the ropes and on his way back hits a twisting headscissors takedown. Jamie Noble quickly rises to his feet and gets dumped over the top rope. As Jamie Noble attempts to regain his focus, the cameras show a replay of how Ultimo Dragon was eliminated. Shannon Moore came in with brass knuckles from behind and nailed him in the head followed by a pinfall. At the count of six, Jamie Noble is back on the apron and Rey Mysterio approaches him for a suplex to the inside. Jamie counters by getting a rollup on Rey Mysterio with a hook of tights…1…2…Rey kicks out! Jamie Noble tags in Tajiri now who attempts an axe handle but Rey blocks it with a dropkick to the chest. Tajiri stumbles and finds himself positioned on the middle rope. Rey Mysterio calls out to the crowd and hits a 619! Rey now springs himself onto the top rope but Shannon Moore hooks the Cruiserweight’s legs, bringing him to the outside. The referee begins the ten count as Jamie Noble goes under the apron and holds onto Rey Mysterio’s legs. The referee counts out Rey Mysterio now thanks to Jamie Noble. Rey and Jamie now begin arguing on the outside. Spike comes from behind on Tajiri and attempts the Dudley Dog but Tajiri pushes Spike away once he’s in mid-air. Spike with cat-like reflexes lands on his feet and turns around, only to receive a red mist to the face. Tajiri calls for the referee as he makes the pinfall…1…2…3! It’s now Eddie Guerrero all by himself to take on Tajiri, Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble. Tajiri runs at Eddie in the corner and the champion gets a drop toe hold, causing Tajiri’s head to bounce off the middle turnbuckle. Eddie wrenches the arm of the Japanese Buzzsaw, springboards off the top rope and delivers a hurracarana to his opponent with the cover…1…2…3! Jamie Noble races into the ring and gets taken down with a hiptoss. Eddie delivers a couple more before picking him up and hits three repeated suplexes. Eddie looks to the crowd and dances his way to the top rope. Shannon Moore runs to Eddie and gets shoved right onto Jamie Noble. Eddie frogsplashes both Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble at the same time. Shannon rolls to the outside as Eddie makes the cover on Jamie…1…2…3! All that’s left now is Eddie Guerrero and Shannon Moore. Eddie dances in the ring, not realizing that Shannon Moore is recuperating on the outside. Shannon Moore gets back in the ring and superkicks Eddie right in the face followed by a cover…1…2…kickout by the WWE Champion! Shannon argues with the referee now as Eddie struggles to his feet with the help of the ring ropes. Shannon attempts another superkick but Eddie catches the foot, drops Shannon down to the mat and locks in the Lasso From El Paso. After a little bit, Shannon Moore taps out.
Winner: Eddie Guerrero
Backstage, The F.B.I., La Resistance and World’s Greatest Tag Team get into an argument of who the number one contender for the Tag Team Championships are. They start hitting eachother with fists as Paul Heyman comes racing to the rescue.
Heyman: “Cut it out! I will not stand for any of this fighting backstage! Here’s the plan…all of you will get non-title shots against Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi one week at a time. Whoever wins will face the tag team champions. So it could be a normal tag, a three team tag match or even a fatal four way tag team championship match! Now get along!”
Paul Heyman continues walking down the hall as the cameras follow him. He’s about to turn a corner when Kane comes from out of nowhere, grabs Heyman by his suit and slams him against the wall.
Kane: “Where is he!?”
Heyman: “Who? What are you talking about?”
Kane: “Where’s my brother…The Undertaker.”
Heyman: “He’s…he’s not here.”
Kane slams him against the wall for a second time.
Kane: “Do you think I’m stupid!? Tell me where he is Paul! Tell me where my brother is! He wasn’t supposed to show up at Wrestlemania twenty…I buried him alive! Do you hear me? The Undertaker is dead!”
Heyman: “In theory, he is dead. He’s the deadman. This is all your fault Kane. You brought the deadman out of him. It’s fault…it’s your problem…so you fix it yourself!”
Kane throws the General Manager to the ground and begins searching for the Undertaker.
Matt Hardy stands in the center of the ring with a microphone.
Matt: “Hello to all my M’F’ers out there. You now have something to look forward to…Matt Hardy…Version 1…is back on SmackDown where he belongs! I was misused and mistreated on Raw…only fighting on second rate shows like Raw and Sunday Night Heat. And now…my first match back on SmackDown…I face John Cena for the United States Championship. Well I’m going to make a tremendous come back and shutup the Vanilla Ice wannabe!”
Word Life…
John Cena comes down to the ring with a mic and begins his pre-match rap.
Cena: “Yo Matt…the joke’s getting old…Version one’s not winning this gold. You’ve lost to everybody on both brands, and these M’F’ers don’t even exist listen to these fans! They’ll be chanting my name while you’re flat on your back…but since it’s your first night back I’ll cut you some slack. Instead of an embryo I'll make you look like a fetus, meanwhile I’ll be bragging about my giant…”
Cena drops the microphone and slides into the ring where Matt immediately begins stomping on the champion. Matt Hardy rips off the jersey, baseball cap, chain and United States Championship off of John Cena. Matt drags the U.S. Champ into the corner and repeatedly hits him with some vicious punches that bring the champ to the mat. Matt taunts the crowd who boo him extremely. Cena gets to his feet and turns Matt around so he can begin nailing the right hands. Matt is hit so hard that he is knocked to the outside of the ring. Cena doesn’t want to wait so he slides to the outside as well and begins chasing after Matt. Matt slides back into the ring after doing a lap and runs to the ropes. Cena just gets up to his feet in the ring when he is taken down with a huge closeline from the Sensei of Mattitude. Matt goes for the cover…1…2…kickout! Matt Hardy now locks the champion in a sleeper hold. Cena gasps for air as the challenger continues to apply pressure. Cena fights back up to his feet very quickly and runs Matt back into a corner. Matt refuses to let go off the hold so Cena attempts to back up into another corner. Matt is able to move out of the way, causing Cena to run full force into the turnbuckle. The Sensei of Mattitude now stomps a mudhole in the United States Champion and then taunts the crowd. Matt picks up Cena and again takes him down with a hard right hand. Matt now mocks Cena by putting on his jersey and baseball cap on the outside of the ring. He gets into a couple of arguments with the fans as Cena slowly gets to his feet. Matt now begins climbing the apron when Cena baseball slides into the mid-section of the challenger. The rapping champion picks up Matt and whips him full force into the steel steps. He clinches his right fist and begins hammering away at Matt Hardy. The referee initiates the ten count…1…2…3…Cena is relentless in his assault…4…5….6…Matt Hardy now begins fighting back…7…8…9…Matt quickly rises to his feet and gets back in the ring before Cena…10! The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Matt Hardy by countout
Cameras go to a misty cemetery where Paul Bearer is walking with the urn held up.
Paul: “Kane…Kane…you’re no son of mine! I warned you…I told you not to interfere with your brother’s plans…but you wouldn’t listen. No, you wouldn’t. Then when all the paranormal activities occurred…you denied that he was back. You doubted your brother…you doubted me. I told you to accept your fate and you would not listen…you would not believe that the dead would rise again…and look now…”
Undertaker appears from out of the shadows.
Undertaker: “Yes Kane…I am back…you attempted to finish me off…however you should know better than anyone…you can’t kill something that’s already dead…and now my brother…you will pay the consequences…Wrestlemania was just the beginning…the beginning…of the end…Kane…you will…rest…in…peace!”
Paul Bearer: “Oh, yes!”
The cameras fade to a commercial.
HHH, Kurt, Taker, Kane, Steiner, Batista, Test, Sean, Rhyno, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw, A-Train.
All 10 competitors stand off and all begin looking towards the Undertaker. They all run at the deadman to try and take him over however the near-7-footer is able to fight everybody off. Undertaker immediately goes after Kane. HHH goes after Kurt Angle. Sean O’Haire goes after Test. Rhyno and A-Train take on eachother in a corner. Bradshaw and Billy Gunn exchange holds in the center of the ring and Batista and Scott Steiner attempt to show who’s the stronger of the two in another corner. A-Train whips Rhyno to the ropes and attempts a closeline but Rhyno ducks, again going to the ropes. This time Rhyno hits the gore on A-Train to take him down. Rhyno sees a weakened Billy Gunn in the corner and attempts a gore again but Billy Gunn moves out of the way. Bradshaw comes off the ropes from out of nowhere and hits a closeline from hell on the man-beast. Taker is choking Kane in the corner now as Batista is military pressing Big Poppa Pump in the center of the ring. Kurt Angle takes advantage of the situation and takes down Batista with a chop block followed by the infamous ankle lock. Batista screams in pain as HHH attempts to pull off the olympic hero. The Game finally succeeds and takes down Kurt with a pedigree. Hunter picks up Batista and orders him to work on Kurt Angle with him. Batista hits the demonic powerbomb on Kurt with the help of HHH. Both Evolution members celebrate the accomplishment before getting a big boot from Test and Sean O’Haire. Test goes for the pump handle slam on Batista and succeeds. Sean O’Haire attempts the inverted Death Valley Driver but Hunter counters with a pedigree. Hunter celebrates before getting the Test Driver from his wife’s former fiancé. Kane is now choking the deadman in the corner as A-Train squashes both Billy Gunn and Bradshaw in the corner. Both men stumble around as them and A-Train are tossed over the top by Test.
A-Train, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw are eliminated.
Test does some jumping jacks to taunt the crowd before he receives on overhead belly to belly suplex from Scott Steiner. Kurt Angle is finally regaining his senses and attacks HHH from behind. He attempts the Angle Slam but Hunter counters it by going behind Kurt and throwing him over the top rope.
Kurt Angle is eliminated.
Triple H celebrates his accomplishments way to soon again as he turns around and receives a gore from Rhyno. Rhyno celebrates his victory now and Steiner comes from behind however Rhyno notices the Big Bad Booty Daddy and tosses him over the top rope.
Scott Steiner is eliminated.
Kane slides to the outside of the ring and steals the urn from Paul Bearer and the Undertaker quickly follows him. Both competitors begin fighting on the outside with lefts and rights. Meanwhile, Evolution is now double teaming Rhyno. Batista whips Rhyno to the ropes and ducks in an attempts for the backbody drop. Rhyno catches on and kicks Batista right in the face. Batista drops to a knee as Rhyno attempts a gore. Batista moves out of the way and HHH is right in the line of fire but he uses his skills to drop to the mat and pull down on the top rope, allowing Rhyno to spill to the outside.
Rhyno is eliminated.
Batista is hit with an inverted Death Valley Driver by Sean O’Haire and HHH is taken down with a big boot. Test and Sean O’Haire stand toe to toe in the center of the ring and shake hands, signaling for an alliance. Sean O’Haire is on his way to go after Batista again but Test takes advantage and throws Sean right over the top.
Sean O’Haire is eliminated.
Undertaker cracks a steel chair over the head of his monstrous brother. Now Test realizes he’s in trouble as both Evolution members stalk Test in the ring. They begin pounding on him in the corner, playing the numbers game with Test. Undertaker gets back in the ring and Batista is ordered to go after him. Batista kicks the deadman in the mid-section and then goes to the ropes. Undertaker catches Batista by the throat and then chokeslams him straight to hell! Batista is then picked up by the deadman and tossed to the outside.
Batista is eliminated.
HHH realizes that he just lost his partner and sees that the Undertaker is now heading his way. HHH backs up into a corner and is now trapped by the deadman. Undertaker grabs HHH by the throat and drags him to the center of the ring. HHH gets a low blow on the Undertaker and then Kane comes back in and throws his older brother over the top.
Undertaker is eliminated.
Kane begins mocking his brother now as Test gets in line to nail HHH with a big boot. On the attempt, HHH ducks the boot and Test nails Kane, sending him to the outside.
Kane is eliminated.
Now only Test and Triple H remain in the match as they stare eachother down. Is this Test’s chance to become a main event superstar? Not if Triple H says so as he gets the first punch on Test. Test is furious from this blow and doesn’t react as if it hurt him. HHH is a little worried now as Test’s face shows the hatred that he has for Hunter. HHH attempts another punch but is blocked by Test. Test now hits a right hand of his own on the Cerebral Assassin and takes him down. Hunter backs up pleading with Test to stop but his opponent shows no mercy. Test picks up The Game and whips him to the ropes. Test attempts a big boot but Hunter ducks. On his way back off the ropes for the second time, HHH gives Test a knee to the face which stumbles the tall athlete. The Evolution member attempts to closeline Test over the top but Test ducks and HHH tumbles over the top rope. Test thinks he’s won the match but HHH stays on the apron. Test realizes this and attempts a big boot but Hunter ducks and bring Test to the apron with him. Both competitors exchange right hands with both about to fall to the floor. Test gets back in the ring and attempts to suplex Hunter back in the ring. The Game uses his leverage to get back on the apron. Now the Cerebral Assassin attempts to suplex Test to the outside but Test uses his leverage to push himself to the side and land on the apron. He elbows his opponent which forces him to lean against the turnbuckle. Now Test backs up a little and attempts a big boot off the apron but Hunter dodges the attack by getting in the ring and then pushing Test off the apron for the victory.
Winner: Triple H
Triple H along with Ric Flair and Batista celebrate the victory as the first new smackdown show comes to an end.
Here's my roster...
Eddie Guerrero
John Cena
Undertaker
Triple H
Kurt Angle
Kane
Matt Hardy
Batista
Test
Sean O'Haire
Charlie Haas
Shelton Benjamin
Rhyno
Steven Richards
Rene Dupree
Sylvan Grenier
Scott Stenier
Ric Flair
Billy Gunn
Johnny Stamboli
Chuck Palumbo
Bradshaw
Rikishi
Chris Nowinski
Rob Conway
Rey Mysterio
Victoria
Jamie Noble
Nidia
Shannon Moore
Sable
Tajiri
Miss Jackie
Ultimo Dragon
Dawn Marie
Gail Kim
Nunzio
Spike Dudley
Jacquelin
A-Train
Champions
WWE Champion: Eddie Guerrero
United States Champion: John Cena
Tag Team Champions: Rikishi/Scotty 2 Hotty
Women's Champion: Victoria
This is after WrestleMania, with the same results.
The show kicks off with General Manager, Paul Heyman in his office, sitting on his desk and adressing the people.
Paul Heyman: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the NEW Smackdown! Yes, it’s the new Paul Heyman’s Smackdown! After the last roster trade, it is a big change in the roster. But you know what they say…change is good. So let’s look at the champions we have on our show…first….a new addition to Smackdown…the Women’s Championship which is around the waist of Victoria! Next, we have still have our WWE Tag Team Champions, Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi. I regret to say that we no longer hold the WWE Cruiserweight Championship…which will be held by Chavo Guerrero Junior on the weaker show, Raw. However, I would like to introduce the World Cruiserweight Championship (Paul Heyman shows the new belt to the camera.) Now…I’m still undecided who the Cruiserweight Champion should be. Next is a title that was guaranteed to stay on Smackdown…one of the biggest rising stars in this industry…the United States Champion…John Cena! And last, but obviously not least…we have the WWE Heavyweight Champion…Eddie Guerrero! Now for all the boys in the back…if you have any problems whatsoever, you can come speak to me. But let’s address the main event for tonight…I think Eddie Guerrero needs a challenge here…so tonight will be a twelve man battle royale to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship. The winner will face the champion two weeks from now on Smackdown! Thank you for your time and enjoy the show.”
The Smackdown intro is played followed by the pyros in the arena.
Women’s Championship Match: Victoria (champion) Vs. Nidia
Both competitors have a stare down followed by a tie up. Victoria gains the advantage and gets a headlock on Nidia. Now the Women’s Champion is whipped to the ropes by the challenger. She takes Nidia down with a shoulder block and then goes to the ropes again. This time Nidia drops to the mat and Victoria leaps over her. Now Nidia leapfrogs over Victoria and on her way back gets a monkey flip on the champion however she lands on her feet. Now they both circle the ring. Nidia goes for a single leg takedown but Victoria evades it. This time the champion goes for the takedown but Nidia has it scouted as well. They tie up in the center of the ring and Nidia backs Victoria into the corner. Nidia slaps Victoria in the face and then Victoria answers with a slap of her own. Nidia makes the first mistake in the match by charging at Victoria in the corner but she misses. After evading the charge, Victoria hits some mean knife-edge chops in the corner and then whips Nidia to the ropes. The challenger comes off the ropes and dodges a closeline by the champ and then is thrown over the top rope. Victoria taunts to the crowd. Nidia gets back in the ring after a count of seven and calms the crowd down. Both women circle the ring again and get in a tie up. Victoria gets a headlock on the challenger and hangs onto it very tightly. Nidia pulls the hair of Victoria but the ref quickly gets her to let go. Nidia shoves Victoria to the ropes and when her opponent comes back, she hits Victoria HARD in the ribs with a knee. Nidia quickly gets Victora down on the mat with a body scissors. Victoria screams in pain as she attempts to get out of the maneuver. The demented female eventually gets out of the maneuver by reversing it into a pinfall…1…2-kickout by Nidia! Both competitors get up and Victoria goes for a closeline but Nidia ducks and hits Victoria in the face with a vicious slap. Nidia locks in a gut wrench very close to the ropes. The ref checks if Victoria is ready to submit as Nidia hangs onto the ropes with her arm illegally for extra leverage. The ref checks to see if Nidia is cheating but she has already let go so she doesn’t get caught. The ref checks on Victoria and Nidia again uses the ropes for leverage. Victoria complains to the ref who goes to check if Nidia is cheating but for the second time, Nidia is too quick for the ref. The referee goes to check on Victoria as she seems to be fading away and Nidia, for the third time uses the ropes for leverage. This time the official notices and kicks Nidia’s arm off the ropes. Victoria hits a hiptoss on the challenger and then hits an armdrag takedown. Nidia is put in an armbar submission now. The challenger eventually gets to her feet and gets out of the hold. Both competitors now begin trash talking eachother, showing their new deep hatred for one another. Nidia hits a slap on the Women’s Champion and then runs to the ropes. Nidia attempts a Lou Thesz Press but Victoria catches her and gets a spinebuster on the challenger followed by a half crab. Nidia screams in pain as she approaches the ropes and is quickly pulled away by Victoria to the center of the ring. Nidia once again fights her way to the ropes but it doesn’t stop the Women’s Champion as she pulls Nidia back to the center. After a minute of being in the submission hold Nidia is able to use her other leg to kick Victoria in the face and force her to let go of the submission hold. Victoria picks up Nidia and whips her to the ropes in an attempt for a backbody drop but Nidia notices this and counters with a facebuster. Nidia now slides to the outside of the ring and grabs the Women’s Championship. She slides it across the ring and the referee goes to take it out of the ring. While the ref is occupied, Nidia pulls out some brass knucks from her trunks and nails Victoria in the head. Nidia then shows off to the crowd who begins to boo her. Nidia slowly climbs to the top turnbuckle as she has some trouble getting to the top rope. Finally when she does, it appears she goes for a moonsault but Victoria kicks the ropes to stop the maneuver from happening. Now Victoria takes Nidia off the top turnbuckle in a peculiar position and brings her into the center of the ring with the challenger on her back. She’s set herself up for the Widow’s Peak. Victoria nails her finishing maneuver and goes for the cover…1…2…3!
Winner: Still Women’s Champion Victoria
Backstage, Rey Mysterio, Jamie Noble, Shannon Moore, Tajiri, Ultimo Dragon, Nunzio and Spike Dudley are all arguing in Paul Heyman’s office who the Crusierweight Champion should be. Dawn Marie comes in the door looking beautiful as always with all the Cruiserweights staring at her.
Dawn Marie: “I’ve been informed by Paul Heyman that he still hasn’t made up his mind however tonight he has assigned each of you a match. It will be Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon, Spike Dudley and a partner of your choosing against Jamie Noble, Tajiri, Shannon Moore and Nunzio.”
All the Cruiserweights stare eachother down as the cameras fade to a commercial.
Rey Mysterio/Ultimo Dragon/Spike Dudley/??? Vs. Jamie Noble/Shannon Moore/Tajiri/Nunzio
All the Cruiserweight stand in the ring as Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon and Spike Dudley await their mystery partner when…
Viva La Rasa…
It’s Eddie Guerrero! He makes his way to the ring with the Lowrider and WWE Championship around his waist. The people chant the WWE Champion’s name as he starts off the match with Tajiri. Before tying up, Tajiri is able to hit some of the vintage martial arts kicks of his. Eddie is quickly taken to his knees and put in a headlock by the Japanese Buzzsaw. Eddie fights to his feet and escapes the hold with elbows to the mid-section. Eddie whips Tajiri to the ropes and then knees him hard in the mid-section. Eddie puts an arm wrench on Tajiri and then tags in Spike Dudley. Spike gets in the ring and wrenches the arm of Tajiri again. He then whips Tajiri into the turnbuckle and attempts a tarantula of his own on the Japanese Buzzsaw. Tajiri escapes by shoving Spike Dudley to the concrete floor. Ultimo Dragon, Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio get in the ring and begin trying to attack Tajiri but the referee forces them all to get in their corner. Meanwhile, Spike Dudley slowly gets to his feet in an attempt to break the ten count. Tajiri capitalizes by climbing to the top turnbuckle and hitting a moonsault to the outside which restarts the ten count…1…2…3…4…5…6…Tajiri picks up Spike Dudley and throws him back in the ring. The Japanese Buzzsaw drags Spike to the corner and tags in Jamie Noble. Noble kicks and stomps all over Spike Dudley before hitting a tiger suplex on him with the cover…1…2…Spike kicks out! Jamie Noble puts a sleeper hold and Spike to disable him from moving then tags in Nunzio. The Italian drops elbows on the smallest Dudley and then picks him up. Nunzio attempts a suplex but Spike blocks it twice. Spike follows by whipping Nunzio to the ropes and leap frogs over him. Spike Dudley bends over for a backbody drop but Nunzio counters with a sunset flip and a cover…1…2…Spike kicks out again! Nunzio slams Spike down to the mat with a classic scoop slam and then tags in Shannon Moore. Shannon climbs to the top and goes for the 450 splash but Spike Dudley moves out of the way. Shannon screams in pain and tags in Nunzio after the ref counts to three. By the count of five, Spike Dudley makes his way to his corner but Nunzio pulls Spike by the leg. Spike gets up and hopping on one foot. He hits an enziguri and tags in Ultimo Dragon. Ultimo hits a springboard dropkick from the apron and makes the cover on Nunzio…1…2…kickout! Ultimo Dragon gets a dragon sleeper on Nunzio and he taps out.
Paul Heyman appears on the titantron in his office.
Paul: “Hello again to all my adoring fans. Now incase you’re wondering why I’m talking…it’s because I’ve decided to change the rules to this match. It will be an elimination match. So this match will continue until one team no longer has any competitors. I thank you for your time.”
All the competitors staredown as the show goes to commercials.
Back from commercials now, Rey Mysterio has a headlock on Jamie Noble. Noble pushes Mysterio to the ropes and on his way back hits a twisting headscissors takedown. Jamie Noble quickly rises to his feet and gets dumped over the top rope. As Jamie Noble attempts to regain his focus, the cameras show a replay of how Ultimo Dragon was eliminated. Shannon Moore came in with brass knuckles from behind and nailed him in the head followed by a pinfall. At the count of six, Jamie Noble is back on the apron and Rey Mysterio approaches him for a suplex to the inside. Jamie counters by getting a rollup on Rey Mysterio with a hook of tights…1…2…Rey kicks out! Jamie Noble tags in Tajiri now who attempts an axe handle but Rey blocks it with a dropkick to the chest. Tajiri stumbles and finds himself positioned on the middle rope. Rey Mysterio calls out to the crowd and hits a 619! Rey now springs himself onto the top rope but Shannon Moore hooks the Cruiserweight’s legs, bringing him to the outside. The referee begins the ten count as Jamie Noble goes under the apron and holds onto Rey Mysterio’s legs. The referee counts out Rey Mysterio now thanks to Jamie Noble. Rey and Jamie now begin arguing on the outside. Spike comes from behind on Tajiri and attempts the Dudley Dog but Tajiri pushes Spike away once he’s in mid-air. Spike with cat-like reflexes lands on his feet and turns around, only to receive a red mist to the face. Tajiri calls for the referee as he makes the pinfall…1…2…3! It’s now Eddie Guerrero all by himself to take on Tajiri, Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble. Tajiri runs at Eddie in the corner and the champion gets a drop toe hold, causing Tajiri’s head to bounce off the middle turnbuckle. Eddie wrenches the arm of the Japanese Buzzsaw, springboards off the top rope and delivers a hurracarana to his opponent with the cover…1…2…3! Jamie Noble races into the ring and gets taken down with a hiptoss. Eddie delivers a couple more before picking him up and hits three repeated suplexes. Eddie looks to the crowd and dances his way to the top rope. Shannon Moore runs to Eddie and gets shoved right onto Jamie Noble. Eddie frogsplashes both Shannon Moore and Jamie Noble at the same time. Shannon rolls to the outside as Eddie makes the cover on Jamie…1…2…3! All that’s left now is Eddie Guerrero and Shannon Moore. Eddie dances in the ring, not realizing that Shannon Moore is recuperating on the outside. Shannon Moore gets back in the ring and superkicks Eddie right in the face followed by a cover…1…2…kickout by the WWE Champion! Shannon argues with the referee now as Eddie struggles to his feet with the help of the ring ropes. Shannon attempts another superkick but Eddie catches the foot, drops Shannon down to the mat and locks in the Lasso From El Paso. After a little bit, Shannon Moore taps out.
Winner: Eddie Guerrero
Backstage, The F.B.I., La Resistance and World’s Greatest Tag Team get into an argument of who the number one contender for the Tag Team Championships are. They start hitting eachother with fists as Paul Heyman comes racing to the rescue.
Heyman: “Cut it out! I will not stand for any of this fighting backstage! Here’s the plan…all of you will get non-title shots against Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi one week at a time. Whoever wins will face the tag team champions. So it could be a normal tag, a three team tag match or even a fatal four way tag team championship match! Now get along!”
Paul Heyman continues walking down the hall as the cameras follow him. He’s about to turn a corner when Kane comes from out of nowhere, grabs Heyman by his suit and slams him against the wall.
Kane: “Where is he!?”
Heyman: “Who? What are you talking about?”
Kane: “Where’s my brother…The Undertaker.”
Heyman: “He’s…he’s not here.”
Kane slams him against the wall for a second time.
Kane: “Do you think I’m stupid!? Tell me where he is Paul! Tell me where my brother is! He wasn’t supposed to show up at Wrestlemania twenty…I buried him alive! Do you hear me? The Undertaker is dead!”
Heyman: “In theory, he is dead. He’s the deadman. This is all your fault Kane. You brought the deadman out of him. It’s fault…it’s your problem…so you fix it yourself!”
Kane throws the General Manager to the ground and begins searching for the Undertaker.
United States Championship Match: John Cena (champion) Vs. Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy stands in the center of the ring with a microphone.
Matt: “Hello to all my M’F’ers out there. You now have something to look forward to…Matt Hardy…Version 1…is back on SmackDown where he belongs! I was misused and mistreated on Raw…only fighting on second rate shows like Raw and Sunday Night Heat. And now…my first match back on SmackDown…I face John Cena for the United States Championship. Well I’m going to make a tremendous come back and shutup the Vanilla Ice wannabe!”
Word Life…
John Cena comes down to the ring with a mic and begins his pre-match rap.
Cena: “Yo Matt…the joke’s getting old…Version one’s not winning this gold. You’ve lost to everybody on both brands, and these M’F’ers don’t even exist listen to these fans! They’ll be chanting my name while you’re flat on your back…but since it’s your first night back I’ll cut you some slack. Instead of an embryo I'll make you look like a fetus, meanwhile I’ll be bragging about my giant…”
Cena drops the microphone and slides into the ring where Matt immediately begins stomping on the champion. Matt Hardy rips off the jersey, baseball cap, chain and United States Championship off of John Cena. Matt drags the U.S. Champ into the corner and repeatedly hits him with some vicious punches that bring the champ to the mat. Matt taunts the crowd who boo him extremely. Cena gets to his feet and turns Matt around so he can begin nailing the right hands. Matt is hit so hard that he is knocked to the outside of the ring. Cena doesn’t want to wait so he slides to the outside as well and begins chasing after Matt. Matt slides back into the ring after doing a lap and runs to the ropes. Cena just gets up to his feet in the ring when he is taken down with a huge closeline from the Sensei of Mattitude. Matt goes for the cover…1…2…kickout! Matt Hardy now locks the champion in a sleeper hold. Cena gasps for air as the challenger continues to apply pressure. Cena fights back up to his feet very quickly and runs Matt back into a corner. Matt refuses to let go off the hold so Cena attempts to back up into another corner. Matt is able to move out of the way, causing Cena to run full force into the turnbuckle. The Sensei of Mattitude now stomps a mudhole in the United States Champion and then taunts the crowd. Matt picks up Cena and again takes him down with a hard right hand. Matt now mocks Cena by putting on his jersey and baseball cap on the outside of the ring. He gets into a couple of arguments with the fans as Cena slowly gets to his feet. Matt now begins climbing the apron when Cena baseball slides into the mid-section of the challenger. The rapping champion picks up Matt and whips him full force into the steel steps. He clinches his right fist and begins hammering away at Matt Hardy. The referee initiates the ten count…1…2…3…Cena is relentless in his assault…4…5….6…Matt Hardy now begins fighting back…7…8…9…Matt quickly rises to his feet and gets back in the ring before Cena…10! The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Matt Hardy by countout
Cameras go to a misty cemetery where Paul Bearer is walking with the urn held up.
Paul: “Kane…Kane…you’re no son of mine! I warned you…I told you not to interfere with your brother’s plans…but you wouldn’t listen. No, you wouldn’t. Then when all the paranormal activities occurred…you denied that he was back. You doubted your brother…you doubted me. I told you to accept your fate and you would not listen…you would not believe that the dead would rise again…and look now…”
Undertaker appears from out of the shadows.
Undertaker: “Yes Kane…I am back…you attempted to finish me off…however you should know better than anyone…you can’t kill something that’s already dead…and now my brother…you will pay the consequences…Wrestlemania was just the beginning…the beginning…of the end…Kane…you will…rest…in…peace!”
Paul Bearer: “Oh, yes!”
The cameras fade to a commercial.
12 Man Battle Royale to determine number one contender of WWE Championship
HHH, Kurt, Taker, Kane, Steiner, Batista, Test, Sean, Rhyno, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw, A-Train.
All 10 competitors stand off and all begin looking towards the Undertaker. They all run at the deadman to try and take him over however the near-7-footer is able to fight everybody off. Undertaker immediately goes after Kane. HHH goes after Kurt Angle. Sean O’Haire goes after Test. Rhyno and A-Train take on eachother in a corner. Bradshaw and Billy Gunn exchange holds in the center of the ring and Batista and Scott Steiner attempt to show who’s the stronger of the two in another corner. A-Train whips Rhyno to the ropes and attempts a closeline but Rhyno ducks, again going to the ropes. This time Rhyno hits the gore on A-Train to take him down. Rhyno sees a weakened Billy Gunn in the corner and attempts a gore again but Billy Gunn moves out of the way. Bradshaw comes off the ropes from out of nowhere and hits a closeline from hell on the man-beast. Taker is choking Kane in the corner now as Batista is military pressing Big Poppa Pump in the center of the ring. Kurt Angle takes advantage of the situation and takes down Batista with a chop block followed by the infamous ankle lock. Batista screams in pain as HHH attempts to pull off the olympic hero. The Game finally succeeds and takes down Kurt with a pedigree. Hunter picks up Batista and orders him to work on Kurt Angle with him. Batista hits the demonic powerbomb on Kurt with the help of HHH. Both Evolution members celebrate the accomplishment before getting a big boot from Test and Sean O’Haire. Test goes for the pump handle slam on Batista and succeeds. Sean O’Haire attempts the inverted Death Valley Driver but Hunter counters with a pedigree. Hunter celebrates before getting the Test Driver from his wife’s former fiancé. Kane is now choking the deadman in the corner as A-Train squashes both Billy Gunn and Bradshaw in the corner. Both men stumble around as them and A-Train are tossed over the top by Test.
A-Train, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw are eliminated.
Test does some jumping jacks to taunt the crowd before he receives on overhead belly to belly suplex from Scott Steiner. Kurt Angle is finally regaining his senses and attacks HHH from behind. He attempts the Angle Slam but Hunter counters it by going behind Kurt and throwing him over the top rope.
Kurt Angle is eliminated.
Triple H celebrates his accomplishments way to soon again as he turns around and receives a gore from Rhyno. Rhyno celebrates his victory now and Steiner comes from behind however Rhyno notices the Big Bad Booty Daddy and tosses him over the top rope.
Scott Steiner is eliminated.
Kane slides to the outside of the ring and steals the urn from Paul Bearer and the Undertaker quickly follows him. Both competitors begin fighting on the outside with lefts and rights. Meanwhile, Evolution is now double teaming Rhyno. Batista whips Rhyno to the ropes and ducks in an attempts for the backbody drop. Rhyno catches on and kicks Batista right in the face. Batista drops to a knee as Rhyno attempts a gore. Batista moves out of the way and HHH is right in the line of fire but he uses his skills to drop to the mat and pull down on the top rope, allowing Rhyno to spill to the outside.
Rhyno is eliminated.
Batista is hit with an inverted Death Valley Driver by Sean O’Haire and HHH is taken down with a big boot. Test and Sean O’Haire stand toe to toe in the center of the ring and shake hands, signaling for an alliance. Sean O’Haire is on his way to go after Batista again but Test takes advantage and throws Sean right over the top.
Sean O’Haire is eliminated.
Undertaker cracks a steel chair over the head of his monstrous brother. Now Test realizes he’s in trouble as both Evolution members stalk Test in the ring. They begin pounding on him in the corner, playing the numbers game with Test. Undertaker gets back in the ring and Batista is ordered to go after him. Batista kicks the deadman in the mid-section and then goes to the ropes. Undertaker catches Batista by the throat and then chokeslams him straight to hell! Batista is then picked up by the deadman and tossed to the outside.
Batista is eliminated.
HHH realizes that he just lost his partner and sees that the Undertaker is now heading his way. HHH backs up into a corner and is now trapped by the deadman. Undertaker grabs HHH by the throat and drags him to the center of the ring. HHH gets a low blow on the Undertaker and then Kane comes back in and throws his older brother over the top.
Undertaker is eliminated.
Kane begins mocking his brother now as Test gets in line to nail HHH with a big boot. On the attempt, HHH ducks the boot and Test nails Kane, sending him to the outside.
Kane is eliminated.
Now only Test and Triple H remain in the match as they stare eachother down. Is this Test’s chance to become a main event superstar? Not if Triple H says so as he gets the first punch on Test. Test is furious from this blow and doesn’t react as if it hurt him. HHH is a little worried now as Test’s face shows the hatred that he has for Hunter. HHH attempts another punch but is blocked by Test. Test now hits a right hand of his own on the Cerebral Assassin and takes him down. Hunter backs up pleading with Test to stop but his opponent shows no mercy. Test picks up The Game and whips him to the ropes. Test attempts a big boot but Hunter ducks. On his way back off the ropes for the second time, HHH gives Test a knee to the face which stumbles the tall athlete. The Evolution member attempts to closeline Test over the top but Test ducks and HHH tumbles over the top rope. Test thinks he’s won the match but HHH stays on the apron. Test realizes this and attempts a big boot but Hunter ducks and bring Test to the apron with him. Both competitors exchange right hands with both about to fall to the floor. Test gets back in the ring and attempts to suplex Hunter back in the ring. The Game uses his leverage to get back on the apron. Now the Cerebral Assassin attempts to suplex Test to the outside but Test uses his leverage to push himself to the side and land on the apron. He elbows his opponent which forces him to lean against the turnbuckle. Now Test backs up a little and attempts a big boot off the apron but Hunter dodges the attack by getting in the ring and then pushing Test off the apron for the victory.
Winner: Triple H
Triple H along with Ric Flair and Batista celebrate the victory as the first new smackdown show comes to an end.
