WWE SmackDown! - 03/27/03

WWE SmackDown! - 03/27/03
Taped 03/25/03
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA

Rey Mysterio (San Diego, CA, 175 pounds, 3) and Brian Kendrick (Olympia, WA, 181 pounds, 1, last week) vs WWE Cruiserweight Champion Matt Hardy (Version One, 2) & Shannon Moore (415 pounds, 10)
- Brian has clangy music with is faintly familiar.
- Matt Facts: Mattitude will make Wrestlemania a success. Matt is very humble.
- Shannon and Matt are not happy with Brian, who elects to start. Shannon too, to get the rematch from last week.
- Lockup, no Shannon with punches and kicks. Whip, back elbow. Shannon goes for a cover but Brian's halfway up already.
- Improving, snap suplex one two no. Corner whip, Brian with the corner stop and charging forearm.
- Chop chop whip, reversed, Brian slides under and pops up for a 'rana, Shannon blocks, Rey with a dropkick to Shannon's back to allow Brian to get over.
- Tag to Rey - Rey and Brian use the giant swing/dropkick to the head spot, always nice, one two no.
- Forearm. Corner whip, Rey charges into a boot and then into a double boot. Desperate tag to Matt...
- But Rey kips up. Matt rips off his shirt in response. Shove. Shove back.
- Matt misses a clothesline and Rey hits the forearm.
- Whip, kick to the midsection, snap mare, hop over, off the ropes and dropkick to the face. One tow no.
- Tag to Brian. Double armbar, crossing over for a straight jacket, then run Matt chest first in the corner.
- Rey hiptosses his partner into a sunset flip on Matt one two no.
- Brian with forearms, whip, reversed, Brian kips up and turns, Matt catches him, Brian blocks the powerbomb but Shannon comes off the top with a faceslam to force him down, cool.
  - Hebner misses it telling Rey to get out
- One two no.
- Shannon tagged in, double team stomp down in the corner. Shannon with a back suplex one two no.
- Turnbuckle smash, tag to Matt. Matt with a right. Turnbuckle smash.
- Corner whip, charge into a boot. Brian leaps to the second rope, but Matt forearms him in the back.
- Hey, I've seen people get lifted off the second rope just like that before - yep, crucifix powerbomb
  - Announcers prefer "Splash Mountain"
  - I sit and wonder what Matt could possibly call it.
  - Brian seemingly went down less than flat, hitting his head on the way down.
- One two Rey dropkicks the cover.
- Shannon and Matt make a non-tag.
- Shannon works over the neck on Brian, snap suplex one two no.
- Whip, quick reversal into the backslide into the facebuster.
- Shannon tags out to Matt, Matt goes for a running elbow drop to stop Brian but Brian rolls away and tags Rey.
- Springboard Thesz press!
- Rey with a whip, reversed, Rey ducks the punch, Rey hits a dropkick to the knee.
- Springboard legdrop one two Shannon breaks it up with a dropkick.
- Matt in with a forearm to stop him, and back out.
- Meanwhile, Rey's eluding Matt - up to a rana position, but Matt throws him off for a facebuster on the ropes. Brian gets a blind tag here.
- Twist of Fate on Rey is interrupted with Brian hitting a swinging DDT! One two NO!
- Shannon slowly in and Rey tosses him out, but Rey is warned to stay out of the ring, allowing Shannon to pull him out.
- Meanwhile, Matt goes for a back suplex but Brian slips behind - Matt works in a self trip to stall till Rey's up on the apron
- Brian shoves Matt, Rey headscissors Matt out of the ring.
- Brian looks he's going dive, but Shannon is back in - wheel kick!
- Matt manages to drop Rey on the guardrail at the same time.
- Shannon with a whip, quick reverse into a boot by Brian
- Sliced Bread #2 on Shannon!
- Twist of Fate on Brian! One two three. (5:11)
- Team Mattitude celebrates (well, Shannon not so much)
- Rey is back in - dropkick to Matt knocks Shannon into the ropes. Whip for Matt, reversed, Matt charges and end s up going out.
- 619 on Shannon! West Coast Pop!
- Twist of Fate on Rey! He who hits his move last wins! Play his music!
Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart and Nick arrive
20 Years In the Making: Rowdy Roddy Piper

Video package of last week's contract signing (2:26)
Hulk Hogan comes to the ring to give a "if I lose, farewell but I plan to win" speech
- Hogan/Vince is a street fight

Eddie Guerrero (El Paso, TX, 228 pounds, w/Chavo Guerrero) vs WWE Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas (Edmond, OK, 248 pounds, w/Shelton Benjamin)
- No Heyman or Kurt.
- Lots of basic stuff sold big in this match, as compared to the high spots of the last match.
- Eddie's left shoulder was the focus of the match
- A monkey flip almost gets blown but Eddie recovers.
- Eddie wins on a sunset flip (5:01)
Josh Matthews attempts to get words for John Cena
Yo yo save your breath kid
I'm here for one reason
My targets Brock Lesnar
And it's hunting season
Tonight I teach Brock a lesson Mr. Miagyu did
But he ain't Daniel LaRussa, and this ain't no Karate Kid
Yea, my pants are baggy, because I've been working my ass
Tonight, I put the wax on a kid who only wax off
I'm more a threat than nuclear fallout
tonight's the night, the next big thing gets called out
Word Life, son.
In a commercial looking vignette, the FBI act all mobster like

Josh Matthews ask Brock Lesnar for a counterpoint
- Brock could care less about John Cena - he wants to win the title.
Nathan Jones shows Undertaker he's already had his match
- We said Chuck laid out.
- Undertaker says there are some good thing and some bad things about doing that.
- So his first match will be at WrestleMania.
Vince training with Shane for the match vignette #1
- I think these were funnier when they were about Austin.
Backstage, Jamie talks up Nidia for her match, but she gets distracted by a Playboy poster featuring Torrie.
- Jamie almost gets himself in to trouble.
- Nidia trash talks the poster.
Torrie gets ready by sucking.
- a candy of some kind

Torrie in Playboy press conference
Torrie Wilson vs Nidia (w/Jamie Noble)
- Jamie helpfully provides a distraction for Nidia.
- Nidia gets a chair, but Torrie hits a fast baseball slide to kick it back at her
- Tazz starts singing. Don't ask.
- Noble works in a trip to set up a dropkick to the face.
- Nidia uses European Uppercuts.
  - I don't think she's really European.
- Torrie hits her swinging neckbreaker but Jamie distracts.
- Nidia gets a "small package" for 2.
  - Cole: Torrie's spunky!
  - Tazz is a little thrown
- Torrie hits a swinging DDT for the win. (2:18)
A-Train and Big Show taunt Nathan Jones on the way to the ring

Sean O'Haire has headed back to vignette land
- This time, he thinks you should get fat
- His catchphrase is now "Hell [dramatic sound effect to draw attention to word], I'm not telling you anything you don't know"
- The pointy horns aren't that subtle, let me tell you.
Big Show (500 pounds) and A-Train (Boston, MA, 350 pounds) vs Chris Benoit (Edmonton, AB, 229 pounds) and Rhyno (Detroit, MI, 275 pounds)
- Announcers note that Big Show has already taken Sean O'Haire's advice.
- Cole notes Paul Heyman's existence in this universe, but only in a "Team Angle benefits from fellow stablemates Show/A-Train beating down their opponents" sense.
  - He doesn't wonder why he's not here.
- Benoit was the one to get worked over.
- Show's pink bicycle shorts are showing again this week.
- Show didn't seem to be in a bump taking mood.
- Show was in for about three eternities.
- A-Train breaks out the reverse full nelson rack, into a backbreaker.
- Pump splash gets legs, though A-Train didn't commit to the splash much.
- Benoit got one of those "how did he do that" German Suplexes on A-Train.
- Tag to Rhyo. A-Train does not tag Show.
- Rhyno socks Show, Show drops to the floor.
- Rhyno gets the best of A-Train, semi-Gore knocks Show into the corner, and A-Train beats him down.
- Rhyno with a belly to belly suplex on A-Train, but he's taken down with a forearm as well.
- Big guys hold the ring, so Nathan Jones shows up to attack Big Show? Okay. (DQ 6:58)
- He gets beaten down 2 on 1 and Undertaker makes the save. Elbow quite taped up.
- Benoit and Rhyno disappear during this segment.
Backstage, Kurt Angle looks for Brock Lesnar.

Kurt Angle confronts Brock Lesnar
Angle: "You know something, Brock, I never wanted to admit this before, but you and I, we're a lot of alike. More alike then you'll ever know. We're both champions. We're both winners. But there's one big difference. With all due respect, Brock, you're just a kid. A twenty-five year old rookie. Now don't get me wrong, you've got a big future ahead of you Brock, but come come this Sunday at WrestleMania, come this Sunday Brock, your life is going to change forever. Because whether you win or I win, this match will set the bar, set the standard for all future wrestlers. This match will change wrestling forever. Because you and I both know, we're the best this business has to offer. And you know, whether you pulverize me or end my career at WrestleMania, I'm all right, I'm okay. Because I've done it all. I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist, I'm numerous time World Champion. Heck, this is my fourth WrestleMania. But you know something Brock? This is your first. And may well very be your last. Because Brock, I just want to know, are you willing to put your career on the line for this one match? Because I'll be honest with you, Brock. I'm not coming after you with half speed. No Way. I'm coming with everything I have. And If I have a chance to hurt you, or injury you, or even end your career, to win this match, I won't think twice about it. I just anted to tell you that, face to face."

Brock: You know something Kurt? Some people might think it took a lot of courage for you to walk into my locker room. After all, what you did to me last week. And you know something, they're wrong. You see, I know you Kurt, and you know me, and you know damn well Kurt that I'm not going to jump you in the locker room. You know damn well I'm not going to jump you in some alley. Hell, Kurt, you know better than that. The only time I'm coming after you, Kurt, is when it means something. And that is this Sunday, at WrestleMania. I'm coming for you Kurt, and I'm coming for my title. And you know what, Kurt? I hope you God that you bring everything you got. I pray that you bring everything you got, Kurt, because that title, around your waist, means more than me than anything in this world. You damn right, we're going to raise the standard, we're gonna raise the bar. We damn right we are. And Kurt, I'm willing, I'm damn willing to lay it all on the line Sunday. You know something, I'm a kid. I'm a 295-pound big fricking kid. And this kid, come this Sunday, is gonna come and get the WWE Title. And you know something else? Here comes the pain.
- Angle backs away and leaves.
WrestleMania lineup rundown
Vince training with Shane for the match vignette #2
20 Years In the Making: Mean Gene Okerland

WWE Tag Team Champion Shelton Benjamin (Orangeburg, SC, 241 pounds) vs Chavo Guerrero (El Paso, TX, 213 pounds)
- This time, it was Chavo's left leg.
  - Eddie was still feeling his shoulder a little bit.
- Similar to the other match, though a little more high impact.
- Eddie ends up posting Haas after too much interference
- Chavo wins with a La Majistral (9600-10313) which Cole thinks is stealing of some kind.
- Los Guerreros are briefly distracted by Benoit and Rhyno on the stage, which allows Team Angle to punk them out with belts.
- Benoit and Rhyno take out Team Angle.

John Cena (248 pounds) vs Rikishi (350 pounds)
- Cole says numerous rappers are interested in Cena's challenge, dropping 50 Cent, Fabolous and Busta Rhymes.
  - He also says that more info may come out on Velocity and Sunday Night Heat
- Cena has new music, on which he raps so he doesn't have to do it for real.
- Tazz notes that we've seen this one before.
- Cena attacks Rikishi as he gets to the apron.
- Rikishi comes back with punches of his own.
- Cena manages to reverse a whip into the stairs.
- Cena unpads the barricade to run Rikishi back in to it.
- Cena pulls out a "rear naked choke" to wear down Rikishi
- Rikishi comes back.
- Cena still hasn't learned not to do the sunset flip.
- Thrust kick takes down Cena. Running corner buttsmash. Stinkface.
- Rump Shaker - but Cena gets his legs out, and then kicks away Riksihi.
- Cena wraps the chain around his first - chain to the head one two NO.
- Cena is upset and yells at Rikishi to get up.
- Fireman's carry lift! Death Valley Driver one two three. (5:19)
- That taken care of, Cena proceeds to call out Brock.
- He doesn't really rhyme, though.
- Brock doesn't show up.
- So Cena goes to get him.

20 Years In the Making: Arnold
John and Brock find each other.
- Looks like Brock might get the best of it, when Kurt shows up to shatter a 2x4 on Brock's back.
That's it.