It’s November 6, 2004 and we’re on the air with WWE Afterburn!
Our host today is Josh Matthews. He says that yours truly will be in action. What?
Last week: Booker T gets a title shot.
Matthews interviews OJ and JBL. Josh asks a question and JBL smacks him. You have to treat the chief of staff with respect. OJ says he is the greatest athlete on SD. What about JBL? Josh doesn’t take it anymore and says he is sick of being treated like crap. Josh tells OJ that he has to have his head in the game and not JBL’s posterior. Well, HHH is the game, but he’s on Raw.
Booker T vs OJ, JBL is again at ringside. Booker on the attack with kicks and punches in the corner. Whip to the ropes, elbow. Booker with an armbar. Spinkick by Booker. Rake to the face by Jordan. Back and forth, and Booker with forearm for a 2. Back to the armbar, but OJ fights back with the head to the stomach. OJ beats on Booker, whip to the corner, OJ goes over, superkick by Booker. Sideslam for a 2. Chop, whip into a spinebuster by Booker. JBL goes in the ring and that’s enough for a DQ. JBL with the clothesline from Hell.
Backstage, Josh is bitching to SD GM Long. Booker T shows and starts bitching also. Booker T wants both OJ and JBL. Long doesn’t want a handicapped match. Josh keeps interrupting, but Booker shuts him up. Long tells Booker to get a partner. Josh volunteers to be his partner. Booker T agrees.
Coming Up: Dawn Marie vs Jackie in an arm-wrestling match
Up Next: Dudley Boyz want to take out Big Show
Commercials
We’re back with Josh talking about Eddy’s team vs Angle’s team for Survivor Series.
In the ring, we see Spike on the table with Bubba and D-Von, calling out Big Show. Show shows up. Spike spits at Big Show. Show grabs Spike, but D-Von and Bubba fight him off. Lowblow and a 3D on Show. The tables are set up, but Show grabs both Duds by the throat. Chokeslam to D-Von on the table! Chokeslam to Bubba on the table! Spike leaves the ring. Replay doesn’t show the chokeslam on the table.
Backstage, we see Angle, Mark and Luther talking about how Dudleyz didn’t get the job done. They take a look at… Carlito Cool and Jesus. Carlito is offered to be their partner. Cool takes a bite of the apple and … shakes Angle’s hand.
Coming up: Josh is in action
Up Next: Mark & Luther vs Rey & RVD
Commercials
Afterburn returns with Josh.
JIP, Mark & Luther vs Rey & RVD. Luther with a lot of kicks on Mysterio. RVD is knocked out. Mark comes in and kicks Rey. Resthold. Rey fights out of it with kicks. Off the ropes, duck, tilta world slam by Jindrak for a 2 count. Luther comes in. The ref tells Luther to get out because he isn’t legal. He tags Mark in, then Mark tags out. What was the point of tagging him in? Luther is working on Rey’s back. Bearhug on Mysterio. Rey gets out of it. Whip to the corner, Rey punches Mark, Rey with a boot up on Luther’s charge. Cool DDT by Mysterio. Tag to Mark, hot tag to RVD. RVD with punches on Jindrak. RVD gives Mark a couple of spinkicks and goes to the top for another spinkick for a 2 count. Rey comes in and out goes Luther. RVD assists Rey in a moonsault, then a Rolling Thunder for the cover, but Luther pulls RVD out. Rey with a dropkick to Luther. Mark with a kick, bodyslam attempt, no, enziguri by RVD and Jindrak is in the 619 position. Bang! RVD to the top, but Luther grabs the legs. 619 to Luther. Frogsplash to Jindrak for the cover, the count and the victory.
Carlito and Jesus show up. Carlito spits the apple at RVD and it’s now 4 on 2. Eddy shows up with a chair and clears the ring.
Backstage, Eddy is with Theodore Long. Rey is out of the team. There will be a 4 way match for the cruiserweight title and Mysterio is in it. So, next week, Eddy should get himself another partner.
Up Next: Dawn Marie vs Jackie in an arm-wrestling match
Commercials
We’re back with Afterburn, as Josh talks about the Jackie-Haas-Marie situation.
In the ring, Dawn Marie says she would like to dedicate this victory to Charlie. Jackie now arrives. Cole gets his butt touched by Marie. Jackie shows off her ring. The match starts and Dawn headbutts Jackie. Catfight! Thank god Rico has been let go so he can’t stop them. Charlie Haas shows up on crutches. Then, Heidenrich shows up and beats the crap out of Haas. Paul Heyman tells Heidenrich to stop or he’ll get fired. What was the point of hiring Heyman as manager? Heyman never wants him to do anything big.
Up Next: what has Josh gotten himself into?
Commercials
We’re back with our final segment of Afterburn.
JIP, Josh and Booker T vs JBL and OJ. Booker T punches JBL, whip, reverse, Booker with a forearm. Booker continues with punches and chops. JBL hits Booker T in the back. Back and forth with punches and chops. Whip in the corner, JBL with a boot up after Booker’s charge. Shoulder block on Booker T and a tag to OJ. Off the ropes, double shoulder block. OJ with punches, but Booker gets a spinkick. More punches and chops, and another spinkick for a 2. JBL elbowdrops OJ by accident and Booker T superkicks JBL out of the ring. Tag to Josh. To the top rope, flying bodypress to OJ. Dropkick to JBL. JBL isn’t happy. Booker T tagged back in. Clotheslines to both JBL and OJ. Spinbuster to Jordan. Bradshaw knocks Booker into Josh and I guess that counts as a tag. Booker T is clotheslined out of the ring. Whip into the steps by JBL. Josh goes on JBL, but JBL shrugs him off. In the ring, OJ beals Josh. Tag to JBL. Chop to Josh. More pounding. And Booker T keeps getting kicked out of the ring. Tag to OJ. Punches to Josh. Booker knocks OJ down. Tag to Booker. Back body drops to OJ and JBL. Spinkick to OJ. Bookend to JBL. Bookend to OJ. JBL is clotheslined out of the ring. Scissors kick to OJ for the 1, 2, 3. Booker is trying to pick up Josh, but he is koed.
Survivor Series card:
JBL vs Booker T
Eddy, Big Show, RVD and ??? vs Kurt Angle, Mark Jindrak, Luther and Carlito
Spike vs Kidman vs Chavo Guerrero vs Rey Mysterio
Undertaker vs Heidenrich
Christian vs Shelton Benjamin
Trish Stratus vs Lita
HHH, Batista, Snitsky and Edge vs Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Maven and Randy Orton
Josh Matthews says his goodbyes and that does it for Afterburn.
