SmackDown Thursday November 25th, 2004

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SmackDown! Starts earlier here in Canada, so be careful not to let me spoil the show for you if you’re reading this in America. Happy US Thanksgiving, by the way!

Intro
Vince McMahon puts over the Armed Forces of America.

The new video intro is too much stimulation for someone my age.

Eddie & Booker vs. JBL & OJ will be the main event.

Big Show Thanksgiving will be a Rocket Buster. Oh good.

Torrie Wilson comes out to the ring wearing silver boots to wish the crowd a happy Thanksgiving.

Rey vs. DuPree

Rey’s wearing Chargers colours. Dupree has a big shiner and a new poodle.

The crowd is pretty hot, so is the action, including a springboard armdrag from Rey right off the bat. Dupree with a dropkick and a delayed vertical suplex. 2-count. Rey rolls out of the way of a top rope leg drop. flippy floppy bulldog, but Dupree dodges the 619. Rey reverses an attempted battering ram on the outside, back inside for another 2 count. More counters, French Tickler, Rana, 619, Springboard Legdrop. ONE TWO THREEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Hot opening match with lots of good counters.

Kenzo and Hiroko are watching backstage, Kenzo ogles Torrie, and Hiroko gets mad.

Tough Enough Recap

Pee break for Gordi.

Tough Enough Segment

I don’t know if this is the way to keep the crowd heated up, but they seem into it. I’m not. Sorry.

The big blonde cocky goof gets eliminated. Tazzz is surprised.

It’s an arm wrestling competition. I need another pee break, I guess I shouldn’t have had all that beer and coffee and watermellon.

Puder beats Miz, Silverback beats Justice, Puder beats Silverback.

Puder wins! I hope I’m spelling his name right.

Eddie! Booker!

They are ready. Some new diva comes in to stir up trouble. It works. Now they are mad at each other.

Then another new diva is setting the table.

I am not too excited about all the new divas, or the Tough Enough guys. I prefer actual wrestling, I guess.

Last Week on SD!

CCC has a doctor’s note, but T.R. Long makes him fight anyway.

He loses, then Hey, Zeus attacks Cena.

Tha’s not Cool

CCC cuts a funny promo on Cena. He gives Hey, Zeus Cena’s chain. The crowd doesn’t like that. Hey, Zeus says that he’s a thug, too.

Payback’s a what? C’mon I really want to know.

Reyfer Madness!

RVD talks to Rey. He meets Kenzo next.

RVD vs. Kenzo

45 minutes in, we get our 2nd match. Hiroko’s still mad about that ogling thing. They recap Kenzo’s nose getting broken. He’s not wearing a facemask or anything, though. Chops, kicks, stomps, punches, chops, a clothesline, Kenzo gets a 2-count. The announcers wonder whether they celebrate Thanksgiving in Japan. Kenzo can drop a pretty good knee. Resthold, RVD gets out and throws some more kicks. He sets up for the Rolling Thunder, and hits it, but Hiroko blocks the Frog Splash, and distracts RVD, who gets choked out by Kenzo, using his sash. RVD wins by DQ. Hiroko slaps Torrie down. Torrie retaliates. Kenzo pulls Torrie off and does the Rick Rude hip swivel! RVD comes to the rescue.

Crappy match.

More Bimbos than you can shake a stick at this week

Another shot of the banquet table. Big Show’s Thanksgiving is next. What are the odds this won’t suck?

A Big Show Thanksgiving

Josh thinks Joy did a great job setting the table. The fans are happy to see Big Show. Show ZINGS Tazzz and Cole. Show has a long and pointless Thanksgiving story to tell. He likes to eat. That’s funny. I guess. Now everyone gets to eat. And here comes Luther Horshu to ruin the fun. BOOOOOOOOO! BOOOOOOO! He hates Thanksgiving, because he’s had a hard life. Poor Horshu. He invites himself to join the party. Well, that’s just plain rude. He pies Joy. Well, that’s just plain predictable. The segment degenerates into a food fight. It’s a SmackDown! tradition. Show loves it. So does the crowd! Way to go, crowd! If I’d paid to see that, I’d be mad.

Recap of The Greatest Food Fight Of All Time

Everyone is covered in food. This is crazy.

Kurt Angle flanked by two police officers

The crowd thinks Angle sucks. He issues another Hometown Hero call-out.

Rochester’s own A Guy In Yellow Trunks comes out. His name is Cody Steel. Cody’s Thanksgiving treat: He gets to start on top. Well, that’s fair. And very, very gay.

Angle cheap shots Guy In Yellow, who’s getting his own “Cody!” chant. Rochester crowds rule! Now Cody’s on all fours, and Kurt kicks him in the mush. Angle Slam. Angle lock. Guy In Yellow has an unhappy Thanksgiving that he’ll probably be talking about for the rest of his life.

I may be in the minority, but I really like these segments.

More Tough Enough

I may be in the majority, but I’m sick to death of this crap.

Thirdenreich Update

He’s medicated

Miss Jackie is stretching with Some Other New Bimbo.

Jackie vs. Dawn in some costume match coming up, plus she makes out with Charlie “Smashmouth” Haas

Dawn Marie is dressed like an Indian, Miss Jackie is dressed like a Pilgrim

It’s an almost instant DQ.

Now I’m not sure if the WM XX Main Event is still my MOTY.

The Main Event

WWE is going back to Iraq. Rochester likes that.

Booker gets a pop. Eddie and his green car get a huge pop. The bad guys come out when we come back.

They advertise HHH vs. The Entire Roster for Monday’s RAW. I’m looking forward to that. I hope they don’t bait and switch.

The Champ and his Chief of Staff and their limousine get heel heat. Big Eddie chant as he starts off against JBL. JBL bails, book comes in, he and OJ exchange basic offense. OJ gets Booker in a CHIN LOCK! JBL tags in and works Booker over. 3 elbows, and Eddie has to break up the pin. The bad guys cut the ring off and work over Booker T, including another CHIN LOCK!

Booker T gets a Flapjack on OJ and makes the hot tag. Eddie cleans house! THREE AMIGOS on JBL. OJ runs in, Booker T saves. JBL Power Bombs Eddie, and gives Booker T the Big Boot. He misses his Cheap Lame Ripoff Western Lariat, Booker gets the Scissors Kick, and it’s chaos in the ring! A fan outside wearing a mask hits Booker. It’s a Basham Brother. Eddie goes up for the Frog Splash, but No! It’s another fan in disguise, pushing Eddie off the top. It’s the other Basham Brother. JBL covers. ONE TWO THREE! The bad guys win. BOOOO!!

BONGGG! BONGGGG!

The Undertaker “runs” in and tombstones JBL. We fade out with ‘Taker standing tall.

Who’s looking forward to the Basham Brothers vs. Eddie & Booker?

The opener was good, so was the crowd. I liked the Angle angle. The rest of the show was nothing special, and that’s being charitable.

Happy American Thanksgiving, everybody. Or should that be Thanks Giving? Ah, who cares.

This was fun, by the way, recapping the show for you.