WWE Smackdown for December 2nd, 2004. Taped from Richmond, Virginia
Report by Brad Jennette, EXCLUSIVELY for www.insidepulse.
Welcome!
JBL is HERE with his full cabinet (Chief of Staff: Orlando Jordan, Image Consultant Amy Weber, and Co-Secretaries of Defense the Basham Brothers). They run into Teddy Long backstage. He gets on JBL about almost being late. Teddy says The Bashams will be taking on Booker T and Eddy Guererro in a tag team match. Teddy also says JBL and Orlando Jordan will be facing the Undertaker tonight in a handicap match!
Joy Giovanni is your special timekeeper for tonight’s opening match.
Six Person Tag Match: Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, and Torrie Wilson vs Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki, and Hiroko
Hiroko is making her WWE in-ring debut tonight. Hiroko goes right after Torrie slapping her in the face! Hiroko does some kirate kid motions and RVD and Dupree start us off this evening. Dupree and RVD do a reversal sequence that ends with a standoff. RVD slingshots Dupree out of the ring and tags in Rey. Kenzo comes in and RVD dumps HIM over the top rope. Hiroko comes in and smacks Rey, so Rey tags in Torrie who takes out Hiroko. Kenzo comes in and tries to kiss Torrie and RVD takes him out with a flying kick. RVD sends Kenzo to the outside and Rey sets Hiroko up for the 619! Rey tries it but Dupree catches him with a spinebuster. Dupree tries a slam but Rey counters with a bulldog. RVD hits the ***** star frog splash on Dupree for the 1-2-3!
Winners – Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam, and Torrie Wilson
Al Snow and the four remaining tough enough finalists are heading to the ring. The cut is coming up next!
Commercial break.
Al Snow and the four remaining finalists, Justice Smith, Mike The Miz, Ryan Reeves and DAN MUTHAFUCKIN PUDER head to the ring. Al asks Ryan if he wants to quit tough enough because of his broken ribs. Ryan says yes, then says he was kidding and says hell no he wouldn’t quit. Al says they all had 30 seconds to make their claim for who they would cut. The Miz, Reeves, and Justice all say they would cut Puder. Apprently, Puder is quit the egomaniac and he’s an asskisser. Puder says he would cut Justice. Snow opens the card and informs Ryan Reeves that he has been eliminated. Al Snow says that after the cut happens next week, the final two remaining will be in a LEGIT boxing match at Armageddon! As for this week’s challenge, the boys have to dress up like women. Great.
Backstage, Hiroko is cursing out Kenzo in Japanese. She says she is sick of Kenzo looking at Torrie’s body. Hiroko says that she is challenging Torrie to a bra and panties match next week! She storms off and Kenzo smiles, liking the idea.
Commercial break.
Charlie Haas w/Miss Jackie (in full on Santa gear) vs Jesus w/Carlito
This is ALSO Jesus’s WWE in ring debut. Carlito has his shoulder wrapped up heavily in a sling but still has his apple! Carlito gets on the mic and says that Charlie is hogging up all the women, most noticeably Miss Jackie and Dawn Marie. CCC says thats not cool. Carlito hits on Miss Jackie and starts trying to feel her up when Charlie grabs him by the collar. Jesus attacks Charlie from behind and slams his sternum first into the steel ring post. Carlito then grabs Charlie from behind and Jesus punches Charlie in the chest with the steel chain.
Winner – No contest
Commercial break.
Backstage, Teddy Long is MARCHING. He comes up to Carlito and Jesus and calls them out for being thugs. Carlito says Jesus brings the streets to YOU! Teddy says Jesus will be competing in a street fight at Armageddon. Carlito laughs it off saying Haas couldn’t beat Jesus in street fight. Teddy then informs them that Jesus will be facing JOHN CENA at Armageddon in a street fight.
Raw Rebound: Who is the world champion? Edge or Chris Benoit?
Trainer Michelle McCool is helping Eddy and Booker T stretch out but they can’t get along. Booker T says Eddy is jealous because he is going to walk out of Armageddon with the WWE title. Eddy says on a personal level, HE is going to end up with the title for the 2nd time. Eddy says he has blown every chance he’s ever had at the WWE title. Michelle reminds them they are tag team partners tonight and Eddy sarcastically tells Booker he will see him in the ring.
Commercial break.
“Co-Secretaries of Defense for JBL” The Basham Brothers vs Eddy Guererro and Booker T.
YOUR special guest commentator JBL joins us for special commentary. JBL says he has the greatest cabinet of all time working for him right now. JBL is absolutely GREAT as the color man right now, calling Eddy’s lowrider a “jelly bean” among other things. Booker starts off hot against…. one of the two taking him down in the corner with punches and kicks. Booker clotheslines Danny over the top rope as we go to a commercial break.
Commercial break.
We are back with Eddy getting stomped around on ground by Basham, but Eddy comes back with a headscissors and a dropkick. Booker tags in and hits a big back elbow smash for 2. Booker takes a knee in the back from Doug and gets clotheslined by Danny. Both Bashams elbowdrop Eddy on the mat and Doug(?) gets a 2 count. Cole is hammering JBL about JBL being a desperate champion. Booker comes in but he fares no better, taking a powerslam from Doug Basham. Booker comes back with a flapjack and hot tags Eddy. Eddy takes Danny out with a clothesline and a dropkick. Eddy backdrops Doug and hits a combo headscissors and armgrab on both Bashams. Both faces are taking the heels out when Booker goes for the scissors kick. Eddy lowbridges the top rope to avoid a clothesline and Booker also goes flying out of the ring. Eddy hits the TRIPLE VERTICALS on Danny and goes up top for the frog splash, but Booker pulls Eddy off and they argue. Danny hits Eddy from behind knocking him into Booker and taking Eddy out of the ring. Danny then rolls up Eddy with the feet on the ropes to steal the 1-2-3!
Winners – The Basham Brothers
Post-Match, JBL gives Eddy and Booker T both the clothesline from hell.
Commercial break.
Kurt Angle Invitational: Kurt Angle vs Local Guy “Sebastian Fuckwad”
Angle comes out with Jindrak, Luther, and two police officers guarding Angle’s medals. Angle takes the kid down in about 15 seconds and then hits the Angle Slam. Angle then puts the ankle lock on and the kid taps in like 10 seconds.
Winner – Kurt Angle
Post match, Angle calls Joy into the ring and tells her that as a gentleman, someone owes her an apoligy. Angle hands the mic to Luther. Luther says he embarassed her and that he was completely out of line. Luther says he was thrown out of his house when he was 13 years old. Luther says he spent most of his life in prison and he never got to celebrate Thanksgiving. Luther says he lost it last week and he wants to make it right. Luther asks her out to dinner after the show, no strings attached that it will be his treat. Joy says thanks but she already has plans for dinner after the show with The Big Show. Angle gets on the mic and he is dumbfounded how she could turn down Luther for The Big Show. Angle says she insulted Luther Reigns and that when you do that, you insult Mark Jindrak and more importantly you insult Kurt Angle. Luther asks her again and they get in her face when The Big Show’s music hits. Show walks to the ring and he takes out Jindrak and Luther as Angle bails the ring. Big Show gets on the mic and says he will take all three of them on RIGHT NOW. The heels start to charge the ring, then stop and back off to the back.
Commercial break.
Al Snow comes out and introduces Daniella Puder, Justina Smith and Michelle Mizanan. They are all in drag. Hardcore Holly comes out and they have to hit on him. This sucks, I’m not going to recap it.
Dawn Marie is in the ring with a black robe. She asks the fans if they like Miss Jackie or her in a Santa outfit better. Then she disrobes only to be attacked by Miss Jackie. They go Jerry Springer on each other until referees finally break it up. Teddy Long comes out and says they will finish this at Armageddon in a match with Charlie Haas as the special guest referee.
The main event is NEXT!
Commercial break.
Handicap match: WWE Champion JBL & Orlando Jordan w/Amy Weber vs The Undertaker
Taker and Orlando start it off. Taker hits a shoulderblock and then another. JBL bails as Taker comes after him Orlando attacks him from behind and dumps him to the outside. JBL tries a sneak attack but Taker blocks it and sends JBL into the steps. Taker then catches Orlando in his arms and posts Orlando. Taker hits Old School for 2 as JBL saves. JBL tries to work Taker over but Taker comes back with snake eyes and a big boot. JBL bails and Taker dumps Orlando over the top rope on top of JBL as we go to a commercial break.
Commercial break.
We come back with Taker hitting a sidewalk slam on Orlando for 2, broken up by JBL. Taker recovers and stomps JBL to the mat. Taker sets up JBL halfway on the apron and then legdrops him! Taker gets back in the ring but Orlando rakes the eyes. Orlando whips Taker into the ropes but Taker comes back with a leaping clothesline. Taker sets up the Last Ride, but JBL gives Taker a big boot. JBL tags in a hits a swinging neckbreaker and then stomps away in the corner. Taker comes back with a rolling legbar! Orkando breaks it up but gets beatdown by the soupbones. Orlando comes back with a back elbow but Taker catches him with a DDT and both men are down. JBL comes in but Taker hits a big boot. Taker splashes both men in the corner and then sets up a double chokeslam! JBL kicks Taker in the nuts and draws a blatent DQ.
Winner by DQ – The Undertaker
Post match, the heels try a beatdown but Taker double clotheslines JBL and Orlando. Taker chokeslams Orlando and sets up JBL for the tombstone but the Bashams run out. Taker takes them out but JBL hits a big boot! Taker sits up! JBL hits the clothesline from hell! Taker sits up again! JBL takes the WWE title and cracks Taker in the skull with it. Finally the numbers overrun JBL and the heels celebrate as the show ends.
Show Over.
