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SmackDown! preview, courtesy of WWE.com:

Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle, two men who have given fans some of the most memorable matches in recent WWE history, will face off this week in Chicago as part of GM Theodore Long’s SmackDown! Championship Series.

Both men need a victory to stay alive for a chance to next challenge John Cena for the WWE Championship

Last week, JBL barley stayed alive by defeating Rey Mysterio. Of course, Guerrero, Mysterio’s WWE Tag Team Championship partner, probably cost Mysterio the victory when his temper flared up and he interfered.

Also, Carlito, fresh off his WrestleMania 21 appearance on Piper’s Pit, will debut with his Carlito’s Cabana interview segment.

And what’s on John Cena’s agenda just two weeks into his first WWE Championship reign? Cena announced last week he would modify the WWE Championship to reflect his persona.

Don’t miss SmackDown! on UPN (8/7 CT).

Show: WWE SmackDown! – Thursday, April 14, 2005 – UPN
Arena: Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL.
Hosts: Michael Cole & Tazz

Quarter Hour 1

Show opens with a recap of Cena’s interview, with footage of the six contenders.We get a recap of the JBL/Mysterio match, with Eddy’s temper causing the DQ.

Cole and Tazz rundown the evening. The Champ will be HERE!

Orlando Jordan (w/JBL) vs Booker T. JBL joins Cole and Tazz at ringside. The only thing JBL has to worry about is Cena. Booker will take on the Big Show at MSG next week. Orlando starts off, beating on Booker. He controls through various nefarious means, as JBL talks trash about Booker. OJ does the bullhorns, but that lets Booker come back. Here come the Bashams, and OJ gets DQ’d. The Big Show’s music hits, and he clears out the Cabinet. JBL tell them to get in the ring, but Teddy Long’s music hits, and he orders a handicap match – Orlando and the Bashams must now take on Booker and Show. Booker and Show dominate early, but Show gets knocked out of the ring. Booker keeps working over Danny Basham, hitting the Spinneroni, the axe kick and the three count.

WINNER(S): Booker T and The Big Show
ANGLE ADVANCEMENT: Looks like they’re going to let Booker into the threeway with a win next week.

Next, Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie!

Commercials.

Quarter Hour 2

Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie. Cole lets us know Torrie won the bikini contest last week. Dawn starts off, beating the tar out of Torrie. She hits the catapult into the buckle on Torrie, and chokes her on the ropes. Torrie gets a sunset flip, and they do the quick pin sequence. Dawn hits a chick kick for two, and gets two again. Dawn is kicking ass and chewing bubble gum. And she’s all out of gum. Torrie comes out of nowhere with a swinging neck breaker for the three.

WINNER(S): Torrie Wilson
ANGLE ADVANCEMENT: GLASS CEILING!

Up next, Calito’s Cabana! His first guest, Rey Mysterio!

Commercials.

A promo from the WrestleMania REVENGE tour, in Australia.

Quarter Hour 3

Carlito’s Cabana: Special Guest: Rey Mysterio. Carlito says Piper’s Pit and Y2J’s Highlight Reel aren’t cool. His Cabana is! He’s not gonna give out new cars, unlike Oprah. But he does have apples, and if you disrespect him, he’s gonna spit in your face! Ewww. He notes that Chicago is not cool, but he;s not picking on them. They call the Cubs “the Lovable Losers,” just like his next guest. Before a YOU SUCK chant gets too far, he brings out Rey Mysterio.

Rey comes out and mugs to the crowd. Carlito apologies for Rey’s loss last week, so let’s have a look at how it happened! The Replay-O-Matic shows the end moments of the main event last week, knocking Rey out of the running. Rey says Carlito is right; it wasn’t cool what Eddy did last week. Rey is furious, and hasn’t talked to Eddy since last week. But Carlito is not the only one to try to stir things up between he and Eddy. Rey and Eddy are familia, BLOOD ESSE! They’ll work out their problems, and he WILL get a chance to become WWE Champion. Carlito says maybe, but he thinks Eddy is jealous of Rey, and things will probably get a LOT worse for him. Rey says hold up, when music hits.

A mystery tag team comes out with a valet. Carlito loved the entrance, and he thinks they’re cool. Malina (the chick), Mercury and Nitro are their names(MNM). They were in LA, and they thought that THEY could be the tag champs, with Latino Heat and Mucha Lucha on the outs. Rey heard her drop some names – he’d like it if she dropped a breath mint. Since Rey is on his own, the girl says he’ll have to settle for this: sneak attack! The new guys double team DDT Rey as an EDDY chant goes unanswered. Rey is left laying, and we go to…

Commercials.

Quarter Hour 4

Backstage, JBL chews out the Cabinet. He is a wrestling GOD, and he will not tollerate any quit from anyone. He’s no longer champion because of these three, and the company he’s keeping lately isn’t so hot. Shape out, or their cut they’re out. A UPS guy comes by and has a package for Cena, but JBL buys him off. He thinks it’s the new, modified belt. The Cabinet offers to help destroy it, but JBL takes off to do it alone. Meanwhile…

Eddy is here and tells Rey he’ll take care of MNM. Rey says to just leave him alone. Eddy says he’s dedicating his match tonight to Rey, and he will WIN!

Next: Cena’s Title Presentation!

Commercials.

Quarter Hour 5

Tonight, Angle vs Eddy!

Cena comes out! CENA chant starts, and he says, “Chicago Chain Gang, the champ, is HERE!” Chicago happens to be the home of the WrestleMania XXII! Wow, that IS big news. He runs down the people gunning for his title, and he brings up JBL. He accuses JBL of stealing personal property. He asks JBL to bring the box out, but if he doesn’t want to, Cena will jut come out and get it. JBL comes out, no box. A pair of tech bring out a garbage can, then the box. JBL has the title too! Cena says it’s ok; he doesn’t need that belt anymore! JBL says no way; he’s held the belt longer than anyone in ten years, and Cena will not desecrate his legacy. JBL’s gonna destroy the new title, but Cena says hold up. JBL reaches in the box, and pulls out something slimy. Cena says he bought the one thing JBL never had: guts. He grabs the box and dumps it on JBL’s head. He tells JBL to shut his mouth, and shows us the new belt. It looks somewhat like a boxing belt on black leather, covered in gold, with a spinning WWE logo in the middle. “Take a look, because our time is NOW!”

Commercials.

(Still) Quarter Hour 5

Heidenreich vs Some Guy. Heidy hands the ref a poem, and goes to work on the jobber. The jobber gets a quick bit of comeback, but Heidy cuts him off, proclaiming, “that’s what friends are for.” This is pretty much a squash, as Heidy yells a lot while kicking the tar out of the Guy. Heidy wins it with the side slam. Post match, Heidy lays the opponent up in the corner, and reads his poem, which you’ll get from me later. He recites a poem about farts, and gets cheered!

WINNER(S): Heidenreich
ANGLE ADVANCEMENT: He’s getting a response. Nothing wrong with that.

Backstage, Booker T. his new wife celebrate his win, and plan for next weeks showdown. Angle drops by and he tells Booker that he’s gonna take it all.

Commercials.

Quarter Hour 6

Paul London is out to chat. Replay-O-Matic shows the GRAPHIC VIOLENCE in black in white. The doctors won’t let London wrestle, but he is here for a fight! He calls out Chavo, who saunters out. He tells London he is the greatest Cruiserweight ever! As soon as London is ready, Chavo will take him on. But not now; as a Guerrero, he is honorable, and would never attack London now. So Kidman sneaks up, and tries to attack, but London fights him off, and knocks Chavo away as well. London hits the 450 on Kidman for revenge, and Chavo runs backstage.

RAW Rewind: HHH/Batista II, at Backlash. Next week, HHH vs JR!

Next, Angle vs Eddy!

Commercials.

Recap of the Rey/Eddy saga from last week.

Quarter Hour 7

Next week from MSG: Booker T. vs The Big Show!

Main Event: #1 Contenders Series: Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero. Eddy drives out what looks to me like a ’57 Chevy, but I know nothing about cars. Cole and Tazz talk about Kurt’s latest run, and Kurt and Eddy’s history. BIG Eddy chant starts us out. Eddy with some nice chain wrestling on Angle to start, but Kurt knocks him down with a shoulder. Kurt breaks clean in the corner, as an ANGLE SUCKS chant fires up. Angle takes over, working on Eddy’s arm. Eddy kips up, and reverses the arm bar, putting on a cross arm breaker, but Angle rolls him up for two. Eddy sends Angle outside with a hiptoss, and Kurt takes a breather. Kurt with a side headlock takeover, but Eddy gets up. Angle sent for the ride, but shoulders Eddy down. Angle on the hop, and Eddie with another hiptoss and armdrag. Kurt waistlocks Eddy, but Eddy elbows Kurt and hits the Three Amigos! Eddy goes up top, but he rolls through the frog splash. We head to some…

Commercials.

Quarter Hour 8

We’re back and Angle hits some European uppercuts on Eddy. Angle works over Eddy in the corner. Angle with a suplex, and gets two. Angle grounds Eddy with a waistlock as an EDDY chant lights up. Eddy elbows out, but Angle holds on to the tights and clubs Eddy on the back. Belly to belly throw on Eddy, and Angle is ready for the finish. But Eddy head scissors out of the Angle slam. He covers, but Angle powers him on top of the ref, dazing him. Eddy goes for chair, but the ref is reviving. Eddy tosses the chair to Angle, who tosses it back to Eddy. Eddy tosses it BACK to Angle, and falls to the mat, pretending to be knocked out. Angle drops the chair outside as the ref gets up. The ref notices the chair outside, and argues with Angle about it, when Eddy roll him with a schoolboy for two! Eddy with a clothesline, and a tilt a whirl headscissors, but Angle hits a German suplex for two. Powerslam by Angle gets two. Angle snapmares Eddy over and holds him in a body scissors. Eddy escapes with elbows, but Angle slings Eddy to the corner, then hits another German suplex for two. Angle tries to Angle slam Eddy off the top, but Eddy pushes him down, and goes for the frogsplash. Angle brings his knees up, and goes for a cover, but it gets two, as Eddy’s foot is on the ropes, and we go to…

Commercials.

We’re back again, as Angle hits a powerslam for two. He locks in the reverse bearhug again and clubs Eddy in the back. He goes for the Angle Slam, but Eddy counters into a swinging DDT! The ten count is on, and they make it up time, trading punches. Eddy takes over with the second coming of the Three Amigos, but he only got two, as Angle countered into an Angle Slam for two. Angle ready again, but Eddy hits a small package for two. Angle sent to the corner, so Eddy schoolboy’s him again for two. Angle comes back with three Germans for two. Angle goes for another Angle Slam, but Eddy counters into an armdrag. Eddy hits the Three Amigos again, and the third times the charm, as he nails them all. Frogsplash! Eddy only gets two, to the shock of everyone. Eddy walks over Kurt, but Kurt catches him on the ankle lock. Eddy turns over and kicks out, so Eddy goes on the hop, into Angle’s arms for a spinebuster, but Eddy clambers over and grabs Kurt’s tights on the way, letting Angle moon the audience for a second or so. In a nod to WM XX, Angle rushes Eddy, and Eddy gets a small package, complete with feet on the ropes, but it only gets two. Angle picks the ankle and locks it up, but after almost giving up, Eddy rolls though, sending Kurt into the ref, and both out of the ring. Outside, Angle grabs a chair and goes for Eddy. but Rey is out now, and hits a seated senton on Angle! Rey grabs the chair and takes a swing at Angle, who bails out of the ring. Eddy gets up and sees Rey with the chair, and cowers down, asking Rey why he would come at him like this. Rey begs off, but never lets go of the chair. Angle sneaks in and knocks Rey into Eddy, hitting their heads on the chair between them in Rey’s hands. Angle notices the reviving ref, and covers Eddy for the three count. Angle wins! Post match, Eddy yells at Rey, asking him “why,” as we go off the air.

WINNER(S): Kurt Angle
ANGLE ADVANCEMENT: The Eddy/Rey chasm gets a HOLE lot bigger (har) and so far, it’s Angle and JBL against the winner of Booker T. vs The Big Show.

See you in a few hours!