The SD! Highlight Reel 10.14.05

The SD! Highlight Reel
October 14, 2005 A.D.
Taped from: San Antonio, TX
Hosts: Michael Cole, Tazz & Friends

Welcome friends to the post-No Mercy edition of WWE SmackDown! What went down at the ppv? Who’s holding the Titles now? How will the losers vindicate themselves? Let’s find out …….. tonight!

The Power is Back! Quick video package of No Mercy, Christy and LoD2005 are victorious, Doomsday for Melina, the Ortons attempt to murder Undertaker, and Eddie can’t bring himself to cheat.

Randy Orton is here!

Randy sports his new ‘RKO’ shirt, which bears a remarkable resemblance to ‘nWo’ tees of years past, and makes his way to the ring, Cowboy Bob in tow.

Tazz claims he can still smell the burning plank wood of UT’s premature casket.

Randy claims he has accomplished the impossible – he has truly destroyed the legend of the Undertaker. He set the dude ablaze, I mean come on! Fifteen years, up in literal smoke!

Everyone seems to think young Randy “sucks,” which he claims is an imbecilic position, considering what he did just a couple days prior at ‘NM.’ The Undertaker is dead, by golly! “Rest … in …… Peace.”

So, what’s next for our low-brow friend? Becoming the World Heavyweight Champion, naturally! And he …..

Can you feel the HEAT??

Eddie faces it up while sauntering on down to the ring, and the crowd chants ‘EDDIE! EDDIE!!’ Orton vocally pre-empts him, asking for some counsel on how to best defeat one Dave Batista. Eddie responds by commending Orton’s ability, saying “I think you’ve got it down pretty good homes.”

Randy doesn’t take well to this, pointing out that at least he won Sunday … Eddie lost. Not only did Eddie lose, but he also was too weak to even use a chair!

Orton now threats Eddie with physical violence, who responds by asking for the RKO … Eddie ain’t done with Dave, and he wants simply one more opportunity to take the Title off Dave Batista. Orton seems to back off now, stating that he “has no beef” with Guerrero, and plans on seeking out one Theodore R. Long backstage …

Dave!

Mr. Batista trots on out to the ring now, carnation pink tie and all, and mentions that he’s surrounded by a couple of his favourite buds, Randy & Eddie! Now, he doesn’t know who he’ll face for the Championship, but he’s got an idea …. how about the two would-be challengers face off …… tonight!

The live crowd seems to like this idea, but the question remains: Who has more booking power, Dave Batista or Palmer Cannon? Where are you Theodore R. Long?

Match #1: Singles Contest for the Heavyweight Championship of the United States of America: Orlando Jordan vs. Chris Benoit (c)

Cole introduces Benoit as “the most fighting U.S. Champion” in 30 years.

Earlier this week, Jordan told WWE.com that “for every negative, there’s a positive … if Chris Benoit makes me tap to the Cross-face again, then I’m quitting this business.”

Chris circles Orlando to start, and we are rolling sans time clock on this one. Orlando attempts to feel Benoit out, backs against the ropes, and points to his brain. Benoit goes for the Cross-face, but Orlando pushes out with his left thigh, and resets anew. Clubbing blows rain down onto Benoit’s back from Jordan, who notches a Scoop Slam … IW from Jordan to Benoit, Benoit runs back … Cross-f …… no! Benoit fights out! No, Benoit holds onto his arm! Jordan crawls outside, attempting to utilize any facet of the wrestling rule book to his advantage …. and slams Benoit into the adjacent steel steps! Back inside, Jordan covers for a quick 2, and then knees Benoit in the small of his back. Benoit off the ropes, but he runs into a mid-knee, which Jordan lateral presses for a deuce.

Benoit comes back with some chest chops, fighting his way out of the SE corner, but Jordan ripostes with a knee to the gut, and locks in an abdominal stretch! Benoit screams in vacant agony, and reaches the ropes, forcing a break. Jordan IWs Benoit and follows with a running clothesline …. GERMAN! And another! German #3 …… no! CROSS-FA ….. no! SHARPSHOOTER ……. Yes!! Orlando is reeling, you can see it in the glazing that’s rapidly gaining continence over his eyelids …… TAPP!!

Well, at least the poor guy doesn’t have to quit.

Backstage Sharmell and her emerald dress can’t believe Orlando got a Title shot ahead of Booker T …. what’s wrong with you, Teddy?

Mr. Long can’t understand why she’s so angry, but relents …. Tonight, we’re gonna have a fatal fourway match for the #1 Contendership to the U.S. Championship ……. Booker T vs. Christian vs. JBL vs. Rey Mysterio, Jr.

Sharmell still can’t understand why Book can’t get a 1-on-1 matchup.

Elsewhere Christy leads LoD to battle

Commercials:

-The McMahons are back and united!! Heel Linda!
-People can bash this all they want, but these folks entertain me. I don’t understand why everyone is so down on the McMahons. They weren’t bashing them when Shane dove 20+ feet off the Jumbo tron, that’s for sure.

Match #2: Eight Man Tag Team Contest: Paul Burchill, William Regal & M.N.M. (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro w/ Melina Perez) vs. The Mexicools (Super Crazy & Psychosis w/ Juventud Guerrera) & LoD2005 w/ Christy Hemme

Cole thinks he and Tazz deserve a female valet. Melina jaws with Christy a bit.

All eight men brawl all over the place to start, with the heels eventually regrouping in their corner. Mercury squares off against Psychosis, now, with Mercury slinging him into the corner, but Psychosis gets a boot up and covers for 2. Crowd chants ‘MEX – I – COOLS!’ Psychosis runs the ropes, but is distracted by one Miss Perez, while Joey receives like treatment by Miss Hemme. Mercury regains his wits first, clotheslining Psychosis down and tagging in Regal. Melina claps for that, as Regal works Psychosis over in the heel corner with grappled knees. Tag now to Nitro, who hits a pair of measured EuroCuts, before handing Psychosis off to Burchill to choke out for a bit. Burchill nails a short-arm clothesline on Psychosis for a count of 2, and hits a double axe handle onto his back before landing a right hand to Psychosis’ chin. Tag now to Mercury who hits a Scoop Slam, and the faces have yet to make a tag.

Mercury off the top ….. MISS! Mercury slaps Psychosis in the face, though ….. Enziguiri by Psychosis! Tag to Animal!! Scoop Slam to Nitro! Clothesline to Mercury! Lariat to Regal! Back Suplex to Burchill! Super Crazy flies in for the ….. MOONSAULT!! 1 ……… 2 ………….. 3!!

Now a couple dudes in black beaters take out the faces, even landing the DEATH SENTENCE on Psychosis!!

Commercials:

-Ultimate .. WARRIOR!! The worst part of this ad is when Mean Gene types in with “totally out of control.”
-I mean, it’s MEAN GENE talking for goodness’ sake! Gene’s supposed to be objective.
-LaDanian Tomlinson refused to ever allow anyone to stop him, or tell him what not to do. I’m sure that goes over well in practice.

The Peep Show

Christian calls out Stacy Keibler, who is embroiled in the latest Hollywood romance fiasco, according to Star Magazine. Word is, Jennifer Aniston has the hots for actor Geoff Stults, whom Stacy is currently seeing.

Christian claims that he’ll elicit “every juicy detail” from Miss Keibler, then asks her point blank, “What was it like fooling around with Jennifer Aniston’s boyfriend?”

Stacy denies her man’s involvement with Jen, but Christian is relentless, beseeching her to answer, the Peeps simply need to know!

Stacy takes the stick to address her adoring publ …….

It’s Jillian Hall!! Does Stacy have any idea what a scandal can do for her career? She shouldn’t be upset, rather losing her boyfriend to an A-list star such as Jennifer Aniston can do great things for her career! Stacy isn’t really too interested in Miss Hall’s image consulting services, rather asking what that “thing” on her face is ……..

oh, it’s on like Donkey Kong now!! Hall goes straight for Keibler .. ohh, huge SLAPP!! to Hall’s right cheek! Stacy even used the off-hand there, but was able to overcome the -1 penalty to attack.

Match #3: Quadruple Threat Match, victor to be the #1 Contender to the United States Heavyweight Championship: ‘Captain Charisma’ Christian vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Rey Mysterio, Jr. vs. Booker T w/ Sharmell

Yes, it is indeed a quadruple threat match; everyone is legal at all times, with the first pinfall or submission taking this one down.

Mysterio comes for Layfield, with Christian and Book facing off now; Layfield tosses Mysterio to the floor, but gets floored by a Booker T right hand; Layfield back up, takes an IW by T, and gets back body dropped! Booker now gives Layfield the ten punch, but gets caught off around 4-5 …… though Mysterio flies in and gives JBL the Springboard Butt Drop! 1 …. 2 ………… 2.32! Mysterio sends a dropkick the way of Christian, and turns back toward Layfield, though John lays him out rather quickly; Christian now runs at JBL, but is caught! LAST CALL!!@ Booker flies in now, taking out JBL and labeling a Spin Kick across Christian’s exposed chin for 2. Christian comes back on Book with a thumb to the eye, and sends him outside the ring .. right on top of JBL! Christian now focuses on Mysterio, slamming him scoop-style before picking the smaller man back up and whipping him into the NE corner. Face-driving front suplex by Christian ….. 1 …………. 2 ……………… 2.54! JBL re-enters the fray, though Mysterio climbs atop Christian’s head and rain’s punches atop his cranium! Hurricanrana by Mysterio! JBL runs in and catches Mysterio from behind, and now all four men are down! Christian rolls over atop JBL for a couple quick two counts, though that merely seems to re-awaken the big man, who goes after Christian to the tune of a couple (non-hellish) lariats. Layfield now boots Booker T outside the ring, and assails Mysterio in the SE corner, booting him in the back of his head.

Quick cover onto Christian gets around 2.39 …… Mysterio kicks Layfield in the back of his head now! Christian tosses Mysterio outside the ring now, and Booker T’s back to life, running Christian all over the ring with Irish Whips a plenty …. Sunset flip rollup in the corner! 1……2 …………….. 2.76! Inverted DDT by Christian 1 ……. 2 ……………… save by Mysterio! CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL by Layfield to Christian! Mysterio rolls up JBL before he can cover Christian! 1 ………2 …………… 2.87! Missile Dropkick by Booker T to JBL! Mysterio sets Booker up for the 619 …….. SHARMELL trips up Mysterio!! Booker slinks in for the AXE KICK@!! 1 …….. 2 …………… 3!!#!

Cole claims Booker must have no idea Sharmell is cheating in his benefit.

Commercials:

-Upcoming SmackDown! schedule; feel the action & intensity: Visalia, CA; Bakersfield, CA; Reno, NV; Albuquerque, NM; Salt Lake City, UT. An experience like no other.
-WrestleMania XXII tix go on sale, TOMORROW!!
-“Get off the island.” “Why?” “Just go.”
-Whatever could be menacing our lovely island seafarers?
–THE FOG .. da ..da …. DUMMM!!
-Okay, now they’re officially out of horror flick ideas

Backstage Sharmell encourages Booker for next week; Chris Benoit walks up and merely asks that what befell Rey Mysterio not happen to him next week … Booker says of course it will, Axe Kick, 1-2-3 !! Chris is mystified that Book has no idea Sharmell cheated, and asks Sharmell to enlighten her man, but Booker gets in a huff and Chris simply walks off to avoid any further confrontation.

They’re really protecting Book from turning heel ……. until just the right moment, of course.

Match #4: Twenty Minute Time Limit Singles Contest: ‘Mr.’ Ken Kennedy vs. __________

Kennedy claims he has no opponent tonight, because obviously, everyone in the back is way too frightened to actually face him in melee combat. However, that doesn’t mean he’ll deprive the fans of seeing him first-hand, thus why he’s out here tonight …………..

KENNEDY!!

Match #5: Singles Contest: Bobby Lashley vs. Nunzio w/ Big Vito

Lashley tosses Nunzio into the NE corner, before turning toward Vito and warning him to stay out of this. Overhead suplex lands Nunzio on his back, as he scurries around the ring, though Lashley picks him up into a military press before he can make his way to the floor …. And Lashely drops him straight to the floor!!

Lashley drops out to attend to Nunzio, though Vito attacks him from behind. Lashley no-sells, though once back in Nunzio lands a couple shots to his head. Lashley comes up with a backbreaker, and then the Dominator-esque spinning rack pancake front face drop thingy, and it’s a 1, 2, 3.

Backstage Palmer Cannon asks Theodore R. Long if he remembers the promo spots featuring the “Boogey Man” ….. Cannon asks Long if he thinks perhaps the Boogey Man could be a viable personality on SmackDown!

The big BM then comes into Long’s office, with face paint out the yazoo, paraphrases DMX’s X-Is Coming, and busts out a huge old fashioned alarm clock; he then recites a little hypnotic rime while ladling it from side to side, and smashes it over his skull! The Boogey Man is COMIN FOR YA!!!!@!!!1

Cole: “What the hell was that?!??”

Commercials:

-“There is an evil so evil ….. even evil fears it.”
-Okay, that makes absolutely no sense
-A sedan rolls up in a semi-deserted plain, the middle of the black of night. A kid in the back comments, this sure ain’t no movie theater.
-Kidnapping awareness PSA or North Carolina State Fair commercial?
-If you guessed the latter, you’d be 100% correct

Match #6: MAIN EVENT Singles Contest: ‘The Legend Killer’ Randy Orton w/ ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton vs. ‘Latino Heat’ Eddie Guerrero

Eddie tosses his shirt to the side, feints a charge at Orton, and the young buck backs off. Eddie now dodges from side to side, attempting to keep a lively vertical base, and we get a collar-and-elbow tie up. Neither man gains an advantage, and so the staring betwixt the two commences. C&E tie-up #2, with Orton gleaning a side headlock on Guerrero, Guerrero flies out, Orton runs the ropes ….. dropkick to Orton! Guerrero now slings Orton across the corners, though Randy cops a thumb to Guerrero’s eye for a deuce. Orton uses a side headlock takedown to ground Guerrero, though Eddie rolls the position over for a scant 2 count. Crowd chants for Eddie to break the hold, but it’s slow in coming, as Eddie struggles to regain his feet. He eventually makes it there, however, and even thumbs Orton back in the eye for a little recompense.

Guerrero now waylays on Orton from behind in the NW corner, and then face-washes him via his boot for good measure. Guerrero lateral press results in a 2, with Eddie setting up for the Three Amigos …. He gets the first … no, Bob distracts Guerrero! Randy now whips Eddie into the NW corner, and dropkicks him down to the canvas, and then the floor!

Back inside, Orton locks in yet another grounded side headlock, stands out of it, and drops down into a neckbreaker! Guerrero is floored by the maneuver, allowing Orton the opportunity to drop a high knee. Randy cinches in the headlock (yet) again, attempting to suck any viable pint of life force energy out of the fallen Guerrero. Guerrero jimmy legs his left lower appendage, showing the crowd he’s back into this match, and nails a backbreaker on Orton! Both men are out at this point …… Orton covers for 2, and again, before throwing Eddie into the NE corner, and knocking him around. Eddie fires back with rights and lefts and anything he can think to throw, Randy advantages to dive down to the floor, where Eddie gives chase and Randy slams his head into the announce table! Eddie blocks attempt #2, and repays the favour, sending Randy head-first into the table! Orton one-ups Eddie, though, slinging him shoulder-first into the STEEL steps … back inside, Orton covers ……. 1 ……. 2 ……………… 2.65!

Orton locks in a Sleeper Hold now, Eddie tries to reach the ropes, but Cowboy Bob pulls them away! Eddie’s stuck now, with Orton dropping him down into a grounded Sleeper and Referee Brian Hebner checks the state of Eddie’s consciousness. Randy declares Guerrero to be “out,” though Lil’ Heb moves to the arm-raise technique ……… the arm is UP!! Eddie’s back! He FIRES elbows into Orton’s middle torso …….. TRES AMIGOS!! ………….. they connect!! Eddie’s beginning to feel froggy …… Bob interferes and shoves him off the top rope!! Ring the bell, HEB, RING THE BELL!!!@!

Post-match, the Ortons attempt to decimate Guerrero, but out comes Dave Batista for the save!! Bob and Randy quickly slide out of the way, allowing Guerrero a brief reprieve from certain bloodiness, as Dave raises Eddie’s arm in victory …..

It’s Teddy Long! It seems to GM Long that Eddie and Dave can finally get along — and he’s going to put his theory to the test, because next week … in Reno, Nevada … it’s going to be Dave Batista and Eddie Guerrero taking on Randy and Bob Orton in tag team action!