Smackdown!
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 27, 2004
PAUL BEARER ABDUCTED?
Paul Heyman boldly challenged the Dudley Boyz to "make an impact," and they did
just that this week on SmackDown! Heyman, who is not officially employed by
SmackDown!, apparently obtained a ticket to the show, and walked to ringside
during the opening match, which pitted Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio against Bubba
Ray & D-Von. Just when it appeared to be "the beginning of the end" for the
Dudleys, Paul Heyman jumped over the guardrail, grabbed Mysterio's leg and
pulled the San Diego native off the ring apron and down to the floor. After
Bubba Day hurled Mysterio off the announcers' table, and then tossed him back
into the ring, he was quickly covered and pinned by D-Von. Security tried to
arrest Heyman, but the Dudleys grabbed him and brought him backstage.
There, Heyman insulted the Dudleys -- he even slapped D-Von -- and told them
they shouldn't be content to merely win a match. He pointed out that in spite of
all their victories, they weren't in the main event, weren't getting the title
shots and weren't making all the money they could. He told them, "Pick a victim,
and make an impact, even if that victim has to be me. Or I'll find somebody to
make an impact on you."
Later, the Dudleys were spotted in the parking lot, throwing someone into the
trunk of their car and driving away. An urn was left behind -- revealing that
the Dudleys apparently selected Paul Bearer as their victim, much to the delight
of Heyman.
Also on SmackDown!, General Manager Kurt Angle named a No. 1 contender to Eddie
Guerrero's WWE Championship for The Great American Bash: John Bradshaw Layfield.
JBL claimed that Eddie was "lying" last week when he suddenly collapsed, and in
reality was just trying to avoid another beating like the one he got at Judgment
Day. Layfield added, "At the Great American Bash, what I'm doing to do you is
going to be damn near criminal." JBL also said that Angle is allowing him to
pick the stipulation for their match at The Great American Bash. JBL said he was
going to think about it and reveal the stipulation next week on SmackDown!
Angle also ordered Eddie Guerrero into one-on-one action this week, but Latino
Heat's match with Danny Basham never officially got underway. Angle interrupted
and said he had come to the realization that Eddie would probably "fake another
injury and then sue me." So Angle said Guerrero wouldn't be wrestling at all
until he signed a release form clearing Angle of any liabilities.
Match Results:
Dudley Boyz defeated Rey Mysterio & Rob Van Dam
Booker T def. Scotty 2 Hotty
Eddie Guerrero vs. Danny Basham never officially got underway
Torrie Wilson & Spike Dudley def. Dawn Marie & Jamie Noble
Chavo Classic def. Akio to retain the Cruiserweight Championship
John Cena def. Rene Dupree in a Lumberjack Match to retain the United States
Championship