Smackdown!

Hartford, Connecticut
October 9, 2003

IT HITS THE FAN
 

With only 10 days remaining until No Mercy, it hit the fan on SmackDown!, literally— in particular for one WWE Superstar.

The Big Show thought his night was over and had showered and dressed for a night on the town after handily defeating Orlando Jordan and gaining a measure of revenge on Eddie Guerrero for last week’s burrito incident. Little did he know that he would be called out for a second “match” by Chavo Guerrero. The match was actually a ploy to get Show out from the back and when Show entered the ring, Chavo escaped to be counted out, but joined by Eddie. The elder Guerrero rode to the ring in a septic truck driven by his Cousin, Chewy.

Eddie made it clear that he employed Chewy’s services for one reason—to spray the contents of his truck on to the Big Show. And spray he did. SmackDown! ended with Show soiled all over by Guerrero…and he did not look happy. Their match for the U.S. Title at No Mercy promises to be an event in itself.

Also on SmackDown!, the stakes for the first-ever Father/Daughter I Quit Match at No Mercy were raised even higher as Mr. McMahon announced that it is no longer an “I Quit” match exclusively for daughter Stephanie. Next Sunday, if Stephanie is victorious, Mr. McMahon will resign his position as Chairman of the Board of World Wrestling Entertainment. In other words, after No Mercy, one member of the McMahon family will be out of a job. It was also announced that each McMahon will have somebody in their corner, as Sable will join Mr. McMahon, while WWE CEO Linda McMahon will be in her daughter’s corner.

Speaking of No Mercy, the bout between Undertaker and Brock Lesnar will not just be for the WWE Championship, but it will also be a Biker Chain Match, thanks to a decision by Stephanie McMahon. ‘Taker used his “best friend” to help fend off an attack by the F.B.I. and Lesnar during his win over Chuck Palumbo. He proved to be lethal with the chain and if he gets his hands on it next Sunday, Lesnar’s run with the WWE Championship could be a short one.

SmackDown! fans were also treated to a Battle Rap between Kurt Angle and John Cena in anticipation of their clash at No Mercy. After cutting a solid, albeit sometimes vulgar, rap, Cena was upstaged a bit by an Angle rap that featured a personal attack against Cena that concluded with Angle proclaiming he came to fight. And fight they did. These two are itching to get their hands on each other next Sunday!

Only one SmackDown! remains before No Mercy! What will be the last second developments before the next exciting WWE pay-per-view? Only one way to find out…tune in next week for SmackDown!


Match results:

Tajiri defeated Ultimo Dragon

The Undertaker defeated Chuck Palumbo

Big Show defeated Orlando Jordan

Shannon Moore defeated Zach Gowen

The Basham Brothers and A-Train defeated A.P.A. and Chris Benoit

Brock Lesnar defeated Paul London

Big Show defeated Chavo Guerrero by count-out