Smackdown!
Phoenix, Arizonz
September 23, 2004
TOTALLY STUNNED
Sept. 23, 2004
Kurt Angle promised to deliver a SmackDown! moment that would leave a permanent
mark on the history of the show.
More specifically, Angle’s sickening version of payback left a giant mark on the
Big Show.
Angle, who is scheduled to face Big Show at No Mercy on Oct. 3, had an evil way
of softening up the 7-foot-2, 500-pounder at the end of Thursday night’s main
event in Phoenix.
The Olympic Champion, still angry from when Show shoved him off a ledge five
months ago, pulled out a tranquilizer dart from underneath the announcers' table
while an unsuspecting Show was fending off Luther Reigns and Mark Jindrak in the
middle of the ring.
Angle then fired a dart into the Big Show’s upper back, taking him down like
some sadistic big-game hunter.
But Angle would take his rage one step further. With the help of Reigns and
newfound ally Jindrak, the trio shaved most of Show’s head, stripping him of his
dignity, and his hair.
It was a bizarre close to the 5th anniversary special and season premiere of
SmackDown!
WWE Champion John Bradshaw Layfield certainly didn’t like what he saw. His plan
to have former Ministry members Gangrel and Viscera dismantle Undertaker before
their Last Ride Match at No Mercy didn’t quite work out. The Phenom crushed them
with ease, as JBL watched from his limo wearing the look of a man on the verge
of impending doom.
Paul London tried to wrestle former tag team partner Billy Kidman, but Kidman,
who hasn’t been himself since accidentally injuring Chavo Guerrero with his
Shooting Star Press, walked out on the match.
Instead, Booker T, who is preparing for his fifth and deciding match with John
Cena for the United States Championship, was looking for some action. And with
the help of the ropes, Booker T recorded a pin on London.
Spike Dudley defeated Rey Mysterio, but not without some help from Rene Dupree
and Kenzo Suzuki, who violently interfered during and after the match. Mysterio
would be rescued by Rob Van Dam, who will team up with Mysterio at No Mercy
against Suzuki and Dupree for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The night also featured an impromptu Schoolgirl Tag Team Match, featuring the
lovely Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie against the ancient pair of Mae Young and
Fabulous Moolah. The old timers would actually pull out the victory, using some
old-school savvy to upend the Divas.
The unstable giant Heidenreich would also read another poem, this one to Mr.
McMahon.
MATCH RESULTS:
Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns vs. Big Show & Eddie Guerrero (No Contest)
Paul London def. Billy Kidman via count-out
Booker T def. Paul London
Spike Dudley def. Rey Mysterio
Mae Young & Fabulous Moolah def. Torrie Wilson & Dawn Marie
Undertaker def. Gangrel & Viscera (Handicap
Match)