Smackdown!
Laredo, Texas
September 30, 2005
Amigos...Partners...Champions?
September 30, 2005
It was a tough night for two Superstars of Latino Heritage as Friday Night
SmackDown emanated from just miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo,
Texas.
Last week, Eddie Guerrero overcame his "illness" to help Batista defeat MNM. The
duo was rewarded with a shot at L.O.D.'s WWE Tag Team Championship, with Batista
going so far as to steal Eddie's dinner early in the show to make sure his
partner was up to the task. And as the match began, all seemed well between the
new friends.
Eddie made it to the ring at 100 percent, but L.O.D. managed to get the best of
him before a hurricanrana helped Guerrero escape the champions' attempt of the
Doomsday Device. This allowed a tag to Batista, who nearly pinned Heidenreich
after a Batista Bomb before Road Warrior Animal made the save. Unfortunately,
Batista could not capitalize any further, as MNM rushed to the ring wielding
chairs and attacked the champions, drawing a disqualification on Guerrero &
Batista.
After taking care of L.O.D., Mercury and Nitro had Batista measured, but
Guerrero made the save. As Eddie and Batista cleaned house, the World
Heavyweight Champion set up Nitro for the Batista Bomb. Eddie, in an attempt to
hit Mercury with a chair, accidentally hit his partner. However, the crafty
Guerrero tossed the chair to Mercury as The Animal recovered, and then went down
to act as if he had been hit as well. This left Mercury to fall victim to a
vicious spinebuster and a chair shot of his ow from Batista. As the night
concluded, Batista and Eddie were hugging and celebrating, with The Animal still
unaware that his opponent for No Mercy had actually hit him in the first place.
At the beginning of the night, JBL came out to address the crowd in Laredo, a
town with a nearly 90 percent Hispanic population. JBL emerged wearing a
sombrero and poncho, with an inner tube wrapped around his body and a burro by
his side. This immediately whipped the crowd into a frenzy, who chanted
derogatory remarks at the former WWE Champion in Spanish. JBL proclaimed himself
a great American, and introduced his tag team partner Ken Kennedy, who proceeded
to compare the burro to ring anouncer Tony Chimel.
By this point, Rey Mysterio had heard enough, and emerged to a huge ovation.
After JBL helped Kennedy defeat Mysterio last week, Rey enlisted Hardcore Holly
as his partner to face his adversaries. JBL and Kennedy wore down Mysterio, with
JBL disrespecting his opponent at No Mercy by choking him with the Mexican flag.
Mysterio and Holly eevntually managed to turn the tables, but in the end,
Kennedy nailed Mysterio with a big boot, and then distracted Holly long enough
for JBL to hit the Clothesline From Hell for the victory.
With Homecoming on the horizon, Mr. McMahon gave Theodore Long the authority to
make a SmackDown match for the show, to be announced this week on Friday Night
SmackDown. When the time came to make the announcement, however, Long and Palmer
Canon were coy about their decision; instead of announcing a specific match,
they would only say that World Heavyweight Champion Batista, United States
Champion Chris Benoit, Rey Mysterio, JBL, Christian, and Eddie Guerrero would
all be involved. Be sure to tune into WWE Homecoming on the USA Network on
October 3 to find out exactly how these Superstars will be involved.
Also, after being thrown into a casket last week, Cowboy Bob Orton challenged
Undertaker to meet him face to face. Orton promised to leave son Randy in the
back, but his word was soon broken. After the Deadman sent the Hall of Famer
crashing into the referee, Randy Orton ran in to help his father assault
Undertaker. After several minutes of the two-on-one attack, it appeared Cowboy
Bob would pull out the victory. However, Undertaker escaped, leaving Randy to
enter the fray once more. The younger Orton saved his father from a Tombstone,
but the Deadman countered Randy's RKO attempt and sent him out of the ring. One
Tombstone later and Undertaker had conquered Cowboy Bob.
In addition, three more matches were made for No Mercy, including a Fatal Four
Way for the United States Championship. During the Peep Show, Christian told the
fans why he deserved a shot at Chris Benoit. This brought out Booker T and
Sharmell, and later Orlando Jordan, to state their cases for the opportunity. GM
Theodore Long announced that he would let Benoit decide his opponent for No
Mercy, then ordered Booker, Christian, and Orlando to compete in a Triple Threat
Match. After Jordan pulled out the victory, Benoit toyed with the competitors,
before deciding that he would take on all three challengers on october 9.
Prior to SmackDown, Christy Hemme angered Melina in the parking lot by being too
loud with her motorcycle. Melina left the altercation with a broken nail, but
got revenge later in the night when she defeated Christy with the help on
Mercury and Nitro. An enraged Christy attacked Melina after the bell, prompting
MNM to go after the fiery Diva. As Mercury and Nitro had Christy set up for the
Snapshot, L.O.D. ran in to prevent them from completing the deed. Later, it was
announced that L.O.D. and Christy would meet MNM at No Mercy.
After an impressive debut last week, Bobby Lashley picked up another victory,
but his celebration was cut short by Simon Dean. Simon offered Lashley a free
sample of his Simon System, and announced that they would meet again at No
Mercy. Lashley refused Simon's offer, then turned back a Dean attack, sending
Simon crashing to the arena floor.
Matches
JBL & Ken Kennedy def. Rey Mysterio & Hardcore Holly
Melina def. Christy Hemme
Orlando Jordan def. Booker T and Christian (Triple Threat Match)
Undertaker def. Cowboy Bob Orton
WWE Tag Team Champions L.O.D. def. World Heavyweight Champion Batista & Eddie Guerrero (DQ)
Bobby Lashley def. Russell Simpson