Full WWE Smackdown Results
January 29, 2004
Washington, DC
Commentators: Cole & Tazz
Smackdown opens with our illustrious general manager, Paul Happy Heyman in the middle of the squared circle. 3 words in to his promo, the return of our boss, the top man in WWE, Mr. Vincent Kennedy McMahon has occurred. McMahon walks to the ring with a purpose, and proceeds to chastise Heyman for the loss of Chris Benoit to Raw, for him jumping through the legal loophole in the contract that stipulates the Royal Rumble winner must face the champion at Wrestlemania, but it does not designate which champion. Heyman responds to this verbal attack by saying "Screw Chris Benoit", and explains why he says exactly that "because Vince McMahon would do the same exact thing." He then goes to elaborate about how opportunity is abound here on Smackdown, and that everybody on Paul Heyman's Smackdown will get an opportunity, even if they are disliked by the Smackdown management.
Heyman announces for the first time ever on network television, Smackdown will hold a royal rumble match tonight. 15 superstars will go for the chance to meet the WWE champion, Brock Lesnar in less than three weeks at No Way Out. He then asks, Happy Heyman does, for Mr. McMahon's approval, which McMahon gives, and the segment ends with Heyman mouthing the words, thank you, to the boss of the WWE.
These are the superstars that were announced to be in this historic match later on tonight.
John Cena, The Cat, A-Train, both members of the World's Greatest Tag Team, Nunzio, the Big Show, Rhyno, Tajiri, Rikishi, Billy Gunn, Bradshaw, Kurt Angle, and two more slots. One set for Benoit that will be given to Eddie Guerrero. One set for Mat Morgan, but he was injured last week, and that slot will go now to Hardcore Holly.
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The opening contest was a rare tag team title defense for the champions, the Basham Brothers, against a newly formed team of Billy Kidman and Paul London. London and Kidman had some quick early momentum, but it was shortlived, and the Bashams beat up London pretty good during the match. Eventually, London counters an offensive move of the Bashams, tags in Kidman, and Kidman cleans house. He tries for his scintillsting shooting star press, and misses. The Bashams perform an illegal switch following that mishap, hit a spiked DDT on Kidman, and pick up the 1, 2, 3 count.
Dawn Marie is at the hopper with Paul Heyman and Kurt Angle. Angle is happy Benoit went to Raw, happy for the second chance at this rumble, dedicates this win to the troops, picks his number, and runs out of the area, quickly.
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Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is being checked out, the cuts from sunday's match. He says they will heal, but the scars inside will not, and that Chavo will execute his revenge on his uncle Eddie.
Eddie is at the hopper with Dawn Marie, picking his number for the rumble. Rey Mysterio comes in with championship boxer Jorge Paez. Eddie tells Rey to go defend the title tonight, and make the raza proud. Rey runs off for the upcoming match.
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Highlights are shown of Cena's elimination from the rumble, and the fears that his knee had been injured. Tazz declines, says Cena dodged a bullet, and it's not so bad. Dawn Marie is back at the hopper, with Cena going nuts behind her. Cena asks Dawn Marie to draw his number, Heyman objects, and Cena tells Captain Buzzkill to take a breather. He then draws his ball, and walks out, to be confronted by Rhyno, who asks about the knee. He said it would be a shame if someone were to target the knee. Cena sniffs, tells Rhyno he stinks, and asks Heyman to go get some soap. Heyman yells, that's not funny, as Cena leaves.
In the ring, Noble is there, looking mad as hell, waiting for his match with Rey Mysterio.
This match was interminably long, Noble had the upper hand for the majority of the match until Nidia tripped Noble again, apparently accidentally. Noble became distracted, and was the victim of the 619 and the drop of the dime for the 3 count. Noble throws Nidia in to the ring after the match and challenges her for her actions, and as he almost goes to hit her, Nidia ducks, Rey clobbers Noble, and when the match ends, Nidia takes the glasses off, tells Noble she can see ,and walks off to the locker room area, alone.
Rue DeBona does a tease about the Playboy rumours for WWE, looking for the perfect diva tag team.
COMMERCIAL
Big Show at the hopper with Dawn Marie, looking confident.
Brock Lesnar is in the back with Josh Mathews, talking Goldberg. He thinks Goldberg is a Brock Lesnar wanna be. To prove to the world how good he is, he goes to the ring, and issues an open challenge to anyone in the back. Orlando Jordan accepts, and the match is on. Squash city. Very limited offense on the part of the rookie, and Brock takes him out eventually with the painful brock lock.
Eddie Guerrero was attacked backstage, and seemed to be out cold. Rey Mysterio was checking on him when Chavo Sr. & Jr. came by, claiming no responsibility. Mysterio thinks its bogus, and begins attacking Chavo, Jr. before referees break it up.
COMMERCIAL
A recap of the WWE visiting Walter Reed hospital is shown.
Highlights of the recent Undertaker teases are shown, and the chairman is then shown for an interview, and is asked about the Taker. McMahon says Undertaker is dead.
COMMERCIAL
The Rumble match is next. The final three men in the rumble were Eddie Guerrero, (he managed to recover to join the fracas), Kurt Angle, (the #1 entrant in to the parlay), and Rikishi. Rikishi was eliminated, leaving Angle and Eddie to take the match to the end, which was won by Latino Heat. Eddie Guerrero will face off with the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar at No Way Out in San Francisco in less than three weeks.
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