Taped 12/30/03; Laredo, TX; Entertainment Center
1/1/04 - aired on New Year's Day; included Kurt Angle's
return to TV after 6 weeks as he entered himself into the Royal Rumble
match:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Akio
& Sakoda) at 13:54 with a standing West Coast Pop to win the title after
Tajiri accidentally sprayed Sakoda in the face and then the challenger knocked
Akio off the apron with a handspring; after the bout, the Big Show interrupted
an in-ring interview with Mysterio and later attacked him before Hardcore Holly
made the save (Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
Bradshaw pinned Rhyno with the Clothesline from Hell at 2:25
after Rhyno hit the corner
John Cena & Chris Benoit (mystery partner)
defeated Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, & Johnny Stamboli in a handicap match at
6:53 when Benoit reversed Stamboli's attempt at a gorilla press slam and applied
the Crippler Crossface; due to prematch stipulations, both Cena and Benoit
earned spots in the 30-man Royal Rumble match
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty
vs. WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (not
televised)
WWE US Champion the Big Show defeated Hardcore Holly via
disqualification in a non-title match at 4:58 when Holly hit a low blow as he
was set up for the chokeslam; moments after the finish, Holly threw the referee
to the floor and repeatedly hit Show with a steel chair - busting him open;
moments prior to the finish, Rey Mysterio Jr. came off the top with the chair
but had it punched in his face by Show
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 5:48 when Haas pinned Chavo after
blocking Chavo's frog splash and Benjamin hitting the superkick; after the bout,
Chavo confronted Eddie in the ring about the loss and slapped his uncle before
Kurt Angle came ringside to hold Eddie back and cool him down
Taped 1/6/04; Huntsville, AL; Von Braun Civic Center
1/8/04:
Chris Benoit defeated Johnny
Stamboli (#1), Chuck Palumbo (#2), & Nunzio (#3) in a mini Royal Rumble
match at 6:21; Benoit eliminated Stamboli at 3:09 with a baseball slide as
Stamboli was on the ring apron; Benoit eliminated Nunzio at 5:14 as Nunzio tried
to save Palumbo's elimination; Benoit eliminated Palumbo
Rikishi & Scotty
2 Hotty fought WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/
Shaniqua) to a no contest when the champions attacked the challengers from
behind before the bout, double teaming them and hitting them with the title
belts; moments thereafter, Kurt Angle came out and announced that he and Paul
Heyman came up with a substitute pair of challengers for the Bashams to defend
against later in the night - Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) defeated Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 16:22 when Doug reversed an attempt by Chavo for a sunset
flip into the ring, holding onto Shaniqua for leverage; after the bout, Eddie
sustained a brutal double team inside the ring while Chavo sat at ringside and
watched; after the champions left ringside, Chavo helped his uncle to his feet
before punching him to the mat and pummeling him until Eddie became busted open;
moments thereafter, Chavo drove off in Eddie's low rider
John Cena pinned
Albert with the FU at 2:50
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned
Akio (w/ Sakoda) at 4:37 with the West Coast Pop after hitting a double 619 on
Akio and Sakoda
Tajiri pinned Nidia (sub. for a missing Jamie Noble) at 1:05
with a Russian legsweep; after the bout, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save for the
blind Nidia; moments later, as Mysterio was walking Nidia back, Noble appeared,
threw Mysterio out of the way, and helped Nidia backstage
Hardcore Holly
defeated WWE US Champion the Big Show in a non-title streetfight at 4:55 when
Holly wrapped a steel chair around Show's neck and began choking him until Show
tapped out; after the bout, Holly had a staredown with Brock Lesnar, the guest
commentator for the match, before chasing him into the crowd with the chair
Taped 1/13/04; Uncasville, CT; Mohegan Sun
1/15/04
- included an in-ring confrontation between Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Sr., and Chavo
Jr. in which the two Chavos attacked Eddie before Kurt Angle made the
save:
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Tajiri (w/ Akio & Sakoda) with
the Tiger Bomb at 3:21 after pulling Nidia in the way of a Tajiri crossbody to
the floor; moments prior to the finish, Rey Mysterio Jr. - who did guest
commentary for the bout - saved Nidia from Akio and Sakoda on the floor before
being thrown into the ringside barrier by Noble; due to prematch stipulations,
Noble earned a Cruiserweight Title shot against Mysterio at the Royal
Rumble
Rikishi pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the Bonzai Drop at 1:59; Rikishi
& Scotty had prepared to get a tag team title shot but Dawn Marie came out
to announce that they would be competing against each other for a spot in the
Royal Rumble
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas (sub. for Rikishi &
Scotty 2 Hotty) defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny
Basham (w/ Shaniqua) in a non-title match at 3:59 when Haas pinned Danny with a
roll over after Benjamin hit the superkick behind the referee's back; prior to
the bout, Tazz announced that he received word that the bout would be non-title
but the winners would earn a spot in the Royal Rumble
Nunzio defeated Chuck
Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli in a mini Royal Rumble match at 2:21 by eliminating
Palumbo immediately after Palumbo eliminated Stamboli with the Jungle Kick, as
Stamboli stood on the ring apron; the three thought they would be competing in a
tag team match but Dawn Marie came out and announced that, due to losing to
Chris Benoit the previous week, they would have to face each other to see who
would earn a spot in the Royal Rumble
WWE US Champion the Big Show (w/ WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar and an entourage of police officers)
pinned Sho Funaki at 1:16 with a right hand punch in a non-title match; during
the bout, Hardcore Holly - who Show placed a restraining order on - appeared at
the top of the ramp; Show wrestled the bout with a neck brace, a result of the
streetfight with Holly the previous week
John Cena pinned Rhyno (w/ Paul
Heyman) at 17:16 with the FU after Cena avoided a Gore through a table set up in
the ring, with Rhyno crashing through it, and knocking Heyman off the ring
apron; prematch stipulations stated that Rhyno could not be disqualified or
counted-out and that the loser - whether it be Cena or Heyman - would have his
mouth washed out with soap; after the bout, Heyman attempted to leave ringside
but was trapped by Chris Benoit, who eventually locked him in the Sharpshooter
while Cena taunted Heyman and shoved a bar of soap into his mouth
Taped 1/20/04; Minneapolis, MN; Target Center
1/22/04:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chuck Palumbo in a non-title match by reversing a Samoan drop into a sunset flip
Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman; due to prematch stipulations, Tajiri earned a spot in the Royal Rumble match
Albert defeated Shannon Moore; during the bout, the Cat came ringside and momentarily distracted Albert;
due to pre-match stipulations, Albert earned a spot in the Royal Rumble match
Chris Benoit & John Cena defeated WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan, & Rhyno in a handicap match when Cena pinned Rhyno with the FU
at around the 19-minute mark;
WWE US Champion the Big Show was to have been a part of Lesnar's team but was locked in his dressing room by a forklift backstage;
at around the 10-minute mark, Lesnar attempted to walk out on the match but was briefly attacked by Hardcore Holly until officials stepped in,
allowing Lesnar to retreat backstage;
after the, match, Benoit saved Cena from an attack by Matt Morgan before both he and Cena went to the floor and tipped over Paul Heyman's
high chair, knocking Heyman into the ring; moments later, the Big Show came to the ring and hit chokeslams on both Benoit and Cena
Bradshaw defeated Akio and Sakoda; due to pre-match stipulations, Bradshaw earned a spot in the Royal Rumble match
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Sr. defeated Eddie Guerrero & Kurt Angle when Chavo Jr. pinned Eddie with a frog splash after Angle accidentally hit the
Olympic Slam on his partner
Taped 1/27/04; Washington DC; MCI Center
1/29/04:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions
Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) defeated Billy Kidman & Paul London at
3:44 when Danny made the illegal switch,
crotched Kidman on the top rope,
and hit a DDT off the top for the pin
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio
Jr. pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) at 7:46 with a springboard sit-down senton
after Noble brought Nidia into the ring and
attempted to send her into the
champion on the ring apron, however she moved; after the bout, Nidia took off
her sunglasses - revealing that her sight had returned; Nidia
left ringside
alone with Noble still in the ring
WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar defeated Orlando Jordan in a non-title match via submission with the
Brock Lock at 4:19
Eddie Guerrero won a 15-man Royal Rumble match by last
eliminating Kurt Angle at 36:56; due to prematch stipulations, Guerrero earned a
world title shot at No Way Out; earlier in the evening, Guerrero was knocked out
backstage and sent to a nearby medical facility
order of entry: Kurt Angle
(0:00), Rhyno (0:00), Charlie Haas (1:37), Shelton Benjamin (3:18), Bradshaw
(4:58), Ernest Miller (entered and eliminated during commercial break; lasted 32
seconds), Tajiri (9:10; Tajiri kicked Lamont in the back of the head as he made
his way to the ring), Billy Gunn (10:33), WWE US Champion the Big Show (12:27),
John Cena (14:11), Nunzio (entered and eliminated during commercial break),
Albert (entered during commercial break), Eddie Guerrero (19:10), Rikishi
(20:34), Hardcore Holly (21:58)
order of elimination: Miller by Angle (during
commercial break), Tajiri by Show via a chokeslam to the floor (12:57), Bradshaw
when Show ducked a charge (13:16), Nunzio by Cena via an FU to the floor (during
commercial break), Albert by Eddie (19:24), Cena by Show by pushing him over the
top with a choke and kicking him to the floor (22:42), Show by Angle,
Gunn, Holly, Eddie, Rikishi, and an assist from Cena (23:15), Haas by Eddie
(25:13), Benjamin by Angle via clothesline (25:30), Holly by Angle as Holly
attempted to eliminate Gunn (25:58), Gunn by Eddie with a monkey flip over the
top as Eddie hung onto the ropes (26:50), Rikishi by Angle and Eddie (28:52),
Angle by Eddie when Eddie blocked a suplex to the floor, as Angle stood on
the apron, and sent Angle to the floor with a front suplex
Taped 2/3/04; Cleveland, OH; Gund Arena
2/5/04
- included an in-ring confrontation between Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar;
featured the announcement that Torrie Wilson and Sable would be appearing
together in Playboy:
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Shaniqua) to win the
titles at 5:11 when Rikishi pinned Doug with a Samoan Drop after Scotty dropped
Doug throat-first across the top rope
Ernest Miller pinned Tajiri; after the
bout, Orlando Jordan made the save against Akio & Sakoda (match not
televised)
WWE US Champion the Big Show pinned Billy Gunn at 12:14 by
catching him coming off the ropes, blocking an attempt at the Fameasser, and
hitting a sidewalk slam
Billy Kidman pinned Jamie Noble at 3:00 with a
sit-down powerbomb after Noble became distracted by Nidia at ringside giving
away his money to the crowd
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr.
pinned Chavo Guerrero Sr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) in a non-title match with the
619 at 1:59 after knocking Chavo Jr. off the ring apron; after the bout, Chavo
Jr. attacked the champion
Kurt Angle defeated Hardcore Holly by blocking the
Alabama Slam and applying the ankle lock at 14:11; after the bout, Paul Heyman
came to the ring in preparation of announcing Angle as the #1 contender at
WrestleMania but the segment was soon interrupted by both the Big Show and John
Cena; Heyman then ordered the three men to face each other at No Way Out and the
winner of that match would become the #1 contender
Taped 2/10/04; Tacoma, WA; Tacoma Dome
2/12/04 - included an in-ring confrontation between Brock
Lesnar and Eddie Guerrero in which Brock wore a sombraro to the ring and had a
mariachi band play; featured Nidia putting her mink coat, which Jamie Noble
bought for her, into a wood chipper:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey
Mysterio Jr. (w/ Jorge Paez) pinned Tajiri with the 619 and springboard senton
at 3:01 in a non-title match; after the bout, Chavo Guerrero Jr. - who stood in
the aisle with his father for much of the bout - attacked the champion from
behind until Paez scared him out of the ring; moments thereafter, Paez knocked
Chavo Sr. out with a left hand punch
Danny Basham (w/ Doug Basham &
Shaniqua) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rikishi) at 4:02 when Doug helped in giving adding
leverage from the floor; after the bout, Shaniqua sustained Scotty's bulldog but
was pulled from the ring before Rikishi could hit the Bonzai Drop
Hardcore
Holly defeated Rhyno via disqualification at 5:08 when Rhyno shoved the referee
as he pouded Holly in the corner; after the bout, the two had to be held apart
on the floor by officials
Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) pinned Shelton Benjamin (w/
Charlie Haas) with the Clothesline from Hell at 5:58
Eddie Guerrero &
John Cena (sub. for Kurt Angle) defeated WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar & WWE US Champion the Big Show at 17:26 when Guerrero pinned Lesnar
with a low blow, using Cena's steel chain, and a cradle as Lesnar and the
referee were distracted by Kurt Angle - who came ringside and hit both Cena and
Show with a steel chair - blaming them for knocking him out backstage earlier in the broadcast
Taped 2/17/04; Fresno, CA; SaveMart Center
2/19/04 - included a Brock Lesnar in-ring
promo in which he requested a match with Bill Goldberg at WrestleMania; featured
an in-ring celebration by Eddie Guerrero on his title victory at No Way Out
which was interrupted by Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Sr.:
Kurt Angle &
John Cena defeated Doug & Danny Basham at 10:52 when Cena pinned Danny with
the FU after Danny blocked the ankle lock and kicked Angle to the floor, sending
him into Cena who tagged himself into the bout; after the bout, Angle had words
with Cena over the finish
Tajiri pinned Billy Gunn with the kick to the head
after Akio and Sakoda interfered (not televised)
WWE US Champion the Big Show
pinned Hardcore Holly with the chokeslam at 2:36; after the bout, John Cena came
out and challenged Show to a title match at WrestleMania - which was
accepted
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero fought WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. to a no contest at the 16 minute mark
when special referee Kurt Angle (sub. for Chavo Guerrero Sr. who was knocked out
backstage) refused to count the pinfall after Eddie hit the Frog Splash; mid-way
through the bout, Chavo Sr. came ringside before Rey Mysterio Jr. countered the
interference; after the contest, Angle brutalized Eddie in and around the ring,
fought off Mysterio, and left the champion bleeding from the face as the show
went off the air; prematch stipulations stated that had Chavo won the title,
Mysterio would have challenged him the following week for both the world and
cruiserweight titles
Taped 2/24/04; Kansas City, MO; Kemper Arena
2/26/04 - included
an in-ring promo by Eddie Guerrero which led him to search for Kurt Angle
backstage; upon finding Angle, Eddie accidentally threw Paul Heyman into Dawn
Marie - knocking her into the wall; Eddie was then escorted from the arena;
featured a closing segment in which Eddie interrupted a Kurt Angle in-ring
promo, attacking Angle before Paul Heyman had Guerrero arrested:
Rey
Mysterio Jr., Nunzio, Billy Kidman, and Jamie Noble fought to a no contest at
12:40 when Paul Heyman, Tajiri, Akio, and Sakoda came out - with Heyman
announcing that it was unfair that the Japanese contingent were not involved;
Heyman then announced that there would be a Cruiserweight Open at WrestleMania
for the championship; the bout was to have determined the #1 contender for the
Cruiserweight Title at WrestleMania; after the match, Mysterio avoided an attack
from Akio and Sakoda and hit a dive to the floor onto Tajiri
The Acolytes
defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty in a
non-title match at 4:47 when Bradshaw pinned Rikishi with the Clothesline from
Hell after the champions became distracted by Doug & Danny Basham at
ringside
Brock Lesnar pinned Billy Gunn with the F5 at 8:19 after Gunn hit
the corner
John Cena & Rey Mysterio Jr. (sub. for WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Eddie Guerrero, who was escorted from the building earlier in the show)
defeated WWE US Champion the Big Show & WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo
Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) at 14:17 when Mysterio pinned Guerrero with
the 619; after the bout, Cena hit the FU on an interfering Chavo Sr. before the
Big Show laid out both Cena and Mysterio with chokeslams
Taped 3/2/04; Savannah, GA; Civic Center
3/4/04 - featured an interview with
Kurt Angle from his home in Pittsburgh (it was later revealed that Angle was
backstage and not in Pittsburgh); included Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas
doing a parody of the Acolytes in which they performed their rendition of the
West Texas Rednecks' "I Hate Rap" but renaming it "I Hate the APA"; the segment
eventually led to a four way brawl involving Benjamin & Haas, the Acolytes,
Doug & Danny Basham, and Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty:
Brock Lesnar
pinned Hardcore Holly with the F5 at 2:48; prior to the bout, Lesnar drove to
the ring on Steve Austin's stolen ATV and cut an in-ring promo on Austin and
Bill Goldberg; after the bout, Lesnar celebrated the win by drinking two beers
and having Austin's theme music play as he drove backstage on the ATV
Danny
Basham (w/ Doug Basham) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Scotty 2 Hotty
(w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rikishi) at 2:59 when Danny and Doug
switched places late in the bout, as Scotty attempted the Worm, and Doug scored
the pin with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after avoiding a
clothesline
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero
Sr.) pinned Sho Funaki in a non-title match at 3:25 when the champion dropped
the back of Funaki's head across his knee after Funaki became distracted by
Chavo Sr. on the ring apron; during the bout, Chavo Sr. got on a headset and
argued over the fact that Chavo has to defend against nine men at
WrestleMania
Rey Mysterio Jr., the Ultimo Dragon, & Billy Kidman defeated
Tajiri, Akio, & Sakoda at 4:41 when Mysterio pinned Akio with the 619 and a
DDT
John Cena pinned Albert with the FU at 9:33; after the bout, the Big Show
came out and cut a promo on Cena, speaking of his accomplishments at Madison
Square Garden
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero fought Paul Heyman
to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark in a non-title match, in which the
champion's hands were handcuffed behind his back, when Heyman and the referee
went backstage and Kurt Angle came ringside; while handcuffed, Guerrero held
Angle off from entering the ring before he was assaulted with a series of taped
fist punches to the face; moments later, after Eddie spat in Angle's face, the
champion was hit in the head with the championship belt
Taped 3/9/04; Atlantic City, NJ; Boardwalk Hall
3/11/04 - included a confrontation between
Steve Austin and Brock Lesnar in which the other Smackdown! wrestlers allowed
Austin to take back his stolen ATV and later bloody Lesnar and hit the Stunner
on Paul Heyman:
John Cena pinned Rhyno with the FU
Rey Mysterio Jr.,
the Ultimo Dragon, Billy Kidman, & Sho Funaki defeated Jamie Noble, Tajiri,
Akio, & Sakoda when Mysterio scored the pin; the bout originally was
Mysterio vs. Noble but turned into a tag match when the other wrestlers
interfered; Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Sr. did guest commentary for the
bout
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Shelton Benjamin (w/
Charlie Haas) with the Frog Splash in a non-title match after fighting off
interference from Haas, Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Sr.; after the bout, Kurt Angle
came ringside and had a staredown with the champion
WWE US Champion the Big
Show defeated John Walters & Arch Kincaid in a handicap match; after the bout, John Cena made
the save, scared the champion out of the ring, and posed with the title
belt
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated
Doug & Danny Basham in a non-title match
Taped 3/16/04; Boston, MA; FleetCenter
3/18/04:
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rhyno with the
FU in an impromtu match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rikishi &
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated the Acolytes when Rikishi pinned Bradshaw with a
superkick; due to prematch stipulations Farooq was fired
Gauntlet Match:
Shelton Benjamin pinned
Charlie Haas with a spin kick as Haas held the opposite leg; after the bout, the
two hugged
Shelton Benjamin pinned Billy Gunn with a roll up and using the
ropes for leverage after avoiding the Fameasser
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned
Shelton Benjamin with the 619 and springboard legdrop
Rey Mysterio Jr.
defeated the Big Show via count-out after Mysterio hit a 619 as Show was
distracted by John Cena at ringside and then Cena hit Show with the title belt;
due to winning the gauntlet series, Mysterio earned a world title shot
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with a cradle after the challenger failed the springboard legdrop; after the bout,
Paul Heyman came out to confront both men before the Undertaker and Paul Bearer came to the ring - with Taker hitting the tombstone on Heyman
(Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero,
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century)
Taped 3/23/04; Grand Rapids, MI; Van Andel Arena
3/25/04:
Rob Van
Dam pinned Charlie Haas with a roll over (RVD's debut on the Smackdown!
brand)
Rene Dupree pinned Billy Kidman (Dupree's debut on the Smackdown!
brand)
The Dudley Boyz defeated Doug & Danny Basham following the 3D (the
Dudleyz' debut on the Smackdown! brand)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo
Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) pinned Spike Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray &
D-Von Dudley) (Spike's debut on the Smackdown! brand)
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Booker T via disqualification when John
Layfield Bradshaw interfered and prevented the pin after the champion hit the
Frog Splash; after the bout, John Bradshaw Layfield hit the Clothesline from
Hell on Guerrero (Booker's debut on the Smackdown! brand)
Taped 3/30/04; Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena
4/1/04 - the winners of all the singles bouts became nominees
for Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle's 'Great American' Award and would have the chance
to become #1 contender to the Smackdown! World Title; included a closing segment
in which Kurt Angle announced that John Bradshaw Layfield would be the final
nominee before Eddie Guerrero stole Bradshaw's cowboy hat and had the fans at
ringside fill it with food and drinks before stomping it:
The Big Show
pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rikishi with the chokeslam at
2:44
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Spike Dudley defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Sr. at 4:09 when Spike pinned Chavo Jr.
with the Acid Drop after walking up Chavo Sr. and sending him out of the ring;
after the bout, both Mysterio and Spike were assaulted by John Bradshaw
Layfield
Charlie Haas defeated Rob Van Dam at 7:38; the two men battled to a
double count-out after Haas blocked a leap to the floor by holding up a steel
chair, however Kurt Angle came out and declared Haas the winner on points and a
nominee for the 'Great American' Award
Booker T pinned Hardcore Holly at
14:56 with a roll up and holding the tights for leverage
The Dudley Boyz
defeated Akio & Sakoda at 4:05 when D-Von pinned Akio following the
3D
WWE US Champion John Cena defated Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli in a
non-title handicap match at 2:13 by pinning Stamboli with the FU; Rene Dupree
did guest commentary for the bout and sat ringside with his poodle Fifi
Taped 4/6/04; San Antonio, TX; SBC Center
4/8/04 - included an opening
segment in which John Bradshaw Layfield offered to pay a fan $1,000 to clean his
car in a minute; after the fan came very close, Bradshaw accidentally spilled a
bottle of polish on the hood, costing the fan the money; featured a closing
segment in which Kurt Angle brought out all the nominees for the 'Great American
Award' (Big Show, John Cena, Charlie Haas, Booker T, and John Bradshaw
Layfield), with Angle initially picking Cena as the #1 contender, due to fan
votes, but choosing Layfield instead after watching a video of Layfield catching
illegal immigrants on the Texas / Mexico border; after breaking off part of the
trophy, Eddie Guerrero cleared the ring of both Angle and
Bradshaw:
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions
Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty in a non-title match when Bubba Ray pinned Scotty
following the 3D at 4:27
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/
Chavo Guerrero Sr.) pinned Jamie Noble at 3:50 by blocking a victory roll and
holding onto the ropes for leverage
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Danny
Basham (w/ Doug Basham) in a non-title match at 2:57 with the FU, despite
interference from Doug Basham
The Big Show & Charlie Haas defeated Booker
T & Rob Van Dam at 6:41 when Haas pinned RVD after Show, the illegal man,
hit the chokeslam after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Haas; RVD wrestled
the entire match himself after Booker T refused to tag in and walked out of the
match mid-way through the contest
Rene Dupree (w/ Fifi the poodle) pinned
Orlando Jordan at 1:12 with a version of the Snow Plow
Spike Dudley pinned
Johnny Stamboli at 2:04 with the Dudley Dogg after Stamboli hit the corner;
Spike's original opponent was to have been Teddy Long but Long brought out
Stamboli as a 'warm-up' opponent for Spike; after the match, Spike was attacked
by Mark Jindrak as he prepared to fight Long
Taped 4/13/04; Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse
4/15/04 - included Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle
announcing that Eddie Guerrero would defend the world title at Judgment Day
against John Bradshaw Layfield; featured a vignette from Mordecai; included the
Big Show stalking Torrie Wilson around the arena after being forced to quit,
which eventually led to Show throwing Kurt Angle off a ledge onto the cement floor 20 feet below:
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) in a non-title match with the FU after 6 minutes
Rico (w/ Miss Jackie) defeated Charlie Haas via count-out when Haas left through the crowd after being kissed on the lips by his opponent
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned the Big Show in a non-title match with a low blow and the frog splash; due to prematch
stipulations in which Show said he would quit if he lost the bout, Show was gone from the company
(WWE's Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
Mark Jindrak (w/ Teddy Long) pinned Spike Dudley in less than 2 minutes
Rob Van Dam defeated Booker T via disqualification when Booker refused to stop using the ropes to choke RVD
Taped 4/20/04; Kelowna, British Columbia; Prospera Place
4/22/04 - included the debut of Cafe de Rene with
guest Torrie Wilson in which John Cena made the save for Torrie after Dupree
accused her of being responsible for Kurt Angle's injury the week prior;
included the debut vignette of Mordecai; featured an in-ring promo from Booker T
in which he was scared into the crowd after the Undertaker's gong was
heard:
Booker T pinned Rob Van Dam with a roll up at 4:40 after RVD
was distracted by the stage pyro going off as Van Dam attempted the Five Star
Frog Splash; after the bout, Paul Heyman made his return as a one-night
replacement for Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle; moments later, after verbally berating
both RVD and the Dudley Boyz in the ring, claiming they had become soft since
joining the WWE, the Dudleyz attacked RVD to prove Heyman otherwise
Charile
Haas & Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) (mystery partner) defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag
Team Champions Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty to win the titles at 7:14 when Haas
pinned Scotty with a roll over after Rico kissed Scotty on the lips
John
Bradshaw Layfield pinned El Gran Luchadore (Paul London under a mask) with the
Clothesline from Hell at 4:30; Luchadore was billed as the champion of
Mexico
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Sr.
defeated WWE US Champion John Cena in a handicap match at 5:41 when Chavo Jr.
scored the pin with the brainbuster after Rene Dupree interfered and rammed Cena
into the steel ring post
D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) pinned WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match at 17:14 with an
inside cradle and Bubba Ray adding extra leverage from the outside; the bout
originally ended at 4:38 with a double count-out but Heyman had the bout
continue until there was a winner; after the match, Bradshaw attacked the
champion from behind, eventually hitting a powerbomb and the Clothesline from
Hell
Taped 4/27/04; Oklahoma City, OK; Ford Center
4/29/04 - included the return of
Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle, alongside his bodyguard Luther Reigns, with Angle
making the Torrie Wilson / Rene Dupree match No DQ since he blamed her for his
injury sustained at the hands of the Big Show two weeks prior:
Torrie
Wilson fought Rene Dupree to a no contest in a No DQ match when John Cena
interfered and attacked Dupree
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr.
(w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) pinned Nunzio with the Gory Bomb after Chavo Sr.
interfered at 2:56; after the bout, the champion made an open challenge to face
a cruiserweight he had never fought before for the following week
Booker T
pinned Billy Gunn with the scissors kick; after the contest, the Undertaker and
Paul Bearer came ringside, with Booker hitting Taker with the urn before leaving
through the crowd
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Rico
(w/ Jackie Gayda) defeated Doug & Danny Basham when Haas pinned Danny with a
German suplex into a bridge at 5:35 after Rico kissed Danny
WWE Smackdown!
World Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley &
Paul Heyman) with a roll up after avoiding the 3D by Bubba and an interfering
D-Von; after the match, Rob Van Dam made the save with both he and Eddie hitting
simultaneous frog splashes on the Dudleyz; Kurt Angle sat ringside for the bout
with Luther Reigns and afterwards made a tag team match to take place the
following week
Taped 5/4/04; Tucson, AZ; Convention Center
5/6/04 - included footage from the 5/2/04 El Paso, TX house show in which Eddie Guerrero's mother sustained a heart attack in the ring and was taken
backstage on a stretcher after John Bradshaw Layfield hit the Clothesline from Hell on Eddie following their title match:
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Doug Basham (w/ Danny Basham) with the FU
Jackie pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Sr.) to win the title with a low blow and inside cradle at 2:18;
prior to the bout, Jackie accepted the champion's open challenge to wrestle a cruiserweight he had never faced before
The Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli in a handicap match when Stamboli submitted to a dragon sleeper at 2:11; after the bout,
Taker hit the Last Ride on Nunzio and a tombstone on Stamboli
Torrie Wilson fought Dawn Marie to a no contest when John Cena attacked Rene Dupree, who had been sat at ringside and was about to attack Torrie, but
Dupree got the advantage on Cena and ended up powerbombing him through the announce table
Rey Mysterio Jr. (sub. for WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero) & Rob Van Dam defeated the Dudley Boyz when RVD pinned D-Von after a simultaneous Rolling
Thunder / legdrop off the top; after the match, the Dudleyz attacked both men until Guerrero came out and knocked out both Dudleyz with a chair before
doing the same to referee Nick Patrick and RVD
Taped 5/11/04; Reno, NV; Lawlor Convention Center
5/13/04:
D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) pinned Rob Van Dam with a hanging DDT from the top after Bubba pushed RVD off the top at 7:26; after the match, Rey
Mysterio Jr. made the save
Chavo Guerrero Sr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jackie in a non-title match after Chavo Jr. interfered and pulled Jackie off
the ring apron; after the bout, Jackie stripped Chavo Sr. down to his underwear before leaving the ring
Booker T defeated Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli in a handicap match by pinning Stamboli with the scissors kick at 2:35
Hardcore Holly (w/ Billy Gunn) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas) when the
momentum of a crossbody by Rico put Holly on top for the pin
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Sakoda (w/ Akio) with the FU; after the bout, Cena hit the move on Akio
John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with the Clothesline from Hell at 8:41
Taped 5/18/04; Las Vegas, NV; Thomas & Mack Center
5/20/04:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Charlie Haas & Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) defeated Nunzio & Johnny
Stamboli when Haas pinned Nunzio with a German suplex into a bridge at 4:31
after Rico kissed Nunzio
Akio fought Billy Kidman to a no contest when
Mordecai came out and attacked both men
Rene Dupree defeated WWE US Champion
John Cena via count-out after a low blow on the outside of the ring; after the
match, Dupree continued to attack Cena in the ring
Chavo Guerrero Sr. defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Spike Dudley to
win the title by falling on top of Chavo Jr. for the pin after running
into Spike at 4:22
Booker T pinned Sho Funaki with the scissors kick at
4:42
John Bradshaw Layfield & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWE Smackdown!
World Champion Eddie Guerrero, Rob Van Dam, & Rey Mysterio Jr. when Bradshaw
pinned Eddie after the champion collapsed in the ring; Guerrero joined the match
in progress as he was attacked backstage earlier in the
show
Taped 5/25/04; Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center
5/27/04 -
included the Dudley Boyz kidnapping Paul Bearer with Paul Heyman taking
possesion of the urn:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. &
Rob Van Dam when D-Von pinned Mysterio after Paul Heyman interfered, leaving his
seat in the front row, and Bubba dropping Rey face first on the announce
table
Booker T pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the scissors kick
WWE Smackdown!
World Champion Eddie Guerrero fought Danny Basham (w/ Doug Basham) to a no
contest when, before the match, Eddie cleared the EMTs away from the ring, who
Kurt Angle had told Eddie would be there incase he collapsed again, and attacked
both Bashams; Kurt Angle then appeared and cancelled the match because he
thought that Eddie would fake an injury just so that he could sue Angle and
Angle told Eddie he would have to sign an agreement if he wished to wrestle
again so that if the champion is injured again it wouldn't be Angle's
responsibility
Torrie Wilson & Spike Dudley defeated Dawn Marie &
Jamie Noble when Spike pinned Noble with the Dudley Dogg onto Dawn at
5:16
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Sr. (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.)
pinned Akio after Chavo Jr. gave Akio a spinning DDT on the floor at 2:12
WWE
US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree with the FU in a lumberjack match;
lumberjacks included: WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Rico,
Spike Dudley, Rob Van Dam, Rey Mysterio Jr., Akio, Sakoda, Nunzio, Johnny
Stamboli, Jamie Noble, Paul London, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Chavo Guerrero Jr.,
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Sr., Shannon Moore, Sho Funaki,
Orlando Jordan, Billy Gunn, Hardcore Holly, Doug & Danny Basham, Mark
Jindrak, & Theodore Long; Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns were
also at ringside for the bout
Taped 6/1/04; Toronto, Ontario; Air Canada Centre
6/3/04 - included a tribute to WWE Hall of Famer
James Dudley who passed away two days prior; featured Mordecai damning the
audience to hell during an in-ring promo; included John Bradshaw Layfield
announcing that his title shot against Eddie Guerrero at the Great American Bash
would be a bullrope match:
WWE World Champion Eddie
Guerrero pinned Danny Basham with the frog splash after using the title belt,
brought in the ring by Danny, as a weapon; mid-way through the bout, Doug Basham
was sent backstage after Eddie had the referee believe Doug had interfered in
the match
Billy Gunn & Hardcore Holly defeated Nunzio & Johnny
Stamboli after a double team move
Jackie Gayda defeated Sable, Torrie Wilson,
and Dawn Marie in a bikini contest; Jamie Noble was the MC for the
contest
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Sr. pinned Sho Funaki after
the referee was distracted by Chavo Guerrero Jr., who did guest commentary for
the bout; after the match, a number of female groupies came in the ring to
celebrate with Chavo Sr.; it was later revealed that he paid them off in order
to make him look good
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Rene Dupree with a roll up
after avoiding a powerbomb
The Undertaker fought Booker T to a no contest
when Paul Heyman came out, after Booker had sustained the chokeslam, and gave
Taker an ultimatum to either join him and the Dudley Boyz or have the kidnapped
Paul Bearer be further injured
Taped 6/8/04; Long Island, NY; Nassau Coliseum
6/10/04 -
featured Eddie Guerrero hijacking John Bradshaw Layfield's limosine, with JBL
inside, eventually returning it to the arena heavily damaged; included the
Undertaker 'joining' Paul Heyman in order to protect Paul Bearer, who had been
kidnapped weeks earlier:
Kenzo Suzuki pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 2:16
with a claw hold / outer leg sweep combo (Suzuki's TV debut)
Rey Mysterio Jr.
pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 11:10 with a standing West Coast Pop after Chavo
collided with Chavo Guerrero Sr., who did guest commentary for the bout, on the
ring apron
WWE US Champion John Cena fought Booker T to a 5-minute time-limit
draw; had Booker pinned Cena, he would have earned a US title match at the Great
American Bash
WWE US Champion John Cena fought Rob Van Dam to a 5-minute
time-limit draw seconds after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash but was unable
to make the cover in time; had RVD pinned Cena, he would have earned a US title
shot for the Great American Bash
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree
at 5:44 with the FU; the bout originally ran to the 5-minute limit but
Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle gave in to Dupree's request to grant him an additional
5 minutes; had Dupree pinned Cena, he would have earned a US title shot for the
Great American Bash; after the contest, Booker T attacked Cena which later
brought out RVD to make the save; moments thereafter, Kurt Angle scheduled a
4-way match for the Great American Bash involving all the participants; after
clearing the ring, RVD and Cena had a confrontation with RVD dropping the
champion to the mat
Taped 6/15/04; Chicago, IL; AllState Arena
6/17/04:
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Charlie Haas & Rico (w/ Jackie Gayda) to win
the titles at 5:01 when Bubba pinned Rico with his feet on the ropes, with D-Von
holding Rico's leg down at the same time, after Haas collided with Jackie on the
ring apron; after the bout, Paul Heyman came out on the stage to celebrate with
the new champions
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Doug
Basham in a non-title match with the frog splash at 2:58
Kenzo Suzuki pinned
Spike Dudley at 2:22 with the claw / outer legsweep combo
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Sr. at 1:49 to win
the title with the 619 and springboard legdrop (Chavo Sr.'s last match in the WWE)
Luther Reigns pinned Sho Funaki with a powerslam at 1:28
WWE US
Champion John Cena & Rob Van Dam fought Booker T & Rene Dupree to a no
contest at around the 10-minute mark when the Undertaker interfered
Taped 6/22/04; Orlando, FL; TD Waterhouse Centre
6/24/04
Chavo Guerrero Jr. won a 10-man
cruiserweight battle royal at 9:38 by last eliminating Billy Kidman with a Gory
Bomb to the floor; due to pre-match stipulations, Chavo earned a Cruiserweight
Title match at the Great American Bash; order of elimination: Nunzio eliminated
Spike Dudley at 1:16 with a backdrop after Spike sustained Paul London's
dropsault; London eliminated Nunzio at 2:20 by hitting a springboard kick as
Nunzio sat on the top rope (London originally eliminated Nunzio at 1:26 but the
referee didn't see it); Nunzio eliminated London at 2:57 as London attempted to
skin-the-cat back into the ring; Akio and Shannon Moore eliminated each other at
4:01; Chavo eliminated Sho Funaki at 5:15 after colliding with Funaki on the
ring apron; Chavo eliminated Jamie Noble at 9:09 after pushing him off the
middle rope
Billy Gunn defeated Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroko) via disqualification
at 3:01 when Hiroko threw salt into Gunn's eyes after Gunn hit the
Fameasser
WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Luther Reigns
via disqualification in a non-title match at 7:20 when John Bradshaw Layfield
interfered and attacked the champion
Rene Dupree pinned Rob Van Dam at 4:48
after dropping him face-first onto an exposed turnbuckle
The Undertaker
pinned WWE US Champion John Cena in a non-title match at 22:14 after using the
chokeslam, hitting Cena with his own chain, and dropping the tombstone
Taped 6/29/04; Fayetteville, NC; Crown Coliseum
7/1/04 - included John Cena interrupting an
in-ring promo by Kenzo Suzuki:
Booker T defeated Rob Van Dam and Rene
Dupree at 13:07 by pinning Dupree after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash but
was pulled out of the ring; due to pre-match stipulations, Booker earned a US
title shot for the following week
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Mordecai at 4:19 by
reversing the crucifix powerbomb into a hurricanrana (Mordecai's last match
before going back to OVW)
Torrie Wilson pinned Sable with a DDT at
3:14
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Spike Dudley
at 7:28 with a powerbomb after hitting two short-arm clotheslines; after the
bout, Eddie Guerrero
came out to make the save and announced that a steel
cage rematch between he and Bradshaw would take place in two weeks' time
Taped 7/6/04; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Arena
7/8/04 - featured an in-ring promo from John Cena
which was interrupted by Kenzo Suzuki, with Cena eventually sending Suzuki to
the floor before he was attacked by Luther Reigns; included Paul Heyman cutting
an in-ring promo, asking forgiveness from the
Undertaker:
Rob Van Dam pinned Mark Jindrak at 5:03
with a split-legged moonsault after knocking Jindrak off the top; Rene Dupree
did guest commentary for the bout
Billy Kidman & Paul London defeated WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to win the titles at 8:07 when
Kidman pinned Bubba Ray with the Shooting Star Press after London hit Bubba Ray
with a superkick
Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie Gayda) fought unknown
to a no contest when Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle came out before Haas' opponent and
announced that Haas was suspended for one week without pay and would face Luther
Reigns the following week (this segment did not air)
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion John Bradshaw Layfield fought El Gran Luchador to a no contest at
around 7:30 after El Gran slid underneath the ring, a second Luchador came out,
obviously a masked Eddie Guerrero, and Bradshaw was knocked out of the ring;
after the match, El Gran (Eddie) cut a promo on Bradhsaw defending the title
against Eddie the following week in a steel cage match
Chavo Guerrero Jr.,
Jamie Noble, & Akio defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr.,
Spike Dudley, & Scotty 2 Hotty at 5:13 when Noble pinned Spike with a Tiger
Driver
WWE US Champion John Cena defeated Booker T via disqualification at
15:17 when Luther Reigns attacked Cena from behind, breaking Cena's cover after
the champion hit the FU, after knocking Kurt Angle and Reigns down on the floor;
after the bout, Angle stripped Cena of the title in response to Cena putting his
hands on the GM
Taped 7/13/04; Providence, RI; Dunkin Donuts Center
7/15/04 - included Booker T,
Kenzo Suzuki, and Rene Dupree arguing in the ring over who should be the next US
Champion, with John Cena coming out to cut a promo on all three men before going
backstage to find Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle; moments later, Cena was jumped by
Luther Reigns in Angle's office before throwing Reigns through the wall; Cena
was eventually held back by officials; included a vignette on John Heidenreich
in which Paul Heyman was shown to be his new manager; included a Summer Slam
'Olympics' ad featuring Chavo Guerrero Sr.:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Spike Dudley defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Jamie
Noble at 5:48 when Spike pinned Noble after Bubba Ray Dudley kicked Noble in
the groin from behind as D-Von Dudley distracted the referee; after the bout,
Spike yelled at his brothers from the ring after realizing what had taken
place
Booker T, Rene Dupree, & Kenzo Suzuki defeated John Cena in a
handicap elimination match at 13:04; Suzuki was disqualified at 6:58 after
choking Cena as Cena was tied upside down in the corner; Cena pinned Dupree with
a roll up at 7:54 after Dupree hit the post head-first following a slingshot;
Booker pinned Cena with the scissors kick after Luther Reigns came ringside and
sent Cena head-first into the ring post
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Paul
London (w/ WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Billy Kidman) pinned D-Von Dudley
(w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) with a roll up and bridge at 3:04 after Kidman pulled
Bubba Ray off the apron, dropping his jaw against the apron, as Bubba tried to
hold onto D-Von to prevent the roll up
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield defeated Eddie Guerrero in a steel cage match at 28:48 by escaping over the top after a man dressed as El Gran
Luchador climbed into the ring and prevented Eddie from leaving over the top; after the bout, El Gran was able to climb out of the ring but Eddie pulled
the mask off to reveal him as Kurt Angle; late in the contest, Eddie hit a frog splash off the top of the cage onto the champion
(Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero,
The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
Taped 7/20/04; Philadelphia, PA; Wachovia Center
7/22/04 -
included an opening segment in which Smackdown! GM Kurt Angle fired ring
announcer Tony Chimel, replacing him with Josh Matthews for the rest of the
show; featured Angle firing Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie, Sable, and Jackie Gayda
as all four prepared to battle in a lingerie match; included Kurt Angle awarding
the vacant US title to Booker T; featured a closing segment in which Vince
McMahon made a susprise appearance, firing Angle from his GM role, reinstating
him to the wrestling roster, and ordering that he face Eddie Guerrero at Summer
Slam:
Spike Dudley defeated Jamie Noble and Chavo Guerrero Jr. at
5:39 by pinning Chavo with the Dudley Dog; due to pre-match stipulations, Spike
earned a Cruiserweight Title shot for the following week
Bubba Ray Dudley (w/
D-Von Dudley) pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Billy Kidman (w/ WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Paul London) at 3:47 with the Bubba Bomb after
D-Von pushed Kidman off the top
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw
Layfield pinned Mike Kruel at 1:42 in a 'Rocky Challenge' non-title match with a
powerbomb and the Clothesline from Hell; had Kruel won the match, he would
have earned a title shot at Summer Slam; after the bout, Bradshaw laid out an
open challenge for anyone to take the title shot at the pay-per-view, with the
Undertaker then coming to the ring; several moments thereafter, Bradshaw
attempted to attack the Undertaker before Taker hit a chokeslam on the champion
and accepted the challenge for Summer Slam
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey
Mysterio Jr. pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) at 4:28 with the 619 and
a springboard splash after Billy Kidman & Paul London came ringside, with
Kidman pushing Bubba off the top
John Cena pinned Luther Reigns at 4:49 after
Booker T came ringside and accidentally hit Reigns with the US championship
belt
Taped 7/27/04; Cincinnati, OH; US Bank Arena
7/29/04 - included an opening segment in which Teddy Long
was introduced as the new Smackdown! General Manager and ordered that an 8-man elimination
match take place later in the evening to determine the new United States Champion;
featured Eddie Guerrero driving to the ring with his low rider full of items stolen from
Kurt Angle's office, with Angle eventually coming out to confront him:
Spike Dudley pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. to win the title at 6:25 with the
Dudley Dog after Bubba Ray Dudley tripped the champion as Rey prepared to hit the 619, while
D-Von Dudley distracted the referee; after the bout, Spike apologized to Rey
after realizing that the Dudley Boyz had interfered in the bout
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Paul London & Billy Kidman defeated the Dudley Boyz at 11:37 when
London pinned D-Von after Rey Mysterio Jr. came out of the crowd and dropkicked a steel chair
into Bubba Ray's face as he prepared to hit Kidman with the chair
Booker T won an 8-man elimination match to win the vacant WWE US Championship; order of
elimination: Billy Gunn pinned Charlie Haas at 3:05 with the Fameasser; Luther Reigns
pinned Rene Dupree with a neckbreaker at 8:22; Kenzo Suzuki was disqualified at 11:00 after
hitting John Cena with the title belt; Cena pinned Gunn at 19:12 with the FU; Cena pinned
Reigns at 20:58 with the FU; Booker T pinned Cena at 23:11 after Cena sustained the
Five Star Frog Splash from Rob Van Dam; Booker pinned RVD at 23:21 with the scissors kick
Taped 8/3/04; Houston, TX
8/5/04:
John Cena pinned Rob Van Dam at 14:31 with a cradle after RVD hit a superplex; due to pre-match stipulations,
Cena became the #1 contender to the US title
Orlando Jordan pinned Rene Dupree at 1:20 with a crossbody off the top
Kurt Angle defeated Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie Gayda) via submission with a modified ankle lock at 13:29
(Angle's first TV match since WrestleMania)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Billy Kidman & Paul London defeated Doug & Danny Basham at 4:32 when London pinned
Doug with a 450 splash
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley at 5:31 when Bubba Ray pinned
Mysterio following the 3D; after the bout, Spike turned on his partner and helped in triple teaming him
Taped 8/10/04; Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena
8/12/04:
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Paul London at 3:48 with a roll up
after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered and pulled Spike out of the way of London's 450 splash
Nunzio pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 2:17 after Johnny Stamboli prevented Chavo from using the ropes for leverage
The Undertaker defeated Orlando Jordan (w/ WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield) via disqualification
after Bradshaw interfered and hit the Clothesline from Hell on Taker
John Cena, Rob Van Dam, & Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie Gayda) defeated WWE US Champion Booker T, Luther Reigns, & Rene
Dupree in a Summer Games Relay match at 27:33 when Cena pinned Booker with a roll up
Taped 8/17/04; Hamilton, Ontario
8/19/04
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 3:07 with the Dudley Dog
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Jamie Noble defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Paul London & Billy Kidman
at 5:02 when Chavo pinned Kidman by using the ropes for leverage
John Cena pinned D-Von Dudley at 3:00 by using the ropes for leverage
Rob Van Dam pinned Rene Dupree at 5:36 with the Five Star Frog Splash
Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns at 15:58 when Eddie pinned Reigns with the
Frog Splash after Mysterio hit the 619
Taped 8/24/04; Fresno, CA
8/26/04:
Rob Van Dam pinned Kenzo Suzuki with an inside cradle at 3:25
Billy Kidman pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 4:22 with the Shooting Star Press
WWE US Championship Best of 5 Series, Match 2: WWE US Champion Booker T pinned John Cena at 9:40 with a backslide and putting a foot on the middle rope for
leverage; Cena - 1, Booker - 1
Kurt Angle pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 13:38 by countering a victory roll
The Undertaker defeated Orlando Jordan via disqualification at 6:23 when John Bradshaw Layfield pulled
the referee out of the ring after Taker hit the tombstone on his opponent
Taped 8/31/04; Sacramento, CA; Arco Arena
9/2/04:
John Cena, Rob Van Dam, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE US Champion Booker T, Kenzo Suzuki, & Rene Dupree at
around the 7-minute mark
when Mysterio pinned Dupree with the springboard legdrop (the bout began during the commercial break)
Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Billy Kidman & Paul London in a non-title match
when Nunzio pinned London with a backslide at 4:03
Orlando Jordan pinned Charlie Haas at 3:44 with a neckbreaker after Haas hit an exposed turnbuckle
The Dudley Boyz defeated Billy Gunn & Hardcore Holly at 3:04 when Bubba Ray pinned Holly after Spike Dudley interfered
and hit Holly with the Cruiserweight title belt
Kurt Angle defeated Eddie Guerrero in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Angle won via disqualification after
Guerrero hit a low blow at 8:28; fall #2: Guerrero pinned Angle at 16:10 by reversing an attempt at the Olympic Slam
into a modified victory roll; fall #3: Guerrero submitted to Angle's ankle lock at 29:01 after Luther Reigns interfered
and hit Guerrero with a steel chair
Taped 9/7/04; Tulsa, OK
9/9/04:
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Charlie Haas at 4:51 with the
Clothesline from Hell
Rene Dupree & Kenzo Suzuki defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Paul London & Billy Kidman at 10:05
to win the titles when Suzuki pinned London with the claw / legsweep combo
Rey Mysterio Jr., Rob Van Dam, & Hardcore Holly defeated Bubba Ray, D-Von, & WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Spike Dudley at 5:43 when Mysterio pinned Spike with the springboard legdrop after Spike sustained Holly's
Alabama Slam; the bout was originally Mysterio vs. Spike but turned into a 6-man tag after the other wrestlers
became involved in the bout at around the 2-minute mark
Eddie Guerrero fought Kurt Angle to a no contest in a lumberjack match at 15:40 when all the lumberjacks
interfered in the contest and began brawling in the ring; moments thereafter, the Big Show made a surprise appearance
and threw all the lumberjacks out of the ring
Taped 9/14/04; Spokane, WA
9/16/04:
WWE US Championship Best of 5 Series, Match 4: John Cena pinned WWE US Champion Booker T at 12:00
following the FU; Cena - 2, Booker - 2
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio defeated the Dudley Boyz at 4:29 when
RVD pinned D-Von with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rene Dupree & Kenzo Suzuki defeated Nunzio & Johnny Stamboli at 3:30
when Dupree pinned Stamboli with a Michinoku Driver
Charlie Haas defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley via disqualification in a non-title match at 3:04
when D-Von Dudley attacked Haas
Taped 9/21/04; Phoenix, AZ; America West Arena
9/23/04 - 5th Anniversary of the show:
Paul London defeated Billy Kidman via count-out at 1:01 when Kidman walked out of the match
WWE US Champion Booker T pinned Paul London at 3:07 with his feet on the ropes after the momentum of a
crossbody by London put Booker on top
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 9:22 after Rene Dupree and Kenzo Suzuki interfered
The Undertaker defeated Gangrel & Viscera in a handicap match at 2:51 by pinning Gangrel with the tombstone
The Fabulous Moolah & Mae Young defeated Torrie Wilson & Dawn Marie in a school girl match at 3:23
when Moolah pinned Dawn with a roll up after Mae shoved Dawn;
after Torrie and Dawn Marie made their appearance, Teddy Long appeared and said their scheduled one-on-one match
would now be a tag team match and introduced the opponents; after the match, Torrie celebrated with the victors
(Viva Las Divas)
Eddie Guerrero & the Big Show defeated Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns via disqualification at 15:01 when Mark Jindrak interfered
Taped 9/28/04; Wichita, KS; Kansas Coliseum
9/30/04:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rico & Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie Gayda) at 5:34 when D-Von pinned Haas following the 3D
after Jackie and Dawn Marie, who was doing guest commentary for the match, began fighting on the floor
WWE US Champion Booker T pinned Paul London in a non-title match at 2:12 with the scissors kick after London
missed a 450 splash; late in the contest, Billy Kidman came out to watch the match; after the bout, Kidman
cleared Booker from the ring with a chair before hitting London in the back with it
Hardcore Holly defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via disqualification at 10:33 when
the champion kicked a bloody Holly
Nunzio (w/ Johnny Stamboli) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley (w/ the Dudley Boyz)
in a non-title match at 6:21 with a crucifix after the champion laid backwards across his opponent in a pin attempt
Luther Reigns & Mark Jindrak defeated Eddie Guerrero & Rob Van Dam (mystery partner) at 15:24 when Jindrak pinned
Guerrero after Reigns hit a reverse neckbreaker
Taped 10/5/04; Boston, MA; FleetCenter
10/7/04:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Kenzo Suzuki with a roll up at 3:18
Hardcore Holly defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via count-out at 6:07
The Big Show pinned Mark Jindrak at 4:19 with the chokeslam
Billy Kidman fought Charlie Haas to a no contest at around the 3-minute mark
Carlito Caribbean Cool pinned WWE US Champion John Cena to win the title at 16:25 after hitting Cena with his own steel chain when the referee took
the title belt from Cena after the challenger brought it in the ring (Carlito's TV debut)
(The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
Taped 10/12/04; Manchester, England; Evening News Arena
10/14/04:
Rob Van Dam pinned Rene Dupree at 2:50 with the Five Star Frog Splash
Billy Kidman pinned Charlie Haas with the Shooting Star Press at 2:08
Rey Mysterio Jr. won a battle royal at 15:36 by last eliminating Kurt Angle; order of elimination:
Orlando Jordan by Eddie Guerrero at 1:08; Sho Funaki by Kurt Angle at 1:27; Nunzio by Kenzo Suzuki &
Rene Dupree at 1:47; Suzuki by Dupree at 1:55; Johnny Stamboli by Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns at 2:15;
Spike Dudley by Rob Van Dam at 2:22; RVD by the Dudley Boyz at 2:34; Bubba Ray by Rey Mysterio & Guerrero
at 3:40; D-Von Dudley by Mysterio & Guerrero at 3:42; Scotty 2 Hotty by Angle at 8:14; Dupree by
Rico at 8:59; Billy Kidman by Mysterio at 9:19; Rico by Jindrak & Reigns at 9:31; Jindrak by Guerrero
at 9:41; Guerrero by Reigns at 9:48; Reigns by Mysterio at 10:09
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Hardcore Holly in a hardcore match at 4:48
after hitting him with a steel chair
WWE US Champion Carlito Caribbean Cool pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 13:51 by using the ropes for leverage
Eddie Guerrero defeated Luther Reigns via disqualification at 3:30 when Mark Jindrak interfered and
helped in throwing Guerrero into the steel ring steps
Taped 10/17/04; Rockford, IL; Metro Centre
10/21/04:
WWE US Champion Carlito Carribbean Cool pinned Rico
John Heidenreich (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Shannon Moore
Mark Jindrak pinned Eddie Guerrero
Booker T, Rob Van Dam, & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield
(w/ Orlando Jordan), WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree when Booker pinned
Bradshaw with the scissors kick; after the bout, Booker hit the Book End on Jordan
Taped 10/26/04; Omaha, NE; QWest Center
10/28/04 - included a backstage altercation between the Big Show and several participants of Tough Enough
which led to the Tough Enough contestants calling Show out inside the ring, with him eventually coming ringside,
and slamming each one; featured Teddy Long announcing that Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle would be team captains
for a Survivor Series elimination match at the upcoming pay-per-view; featured a Halloween costume contest
between Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie in which Jackie Gayda came out and attacked Dawn Marie after she made several
comments about Charlie Haas:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Nunzio at 5:49 with the Gory Bomb after avoiding the Shooting Star Press
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Kurt Angle at 13:57 after interference from Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Rob Van Dam,
and Eddie Guerrero, with Guerrero hitting the Frog Splash on Angle and allowing Mysterio to win
(Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man)
Booker T pinned Orlando Jordan (w/ WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield) at 18:51
with the scissors kick after knocking Bradshaw off the ring apron; due to pre-match stipulations,
Booker earned a world title match for Survivor Series
Taped 11/2/04; St. Louis, MO; Savvis Center
11/4/04:
Kurt Angle pinned Chris Nawrocki at the 27-second mark
Kurt Angle pinned Daniel Puder at the 41-second
mark
Booker T defeated Orlando Jordan via disqualification at 2:27 when John Bradshaw Layfield
interfered
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns at 15:44 when
RVD pinned Jindrak with the Five Star Frog Splash
Booker T & Josh Matthews defeated
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan at 7:04 when Booker pinned Jordan
with the scissors kick
Taped 11/9/04; Corpus Christi, TX; American Bank Center
11/11/04:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Spike Dudley & Billy Kidman when Mysterio
pinned Kidman with the springboard legdrop at 4:42
Josh Matthews (w/ Booker T)
pinned Orlando Jordan (w/ WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield) at 3:46 after Booker
interfered and hit the scissors kick on Jordan
Eddie Guerrero & Rob Van Dam defeated Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns at 13:56 after both men hit their Frog Splash finisher;
after the bout, Guerrero announced to Kurt Angle's team that John Cena would be his fourth team member for the
Survivor Series
The Big Show defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 5:30 when Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns interfered
Taped 11/16/04; Dayton, OH
11/18/04 - featured an in-ring rap by John Cena regarding his US title shot later in the night against
Carlito Caribbean Cool; included a backstage segment in which Joy (Giovanni), a massage therapist, attempted to work on
Carlito's injured shoulder but he sent her away:
Charlie Haas defeated John Heidenreich via count-out at 1:19
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rene Dupree & Kenzo Suzuki
in a non-title match at 11:41 when RVD pinned Suzuki with the Five Star Frog Splash
Kurt Angle defeated Dean Visk via submission with the ankle lock at 2:15
John Cena pinned WWE US Champion Carlito Caribbean Cool (w/ Jesus) to win the title with the FU at the
24-second mark after spitting apple in Carlito's face; prior to the bout, Cena laid out Jesus before
assaulting Carlito around ringside and smashing the champion's heavily-taped shoulder with a steel chair;
after the bout, Jesus attacked Cena from behind and punched him in the kidneys with his own steel chain;
moments later, Tazz, referees, and medics attended to Cena in the ring and he was later taken backstage on a stretcher
(Survivor Series 04)
Taped 11/23/04; Rochester, NY; Blue Cross Arena
11/25/04:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rene Dupree with the springboard legdrop
Rob Van Dam defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Kenzo Suzuki via disqualification when Suzuki began
choking Van Dam with his scarf
Kurt Angle defeated cody Steele
Dawn Marie (dressed as an Indian) fought Jackie Gayda (dressed as a pilgrim) to a no contest at the 34-second mark
when both shoved referee Charles Robinson and were broken apart by Charlie Haas moments later
(Viva Las Divas)
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando Jordan defeated Eddie Guerrero & Booker T
after the Bashams interfered
Taped 11/30/04; Richmond, VA; Coliseum
12/2/04:
Rey Mysterio Jr., Rob Van Dam, & Torrie Wilson defeated Hiroku, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree at 3:29 when RVD pinned Dupree with the Five Star
Frog Splash
Doug & Danny Basham defeated Eddie Guerrero & Booker T at 9:58 when Danny pinned
Guerrero with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Kurt Angle defeated Sebastien McCauley via submission with the ankle lock at the 29-second
mark
The Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield & Orlando
Jordan in a handicap match via disqualification at 12:48 when Layfield hit a low blow
on Taker
Taped 12/7/04; Greenville, SC
12/9/04:
Sho Funaki won a 7-man cruiserweight battle royal at 5:18 by last eliminating Chavo Guerrero
Jr. and Billy Kidman; due to pre-match stipulations, Funaki earned a Cruiserweight Title shot
at Armageddon
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rene Dupree &
Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) to win the titles at 12:00 when Mysterio pinned Suzuki with a roll
up and holding onto RVD for leverage
The Big Show defeated Mark Jindrak (w/ Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns) via disqualification
at 3:42 when Angle interfered
Eddie Guerrero, Booker T, & the Undertaker defeated WWE World Champion
John Bradshaw Layfield, Orlando Jordan, Doug & Danny Basham (w/ Amy Weber) in a handicap match
when Taker pinned Jordan with the tombstone
Taped 12/14/04; Nashville, TN
12/16/04 - included the rebroadcast in full of the John Cena / Jesus match from
Armageddon; featured the in-ring announcement by Al Snow that Daniel Puder won the
Tough Enough III competition over Mike Mizanin; due to stipulations, Puder was awarded
the $1,000,000 prize and a WWE contract, along with being declared the first official
entrant into the 2005 Royal Rumble:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated
Billy Kidman & Akio at 4:16
Eddie Guerrero & Booker T defeated Rene Dupree & Kenzo Suzuki (w/ Hiroku) at 10:42 when Guerrero
pinned Suzuki with the Frog Splash after Booker hit the scissors kick
Kurt Angle defeated WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield via
disqualification at 14:17 when Orlando Jordan interfered and attacked Angle as the heel hook
was applied on the champion; prior to the bout, Smackdown! GM Teddy Long
announced that John Heidenreich would face the Undertaker the following week in
the Middle East; after both participants came to the ring, Long ordered all their
faction members, Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns with Angle, Orlando Jordan and the
Basham Brothers with the champion, to return backstage, where they remained until
late in the contest; after the match, the Big Show came to the ring and assaulted
members of both factions, with the show ending as he motioned to Layfield that he
wanted the belt
Taped 12/18/04; Tikrit, Iraq; Camp Speicher
12/23/04 - Christmas in Iraq - 12/23/04: featured Vince McMahon addressing the troops to begin
the broadcast, thanking them for their sacrifices, before introducing Lilian Garcia
who then performed the National Anthem; included a video montage on the WWE talent flying to Iraq and meeting with
the troops, set to Creed's "One"; featured an in-ring segment in which Santa
Claus came out, with Torrie Wilson, Dawn Marie, Lilian Garcia, and Jackie Gayda helping distribute gifts to some of those in
attendance; after Dawn Marie and Jackie got into a fight and Dawn Marie was sent to the floor, Torrie unmasked Santa as
being Mick Foley; included WWE World Champion John Bradshaw
Layfield coming to the ring in a Hummer, wearing a biohazard suit, and addressing
the troops, saying that the next time they pick a fight somewhere make sure it's a place where alcohol is allowed;
moments later, the Big Show came out to confront the champion, called
him a deserter, and knocked him out of the ring before putting on the champion's
cowboy hat; included a closing video package of the WWE tour set to Creed's "Higher":
Booker T pinned Rene Dupree with the scissors kick at 3:41
The Undertaker defeated John Heidenreich via count-out at 7:34 when Heidenreich tried to leave through the crowd but was blocked
by the soldiers in the front row
Hardcore Holly pinned Kenzo Suzuki with the Alabama Slam at 2:38
Eddie Guerrero & WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Luther Reigns at 6:01
when Mysterio pinned Reigns with the springboard legdrop after Guerrero threw Angle to the floor
Taped 12/28/04; New Orleans, LA; Lakefront Arena
12/30/04:
WWE US Champion John Cena pinned Rene Dupree with the FU at 3:58
Kurt Angle defeated Matt Stryker via submission at the 55 second mark
WWE World Champion John Bradshaw Layfield pinned Shannon Moore at the 19 second mark; after the bout, Smackdown! GM Teddy Long
came ringside to make sure all the Smackdown! superstars were included when the champion picked Moore's name at random to be his challenger;
Long then discovered that all the pieces of paper had Moore's name on them and that it was a setup; Long then said that while Bradshaw's challenger
was his choice on this night, it would be Long's choice at the Royal Rumble; Long then announced Kurt Angle as a challenger for the Rumble, which
brought Angle out, and then announced the Big Show as the second challenger, with Show then coming ringside and clearing the ring of the
other wrestlers
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Sho Funaki pinned Spike Dudley at 3:05
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero & Booker T at 21:30 when Mysterio pinned Guerrero
with a roll up out of the corner moments after Guerrero tried to convince the referee that Mysterio hit him with one of the title belts but
was then caught in the lie when the referee saw him conscious as Eddie pretended to be knocked out
(Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man)