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WWE SmackDown! - Tuesday 24th September 2003
 

Smackdown video plays and the pyro’s explode as Smackdown kicks off in Madison Square Gardens!

Taz: What a night we have here tonight!
Cole: 16,887 fans have totally sold out MSG, fans are jammed to the rafters!
Amazing matches here tonight along with a triple threat match for the hardcore title but first!....

Match 1: Taker Vs Hogan

Takers music hits and he rides out on his motorcycle down the ramp.  Next Hogan comes out to a gigantic roar as always.  The roof nearly blows off as Hogan hits the stage.  Hogan enters the ring and he does the hand thing to a ear bursting cheer coming from each side of the arena.  Match begins.  Hogan chants begin already and Hogan looks at the crowd.  Crowd slowly dies down and they tie-up.  Taker knocks down Hogan and Hogan cant believe it.  They tie up again and Taker with an irishwhip into a clothsline as Cole states that ‘Hogan is invincible and it would take a monster to defeat him with nearly 17,000 NY fans behind him’.  Taker with an elbow drop just gets the 1.  Hogan gets up and nails some rights taking Taker into the corner.  Running splash by Hogan taking Taker down.  Takers head goes into the corner turnbuckle twice.  Hogan clothlines Taker over the top and they brawl.  Irish whip into the Steeeeeeeel steps!  Taker is down.  Replay of the irishwhip into the steel.  Hogan gets back in the ring to break up the count.  They fight up the ramp and an attempted Hogan vertical suplex is blocked-into a suplex from Taker!  Sickening thud of Hogans back on the ramp is heard.  Taker takes Hogan back in and covers for a near 2 count.  Taker stomps away.  Hogan is across the apron and Taker drops the huge leg drop!  Cover again and he gets a 2.  Irishwhip and Hogan goes for a clothsline but Taker hits a clotshline taking Hogan out again.  Taker walks the ropes and drops the elbow to the back!  Chokeslam time!  Taker grabs Hogan by the throat and chokeslams him to hell!  Cover! One……….two……….kick out!  Tazz cant believe it!  Crowd pops as Hogan comes back up.  He hulks up and crowd goes apeshit.  Taker with right hands but Hogan blocks and points the finger!  The three punches into the big boot!  Hogan signals for the big leg drop but Hogan misses and Taker nails a kick to the mid-section and signals for the last ride!!  He hits it!  Cover but Hogan gets his foot on the rope!  Another big boot is missed and ref is knocked down at 9:48.  Great match at the moment lets just hope it doesn’t end in dq.  The ref tries selling the boot but looks like a fool trying.  Hogan turns around into ANOTHER chokeslam. Taker doesn’t bother covering and instead signals for the tombstone!  Crowd pops big-time.  Hogan seems dead as he nails the tombstone piledriver.  Ref is out cold so Chioda runs in and counts but Hogan kicks out!  Taker is pissed.  Taker grabs the ref by the throat and chokeslams him!  Match continues at 12:35.  Hogan sells the tombstone and another ref runs in and thinks about calling for the bell.  Crowd chants ‘Fuck DQ’.  Taker kicks ref and sets him up for the last ride!  Hogan gets up and boots Taker as the ref falls in mid-air!  Hogan bounces off the rope and hits a huge leg!  Another leg drop and the cover!  Hogan gets the three at 14:53.
Excellent match.  Hogan taunts the crowd as the sellout MSG crowd cheers.  Hogan leaves up the ramp.

Winner at 14:53 Hulk Hogan

Backstage we see Tony Tran entering the arena and coachmen gets a word with him.

Coach: Tony tonight your in two matches, one match is against Green Eddy for the I.C. title and the other match is a triple threat hardcore match against Brock & RVD.
What are your thoughts, do you take this as a punishment?

Tony: Punishment?  Hell no, I see this is an opportunity to walk out of MSG with 2 belts.  I like the sound of that…..

A long limo rolls into the parking lot and out walks The Rock!  Crowd begins chanting Rocky already…..

Cole:  The Rock is here tonight, he however is not due for a match but as we saw last week Johny Chaos had some words for the great one.  Lets take you back to last week…

Last weeks footage is shown.

Chaos:  Since I beat Cena I have the right to face The Rock for the title.

Cena shows up and insults Chaos and says he will be the one going to wrestle The Rock for the title after he defeats Eddy Guerrero in a non-title match.

Match 2
Green Eddy Vs Tony Tran (Vacant I.C. title).

Both men lock up and Green Eddy nails right hands taking down Tony.  Tony gets back up and catches Eddy with a beautiful powerslam which gets a near 2 already.
They brawl on the outside and Tony ends up hitting the pole. Ouch.  Back in the action slows down.  Clothsline by Tran into the cover gets a 2.  Tran stomps away.  Both men back up and irishwhip reversed both men duck and double clotshline takes both men down.  Crowd is completely dead.  Both men back up again.  Eddy takes Tran of the rope and hits a beautiful dropkick.  Running drop neck breaker gets another 2.  both men take it to the corner and a HUGE powerbomb in the corner takes down Eddy.  Tony goes up top but Eddy buckles him and climbs up and hits a massive superplex and both men are down again at 6:34.  Tony is the first man back up and decides to apply a sleeper to kill the MSG crowd even more.  Eddy fights back with elbows and crowd comes back alive!  Irishwhip into a tilt-a-whirl-powerslam!  Cover gets a 2 count.  He bounces off the ropes but Tran catches him into a HUGE ddt landing Eddy on his head.  Eddy goes up top and signals for a high flying move and crowd rises to there feet.  450 splash misses!  Small package by Eddy ONE…..TWO………KICK OUT!!!  Match continues at 9:13.  Eddy leaps onto Trans shoulders for a hurricarana but lands into the sitout powerbomb for three at 9:40.  Great match.  Tran celebrates and walks away with the I.C. title…..

Winner and new I.C. champ at 9:40 Tony Tran.

Commercials.

We return and Cena is shown.

Cena:  Im here tonight to make a big impact.  Don’t think im forgetting about my title shot Johny!

Taz:  Well moments ago we saw Tony Tran win the I.C. title now lets see if he can win the hardcore title.

Cole: Also tonight the elimination tag match with HBK and Nash Vs Y2J and Goldberg.  I’ll tell you something Goldberg doesn’t want to be affiliated with Jericho in any way so it’ll be interesting to see how they’ll cope as partners.

Triple Threat Hardcore Match
Tony Tran vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam (

RVD enters the ring followed by Tony who rushes in with his I.C. title and clocks RVD with it and makes the quick cover!  RVD kicks out and Tran goes to the outside and throws in 2 trash cans and a fire estinguisher.  Brocks music hits the arena and crowd pops bigtime.   Brock slowly enters and clothslines down Tony.  Stiff show with the can to Tran and one to RVD.  Crowd chants RVD.  RVD sweeps down Brock and hits a standing moonsault on the trashcan but Tran breaks up the count.
Tran gets throw to the outside and Brock & Rob battle it out.  RVD puts the trash can in the corner ringpost and places one half way in the ring and hits a monkeyflip on the can!  Tran picks up chair from the outside and clocks Rob with a shot to the back breaking up the count at 2.  Rob hits a wheel kick and hits a rolling thunder on the chair!  Brock breaks up count.  Suplex on the chair by Tran.  Brock runs off the ropes but Tran catches him with the sitout powerbomb!  Into the cover but it gets a 2!  Crowd cant believe it.  RVD back up hits a HUGE chairshot to Tran!  He goes outside and brings out a 20 foot ladder!  He brings in the ladder and nails Brock with it.  Rob turns around and Tran dropkicks the ladder back into Robs face!  Ladder is down on top of Rob and Tran turns into the position for the F-5!  F-5 on the ladder with Rob underneath it!!  Brock doesn’t cover and instead climbs the ladder.  RVD is back up.  Brock goes up top on the ladder with a chair and Tran down.  Rob meanwhile climbs the top turnbuckle!  Brock leaps off the top but RVD hits a mid-air Vandaminator!!  Amazing spot!  Crowd chants holyshit.  All 3 men are down and RVD places both men next to each other and climbs the ladder!  He does the thumb thing. Five star frog splash on both men off the ladder!  Crowd erupts.  Rob covers and get the three!!!!
Another great match.  RVD celebrates with hardcore title.

Winner and new hardcore champ at 11:24 Rob Van Dam.

John Cena Video is shown.

RVD is being interviewed by Josh Matthews.

Josh: Rob what an amazing match that was.  You just set a new standard in wrestling.  Are you excited with all the matches this title will bring?

Rob:  You know what I have proven that I am worthy off winning this belt.  Me being R……….V………….D!

Chaos arrives.

Match 4
John Cena Vs Eddy Guerrero

Eddy enters followed by Cena.

Cena: Yo yo yo.  I got a major announcement tonight later on but now I gotta finish off this bitch. Ima freestyle. Kill a beat!
Suddenly Eddy attacks Cena and they brawl on the outside.  Cena’s head smacks onto the announcers table twice.  Eddy brings in a chair to the ring.  He rolls Cena in and clocks Cena.  Cena bleeds and ref calls the bell. Cena wins by DQ.  Eddy celebrates and crowd pops.  Eddy turns around into a FU on the steel chair.

Winner by DQ, John Cena.

Cena walks backstage and smears the blood off his face.

Cena:  This is nothing, only a damn scratch.  Wait till my announcement later tonight!

Commercials.

Goldberg is being showed getting ready for the elimination tag match when his knocked down from behind by Jericho!  Jericho picks up a vase and clocks Bill knocking him out cold!

Tazz:  How will Goldberg wrestle now?
Cole:  Jericho is a selfish maniac, he wont be able to take on Nash and Shawn by himself.

Backstage again paramedics are worried about Goldberg.  Looks like he wont be wrestling tonight.

Jerichos music hits the arena and he comes out to HUGE HEEL heat from the MSG crowd.

Jericho gets on the mic.

Jericho:  You see what you assclowns just saw there was me attacking Goldberg.  Your probably wondering why Jericho, why?  Well because Goldberg is a sanctimonious bitch who I don’t need to defeat assholes by the likes of HBK and Nasholes by the likes of Kevin Nash.

HBK’s music hits and crowd goes wild.  Nash follows to a mild pop and the elimination handicap match begins.

Jericho Vs HBK & Nash (Elimination Handicap Match).

Jericho knocks down HBK and bell rings.  Jericho stomps away and crowd chants jackass.  Jericho picks up Michaels and slides him to the outside.  Michaels goes into the post and bounces of the ring apron.  Jericho brings Michaels in and Michaels fights back and nails a spinning forearm and makes the tag to Nash.  Nash comes in and knocks down Jericho.  Big boot gets a two count.  Jericho again takes control and clobbers Nash and works on his knees.  Jericho hits a missile dropkick from the top and gets a 2.  Nash fights back and hits a sidewalk slam for a two.  He nails the snake eyes and goes for another boot but its blocked into the walls of Jericho!  Crowd comes alive as Nash screams in anger.  He tries grabbing the ropes but Jericho pulls him back again!  He continues locking in the walls.  Nash tries getting the rope and does this time!  Nash back up kicks Jericho and nails the jacknife in desperation!  Hot tag to HBK.  Right hands knock down Jericho.  Irishwhip into a corkscrew elbow and HBK leaps back up!  Crowd pops.  Powerslam by HBK.  HBK goes up top and hits a flying elbow for a 2!  Bulldog takes down HBK.  Nash back in gets hit with a bulldog and the lionsault.  He turns around into some sweet chin!  Jacknife powerbomb.  Goldbergs music hits and he runs down to a huge pop wearing a bandage.  He runs in and spears Jericho down!!! Spear to Nash and the cover gets the 3!  Spear to Shawn!  Jackhammer to Shawn for the three!  Decent match towards the end.  Goldberg raises Jerichos hand and then throws him over the top rope!  Crowd chants Goldberg…..

Winners at 7:41 Goldberg & Jericho.

Rock is shown heading to the ring.  Chaos is heading there too.  Cena puts on chain and leaves his lockerroom….

Do you smell what The Rock is cooking blasts the P.A. and Rock hits the ring to a electric reaction.  Rocky chants begin.

Rock:  Finally The Rock has come back to NYC!!!!  The Rock was not meant to be here tonight but seing what these two jabronies Johny Chaos and John Cena said last week The Rock is confused.  Are they after The Rocks belt?  The heavyweight title?
Well if they respected the title so much they would earn there shot at the title instead of bitching there monkey asses off!

Suddenly Chaos’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.

Chaos:  Yes Rock it is about that title.  Its all about that belt right there.  I’ll say it like it is Rock, you have it and I want it!

Chaos hits the Rock with right hands!  Irish Whip reversed and Rock clotheslines down Chaos!  Off goes the shirt!  Crowd pops and Rock hits The Rock Bottom!  Rock looks at crowd and signals for the peoples elbow!! He swings off the ropes but Cena hits the ring and clocks Rocky with his chain!  F-U to Chaos!  Rock stutters but Cena picks up the title and nails Rock with it.  Chaos is back up and hits a powerbomb on Cena.  Chaos picks up belt.  He stares at belt but Rock lays the SmackDown! on Chaos and knocks him out the ring!  3 men stare at each other on the ramp as the show goes off the air!

Credit to Bandit..