Funaki vs ?
Funaki got the pin with a roll up.
Big Valbowski vs Shelton Benjamin
Val won via leglock submission hold.
***VELOCITY***
Micahel Cole and Marc Loyd are the announcers.
John Cena vs Albert
Cena got the pin with a spinning sidewalk slam.
Tajiri vs Shannon Moore
Tajiri got the pin with a kick to the face.
Billy Kidman vs Doug Basham
Kidman got the pin with the shooting star press.
***SMACKDOWN***
Tazz and Michael Cole are the announcers.
Smackdown starts with a taped promo of Stephanie running down tonight's card. The tag title tournament will start tonight and finalize at No Mercy.
1st Round Tag Title Tournament
Rikishi and Mark Henry vs Chavo and Eddie Guerrero
Chavo hit Henry in the leg with a chair which allowed Eddie to easily make Henry submit to a leg lock submission hold.
Backstage, Torrie Wilson introduces her dad to Billy and Chuck. Dawn Marie walks up and introduces herself to Torrie's dad. Dawn wishes Torrie good luck in their bikini contest tonight.
Backstage, Paul Heyman tells Brock Lesnar that he has to fight the Undertaker again at No Mercy. Stephanie gets to pick the stipulation of that match. Matt Hardy walks in and says what he will do to Undertaker tonight will pale in comparison to what Lesnar did to Undertaker last week.
Falls Count Anywhere
Matt Hardy vs The Undertaker
Both men made their way backstage. Lesnar attacked Undertaker from behind and hit the F5 thus enabling Matt to get the easy pin. After the match Lesnar hit Undertaker in the hand with a helium tank.
Backstage, Marc Loyd tries to interview Undertaker. Undertaker walks away in pain. Loyd comments to the trainer that Undertaker is in severe pain. The trainer says he thinks Undertaker's hand is broken and he will take him to the hospital for x-rays.
Jamie Noble w/ Nidia vs Crash
Noble got the pin with a rollup and his hands on the ropes.
Backstage, Marc Loyd interviews Kurt Angle. Angle bets that Chris Benoit will lose to Mysterio again tonight. Angle says he is as close to perfect as you can get. Edge walks up and says Angle is not perfect. Angle says his gold medals say he is. Edge says Angle's bald head is proof that he is not. Angle attacks Edge and heads to the ring for their match.
Kurt Angle vs Edge
The first referee got knocked out so a second referee comes down. Angle hit a top rope superplex which Edge rolled through to get the pin. The two referees got into a shoving match over the finish. It is decided that the match will be restarted. Benoit comes out to watch. Angle inadvertantly hits himself with a chair trying to hit Benoit (it bounced off the ropes). Edge gets the easy pin with a spear. Very long match. Probably a good 25 - 30 minutes.
Backstage, Angle goes after Benoit. Stephanie interferes and tells Angle and Benoit that they need to get along because next week they will be tag partners in the tag title tournament. If they don't get along in the ring when they are partners, they will be suspended for one year without pay.
Backstage, Matt Hardy tels Heyman and Lesnar that he beat the Undertaker again, by sheer Mattitude. Matt says if Undertaker is hurt he may not be able to compete at No Mercy. That means there is no #1 contender. And since Matt beat Undertaker that should make him the #1 contender. Heyman suggests that Matt go talk to Stephanie about it. Matt leaves. Heyman jokingly says that Matt would kill Lesnar. Lesnar laughs it off.
Backstage, Faarooq and Reverend Dvon make fun of everyone that lives in Lafayette.
1st Round Tag Title Tournament
Billy and Chuck vs Faarooq and Reverend Dvon
Faarooq nails Billy with the spinebuster while the referee's back was turned which allowed Dvon to get the easy pin.
Backstage, Dawn Marie walks up to Torrie Wilson's father and asks him what he thinks of her bikini. He says it looks great.
Bikini Contest
Torrie Wilson vs Dawn Marie
The crowed cheered louder for Torrie so she is declared the winner by Tazz. After the match Dawn throws Torrie out of the ring.
Backstage, Stephanie confirms to Heyman and Lesnar that Undertaker's hand is indeed broken. However, the Lesnar/Undertaker match at No Mercy is still on. Stephanie also announces the stipulation of the match - Hell In A Cell.
Rey Mysterio vs Chris Benoit
Angle dropped Benoit on the ropes which allowed Mysterio to hit a hurricanrana for the pin. After the match Benoit puts Angle in the crippler crossface. Referees seperate the two. Angle tries to shake Benoit's hand but Benoit blows snot on him. Referees seperate them again. In the seperation, Benoit and Angle rip Fit Finlay's shirt off. Finlay chases Angle out of the ring for a laugh. Angle re-enters the ring and delivers the olympic slam to Benoit. Lesnar hits the ring and hits back to back F5's on Benoit and Angle to finally clear the ring.
Note - some of the post match stuff in the above paragraph may have happened after the cameras went off the air.
