SmackDown Spoiler for 2/27/03

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Smackdown Tapings Results

Air Date: Thursday, February 27, 2003

Location: London, Ontario Canada

Report called in by: Angelo Mantzios of WrestleView.com

Smackdown starts with Vince McMahon making his way to the ring.

Vince McMahon started saying how he killed Hulkamania. He said Hogan is not here tonight because of a family emergency. He showed footage of No Way Out. He said there is a new mania and that's Vincamania or something along those lines.

Match #1
Funaki & Torrie Wilson defeated Jamie Noble & Nidia

Dawn Marie tried to interfere in the match. Torrie did a roll-up on Nidia to get the win. After the match, Stephanie comes out and says that Torrie Wilson will be in next month's Playboy issue.

Brian Kendriuck (Spanky) asked Stephanie for a match against Kurt Angle to he can show that he's a worthy SmackDown superstar. Stephanie told him that if he can last 5 minutes with Kurt Angle in the ring, he'll get a contract.

Match #2
Eddie Guerrero defeated Nunzio

The FBI came out and attacked The Guerreros. Rikishi came out and made the save and shook hands with the Guerreros.

Backstage Segments

Stephanie McMahon informed Paul Heyman that if Brock Lesnar wins tonight, he gets to face any member of Team Angle next week on SmackDown in a cage match.

Chris Benoit warned Brock Lesnar about Team Angle. Lesnar told Benoit to worry about himself. Benoit said that he has friends of his own...

Match #3
Chris Benoit & Rhyno defeated Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore

Rhyno gored Matt Hardy for the 1,2,3.

Backstage: Undertaker is on his way.

Undertaker Segment

Undertaker came down and trash talked A-Train. A-Train and the Big Show came down and attacked Undertaker. Nathan Jones came in and made the save. Apparently, Jones lost his balance while doing a spinning kick and almost fell and they had to redo the segment.

Rikishi defeated Chuck Palumbo by Disqualification
Nunzio and Johnny Stamboli interfered. Stamboli powerbombed Rikishi, which cause the DQ.

Backstage

John Cena was rapping about Brock Lesnar. At the end of his rap song he said "You have the F-5, while I have the FU."

Match #4
Kurt Angle defeated Brian Kendriuck at 4:58.

Meaning, Brian didn't last five minutes against Kurt Angle, therefore he doesn't get a SmackDown contract. After the match, Kurt Angle told the crowd to give this kid a hand because he has guts, then Angle did the F-5 on him.

The referee that screwed Hulk Hogan at No Way Out was introduced. They replayed the No Way Out footage. Then, they showed footage of when No Way Out went off the air, where Hogan was backstage and told Stephanie that he's going to kick Vince's ass.

Backstage

Paul Heyman is shown pumping up Team Angle.

Undertaker vs A-Train was announced for next week's SmackDown.

Also, Hulk Hogan will be on SmackDown next week.

Match #5
Handicap Match

If Lesnar wins, he gets to face ANY member of Team Angle next week on SmackDown in a cage match.

Brock Lesnar defeated Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin

Lesnar hits the F-5 on Benjamin. Kurt Angle freaks out, thinking that Brock will pick for next week. But, Brock picks Paul Heyman, and the crowd goes nuts.

After the Cameras stopped rolling

Brock Lesnar asked the crowd if they wanted to see an F5 on Paul Heyman, and they cheered. Heyman then tells Lesnar that Kurt Angle is going to kick his ass at WrestleMania, and that After WrestleMania, Lesnar will be as useless as a Canadian woman. Lesnar attacks Heyman and delivers the F-5.

[CandyKANE]

Here's a more detailed report:

Vince McMahon comes down for the opening interview. He says he has some bad news for the fans but that's all right, because he also has some good news. The bad news is that the Rock will NOT be here tonight and the reason is because the Rock has earned the right to go to whatever show he wants. And as we saw on Monday, he has chosen Raw. But the good news - Hulk Hogan will also not be here tonight! Vince says he's the most disappointed of everyone because Hogan is using the flimsiest excuse to not appear - a family emergency involving his son, Nick. But honestly, there's only one reason Hogan is not here tonight - Hulk Hogan is a coward, he is afraid of Vincent Kennedy McMahon. It all started a month ago when Hogan challenged Vince to a match but Hogan, you don't screw with Vince. Vince will screw with you and boy did he ever screw him, he screwed him royally at No Way Out. Vince says he's damn proud of what he did. He goes over what happened at No Way Out in great detail and says that tonight WWE will break tradition - they will broadcast what happened at No Way Out! Tonight, it will become official that Hulkamania is dead but don't worry, there is a new 'Mania in WWE and that new 'Mania is McMahon-a-Mania is running wild!

- They announce that tonight Brock Lesnar will face Team Angle in a two-on-one handicap match.

- Funaki & Torrie vs. Jamie Noble & Nidia. This was a mixed tag team match, with Torrie ending up pinning Nidia for the win.

- Stephanie McMahon comes down next and says the following announcement is only for mature audiences. She talks about Hugh Heffner's revelation that one Smackdown! diva will be featured in Playboy in a fully nude pictorial. She asks the fans if they want to see "one of us" naked and with that, she says congratulations...to me! Stephanie then corrects herself and says she meant congratulations to me for closing the deal, but the diva that will be featured in next month's Playboy will be...Torrie Wilson!

- They show a Los Guerreros vignette, which I'm not sure will air or not. The theme: Cheat to win.

- Backstage, Torrie catches up with Stephanie McMahon and asks her if it's really true - is she really going to be in Playboy? Stephanie confirms it and says that not only will she be on the cover of the magazine, but she'll also be on the Girls Gone Wild PPV. Brian Kendrick then runs into Stephanie and says that he's sorry for streaking but he really wants a job with WWE bad and he wants to wrestle Kurt Angle to prove it. Stephanie says no at first but then changes her mind and says if he can last five minutes with Angle, he will be the newest addition to the Smackdown! roster. Kendrick is thrilled.

- Eddie Guerrero vs. Nunzio. Nunzio was accompanied by his Full Blooded Italians (FBI) buddies (Johnny Stamboli and Chuck Palumbo) while Chavo came out with Eddie. Constant interference by the FBI throughout the match but Eddie ends up winning with a handful of tights. After the match, the FBI pours in and starts beating up the Guerreros but Rikishi comes in for the save. Later on tonight, it is announced that Rikishi will face Palumbo.

- Backstage, Paul Heyman enters Stephanie's office. Steph says the reason she wanted to see him is because of tonight's match between Lesnar and Team Angle where Lesnar will get to choose the stipulation. Lesnar has chosen that if he can win the match tonight, he gets to pick one member of Team Angle to face in a steel cage match next week. Heyman realizes that this means that Lesnar could potentially choose Angle as his opponent next week and feels as if it's not fair. Stephanie says life is not fair and tells Heyman to leave.

- We see footage of the attack on Edge at No Way Out and reveal that Edge has suffered a serious neck injury.

- Backstage, Chris Benoit tells Lesnar that Kurt Angle is one calculating, cruel bastard who will do anything to keep his title at Wrestlemania. Benoit says that they both know Team Angle was behind Edge's attack and Edge is now out for a year. Benoit tells Lesnar that if he beats Team Angle tonight, he has the opportunity to do to one member of the stable (next week) what they did to Edge. Lesnar says he'll win but asks Benoit if he should be worried about his own match cause someone will need to be his partner. Benoit assures Lesnar that he has friends who will be there for him. The two part ways with Benoit telling Lesnar to win by any means necessary.

- They hype up Wrestlemania 19 on March 30 from Seattle, Washington. The first big announcement is that Limp Bizkit will live at the event to sing the Wrestlemania theme song.

- Chris Benoit & vs. Matt Hardy & Shannon Moore. Before the match, Matt thanks everyone for their support when crash-dieting. But all is right in the world now as Matt Hardy Version 1 is the new Cruiserweight champion. Matt then talks about Edge being out for an entire year and wishes him well on his road to recovery. But if Edge was a Mattitude follower, he would not have suffered such an unfortunate twist of fate. This is when about Benoit interrupts and his mystery partner is announced...Rhyno! Excellent crowd reaction with the finish seeing Rhyno hitting the Gore on Matt Hardy for the pinfall.

- A very short interview with Nathan Jones airs. He says his ultimate goal is to become the next WWE champion but first he has some unfinished business with the biggest dog in the yard...

- And that leads to us seeing this so called biggest dog in the yard - the Undertaker, who is shown arriving at the arena.

[CandyKANE]

After a commercial break, Undertaker emerges from the back and heads to the ring. Taker starts of by addressing A-Train, saying that he got his attention on Sunday but with the attention comes consequences. It's now time to shut up and fight and right on cue, A-Train's music hits but instead it's Heyman. Heyman says that Taker used an illegal chokehold on his favorite client at No Way Out to win but since then, he has signed a contract to be the exclusive agent for A-Train, just like he is for Big Show, Kurt Angle, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas. Big Show's music hits and out of nowhere, both Show and A-Train swarm the ring and attack Taker. Show chokeslams Taker and then A-Train splashes him. They grab a chair but Nathan Jones comes running down and cleans house for the save. Michael Cole and Tazz wonder about Jones' true motives and why he saved Taker. Cole speculates that Jones wants to save Taker for himself.

- Rikishi vs. Chuck Palumbo. Palumbo comes out with his friends as expected so Rikishi brings out Eddie and Chavo to even up the sides. Nunzio gets a steel pipe and starts using it on all the "good guys" and Palumbo ends up getting DQd because of it.

- Backstage, John Cena, who apparently suffered a knee injury at the hands of Brock Lesnar last week, basically cuts a promo on him saying he will get revenge, etc. and that if his finisher is the F-5, his is F-U.

- Kurt Angle vs. Brian Kendrick. They dubbed this match a "five minute challenge", complete with a little clock in the corner counting down from five minutes. Angle came out with agent Paul Heyman to numerous "You Suck" and "Angle Sucks" chants. Angle mocks Kendrick at the beginning so Kendrick attacks him to no avail. Basically, the whole match goes with Kendrick trying to "survive" the five minutes and Angle just toying with him and playing around. Within the last minute or so, Kendrick takes it to Angle, but at the 30-second mark, Angle regains the advantage and with about five seconds left, hits the Angle-Slam for the victory. Time on the clock at the finish: about two seconds. Kendrick is disappointment and looks like he's pretty close to crying.

- After the match, Kurt takes a mic and says that Team Angle had nothing to do with Edge's demise. No one can prove anything. But now it's time to move on to Wrestlemania. He turns his attention to Kendrick and says that he's got guts. He won't make it in this business but he's got guts and that goes a long with him. He asks the fans to give him a hand. Angle then says "Brock Lesnar, this one's for you" and he proceeds to beat up Kendrick.

- Sylvain Grenier (the ref in the Rock/Hogan match at No Way Out) comes down and starts talking in French to a lot of boos. He eventually switches to English and says that Vince wanted him to be the one to introduce one of his greatest moments, his shining moment for everyone to see. And with that, they air footage of the match from No Way Out, joined in progress near the end. You know the rest.

- We then see pre-taped footage of a furious Hulk Hogan on Sunday after losing at No Way Out. He asked Stephanie where Vince was, Stephanie said she didn't know and Hogan asked her to pass along a message that he's going to kill him.

- It is announced that next week A-Train will wrestle Undertaker in a one-on-one match.

- Backstage, Paul Heyman has a little pep talk with Team Angle members, but I wasn't able to get the gist of it.

- Brock Lesnar vs. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas. Heyman and Angle accompany Benjamin and Haas to the ring and Lesnar had to contend with both of them all through the match. Lesnar perserves though and wins via the F-5. After the match, Lesnar catches Heyman but before he can F-5 him, Angle comes in and takes out Brock by the knees. Heyman and Angle panic and argue with Heyman freaking out that Brock almost beat him up and Angle worried about possibly facing Brock next week in a steel cage match.

- Brock then grabs a mic and says that you'd expect him to be mad but he's not. He just beat Team Angle and by beating Team Angle, that sets him up. That sets him up for next week and he once again re-iterates that he gets to pick any Team Angle member to face. Lesnar says that it's him and Kurt one-on-one at Wrestlemania so next week, he will pick one of his teammates instead. And that member is - Paul Heyman! End show.