Smackdown – September 26, 2002 (2017 Redo): The Best Smackdown of All Time
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September 26, 2002
Location: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz
Opening sequence.
Rikishi vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
This is over Chavo hitting Rikishi with a camera last week. Chavo wisely gets him to give chase early on but Rikishi grabs him by the head and then throws Chavo into the corner by the throat. Something like a Scotty 2 Hotty style bulldog drops the big guy though and Rikishi is sent shoulder first into the post.
Rikishi dances post match.
Billy and Chuck vs. Tajiri/Jamie Noble
Post match the women get into it again and Torrie spanks Nidia.
Dawn Marie offers Torrie some insincere praise for the win, though everyone knows Dawn would have beaten her with ease.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Edge
No DQ. Eddie starts hammering away until a monkey flip puts him down. The fans are all over Eddie as he easily breaks up a keylock. An elbow to the head drops Edge and Eddie hits some rather hard right hands. We hit a chinlock for a bit before Edge snaps off a powerslam, only to take too long getting to the top.
Back up again and Edge backdrops him into the ladder in the corner before they climb the second ladder a second time. You know, because it ended so well earlier. This time Edge rams him face first into the top a few times and grabs an Edgecution off the ladder (looked a bit more like a superplex for the sake of clearing the ladder but the landing still looked great) for the pin and one last big reaction from the crowd.
A bloody Eddie gets the big respectful ovation, which he more than earned.
Marc Lloyd comes up to ask Benoit about the main event. Benoit: “YOU SUCK!” That got a good laugh. Anyway Benoit is ready.
Undertaker vs. Matt Hardy
Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle vs. Rey Mysterio
Chris throws Rey to the floor but gets chopped n the corner by a fresh Angle. We hit the rolling German suplexes and an Angle Slam on Benoit but Rey dropkicks Kurt for two. Benoit is sent outside this time and Rey scores with a dive, only to have Angle send him into the barricade.
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