Smackdown – January 9, 2003: The One With The Dead Guy
Smackdown
Date: January 9, 2003
Location: Tuscon Convention Center, Tuscon, Arizona
Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz
The opening recap looks at Paul Heyman challenging Brock Lesnar for a Royal Rumble match against Big Show. This resulted in Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore being massacred.
Opening sequence.
Big Show vs. Rikishi
Heyman promises to teach Lesnar a lesson by the end of the night.
John Cena vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Back in and a belly to back suplex makes things even worse so Cena blasts him with the hard clothesline. Buchanan gets in a shot to the head so Eddie goes after him and fights off Cena for good measure. That means a dive from Chavo onto both guys and here are the referees to eject Eddie. Back in and Cena heads up top, only to get superplexed for two. Chavo tries a sunset flip but Cena drops down and grabs the rope for the pin.
Raw Retro: Austin and the beer truck.
Matt Hardy vs. Billy Kidman
Post match Matt says that was an accident and asks for a round of applause for Shannon.
Lesnar is here.
Edge was in Seattle to get ready for the start of Wrestlemania ticket sales.
Tajiri vs. Jamie Noble
A great looking German suplex gives Tajiri two and the handspring elbow is good for the same. Jamie is right back up with the Trailer Hitch (a complicated leglock that looked great) but a rope is quickly grabbed. The leg is fine enough for the Tarantula, followed by a superkick to knock Noble out of the air. The Buzzsaw Kick puts Noble away.
Angle fires up his team.
Charlie Haas vs. Edge
Chris Benoit vs. Shelton Benjamin
Angle gets Crossfaced until the Haas and Edge come out. The bad guys clean house and Benoit gets his ankle locked.
Shannon Moore vs. Bill DeMott
Matt yells at Shannon for the loss and beats him up.
Undertaker video, this time set to the Ministry theme.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Bull Buchanan
A Chavo distraction lets Eddie chop away until a backdrop cuts him off again. Cena tries to interfere as well but Chavo hits him in the face with a title, leaving Eddie to show Bull how to properly do a belly to back suplex. The frog splash is good enough to put Buchanan away, drawing quite the positive reaction in the process.
We run down the pay per view card without the promised fifteen names for the Rumble itself.
Another Nathan Jones video.
A-Train vs. Brock Lesnar
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