Smackdown – April 11, 2002: Save Us Brand Split!
Smackdown
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April 11, 2002
Location: Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona
Commentators: Michael Cole, Tazz
Hurricane vs. Tajiri
Post match Tajiri yells at Torrie for no apparent reason until Billy Kidman runs out for the save.
Stacy goes to look for Vince but finds an empty office and a couch. Apparently Vince is hiring an assistant or something tonight.
Albert vs. Scotty 2 Hotty
Post match Rikishi makes a save, setting up a match which never happened on Smackdown.
Edge vs. Chris Jericho
Post break, Angle and Jericho beat up Edge in the back until Hogan makes the save to set up a tag match.
Al Snow vs. Chuck
Kurt Angle vs. HHH
Non-title. They trade headlocks to start with no one going anywhere at all. A quick Pedigree is loaded up but Angle reverses into a sunset flip, with the trunks being pulled to the side in the process. We head to the floor with Angle sending HHH into the steps to take over again. Kurt rolls some Germans back inside and adds a belly to belly for two more. Angle tries a sleeper for a bit but gets suplexed down and DDTed for two.
HHH glares at Hogan for coming out but gets knocked into Hulk, triggering a brawl. Hogan lays out HHH (shocking no?) but gets beaten down by Angle and Jericho to end the show.
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