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SmackDown: 9/8/2001
SmackDown was live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. As the show kicked off, Stone Cold Steve Austin gave a pep talk to the entire Alliance locker room. He said he was proud to see the team wearing WCW and ECW shirts, and he felt they were coming together as a unit. Austin singled out his wife Debra for helping to preserve his good name on RAW IS WAR, and he said the Stunner he gave Lita on RAW was dedicated to each member of the Alliance. Stone Cold promised to whip Kurt Angle's ass at SummerSlam, and said the World Wrestling Federation was growing weaker by the moment. Austin ended his speech by telling the members of the Alliance to go whip some ass, Stone Cold style - and the members of the Alliance cheered!
The sold-out crowd at the Staples Center in Los Angeles rose to their feet for the opening match on SmackDown!, as the APA defended the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship against Diamond Dallas Page and United States Champion Kanyon. The APA were in control and seemed poised to retain their titles, until Test ran in from the crowd and assaulted Faarooq with a big boot to the face. Moments later, Test clobbered Bradshaw with one of the title belts, allowing Kanyon to cover him, as DDP and Kanyon became Federation Tag Team Champions!
The Rock then arrived at the Staples Center.
Perry Saturn - accompanied by Moppy - took on Raven, who was seconded to the ring by Perry's former valet, Terri. Saturn slingshotted Raven into Moppy, and then hit a swinging suplex to pin Raven. After the bout, Saturn looked for Moppy, which was missing!
As Saturn left, the fans cheered when the lights went out and when they came back on...THE BLADEWOLF WAS IN THE RING!
"Oh God! it's the Bladewolf!" Michael Cole exclaimed over the cheers.
"What does he want now?" Tazz wondered.
Bladewolf turns his gaze to Raven who was starting to get to his feet but Bladewolf delivered a hard right to the head to knock him back down before he leaves the ring and looks underneath it for something, eventually pulling out a table to cheers.
"Oh no." Tazz said with dread for Raven.
"I think Bladewolf's hunt has not finished just yet." Cole said. "This is all a message being sent to the WWF Champion of what is to come at SummerSlam."
Bladewolf smirks and sets the table up outside the ring before he rolls back into the ring and gets to his feet, reaching into his long coat and pulls out his black baseball bat to a pop from the fans a she stares down Raven.
"Oh no." Tazz said with worry.
"That bat is Bladewolf's trademark weapon. He's used it to hurt superstars badly." Cole said.
Raven gets to his feet and turns around...ONLY TO BE SMACKED IN THE STOMACH WITH THE BAT! Bladewolf unloads with the bat, bribging it down on Raven anywhere he can hit as Raven rolls around, screaming in pain from the strikes. Bladewolf eventually stops and puts the bat away befor ehe grabs Raven and tosses him outside the ring where the set up table was.
Bladewolf rolls out the ring and grabs Raven, gets his head in between his legs before he lifts him onto his shoulders, the crowd cheering as they see what he was going for.
"Oh no! No! No! No! He's not gonna-!" Tazz shook his head.
Bladewolf lifts Raven up...AND HITS THE LAST RIDE THROUGH THE TABLE!
The crowd cheered loudly at the carnage as Bladewolf stands tall over Raven before he walks away as Raven is tended to. Bladewolf heads up the ramp, his work not yet finished.
DDP, Kanyon and Test celebrated their win over the APA. Test said that he had showed the APA what happens when you mess with him. The trio decided to go out and celebrate, and when Test left to make the plans, Commissioner William Regal walked over to the new champions, and informed them that now that they were under his jurisdiction, he would be giving them a title defense at SummerSlam - against Kane and the Undertaker, in a cage match!
Former WCW Champion David Arquette was seen sitting in the crowd at SmackDown.
Spike Dudley and Molly Holly entered Commissioner Regal's office, and Spike told the commissioner that he was back and ready for action! Moments later, X-Pac entered the commissioner's office and complained about losing the Light Heavyweight Championship to Tajiri on RAW after Tajiri spit the green mist into his face. X-Pac said that Regal sucked, and Regal nearly busted a gut when he told X-Pac that the saying was actually, "X-Pac sucks!" X-Pac challenged Regal and Tajiri to a tag match against him and Albert on SmackDown!, but Spike volunteered to take Regal's place, since he knew how busy the commissioner was.
Rob Van Dam defended the Hardcore Championship against the 2001 King of the Ring, Edge. Intercontinental Champion Lance Storm soon made his way to ringside, and got involved in the match-up. Edge fought off both men for a little while, but soon RVD and Storm brought chairs into the ring and hit Edge with the con-chair-to! RVD then pinned Edge to retain his championship! Storm talked smack to a near-unconscious Edge after the bout.
Stone Cold told Debra how much he was looking forward to whipping ass later in the night, as he and the Dudley Boyz took on the Bladewolf and the Hardy Boyz in a six-person elimination match. WCW Tag Champions Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire then entered his locker room, and said they wanted to be leaders just like him. Austin gave the two young stars a pep talk, and said they had definite leadership potential.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. "Go see who it is." Austin ordered Debra.
Debra walks over and opens the door, finding no one but there was a box there so she picked it up and took it in, closing the door behind her and walked over to her husband.
"There was no one there but this box, says it's for you with a note." Debra said.
Austin takes the note and reads it. "'Inside this box is what will happen come SummerSlam. Do well to heed my warning, Austin. As the saying goes "cut the head off the snake, the body dies", in this case, I take the WWF title, your ego dies with it.'"
Austin drops the note and takes the box, opening it to reveal a Rattlesnake with it's head cut off. Austin drops the box in fright and backs away yet he understood the message Bladewolf had sent. The mind games had begun, Bladewolf was trying to get in Austin's head before SummerSlam and that was something Austin did not want.
In tag action, Spike Dudley and Tajiri took on X-Pac and Albert. X-Pac went after Molly outside the ring, and Molly slapped the WCW Cruiserweight Champion! Spike went outside the ring to help his girlfriend, knocking down X-Pac. Moments later, X-Pac hit Tajiri with the title belt, and Albert downed the Japanese Buzzsaw with the Baldobomb and pinned him for the win.
Perry Saturn was looking for Moppy in Commissioner Regal's office, and the commish told him that Moppy wasn't in his office, but he might get the answers he wanted if he tracked down Terri. Saturn left the commissioner's office, and in walked Palumbo and O'Haire.
The WCW Tag Champs said they wanted to be leaders, and wanted to take on any Federation tag team on SmackDown! Regal asked if their titles would be on the line, and when Palumbo & O'Haire said yes, he smiled and said he would set something up for later in the evening.
WCW Champion Booker T and WCW owner Shane McMahon headed to the ring, just three days after their brutal assault on The Rock, which culminated in Shane hitting the Leap of Faith onto Rock and the announcers' table. Shane said the crowd was filled with Hollywood phonies, none of whom had ever been in a fight in their lives, because they didn't have the guts to fight for what they believed in. The Boy Wonder said that in a Street Fight, it doesn't matter who walks away the winner or who walks away the loser, but who walks away, period. He said it was he and Booker who walked out of Monday's Street Fight, at the expense of The Rock.
As the crowd chanted for The Rock, Shane showed footage from Monday's RAW, and asked Booker who the sucka was now. Booker said that Rock was definitely the sucka, because Rock got his ass kicked and Rock was not a five-time WCW Champion, and because Rock was scared and jealous of Booker T. He said if Rock disagreed with anything he said, then Rock should accept his SummerSlam challenge.
The sold-out crowd at the Staples Center rose to its feet as Rock's music hit, and the People's Champion walked to the stage!
The Great One accepted Booker's challenge for SummerSlam, but said before that, he had one question - What in the blue hell is a spinneroonie? Rock promised to whip Booker's ass at SummerSlam, but there was just one problem - Rock wasn't interested in SummerSlam just yet. He was interested in tonight.
Booker said he knew Rock wanted the Bookerman, so he challenged him to walk down the People's Ramp, step into the People's Ring, and to face Shane and Booker in a Handicap Match on SmackDown! right now! As the people cheered, Rock made his way to the ring, grabbing a steel chair on his way. At first, Shane and Booker double-teamed Rock, but the People's Champion battled back, giving Booker a spinebuster onto the chair! Rock then focused his attack on Shane, and earned some payback from RAW, giving the Boy Wonder a Rock Bottom through the announce table, as the crowd roared their approval!
Backstage, Perry Saturn continued his search for Moppy when he ran into Terri. She said he had lost the mop the same way he lost her, and then told him "You're welcome" and walked away.
Next up, Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire defended the WCW Tag Team Championship against their mystery opponents ... Kane and the Undertaker! The Brothers of Destruction finished off Palumbo & O'Haire with stereo chokeslams to become the new WCW Tag Team Champions!
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley watched footage of Chris Jericho throwing a pie in her face on RAW.
She was then approached by Hugh Morrus, who promised to obliterate Y2J for the Billion Dollar Princess.
Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins was seen in the audience at SmackDown!
Next, Chris Jericho took on Hugh Morrus. Y2J put the Laughing Man away with the Walls of Jericho. After the bout, Rhyno attacked Jericho, and Gored him through the SmackDown! set!
A few moments later, Stephanie told Rhyno how impressed she was with his actions. Rhyno asked for a match with Jericho at SummerSlam, and Stephanie said it was a great idea, as Rhyno smiled maniacally.
Ivory - accompanied by Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson - took on Jacqueline. Prior to the bout, Ivory said she was proud to be a part of the Alliance, and that the Alliance had recruited her to train Stacy and Torrie for in-ring competition. Ivory pinned Jackie following a thrust kick to the face. After the bout, Jackie attacked the trio from the Alliance and started ripping their clothes off!
Now it was time for the Main Event.
In the arena, The Dudley Boyz' theme hits and out they come, heading down towards the ring for this six-man tag team elimination match. The Dudleys enter the ring and their theme dies down as they wait for their opponent.
Stone Cold's new Heel theme hits and out comes the WWF Champion to boos, making his way down the ramp towards the ring.
"The traitor. The WWF Champion." Cole said. "Who has taken that coveted WWF Title to the Alliance."
"Did you just call him a traitor? Are you out of your mind? That is Stone Cold Steve Austin!" Tazz said. "And he has in his hands your championship but it's his."
"In ten days at SummerSlam, The dangerous Rattlesnake meets the Demon Wolf himself, the Bladewolf, with the WWF Title on the line." Cole reminds the fans watching at home. "Ten days on PPV."
"That title isn't coming home." Tazz said with confidence Austin will beat the Bladewolf had SummerSlam.
Austin enters the ring and his theme dies down as the titantron shows the graphics for Austin vs Bladewolf at SummerSlam. The Hardy Boyz' theme hits and out comes Matt and Jeff Hardy. the two brothers making their way down the ramp before they stop at the end of it.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
'Oh, ah, ah, ah, ah! Get up, come on get down with the sickness!'
Down with the Sickness plays to a huge pop from the crowd as the Bladewolf walks out with his coat hood up, making his way down the ramp towards where his two partners were.
"And there's the man who the WWF hopes to beat Austin at SummerSlam and bring the title back home with him." Cole said. "Bladewolf has beaten Austin before to win the WWF Championship, and he wants to do so again. He is a 2-time WWF Champion and looks to win his third at SummerSlam."
Bladewolf stops next to the Hardys at the end of the ramp and fist bumps them before he rolls into the ring with the Hardys joining him, standing at his side. Bladewolf was staring Austin straight in the eye as the WWF Champion stood on the ring apron.
"Bladewolf has not moved his eyes away from Austin." Cole said.
"I have to admit, if there is any WWF Superstar back there who has the chance to beat Austin for the WWF Title, then it is the Bladewolf." Tazz had to admit. "He's one of the most dangerous men in this business, plays mind games, and has no hesitation in brutally injuring a man to get ahead."
"That's what makes him so dangerous, he barely has any sympathy or mercy for those he meets in the ring." Cole said.
Bladewolf's theme dies down as Bladewolf remains standing where he was while the Hardys get out onto the ring apron. Austin and D-Von stay on the ring apron in their corner as Bubba Ray Dudley will start the match off for his team.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf looks from Bubba Ray to Austin before he smirks and tags in Matt Hardy.
"Bladewolf wants Austin, not any of the Dudley Boyz." Cole said as Bubba Ray tags in Austin. "Look at this. Well now Matt Hardy's gonna start the match and Austin has been tagged in."
Austin and Matt lock up before Austin gets a headlock applied and stares right at the Bladewolf, smirking at him, letting him know his mind games won't work on him. Bladewolf just stared coldly back at him.
"A long bitter history between Bladewolf and Stone Cold." Cole said. "Austin was the one who injured Bladewolf back in June and put Bladewolf out for two months. Bladewolf has not forgotten that moment, nor forgiven it and I don't think he will."
"Form what I've watched, Bladewolf doesn't forgive anybody." Tazz said.
"Austin has a right to be afraid of Bladewolf." Cole said as Austin kept the headlock applied.
"Afraid of him?! Austin is NOT afraid of the Bladewolf." Tazz defended Austin.
Matt kept trying to reach for the Bladewolf who had his arm stretched out, wanting so desperately to be tagged in and beat the holy hell out of Austin. Matt was close due to Austin allowing it before he kicked Bladewolf's hand away. Bladewolf got into the ring, causing the referee to be distracted by trying to get him out, allowing Austin and the Dudley Boyz to start beating away on Matt.
The Dudley Boyz got back onto the apron as Bladewolf did, glaring at Austin who picks Matt Hardy up and delivers several chops across Matt's chest, then goes to Irish whip him but Matt reverses it, Austin comes off the ropes and right into a sleeper hold.
"Sleeper hold locked in!" Cole exclaimed.
Austin backs Matt into his corner, allowing the Dudley Boyz to attack Matt, the referee trying to restore order as Austin tags in D-Von. D-Von hammers away on Matt, landing a few rights to the forehead before Irish whipping him off the ropes but Matt stops himself and boots D-Von in the stomach, rebounds off the ropes and comes back with a neckbreaker on D-Von.
"Matt Hardy getting in control here." Cole said.
Matt tags in Jeff to a pop and the Hardys double team D-Von as Bladewolf watches on. The Hardys Irish whip D-Vona cross the rope, Matt gets onto his hands and knees before Jeff runs, uses Matt as a springboard...AND HITS POETRY IN MOTION!
"A little bit of Poetry in Motion!" Cole exclaimed.
Matt clotheslines D-Von and gets onto the apron as Jeff hooks the leg but D-Von kicks out at two. Jeff goes to Irish whip D-Von off the ropes, not seeing Bubba Ray tag himself in, D-Von reverses the Irish whip, ducks down onto his stomach and Jeff comes running right into a clothesline from Bubba Ray.
"oh!" Cole shouted. "Clothesline by Bubba Ray Dudley!"
"That gotta hurt." Tazz chuckled.
Bubba Ray drops an elbow onto Jeff's stomach, then does it two more times before going for the cover but Jeff kicks out at two. Bubba Ray lands a boot to the side of Jeff's head, then picks Jeff up and tags in D-Von.
"Here's the tag to brother D-Von." Cole said as the Dudley Boyz goes to Irish whip Jeff off the ropes. "And the Dudley Boyz witha classic double team."
Jeff comes at the Dudleys only to be met with a double flapjack from the Dudley Boyz. Bubba Ray gets onto the ring apron as D-Von goes for the cover but Jeff kicks out at two.
Jeff tries to make it to his corner but D-Von drags him back and tags in Bubba Ray again.
"And here's the tag to Bubba Ray." Cole said.
"You know, the Dudley Boyz will pick apart Jeff Hardy." Tazz said. "They can smell it, they feel it now."
Bubba Ray gets Jeff into the corner and lands a chopa cross the chest of Jeff Hardy. Bubba Ray Irish whips Jeff, but Jeff runs up the turnbuckles...AND HITS THE WHISPER IN THE WIND!
"Whisper in the wind from Jeff Hardy! Can he make the tag?!" Cole shouted.
Jeff and Bubba crawl to their corner and Jeff leaps...AND MAKES THE TAG TO BLADEWOLF! Bubba Ray makes the tag to D-Von as the crowd pops for Bladewolf who was fresh and ready to hurt somebody.
"Jeff makes the tag to Bladewolf and here he comes!" Cole shouted over the cheers.
Bladewolf clotheslines D-Von, then does it again before he Irish whips him into the corner, runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline, lifts him up...AND HITS SNAKE EYES! Bladewolf rebounds off the ropes...AND HITS A LEAPING CLOTHESLINE!
"Look at the Demon Wolf go!" Cole said.
D-Von stumbles to his feet and turns around...INTO A SPEAR BY THE BLADEWOLF! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THRE-! AUSTIN BREAKS UP THE PIN!
Matt comes in and attacks Austin, ending up outside the ring now as Jeff...SPRINGBOARDS OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO BUBBA RAY DUDLEY!
Back in the ring, D-Von goes for an Irish whip on the Bladewolf but Bladewolf reverses it and goes for a clothesline only for D-Von to duck it and grab Bladewolf from behind, trying to lift him up but Bladewolf drives his elbow relentlessly into the ribs of D-Von, eventually causing D-Von to let him go.
"Bladewolf with elbows, causing D-Von to release him." Cole said.
Bladewolf grabs D-Von by the throat, lifts him up...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! D-VON IS ELIMINATED!
"D-Von's eliminated!" Cole exclaimed.
"Dammit!" Tazz cursed.
Bladewolf gets to his feet only to attacked by Bubba Ray, the two going into an exchange of right fists with one another until Bubba Ray ducks one, comes off the ropes and hits a hard clothesline on the Bladewolf.
Bubba Ray picks Bladewolf up and bounces his skull off the turnbuckle and rips the Bladewolf's sleeveless top open and delivers a slap on the chest of the Bladewolf, the impact echoing. Bubba Ray lands a hard right to the head of the Bladewolf and stomps away on him in the corner. Bubba Ray then Irish whips Bladewolf off the ropes and goes for the back body drop but Bladewolf stops, goes to his knees and uppercuts Bubba Ray in the chin, causing him to stumble back.
Bladewolf takes Bubba Ray down with a clothesline then makes the tag to Matt Hardy, rolling out the ring as Matt comes in and unloads on Bubba Ray, getting him into the corner.
"These two have been in so many wars together." Cole said. "But right now it's three men from the WWF and two men from the Alliance."
Bubba Ray Irish whips Matt into the corner and goes for a turnbuckle splash but Matt boots him in the face to stop him, then he goes up to the top rope before jumping off...AND HITS A DIVING CLOTHESLINE! MATT HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THRE-! BUBBA RAY KICKS OUT!
Matt waits until Bubba gets to his feet before booting him in the stomach, grabs him around the head, looking for the Twist of Fate but Bubba Ray shoves him straight into right hand from Austin. Matt stumbles back and Bubba Ray grabs him from behind, lifts him up...AND HITS THE BUBBA BOMB! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! MATT HARDY IS ELIMINATED!
"It's even now!" Tazz said.
"It's now two on two!" Cole exclaimed as Jeff comes in and attacks Bubba Ray. "And here comes Jeff Hardy."
Jeff goes for an Irish whip but Bubba Ray reverses it and hits a back body drop on Jeff then tags in Austin. Austin come sin and stomps on Jeff as SmackDown goes to a commercial break.
*After the commercial break*
SmackDown returns from the break as Bubba Ray jumps off the turnbuckle and misses a back drop. Jeff head sup to the top rope and he jumps off...AND HITS THE SWANTON BOMB!
"Swanton Bomb!" Cole exclaims.
Jeff gets the coevr! ONE! TWO! THRE-! AUSTIN YANKS THE REFEREE OUT THE RING!
Austin slides into the ring, turns Jeff around...AND NAILS THE STONE COLD STUNNER!
Austin gets to his feet only to be attacked by the Bladewolf, the two rivals going at it much to the crowd's delight. The fight spills to the outside as Bubba rolls Jeff over and gets the arm over him! The referee was back in the ring! ONE! TWO! THREE! JEFF HARDY HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
Bladewolf chased Austin around the ring, sliding into the ring but Bladewolf is taken down with a clothesline by Bubba Ray Dudley as Austin gets out onto the ring apron. Bubba Ray hooks the leg but Bladewolf kicks out at two.
Bubba Ray gets to his feet and goes to grab Bladewolf befor ehe's suddenly scooped up...AND HIT WITH THE WOLF'S HOWL! BLADEWOLF HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BUBBA RAY DUDLEY IS ELIMINATED!
Bladewolf stares right at Austin now.
"And it all comes down to this." Cole said. "Two men who hate each other and want to beat each other up are now the only two in this match."
"this is going to be great." Tazz said.
Austin nods and enters the ring, the two quickly running at each other and unloads with a series of rights to each other, not stopping at all before Bladewolf suddenly tackled Austin, grabs his legs...AND LOCKS IN THE SHARPSHOOTER! AUSTIN IS TAPPING BUT THE REFEREE DOESN'T SEE IT!
D-Von runs down with a chair in hand, slides into the ring...AND NAILS BLADEWOLF IN THE HEAD WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD!
The Dudley Boyz begin beating down the Bladewolf before holding him up, allowing Austin to kick him in the stomach...AND HIT THE STONE COLD STUNNER!
The Dudleys have their shot next, D-Von picking Bladewolf up...AND THEY HIT THE 3D!
Austin grabs a chair and smacks Bladewolf right in the right ankle and unloads on it before he hooks the chair around Bladewolf's ankle...AND STOMPS ON IT! Bladewolf yells in pain as he feels a huge amount of pain from what is being done to his ankle.
The crowd cheers when the Hardy Boyz run down the ramp, slide into the ring and attack the Dudley Boyz, eventually driving them out of the ring.
With Bladewolf, he's carried in a gurney up the ramp, Austin had the Dudleys get him but Jeff and Matt intercepted, Austin gloats to Bladewolf, pushed him over, gloats some more...WHEN BLADEWOLF SUDDENLY GRABBED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND LOCKS IN THE GRAPEVINE ANKLE LOCK! HE WILL BREAK THE DAMN ANKLE!
Bladewolf yells as he looks to break Austin's ankle when Bubba Ray stops him and beats him down but the Hardy Boyz had Bladewolf's back and drove off the Dudleys and Austin, coming to Bladewolf's aid as the Demon Wolf clutches his ankle in pain...
Hope you all liked and enjoyed that. SummerSlam is approaching soon and we will see if Bladewolf will walk out as a 3-time WWF Champion or Austin will have a plan to keep the WWF Championship with him.
