On Monday night Derek and Sabrina travel to Birmingham, Alabama, for SmackDown in Jefferson Civic Center. Sabrina was in the locker room with Vince, Derek, Nattie, and Vincent, and she was looking over tonight's show.
Tajiri and Nunzio vs. Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman
Shaniqua vs. Dawn Marie
Christ Benoit vs. Rhyno
Eddie Guerrero vs. John Cena in Latino Heat parking lot brawl
The APA vs. Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore
SmackDown opens with a poignant tribute to the Heroes and victims of September 11th. A video promo begins with Brian Hebner's action in the back setting up the vehicles for the Latino heat parking lot brawl between John Cena and the US Champion Eddie Guerrero. Multiple cars are seen pulling into a small area backstage.
To the ring, we go as Rey Mysterio comes out for a tag team contest, and highlights are shown of the Cruiserweight title match between Tajiri last week, focusing on the heel turn made by Tajiri. The remaining competitors come out for this tag match; it is mention that both opponents Nunzio and Tajiri, have been recently defeating by Mysterio in cruiserweight title matchups. The bell sound, and Mysterio attacks from behind to start the matchup by Nunzio with some more back and forth action as the match gets underway. Mysterio hits head scissors on Nunzio, tags in Kidman, and a unique double team move on Nunzio. Kidman giant swings Nunzio around, and Mysterio dropkicks him into the head. He covers Nunzio for a two count following that move.
The tide soon shifts, and a double-team move is performed on Kidman by Nunzio and Tajiri, leading up into straight kicks to the face by Tajiri for a two count on Kidman. Tajiri continues the beat down on Kidman, snap suplex, multiple kicks, a slam, and two nears falls on Kidman before Tajirir tags out to Nunzio. Nunzio keeps up the assault on Kidman, with a harrowing knee drop to Kidman's face.
Nunzio took off his knee pad and hit the bone of his knee right on Kidman's temple. Nunzio brings Kidman up to his feet, some attempted back and forth action ensues, with a standing dropkick by Kidman to hopefully get a tag to Mysterio. Still, Tajiri stops it by clocking Mysterio while stepping over Kidman. Kidman back suplexes Tajiri, but Mysterio is still not on the apron recovering from the Japanese buzzsaw shot moments ago.
Tajiri begins to use his educated feet and sets up Kidman on the top turnbuckle. He tries for a tornado DDT, but Kidman counters it into a tight powerbomb. Kidman finally gets the tag to Mysterio, who this a senton splash on Tajiri follows up with a cross body off the middle of ropes for two counts. Tajiri tries to power slam Mysterio, but Rey counters it into an arm drag. Mysterio and Kidman begin double-teaming both opponents, Tajiri misses the handspring elbow on Rey. Rey hits a modified 619 to Tajiri's back. Kidman throws Nunzio out of the ring and does a Hilo over to top on to Nunzio on the outside. Rey tries for a full 619 misses, takes a straight kick to the face by Tajiri, and is pinned for the three counts by the buzzsaw.
Vince, Vincent, and Stephanie are shown backstage talking about Brock be suspending for his action last week. Sable comes in and rips into the McMahons about Brock being suspended. Stephanie claims Brock got what he deserved for his actions last week. Sable claims that "Taker should be in jail" for what he did to me at SummerSlam, and "Everything he does is downright criminal."
Vince claims criminal that is Brock, not Taker Sable."
Sable denies those claims. Taker walks in behind Sable and tells Sable that he wants to fight. He asks Sable to repeat what she said, and Sable claims that she told the McMahons that she is happy that Taker didn't win the title. Taker looks at the McMahons, and he knew that Sable is lying. He said, "He needs a warmup match. He tells Sable he wants her boy A-Train tonight." Sable said, "He is not there tonight."
Sabrina said, "That's funny because I saw him early in catering." Taker looks down at Sable.
Vince said, "You know, maybe Sable should fight Taker tonight."
" ." she walks out of the room. They chuckled as SmackDown goes to commercial.
Back from the break and backstage to Torrie and Nidia are talking about what happened last week and showing definite for Dawn Marie's impending match with Shaniqua. Nidia tells Dawn this match she has maybe suicide...
Dawn said, "It very well, maybe, but somebody has to stand up to Shaniqua."
Back to the ring and match, and Shaniqua dominates Dawn Marie as Torrie and Nidia come down to the ring to save Dawn Marie. Nidia and Torrie run down to help Dawn, but Nidia is taking out by Shaniqua, and then Torrie smacks her on the back with a chair and then runs for her life with Dawn Marie Nidia. Shaniqua grabs the chair and throws the chair at them, just barely missing them at the end of the ramp. Backstage, Sable lets know Steph know that if she quits, she'd be more than happy to take over for her. Stephanie looked at her and said, "Why would I quit being GM. I think you should quit Sable as you quit on your marriage."
Sable glares at Stephanie who stares back before a tall guy step in front of Stephanie looking down at Sable who run away. Stephanie chuckled and nodded to her guard, who nods back at her. Michael Cole and Tazz talk about the ongoing rivalry between Chris Benoit and Rhyno, as Benoit come out and heads to the ring for his single match against Rhyno. Rhyno comes out next, heads to the ring, and enters as the bell sound. Rhyno grabs a side headlock and pounds down on him, but Benoit takes him down with a wristlock. Benoit goes for the crossface, but Rhyno makes it to the ropes. Benoit began to chopping away at Rhyno. He followed up with a below and then a snap suplex.
Benoit continues to chops away at Rhyno in the corner and then a clothesline. Rhyno somehow dumps Benoit, and then out of nowhere, A-Train runs into post-Benoit. Rhyno covers him for two counts. Rhyno argues with the referee about his counting. Rhyno continues to beat on Benoit, coves him for two counts. Rhyno applied a sharpshooter, but Benoit makes the ropes. Benoit comes back with an elbow and then a german suplex. He goes up to the top, and Rhyno catches him, but Benoit sunset bombs him for two counts. Rebound a clothesline, is countered with a spine buster, and both are down. Rhyno gets up first and tries to the Goar, but Benoit counters into the crossface, him.
Rhyno fought it for as long as he could before tap out. Backstage, Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore are playing poker with the APA, and they joke that lead to a match between Hardy and Moore and the APA. The next match was a street fight John Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero. There was a lot of action throughout the parking lot brawl until Guerrero frog splash from another car onto Cena, who was on another car for the finish. Back inside the arena, The APA vs. Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore. The bell sounded, and there was action in the tag match until Bradshaw's nails a clothesline from hell ends the match.
The SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon's music hits, and out she comes with her dad Vince and brother Vincent to a pop.
Tony Chimel introduces "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome, The SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon along with The Chairman of Board Mr. McMahon and Vincent McMahon, as their makes their way to the ring.
Stephanie walks up the steps, followed by her brother, who opened the ropes for her. She smiles at him and then step through the open into the ring. Vincent then held the ropes open for his dad, who enters the ring next, then he enters as Tony Chimel hands Stephanie a mic.
Stephanie introduces the Undertaker, who comes out on his bike and ride to ringside around the ring and then parks his bike. He enters the ring and raises his arms to cheers. Stephanie tells Sable to bring A-Train out. Sable comes out of the stage without A-Train and makes her way to the ring. She gets the ring and attempts to touch Vince, but Stephanie quickly tackled Sable and unloaded on her as the fans eggs on Stephanie, who get off Sable and drag her to the corner where she began to stomp on her with her stilettos heels.
"What?" The crowd chants as Stephanie continues to stomp away at Sable.
"Oh, Stephanie is stomping Sable with her high heel," Michael said
"Cole, those are stiletto high heel," Tazz said.
