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SmackDown: 15/11/2001
Just three days before the 2001 Survivor Series, SmackDown! emanated from the Pepsi Arena in Albany, N.Y., with an explosive episode! The show opened with a Hardcore Championship match, as Rob Van Dam defended against Kane, in a battle of two of the 10 superstars in the "Winner Take All" match this Sunday! Ultimately, Kane went for the chokeslam, but Booker T ran down and hung Kane on the top rope. RVD went up top and nailed Kane in the face with a kick - and then picked up the pinfall to retain his title. After the bout, the Undertaker ran down to protect his brother from the Alliance members, who fled through the crowd.
Chris Jericho walked into The Rock's locker room, and talked about how people thought he was going to hit him over the head with a steel chair on RAW, instead of just saving the People's Champion from a double-team at the hands of Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kurt Angle. Y2J said that he would indeed be on the same page as Rock until Survivor Series, saying he would lead Team WWF to victory. Rock then said, "Knock knock," and Jericho said, "Who's there?" Rock said, "The Rock," and Y2J said, "The Rock who?" leading Rock to answer, "The Rock who's gonna lead Team WWF to victory at Survivor Series, and The Rock who's gonna lay the smack down on Chris Jericho's candy ass!" The two men then shook hands, but Y2J held on for a little too long, and did a cool handshake for The Rock. The Rock laughed, and the two men shook hands again, this time with Rock doing a cool handshake of his own. As Rock walked away, Jericho exclaimed, "That's not cool!"
The next match was the Dudley Boyz against the Hardy Boyz. Lita knocked Stacy off the ring apron, but Stacy was caught by Matt Hardy! As Lita questioned what he was doing, Matt simply dropped Stacy to the ground! Then, despite Matt's warnings, Lita turned around, only to get a 3-D for her troubles! Bubba screamed, "See you in the cage!" as Matt checked on his girlfriend.
Moments later, Matt checked on Lita backstage, and promised her he would never let her get hurt again. Then he kissed her, but rolled his eyes as he did so!
Diamond Dallas Page's music sounded in the arena, but instead of DDP, out came the Big Show, dressed as Page, complete with blond wig and shiny white teeth! Show mocked Page, saying "It's me, it's me, it's DDP! You like me, I like me, and I'm gonna help you like me! When the Big Show destroys the Alliance at Survivor Series, that's not a bad thing - me losing my job, that's a good thing!" The real DDP then came out, smiling as always. DDP threw some punches at the Show, but the 500-pounder's pure strength was too much for DDP. Show chokeslammed DDP within a minute, and pinned Page to pick up the win. After the bout, Shane McMahon ran in the ring and clocked Big Show in the head before escaping through the crowd.
Backstage, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley watched footage from the July night in Atlanta when the Alliance was formed, and Paul Heyman walked in. Stephanie said there was nothing better than the look on her father's face in that footage - and Paul said that if she liked the look on Vince's face when the Alliance was formed, then she should just stay tuned, because he was going to call Vince out on SmackDown!
Heyman then walked to the ring, to a massive round of boos. Paul said that he going to call out Vince McMahon to his ring in front of his public on his own television show. He said that the show was only his until this Sunday at Survivor Series. Paul said he knew how much the people appreciated what he, Shane and Stephanie had done to stand up to Vince's tyranny, and told the people to pay attention to him because he was going to tell it how it is.
Paul said that the WWF will die this Sunday, but not to blame him. Paul said he wasn't the one who peed all over the memories of Bruno Sammartino and Superstar Billy Graham and on the accomplishments of Stone Cold Steve Austin - Vince was. He said Survivor Series means more than just the superstars involved - it's about ending what Vince McMahon was trying to accomplish. Paul said he agreed with everything Mick Foley said on RAW - that the WWF truly does suck, and that Vince McMahon had lost his mind, and didn't have it anymore.
Paul said the WWF is imploding from within, saying that Vince's loyal employees - like Austin and Foley - are leaving him, and his children hate him. Paul said Vince has no hope, saying he has the same chances of saving the WWF as he did of realizing his dream of starting a football league.
After all that verbal abuse, Mr. McMahon had heard enough. Vince walked to the ring and stood face to face with Heyman. As Vince walked to the ring, Paul got down on his knees, saying he did so because Vince was so used to men being down on their knees, kissing his ass. He mocked Vince being a billionaire and the king of sports entertainment. He told Vince that he hated his stinking guts, as did his children. He said that at Survivor Series, his children would do to him what Paul had been waiting his whole life to see someone do to Vince - put him out of business! Paul called Vince a vile son of a bitch, saying he used Hulk Hogan's blood to build Titan Tower, Bret Hart's dream to buy an airplane and Shawn Michael's smile to take his company public and become a billionaire. He said Vince wasn't a self-made billionaire - he was a billionaire on other people's hard work. He said that Vince's father had shaken hands with fellow promoters, promising he and Vince Jr. wouldn't compete against them. Paul said that when Vince's father died, Vince Jr. had driven every one of those men out of business.
He also accused Vince of becoming a billionaire by stealing those promoters' ideas, including Heyman's! He said that Vince stole his legacy, and everything ECW represented. He said that while Doink the Clown was competing for the WWF, Stone Cold was drinking his first beer in ECW. He said that while Mean Gene and Bobby Heenan were singing "Tutti Fruti," ECW was producing a type of TV which the WWF would later steal and rename "Attitude." He said Vince was a son of a bitch for flaunting his affairs in front of his wife and in Playboy for his children to read.
Heyman then pointed at Tazz, talking about how Tazz was a great wrestler and a killer in ECW. He said "wrestling" was a dirty word to Vince, and that Vince had transformed Tazz into a fat, obnoxious color commentator, and a sports-entertainer. He asked Vince what kind of man he was.
As he continued to verbally lambaste Vince, Tazz snuck up behind Heyman and locked him in the Tazzmission! As Paul laid on the mat unconscious, Vince grabbed the microphone and simply said that Heyman was the epitome of the Alliance - because this Sunday at Survivor Series, the Alliance will choke! Tazz walked away with Vince as Heyman laid unsonscious in the ring.
Jim Ross came out to provide color commentary with Michael Cole for the remainder of the show.
The next match was the Wolfpack against Booker T and Test.
In the arena, Booker T's theme hits and he and Test make their way to the ring...WHEN THEY'RE ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY THE WOLFPACK! Jackal and Bladewolf beat down Booker T and Test, stomping away on them before Bladewolf brings out his baseball bat...AND CRACKS TEST IN THE HEAD WITH IT!
"What a shot to the skull!" Cole exclaimed.
"The Wolfpack are issuing payback on Booker T and Test for Monday night." JR said.
Jackal sends Test over the barricade while he and Bladewolf roll Booker T into the ring and the referee just calls for the bell to begin the match.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
The Wolfpack stomp away on Booker T before Bladewolf picks him up and hits a backbreaker, allowing Jackal to rebound off the ropes and hits a elbow drop to the chest. Bladewolf grabs Booker T and lifts him onto his shoulders while Jackal rebounds off the ropes...AND DROPKICKS BOOKER T IN THE HEAD!
"That gotta hurt!" Cole shouted.
Bladewolf and Jackal see Test coming and quickly attack him, stomping away viciously and angrily, pissed off they lost the Tag Team titles again. Jackal lifts Bladewolf onto his shoulders in a powerbomb position while Bladewolf goes to the top rope, preparing to hit their finisher, which they call The Wolfpack's Wrath, which is the Neckbreaker/Powerbomb combo, Bladewolf leaps off the top turnbuckle...AND THEY HIT THE WOLFPACK'S WRATH!
BLADEWOLF HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THREE! THE WOLFPACK WINS!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Omen in the Sky plays as the Wolfpack stands tall and look down at the two men they just destroyed, sending a message to the Alliance before they leave the ring and head up the ramp as Booker T and Test recover from the beating.
Next chapter is Survivor Series.
