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SmackDown: 7/6/2001

SmackDown was live at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. SmackDown began with news that Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho would defend the Tag Team Championship later in the night against Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mr. McMahon!

SmackDown opened with a King of the Ring qualifying match, as the defending King of the Ring - Kurt Angle - took on Hardcore Holly. At one point, Angle went for a moonsault - the same move he used to break Holly's arm last June! But this time, Holly got his knees up. Moments later, however, your Olympic Hero finished off the "Big Shot" with the Angle slam to advance to the King of the Ring tournament for the second year in a row!

Backstage, in the locker room of the Brothers of Destruction, the Undertaker was pacing back and fourth in front of Bladewolf and Kane, the latter who was tying up his boots, and the former sitting with his arms crossed.

Someone has been stalking the Undertaker's wife and Vince implied that Shane was the stalker.

In frustration, Undertaker punched one of the lockers.

Kane looked at him. "Man, will you take it easy?"

"Man, I can't take this waiting." Undertaker says as he goes for the exit.

"Where you going?" Bladewolf asked.

"I'm going out to the parking lot and wait for Shane." Undertaker answered. "And when he gets here, I'm gonna ask him some questions. And if doesn't answer right, I'm gonna jack his shit up!"

Undertaker left as Bladewolf and Kane shared a look. "That don't sound good." Kane said and Bladewolf nodded in agreement.

Stone Cold Steve Austin then marched to the ring, and the World Wrestling Federation Champion said that after everything he'd done for the sports-entertainment industry, he did not deserve to have the crowd throw trash at him. Austin said he was no ordinary superstar, and that he was beyond being a legend and an icon. The Rattlesnake said he was a World Wrestling Federation god!

Austin talked about having sold more merchandise, more tickets and more Pay-Per-Views than anyone in the history of the business. But the Rattlesnake said that as successful as he was, he was still in a bad mood tonight. Stone Cold said he was thinking back to the May 21 RAW, when Triple H cost him the Tag Team Championship in what Austin called an act of selfishness. Austin said he deserved to once again be one half of the Tag Team Champions. Austin promised that he and Mr. McMahon would win the Tag Championship on SmackDown! because they deserved it, and because there was no one who could stop them.

Backstage, Spike Dudley and Molly Holly were about to have their first kiss, when Perry Saturn came over and stuck his head between them! Spike and Molly each kissed Perry on the cheek, before opening their eyes and realizing what they had done! Saturn mumbled for a bit, and as Spike and Molly walked away, Saturn screamed, "You're welcome!"

In his locker room, Mr. McMahon spoke on the phone, and promised the person on the other end that he and Austin would win the Tag Team Championship. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and William Regal and Tajiri entered. Regal sent Tajiri out of the room, as he had some very important news for the Federation chairman. Regal told Mr. McMahon that the "WCW 1" limo was circling outside, and security was making sure that Shane could get nowhere near the arena. Mr.

McMahon said to let Shane in - because the Undertaker no doubt had some questions for the Boy Wonder!

In a match for the Light Heavyweight Championship, Jeff Hardy challenged Jerry Lynn. A high-flying affair ended when Jeff scored the Swanton Bomb and pinned Lynn to become the new Light Heavyweight Champion!

Next, more footage aired of the Undertaker's wife, Sara, from the mysterious stalker.

As the Undertaker waited in the parking lot, the "WCW 1" limo pulled in. Taker opened the door, looking for Shane. Instead, he found someone else - who was unseen by the camera - who he told to come back some other time to become famous. Taker then walked away from the limo and continued looking for Shane.

Elsewhere, Spike and Molly were about to kiss again when Tajiri accidentally crashed into Spike, spilling his popcorn everywhere! Tajiri screamed at the couple in Japanese, and Spike and Molly decided to go somewhere a little more private.

In his locker room, Stone Cold Steve Austin told Debra that it was eating him up to see Benoit and Jericho as the Tag Team Champions. He promised that he and Vince would win the championship on SmackDown!

Former tag-team partners - and former best friends - met up next for the Intercontinental Championship, as Kane defended against X-Pac. Albert and Justin Credible tried to interject themselves into the bout, but Kane fought them off.

At one point, the Big Red Machine flew from the top rope to the outside, taking out X-Pac and Albert! Kane retained his title, pinning X-Pac after a powerbomb. After the bout, all three members of X-Factor attacked the Big Red Machine. Kane fought off X-Pac and Justin, but then Albert planted Kane with a monstrous Baldobomb!

Chris Jericho was getting dressed when Mick Foley entered his locker room and apologized for what happened on RAW. Foley said he felt like it was his fault that Y2J wasn't the Federation Champion, and he gave Y2J a copy of "Foley is Good" as an apology gift. Jericho told Mick not to worry about it, and he politely asked Mick to stay out of his matches, because when he became Federation Champion, he wanted to do it on his own.

Commissioner William Regal then sauntered to the ring. The commish said he was in a foul mood, because he said the Federation had been disgraced by Mick Foley. Regal reminded Foley that Foley was no longer the commissioner - Regal was. Regal demanded to be treated with respect. He said he was a man of honor, and a man of honor should not have his throat violated by a "bloody tube sock." Regal said he was a far better commissioner than Foley ever was, and that William Shakespeare would be turning over in his grave if he knew Mick Foley was a No. 1 best-selling author.

Foley could take no more - the sounds of screeching tires filled the arena, and the Hardcore Legend headed to the stage! As the crowd chanted "Foley!," Mick called Regal a horse's ass! Mick said that when he was commissioner, the Federation was fun to watch. Foley said he would besmirch Regal in that very ring, right here at the University of North Dakota!

Regal screamed for security to throw Foley out of the arena, and as cops came to the stage, Foley told Regal to have a nice day!

Foley was then escorted out, and Regal said that Foley wasn't good - Foley was gone!

Shane McMahon was walking backstage when he ran into Test. Test congratulated Shane on the WCW invasion, and Shane asked Test if he had seen the Undertaker. The Boy Wonder said he had a few things to clear up with the Deadman.

In tag-team action, the Dudley Boyz took on Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko. During the match, Malenko was in trouble, but Saturn wasn't on the apron waiting for a tag - he was staggering around ringside, and even stopped at the bell table to admire the Dudleyz' sunglasses! The Dudleys soon did the "wassap!" on Malenko, and a confused Saturn put on Bubba Ray's glasses and did the "wassap!" on his own partner! Saturn then grabbed the mic and told D-Von to get the muffins! Saturn then told D-Von "you're welcome," and the Dudleys hit Saturn with a 3-D for the pinfall win!

As Spike and Molly again tried to have their first kiss, Kaientai busted in and broke it up - because they are evil! Spike and Molly again walked away, looking for some place more private.

Shane was shown walking down a corridor backstage when he spotted Kane and the Bladewolf coming around the corner and ran up to them. "Hey! Kane, bladewolf, listen guys, I need to talk to your big brother, the Undertaker. This thing's way out of control, I-"

Undertaker suddenly grabs him from behind and tosses him into the door. "Are you looking for me?! You better start talking right now!" Undertaker grabs Shane and tosses him into the wall and holds him against it, slamming him against it repeatedly. "You better start talking!"

Bladewolf and Kane pull Undertaker off Shane and shove him back. "Enough! listen to me, big brother, LISTEN!" Bladewolf said as he keeps Undertaker back from Shane. "He had nothing to do with it! I can smell deceit when I smell it and I smell it right now"

"Shane is telling the truth!" Kane said as he and Bladeowlf keep Undertaker from going near Shane. "He's telling the truth!"

"I don't know... I didn't do anything." Shane said as he crawled away.

Undertaker drove his fist into a wall, obviously irate at not knowing who was stalking his wife...

And now we're in the Undertaker's wife's stalker storyline... which wasn't a favourite of mine, but I liked it either way. I get plans changed after Triple H got injured and so the ending of the Brothers of Destruction vs Two-Man power Trip had to be scrapped for something else.