[WWE theme music playing]
[music fades]
[indistinct chatter]
You know you was a little short last night, right?
I want you to get out there and play that room like I told you.
They have my money for me tonight. You got that? Now you get busy.
Now get on out there. And bring me some grape back.
You know I don't like lime. Come on.
Olé! Whoo!
[laughs]
I'm feeling good, ese. 'Cause you know why, man?
It's not just a scary night because it's Halloween, homes.
Why is it scary, ese?
Because tonight, I'm gonna carve my initials, L.H.,
on Kurt Angle.
[speaking Spanish]
Ese, while you're at it, you can put a "C" in there for Chavo, all right?
[speaking Spanish]
Ah!
Yeah!
-Tajiri, what's up, man? -I'm all right.
I'm going to score!
Oh!
[Stephanie] Ladies and gentlemen, if I can have your attention, please.
Welcome to the SmackDown Halloween party.
Now, I know that people are just showing up and there's a lot more to arrive,
but I figured I'd make this announcement early.
Tonight's main event, in the spirit of Halloween,
will feature a man who wears a mask
365 days out of the year.
Tonight's main event will feature Brock Lesnar versus…
-Rey Mysterio. -[crowd cheering]
[man] Whoa!
[all cheering]
-Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! -That's right!
Gracias. Thank you.
Hey, hey, please, please.
[indistinct chatter]
Take care of business.
[Marilyn Manson's "The Beautiful People" playing]
♪ The beautiful people ♪
♪ Hey, you, what do you see? ♪
♪ Something beautiful, something free? ♪
♪ Hey, you, are you trying to be mean? ♪
♪ If you live with apes man It's hard to be clean ♪
[fireworks]
[Cole] It's the SmackDown Halloween, WWE style.
Welcome to the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside, and, Tazz, trick or treat?
[Tazz] Are you in line? The freaks are out tonight!
And tonight in the Trick or Treat Match, it's Torrie versus Dawn Marie.
[Cole] And Torrie and Dawn Marie in the Trick or Treat Match
are gonna be competing in the Trick or Treat Pit
filled with chocolate and who knows what else.
Plus tonight, it's Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero one-on-one.
What a Halloween on SmackDown.
♪ You think you know me ♪
["Never Gonna Stop" by Rob Zombie playing]
♪ Yeah, my Durango, number 95 ♪
♪ Take me to the home… ♪
[Cole] Oh, and what a match to kick things off.
Edge is going one-on-one with "The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit.
♪ Step back and watch it flow, yeah ♪
-♪ Never gonna stop me… ♪ -[bell ringing]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring, from Toronto, Ontario,
weighing in at 241 pounds,
Edge!
-[Cole] What are you reading? -[Tazz] Check it out, Cole.
Edge is featured right here, man, in the new WWE Magazine.
This bad boy is on sale right now. And "the future is now," right there.
[Cole] Yeah, the future now with Edge in SmackDown.
Anybody see him dressed up as Napoleon Bonaparte
-in this Halloween party? -Who the hell, Napoleon what?
I'm in orange and black, it's Halloween.
["Whatever" by Our Lady Peace playing]
[Tony] And from Edmonton, Alberta, weighing in at 229 pounds,
one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Chris Benoit.
[Cole] What a special night.
Chris Benoit and Edge to go one-on-one to kick us off.
Plus later on, Benoit's tag team partner, Kurt Angle,
meets Eddie Guerrero, and as we heard early on from the witch,
well, the general manager dressed as a witch, Stephanie McMahon,
Brock Lesnar, the WWE Champion, is going to meet Rey Mysterio,
Edge's sometime tag team partner, here tonight.
Oh, this should be a hell of a matchup.
Chris Benoit and Edge kicking us off on SmackDown.
Ooh.
[Tazz] Nice arm drag right there by Edge. Benoit going for a side headlock.
This is gonna be a great matchup, as you pointed out.
Lesnar and Mysterio, that will be off the hook.
[Cole] Nice takedown by Chris Benoit and Edge reverses it quickly,
continues to have the armbar on Chris Benoit.
Keep in mind, Tazz, Edge and Rey Mysterio
are the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team Titles.
Those titles held by Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Yeah, reluctant Tag Team Champions
-we have here on SmackDown. -And look at Benoit.
[Tazz] With drop toeholds going on for the front headlock,
reversal by Edge, nice. Nice mat work by Edge.
The Edge Army digs it.
[Cole] Well, if you are Edge, how do you combat Chris Benoit
in a one-on-one matchup like this?
[Tazz] Stay away from any kind of attack to the head and shoulder,
because that Crossface by the Wolverine is deadly.
[Cole] Benoit with those knees driven into the gut of Edge, and then the left hand.
Oh! And another right from Chris Benoit to Edge.
[Tazz] Benoit's hitting Edge so hard he hurt his own hand.
[Cole] And Benoit quickly-- takedown on Edge.
You talked about the reluctant Tag Team Champions,
Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle.
It's well-documented that those two don't like each other,
but they're champions nonetheless
and when they're in the ring competing as a tag team,
Stephanie McMahon's stipulation still in place,
Benoit and Angle cannot get physical with one another.
Here's Benoit, over the top,
and Edge with a knee to the gut, taking down The Rabid Wolverine.
[Tazz] Yeah, right in the breadbasket, well-placed high knee.
Look like a awesome Halloween party going on in the back
set up by Stephanie McMahon here tonight.
Did you see Tajiri? He's supposed to be like, uh--
Who's he supposed to be?
-Like [indistinct] or something? -[Cole] Said he's gonna score.
[Tazz] Score? That's hockey.
[Cole] Oh, and Benoit's head off the top turnbuckles.
Look at Edge continuing to work on the midsection,
the ribs of "The Rabid Wolverine," Chris Benoit.
[Tazz] A good call there. I mean, Edge got a game plan,
-it's obvious, working out the ribs. -Oh!
Maybe setting him up for that Spear. A shot to the head.
[Cole] No trick-or-treat about that shot from Edge on this… Ooh!
…SmackDown Halloween party.
[Tazz] Those chops are deadly by the Wolverine, man.
[grunts]
[Cole] Oh, another big matchup tonight, we failed to mention,
The Big Show will take on Rikishi.
A match that Rikishi challenged The Big Show to.
Huge score to settle for Rikishi here tonight
against the man, The Big Show,
who will meet Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title
in two and a half weeks at Survivor Series.
-Rikishi is very rarely under-- -Look at this, cover by Edge,
-hook of the leg and a kickout. -Rikishi is very rarely undersized,
but in a matchup against The Big Show he will be undersized.
[Cole] And Edge continues to hammer away on "The Rabid Wolverine"
Chris Benoit who was tossed through the second rope.
[Tazz] I like this. This is a little bit more of a mean streak…
Mean streak or aggressive streak in Edge right now.
I'm digging it.
[Cole] Well, Edge looking to make a statement here tonight.
He realizes-- Oh! Benoit is dropped on the barricade.
Edge realizes he and Mysterio will meet Benoit and Angle
somewhere down the road for those WWE Tag Titles.
And what a night to make an impression on Benoit,
as Edge quickly into the ring, hooks the outside leg of Benoit,
who gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] Chris Benoit is triple-tough and Edge knows that.
It's tough to pin The Rabid Wolverine.
[Cole] And also tonight, Tazz, we're going to be talking about this
throughout the evening-- the WWE, as you learned Monday night on Raw,
has indeed signed Scott Steiner, "Big Poppa Pump,"
in a bidding war that's underway between SmackDown and Raw.
We're gonna talk all about that throughout the rest of the program.
[Tazz] Very exciting time for WWE, signing Steiner.
[Cole] And Edge with those shots to the midsection and the ribs,
yet again, of Chris Benoit.
You know, we always talk about Edge as a tag team competitor,
but he's had some major single success as well.
[Tazz] Those shots, Chris Benoit on the attack…
ripping his pec apart a bit.
[Cole] Look at Edge, hanging Benoit up on that top rope.
[Tazz] Right back to the ribs, man.
Right back on those ribs. I dig the game plan.
[Cole] And, Edge, oh, went for the baseball slide.
-[Tazz] Counter. Counter. -Chris Benoit with a shot to the shoulder.
[Tazz] Right on the back of the deltoid.
Just clubbing blows across the shoulder and arm of Edge.
[Cole] And again, if you weak in the shoulder--
Oh, wow!
Benoit clipping Edge's shoulder with that dropkick.
[Tazz] What a shot! I mean, Edge
trying to get the feeling back in his arm.
[Cole] And I'll tell you, you know, you work on that shoulder of Edge,
Chris Benoit weakening his opponent perhaps with a Crossface,
the submission maneuver by Benoit.
The cover by Edge, who grabs the bottom rope.
[Tazz] No reason to, you know,
exert any energy and kick out if you're near the ropes.
Edge was smart using some mat sense there.
-It looks like right now, Benoit… -[Edge screaming]
[Tazz] There it is, that shoulder, left shoulder, ladies and gentlemen,
getting worn down by Chris Benoit.
[Cole] Well, you know, Chris Benoit's tag team partner, Kurt Angle,
the man who originally injured Edge's shoulder back over the summer--
[Tazz] What do you think? You think maybe, you know,
maybe Angle buzzed Chris Benoit?
[Cole] Well, that's if they're even on talking terms.
[Tazz] Well, that's strategy, ring strategy.
Maybe Angle and Benoit talk about strategy.
[Cole] Remember, Angle and Benoit were in a one-on-one matchup
last week but they couldn't agree over
who would get the Championship Tag Team Trophy
that was presented to them by Stephanie McMahon.
And look at Edge.
[Tazz] Edge's eye, getting a little raspberry under his eye there,
which is a great strategy by Chris Benoit with that armbar,
modified armbar on Edge.
[Cole] Again, Chris Benoit's submission move is the Crossface.
If he weakens the shoulder it allows the Crossface to take more of an effect.
[Tazz] Right there-- Oh! Right there on the floor and arm drag, great counter.
Oh, running elbow right there by Chris Benoit.
[Cole] And Chris Benoit, he's so smart inside the ring and outside the ring.
He turned this match around when Edge went for the baseball slide
and all Benoit did was side-step it.
When he realized he had the advantage in the matchup,
Benoit has been on a relentless attack since then.
[Tazz] That's what Benoit's so good at. If he can't make you
make a mistake, he waits for you, you know, just to mess up yourself.
[indistinct dialogue]
[Cole] Chris Benoit, as Edge bounces off the mat.
Here's the cover by Benoit, hooks the leg and a kickout.
You can see that Edge is bleeding perhaps from the mouth.
[Tazz] Either the mouth or the nose, we couldn't really see it there.
Right there, right in the nose.
[Cole] And Edge looks like he is down and out.
As Benoit, as you mentioned, so dangerous in this type of aspect here,
as he becomes methodical on the attack of Edge.
[Tazz] Chris Benoit ain't the type of guy to lighten up
once he sees a little blood, and Edge is tough as hell.
Edge… Nice drop toehold.
Oh.
[Cole] The Rabid Wolverine did a dropkick to the shoulder.
And at this point, Edge has--
seems like he's starting to lose some feeling down that left arm.
[Tazz] Oh, Chris Benoit, sadistically brilliant.
I really enjoy the style of Chris Benoit.
[Cole] Snap suplex, quickly into the cover on Edge,
but Edge kicks out, Benoit failed to hook the leg.
[Tazz] But you got to respect the toughness of Edge.
You got to. Edge ain't never got quit.
[Cole] Edge perhaps with a-- maybe even a broken nose.
And Benoit continues this assault.
[Tazz] That's what happens in between those ropes, Cole.
That's what happens. You know, let it all go, man.
[Cole] Edge whipped into the corner.
Once again, down to the mat.
-And look at Benoit. -Nice leg drop.
His expression rarely changing.
He's all focus, all business inside the ring,
especially when he has a-- his opponent's reeling.
[Tazz] Yeah, Chris Benoit's got machine-like emotions.
Oh!
-[Cole] Machines don't have emotions. -That's my point. And it's… Ooh.
[Cole] Shot by Benoit to the chest of Edge,
echoing through the Van Andel Arena.
Oh, and an elbow as Edge tries to battle back.
[Tazz] Right there, Benoit's over-aggressiveness,
you know, caught him that time.
Oh.
[Cole] And the right hands from Benoit to Edge.
Vicious assault by The Rabid Wolverine.
[Tazz] Going for belly-to-belly off the second turnbuckle.
[Cole] And Edge with the clubbing blows to the back trying to counter Benoit.
[Tazz] He did it.
[Cole] Here goes Benoit, a desperation counter by Edge.
Can Edge capitalize?
[Tazz] Both men are down, both men are hurting.
[Cole] Edge and Benoit are reeling.
Who's gonna come out on top of this matchup?
Momentums could shift, next.
[Cole] We are back on this special Halloween edition of SmackDown,
Edge and Benoit in a hell of a matchup.
-[Tazz] He's flying! -Oh, and he went for the jump kick.
-Benoit… -[Tazz] Crossface!
[Cole] …into the Crossface.
Can Benoit lock it in? But Edge, fighting for his life,
makes it to the ropes.
[Tazz chuckles]
[Cole] Let's show you what happened, some action during the break.
A wicked Spear from Edge to Benoit.
[Tazz] Yeah, look at that, look at the impact… Bam! Right in the gut.
Right back to those ribs.
But Edge's shoulder-- It's a German!
[Cole] Oh! And Benoit has those hands wrapped around the waist of Edge,
and another German suplex.
[Tazz] And the impact's riding up the upper back and the shoulder.
[Cole] And another German suplex.
Edge had a bit of a flurry off that Spear,
but the missed missile dropkick
allowed Chris Benoit to gain control,
and Benoit may be climbing to the top rope.
[Tazz] Benoit saying that's it, man, turn out the lights,
the Wolverine's gonna fly.
-Here we go! -[Cole] …but nobody home.
Edge had the ring presence to roll out of the way at the last moment.
Both men are down, center of the ring.
[Tazz] Edge, scouting The Rabid Wolverine, had enough strength to get out the way.
[Cole] Two of the best Superstars in the WWE today
locked in a heck of a battle here tonight on SmackDown.
Edge and Chris Benoit. Referee Brian Hebner at five.
Which man will make it to his feet first?
Which man will capture the momentum of the matchup?
Seven!
[Tazz] It's a battle out here. Here we go, chop for chop.
[Cole] Oh, and Benoit sees the opening.
-[Tazz] Shoulder, and a-- -Benoit hung up on the top turnbuckle.
Edge… the cover.
He's got him and Benoit kicked out.
We see Benoit's neck snapping back.
Remember Chris Benoit's neck injury
that kept him out of action for almost a year.
Uh-oh. Look out, Chris Benoit looked like he was going for the Crossface.
-[Tazz] Face plant! -Edge!
[Tazz] Edge on top, he might get it.
[Cole] Hold, hooks the leg. Benoit just gets the shoulder up.
But look at Edge, again favoring the left arm and shoulder
that Benoit worked on early in the matchup.
[Tazz] It's the fourth quarter right now, Cole,
and both men know that.
Who's gonna suck it up and take this-- Oh!
[Cole] Benoit whipped off ropes and face-first goes Benoit again.
And Edge beginning to build momentum here.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah. Spear time, Spear time. Edge is calling for it.
[Cole] Edge is stalking Benoit.
[Tazz] How about that injured shoulder, though? Can Edge do it?
[Cole] Went for the Spear, Benoit countered, Crossface.
Edge has nowhere to go.
[Tazz] Right in the middle of the ring, just about.
[Cole] Edge desperately trying to make it to that bottom rope
as Chris Benoit pulls Edge back toward the center.
[Tazz] Trying to keep--
Edge is trying to keep the legs in front of him
so he won't have as much leverage. Roll.
[Cole] And a roll through, but Benoit kept the Crossface hooked.
Will Edge tap out?
Edge desperately grabbing referee Brian Hebner.
[Tazz] Trying to hang on, trying to get to those ropes.
It's a fight, it's a battle. What the hell?
[Cole] Wait a minute, it's Kurt Angle!
Angle just pulled Benoit out of the Crossface.
They're Tag Team Champions.
-[Tazz] Look at this. -[Cole] A baseball slide.
Benoit's head banging off the skull of Angle.
[Tazz] What a collision by the Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] What is Kurt Angle doing?
I mean, Angle and Benoit,
they don't like each other, but…
[Tazz] Chris Benoit had the match won and Edge is on the top turnbuckle.
[Cole] Edge on the top rope, perched like a bird, who's gonna fly.
-Oh. -[Cole] Taking out Angle.
Benoit ducked underneath the clothesline.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle ate it.
[Cole] And Chris Benoit looks to take advantage.
Head Spear.
[Cole] Head Spear, the impact, the cover, hook of the leg, it's over.
-[bell ringing] -Edge beats Benoit.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Edge.
[Cole] But the story here, Kurt Angle,
Chris Benoit's tag team partner, just screwed Benoit.
[Tazz] "Screwed" is an understatement.
I mean, look at-- Did you see that smirk right there of Kurt Angle?
Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit's tag team partner,
just threw a monkey wrench into Wolverine's game plan.
[Cole] Well, Benoit and Angle may be tag team champions,
but they can't stand each other.
-Kurt Angle cost Benoit the matchup. -Look at these men meet right here.
[Cole] Edge with a baseball slide. Skull to skull.
[Tazz] Damn near knocked both men out.
And Benoit having the presence of mind
to get out of the way. Kurt Angle ate Edge's crossbody.
But the Spear by Edge would finish Chris Benoit.
Benoit had the Crossface locked in.
If it wasn't for Kurt Angle, Benoit may have won this matchup.
♪ All right stop Collaborate and listen ♪
♪ Ice is back with a new proposition ♪
♪ Your position is that of a failure ♪
♪ I'm gonna nail you To Jamie Noble's trailer ♪
♪ And then I dare you to run around And cause a scare ♪
♪ Give people the shakes And make them change their underwear ♪
♪ I'm on top It's my fault that you're under there ♪
♪ You wanna bear? Have Baldo shave his back hair ♪
♪ I'm fast, I got to go It's been a blast ♪
♪ Came out the locker room Stole Rey Mysterio's mask ♪
♪ Tried to get 'Taker's cast But it was plastered on too tight ♪
♪ Peace, I got to go About to hotwire his bike ♪
♪ Word life ♪
That's horrible! Come on.
-He was good. -Horrible.
He's a rapper. That was good.
[Torrie] Hi, guys, what's going on?
[crowd cheering]
How you doing? Nice outfit.
-Hi, Torrie. Torrie! -Ugh!
-Oh, I got a new girl. Trust me. -Uh-huh, great.
[indistinct chatter]
[man] Uh, I'll take one of those.
Hi, lady. Hello, lady.
-Oh! -Oh, handsome, how are you?
-My mistake, my mistake… -No, you're not going anywhere.
[indistinct chatter]
Al, honey. Looks like you got here just in time.
Hey!
[Tazz] Oh my God!
[Cole] That's Torrie's dad, Al Wilson, with Dawn Marie!
[Tazz] What the hell is going on?
[Cole] Well, I'll tell you what's gonna go on later tonight.
Dawn Marie and Torrie in a Trick or Treat Match
-inside that chocolate pit. -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Cole] Hey, it's the SmackDown Halloween party in full swing.
Not all tricks but some treats because still to come,
Torrie and Dawn in a chocolate pit.
Brock Lesnar meets Rey Mysterio,
and Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero, one-on-one.
And even our fans are having fun on this Halloween Night.
-Hey, it's Elvis. -[Tazz] Hey!
[Cole] Well, folks, moments ago, the personal animosity
between Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit exploded.
[Tazz] You ain't kidding.
And after this, I mean, Chris Benoit just got thrown out of his rhythm,
couldn't get back into the groove.
Had the match won and then right here you just see Edge, bingo, big Head Spear.
[Cole] Yeah, Edge had capitalized, but Kurt Angle got what he wanted.
He screwed Chris Benoit out of a victory in this matchup.
-And look at Angle, laughing about it. -[Tazz] Big kick out of it, big kick.
-[music playing] -[inaudible conversations]
[door slams open]
[Benoit] Hold it! Hold it!
[music stops]
-Have you seen Angle? -No.
Huh?
-You seen Kurt Angle? -Huh?
Angle?
The hell you laughing at, boy?
Angle?
Angle!
[door slams open]
-[Tazz] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
-Hey, Brock. Happy Halloween, man. -Who are you supposed to be?
Who am I?
I'm the WWE Champion, that's who.
[inaudible muttering]
[Heyman] Brock, let me talk to you for a minute.
I have been trying to figure out how to address this with you all week
'cause it's been eating me up inside.
You know, when I was a kid,
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had a boxing match,
and they called it the "Thrilla in Manila."
And the match was so brutal, so violent,
that it beat the greatness out of both men.
Neither man was ever the same.
Well, this year's equivalent of the "Thrilla in Manila"
is called "Hell in a Cell."
And the two participants were The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar.
Now, I saw The Undertaker last week. He wasn't the same man
that he was walking into that cell.
And Brock, Brock, you're not the same man either.
We don't know the damage that that cell did to you yet.
You won't go for any kind of tests.
Brock, you wanna go, go, go. You wanna take on The Big Show.
And, Brock, he's 7'0" tall,
and he's 500 pounds,
and I know that you wanna manhandle this guy to prove it to yourself
that you can, but, Brock, you can't manhandle The Big Show,
and you can't suplex him, he's too big.
And I don't think you can get him up for an F-5.
And if you can't manhandle The Big Show, and you can't suplex The Big Show,
and you can't F-5 The Big Show, Brock…
Brock, you can't beat The Big Show.
[crowd booing]
And I know that's not an assessment that you wanna hear
but it's what you pay me for,
and it's why people like me
make decisions for people like you.
[sighs]
♪ Well, it is The Big Show ♪
[Cole] And that right there, ladies and gentlemen,
is the reason for the next matchup.
Rikishi has challenged this man.
["Crank It Up" by Brand New Sin playing]
[bell rings]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, weighing in at 500 pounds,
The Big Show.
[Cole] At 7'2", 500 pounds,
it's The Big Show in the driver's seat.
The Big Show has talked the inexperienced champion
Brock Lesnar into granting him a title match
at Survivor Series on November 17.
[Tazz] Hey, Cole, look.
It's simple, man, The Big Show came into SmackDown last week in a rage.
["U Look Fly Today" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tony] And weighing in at 350 pounds, Rikishi.
[Cole] Rikishi was one of the victims of that rage.
The Undertaker was the other.
The Big Show chokeslamming The Undertaker off the stage to the equipment below.
And Big Show wasting little time going to work on Rikishi.
But Rikishi with a score to settle here tonight.
[Tazz] And here The Big Show trying to manhandle the 353-pound Rikishi.
[Cole] And a right kick, Big Show knocked through the second rope by Rikishi,
but The Big Show is still on his feet.
And Rikishi stalking The Big Show. Look out.
-[Tazz] Oh! -Back-first into the steel post.
Big Show is now angry.
-[Cole] Oh! -[crowd gasps]
[Tazz] Like getting hit with a big flying pan.
[Cole] A giant slap.
Well, here's the man, The Big Show,
who tossed The Undertaker off that stage like he was a sack of potatoes,
a man who put the Undertaker into a hospital for two days.
[Tazz] The Big Show made a statement last week, Cole.
He left Raw and he came to SmackDown with a purpose.
A massive head hitting Rikishi.
[Cole] Well, Big Show was traded from Raw to SmackDown.
We still don't know who SmackDown's General Manager Stephanie McMahon
gave up to get The Big Show, but Big Show is a great deal.
-Oh, boy! And that is why. -[Tazz] Rikishi getting turned inside out.
[Cole] And is Paul Heyman correct when he makes the statement--
Wait a minute, the cover by Big Show on Rikishi,
who just gets the shoulder up.
But is Paul Heyman correct, when he sits there and he looks the champion,
Brock Lesnar, in the eyes-- Big Show rips the turnbuckle pads…
-Two of them. -…off the turnbuckles.
When Paul Heyman asked the question, actually makes the statement,
"Brock Lesnar, you can't beat The Big Show."
[Tazz] I mean, Paul Heyman might be making some sense. Look at this!
[Cole] Oh, Rikishi into the exposed steel.
Five hundred pounds driven into a 350-pound Rikishi.
-Again, folks, Rikishi's 350 pounds. -[Tazz laughing]
[Tazz] Look at this. Look at how powerful--
I mean, Rikishi is 350 pounds.
Rikishi is a main event star who's being manhandled
by The Big Show, "The Bad Giant."
[Cole] Will The Big Show be able to manhandle Brock Lesnar?
Are we looking at the next WWE Champion?
-Paul Heyman made some good points. -[Tazz] Yes, he did.
[Cole] How in the world is Brock Lesnar gonna be able to suplex this man?
How is Brock Lesnar gonna be able to F-5 this man?
-[Tazz] Look at the eyes. -[Cole] Look at the intensity in his eyes.
[Tazz] Oh, my God.
Rikishi's going up for a ride.
[Cole] 350 pounds driven to the mat with one hand.
The Big Show makes a statement.
♪ Well, well, it's The Big Show ♪
[Tony] Here is your winner, The Big Show.
[Tazz] I know what Heyman sees.
He sees a different Big Show,
a driven, focused, motivated giant,
a different Big Show.
[Cole] Take another look at the ease The Big Show
brought 350 pounds of Rikishi into the mat.
[Tazz] Rikishi looking damn near like a regular-size man next to The Big Show.
Right there, that was it. Good night, Irene, via the chokeslam.
♪ …you'll know The Big Show ♪
Hey, Brock, I know you're back there watching.
What I just did to Rikishi
is only a taste of what you can expect at Survivor Series.
Maybe you can't wait, Brock.
Why don't you come on down here?
And I'll show you face-to-face what I'm capable of.
Hey, I'll be right here waiting…
little man.
[Cole] Wow. The Big Show has called out the WWE Champ.
No, Brock, please! Brock, please!
Brock, please don't go.
Brock, if you go out there, it's gonna be the biggest mistake you'll ever make.
Brock, please, just listen to me.
I got all night long.
[crowd cheering]
And hear me,
SmackDown will not continue until you come out here.
Now, maybe you're a little scared after what I did to Undertaker last week.
And while we're waiting,
let's roll the footage of what I did
to the so-called American Badass.
[Cole] This was last Thursday on SmackDown.
The Undertaker was ambushed, attacked from behind
by the 7'2", 500-pound Big Show.
And watch the ease at which The Big Show would toss The Undertaker off the stage.
[Tazz] Spine-first, Cole.
Spine-first right onto the equipment area. Devastating.
[Cole] I mean, The Undertaker is 6'10", 325 pounds,
and Big Show tossed him on that like he was a rag doll.
[man] Okay. On three. One, two, three.
[Cole] Big Show wanted to make an impact and did he ever,
his first night on SmackDown.
[chuckles] That was nice.
Now, Brock, you wanna talk about physical dominance.
Last week, in a matter of seconds,
I accomplished something that you couldn't do in eight weeks.
I took out The Undertaker.
[crowd cheering and booing]
When I had The Undertaker over my head
and he was screaming like a little child,
I thought of you, Brock.
Because you are a child.
You think you can do anything you want to.
But take it from somebody that knows about being the Next Big Thing.
When you least suspect it,
reality will walk up and slap you in the face.
And your reality is a seven-foot tall,
500-pound giant.
Brock, you can't beat me.
I know it.
These people know it.
Even your own manager knows it.
Everybody knows it but you.
You see, you can't beat The Big Show.
You can't beat Paul Wight.
You can't beat a giant.
["Next Big Thing" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tazz] Oop, here comes the pain.
[Cole] It's the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar.
And he has no reason to come out here!
[Tazz] Oh, no, he doesn't, you're right. Look at the eyes of the champion.
Lesnar, full of confidence, feels like the world can't stop him.
Brock don't sweat nobody.
-[Cole] Lesnar is competitive in nature. -[Tazz] That's right.
[Cole] But look at the size difference between these two men.
[Tazz] Lesnar is 6'4", man, 294 pounds.
But look at Show.
[crowd cheering and chanting]
[man shouting] Go home, Brock!
Show, I wanna let you know something.
I agree with you on one thing, you are a giant.
That's right.
[indistinct dialogue]
You're a giant piece of--
[loud cheering]
[bleep]
You know, Champ…
I've been advised not to beat your ass until Survivor Series,
when I take your title.
[Tazz] Advised?
You know, last week,
I did something to Undertaker that's never been done before.
And tonight, I'm gonna do something to you that's never been done before.
♪ Well, well, it's The Big Show ♪
[Cole] An ominous threat from The Big Show
to the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar doesn't care about threats,
he's in the ring with his Championship Title,
wanting to fight The Big Show,
but Brock looks, I don't know, a little bit dazzled.
-[Cole] Speaking of looking dazzled. -[Tazz] Yeah.
[Cole] That's Torrie Wilson.
Torrie and Dawn Marie meet in the chocolate pit, next.
[Cole] Al and Dawn are-- Well, they're here together again tonight at the big
Halloween party.
Yes, folks, we are having a SmackDown Halloween party,
and it's time for the big Trick or Treat Match.
Check out some of our fans here on SmackDown.
Yeah.
[bell ringing]
[Tazz] Well, looks like Dawn Marie is making the dead come to life.
-[Cole] Something's coming alive. -The cops are in town.
[Cole] I'd like to get frisked by her, and quick.
[Tazz laughing] Oh, man.
Well, in good ol' Red Hook, the police don't wear patent leather hats.
-That's another story. -[Cole] Hey.
[Tony] The following is a Trick or Treat Match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, Dawn Marie.
[Cole] I'd love to be that whipped cream.
[Tazz] Well, WWE SmackDown is brought to you by Xbox.
This holiday season there's no power greater than the X.
Check it out at Xbox.com.
[Cole] And by JVC Tower of Power,
with 460 watts of mind-numbing sound, dual eight-inch subs, and mp3 playback.
The Tower of Power by JVC.
[Tazz] And by Atari's Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee.
Right.
-[Cole] Oh, my. -Dawn Marie's taking off her shoes.
I'm giving you the play-by-play analysis right now.
-About to jump in the chocolate. -I thought you were the color analyst.
Yeah, but, you know, when there's chocolate involved, I do a play-by-play.
[Tony] And introducing Torrie Wilson.
[Cole] Torrie looks sort of like a dominatrix Heidi.
[Tazz] Looks like a, uh… dominatrix Heidi?
Who the hell is Heidi?
[Cole] It's a Trick or Treat Match, folks,
and I understand that falls count anywhere.
Perhaps even on the announce table.
[Tazz] Well, we just got back from Finland,
so I guess Torrie, you know, picked up a little [indistinct] over there.
[Cole] Hey, by the way, you're wearing orange and black tonight.
Glad to see you dressed up in the Oklahoma State colors.
And look at this, Dawn Marie and Torrie.
-And Torrie wasting little time. -[bell rings]
[Tazz] Now, keep in mind, Dawn Marie showed up here tonight
at this party with Torrie's dad, Al.
And you saw that Al and Dawn Marie were locked in a… well…
-they were kissing last week! -[Tazz] Kissing?
I mean, it looked like Al's tongue had too much caffeine…
-[Cole] Oh, into the chocolate! -[wild cheering]
[Tazz] Oh, is this like a chocolate milk or chocolate?
[Cole] I don't know but I wish Halloween fell on a Thursday every year.
-[Tazz] Oh, nice single-leg by Torrie. -What are you talking about?
[Tazz] Hell of a counter-strike from behind right here.
Rear chinlock by Dawn Marie.
[Cole] Well, nonetheless, if you were Dawn Marie or Torrie in this matchup…
-[Tazz laughing] -There goes the referee.
[Tazz] Well, he likes chocolate, I think. Look at him. He's still in there.
[Cole] If you were in this type of matchup, what would you do?
What would be your strategy?
[Tazz] Well, I wouldn't wear a thong like that.
Oh, a vertical suplex!
That looks-- Oh, my goodness, ladies and gentlemen.
[Cole] It's chocolate milk or milk chocolate or something.
Look at Referee Mike Sparks get an eyeful.
[Tazz] They say it melts in your mouth not in your hand.
-Oh, my! Ha-ha! -[Cole] This is Falls Count Anywhere.
This is not a bra and panties match.
[Tazz] Oh, please, the lens, I'm begging you.
Get some Kleenex on that camera.
Jeez.
[Cole] Oh, man.
-A Halloween tradition. -[Tazz] What about the cake?
-Forget the cake, how about the candy? -[Cole] Trick or Treat.
Oh!
[Tazz] Chop across the chocolate [indistinct].
-[Tazz] Oh, jeez. -[Cole] It's like Halloween in Red Hook.
Oh, yeah? It's a stiff matchup.
[Cole] Um, look at Sparks.
[Tazz] Look at the ref, look at the ref, he's hanging on for dear life.
[Dawn Marie] Get off me
[Cole] I thought he was trying to separate 'em for-- Oh!
[Tazz] Oh, Jeez.
Well, she's a dominatrix, so I guess she's disciplining.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Tazz] This is brutal!
[shrieks]
-Oh! -Oh!
-[Cole] That had to hurt. -Oh, the pin cover.
-[Cole] Falls count anywhere. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Torrie wins. Torrie wins.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Torrie Wilson.
[Cole] Now, there's a first for everything in the WWE, especially on SmackDown.
[Tazz] What about Al? What's Al thinking right now?
[Cole] Well, that was for Al, Torrie did it for her dad.
[Tazz] How do you know?
Look at that.
Torrie looks like the, uh, chick from the Willy Wonka movie.
-[Cole] And Tony Chimel. -Look at Chimel!
-Chimel! -Oh.
-[Tazz] Well, look at Chimel. -[Cole] He likes chocolate.
[Tazz] Look, his George Clooney hair got all screwed up. Look at him.
[Cole] Let's take another look at what happened earlier on
in the Trick or Treat Matchup.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know how you call [indistinct] Cole.
There's chocolate flying around.
There's garter belts. There's, you know, latex.
Beautiful textbook double-leg right there.
[Cole] Shouldn't that be assaulting an officer?
[Tazz] Look at Tony Chimel. Look at that face!
Oh, [indistinct]. Get that suit dry-cleaned.
[Cole] That's the best belly flop I've ever seen.
[Tazz] Well, his belly is big enough.
[Cole laughing]
[indistinct chatter]
Why not?
You're supposed to be my boo.
Wait, stay here a minute.
[indistinct chatter]
Come here!
[overlapping conversations]
["Live for the Moment" by Monster Magnet playing]
Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is here,
and I think what this party needs
is to be injected with a dose of Mattitude.
-[man] What the--? -[all booing]
I see, I should…
[man] You gotta be kidding me.
-Tajiri. -Matt.
Don't you know that you have a match with Matt Hardy tonight?
And you're sitting in here flirting
with Mae and Moolah, versions B.C.?
Have you lost your mind?
They don't have any Mattitude,
and if they ever did, it's definitely dried up by now.
Tajiri, I suggest you get ready
because you're getting ready to have a Mattitude adjustment.
-You can't do that to my boyfriend! -Boyfriend?
-Whoa.
Ha. Don't worry, Marilyn,
I'll send him back after he suffers a very unfortunate Twist of Fate.
-Sorry, I have to go. I… -Oh, wait a minute.
-Mae, Mae. Mae, sit down. -[Tazz] Oh, my God.
Sit down and be a lady, please?
Would you please sit down?
[man] You better--You better come up with one this time, girl, I done lost money.
Keep trying. Come on, girl.
Yeah, whoo! Yeah!
Whoa. How you doing, girl?
-Hey. -Yeah.
Hey, hey, hey. Mamacita.
-[speaking Spanish] -Patróncita.
Oh, oh, that's right.
Almost forgot, you're my boss.
And speaking of that boss, hey, after our [indistinct] tonight,
-me and Chavo… -We, together.
-My boy here. -What?
We want a shot at the Tag Team Titles for sure.
-Tonight. -No doubt about it.
Well, what?
-Yes, no? -I'll think about it. All right?
Why don't you go get ready for your match, okay?
Let's get ready for your match, ese. Come on, let's go.
-Come on! -Zorro is always ready.
Come on, let's go get ready, Zorro.
[rapping] The old man's got a plan. And he's chillin' in the buildin'.
Did I tell you I'm like light beer? I taste great but I'm less fillin'.
What are you trying to tell me?
Okay.
Your dad's in your office and he wants to see you.
-My dad? -Your dad.
Vince McMahon is in your office and he wants to see you.
Are you sure it was him?
He's in your office and he wants to see you.
Damn.
What?
[Cole] Vince is here?
[Tazz] Mr. McMahon is here at SmackDown?
[Cole] I'm sure he's not just here to celebrate Halloween.
["Live For the Moment" by Monster Magnet playing]
♪ I can slap a tornado ♪
[bell rings]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way tonight from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 234 pounds,
Matt Hardy Version 1.0.
[Cole] Matt Hardy is set for action here tonight.
WWE coming to Boston live this Monday night at the Fleet Center.
But, folks, before we head to Boston Monday night,
we'll actually be at Northeastern University in Boston at noon
Monday afternoon.
It's the last SmackDown Your Vote rally of the year 2002,
the day before Election Day.
WWE Superstars are gonna be there in full force
as we encourage people to vote come Tuesday.
-[Tazz] Cole, if I would have known-- -[Cole] I'm gonna vote for you.
[Tony] And from Japan, weighing in at 206 pounds,
Tajiri.
[Cole] I think Tajiri found a girlfriend, by the way.
[Tazz] What did you say, Cole?
[Cole] I think Tajiri found a girlfriend, by the way.
[Tazz] Mae Young's not a girl. She's an ancient relic.
I don't know what "relic" means. I just heard it on TV once.
[Cole] Well, Matt Hardy is set to go one-on-one--
[Tazz] Listen, listen, listen, enough with all that jazz.
If Mr. McMahon is here, Vince McMahon, VKM, if he's here, I got a problem.
I would've worn my better suit.
Because he's here and Cena, like, you know, what's the deal about?
[Cole] Well, John Cena just told Stephanie that her father, Vince McMahon is here,
and I can only wonder why Vince McMahon would show up tonight here at SmackDown.
He hasn't been here in weeks, but nonetheless,
perhaps it has something to do with,
with the WWE signing of "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner.
[Tazz] Well, speaking of Scott Steiner, check out the Era of Mattitude.
I've known Scott Steiner since 1996, man.
And Scottie, holler if you hear me, man. Come to SmackDown.
This is where you need to be, the cool show.
[Cole] Well, maybe Vince McMahon is here with a method for Stephanie
about Stephanie's bidding war to get Scott Steiner here.
[Tazz] Well, I don't know.
I guess we'll find out on SmackDown in a little while.
[Cole] Tajiri and Matt Hardy one-on-one
in this matchup on this special Halloween celebration here tonight on SmackDown.
And Tazz, you wore your best-dressed outfit here tonight. As I said earlier on,
-I love Halloween. -Right.
Especially, you know, we got the werewolves all out there
-howling at the moon. -Yeah, yeah.
-[Cole] Oh, look at this. -Top wristlock right here by Matt Hardy.
-[Cole] Matt Hardy working on Tajiri. -Nice bridge. Look at that bridge.
[Cole] And Tajiri, wow! And take down by Tajiri of Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Oh. Nice arm drag there. Kip up. Look at this.
[Cole] Still to come tonight, the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is in action.
Matt Hardy didn't like that too much. Brock Lesnar to take on Rey Mysterio.
And remember the threat from The Big Show,
claiming he's going to do something to Brock Lesnar
that has never been done before.
[Tazz] And Brock wrestling Mysterio in a little bit. The School Boy.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Here's Matt Hardy. He almost had him as Tajiri kicks out.
Also, tonight, Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, set to go one-on-one.
As Matt Hardy,
he's been thrown off his game a bit here by Tajiri.
Well, Cole, this is the Era of Mattitude.
-If Matt Hardy can… -Oh!
[Tazz] I don't think Matt Hardy will be saying too much more
without a tooth. And his tongue, he just got blasted with a kick.
[Cole] That was a Mattitude Adjustment by the Japanese Buzzsaw.
[Tazz] And as soon as I say-- Moonsault!
[Cole] Tajiri taking Matt Hardy out.
[Tazz] Do it for Mae Young, Tajiri.
You're not [indistinct].
[Cole] Mae Young dressed as Marilyn Monroe, but check this out.
[Tazz] Listen to it. Oh.
[Cole] Echoing throughout the Van Andel Arena.
I can't get over The Big Show and the threat he made to Brock Lesnar.
Gonna do something new that's never been done before.
Oh, look at Tajiri up over the top.
And I think Big Show means it, the mood he's been in. As a-- Bam!
The Side Effect, Matt Hardy to Tajiri.
Tajiri quickly rolled to his stomach,
now back to his back as Matt Hardy
into the pin cover and a kickout by Tajiri.
[Tazz] Big time aggression by Matt Hardy there.
[Cole] He put Tajiri on his back for the pin cover.
Tajiri's trying to fight out.
[referee] One! Two!
[Tazz] How about those pants, Cole, that Matt Hardy is wearing.
Is that like his Halloween pants or that's just…
something cool people from Mattitude, you know, Area…
Mattitude, uh, Mattitude Town? Give me a line.
-Thanks a lot. -[Cole] Matt Hardy just thinks he's cool.
-[Tazz] Looks great. -[Cole] Check it out at Mattitude.com.
[Cole] You really think that, like it said on this little information sheet there
on his way down to the ring,
that Matt Hardy really got more Halloween candy than his brother?
[Tazz] He did. That's why Jeff is a little bit nutty.
I mean Matt Hardy, you know, that's a Matt Fact. Matt Facts are truth.
-[Cole] How do you know? -[Tazz] Because I know everything.
[audience drowning commentary]
[Cole] Well, Mattitude here, Matt Hardy…
-Oh! Taking it to Tajiri. -[Tazz] Trick or Treat, what a shot.
[Cole] Oh, and another shot.
Again, Vince McMahon is apparently here
and wants to meet with his daughter, Stephanie.
As Tajiri battles back against Matt Hardy and a rake of the eyes.
[Tazz] Big time, big time.
You can hear the wolves howling with those chops.
[Cole] Yeah, howling at the moon on Halloween.
[Tazz] I remember my Uncle Carmine in Red Hook.
He used to howl all the time at Halloween after a couple of 40-ounces.
[Cole] And Matt Hardy, driving an elbow into the sternum.
Here's the hook of the leg and Tajiri kicks out, yet again.
[Tazz] Halloween in Red Hook, Cole, whoo, something to see, my man.
Something to see.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, who was Zorro at the Halloween party,
gonna go into action against Kurt Angle later on.
Hey, Zorro is a Mexican superhero, right?
-[Cole] Right. -[Tazz] Okay.
He's like Captain America.
-[Cole] What? -He's a superhero here in the States.
[Cole] Look at Matt Hardy,
continues to work on that neck of the Japanese Buzzsaw.
[Tazz] Got that lock on real tight,
looks like he's got his knee planted in the side of Tajiri's leg there
to keep the leverage-- the leverage on Tajiri.
-We might not like Matt Hardy's attitude. -[Tazz] I love his attitude.
-[Cole] Might not like his ego. -I love his ego.
[Cole] Nonetheless-- Well, he's got one as big as yours.
As Matt Hardy continues to work on Tajiri,
you can't underestimate Matt Hardy, tremendous in-ring wrestler.
Been a tag team champion on a number of occasions,
as Tajiri battles out with the right hands to the gut of Matt Hardy.
And Matt Hardy with an elbow up underneath the chin and then…
the leg drop across the throat.
[Tazz] And Tajiri just ate that leg drop.
You can see Tajiri is in a lot of pain there, kicking his feet.
He's hurting.
[Cole] Tajiri trying to make it to his feet,
Matt Hardy, I think, gonna help him up.
[Tazz] Maybe Hardy should have went for a pin and cover there.
-Now we go here. -[Tazz] Maybe not.
Matt said, "Now we go here."
[Cole] Matt Hardy is taking his time with Tajiri in this matchup.
[Tazz] This is Grand Rapids, ain't no one got Mattitude.
[Cole] Matt Hardy loves himself, that's all it's about.
-[Tazz] We have the Mattitude! -[Cole] Oh. Took too much time.
Tajiri, the former Bruiserweight Champion, rolls out of the way.
And can Tajiri take advantage?
And Matt Hardy's pompous parading around the ring
may cost him in this matchup.
[Tazz] He landed on his pompous.
Is that a Mexican word?
Three!
[Cole] Referee Mike Chioda begins the count.
Tajiri would love to take advantage.
Oh! And a right hand by Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Both men on knees, man, going punch-for-punch.
[referee] Come on, open it up,
[Cole] And a right hand by Matt as well. Tajiri, sick shot to the head.
[Tazz] Talk about explosive.
-[Cole] Oh, wow. -[Tazz] Quick, man, cover him.
[Cole] It should be over. And Matt Hardy somehow kicked out.
How tough is Matt Hardy Version 1.0?
[Cole] I thought Tajiri just drove Matt Hardy's…
-[Tazz] Check out this… -…jaw into the second rope.
[Tazz] Watch how quick, wow!
…pulling his legs out from under him, blasting Hardy.
-[Cole] And Matt Hardy, he's reeling. -[Tazz] Sunset flip.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Matt Hardy… Tajiri. No, Tajiri bridged out.
-And a shot to the back of the head. -[Tazz] Tajiri looks good, man.
[Cole] Here's the hook of the leg by Tajiri.
Matt Hardy just got his shoulder up.
[Tazz] That would've been a big upset for Tajiri.
-[Cole] Tajiri thought he had it. -[Tazz] Tajiri.
Who says that?
-[Cole] And Matt Hardy… -Right, Noble. Good pick-up, Cole.
[Cole] …back up to his feet, Tajiri, shot to the ribs.
Tajiri whipped into the corner. Look out, up over the top.
[Tazz] Tarantula! Spiders on Halloween. Counter.
[Cole] What a counter by Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Very nice.
-[Cole] Into the cover. -Stacked him up.
-[Cole] And Tajiri kicked out. -A very cocky cover by Matt Hardy.
[Cole] Extremely cocky cover, but that's what Matt Hardy's all about lately.
[referee] It was two. It was close. He got it up.
[Cole] That damn ego of Matt Hardy is gonna cost him in this match.
[Tazz] A chat with referee Mike Chioda.
Matt Hardy wants Tajiri-- Oh!
Right hand.
[Cole] The right hand to Tajiri and… look at Tajiri.
-[Tazz] Here it is, The Tarantula. -Wow. The Tarantula is locked in.
[Cole] Not a legal maneuver, but Tajiri can do damage.
[Tazz] Doesn't take long for that thing to hurt you.
[Cole] And Tajiri now measuring Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] Setting him up for his Muay Thai kick to the face.
[Cole] Matt Hardy ducks underneath the kick, shot to the midsection.
[Tazz] Twist of Fate.
[Cole] Went for the Twist of Fate…
-and a low-blow by Matt Hardy. -[Tazz] Very low Twist of Fate.
[Cole] And the Twist of Fate connects.
The cover.
-And Matt Hardy picks up the win… -[bell rings]
-…thanks to an extremely low blow. -[Tony] Here's your winner, Matt Hardy.
[Tazz] You know what, if you're gonna use a low blow,
use it when the ref ain't looking so you can get yourself a victory.
A win's a win in my book.
A big up to Matt Hardy, good fight for Tajiri.
[Cole] Mattitude making his point tonight against Tajiri.
Dad?
Daddy?
Ha-ha-ha-ha.
Well, if it isn't my little daughter, Stephanie.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
What do you want?
Well, ever since the news of Scott Steiner broke,
it appears to me
that he's going to be joining Raw.
Oh, and, what gives you that idea, Vince?
Ha-ha-ha-ha.
Because I'm the guy that's gonna sign him.
Oh, no.
[squealing]
[Stephanie moaning]
[man in crowd] Whore!
[Tazz] Well, uh… yeah.
Well, it's a full moon, it's Halloween Night.
[Cole] Well, it's been a weird Halloween Night on SmackDown.
And up next, Kurt Angle, one-on-one with Eddie Guerrero.
["Medal" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] Kurt Angle indeed has a score to settle tonight
on this Halloween edition of SmackDown.
♪ You suck ♪
[bell rings]
[Tony] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
weighing in at 237 pounds,
one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Well, Kurt Angle and the rest of the SmackDown Superstars
will be in Manchester, New Hampshire next week on SmackDown.
Kurt Angle and the crew coming to Manchester.
-[Tazz] I love Manchester, you know why? -[Cole] Why?
[Tazz] It's cold.
I like the cold.
[Cole] Right.
-[Tazz] You don't like the cold? -[Cole] No.
[man] Latino Heat.
[Lie, Cheat & Steal by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tony] From El Paso, Texas, weighing in at 228 pounds,
Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] Guerrero is set to take on Kurt Angle one-on-one.
But I wanna know what the hell is going on around here tonight.
Is there a full moon on Halloween?
What the hell did we just witness between Raw General Manager, Eric Bischoff,
and SmackDown General Manager, Stephanie McMahon?
[Tazz] Well, Cole, it was pretty-- pretty strange to see, uh,
a pretty intense lip-lock right there by Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, "Latino Heat," and Kurt Angle.
Guerrero and his nephew, Chavo,
cost Angle a matchup against Chris Benoit last week.
And Eddie Guerrero being the main impetus
in driving a wedge between Angle and Benoit,
the WWE Tag Team Champions.
But don't forget that Edge and Rey Mysterio,
they're the number one contenders in all of this.
[Tazz] And the Guerreros, Eddie and Chavo, in that hunt
for Angle and Benoit's Tag Team Championships.
[Cole] What about Eddie Guerrero?
I mean, do you buy the fact that he wants to be Chris Benoit's
buddy again and he's doing all this stuff to help out his buddy, Chris Benoit?
[Tazz] Cole, you asked me that last week, and I'll tell you the same thing,
-I do buy it. -Hey, hey, back up.
[Tazz] Benoit and Guerrero, I think, are still pretty good friends.
These guys train together all year.
I don't know about that now, but they used to.
[Cole] Well, we saw Eddie and Chavo in action last week
against Edge and Rey Mysterio.
Edge and Rey Mysterio winning that matchup
to become the number one contenders
for WWE Tag Team Titles that Angle and Benoit hold.
And Angle and Benoit just can't seem to get along.
-Chris Benoit… -[Tazz] Right there, go-behind.
…lost the matchup earlier on tonight by Edge, thanks to Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Yeah, thanks to being lied…
Tackle.
[Cole] Big knock down by Kurt Angle, up over the top
of Eddie Guerrero, went for the hip toss.
Angle blocked it and Guerrero goes for the ride.
Oh, and there's a nice arm drag by Kurt Angle.
He seems particularly fired up here tonight.
[Tazz] Look at this double-leg. [laughs]
Oh, very nice.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero running for cover.
[shouts]
-[Cole] And Latino Heat not too pleased. -That's why he's called Latino Heat.
That means he's got a bad temper. He's hot.
[Cole] Well, he's hot because Kurt Angle is taking Eddie Guerrero to school
so far in this matchup.
[Tazz] He's hot in a manly way, you know what I mean? Guerrero right there.
Nothing really wrong with that, you know what I'm saying.
[crowd taunting]
[Cole] Crowd all over Eddie Guerrero as Latino Heat takes his time
-getting back to the ring. -Exactly.
Eddie Guerrero's gonna try to control the tempo of this match
and Kurt Angle has started the tempo, you know, the way he wants to go,
so Eddie, you know, get out the ring and take his time.
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, nice go-behind. -Switch, yup.
[Cole] Quickly, Guerrero heads to the rope.
If you're Eddie Guerrero, Tazz, how do you combat Kurt Angle?
[Tazz] I would not try and out-wrestle Kurt.
That's what I would do right there, try and beat Kurt Angle down.
You don't wanna exchange holds with Kurt Angle.
[Cole] The fiery Eddie Guerrero with the kicks to the ribs of Kurt Angle
and now, the right hands.
And Kurt Angle back to his feet. And a clothesline to Guerrero.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle coming out of that corner pretty fast with that clothesline.
[Cole] An elbow to the chin.
And Kurt Angle is rolling again against Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Reverse right here. Here comes Angle at a run.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, oh! Big knock down to Eddie.
Kurt crawls into the cover, hooks the outside leg,
and Guerrero gets the shoulder up.
[Tazz] See how Kurt Angle goes to that cover?
He doesn't just walk over.
Kurt Angle runs over, hustles to get a pin cover.
[Cole] And that was the sneaky and sly Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Beautiful torque in that back suplex.
Guerrero popping his hips, twisting Kurt a little bit,
landing Kurt right on the back of his noggin.
Nice stuff by Guerrero.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero sort of suckered Kurt Angle into that.
[indistinct] slyly bringing Angle into a drop toehold.
And now Kurt Angle is in all kinds of trouble as Guerrero
begins the assault on Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] This is the point in the match where Eddie Guerrero
gets extremely confident and cocky, Latino Heat rises.
Kurt Angle doesn't want Eddie to start getting that edge on him
[Cole] And another right hand and an elbow,
to the back of the head.
And Eddie Guerrero, a vicious assault on Kurt Angle.
And look how Eddie is just using Kurt Angle's height to his advantage.
[Tazz] Yeah, front headlock applied tightly by Latino Heat on Kurt Angle.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Angle.
[Tazz] If you see Eddie, he's got his hips right on top of Angle's hip
-for his leverage. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Angle.
[Cole] Crowd coming alive here on this Halloween edition of SmackDown.
So much has happened, and still to come tonight,
the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar's in action against Rey Mysterio.
And don't forget the threat from The Big Show.
[Tazz] That's right. You took the words right out of my tongue.
[Cole] Big Show is saying that he's gonna do something to Brock Lesnar
that has never been done before.
And Kurt Angle with the elbows to the gut of Eddie Guerrero.
Angle battling out, the right hand. Guerrero forced into the ropes.
[Tazz] Right there, Guerrero snatching the front headlock
and running Kurt Angle right down.
[Cole] Angle losing his balance as well as Eddie Guerrero ran flush into him.
Eddie Guerrero again on the attack.
[Tazz] I think that back suplex we seen a little while ago
by Guerrero on Angle,
will get the butterflies a-floating around Kurt Angle's head.
-[Cole laughs] Butterflies? -What do you say? You wanna give it up?
[Tazz] And that rear chinlock…
it's kind of a lock on the face of the--
a cross face lock across the face of Kurt Angle.
[Cole] What you're saying is that suplex may have
messed with Angle's equilibrium, left his legs a bit rubbery.
[Tazz] Yeah, you say equilibrium, I say butterflies in his head, same thing.
[Cole] Kurt Angle struggling to his feet, elbows again to the gut of Guerrero.
Angle battling out with a right hand.
Kurt Angle, that competitive spirit ever-burning, does the slam.
[Tazz] Scoop powerslam, that took a lot out of Angle.
Angle can't cover because he's droopy, he's a little dizzy.
[Cole] And look at Eddie, quickly, with a dropkick to the knee,
hit in the back of the head.
Eddie Guerrero keeping Angle on his back. A veteran.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero's a veteran, he knew that powerslam took a lot out of Kurt.
And right there, drop-kicking Angle in the head.
He's been stuffing his boot under the throat of Kurt Angle.
[Cole] We'll big ups to referee Brian Hebner as well.
Kurt Angle was under the ropes, and Hebner forcing Guerrero to break up that boot.
[Tazz] So big up to the referee, right? Because he did his job?
-[Cole] Doing his job, you're right. -Good job, dawg.
[Cole] Oh, look at this. Eddie Guerrero continues the assault on Angle.
Again, Angle's caught up in the rope. This is totally illegal by Eddie Guerrero.
And Angle trying to get some breathing room away from Guerrero,
-who continues this relentless assault. -That's what Guerrero does, man.
He stays all over you, as does Kurt Angle, when he has his opponent down.
[Cole] Oh, another suplex.
And Eddie's taking it to Angle.
The cover on Kurt Angle.
We could have a big win for Guerrero, but Angle popped out of it.
And once again, Guerrero goes back to the rear chinlock.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero just wearing down Kurt Angle
and you see Kurt, a moment ago, you could see his fingers in between
that rear chinlock right there, trying to keep the separation
from Guerrero's arm and his own throat,
Angle's own throat so he don't get choked out.
[crowd chanting] Angle! Angle!
[Cole] Intensity in the eyes of Eddie Guerrero.
Latino Heat trying to wear down Kurt Angle.
Is Eddie Guerrero doing this for his buddy, Chris Benoit?
[Tazz] I don't know. Well-placed knee to the stomach.
[Cole] Guerrero has been trying to prove himself to Benoit over the past few weeks.
[Tazz] And here's a scissor on the head right here.
Beautiful, beautiful leglock across the head, across the throat.
And see the arm? He's got Angle's arm, Eddie does.
Hold his arms so Kurt can't turn him.
I mean, Eddie Guerrero's extremely, extremely well-versed on the mat.
I mean, a lot of people might not realize that about Guerrero.
[Cole] Did you see how Eddie Guerrero pulled himself to the ropes
so he could use the ropes for leverage, increase the pressure on Kurt Angle?
[Tazz] You know, Ring General, he's watching the referee's back of his head
so when the ref turns around, Eddie lets go of the ropes.
"No, ref. I did not hold the rope."
How about the big up to the ref now, Cole?
[Cole] And you'd believe Eddie Guerrero because?
[Tazz] Because I like Eddie. He's my friend. I don't know.
I mean… you know, I respect Eddie, I respect Kurt.
I respect everyone except you.
[Cole] And the pressure continues from Guerrero on Kurt Angle.
Angle is in a very bad way here.
[Eddie yells]
[Cole] And referee Brian Hebner…
-One! -…on count one. Angle may be out.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero picks his own shoulders up.
[Tazz] He's got a sleeper. More like a triangle choke,
across the head of Kurt Angle, choking Kurt Angle out right now.
[Cole] Well, Kurt Angle's arm did not go down for a…
And Kurt Angle reverses! The ankle lock.
And Eddie Guerrero powered out.
-[indistinct dialogue] -[Tazz] Just shutting Angle down.
That might have been Angle's last burst of energy, man.
Angle might have just, you know, shot that right out as his last burst.
[Cole] Yeah, the adrenaline pumping as he…
Wow. What a shot to the back of the neck.
[Tazz] I'm telling you, man, in my opinion,
I think that suplex earlier knocked Kurt Angle silly, man.
-He's not himself right now. -No, not at all.
And Eddie Guerrero knows that.
And Eddie Guerrero bringing the fight to Kurt Angle.
-Doale! -[Tazz] He just said "doale."
-Know what that means? -[Cole] No.
[Tazz] "I'm beating up Kurt."
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero, jukin' and jivin', dancing in the ring.
The confidence now brewing in Latino Heat.
He believes the end is near against Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle right there ducking under. Eddie shutting down
the Boot to the belly.
[Cole] Went for another suplex, nice reversal by Kurt Angle.
And Eddie-- He's got Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Holy Trick or Treat, back suplex.
-What a throw by Angle. -The instincts of Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Well, how much did that take out of Angle, Cole?
How much energy did he have to bust out to do that?
Now, check this out, how low his hips are. And he pops Eddie over,
throwing Eddie Guerrero to [indistinct] with that throw, beautiful.
[Cole] Both men are down.
Eddie Guerrero trying to shake the cobwebs.
Kurt Angle, trying to gauge and seize this moment of momentum.
And a right hand, and Kurt Angle now. Right hands from Kurt as well.
Kurt Angle, battling back.
Momentum shift could come at this point for Kurt Angle.
A big clothesline to Eddie, and another one to Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle hovering over Eddie Guerrero,
staying all over Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] Back body drop.
And Kurt Angle, stalking his opponent.
Locks in the arms, around the waist to Guerrero,
-elbows to the side of the head. -[Tazz] Guerrero blocking that German.
-[Cole] Oh, man. -[Tazz] Nice belly-to-belly, cover.
[Cole] Kurt Angle into the cover, hook to the leg, and Guerrero,
who gets his foot on the bottom rope.
[Tazz] Loot at that. Look at that. I mean, he keeps his foot on the ropes.
Eddie Guerrero knows where he is in that ring at all times.
[Cole] I don't think Kurt Angle's known where he is for much of this matchup.
He's been in La La Land after that first suplex.
Angle whipped across the ring. Eddie with a shot to the midsection.
-And Kurt Angle… -Go-behind. Go-behind.
[Cole] Whoa. A German suplex to Eddie Guerrero.
And Angle keeps the hands locked in around the waist of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle's always a suplex away from turning the match around.
There's two, maybe we'll three-- see three here.
-[Cole] A second German suplex. -Hands are locked.
[Cole] And now a third to Eddie Guerrero.
Angle wants to end this here, locks the leg.
And Eddie Guerrero gets the shoulder up.
What a competitive matchup between Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I think it's evened up. And Angle's pulling the straps down.
Both men leaving it all in the ring. Angle begging Eddie to get up.
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero slowly to his feet. -Angle Slam.
-[Cole] Went for the Angle Slam. -Eddie Guerrero countered. He's got him!
[Cole] Oh, and Angle kicked out. What a counter by Guerrero.
[Tazz] Beautiful [indistinct]! Wow. What a clothesline by Angle.
[Cole] And the clothesline now as Eddie is whipped into the corner.
[Tazz] Both men, just look at these guys, are sucking it up,
getting through this match.
Oh, what a DDT off the second rope.
Tornado DDT.
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero hopes to finish Kurt Angle right here.
Angle is out.
Hook of the leg…
and Kurt Angle just got the shoulder up again.
[Tazz] Angle kicking out on instinct right there.
Angle's got to be really hurting.
His head! Landed right on his head.
And now Guerrero's feeling it, man, saying, "This is it."
[Cole] Kurt Angle may be concussed. He may be suffering a concussion.
[Tazz] Looks like Eddie's going to go for that Lasso from El Paso right here.
[Cole] This is his submission maneuver. Eddie Guerrero has it locked in.
Will Kurt Angle tap out to Eddie Guerrero?
[Tazz] That ankle's right there in Angle's face.
-If Angle can somehow counter this thing. -[Cole] Kurt Angle did counter.
-[Tazz] He picked it, he picked the ankle. -Into the ankle lock!
Angle countered to the ankle lock.
[Tazz] He's amazing. Angle's amazing on that mat.
But how much strength does Kurt have to apply an ankle lock?
[Cole] And Eddie Guerrero makes it to the ropes.
Angle has to break the ankle lock.
[Tazz] What a matchup here on SmackDown.
[Cole] A tremendous matchup between two great competitors.
Eddie Guerrero hooked the referee in, and delivered a blatant low blow.
[Tazz] We've seen Matt Hardy doing that before.
You know what, Eddie Guerrero, maybe he's seen that,
and got an idea from Mattitude.
[Cole] Well, referee Brian Hebner
was pulled into it by Eddie, and now Kurt-- Oh, wow!
[Tazz] Brainbuster-like vertical suplex there.
[Cole] And Kurt Angle is down and out.
And Latino Heat is gonna fly.
-[Tazz] He's feeling froggy, Cole. -Kurt Angle is barely moving.
[Tazz] And Eddie Guerrero's not exactly running up those ropes.
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero to the top rope. -Yeah, both these men are hurt.
[Cole] Kurt Angle just shoved the referee into the ropes.
Eddie Guerrero lost his balance.
[Tazz] Well, referee's a third man in the ring, why not use him?
-What the hell! -[Cole] Desperation from Kurt Angle.
Can Angle now take-- Wait a minute, it's Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] What the hell?
[Cole] Chavo Guerrero knocked off the apron.
-Chris Benoit with the championship gold. -Where the hell did Benoit come from?
-[Tazz] Here's a Frog Splash. -Frog Splash by Guerrero.
Eddie Guerrero steals one, thanks to Chris Benoit, Angle's partner.
[Tony] Here is your winner, Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] I guess the Tag Team Champs are evened up now.
Benoit getting a little revenge on his partner, Kurt Angle.
And Eddie must have…
[Cole] Is Benoit in cahoots with the Guerreros, or…
-I guess so. -…is he just trying to screw--
-[Cole] Oh-oh! -[Tazz] Well, I guess not.
[Cole] Benoit just leveled Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Rabid Wolverine. Move out of the way, Chavo.
[Cole] And he just leveled Chavo as well.
[Tazz] I had a feeling he was gonna nail Chavo if he nailed Eddie.
[Cole] Look at Benoit.
[Tazz] The toothless aggression of The Rabid Wolverine.
[Cole] Chris Benoit, payback for earlier tonight on Kurt Angle.
Turnabout is fair play in this game of one-upmanship
between the Tag Team Champions,
Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle
has reached a fever pitch.
Take another look at what happened at the end of the matchup.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle, right here [indistinct]
Chavo Guerrero, and Chris Benoit, taking advantage of froggy-- Oh!
[Cole] Kurt Angle, shot to the head. And originally, it seemed to me,
Tazz, that Chavo Guerrero ran interference for Chris Benoit.
Off the Frog Splash, Eddie picked up the win,
but then Benoit would--
well, would lay out Eddie Guerrero, and then Chavo Guerrero.
-I have no idea what's going on. -[Tazz] Oh, I do.
Anybody that gets in the way of Chris Benoit,
no matter if it's his partner, or not, Benoit's gonna take them down.
[Cole] Benoit with revenge on Kurt Angle.
And how much longer will the reign of these Tag Team Champions last?
[overlapping conversations]
Just great!
Everybody living it up, having a great time.
-[guys cheering] -Shut up, you.
I just got my head taken off by my freaking own belt
by my freaking own tag team partner.
That's real great. You're having a good time, aren't you?
Huh? Having a great time?
Great costume.
No, no, no. Everybody, live it up, live it up, have a good time.
[all cheering]
Hold on a second!
Nobody goes anywhere until I find Benoit. You stay here.
-Yeah. -Stay right here!
Benoit! Get in here, get in here, get in here. Benoit?
-[woman] Hey. -Easy, Kurt.
Shut your mouth. Benoit?
Oh, that's a real good one, Benoit.
Really funny.
Like I've never seen that one before. You think you're so smart?
Why don't you face me man-to-man? Huh?
I love you.
What the hell are you doing here?
[grunts]
[Cole] Hey, Benoit from behind.
Benoit and Angle.
-Bobbing for apples. -Let the party begin.
[Tazz] Ain't nothing funny about this. These two men are the Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] And they can beat the hell out of each other,
because this is in the confines of a tag team matchup.
-[Cole] Oh my God! -[Tazz] Oh, man.
-[Tazz] Holy cow. -[Cole] Man…
[Tazz] Crossface now.
[Cole] Oh, look at the Crossface. These men are Tag Team Champions together,
now they're beating the hell out of each other.
-Angle with the ankle lock, ankle lock. -Come on, Benoit. Come on, Benoit.
-Get up. -You got the-- Come on.
[Cole] This personal animosity is exploding between these two.
[man] Get him.
[man 2] Come on, get him! Let's go, Chris.
-[Tazz] Angle Slam. -[Cole] Oh, man.
It's like a…
Man!
[Tazz] Benoit's out.
I think Angle got hit in the head with a bottle.
I seen something hit his head.
[Cole] The Tag Team Champions have destroyed each other.
[man] Get up.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, still to come tonight,
in fact, coming up next,
the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar goes one-on-one with Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] It has been a surreal Halloween Night here on SmackDown.
Moments ago, Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle,
WWE Tag Team Champions, partners, got into it again.
This personal animosity is boiling over, Tazz.
[Tazz] Yeah, exactly what I thought happen happened.
Chris Benoit with a bottle in his hand, whacking Kurt Angle right over the head.
I think we're getting another shot of this in slow motion.
[Cole] Yeah, let's take another look at the bottle to the head of Kurt Angle.
Both Angle and Benoit knocked out. Check this out.
[Tazz] Oh, right there, you can't miss the bottle,
it's spot-shadowed. Bingo! On the top of the head of Kurt Angle, yes.
Spot-shadow, production taught by Tazz.
[Cole] Well, the animosity between these two at a fever pitch.
["619" by Jim Johnston playing]
♪ Who's that jumpin' out the sky ♪
♪ R-E-Y Mysterio? Here we go ♪
[Cole] A huge opportunity for this compact package of dynamite.
Mysterio meets The Champion, right now.
[bell rings]
[Tony] The following non-title contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring, from San Diego, California,
weighing in at 175 pounds, Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] This is a non-title matchup, Tazz, but I hate to use an old cliché,
but this is sort of like David versus Goliath.
[Tazz] Well, Xbox presents WWE Survivor Series.
Survivor Series will be brought to you live Sunday, November 17th
in the world's most famous arena, Madison Square Garden in New York City.
[Cole] Madison Square Garden is sold out for Survivor Series.
["Next Big Thing" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tazz] Here comes the pain.
[Tony] And being accompanied to the ring by his agent Paul Heyman,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 295 pounds,
the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] At Survivor Series, Brock Lesnar meets The Big Show for the WWE Title.
But has Brock Lesnar stepped into it this time?
Can Brock Lesnar beat The Big Show?
His agent, Paul Heyman, doesn't think so.
[Tazz] Cole, I mean, you know, nothing-- Paul Heyman--
Heyman, in my opinion, made some great points.
I mean, people like Brock do pay people like him to get advice.
I agree with Paul on that.
And Paul is saying, "You might not be able to suplex The Big Show.
You can't-- you can't F-5 The Big Show
because of the big, massive body of The Big Show."
[Cole] And because of that, you can't beat The Big Show.
[Tazz] Exactly what Paul Heyman said.
I hate to admit it, but I just-- I agree with Paul.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar--
The compet-- Look at Mysterio!
Just slid under the legs of Brock Lesnar.
And Rey Mysterio hopes to use his quickness…
Leg drop to the champion.
[Tazz] Well, Mysterio's got to rely on his speed and quickness.
-I mean, because-- Oh boy, he's caught. -[Cole] Oh, look out.
[Tazz] Oh, man. Oh!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio-- Oh! There's the quickness again.
And look out, Mysterio went for the roll up.
The strength of Lesnar, and Mysterio--
[Tazz] Yeah, Lesnar's gonna stomp… stomp him like a bug.
Mysterio's on a hop and Brock's right behind him.
Not behind him, but he's following him.
[Cole] Mysterio is hiding behind the steel steps and Brock Lesnar…
[Tazz] Brock knows it. And Lesnar--
[Cole] Oh, man.
Nobody home. Where the hell did Mysterio go?
[Tazz] Well, it's a mystery. Get it? Mysterio, mystery.
[Cole] Oh, there he is.
Mysterio climbing to the top rope, The Champion
doesn't see it until now-- Oh my!
Mysterio knocking Lesnar down.
[Tazz] But it didn't faze Lesnar. Lesnar pumped right back up.
[Cole] If you're Rey Mysterio, how the hell
do you combat 295 pounds of Brock Lesnar?
[Tazz] With your speed, if there's a way.
-Oh, man. -[Cole] He was caught in mid-air…
-[Tazz] Caught in a flyswatter. -…by Brock Lesnar.
-[Tazz] Mysterio's in trouble. -[Cole] And Mysterio on that steel post.
But will Brock Lesnar be able to manhandle
The Big Show like that at Survivor Series?
[Tazz] No, obviously not, because The Big Show's humongous.
But I ain't never seen anyone do something like that to somebody.
Just take a look at this.
Just had him up for a powerbomb and swung him…
That's a steel pole, ladies and gentlemen.
Rey Mysterio, side of his body rammed into that steel pole by Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] But Lesnar back in the ring to break up the 10-count.
But again, I've got to ask you the question,
will Brock Lesnar be able to manhandle
7'2", 500 pounds of The Big Show
in two and a half weeks at Survivor Series,
or is he out of his element, as his agent Paul Heyman believes?
[Tazz] No, Cole, he can't.
Lesnar will not be able to manhandle a 500-pound man like Big Show.
No, he-- I just don't think he can do it. I believe Paul Heyman.
[Cole] And Brock Lesnar with Rey Mysterio on his shoulder.
This is how Brock Lesnar trains, with 140-pound logs on his shoulder,
running around in his backyard farm in South Dakota.
[Tazz] But not 500-pound logs, Cole, and that's what The Big Show is.
Mysterio is a 175 pounds driven through the SmackDown ring.
[Cole] We talked about Mysterio versus Brock as David versus Goliath.
But you're saying, it seems to me, Tazz, is perhaps
Brock Lesnar versus The Big Show is David versus Goliath.
Except this time, Lesnar's David, and The Big Show is Goliath.
[Tazz] You're right. But right now, you got to wonder
what is going through Rey Mysterio's mind.
He's probably wondering what the--
-[Cole] Oh, man. That's 175 pounds… -[Tazz] Oh my God.
…launched through the air halfway across the ring.
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar treating Rey Mysterio like a small child,
toying with Rey Mysterio, a tremendous Superstar
in the WWE and SmackDown,
but I just think Mysterio's over-matched right now.
By the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio's a tremendous competitor.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
[Cole] Brock Lesnar's tossing Mysterio around the ring.
Look at the look of the intensity in the…
-[Tazz] Well, that's Big Show. -…competitive eyes of Brock Lesnar.
[Tazz] Big Show's doing that to Brock Lesnar.
Big Show now is in Lesnar's head
like Lesnar was in The Undertaker's head.
The roles have changed, my friend.
[Cole] Well, this match here is a challenge to Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar has never turned down a challenge,
just like he's not gonna turn down the challenge of Big Show.
Into the steel post goes Lesnar.
Mysterio… 619.
And connecting to the ribs of Lesnar, and a shot to the knee.
[Tazz] Well, Rey Mysterio's turning it up right now.
-[Cole] Oh, what a shot to the back. -He's in position, Lesnar's in position.
He's in position for the 619, Cole.
[Cole] Mysterio looking to dial it up.
-And what the hell? -[Tazz] The Big Show!
[Cole] Big Show! What the hell? Oh my God.
-[Tazz] Oh, no. -[Cole] The Big Show.
-Launching Mysterio into the crowd… -[bell rings]
…about 10 rows deep.
Look at Lesnar on the attack of The Big Show.
Brock Lesnar with a shot to the mid-section.
And will once more…
[Tazz] Big Show's too big. Big Show's too big.
[Cole] Oh, and Big Show driving Brock Lesnar into the steel post.
The Big Show is manhandling The Champion, and what a clothesline!
[Tazz] The Big Show running right through the WWE Champion.
Lesnar trying to get his way to his feet.
-[Cole] But Big Show… -[Tazz] Oh my God.
Lesnar's going for a ride.
[commentators] Oh!
[Cole] Brock Lesnar driven through the table!
Is this a preview of Survivor Series?
[Tazz] Brock Lesnar's 295-pound body
driven through this announce table by The Big Show.
[Cole] It all started when The Big Show launched Rey Mysterio into the crowd,
and The Big Show would follow it up
by driving Brock Lesnar through this announce table.
-Have we just witnessed… -I will destroy you! Give me the belt!
[man] Come on, get out of here.
Give me the belt! It's mine!
It's mine!
[Cole] Have we just witnessed a power shift here on SmackDown
-from Brock Lesnar to The Big Show? -This is exactly what Paul Heyman feared.
Paul Heyman's worst nightmare came true,
and The Big Show delivered the Bad Dream.
How much damage was done to Brock Lesnar inside Hell in a Cell?
And The Big Show is exploiting that to the max.
And is Paul Heyman on the money
when he says Brock Lesnar can't beat The Big Show?
It's all mine!