[WWE signature intro playing]
["The Time Is Now" by John Cena & Tha Trademarc plays]
[Cena] You better lock the door at the country club
because The Champ is here.
So it don't matter if you're Booker T, Kurt Angle, Big Show,
JBL, Eddie Guerrero.
You want some, come get some.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Over the next few weeks, a series of matches will be held
to determine John Cena's first opponent.
Match number one tonight, Rey Mysterio vs. JBL.
I'm ready to win tonight.
Ese, I'm gonna make sure you win tonight.
I got to do this on my own.
[Tazz] This is the proverbial David vs. Goliath.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Bradshaw in trouble in the second rope.
[Tazz] You better hurry up, Rey.
[Cole] And look at that, the Chief of Staff with a cheap shot.
-[Tazz] Guerrero. -[Cole] Look at this.
Eddie Guerrero evening the odds here.
And a kick to the back of the head.
[Tazz] JBL is just kicking Guerrero. Look at this.
[Cole] A leap from behind. Springboard Dropkick.
[Tazz] Here it comes, Cole.
[Cole] 619 connecting.
Mysterio's gonna do it.
[Tazz] Springboard Moonsault.
-He's got him. -[Tazz] One.
-[Cole] There's one, there's two. -[Tazz] Two.
Eddie's blowing his stack!
[Chimel] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio was a second away from winning this matchup.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Look at The Bashams.
[Tazz] Guerrero and Mysterio in trouble.
Cena! Oh, man.
[Cole] John Cena cleaning house.
The new WWE Champion has arrived.
The Champ is here.
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
["Rise Up" by Drowning Pool playing]
♪ And I wont be denied ♪
♪ 'Cause all I've got left is my pride ♪
♪ And I will rise up ♪
♪ Break it out Break you down ♪
♪ Breaking rules Breaking ground ♪
♪ Had your chance Now it's gone ♪
♪ All you take All you've done ♪
[fireworks]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Welcome to SmackDown from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Michael Cole and Tazz at ringside.
And tonight the Championship Series continues.
[Tazz] Cole, check this out, John Cena's Championship Presentation.
That is tonight on SmackDown.
That should be-- will be a rocket buster.
[Cole] Indeed, The Champ will be here.
["Longhorn" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] A former WWE Champion, who won his first match
in the WWE Championship Series last week, defeating Rey Mysterio
after Rey's partner Eddie Guerrero blew his stack and inadvertently
got Rey Mysterio disqualified.
But here tonight as we kick off SmackDown, it is the Chief of Staff,
the United States Champion, who is in action.
[Tazz] Absolutely.
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Miami, Florida,
weighing in at 257 pounds,
he is the United States Champion, Orlando Jordan.
[Tazz] And Cole, it's so hard, I can't get used to just
looking at JBL without the WWE Title. The man looks-- he looks naked.
Hold on, he's coming over here.
Champ.
[Cole] JBL joining us here at ringside.
And you can tell by his expression, not in the best of moods.
[Tazz] Good to see you, JBL.
[Cole] John "Bradshaw" Layfield, the former WWE Champion
joining us here at ringside tonight.
Champ, what brings you out here?
Is it perhaps to scout Booker T, who is involved in this matchup?
Booker T--
You must not have been watching wrestling the past year, have you?
I don't need to scout anybody, Michael Cole.
I am indeed who I say I am. I am a wrestling god.
I have beaten Booker T twice. What I'm here for,
is for my Cabinet to divide, my Cabinet to conquer.
They are going to take out every opponent
that I potentially might have in this championship tournament.
The only thing I have to worry about is John Cena,
and don't you call me "former" again, you call me "future."
That's the adjective you put in front of "champion."
[Tazz] Have some respect for JBL, Cole, huh?
The man's joining us in the booth, have some respect.
[Cole] I apologize, JBL, but this man here, Booker T,
next week here on SmackDown from Madison Square Garden in New York,
will go one-on-one with The Big Show.
So already, JBL has advanced.
Tonight Eddie Guerrero meets Kurt Angle. The winner of that matchup advances.
Next week, Booker T and Big Show. The winner of that matchup advances
to a Triple Threat Match in two weeks in the United Kingdom
for a chance to meet John Cena for the WWE Title.
But let's get back to what you said earlier…
a plan to divide and conquer?
[JBL] Divide and conquer.
JBL has always, and will always have a plan.
That is why I'm not a once-in-a-decade or once-in-a-lifetime--
[Cole] Oh!
[JBL] That's why I am who I say I am.
I am a guy who has transcended the genre.
I am an icon.
I always have a plan, divide and conquer.
You will find out very fast what we plan on doing.
He is decimating Booker T.
[Tazz] I'll tell you, JBL, it's ingenious by you, and I'm not surprised,
you're such an intelligent man that you and The Cabinet
come up with the plan of divide and conquer, ingenious.
[JBL] Absolutely. Look at this. This is the greatest athlete
in SmackDown history.
Orlando Jordan is a future world champion.
You're looking at the present and the past right now.
Booker T was a five-time WCW Champion. He will not be a new WWE Champion.
That is reserved only for me.
[Cole] Well, JBL, speaking of the future or the present,
John Cena, of course the WWE Champion, John Cena came out here last week
on SmackDown and said,
"If you thought what I did to the United States Champion was something,
wait until you see what I have planned for the WWE Title."
What do you make of those remarks?
[JBL] He will not desecrate time honored tradition.
What he is doing is making a mockery, an absolute mockery of the business
that I have created.
Vince McMahon calls me daily to tell me thank you
for the revenue strings that I have created for the WWE.
And for John Cena to do anything different,
is a desecration of what I've done.
[Tazz] Well, you see right now, Booker T is all over Orlando Jordan.
-A moment ago-- -[Cole] Yeah. What a big kick.
[JBL] Nothing against Booker T. He's loaded with talent, with ability.
He was a five-time WCW Champion.
He is in that ring for the very reason that he is right now.
But he is against the greatest athlete in SmackDown history,
-Orlando Jordan. -[Tazz] And you see there,
that great extension in the legs of Booker T.
-[JBL] Divide and conquer. -[Cole] Look at this.
-Hey, wait a minute. -Here we go.
The co-Secretaries of Defense, The Bashams.
[bell ringing]
[Cole] The bell is called for by the referee.
Booker T is in trouble.
Is this "divide and conquer" that you were talking about?
-[JBL] You've got to have a plan. -[bell ringing]
[Cole] And Orlando Jordan was disqualified.
[JBL] That is why we are The Cabinet, that is why I am JBL.
-["Big" by Jim Johnston playing] -[Cole] Oh, what the--
[crowd cheering]
-Wait a minute. -[Tazz] What the hell is this?
[Cole] It's the 500-pounder.
The Big Show. Where are you going?
[JBL] Where are you going? Get in the ring.
Get back to the ring. Get in the ring.
Take him out.
What are you doing?
[Cole] Well, Big Show--
What are you doing? Get in the ring.
Take him out.
[Tazz] Hell is going on here?
[Cole] Oh, here is the general manager, Theodore Long, now.
Obviously, Big Show heard your comments about divide and conquer, JBL.
[Long] Hold on a minute, players.
-This match ain't over. -[JBL] This is a shame.
In fact, it's just beginning.
[crowd cheering]
So, I'll tell you what.
We're gonna have ourselves a handicap match
right here tonight in Chicago.
-[crowd cheering] -[JBL] Talk about an abuse of power.
Bashams, Orlando Jordan, get back in the ring,
because you'll be taking on Booker T and none other than The Big Show.
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Wow. -[Tazz] That's huge.
[JBL] That man is a disgrace to his position.
Martin Luther King right now is spinning in his grave at what he's doing.
He's a prejudiced man, he's not a disgrace to the Black race,
-he is a disgrace to the human race. -[Cole] And look at Big Show.
Oh, there goes Danny Basham in the hard way,
so this handicap matchup is underway.
I've got to say kudos to the general manager.
It looks like this master plan, perhaps, has blown up in The Cabinet's face.
[Tazz] JBL, the Chief of Staff's in trouble. Look at this!
[Cole] Oh, and taking out The Big Show, Danny Basham.
[JBL] That is teamwork, that is why The Bashams
could be one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
[Cole] Again, this is The Bashams and Orlando Jordan…
[JBL] That is my Cabinet.
[Cole] …against Booker T and The Big Show.
[JBL] That is what I had in mind.
[Cole] Oh, and a big back body drop.
And Booker T taking out The Bashams.
[JBL] Get him, boys.
[Tazz] Booker T is on a roll here, but look, Doug Basham from behind,
all over Booker-- Oh!
[JBL] "All over him" is right.
You don't get rid of The Cabinet, they're everywhere.
[Cole] Booker T, as this crowd comes alive, chanting,
"Booker T, Booker T."
Oh.
And another right hand.
And Big Show with a spear. This has turned into a flat-out fight.
-[Cole] Again, it's a-- -[JBL] Hey.
A fight is won when there's one man standing.
The Cabinet will be standing, you don't call it halfway through.
Yes, he's a five-time champion, yes, he's loaded [indistinct].
That right there is why he will not be a future WWE Champion.
He cares too much about these people.
[Cole] The Spinaroonie by Booker T.
[JBL] He is a showboat, an unabashed showboat.
Showboats don't win championships.
[Tazz] Heads up here, watch out for this.
[Cole] Scissors kick to the back of the head, Booker T into the cover.
-[JBL] Kick out, Danny. -[Cole] Here's the hook to the leg.
He may do it here, and he does!
Booker T and Big Show pick up the victory.
I will be damned.
[Chimel] Here are your winners, Booker T and The Big Show.
[Cole] Well, perhaps The Cabinet's master plan has blown up in its face.
And these two men, Big Show and Booker T,
meet next week in New York on SmackDown
for the right to advance to face JBL
in a Triple Threat Match
-in the Championship Series. -Unbelievable.
[indistinct dialogue]
[Cole] Well, you know, Tazz, not exactly what JBL had in mind
for his Cabinet.
It was supposed to be divide and conquer here tonight,
but The Cabinet was conquered by Booker T and The Big Show.
And JBL is not pleased.
[Tazz] Whoa, did you see that?
[JBL] What the hell is wrong with you?
What is wrong with you? Huh?
What is wrong with you? What is wrong with you?
What are you doing? What are you doing?
-I had a plan. -[man] Some plan.
What are you doing, huh?
What are you guys doing?
You idiots!
[Cole] SmackDown off to a wild start. And up next,
two of SmackDown's smokin' Divas go one-on-one.
Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie and it is next.
[upbeat rock music playing]
["Need A Little Time" by Jim Johnston playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] We are back on SmackDown and here's the winner of last week's
SmackDown Diva Bikini Contest.
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following Divas match is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring, Torrie Wilson.
[Cole] Tazz, I got a new sneak peek at the Diva magazine.
-Wow. -[Tazz] Oh, double wow. I saw her too.
But there's nothing like looking at Torrie in living color, baby.
Look, pink and black.
[Tazz] Well, tonight, SmackDown is sponsored by Burger King,
who remind you to have it your way.
[Cole] And by Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, in stores now.
[Tazz] And by XXX: State of the Union,
in theaters April 29th.
[Cole] What about the state of JBL's Cabinet?
JBL livid after the divide and conquer plan did not work moments ago.
[Chimel] And making her way to the ring, Dawn Marie.
[Cole] I tell you what, a wild start to SmackDown.
It was Booker T and Orlando Jordan, then the handicap matchup.
Still to come tonight, we've got the John Cena
WWE Championship Presentation.
[Tazz] Yeah, absolutely. I can't wait for that.
And talk about wild. What about last week?
As you pointed out, Torrie Wilson winning the Viva Las Divas competition.
That was awesome.
[Cole] Yeah, last week, it was the big Diva Bikini Contest.
Torrie, Dawn Marie and Ms. Jackie,
although the three rookie SmackDown Divas came out to sort of spoil the party,
at least in Dawn Marie's case.
But in the end, Torrie Wilson picking up the victory
and Dawn Marie not too pleased.
[Tazz] You know, I can understand Dawn Marie's gripe,
grievance, and gripe, but--
[Cole] Why? You didn't like seeing Joy,
Michelle McCool, and Lauren out here?
[Tazz] No, I thought it was phenomenal, but Dawn Marie wanted to win
and you know, I don't think Dawn was happy about it, obviously.
[Cole] Big knee to the knees-- midsection.
-Easy for me to say. -[Tazz] Exactly.
Excitement getting to me here tonight, great crowd in Chicago.
Dawn Marie and Torrie Wilson one-on-one.
[Tazz] Dawn Marie has shown she could be a vicious Diva.
[Cole] Very vicious.
[Tazz] You know, not for nothing,
fine, I like Dawn, I like her intensity,
but I don't wanna see Torrie's face all messed up.
I mean, for that matter, anything else I don't wanna see
messed up on her, know what I'm saying?
[Cole] Into the turnbuckle.
And Dawn Marie came out here with a plan
to do in Torrie Wilson early.
[Tazz] Dawn Marie is not hesitating.
[referee] One, two, get her off the ropes.
[Tazz] Right at the throat. Torrie's throat at that bottom rope.
[Cole] You can feel this crowd in a frenzy as they prepare
for Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle in the Championship Series.
What a main event here tonight on SmackDown.
[Tazz] It's the makings of a classic. The battles these two men
have had in the past! Can't wait.
Oh, look at this. Dawn Marie is just having her way with Torrie Wilson.
-Torrie's in trouble here. -[Cole] Punishing Torrie Wilson.
Whipping Torrie across the ring. Dawn Marie telegraphed it,
Going for the sunset flip. Shoulders down.
Look at Dawn here. Reversal by Dawn Marie.
Shoulders down, kickout, nice reversal by Torrie.
Kickout again.
Dawn Marie in control. Look at this.
[Tazz] Wow, I tell you what, lot of near falls there,
quick turnarounds on those stacked pins there.
Very impressive by both Divas.
Oh, right in the face again.
[Cole] Chin off the knee.
[Tazz] What?
That's what I mean. She's gonna get it.
-Dawn's gonna get it. -[Cole] That should be it.
Shoulders down again, hook to the leg, and Torrie Wilson kicks out at two.
-Again, a cover. -[Tazz] Here we go.
[Cole] Again, a hook to the leg and again, a kickout by Torrie.
[Tazz] Right out of the box in this match, Dawn Marie
got all over Torrie and just, Torrie couldn't--
just couldn't get out of it, you know what I mean?
Dawn is all over Torrie.
[Cole] Oh, and a straight right hand.
[crowd chanting "Torrie"]
I believe Dawn Marie's still upset over the results of that bikini contest.
[Tazz] Oh, you think? You can't get nothing past you.
Well, of course that's what she's upset about.
Come on.
[Cole] I got a hug from Torrie last week when the contest was over.
-Look at this. School girl. -[Tazz] Oh, look at this.
Shoulders down, kickout by Dawn Marie.
[Tazz] That was close.
That might've been the last chance for Torrie. Torrie's up, here.
[Cole] Ducks underneath the clothesline, kick to the midsection.
-Swinging neckbreaker. Dawn's in trouble. -[Tazz] Got to cover.
[Cole] Torrie crawls to the cover.
Hooks the leg, shoulders down. Torrie Wilson picks up the victory.
[crowd cheering]
["Need A Little Time" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Torrie Wilson.
[Cole] Well, Torrie Wilson very impressive in what has turned out to be a wild start
to SmackDown here tonight, from Chicago, Illinois.
Torrie with a win over Dawn Marie as we take another look
at the end of this matchup.
Torrie Wilson picking up the victory over Dawn Marie.
She ducked underneath the clothesline and watch this swinging neckbreaker.
Perfectly executed. Torrie picks up the win.
[Tazz] Very smart to go for a cover real quick.
Gets the victory in a very physical and intense match.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
coming up next on SmackDown, for the first time ever,
it is "Carlito's Cabana," and Carlito's special guest
-none other than Rey Mysterio. -[Tazz] Oh, yeah!
Cole, this is gonna be good, man. I can't wait.
"Carlito's Cabana," next.
[didgeridoo music playing]
We're in Melbourne, Australia, coming right off of WrestleMania
and this place is nuts.
Look at all these fans.
[crowd cheering]
I'm excited to see the show tonight because I've never been to one
and I've always wanted to see all the Superstars live.
Y'all ready to have a 619 time?
[together] Yeah!
6-1-9!
Yeah!
[Cena] In the land down under.
We're here in Adelaide today, sold out tonight.
They're still trying to, like, make seats, I guess,
but we don't have anywhere else to put anybody.
Everybody's got that good vibe about it. It's gonna be a great show tonight.
Oh my God, thanks, man.
Now is the Chain Gang in here tonight?
[crowd cheering]
[Cena] We came out and it was just a sea of people,
and then you look up and there's people on the second tier.
But to walk out and see something like that, almost a human display.
I guarantee you all, I'mma come back soon
and y'all best be here repping with us.
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool.
[Cole] Well, the fans in Australia, absolutely phenomenal.
What a great experience for the WWE Superstars, but--
[Tazz] You know what? That's great. Australia's great.
But now, Cole, we're in the Caribbean, man.
Look at this. Look at the ring.
It's like a tropical field. Look at that. Palm trees, everything.
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Carlito Caribbean Cool.
[Tazz] There's coconuts out there and everything.
Apples, you know… you'll see,
there's probably a pineapple or two floating around,
maybe a honeydew. Look at that.
[Cole] A hammock?
[Tazz] I got a hammock in my yard. I like hammocks.
I'm the only guy in Brooklyn with a hammock. You know that?
I got to get a palm tree. Gotta talk to Carlito.
Maybe he can import one for me.
[Cole] Import a palm tree?
Oh, yeah, sure. This is great.
I love this. I love the Caribbean.
[Tazz chuckles]
[crowd whistles and boos]
"Piper's Pit."
Chris Jericho's "Highlight Reel."
That's not cool.
"Carlito's Cabana"?
That's cool.
Carlito promised you his own show and finally it's here.
[crowd booing]
You people-- You people have, what, Oprah?
Well, unlike Oprah, I don't plan on giving you people new cars.
[crowd exclaims]
But I do have apples.
And if you disrespect me, I'll spit in your face.
-[crowd booing] -[Tazz] You want an apple, Cole?
[Cole] No.
You know, it didn't take long
for Carlito to notice that Chicago…
is not cool.
[crowd booing]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Relax, relax, relax.
I'm not picking on you guys.
Let's take a look, for instance.
Your Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost a hundred years.
[crowd booing]
They call them the lovable losers.
[crowd booing]
Just like my very first guest on the "Cabana."
And although he's one half of the Tag Team Champions,
he lost out big time in the Championship Series.
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Rey Mysterio.
[crowd cheering]
["619" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] I wouldn't refer to Rey Mysterio as a lovable loser.
He's one of the most exciting athletes in the world today.
In fact, Rey Mysterio is on the cover of the latest SmackDown Magazine.
An exclusive interview with Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] I agree with you on that, Cole.
I'm a big fan of Rey Mysterio, no doubt, like millions across the world.
And I'll tell you what, Rey Mysterio is a big star.
Give it up to that man right there, Carlito.
The first ever "Carlito's Cabana" and you got a big star
like one half of the Tag Champs in Rey Mysterio.
-[Cole] That's a great point. -[Tazz] Thank you.
[Cole] "Carlito's Cabana"--
[Tazz] Rey Mysterio almost beat JBL last week, right?
[Cole] I think Rey Mysterio had JBL beaten if it wasn't for Eddie Guerrero
losing his temper and trying to help his tag team partner out.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] I wonder if Mysterio is impressed with the cabana.
Got the palm trees and everything, and a hammock.
I like it. You like it, right?
-[Cole] Yeah, it's okay. -[Tazz] Oh, that's great.
Rey.
I'm so sorry for what happened to you last week.
But let's take a look at what happened in your huge match
against JBL, where if you had won,
you could've become WWE Champion.
Let's take a look at that.
[Cole] Well, this is SmackDown last week, the Championship Series.
Rey Mysterio versus JBL.
Orlando Jordan, the Chief of Staff of JBL, getting involved,
which would bring Rey Mysterio's tag team partner and friend,
Eddie Guerrero out, to help even these sides.
[Tazz] Yeah, Mysterio did not want Eddie Guerrero to come out
and help at all, but Eddie Guerrero couldn't help it.
And then you'll see here in a moment,
Guerrero blows his stack because he got kicked by JBL.
[Cole] Well, Rey Mysterio delivering the 619 followed by the seated senton.
Rey Mysterio a moment away from advancing in the Championship Series
until Eddie Guerrero blew a gasket.
[Tazz] Yeah, Guerrero's temper got the best of him and then Mysterio
was disqualified.
[Cole] And Rey Mysterio was not happy with the actions
of his tag team partner.
[Chimel] The winner of this match
as a result of a disqualification,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
["Longhorn" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] So Eddie's temper got the best of him
and it cost his tag team partner, Mysterio, the matchup.
Eddie Guerrero screwing up your first ever title shot.
That's not cool.
[crowd booing]
[indistinct dialogue]
You're right. You know what, Carlito?
You're right.
What Eddie did last week, that's not cool.
No.
But you know what?
Yes, I am furious at what he did.
-You should be. You should be. -Yes.
As a matter of fact, I haven't talked to him since last week.
But you know what?
You're not the only one that has been trying to stir things up between us.
No, I'm not trying to stir things up. No.
Yeah, you are.
[indistinct dialogue]
And I'm gonna tell you what I've told everybody else.
Me and Eddie…
He's my familia.
[crowd cheering]
You know what? I look at him like a big brother.
He's my blood, ese.
[crowd cheering]
And whatever problems we have, we'll work them out.
So don't worry about it.
As a matter of fact, Carlito,
I will get a chance,
and believe me when I tell you, I will get a chance
to become WWE Champion.
[crowd cheering]
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You're so positive, Rey.
But there's no hiding the fact
that things between you and Eddie are not right.
And Carlito knows why.
Eddie's jealous of you.
Oh, why would you say that?
And I have a feeling
that things for you are about to get a whole lot worse.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What--
["Paparazzi" by Jim Johnston playing]
-[Tazz] What is this? -[Cole] I don't know, what--
[Tazz] Oh, red carpet?
[Mysterio] Hey, it's your show.
[camera shutters clicking]
[Cole] Paparazzi?
[Tazz] Who-- Oh, wow.
[Cole] Who the hell is this?
[Tazz] Who's that?
[Cole] Who are they?
[Tazz] I don't know. It's just some cool [indistinct].
[Cole] Come on, you're the answer man.
[Tazz] I told you, I don't know who these guys are,
and that lovely young lady in the middle there.
[Cole] This group shows up with cameras and a red carpet.
You don't know anything about them?
[Tazz] Cole, what do I look like?
I'm not that dialed in. I don't know!
[Cole] I'm thinking you at least know about her.
[Tazz] No, but it looked like she just told them to hit the ring
and they did, but--
Who-- Who is she?
Who are they? I…
-[Cole] I have no idea. -Wait, what?
-[Tazz] Whoa, whoa! -[Cole] Oh, my.
[Tazz] Oh my God.
I never seen anything like that in my life.
I-I don't think Carlito has, either. Wow.
[Cole] This is bizarre.
[Tazz] I-I think it's pretty good, I don't know about bizarre.
Wow. What an entrance.
I don't know who you guys are,
but let me be the first to say
you guys are cool!
[indistinct dialogue]
Thanks, Carlito. We are cool.
And that's why we wanted to be on your "Cabana."
I'm Melina, this is Nitro, and that's Mercury.
We are MNM, the It Team on the scene.
We were in a real city, Los Angeles.
[crowd booing]
With our friends, Ashton, Paris, Nick, and Jessica.
And we were talking about Johnny and Joey.
Yeah, we were talking about how
they could so easily be Tag Team Champions…
-Oh! -That belt.
…with, uh, Latino Heat and Mucha Lucha on the outs, you know.
Yeah, they're on the outs.
We were thinking that we can make our debut right here,
on SmackDown.
And win the Tag Team Titles.
[crowd chanting "Eddie"]
Melina, is it?
Right?
I hear you drop a couple of names like Ashton and Paris.
[indistinct dialogue]
Why don't you drop a breath mint, girl.
[chuckles]
[crowd gasps]
You know what, Rey?
We were gonna have a match, but since your partner isn't here,
I guess I'm just gonna have to settle for this.
-[Cole] Hey! -[Tazz] Wow.
[Cole] Mysterio trying to-- trying to take down this team, MNM.
-[Tazz] Here comes Rey. -[crowd booing]
[Cole] Rey Mysterio trying to battle back here.
[Tazz] Oh! Back elbow by Rey-- Uh-oh.
[Cole] With a double-team now by Nitro and… and Mercury.
[Tazz] I think that's their names. They're beating
the holy hell out of Mysterio.
[Cole] It's a two-on-one assault with M… Melina.
[Tazz] Her name's Melina, but--
[Cole] And Carlito isn't doing a damn thing,
except lounging back in that chair.
[crowd chanting "Eddie"]
[Cole] A thunderous cry for Eddie, and it's a damn good question, Tazz.
Where the hell is Eddie Guerrero?
[Tazz] Look at this. Look, Mysterio's in trouble!
[Cole] Double-team! And Mysterio planted skull-first.
[Tazz] Wow.
["Paparazzi" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tazz] I agree with Carlito, man. They are cool. Wow.
-[Cole] MNM sending a message. -[Tazz] That Melina. Oh my God.
[Cole] Yeah, but nonetheless, the bottom line here is MNM
is sending a message to one half of the Tag Team Champions,
and that message in one word was "impact."
[Tazz] That was impact, but she's hot.
I'll tell you what, MNM, big time impact.
They got a…
[Cole] I don't care how hot she is,
this Mercury and Nitro just beat the living hell out of--
out of Rey Mysterio as Carlito looked on.
Where the hell is Mysterio's partner, Eddie Guerrero?
[Tazz] I have no idea, Cole. I mean, it was, in my opinion,
it was a great "Carlito's Cabana."
Yeah, we got to see MNM and that beautiful Melina.
I know Mysterio's not happy about it but I thought it was great.
I enjoyed the hell out of the first ever "Carlito's Cabana."
[music continues playing]
[Cole] I guess Carlito thought that that was cool, didn't he?
…in the hell is wrong with you?
What?
I pay you, I pay you, and I pay you to do what I say.
I said divide and conquer, I said to wear them down.
I did not say when the going got tough to quit like a little baby.
You don't get it, do you? I am a wrestling god.
[crowd booing]
I will not tolerate anybody around me, anybody,
with any quit in them.
I am beginning to believe the only reason I am not WWE Champion
is because of you three idiots,
you three imbeciles
that have formed a cabinet.
Every great man, and I am a great man,
is known by the company they keep.
Well, the company I keep right now is pretty damn rotten.
So, I suggest strongly that you shape up
or you three will be cut loose.
[crowd booing]
Got a delivery for John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
-Really? -Yeah.
I have explicit instructions that it only goes to John Cena.
[laughs] You don't understand, son.
John and I are really close friends.
Have been for quite some time, so.
Oh, really?
I tell you what, boy,
you, uh, take that and, uh, why don't you beat it.
Sure thing.
Yeah.
Would you believe I have just intercepted
the new Championship Belt that John Cena was gonna debut tonight?
Hey, you know what?
If you're right, we can destroy it just like we did his United States Title.
-We? -Yeah.
There is no we.
I will not allow this to be screwed up.
I'll do this by myself.
See yah.
-[Eddie] Qué pasó? What's happening? -[crowd cheering]
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Rey, Rey, Rey, Rey.
Hey, man. I heard, man. I thought that [speaking Spanish].
I heard that some wannabe tag team out there, man,
hit you in the Cabana.
They knocked you out. What's going on, homes?
Eddie, man. Just leave me alone, ese.
What do you mean? Ese, I'm gonna get them for you!
I'm gonna knock them… [speaking Spanish]
-No. Don't do nothing, man. -What do you mean?
Do me a favor. Just leave me alone right now.
Oh, man.
[speaking Spanish]
-What, are you mad at me, man? -Eddie--
Are you still mad from last week?
Eddie, where were you when I needed you, man?
Where was I?
Ese, hey man, what, are you questioning me, man?
I was out.
I had trouble with my ride, homes. What do you think, what was I doing?
I mean… [sighs]
What's the matter with you? Why are you questioning me?
Eddie, last week, man, you cost me my shot
to become WWE Champion in my own hometown, San Diego.
[crowd booing]
[speaking Spanish]
Calm down, man.
Look, I know that the shot with JBL meant a lot to you, man.
And, ese, you know I wouldn't have never interfered, man,
if he wouldn't have touched me.
You know how-- You know how I feel about you, man.
You know how much I wanted this for you.
-Well, show me, man. -Don't question me, man.
Don't question our friendship, ese [speaking Spanish].
I promise you, I'm gonna make it up to you, ese.
How? How are you gonna make it up, man?
Isn't it a little too late now?
Well… Okay, I know. I know.
[speaking Spanish] Tonight man, tonight, ese,
when I face Kurt Angle,
I'm gonna make you a promise, ese, and I'm gonna make everybody
a promise, ese…
I'm gonna dedicate something to you,
I'm gonna do it. Look in my eyes, ese.
[speaking Spanish]
I'm gonna beat Kurt Angle, and I'm gonna beat everybody
that steps in my way of becoming the next WWE Champion,
because I'm gonna dedicate and wrestle for you, Rey.
[crowd cheering]
This is for you, homes.
I promise you, I'll give you that.
[speaking Spanish]
[Cole] Well, up next, John Cena's WWE Championship Presentation,
but JBL has apparently intercepted the new championship.
What will happen? The Champ is here, next.
[Cole] Well, JBL has already advanced, and tonight,
it's match number two in the WWE Championship Series
and it's gonna be a classic, Tazz.
Eddie Guerrero meets Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, I can't wait. The makings of a classic here.
Right before the break,
Guerrero said he's gonna dedicate his title run to Rey Mysterio.
["The Time Is Now" by John Cena & Tha Trademarc plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Look at this, man, standing ovation.
Where is he? Where is he?
The Champ is here. There he is.
[crowd cheering]
Wow.
♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cole] John Cena's first title defense will be determined
by who wins the WWE Championship Series
that is now underway.
[Chimel] Ladies and gentlemen,
the WWE Champion, John Cena.
[Cole] And John Cena is on top of the world.
He's got a new CD coming out next month, rumors of a music video,
he was on Entertainment Tonight last week,
and he's the WWE Champion with a presentation
here tonight on SmackDown.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, dreams come true for a hardworking American man,
and that's one right there.
Yo, yo, yo, yo. Kill the noise. Kill the noise.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
Chicago Chain Gang!
[crowd cheering]
The Champ is here.
[crowd cheering]
You all do it big up in The Windy City.
[crowd cheering]
No, no, no, no.
I mean, you all do it real big.
[crowd cheering]
You see, Chicago is the home
of the biggest event
in sports entertainment history.
[crowd cheering]
Chicago is officially the home
of WrestleMania 22!
[crowd cheering]
So it's only fitting that tonight, the Chicago Chain Gang
be a part of the WWE Championship Presentation.
[crowd cheering]
I ain't gonna lie. This is big.
I know it, you know it, everybody back there knows it.
That's why Eddie Guerrero gunning for me,
that's why Booker T gunning for me,
that's why Big Show huffing and puffing for me,
that's why Kurt Angle gunning for me.
And then we have JBL.
[crowd booing]
Oh, come on, come on now. Hey, hey, hey.
JBL's going through a little bit of a crisis right now and…
he actually-- he actually stole some of my personal property.
[crowd booing]
Well, JBL, I don't know how to say this, but that box
you took was actually-- was actually very important
to what we're doing here tonight. So, uh…
So I guess I'm gonna need you to bring it out here and--
It's okay. If you don't wanna bring out here,
well, I'll just come back there and get it.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
["Longhorn" by Jim Johnston playing]
-[Cole] Oh, here he comes. -[Tazz] Oh, yeah.
[Cole] JBL paid off that delivery man moments ago to hijack--
[Tazz] Well, as he put it, the set, but--
Okay. Where is the box?
[Tazz] What's going on, Cole? Where's the box?
[Cole] Cena's asking the same question.
-[Tazz] Okay. -[Cole] Garbage can?
[Tazz] That's not the box, but--
-[Cole] There's the box. -[Tazz] Okay.
Missing something, John?
You see, I think you're missing this little box,
but what you may not realize right now,
is you're missing something else as well.
-[Tazz] Oh, whoa, whoa. -[Cole] Hey.
[Tazz] Wait a minute. What--
[Cole] What's JBL doing with the WWE Title?
And it's got Cena's name on it.
[Tazz] Of course, it is Cena's.
You see, you just happened to leave the WWE Championship
lying around your locker.
Well, well, well, looks like you've made a hobby
out of stealing my stuff.
Class act.
But after tonight, that's not going to be the WWE Championship
because we gonna do it big up in here.
[crowd cheering]
-I got plans-- -[JBL] No.
No.
I know that you're having a little plan for a little celebration,
little presentation of your new WWE Championship.
Well, this WWE Championship that's around my waist,
I have carried around my waist longer
than any WWE Superstar in the last decade.
[crowd booing]
And quite frankly, these fans know that I am the true champion.
[crowd booing]
You will not-- Listen to me, boy.
You will not desecrate my legacy.
You will not desecrate my championship.
You will not tear down what I have taken so long to build
and it is only fitting that tonight,
I will destroy your little bling-bling sideshow right here
during your presentation, because it is me, it is me
who will destroy your championship reign.
Your time and this is done.
[crowd booing]
[Tazz] What-- He's gonna open the box. What…
[Cole] You got to be kidding me--
Whoa, JBL. Hold up. Hold up. Hold up, man.
Chill. Wait. Stop.
That's--The WWE Championship ain't in that box, man.
What are you, stupid?
[Cole] God.
-[Tazz] What the hell is that? -[Cole] What the hell is that?
[Cena] That was supposed to be a gift for you, man.
[crowd cheering]
I mean, you come on some hard times. The whole "wrestling god" thing
didn't really work, seeing as you got your [bleep] kicked in WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
So I was gonna get you a gift.
But what do you get the man who has everything?
So, I got it.
I went to the best slaughterhouse in Chicago
and got you something that I know you don't have.
-Guts. -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh my God. -[Tazz] Oh, that's disgusting.
[Cole] Guts?
[Tazz] I think JBL's sick, look at him. Is he…
The poor guy's probably gonna hurt--
[Cole] Wait a minute! No, no, no. Cena!
-[crowd cheering] -Cena with that…
-[Tazz] No, he wouldn't do it. -[Cole] JBL has got some guts now!
[Tazz] Oh my God. Jeez.
[Cole] Can you smell that?
[Tazz] Yeah.
[Cole] It smells like a slaughterhouse in here.
[Tazz] Oh my God. Come on, that's not… What the?
[Cole] What do you mean, that's not right?
You were gonna come out here in Chicago, on the Chain Gang's time
and talk about how you got class, how you got money,
how you're better than all of us.
I told you before, homie, there's those who talk about it,
and there's those who be about it.
[crowd cheering]
Look at you.
Look at your legacy.
You talk about being a champion who makes an impact.
I am a champion who makes an impact.
[crowd cheering]
So just-- just this once,
shut your freaking mouth
and open your eyes to take a look
at the new
-WWE Championship, daddy. -[Tazz] Whoa.
-[Cole] Wow! -[Tazz] Look at that bling!
-[Cole] Well, John Cena-- -Get another shot of that--
Look at that thing.
[Cole] John Cena made a promise last week, and John Cena delivered.
[Tazz] He's gonna hurl, I'm telling you. JBL, look at that--
Oh, it's a spinner deal! Oh, man. [laughs]
[Cole] The new WWE Champion does things his way.
And there you go, JBL, there's your so-called bling-bling sideshow.
[Tazz] Look at that diamond, that gold, whatever's on there.
I don't know what the hell he put on there.
Whoa, man, that thing is cool looking.
Wow.
[Cole] And there is the ceremony.
The new WWE Champion doing things his way.
[Tazz] I have never seen a Championship… look at this thing.
[Cole] Yeah, but we've never quite seen a champion like John Cena now, have we?
[Tazz] Oh, he beats to his own beat, man, I have no doubt about it,
John Cena, he stated it himself. He stated it very well.
He definitely is a champion who makes an impact.
That Championship is cool, man.
Take a look. Because our time is now.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Tell you what Cole, The Champ is definitely here.
[crowd cheering]
["Dangerous Politics" by Jim Johnston playing]
♪ Hei-den-reich ♪
♪ Heiden, Heidenreich ♪
♪ Hei-den-reich ♪
♪ Heiden, Heidenreich ♪
♪ Hei-den-reich ♪
♪ Heiden, Heidenreich… ♪
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Approaching the ring, from New Orleans, Louisiana,
weighing in at 285 pounds, Heidenreich.
[Cole] Well, Heidenreich set for action.
You know, he writes an article in the latest edition
of the SmackDown Magazine, calling his matches disaster pieces
and saying that his favorite game as a child…
-[Tazz] Wait, wait. Yeah? -[Cole] …was playing army.
[Tazz] I'm not surprised the man writes an article in SmackDown Magazine.
He is a poet and just handed the referee…
-[bell ringing] -…uh, something.
[Tazz] We never had, think about it,
we've never had a poet in the WWE before.
It's exclusive right here to SmackDown, our own poet.
I dig his poems, too. He's very creative.
I know you don't like them, Cole, right? You don't like his poems?
[Cole] I remember it was, I think [indistinct] right?
-[Tazz] Who? -[Cole] The poet.
As Heidenreich backs his opponent into the corner.
[Tazz] I guess, yeah.
Well, he mustn't like Heidenreich, I'll tell you.
[Heidenreich] That's not the way friends treat each other.
[Tazz] You see Heidenreich?
[Heidenreich] That ain't the way friends treat each other.
-[Cole] What is he saying? -[Tazz] I don't know.
[Tazz] Oh, whoa!
[Cole] And a right hand.
[Tazz] This guy.
Get off!
[Cole] Oh, with a big boot.
That's what friends are for.
Hey.
[Tazz] He's very creative, ol' Heidenreich.
Well, he wants to be friends with the guy.
That's all. It's just, you know, a competitive match.
-[Heidenreich shouts] -Oh, man.
[crowd booing]
He's my friend.
[Tazz] He wants to be friends.
Heidenreich, he-- you know, he's special, Cole.
He's different. And that's a good thing.
[Heidenreich] Are you my friend?
Come on, friend.
What you got, friend?
[Cole] Oh! He's asking him if he's his friend.
[Tazz] Oh, body blow. What would he do to his enemies
if he hits his friends like that.
[Cole] Very strange, unique way of doing battle in the ring.
Oh!
[Tazz] Heidenreich is unique, Cole.
I'll tell you one thing, he's devastating though,
he'll bring the physicality.
-He's my friend! -[Tazz] Very, very intense.
[Cole] Well, he's strange, he's--
[Tazz] I don't know anybody who wants to get in the ring with Heidenreich.
-He's my friend? Huh? -I don't know.
[boy] He's your friend, Heidenreich!
[Tazz] Because he's so different,
it makes it hard to scout him, you know?
You don't know what to do against him.
[Cole] He's a loose cannon.
Oh, and a big boot off the side of the skull and--
[Tazz] Look at the physical specimen this guy is, Cole.
Look at the size of him,
6'5", 6'6", about 285, 290.
[Cole] He's huge.
[Heidenreich] He's my friend. Are we friends now?
[Tazz] He wants to know if they're friends now.
I wouldn't mind being his friend.
He'd read some poems to me. Oh, man!
-[Cole] Into a side slam. -Wouldn't want him to do that to me.
[Cole] The cutter. Heidenreich with an impressive victory.
[Tazz] Well, that was short work.
[Chimel] Here is your winner,
Heidenreich.
["Dangerous Politics" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Tazz] I like Heidenreich. I like-- No, I do, Cole.
I like someone's different, he's different.
[Cole] Yeah, he's-- he is different.
[Tazz] He is different.
[Cole] I'll never forget how different Heidenreich really is.
[Tazz] You guys got to know each other a tad.
Now what? What's he doing?
Show this guy how--
[Cole] Oh, he's helping his friend.
[Tazz] Okay.
You'll never know what Heidenreich's gonna do.
Stay!
You stay.
Give me your mic.
Stay. Stay.
Wait, wait.
Wait, friend.
Don't go anywhere, friend.
I wish that everyone here was my friend.
[crowd cheering]
And since tonight, we're all here together in The Windy City,
I have a poem for all of you
about breaking wind.
Blowing farts out my [bleep]
like breezes blow through the grass.
I love the feel of when I fart,
it makes me smile
and warms my heart.
[crowd cheering]
And that was a poem by Heidenreich.
[Tazz] And a damn good one.
[Heidenreich] Thank you, a disasterpiece.
Disasterpiece.
I'm telling you, Cole, that was some of his best work. I'm telling you.
-[Cole] His best work? -[Tazz] That was hilarious.
[Cole] You're as sick as he is.
[Tazz] Maybe I am, but I think that was good stuff, I liked it.
[Cole] Oh, my. A disasterpiece. That was a disaster.
Look at him, he's humoring himself now.
[indistinct]
The Bashams and Orlando Jordan didn't stand a chance.
-Did you see The Bashams? Bam! -That's what I'm talking about.
-Boots! You know what I'm saying? -Yes, I need that same thing
next week, Madison Square Garden, you got Big Show.
Yeah, and you know what, I'm gonna take him out
like it's supposed to be done.
-That's what I'm talking about. -Yeah.
Come on, baby, let's get these publicity shots done.
You all ready? Let's get this done.
-Boom. Right there. -Let me see you some.
-Yup, right there. -Now, that's the money shot.
That's the look of the next WWE Champion, baby.
-Yeah, right there. -Yeah.
[Angle] What the hell did you just say?
-I said that's the look of the-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa, I heard you.
[crowd cheering]
I don't give a damn who wins that match next week, sweetheart.
Because you're looking at a man who's on a roll.
You're always bumping your gums, man.
Listen to me.
I beat Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania,
I'm gonna beat Eddie Guerrero tonight, and I'm gonna win
that Triple Threat Match.
And go on to beat John Cena for the WWE Championship
and there's not a damn thing that you can do about it.
You call yourself the five-time WCW Champion?
-That's right. -Mm-hmm.
Well, you're looking at the next five-time WWE Champion.
Something you haven't even done once.
-You know something, man? -Not even once.
-You're always bringing that up! -Calm down.
-[Kurt] What's wrong, Book?
You get a woman to fight your fights for you?
Oh, no, he didn't.
-You better break yourself, man. -Wait a minute.
What, sweetie?
-Kurt Angle. -Yeah.
Now, you've been walking around here and bragging
about your win at WrestleMania against Shawn Michaels, right?
-Yeah, I made him tap. -Well, but guess what?
You got Eddie Guerrero tonight, you did?
-You did. -No sweat, honey.
Yeah, but if I recall, last year at WrestleMania 20,
Eddie Guerrero, "Latino Heat," broke you off the whole enchilada.
[crowd cheering]
-What you got to say about that? -Beans, and rice, and everything.
Nothing, just like I thought.
Now, can you dig that?
Sucka!
[Booker T] Yeah.
[Cole] I'll tell you what, last week here on SmackDown,
I learned a lot about the Cruiserweight Champion, Paul London.
This kid has the heart of a champion.
[Tazz] Here he comes, that's him.
[Cole] It was Paul London versus Billy Kidman last week,
in this matchup. Very aggressive. Billy Kidman, though,
driving London's skull off the metal turnbuckle ring.
[Tazz] Oh, yeah, you see it right there, his head driven right into that ring
or that turnbuckle, and it split Paul London wide open.
[Cole] In fact, at one point in this matchup, referee Charles Robinson
would ask Paul London if he wanted to continue.
Do you wanna go on? Do you wanna continue?
[Tazz] Oh, he just has the intestinal fortitude, London did,
to keep fighting on. A very tough Billy Kidman with a BK Bomb.
And I'll tell you man, it was something else to see Paul London
get a victory after losing that much blood.
[Cole] But the former champion, Chavo Guerrero, at commentary with us,
would ambush London from behind.
Chavo jealous that Paul London has his, in Chavo's words,
Cruiserweight Championship.
[Tazz] Chavo had some help.
Billy Kidman was holding the arms of Paul London
while Chavo had his way with London.
Last week,
I defended my Cruiserweight Championship for the first time.
And I needed 18 staples to close the cut in my head.
But that's okay, because I've beat Billy Kidman.
But Chavo Guerrero, after the match you attacked me from behind
and you beat the hell out of me.
The doctors refuse to let me wrestle here tonight.
But I'm not here to wrestle.
I came out here for a fight.
[crowd cheering]
So, Chavo Guerrero, I'm calling you out right now.
[Cole] Wow.
[Tazz] Got heart, Cole.
Come on, Chavo. I'm not going anywhere.
Get out here.
[crowd cheering]
["Chavito Ardiente" Jim Johnston by playing]
-[Cole] This is gonna be good. -[Tazz] Gonna be a fight.
[Cole] This is gonna be good.
[Tazz] Well, Chavo won't back down from a fight, if… Well…
[Cole] Neither does Paul London, as we've learned--
[Tazz] Well, London's ready. I mean…
He's pacing back and forth in that ring.
Well, well, well, Paul London.
It seems like all that blood you lost last week has affected your memory.
Have you forgotten how you stole that Cruiserweight Championship from me?
Have you forgotten that you've never beat me one-on-one?
Never.
You say I attacked you from behind, but for me, that was all business.
And my business is that Cruiserweight Title.
I, Chavo Guerrero,
am the greatest Cruiserweight of all time.
[crowd booing]
I promise you this, Paul London,
the second that you are medically cleared,
the second that you are 100%,
I am gonna walk into that ring
and I am gonna take my Cruiserweight Championship back.
But not yet. No, no, no, no, no.
Being a Guerrero, I'm a man of honor.
So, I would never fight an injured man.
[Tazz] Well, that is honorable.
-[Cole] Hey! -Who's that?
-[Cole] Billy Kidman? -Where the hell did he come from?
[Cole] And Paul London battling back, the bandage goes flying,
and London with a forearms to Kidman.
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Cole] Big back body drop to Billy Kidman.
What?
[Cole] He tried to ambush the Cruiserweight Champion.
[Tazz] That Dropsault nailed Chavo and now London has got Kidman here.
Watch out! Oh my God.
[Cole] DDT planting Kidman. The fired-up Cruiserweight Champion.
[Tazz] Talk about an exclamation point. Fall flat on top of his head.
[Cole] What's he doing here?
Dragging Kidman to the corner.
-[Tazz] He's gonna watch his game. -He's not medically cleared to wrestle.
[Tazz] I know he's not. He lost a lot of blood last week.
Paul London pointing to Chavo, going up to the top rope.
-[Cole] Oh my God. -[Tazz] Look at this!
[Cole] 450 Splash to Billy Kidman.
[Tazz] Amazing, amazing maneuver.
Wow.
[Cole] And make no mistake about it, that 450 Splash--
I'm not gonna do it for free.
[Cole] That was a direct message sent to Chavo Guerrero.
[Tazz] It sure was, and Chavo said he's not gonna do it for free.
And now Chavo says he'll wait till London's 100%.
[Cole] Well, Chavo Guerrero tried to set up London, but it backfired.
[music playing]
[announcer] Raw Magazine presents, the Raw Rebound.
[Triple H] The rematch has been signed.
It will be Batista-Triple H two, and it will take place
at Backlash.
One second is all it takes.
One Pedigree and that is you.
I vow to you, by the end of the night,
I will Pedigree his [bleep] in this ring.
[Jim Ross] Are you concerned about Triple H gunning for you?
[Batista] I refuse to be anyone's victim. I'm the predator.
I'm the World Heavyweight Champion and I'm the top of the food chain.
Triple H, once again, you're underestimating me.
And once again, that will be your downfall.
-[theme music playing] -[commentator] Hey, whoa, look at this.
[crowd cheering]
The Game, from out of the crowd, and he's all over Batista.
Batista's [indistinct] and he's about to feel the Pedigree from The Game.
He's gonna be-- whoa, look out.
[Triple H] I've had it.
Next week, you and I are gonna go one-on-one.
It's gonna be The Game against JR.
[echoing]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, up next. The WWE Championship Series continues.
Match number two, and it will be a classic.
Eddie Guerrero versus Kurt Angle, and it is next on SmackDown.
[Cole] Welcome back to the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois,
home of WrestleMania 22.
And appropriately tonight on SmackDown,
a WrestleMania-caliber matchup:
Eddie Guerrero versus Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Cole, I'm telling you, it's next,
it's gonna be a classic, I can't wait.
[Cole] And this is match number two in the WWE Championship Series.
Over the next few weeks, a series of matches will be held
to determine John Cena's first opponent.
Match number one tonight, Rey Mysterio versus JBL.
I'm ready to win tonight.
Ese, I'm gonna make sure you win tonight.
I gotta do this on my own.
[Tazz] This is the proverbial David versus Goliath.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Bradshaw in trouble in the second rope.
-[Tazz] You better hurry up, Rey. -And look at that.
The Chief of Staff with a cheap shot.
[Tazz] Guerrero.
[Cole] Look at this, Eddie Guerrero evening the odds here.
And a kick to the back of the head.
[Tazz] JBL just kicking Guerrero. Look at this.
[Cole] And from behind, Springboard Dropkick.
[Tazz] Here it comes, Cole.
[Cole] 619 connecting, Mysterio's gonna do it.
[Tazz] Springboard [indistinct].
[Cole] He's got him. There's one…
[Tazz] One, two…
What the hell? Eddie's blowing his stack!
[Chimel] The winner of this match as a result of a disqualification,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio was a second away from winning this matchup.
And look at The Bashams.
[Tazz] Guerrero and Mysterio, in trouble.
Cena! Oh, man.
[Cole] John Cena cleaning house.
The new WWE Champion has arrived.
The Champ is here.
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
[Cole] Next week on SmackDown, Madison Square Garden, New York City,
match number three of the series, it is Booker T versus The Big Show.
The winner faces JBL and the winner of the next matchup,
Eddie versus Kurt in England in a Triple Threat Match
for an opportunity at the WWE Title.
["Medal" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Cole] Here he comes.
Kurt Angle is arguably hotter
than at any time in his decorated career.
[Tazz] Well, that man right there, Kurt Angle, made Shawn Michaels
tap out at WrestleMania.
And he made SmackDown proud.
[bell ringing]
[Chimel] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
In the ring, he is the only Olympic gold medalist in WWE history
and a former WWE Champion, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And that's exactly my point, he's a four-time WWE Champion.
But in all my years of covering Kurt Angle, I cannot believe
a time that Kurt Angle has been this focused, has been intense,
has been as hot as he is right now.
[Tazz] I agree wholeheartedly, Cole.
Kurt Angle standing up to Booker T earlier,
Kurt Angle's gonna be the next five-time WWE Champ,
and I believe it.
["Viva La Raza" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Chimel] And from El Paso, Texas, weighing in at 228 pounds,
one-half of the Tag Team Champions,
Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero is full of confidence.
He claims that he's gonna win the WWE Championship,
dedicating that victory to his tag team partner, Rey Mysterio.
[Tazz] One of those fancy, classic lowriders
that Guerrero just [indistinct].
Look at that Impala going up and down. I love it, man, very cool.
[Cole] Yeah, this, ladies and gentlemen, we've said it before tonight,
this will indeed be a classic.
And as Booker T's wife, Sharmell, reminded Kurt Angle of
a few moments ago, a storied history between
these two Superstars.
Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, headlining WrestleMania 20
at Madison Square Garden.
And who will ever forget Kurt Angle [indistinct] Eddie Guerrero
the WWE Championship last summer?
These two men have been through the wars together.
[Tazz] Who could ever forget, earlier, that Rey Mysterio
was livid and hot at Eddie Guerrero for not--
A, for costing him last week in his hometown,
a chance to be part of the series,
and not even coming out earlier. He wasn't here to help him.
[Cole] Didn't help out Rey Mysterio when he was…
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero had car problems.
[Cole] That's what he says, as Rey was beaten down by that
new tag team of MNM.
So, it's Kurt Angle versus Eddie Guerrero, one-on-one in this matchup.
The winner will join JBL
and the winner of the Big Show-Booker T match
in England in two weeks, in a Triple Threat Matchup.
The winner to meet the WWE Champion, John Cena.
[Tazz] Well, and if Eddie Guerrero could work with Rey
he could go all the way here in this series and become champion.
Eddie would be dedicating his victory,
his title, to his tag team partner and Tag Team Champion,
Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] See, I alluded to that moments ago as Eddie is full of confidence
here in this matchup.
Lock up, center of the ring. Eddie backed into the ropes
by the Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, who's attempting
to become a five-time WWE Champion.
So, strategy now, let's start first with Kurt Angle,
the Olympic gold medalist.
[Tazz] You're near Kurt Angle, stay off the mat.
Don't let Kurt bring you down to the mat.
And Guerrero looks like he's going right in for that.
And there's Guerrero with a fireman's carry. Nice!
[Cole] Shoulders down, referee Jimmy Korderas right there.
Kurt Angle keeping his shoulders off the mat as Eddie Guerrero
goes to work on the left arm.
-[Tazz] Guerrero went for a keylock. -[crowd chanting "Eddie"]
We hear the "Eddie" chants here in Chicago, but now
Angle's got Guerrero in a headscissors.
[Cole] So, if you're Eddie Guerrero, what is your strategy in this match?
[Tazz] I was gonna say earlier, if I'm Guerrero,
I'm gonna take it to the air and fly. But look at Eddie Guerrero,
he's riding-- a go-behind right there on Kurt Angle.
[Cole] A big shoulder knockdown by Angle. These men know each other so well.
[Tazz]It's kind of strange because it looks like Eddie's
going right after Kurt's strength and he's trying to wrestle with Kurt.
[Cole] They do know each other so well.
Perhaps, that's-- Eddie saw a chink in the armor
that he's going to exploit here. As Eddie Guerrero--
[Tazz] There's a clean break there, I didn't expect that.
And to your point about a chink in the armor,
I don't think there is a chink in the armor of the first ever
Olympic gold medalist in the WWE.
[crowd chanting "Angle sucks!"]
I'm telling you, Kurt Angle's taking exception to the, uh,
to the chant here, the "Angle sucks" chant.
I don't blame him.
[Cole] This crowd in Chicago has been in a frenzy all night long.
[Tazz] I mean, that's totally disrespectful to an American hero,
Olympic gold medalist, come on.
[Cole] Hey, it's just our great fans voicing their opinion.
[Tazz] Oh, I get that. I know that.
[Cole] Angle works on that shoulder of Eddie Guerrero.
Of course, you know, freedom of expression, First Amendment,
that's what these fans do each and every week here on SmackDown.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero now is in trouble.
That arm is being controlled with a two-on-one by Kurt Angle.
You don't wanna be there with Angle, I'm telling you.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, nice kip-up.
Back to his feet.
[Tazz] This arena, man, these people, these SmackDown fans are electric here.
[Cole] We talked about it earlier. Chicago, the home of WrestleMania 22
and a WrestleMania feel here tonight
for this Championship Series matchup.
Shoulders down, and a kickout by Eddie. Almost got caught.
[Tazz] Guerrero had a cross armbreaker on that arm,
which is a jiu-jitsu hold called a Juji Gatame,
and Angle had the wherewithal to stack
Eddie Guerrero on his shoulders for a two-count.
A lot of respect, mutual respect,
for these two great, great athletes.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, former WWE Champion,
would love to win the title back.
[Tazz] Side headlock now by Guerrero on Angle.
And Angle, I'm telling you, I been in the ring with the man,
he can get out of any hold that you put him in at any time.
That's my opinion on Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero whipped off the rope by Kurt Angle.
There's a shoulder knockdown by Eddie.
Up over the top of Angle.
And here's Kurt. Went for the hip toss.
Eddie blocked it into a hip toss of his own,
and Kurt Angle is gonna take five.
[Tazz] Well, Kurt Angle gonna take five. Kurt Angle wrestling his pace.
Don't wrestle Guerrero's pace.
That's smart, in my view, by Kurt Angle.
And Guerrero's smart for not going out there after Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero trying to frustrate Kurt Angle
in the early-goings of this Championship Series matchup.
[Tazz] I think he's doing it, I don't think he's trying.
I think he did frustrate Angle a little bit there.
[crowd cheering]
You could feel it, man. Like you said earlier.
That buzz, that feel-- It's almost like a WrestleMania moment
but it's not WrestleMania, you know what I mean?
[Cole] One of three Championship Series matchups.
One last week, JBL picking up the victory.
Next week in Madison Square Garden, Booker T squares off with The Big Show,
and don't forget, the three winners meet in Birmingham, England
in a Triple Threat Match to determine who will face John Cena
for the WWE Championship.
[Tazz] Now Angle in control of Guerrero. Guerrero needs to try and get out.
[Cole] Big shoulder knockdown by Kurt Angle.
Bounces off the ropes, up over the top of Eddie.
Eddie Guerrero, wow! What a hip toss.
-[Tazz] It's a [indistinct]. -[Cole] [indistinct] drag.
And works again on that left arm as he's neutralizing Kurt Angle here,
not allowing Angle to get into that flow.
Well, now I see Eddie Guerrero, he's got the momentum now.
He's got control of Angle.
Very rare Angle is controlled on the mat by any human being,
but Guerrero is getting it done.
[Cole] Well, Eddie Guerrero the veteran.
[Tazz] Nice standing switch. Look at this. Uh-oh.
[Cole] Guerrero has been in the ring with the best in the world.
Former champion.
He might be going for the Three Amigos.
There's no hockey in Chicago but we may have a hat trick tonight.
[Tazz] Well, look at the pop of the hips, the snap--
-Look at that, boom! -[Cole] The Three Amigos connecting!
Panning up to the apron.
[Tazz] He's going, man, Eddie's going.
[Cole] And you know what comes next.
Eddie looking to put Kurt Angle away.
Up to the top rope, going for the Frog Splash.
Rolling through, as Kurt Angle rolled out of the way.
Eddie in control
as this Championship Series continues
when we return to a wild Chicago, next.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Back on SmackDown, WWE Championship Series continues.
Kurt Angle versus Eddie Guerrero from Chicago, Illinois.
And Kurt Angle, during the commercial break,
has taken control.
And there are the uppercuts from the former
four-time WWE Champion.
[Tazz] This is more of Eddie's style here,
but now Angle
is in complete control with those uppercuts.
Look at this! Man.
[Tazz] Oh! Kurt Angle is just opening up on Eddie Guerrero here.
[Cole] Kurt Angle, the intensity has come back.
Oh my God. Look at this! Vicious.
[referee] …two, three…
[Cole] This is as vicious as we've seen explode out of Kurt Angle
in the weeks leading up to that classic encounter
with Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania.
Carrying it now into this matchup with Eddie tonight.
[Tazz] I'll tell you what, anybody who could make Shawn Michaels tap out…
[Cole] Here's the cover, shoulders down, kickout.
[Tazz] Anyone who could make an athlete, a great WWE Superstar
like Shawn Michaels tap out, I take my hat off to him.
Nothing but respect for Angle for doing that.
[Cole] And now, we are playing-- Or Eddie Guerrero is playing
Kurt Angle's game.
Kurt Angle controlling Eddie Guerrero.
[crowd chanting, cheering]
[Tazz] And Guerrero is in pain here because he's getting--
He's getting his sternum squeezed with that reverse bear hug
by a very, very strong grip from Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Eddie, with the elbow, is trying to battle out.
And he finally does, but Kurt Angle holding on to the trunks.
Clubbing blows to the back. Look at that.
[Tazz] Uh-oh, watch out, look at this.
[Cole] And a belly-to-belly throw by Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] Major league throw there.
[Cole] And you see Angle is in the zone now.
[Tazz] That Guerrero is a fighter and Kurt knows that.
You gotta-- Look at this, Angle Slam!
[Cole] Going for the Angle Slam! Eddie countered, Hurricanrana.
[Tazz] Out of nowhere.
[Cole] Wow, what a counter by Eddie.
[Tazz] And now, look at this, Kurt's still down.
[Cole] Eddie crawling into the cover, shoulders down, hook to the leg.
He's got him-- No! And a kickout.
[Cole] And Eddie right onto the referee.
[Tazz] I thought Kurt was done, Cole.
Kurt wasn't moving but he, well, he kicked out…
[Cole] Well, referee Jimmy Korderas is out of it in the ring.
[Tazz] Well, he landed on him. Wait.
-[Cole] What is Eddie doing? -[Tazz] Who knows?
You know that family tradition stuff, Cole,
-the lie, steal, cheat. -[Cole] Eddie's got a steel chair.
This is vintage Eddie, this is what Eddie is all about.
[Tazz] Well, the referee is still down.
Kurt's just about getting up.
Uh-oh, here we go. Watch out!
[Cole] And Eddie just tossed the evidence to Kurt Angle.
[Tazz chuckles]
They're playing hot potato here.
[Cole] No more, 'cause Eddie's down and Kurt gets rid of the evidence.
[Tazz] And Eddie--
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz chuckles] I didn't know…
All right. Well, the referee is up and--
Hey, why is that chair-- [indistinct]
-[Tazz] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Eddie Guerrero, schoolboy!
One… Two…
[Cole] And Kurt just managed to kick out,
but Eddie Guerrero on the attack here.
[Tazz] Well, that was close.
[Cole] Eddie taking advantage, taking advantage of the fact
that Angle was with the referee.
[Tazz] Well, look at this.
[Cole] Headscissors, Angle goes flying.
[Tazz] A Tilt-a-Whirl Headscissors and then Eddie Guerrero's on fire.
And Angle's on [indistinct] here.
Uh-oh, look.
-[Cole] Uh-oh, look at this. -[Tazz] Whoa.
[Cole] German suplex.
So quick. Angle turns the tide.
-[Tazz] He's got him. -[Cole] Cover, hooks the leg.
Eddie just gets the shoulder up at two and a half.
But did you see how quickly Kurt Angle turned the tide there?
[Tazz] And Cole, at this point in the match, the fatigue
both these athletes have, and what's on the line,
and Angle still had to wherewithal to pop off that German suplex.
[crowd chanting "Eddie"]
[Cole] Our great SmackDown fans trying to will Eddie back in this matchup.
[Tazz] Oh, man. Look at this.
[Cole] Cover again, and again a near fall for Kurt Angle.
Again a cover, and again, Eddie gets the foot on the bottom rope.
[Tazz] Well, great tenacity by Angle and smart ring-sense
of Eddie Guerrero to put that foot on the rope
instead of kicking out.
Don't exert energy, use the bottom rope as an ally.
[Cole] Kurt Angle again in control as he works on Eddie Guerrero.
Again, the winner of this matchup joins JBL
and the winner of Booker T-Big Show
in two weeks, in England,
for a chance at at Triple Threat Matchup
for an opportunity at the WWE Championship.
[Tazz] And Angle's working on the midsection of Guerrero
which cuts off-- it makes it tough for you to breathe
during a match.
And I'll tell you what, I'm loving this Championship Series, Cole.
It's a big match feel because they are big matches
with big time players, as is Guerrero and Angle.
[Cole] You know better than anybody. A championship opportunity
does not come around every single day and you got to earn this one.
[Tazz] Absolutely, Cole, and everybody's gunning
for the new WWE Champion, "The Doctor of Thuganomics" John Cena.
He's got a humongous target on his chest.
[crowd chanting]
With this body scissors now, just wearing out Guerrero.
[Cole] And look at the grimace, the look in the face of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Boy, that's smart.
Point of the elbow right to the front of the quad.
Break that leg scissors.
[Cole] But again, Kurt Angle riding Eddie Guerrero.
-[Tazz] Tenacious. -[Cole] Still in control.
[Tazz] He's tenacious, Angle, and just sticks to his game plan.
Look at Guerrero here.
[Cole] Angle whipped into the corner, nobody home for Eddie Guerrero.
-Kurt Angle. -[Tazz] Oh, no!
[Cole] German suplex.
And Eddie landed high and tight, and he may be out.
Here's the cover. Hook to the leg.
And Eddie got the shoulder up. Again, a near fall.
And frustration beginning to build for Kurt Angle.
[Tazz] It had to be on instinct. I know we say that at times.
But I'm telling you, I don't know how the hell
Guerrero kicked out of that German suplex.
[Cole] It's all about having an opportunity to be
at the top of the world, to be the WWE Champion.
Both of these men have been here before, they've been champion.
They know what it means to carry the gold.
As Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero trying to get up to the top rope.
[Tazz] Yeah, but see, Angle pulled his boot back.
[Cole] Oh, no. Not the Angle Slam.
[Tazz] Look at Guerrero fighting out of it, Cole.
[Cole] Eddie fighting out. Kurt Angle knocked off the second rope.
Eddie Guerrero up to the top rope here.
-He's going to the ropes! -And Kurt Angle countered.
[Cole] Knees to the ribs.
[Tazz] Oh, God.
[Cole] And we've got to take our final commercial break
as Kurt Angle-- Wait a minute, into the cover.
There's one, there's two. Eddie gets his foot on the bottom rope.
Kurt Angle's frustrated as we prepare to return to Chicago.
[crowd cheering]
[Tazz] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Cole] Kurt Angle with a throw to Eddie Guerrero. Here's the cover.
-[Tazz] Look at this. -[Cole] Shoulders down and a kickout.
We are back on SmackDown as Eddie Guerrero kicks out again.
We will remain here in Chicago until this Championship Series match
between Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle is over.
What a classic battle it has been.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle has just stayed on the midsection of Guerrero,
and he's just wearing Guerrero out with these reverse bear hugs
and driving the man on his back with suplexes.
Very good game plan by Kurt Angle.
[Cole] And again, let's set the scene. The winner joins JBL
and the winner of the Booker T-Big Show match in England
in two weeks, in a Triple Threat Matchup.
The winner of that match will face John Cena for the WWE Championship.
So a potential title opportunity is on the line here in this match.
[crowd chanting "Eddie"]
[Tazz] And Guerrero still fighting, never quitting.
Can Eddie Guerrero do it?
Can he withstand?
We've seen him do it before. We know that man could take--
-[Cole] Going for the Angle Slam. -[Tazz] Angle Slam's coming!
-[Cole] Eddie Guerrero is-- -[Tazz] Oh!
[Cole] Angle with a DDT. So for the third time,
Eddie Guerrero has countered a potential Angle Slam.
[Tazz] But that had to be the most impactful counter, Cole.
That DDT, Angle landed flat on the top--
Take a look at this again, man. Look at this.
Went for the Angle Slam. Watch this, bam! Right on the head.
And let's keep in mind, Angle's got a surgically repaired neck here, Cole.
[Cole] Great point. Right hand by Kurt Angle.
Eddie Guerrero with a right of his own.
Both men, gladiators. Battling it out, throwing right hands,
center of the ring.
[Tazz] Going punch for punch, man. That's the way you want it.
It's a fight. It's a fight to advance in this series.
[Cole] And for the first time in this matchup,
Latino Heat is beginning to feel it.
[Tazz] Uh-oh, here comes Eddie, watch out.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And maybe for the second time in the matchup,
going for the Three Amigos.
[Tazz] There's a second.
Again, still got that crispness in those hips to pop off that suplex.
-Here we go. Here's the third one. -[Cole] And Kurt Angle countered.
[Tazz] Angle Slam again and-- He got it. He got it, Cole.
-[Cole] And this one's over. -[Tazz] He's got it now, I'm telling you.
[Cole] Kurt Angle-- And no he isn't!
[Tazz] Oh, man.
He kicked out. I cannot believe this.
Eddie Guerrero will not be denied, Cole.
[Cole] I don't think Kurt Angle can believe that Eddie
kicked out of the Angle Slam either.
[Tazz] How the hell is he doing it?
[Cole] It is all about an opportunity for the WWE Championship.
But Kurt Angle has just entered the next level.
[Tazz] Oh, [indistinct].
He's down!
[Cole] And Kurt Angle just got the shoulder up.
[Tazz] What a match.
[Cole] Tons of near falls for both competitors.
Angle into the corner.
-Schoolboy. Shoulders down again. -[Tazz] Schoolboy!
And Kurt Angle kicked out at two.
[Tazz] What's it gonna take? Look at this.
[Cole] German suplex, and this time, Angle keeps the arms
wrapped around the waist.
He keeps the hands clasped.
Eddie realizing he's in trouble.
[Tazz] Yeah, Eddie's trying to reach for the ropes,
can't get there, watch out, Eddie.
[Cole] Another German suplex.
[Tazz] How much impact in the back of the head
and spinal cord of Guerrero
would this suplexing machine of Kurt Angle--
Look at this!
[Cole] A third German. This time, a release.
Kurt Angle into the cover.
[Tazz] That's it.
[Cole] Hook to the leg, shoulders down, and two and a half.
-[Tazz] Whoa! -[Cole] Two and a half.
Eddie will not quit.
He will not give up.
How is he doing this?
[Cole] Eddie Guerrero has absorbed a tremendous amount of punishment
at the hands of Kurt Angle.
An Angle Slam, three German suplexes.
[Tazz] Uh-oh.
Angle is poised.
He wants Eddie up.
Eddie is hurtin', Cole, I'm telling you.
Here we go.
[Cole] Going for an Angle Slam. Eddie countered into an arm drag.
[Tazz] Look at this Guerrero, man.
[Cole] And now to the midsection.
[Tazz] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[Cole] And another suplex to Kurt Angle, spinning the hips again.
[Tazz] Eddie's gonna do it, Cole, I'm telling you.
[Cole] There's two.
[Tazz] It's in the cards. Can he pop off the third one?
[Cole] For the second time in this matchup, the Three Amigos to Kurt Angle.
And Latino Heat is all fired up.
[Tazz] Eddie Guerrero.
[Cole] Here he comes.
[Tazz] I tell you what, if Guerrero can pull this off, he deserves this victory.
He's flying--
-[Cole] Frog Splash. Now he's got it. -[Tazz] He's got it.
[Cole] There is the cover. Hook to the leg.
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Cole] Oh! Kurt Angle kicked out! Eddie can't believe it.
I can't believe it.
[Tazz] How the hell did Kurt Angle kick out?
I can't believe this.
He kicked off with a Frog Splash, but then--
[Cole] Eddie with the Three Amigos followed by the Frog Splash,
and Kurt Angle still managed to kick out.
[Tazz] Cole, there's nothing left, these two men have given us
-everything they have. Uh-oh. -[Cole] And look at this.
He picked the ankle. Kurt picked the ankle.
And Eddie Guerrero countered.
[Tazz] Good thing he got out of that quick.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[Cole] Eddie rolls through.
-He's got-- -[Tazz] What the hell?
[Cole] Eddie's got the tights.
-[Tazz] Small package! -He's got it.
He's got him. He got him
-No, he didn't. -Oh, my God.
-[Cole] Two and a half. -[Tazz] What a match.
[Cole] I thought Eddie had him.
[Tazz] This is an amazing match. Unreal. Great stuff here.
[Cole] Near fall after near fall, all for an opportunity.
[Tazz] Who's… He's got the ankle.
-Ankle Lock. -[Cole] He picked the ankle.
Kurt Angle and the Ankle Lock locked in. Eddie Guerrero's in trouble.
-[Tazz] He's rolling through. -[Cole] Trying to counter. Eddie can't.
Kurt Angle's got it locked in.
[Tazz] Kurt Angle, no signs of him letting go of that bad boy.
[Cole] Will Eddie Guerrero tap out?
Will Eddie Guerrero tap to the Ankle Lock?
[Tazz] Hang in there, Eddie.
Oh, whoa.
-[Cole] Referee knocked out of the ring. -[Tazz] Oh, no. Wow.
[Cole] Eddie countered, the referee inadvertently knocked out of the ring.
[Tazz] Yeah, but Eddie Guerrero's hurting, Cole.
He's holding that ankle. He's hurting.
Now what?
[Cole] What is Angle doing?
-[Tazz] Right out in front of us. -[Cole] Kurt Angle's got that steel chair.
[Tazz] What the hell, Kurt? No, Kurt.
You don't need to do it.
[Cole] Kurt Angle with a steel chair in hand.
Referee has been knocked out of the ring.
[Tazz] Don't do it, Kurt. You don't need it!
[Cole] Rey Mysterio, seated senton, Eddie's tag team partner.
[Tazz] Wait a minute! Whoa.
Rey Mysterio coming to Eddie's aid.
[crowd cheering]
Whoa! No, no, no! What are you doing?
[Cole] Wait a minute, what--
[Rey] What? No, no!
[indistinct]
[Cole] Eddie…
Eddie thinks Rey's gonna hit him with the chair!
[Rey] Eddie!
Eddie! Eddie…
I'm sorry, Rey.
Eddie, I…
-[Cole] After all that's transpired-- -[Tazz] Oh my God.
[Cole] Kurt Angle shoved Mysterio in the head!
Steel chair went off the skull of Eddie Guerrero.
[Tazz] Oh, not like this.
-Oh, here comes the ref. -[Cole] There's the cover.
Not this way.
-[Tazz] No! -[Cole] Not this way!
Dammit.
[bell ringing]
[Cole] Dammit.
["Medal" by Jim Johnston playing]
[Chimel] Here is your winner, Kurt Angle.
[Cole] Kurt Angle advances in the Championship Series
next week with Booker T or The Big Show.
Join Angle and JBL as this Championship Series rolls along.
But ladies and gentlemen,
unfortunately, tonight, we leave you like we did last week,
with one of the Tag Team Champions
upset, distraught, emotionally drained,
after miscommunication with his partner
cost him a chance to advance in the Championship Series.
[indistinct dialogue]
-[Eddie] Why'd you get in? -[Rey] Eddie…
-[Eddie] Why'd you get in? -[Rey] Eddie!
[indistinct dialogue]
[Rey] Eddie! ialogue]