Skyreach Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
October 12, 2002
The stars of Smackdown and some from Raw came to Canada for a brief tour. We're in Chris Benoit's hometown and tonight he goes one on one with the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. The Canadian stars of Raw Chris Jericho, Christian and Lance Storm are here as well so this should be a memorable show. Let's get to it.
Match 1
Billy Kidman and Shannon Moore vs Chavo Guerrero Jr and Tajiri
We start out with cruiserweight tag team action with Chavo and Tajiri taking on Kidman and Moore. Chavo pins Moore with the brainbuster.
Winners: Guerrero and Tajiri by pinfall
Match 2
Albert vs Funaki
Big man vs little man match with Albert playing the role of the bully against SMACKDOWN NUMBA WUN ANNOUNCA! Funaki gets the pin with a roll up.
Winner: Funaki by pinfall
Match 3
Shelton Benjamin vs Val Venis
Benjamin's trial run was going very well as he was being featured on just about every house show and dark match at this point. Venis won it with a reverse figure four.
Winner: Venis by submission
Match 4
Rey Mysterio Jr vs Jamie Noble for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Once again, Rey was getting win after win on TV but on the houses, he just couldn't beat Noble. Noble hit Rey with the tiger bomb then used the Flair Pin for the win.
Winner: Noble by pinfall (Still Cruiserweight champion)
Match 5
Reverend D'Von vs Christian
Oh look its Christian on loan from Raw. Christian must have worked as the defacto babyface because he gets the pin with the Unprettier.
Winner: Christian by pinfall
Match 6
Chris Benoit vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship
Benoit getting the title shot in his home town makes sense. Having it be in the middle of the card and not the main event doesn't. Lesnar gets the pin after an F-5.
Winner: Lesnar by pinfall (Still WWE Champion)
Match 7
John Cena vs Lance Storm
Once again, the Canadian star of Raw takes on a mid-carder from Smackdown. Storm beats Cena with the superkick....imagine THAT just two years later.
Winner: Storm by pinfall
Match 8
Matt Hardy vs Chris Jericho
WWE was definitely trying for the home run show with all the Canadians appearing. Y2J works as the defacto babyface against Mattitude. Jericho wins it with the Walls of Jericho.
Time of match: 12:00
Winner: Jericho by submission
Match 9
Dawn Marie vs Torrie Wilson in a Bra and Panties Match
Guess this kind of garbage was inevitable since these two were feuding on TV. Torrie wins by stripping Dawn...yippie. Moving on.
Winner: Torrie Wilson
Match 10
Eddie Guerrero vs Edge in a No Disqualification Match
Well this would explain why this was the main event. A repeat of their Smackdown match only with a bit of a twist. Chavo Guerrero hit the ring to help out Eddie but hometown hero Chris Benoit ran in to even the odds. Edge hit the spear on Eddie and got the pin with the Canadians standing tall at the end.
Winner: Edge by pinfall
Too bad this show has been lost to time because this would have been fun to see. The three heels on Raw working babyface in front of the home crowd along with some of the matches sounding good on paper. They went for the home run show and this could have been epic watching it live. Makes up for the god awful Raw and Smackdowns this week. Coming up next is this week's Velocity, I'll see you there.
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