Baltimore Arena
Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2002
One day out from Survivor Series and the stars of Smackdown are in Baltimore. Unlike the past week we got all new house show matches. Either this is going to be the circuit matches for the next week or this was a one night thing with Survivor Series tomorrow. Either way let's get to the action.
Match 1
Billy Kidman vs Jamie Noble (with Nidia) for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
A Survivor Series preview as the number one contender for the Cruiserweight title gets a title shot the night before. Kidman's had his number on TV but Noble got the win after Nidia interfered.
Winner: Noble by pinfall (still Cruiserweight champion)
Match 2
Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin vs Redd Dogg and Doug Basham
Its the birth of the world's greatest tag team. Unbeknownst to anyone watching on TV, Haas and Benjamin were put together as a tag team for a future run on TV. For what? I'll reveal another time. They take on Dogg and Basham from OVW here. Haas forced Dogg to submit to win the match.
Winners: Haas and Benjamin by submission
Match 3
Funaki vs Chavo Guerrero Jr
One half of Los Guerreros takes on SMACKDOWN NUMBA WUN ANNOUNCA Funaki. Guerrero wins it with the brainbuster.
Winner: Chavo by pinfall
Match 4
D'von Dudley, Bull Buchanan and Sean O'Haire vs Chuck Palumbo, Crash Holly and Shannon Moore
Talk about a hodge podge of randomness. O'Haire hadn't been on TV in a year but D'Von and Bull weren't really partners. Same with Crash and the others. You could have had any random drawing of these six and no one would have known the difference. Palumbo got the pin on Buchanan though.
Winners: Palumbo, Holly and Moore by pinfall
Match 5
Val Venis vs Albert
This match may seem random but it was done with purpose. Big Show came out and laid out both guys then demanded Brock Lesnar face him. Lesnar ran out and they had to be separated. They had been doing this on the circuit for a week now.
Winner: No one (no contest)
Match 6
Matt Hardy vs Rikishi in a Kiss My Ass Match
Same match for weeks now. Rikishi wins and hits the stinkface on Matt, next.
Winner: Rikishi by pinfall
Match 7
John Cena and Dawn Marie vs Tajiri and Torrie Wilson
Mixed tag action but....wait a minute. I thought Torrie and Tajiri hate each other after Tajiri started mistreating her in the Spring. Guess she forgives him just enough to team with him against Cena and Dawn. Torrie pinned Dawn to win the match.
Winners: Tajiri and Torrie by pinfall
Match 8
Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle vs Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr for the WWE Tag Team Championship
One day before the triple threat tag match, Kurt and Benoit ends the show with a title shot against the champs. Mysterio hit Angle with the 619 and Edge hit the spear to get the pin to win the match. Champs retain and send the fans home happy.
Winners: Edge and Rey Mysterio by pinfall (Still tag team champs)
A little bit of some new matches with some standard like the Kiss My Ass match. Watch for Haas and Benjamin in the future and the other OVW guys who were on the verge of getting the call. As some of the Velocity and Heat jobbers start to faze out, you'll be seeing new guys soon. As for the rest of the card, it definitely sounded interesting on paper. Chavo vs Funaki could have been a sleeper and Edge & Rey vs Angle & Benoit was always good. We're inching closer and closer to Survivor Series but we have one last piece of business first....tonight's Velocity. I'll see you there.
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