Bangor Auditorium
Bangor, Maine
November 4, 2002
For some stupid reason Vince McMahon decided to have his Smackdown crew do a live show the same night as Raw was on. Smackdown shows had been damn good but what was the harm in giving the crew a day off and come back on Tuesday? But, that's Vince for you. So many lives and careers ended prematurely due to the stress of the road schedule. Despite all that, this looks to be a great show with most of the same card they had been running in Pennsylvania the last two days.
Match 1
Doug Basham and Bull Buchanan vs Sean O'Haire and Crash Holly
No Shelton Benjamin this time as Crash Holly takes his place against Basham and Buchanan. The office was taking a look at Basham and O'Haire and liked what they saw. Holly and O'Haire got the duke.
Winners: O'Haire and Holly
Match 2
Shelton Benjamin vs Val Venis
Val had been Nathan Jones' punching bag during the Pennsylvania trip so here he's matched up with another OVW prospect, Shelton Benjamin. Val won the match over the newcomer with the Money Shot.
Winner: Venis by pinfall
Match 3
Albert vs Rikishi
Albert had been receiving a lot of stinkfaces lately when matched up against Rikishi in Kiss My Ass matches. This time Albert gets the win with a big kick to the face.
Winner: Albert by pinfall
Match 4
D'Von Dudley and Ron Simmons vs Sho Funaki and Chuck Palumbo
Like I said in yesterday's writeup, why they didn't just stick Palumbo and O'Haire together with Billy Gunn injured I'll never know. Either way D'Von pinned Funaki to give the win to him and Simmons.
Winners: Dudley and Simmons by pinfall
Match 5
Big Show vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship
With the writing on the wall these two were going to meet at Survivor Series, Vince brought the match to the house show circuit to build some chemistry. Lesnar pinned Show after the F-5....good thing that wasn't on TV.
Winner: Lesnar by pinfall (Still WWE Champion)
Match 6
Tajiri vs Jamie Noble for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Once again Tajiri gets a crack at the Cruiserweight championship and once again Jamie Noble pins him to keep the title.
Winner: Noble by pinfall (Still Cruiserweight champion)
Match 7
Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson vs John Cena and Dawn Marie
Just like in PA, the mixed tag match came to Bangor, Maine as well. Getting close to Cena's home town but still can't get a win as Wilson pins Marie after a swinging neckbreaker.
Winners: Wilson and Kidman by pinfall
Match 8
Matt Hardy vs Chris Benoit
Once again, no Kurt Angle as Benoit goes solo against V1. Once again Benoit countered the Twist of Fate with the Crippler Crossface to win the match.
Winner: Benoit by submission
Match 9
Los Guerreros (Chavo and Eddie) vs Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr
The main event remains the same with Los Guerreros taking on Edge and Mysterio. Edge won the match by hitting the spear on Chavo.
Winners: Edge and Mysterio by pinfall
This sounds like a great show and too bad house shows weren't televised or recorded at the time. Lesnar vs Big Show was being groomed for the Smackdown main event for Survivor Series and the OVW guys were about to be brought up at some point or another. The next show is tonight's Monday Night Raw. Can this one not suck for once? Let's find out, I'll see you there.
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