411's WWE Smackdown Report 04.14.06
Posted by Nick Marsico on 04.14.2006
Booker declares victory! JBL escapes defeat! Regal looks ridiculous! Khali mumbles something fierce! Randy Orton gets a suspended ankle! All of this and more on this week's episode of Friday Night SmackDown!
It's SmackDown, my friends and lovers!
Booker T came to the ring, with Sharmell in tow now doubt, and proclaimed that he would win the King of the Ring tournament. He had a throne and a crown, and the ring was carpeted, and he also wore the traditional king robe. Then Lashley came out and speared the shit out of him. Yeah, the version of the show I downloaded didn't start until the first match, but this happened, I assure you. And I bet that after this, there was a...
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The Green Bay Packers are here.
Johnny Nitro vs. Brian Kendrick
Nitro starts with a knee. Irish whip but Kendrick gets a pair of flying forearms, and goes for a third but Nitro hooks the rope. He goes to the apron and gets out of a suplex, then throws Kendrick throat first on the middle rope. Nitro locks in a grounded Cobra Clutch and dumps Kendrick out of the ring as he tries to escape. Outside, Mercury holds Kendrick up for Melina to slap him. Back in, Irish whip into the corner from Nitro leads to a running knee. He showboats and misses a charge and takes a missile dropkick. Back body drop and Kendrick drops Nitro face first on his knee and hits a leg lariat. Mercury pushes Kendrick off the top which gets Nitro two, and London runs through the ring and gets a suicide dive through the ropes to take out Mercury. Inside, Kendrick pushes Nitro into Melina who was on the apron and gets a quick pin off a victory roll.
Your winner is Brian Kendrick in 3 minutes and 6 seconds.
Last week Paul Burchill defeated William Regal in a match, allowing Burchill to choose whatever outfit he wishes for Regal to wear. Backstage, Burchill finds Regal and is very amused by how he looks, but we never get to see the buxom wench as he seems very angry just off camera inside a locker room.
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On April 13, 1997, Barely Legal was ECW's first ever pay-per-view where Taz defeated Sabu with the Tazmission.
Burchill is here, and it is his esteemed pleasure to introduce us all to the most beautiful woman since Queen Elizabeth -- his buxom wench, Lady Regal. He has a rather large amount of trouble negotiating his swing on the rope, but eventually makes it to the ring. Burchill harasses him, patting him on the ass with his sword and checking out underneath his dress. Regal must dress in this outfit until Burchill loses a match.
Paul Burchill vs. Rasheed Brown
Lockup and Brown powers Burchill back into the corner. Burchill gets a forearm and a side headlock. Irish whip and Burchill ducks a clothesline and throws Brown down. Brown rakes the eyes and pounds Burchill pushes Brown into Regal who got on the apron and the C4 gets him a win. After the match, Burchill escorts Lady Regal out of the arena arm in arm and makes Regal curtsey before he leaves.
Your winner is Paul Burchill in 59 seconds.
Backstage, Kristal Marshall is with Kurt Angle. He wants to start by congratulating the new World Heavyweight Champion Rey Mysterio, but he blames Orton for him losing that belt. He is going to take out all of his anger and his frustrations on Orton.
Coming up, a video depicting Rey Mysterio's journey to the World Heavyweight Championship.
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Your Classic King of the Ring Crowning is the 1993 King of the Ring final where Bret Hart defeated Bam Bam Bigelow.
Last week on Velocity, Road Warrior attacked Hardy after a victory and hit him in the shoulder with a chair.
Matt Hardy vs. Road Warrior
Hardy attacks Warrior while he makes his entrance, but gets thrown shoulder first into the post. He slaps Hardy outside of the ring and goes for a chair before the match begins. Hardy stops the chair from entering the ring and pounds on Road Warrior, and moments later he hits the Twist of Fate for the win.
Your winner is Matt Hardy in 17 seconds.
A video package goes through the road to Rey Mysterio's championship victory, beginning at the Royal Rumble and finishing with his win at WrestleMania in the Triple Threat match.
Up next, the United States Championship will be on the line in a WrestleMania Rematch.
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Palmer Canon does not condone the following video, which is just more of The Miz screwing around at WWE Headquarters. HOO-RAH!
Before the US Championship match can begin, Theodore R. Long comes out and decides to put this match inside a steel cage.
Chris Benoit vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield United States Championship, Cage Match
Benoit starts with punches and stomps, opening up on JBL in the corner. He tries to throw him into the cage, but JBL blocks it twice. He fights back with some punches, but Benoit stays on the attack. Irish whip and JBL gets a shoulder block and gets to the top of the cage very quickly, but Benoit pulls him back in and they fight on the top rope. Benoit knocks him off and tries to climb up, but JBL brings him down with a backdrop suplex. Swinging neckbreaker gives JBL a short opportunity to climb, but Benoit quickly stops him and chops him hard, bringing JBL to his knees. Benoit gets a snap suplex and tries for the Sharpshooter, but JBL powers out and surprises Benoit with a short-arm clothesline. JBL drops 5 elbows on the back of Benoit's head, but it barely gets a one count. In the corner JBL punches Benoit to his back and steps on his chest before trying to escape the cage. Benoit stops him and takes over in the corner, stomping JBL down. In the adjacent corner Benoit unleashes some massive chops, but JBL gets a thumb to the eye and once again tries to escape, but Benoit follows. Benoit headbutts him as they stand on top, but JBL pushes Benoit off the top turnbuckle and JBL stumbles down. JBL gets a suplex and holds on but cannot get the Three Amigos, as Benoit sweeps his leg and tries for the Sharpshooter, but JBL rolls through and kicks Benoit in the face. He mounts Benoit and punches him, but Benoit translates that into an attempt for the Crossface, but JBL won't let him lock it in. Benoit then gets up and successfully gets the Three Amigos and sets up for the swan dive headbutt, nailing it perfectly. He begins to climb the cage, but JBL is up before he can make it to the top and brings him down with a side Russian legsweep from the middle of the top rope.
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Back on SmackDown Benoit is trying to escape, but JBL is right behind him and stops him with the electric chair drop, but it only gets him a 2 count. Benoit is up but runs into a JBL sleeper and JBL rides him all the way to the mat. Benoit's hand falls twice, but keeps it up on the third and sits out, and finally getting to his feet he escapes the move with a backdrop suplex. JBL is up first, but he misses a short-arm clothesline and Benoit gets 2 of the Rolling Germans before JBL blocks the third and levels Benoit with a big boot. Benoit is down in the middle of the ring, so JBL begins to climb the cage in the corner, but Benoit is able to catch him and brings him down with a German suplex from the top turnbuckle. Benoit crawls towards the door and Jillian tries to close the door, but she is stopped. JBL tosses Benoit away and goes for the door as Jillian is able to finally slam the door, but she gets JBL by mistake. Benoit locks in the Crossface inside forcing JBL to tap, but Jillian provided a distraction for both of the referees by jumping up onto the cage. JBL rolls Benoit up just like at WrestleMania, but Benoit is able to kick out at 2. JBL gets a low blow on Benoit and rolls out of the cage door to retain his championship.
Your winner is John "Bradshaw" Layfield in 15 minutes and 39 seconds (without commercials).
Coming up next, the man known as the Great Khali.
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Another Classic King of the Ring Crowning shows us the birth of "Austin 3:16" as Steve Austin defeated Jake Roberts to win the 1996 King of the Ring tournament.
A video package shows the debut of the Great Khali last week on SmackDown.
Tony Chimel introduces, managed by Daivari, the Great Khali. For 16 years the fans have called the Undertaker the Phenom, but standing before you is a true phenomenon. The Great Khali is over 7 feet tall and weighs 420 pounds. He has walked through the Punjabi jungles with lions and such, and Khali mumbles something, possibly in English, possibly not, but all I made out was "I am the Great Khali".
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Kane stars in "See No Evil", premiering May 19.
The Mexicools (Psicosis & Super Crazy) vs. The Gymini (Jesse & Jake)
Psicosis starts off with Jesse who sets him on the middle of the top rope and pushes him right over, then clotheslines Super Crazy over the Juan Deere. He gets some knees to Psicosis and tags in Jake. They gets a double team vertical suplex for 2. Scoop slam and Jake knocks Crazy off the apron and Jake gets 2 off a double team slam before Crazy breaks it up. Jesse comes back in and gets a scoop slam on Psicosis, but Psicosis gets a boot up as he tried to come off the top rope. Super Crazy tags in and gets a missile dropkick and a spinning leg lariat and dropkicks one of the Gymini off the apron. Tornado DDT gets a 2 count for Crazy as one Gymini breaks it up and they switch places. A t-bone suplex gets a pin on Super Crazy. I lost track on who was who, but mostly because Tazz did as much as he could to make it confusing.
Your winners are The Gymini in 2 minutes and 55 seconds.
Up next is the first opening round match of the King of the Ring tournament, Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton.
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Earlier tonight, Booker T came out to the ring and proclaimed he would be the King of the Ring, but Lashley came out and speared him. Also tonight, JBL got a low blow and escaped the cage to retain the United States Championship. Next week Booker T will square off against Matt Hardy in the second opening round match in the tournament.
Kurt Angle is here for his match.
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Here comes Randy Orton.
Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton 2006 King of the Ring Opening Round Match
Orton backs off from a lockup twice, but ke gets a cheap shot on Angle but takes a pair of clotheslines anyway. Angle takes an elbow from Orton but gets an overhead belly-to-belly and clotheslines Orton over the top rope. He tosses Orton back inside and gets the Ankle Lock, but Orton rolls through, causing Angle to go shoulder first into the post, and Orton attacks the shoulder in the corner. He stomps Kurt down and gets an arm lock over the bottom rope. Arm wringers and Orton snaps Kurt down and gets an armbar on Angle. Kurt armdrags out of it. Irish whip and Orton goes for a sunset flip, but Kurt rolls through with an Ankle Lock, but Orton kicks him in the shoulder and gets a standing dropkick for 2. He drops a knee on Angle's shoulder and gets an armbar and works it into a chinlock. Kurt stands and elbows out but runs into a back elbow from Orton, and Orton gets a one-arm DDT for 2 before getting another armbar, key locking the arm. Kurt stands and gets a European uppercut but charges at Orton and gets back body dropped over the top rope and out of the ring. Orton tries to get the count out, but Angle makes it back to the apron where Orton tries to suplex him back in, but Angle instead suplexes Orton to the outside. Orton rolls back into the ring at the count of 9 and misses a wild clothesline, allowing Angle to get the Rolling Germans, and the straps are down. Orton gets out of the Angle Slam and gets the neck hook back breaker, but only gets a near fall. Orton stalks Kurt, but Angle blocks the RKO into an Ankle Lock, and Orton taps out to lose the first round match as Angle holds on for good measure.
Your winner is Kurt Angle in 8 minutes and 13 seconds.
After the match Angle does back to the Ankle Lock one more time, and Orton is in pain. He begins to leave the ring, but decides he would rather come back and put the Ankle Lock back on, so he does just that before a group of referees make their way out to the ring to keep him back. Angle leaves and the show closes with a close up on Orton saying "Oh my God, it's broken".
