SmackDown Special - 11/29/05 - Cincinnati, OH (Big Show/Mysterio)
On Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST WWE SmackDown Special - 11/29/05
Live From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Commentators: Michael Cole & Tazz
Report By: Adam Martin of WrestleView.com
WWE United States Championship - Match #2 of Best of 7 Series
Booker T w/ Sharmell vs. Chris Benoit
The match starts with Chris Benoit going after Booker T right away with a charge and some knees. Benoit takes out Booker with a shoulder block followed by a few more knees against the ropes. Benoit hits Booker with a stiff forearm to the back and follows that up with a quick snap suplex. Benoit dodges a clothesline attempt from Booker and hits a german suplex. Booker goes to the outside and Benoit follows. Booker rolls back in, Benoit does as well and Booker nails Benoit with a chop. Benoit comes back with a few chops of his own, with a final chop knocking Booker down. Benoit hits Booker with a quick back suplex, covers, but only gets a two count. Booker gets in a thumb to the eye on Benoit, but Benoit comes back with some stiff chops to the chest. Booker falls to the mat holding his chest in pain. Benoit picks up Booker, hits a scoop slam and stares down Sharmell at ringside. Benoit hits another scoop slam, covers Booker, but only gets a two count. Booker then comes back picking up Benoit and dropping him chest first off the top rope. Booker hits Benoit with an elbow as Benoit came off the ropes. Booker kicks Benoit in the gut, gets in a chop, but Benoit comes back with a huge chop taking Booker down. Benoit takes out Booker with a kitchen sink off the ropes. Benoit takes down Booker with yet another stiff chop to the chest, covers, but only gets a two count. Benoit hits a quick backbreaker on Booker, covers again, but only gets a two count. Benoit hits a northern lights suplex into a bridge, the referee counts the pin, but Benoit only gets a two count. Benoit hits a knee to the head of Booker followed by another big chop. Benoit nails Booker face first off the corner and gets in some more chest chops. Benoit gets in a few knees, irish whips Booker to the other corner, Booker pops up, gets a roll-up, but Benoit kicks out after two. Booker comes back with a knee to the gut on Benoit and a chop of his own. Booker misses a heel kick, charges and Benoit sends him over the top rope to the outside. Booker gets to his feet on the outside, Benoit goes off the ropes, charges, dives through the ropes, but Booker moves and Benoit has a crash landing on the outside as we go to a commercial break.
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We are back from commercial and Booker has Benoit in the middle of the ring applying a surfboard submission. Benoit finds a way to get to his feet, hits a knee, goes off the ropes, but Booker takes down Benoit with a jumping heel kick. Booker covers Benoit, but only gets a two count. Booker picks up Benoit and hits a quick side slam, hooks the leg, but Benoit gets a shoulder up after two. Booker slaps Benoit a few times on the mat, turns him over and applies a modified camel clutch. Benoit finds a way back to his feet, gets in a few elbows on Booker and follows that up with some stiff chops that backs Booker into the corner. Booker catches Benoit with an elbow in the corner, but Benoit comes back with more chops. Booker hits a knee to the mid-section, Benoit dodges an Axe Kick and Benoit hits more chops. Benoit then hits a big overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Booker. Benoit gives Booker a second and then third overhead belly-to-belly. Benoit covers Booker...1...2...Booker kicks out. When Benoit picks up Booker, Booker locks him and connects with the Book End. Booker covers...1...2...Benoit kicks out and Booker can't believe it. Booker picks up Benoit, kicks him in the gut, goes off the ropes, but Benoit takes out Booker with a big clothesline. Benoit hits Booker with a release german suplex and then signals for the end. Benoit goes up to the top rope, Sharmell gets on the ring apron, Benoit drops down and gets in her face. Sharmell jumps down, Benoit gets back in the ring, Benoit hits Booker with another german suplex, goes back up to the top, jumps and connects with a flying headbutt! Benoit covers Booker...1...2...Booker powers out. Booker then drops Benoit's chin off the top rope. Booker attempts to suplex Benoit over the top rope, but Benoit counters and lands on the ring apron. Benoit attempts to german suplex Booker to the floor from the ring apron, but Booker counters and sends Benoit to the mat back first with force. Booker grabs Benoit's lifeless body, throws him back inside the ring, covers...1...2...Benoit gets a shoulder up. Booker picks up Benoit who looks dazed, but Benoit hits a big german suplex on Booker. Benoit holds the back of his head. He looks legit hurt or is selling the spot great. Booker then quickly hits an Axe Kick and gets the pinfall on Benoit.
Winner of Match #2: Booker T
Best of 7 Series Standings for WWE U.S. Title:
Booker T: 2
Chris Benoit: 0
After the match, the referee checks on Chris Benoit. Booker T leaves the ring and celebrates his win with Sharmell.
- A video package airs highlighting the life of the late Eddie Guerrero.
- SmackDown's Rey Mysterio vs. RAW's Big Show tonight is plugged.
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- A video package airs highlighting tonight's Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show match. The style of lucha libre that Mysterio has brought in his career is looked at. The Big Show's strength and size is also highlighted since early in his career in the WWE. They show the infamous stretcher match where Big Show slammed Mysterio against the steel post strapped in. That match is up next.
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- A Tag Team Battle Royal is plugged for SmackDown this Friday night. Michael Cole & Tazz mention that the winners of the battle royal will face the WWE Tag Team Champions MNM at Armageddon.
Big Show (RAW) vs. Rey Mysterio (SmackDown)
During Rey Mysterio's entrance, he came out to to Eddie Guerrero's theme music and in a lowrider. As stated earlier, Mysterio is dedicating this match tonight to Guerrero. The match starts with Mysterio dodging a charge from Big Show, getting in a dropkick to the knee followed by a few more kicks. Big Show then grabs Mysterio and throws him down with force. Tazz calls Mysterio the Enigma of WWE. Big Show then hits a big forearm to the back of Mysterio. Big Show then slides Mysterio under the bottom rope and Mysterio has a crash landing on the outside. When Big Show follows Mysterio to the outside, Mysterio jumps back in, bounces off the ropes and hits a quick dropkick to the face of Big Show. Mysterio taunts at an angry Big Show as we go to a commercial break.
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We are back from commercial break and we see Big Show dragging Mysterio out to the middle of the ring and stepping over his chest with his weight. Big Show picks up Mysterio and hits a big forearm smash to the back of the head. Big Show leaves the ring, picks up Mysterio and hits a big chest slap. Big Show tosses Mysterio onto the mat, allowing his body to peak out from under the bottom rope and Big Show hits another chest slap. Big Show then grabs Mysterio by the neck and then starts to squeeze his head. Big Show then uses the weight of his boot to apply pressure to the head of Mysterio. When Big Show follows Mysterio to the outside, Mysterio hits a thumb to the eye on Big Show. Mysterio fights back with some lefts and rights on Big Show. A dazed Mysterio gets in a few more right hands, but Big Show takes out Mysterio with a huge big boot. Big Show then backs up and drops a huge elbow to the chest of Mysterio. Big Show covers Mysterio, but Big Show breaks the count by lifting up the body of Mysterio. Mysterio rolls to the outside of the ring yet again and gets near the lowrider. Big Show follows and nails Mysterio's head face first off the hood of the car. Big Show throws Mysterio back in the ring and the fans boo at Big Show. Mysterio then fights back with a dropkick to the face of Big Show through the second rope. Mysterio then jumps up to the top rope, jumps, but Big Show catches him and powerbombs him on top of the hood of the lowrider! We go to a commercial break after this spot.
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We are back from commercial and WWE officials and EMT's are taking a look at Mysterio on top of the hood of the car. Big Show is in the ring looking on smiling. Big Show then leaves the ring and yells at everyone to get away. Big Show puts Mysterio on his shoulders and throws him into the ring. Big Show kicks a lifeless Mysterio and Mysterio rolls around holding his body in pain. Big Show slaps Mysterio a few times on the mat. When Big Show picks up Mysterio, Mysterio jumps on him and starts biting his nose. When Big Show throws Mysterio away, he takes out the referee in the process. Big Show checks his nose, smiles at Mysterio on the ground and realizes the referee is knocked out. Big Show leaves the ring, grabs a steel chair, comes back in the ring and Mysterio dropkicks Big Show to the leg. Mysterio grabs the steel chair and he cracks it on the back of Big Show's leg a few times. Mysterio hits a big chair shot to the head of Big Show, but Big Show won't stay down. Mysterio hits Big Show with a second shot. Big Show falls to his knees against the second rope and Mysterio hits the 619. Big Show pops up and then stumbles down to his back. Mysterio grabs the steel chair and nails Big Show across the chest with it. Mysterio goes up to the top rope, points high, jumps and hits a Frog Splash in dedication to Eddie Guerrero. Mysterio crawls over to pin Big Show, but pyro goes off in the ring and in the entrance way as Kane's music hits. Kane makes his way down the entrance area and into the ring. Big Show gets up behind Mysterio and he grabs him. Kane comes in and both Big Show and Kane give Mysterio a double chokeslam.
Winner: No Contest
The Undertaker's gong hits and the lights go out. When they turn back on, The Undertaker appears behind Big Show and Kane. Big Show and Kane realize he is standing behind him. Kane looks at Undertaker and then leaves the ring. When Big Show goes to punch Undertaker, Undertaker blocks a few, but both exchange a few rights. Taker gets in a few rights and lefts on Big Show. Taker takes out Big Show with a big flying clothesline. Kane gets back in the ring and Taker gives him a big chokeslam. When Big Show charges, Taker ducks and then gives him a big boot that sends him over the top rope. After this takes place, Randy Orton hits the ring and nails Taker with an RKO! Orton backs up in the entrance area smiling at what he just did as Bob Orton appears behind Randy clapping. Orton then opens the trunk of the lowrider to grab a crowbar, but Taker sits up in the ring and leaves it approaching Orton. Taker nails Orton with a few rights and then nails him off the trunk. Taker takes out Bob Orton when he tries to interfere. Orton then grabs the crowbar and nails Taker in the face with it. Taker falls into the back of the lowrider and Orton nails him over the back of the head with the crowbar twice. Taker looks to be out cold when Orton nails him on the back of the head yet another time. Orton gets inside the lowrider, starts it, reverses it and the car crashes through the glass part of the SmackDown entrance way. Orton runs out of the car. Just as he escapes, sparks fly and the car starts on fire. An explosion takes place as Orton looks on with the show going off the air...