The Nasty Boys wrestle dark match at SD Tapings and it doesn't go well
On Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at 4:35 PM EST PWInsider is reporting that the dark match at last night's Smackdown tapings featuring former WWF/WWE and WCW Tag Team Champions The Nasty Boys (Jerry Saggs and Brian Knobbs) was described as an absolute disaster leaving a lot of heat on The Nastys and almost screwing up the flow of WWE TV tapings before the live broadcast of ECW on Sci Fi.
According to reports, The Nastys treated the dark match as if they were huge stars making their return and reportedly took their time getting into the ring by interacting with friends and family at ringside. Brian Knobbs reportedly got into the ring with his back to the hard camera, while Jerry Sags got into the ring literally right next to their opponents Dave Taylor and Drew McIntyre in what some described as making them look like idiots.
When the match actually got underway, The Nastys decided to take it upon themselves to work very stiff with McIntyre, who is 21 and just started on the Smackdown roster not long ago. McIntyre was described as being respectful at first and taking the abuse, but then started to give it back. To make matters even worse, The Nastys were said to have worked with Dave Taylor the same way - a well respected veteran.
The match itself was described by one WWE performer as quote, "one of the all time worst things you could ever hope to see. It was abysmal." Another WWE source also went on to state that the actual length of the match caused the flow of the taping to be screwed up as the Smackdown taping didn't conclude until around 9:54 p.m. Eastern, which left the WWE crew only six minutes to change the set and ring for the upcoming live broadcast of ECW on Sci Fi.