WWF Smackdown Report - March 9, 2000
Taped from Boston, MA
Hosted by Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler
Triple H and Stephanie Interview.
As soon as the two get down to the ring, Shane McMahon and the Big Show come out. Shane and The Big Show make up the matches for tonight. The Big show says that Kane will take on both X-Pac and The Road Dogg. Shane announces that Rikishi will face Triple H and The Big Show, and that Tthe Rock will take on Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn. Stephanie says she has a surprise for The Rock later tonight.
A clip is shown of the Mean Street Posse at a laundromat attacking Crash Holly. When the Posse argue about who should pin Crash, they end up attacking each other and Crash escapes.
The Rock vs Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn.
Early on, The Radicals double team The Rock, but The Rock comes back with a double clothesline. Benoit then hits two German Suplexes on The rock. When Saturn went to kick The Rock, he ducked causing Saturn to kick Benoit. The Rock then hit a flurry of offense as he Spinebustered Saturn, DDT'd Benoit and Rock Bottomed Saturn for the 3 count. After the match, Dean Malenko and Eddy Guererro atttack The Rock, and Benoit gives The Rock a diving headbutt from the top rope.
Winner: The Rock.
Backstage, Stephanie says it's time to give her surprise to The Rock.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley Interview.
Stephanie books another handicap match in The Rock vs Dudley Boyz in a Table Match. The Dudleys need only to put The Rock through one table to win, but The Rock needs to but both Dudleyz through tables if he is to win.
Christian (w/Edge) vs Essa Rios (w/Lita) for the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship.
Terri came out to ringside. Lots of flips and reversals to start the match. Christian hit an awesome spinning powerbomb on Rios. Christian came off the ropes and Lita grabbed his leg, and then Terri popped up on the apron, which let Lita hit a moonsault on Christian. Edge came in and speared Lita, and the referee DQ'ed Christian. After the match, Lita left with the help of Rios. Edge and Christian again exchanged words.
Winner: Essa Rios via DQ
Backstage, Kurt Angle explains the Intercontinental Title to a security guard.
Kurt Angle vs Tazz for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
Angle insulted the Boston crowd. Tazz controlled the match early after he hit a TazzPlex. Angle went for a Suplex, but Tazz slipped out of the attempt and locked on the TazzMission. Bob Backlund came through the crowd and locked the Crossface Chickenwing on Tazz. Chris jericho came down and broke up the hold. Jericho put Backlund in the walls of jericho, and tazz hit a top rope TazzPlex on Angle.
Winner: Tazz via DQ
Road Dogg and X-Pac (w/Tori) vs. Kane (w/Paul Bearer).
DX tried to dominate early, but Kane came back with a tilt-a-whril backbreaker to X-Pac. Kane went up to the top rope for the clothesline, but The Rroad Dogg tripped him. X-Pac hits the X-Factor, but Kane sits right up. DX tried a double suplex, but Kane reversed it and hit his own double suplex. Kane went up top and hit the flying clothesline on X-Pac, and follwed it up with a Chokeslam on X-Pac. Road Dogg tried the juke-n-jive punches, but he endeds up getting a Chokeslam as well. Outside, Tori shoves Paul Bearer into the ring post, and Kane grabs her by the hair and drags her into the ring. Kane tried a Tombstone on Tori, but X-Pac made the save with a chair to the back of Kane, followed up with an X-Factor on the chair. The referee is knocked out at this point, and he comes around just in time to make the three count for X-Pac.
Winners: Road Dogg and X-Pac
Raw Highlight: Mae Young getting Ppowerbombed through a table by Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Kevin Kelly is with Mae Young, Mark Henry and Fabulous Moolah. Young is in a wheelchair. Kelley tries to speak to Mark henry, but he is too emotional.
Backstage, the Dudley Boyz discuss their upcoming match with The Rock.
Jeff Hardy (w/Matt Hardy) vs. Steve Blackman (w/Al Snow)
Before the match, Snow claims he's found Blackman's biggest fan, and Snow brings out some kid with a cheesehead on. Blackman smacks the kid in the gut. Blackman shoves the kid on the ground. Back and forth match. After Jeff hit the Split-Legged Springboard Moonsault, he went up top for the Senton Bomb, but Ssnow pulled Blackman out of the way. Blackman then got the win after the top rope Lethal Kick.
Winner: Steve Blackman
Dudley Boyz vs. The Rock
The Rock hit both Dudley's with the ring bell and then with a chair to start off. The Rock fought with The Dudleyz through the crowd and up the ramp. D-Von hits the top rope headbutt to the groin area. Rock came back and gave a Samoan drop toBuh Buh, Spinebuster for D-Von and now Rock sets up for the People's Elbow, but gets speared by Buh Buh Ray in the process. Buh Buh goes out and grabs a table, but a 3D attempt is reversed by the Rock, and the Rock is able to hit the Rock Bottom on Buh Buh Ray through the table. The Rock sets up another table and tries the Rock Bottom on D-Von, but Buh Buh breaks up the attempt with a chairshot on the Rock. The 3D is executed on The Rock through the table for the win.
Winners: Dudley Boyz
Backstage, Shane, Stephanie, The Big Show and Triple H are looking on and they like what they see.
Ivory vs. Jacqueline for the WWF Women's Championship
Jackie got the win after a floatover DDT on Ivory.
Winner: Jacqueline
Crash Holly vs. Prince Albert for the WWF Hardcore Championship
Not much after the match started, the Posse ran in and broke things up, Rodney took off after Crash, while Albert took on Pete Gas and Joey Abs in the ring..
Winner: No Contest
Triple H and Big Show (w/Shane & Stephanie) vs Rikishi
Triple H and Show dominate Rikishi. Too Cool decide to come down to the ring, but they are cut off by X-pac and the Road Dogg. Show and Triple H argue and fight between each other and Rikishi gets back up and hits a superkick to Triple H and then a big splash for both of them. Rikishi gives Triple H a belly to belly suplex, and then a Samoan drop on the Big Show and there'sthe butt splash in Triple H's face. Shane gets in the ring with a chair, and hits Rikishi with it. The Big Show then Chokeslams Rikishi, and then he receives a Pedigree for the 3 count.
Winners: Triple H and Big Show
After the match, The Rock comes to the ring with a lead pipe to and hits both the Big Show and Triple H. Shane gets in and gets the pipe and slams The Rock in his ribs and then The Big Show and Triple H double team the pair as the show goes off the air.
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