WWE SMACKDOWN! RESULTS

August 29, 2002 Mohegan Sun Arena Announcers: Michael Cole/Tazz

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VELOCITY MATCHES: Chavo Guerrero defeats The Hurricane by holding the tight! Mark Henry defeats Albert. Billy & Chuck defeated Randy Orton & Bob Holly.. CW TITLE: Jamie Noble defeated Funaki to retain.. KICKOFF: Stephanie McMahon. Steph welcomes everybody to Smackdown!, home of Undisputed Champion, Brock Lesnar! Steph announces a single-elimination series of matches.. Steph says that the winner will face Brock Lesnar at the next PPV.. ELIMINATION MATCH: Edge vs Eddie Guerrero. Late in the match, Eddie brings two chairs into the ring, one hidden outside the ring apron.. Edge gets a hold of the chair, and threatens to hit Eddie .. The referee pulls the chair away from Edge, and takes it outside the ring.. While the ref is busy with that, Eddie gets the other chair.. Eddy blocks Edge's spear with the steal chair!! Wow, that's the smartest thing I've ever seen on WWE Television! Eddy follows up with a frog splash for the win! BACKSTAGE: Stephanie McMahon & Matt Hardy.. Matt tells Stephanie the the fans at the Mohegan Sun love him! Matt says he's ready to be the next man in the series of elimination matches.. Steph says that Rikishi will be next in line.. Matt says then he will obviously take on the winner of that match.... right? Steph says "we'll see!".. MATCH: John Cena vs Rev DVon.. DVon wins the match.. Batista attacks DVon after the match with a clothesline and a massive powerbomb! MATCH: Rey Mysterio vs Rico w/Chuck&Billy. ~Nice little video package on Rey Mysterio.. Rey wins after the 610 & the West Coast Pump.. BACKSTAGE: Stephanie McMahon & Hardcore Holly + Dawn Marie.. Holly says that he deserves to be in the elimination series.. Dawn Marie interrupts and says Stephanie has an important phone call waiting.. Steph goes into her office, leaving Dawn in the hall with Hardcore.. Holly asks what phone call is more important than Hardcore Holly? BACKSTAGE: Stephanie McMahon + Matt Hardy. Steph on the phone.. Whoeever she is talking to, she says she didn't like how they treated him on RAW.. Steph says that they would not treat 'whoever' like that on Smackdown! Steph offers to send the person 'papers' to sign with Smackdown! Matt Hardy jumps in and tries to talk to Steph while she's on the phone (how rude!).. Steph says she'll send Dawn Marie to the hotel right awya.. Matt asks Steph (still on the phone) if he can take the winner of Rikishi & Guerrero.. Steph ignores Matt Hardy and keeps talking.. Matt reaches over and hangs up the phone on Stephanie! An irate Steph stands up and yells at Matt.. Steph punishes Matt by giving him a non-title match against Brock Lesnar tonight! Matt is extremely excited though! INTERVIEW: Marc Loyd & Rikishi.. Rikishi says he was F5ed a few weeks ago and wants revenge.. Rikishi says that he will give Brock a 'piece of the kish'.. Eddie Guerrero jumps in and mocks Rikishi.. Eddy says that Rikishi's diaper is too tight.. Rikishi asks Eddie how to say "back that ass up" in spanish?! ELIMINATION MATCH: Rikishi vs Eddie Guerrero.. Rikishi wins the match.. Chris Benoit hits the ring and Benoit/Guerrero double team Rikishi! Guerrero frog splash's Rikishi (laying on his stomach).. Benoit locks the crossface on Rikishi! Edge runs down and makes the rescue.. BACKSTAGE: Stephanie McMahon & Chris Benoit.. Steph says that Benoit must be upset after losing the IC title to RAW.. Steph says that Benoit will take on Rikishi in the next elimination match, one on one! CW MATCH: Shannon Moore w/Hurricane vs Tajiri w/Nidia&Noble.. Hurricane keeps Jamie Noble & Nidia from interfering.. Shannon Moore gets the pin on Tajiri.. ELIMINATION MATCH: Rikishi vs Chris Benoit.. Chris Benoit wins using the crippler crossface submission.. INTERVIEW: Mark Loyd & Kurt Angle.. Loyd asks Angle what he thinks about the elimination series.. Angle begins by bragging about defeating Rey Mysterio at Summerslam.. Angle says that he's certain that he'll be taking on Chris Benoit next.. Angle says that he will defeat Benoit for the #1 Contendership.. INTERVIEW: Funaki & Paul Heyman + Matt Hardy.. Funaki is standing outside of Brock Lesnar's lockerroom hoping to get an interview.. Paul Heyman comes out and Funaki grabs him.. Funaki asks Heyman if he could get an interview with Brock.. Paul asks Funaki if he's sure he wants to bother Brock while he's preparing for a match? Paul says that is a great idea and suggests they knock on the door! Funaki changes his mind.. Matt Hardy steps in and says that he will give an interview.. Matt says that it won't be the "era of Brock Lesnar".. Matt says that it will be the 'era of Matt Hardy".. Matt says instead of having the slogan "attitude" it will be "mattitude"! Paul says he learns something new every day.. Paul says he's learned that Matt Hardy has a deathwish! NON-TITLE MATCH: Brock Lesnar vs Matt Hardy.. Brock absolutely demolishes Matt Hardy.. As Matt Hardy tried to get back to his feet, Brock returned to the ring.. Brock finished Hardy off with two more powerbombs! BACKSTAGE: Stephanie McMahon & Dawn Marie.. Dawn returns with the signed papers from 'a raw defecter'.. Stephanie says it looks like the main event will now be a triple threat! MAIN EVENT #1 CONTENDERSHIP: Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit vs The Undertaker! Stephanie introduces the UNDERTAKER as Smackdown!'s newest talant! Late in the match, Benoit put the crossface on Taker, and Angle applied the anklelock at the same time! Undertaker somehow got out of it and fought back to pin Chris Benoit! Undertaker is the #1 Contender for the Undisputed Championship! Smackdown! goes OFF THE AIR....

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