Smackdown 2003 Thread (LAST UPDATE: Smackdown Results December 11th)

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Billy Gunn (w/ Torrie Wilson) vs. Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia)


Billy Gunn and Torrie enter the ring shaking their fannies for the crowd, and they look great together!





Then Noble and Nidia come down the ramp, as Nidia takes exception to Torrie and Billy having great bottoms.





The match begins, a go behind by Noble, but Billy takes control using his strength to gain control. Swings Noble onto the ropes, but Noble hangs on and moves to the outside. Noble returns and gives Gun a drop kick to the knee as he takes advantage. Still working on the knee dropping elbows and then hyper extending the leg. Billy rolls out back on his feet, but not for long as Noble takes out his leg once again. Noble continues to go with a submission hold on the knee, as he chops Gunn... but it just fires him up as he's once again back to his feet, Gunn nails a swing power slam on his opponent.





Goes for a gorilla press slam!





But Noble sneaks behind rolling Gunn up for the pin with a hand full of tights, but only gets a two count.





Mr. Ass then goes for the fameasser but Nidia hooks his leg. Then Torrie takes out Nidia as they go at it on the outside.





Then Billy breaks it up as the fans boo. Noble goes for a flying body press, but Gunn moves out of the way as no bodys home. Mr Ass then tosses his opponent back in the ring, some back and fourth motion, then Gunn finally hits his finisher and pins his opponent.


Sean O'Haire (w/ Roddy Piper) vs Eddie Guerrero (w/ Tajiri)


Los Guerrero come down the ramp in their custom made vehicle. A video clip from last week plays showing Tajiri and Eddie ruining last weeks Piper's pit. Piper and O'Haire make their way down the ramp, As piper nonchallantly lays against Eddie's car drinking Tequila.

The match starts with O'Haire as an aggressor, hammering Guerrero, then tossing him around with kicks, right hand punches and more kicks to thre rib cage. He tosses his opponent into the buckle kicking him in the mid section and kicking his throat. Guerrero fights back with right hand punches, but O'Haire takes control once again. O'Haire misses the spinning heel kick which allows Guerrero to take control. Both men fight back, O'Haire tosses Guerrero but he counters with a drop kick. And then Guerrero goes to work on his opponents knee. Guerrero's feeling froggy, goes for the frog splash, Piper distracts giving O'Haire just enough time to regain his senses as Guerrero misses the splash. Then on the outside, Piper spits tequila into Tajiri's eyes!





Allowing O'Haire to finish off Guerrero with his Fireman slam.

Then after the match Piper enters the rings pouring tequila over Tajiri.

Back in the office, Vince and Sable continue to discuss how they pulled one over on Zack. Then Vince asks how he can thank Sable, they then decide to act out what happened with Zack earlier.





Sable then crawls on top of Vince, he asks her to show him how bad she can be, as she proceeds to remove her top.





Then Stephanie enters the room, she kicks Sable out!





And tells her father how much he has manipulated her for years, and how she's ashamed of herself that she has turned into her father. In a very emoinal speech she says that the only way she can save herself is if she helps Zack Gowen, and she's willing to accept the consequences that go along, as she runs off in tears.

Then Michael Cole announces that next on Smackdown In Madison Square Garden, The Taker and The APA will face the FBI. Also a reminder that the Ultimo Dragon will debut.

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Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show


The Big Shows music hits, as he makes quite the entrance all fired up. Lesnars music starts and he comes down the ramp all fired up. Lesnar taunts show by climbing the top rope, he amazingly jumps right over Big Show, and then proceeds with a running tackle continuously hits Show in the mid section, isolated him in the corner. The bell sounds. Lesnar clothelines Show to the outside continuing the assault. Then Show hoists up Lesnar in his arms, but Lesnar counters and rams show into the outside ring post. Kicks to the midsection, but show quickly retaliates tossing Lesnar back into the ring.





But Lesnar quickly makes it to his feet and once again clotheslines Show to the outside. Show then pulls Lesnar outside by his feet and swings his head into the outside wall, amazing strength. He tosses Lesnar back into the ring, chops his opponent so hard Lesnar falls back outside. As Show pulls The champ back into the ring, Lesnar snaps Show's neck on the ropes from the outside. With a kick and right hands, Lesnar swings off the ropes but Show catches him with a sidewalk slam, he gets a two count. Now in control, with a headbutt and fierce right hand shots, The Show begins to choke the champ with his foot.





Still keeping the pressure on his opponent, following with a huge body slam.





Once isolated in the corner, Lesnar escapes and returns the favor on Show with mid section shots. But show quickly gains momentum with a clothesline and almost a count of three. Then Big show goes for submission with an abdominal stretch.








Lesnar somehow powers out with kicks, and then off to the ropes but suffers a big boot from the giant, followed by a leg drop with great elevation (reminiscent of Hogan) but only gets a two count. Big Show then places Lesnar on the top rope, Show sets Lesnar up for a superplex off the top rope. Lesnar pushes him off, and nails a clothesline off the top rope.





Both men down. Once they're up it's back and fourth action, tossing eachother around, but Lesnar gains advantage with a german suplex. Lesnar goes for the F5, but Show grabs onto the ropes and counters the move. Then suddenly Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin enter the ring attacking Lesnar, The referee calls for the bell giving Lesnar the DQ win.

After the match, Lesnar continues to hold his own with both wrestlers with countless belly to belly suplexes. Big Show gets up and hits Lesnar with a chokeslam. Then Kurt Angle enter the ring!





And hits Big Show with an Angle slam, unbelievable!





Angle cleans house with his former Team Angle, countless suplexes....although is distractred long enough for Big Show to hit him with a killer choke slam.

Suddenly Mr America enters the ring, standing behind Show all pumped up and then points to him as the crowd is really into it.





He hits Show with a big boot and signals for a body slam, but he is attacked by former members of Team Angle. It gives Big Show just enough time to gain control with a choke slam. As Smackdown! ends Big Show stands over Mr. America raising his arm in the air claiming total domination.

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Smackdown Preview June 26th:


General Manager Stephanie McMahon has signed a gigantic six-man tag team main event! Kurt Angle teams with Mr. America and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar against the Big Show, Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin!

Plus, in more six-man tag team action, Undertaker joins forced with Ron Simmons & Bradshaw -- the APA, which returned last week -- to battle all three members of the FBI!

Ultimo Dragon will make his WWE debut this Thursday night at MSG. Dragon's lifelong dream is to compete at the Garden, so he'll undoubtedly be pulling out all the stops on SmackDown!


It's just great to have the APA back again They could make a great team with Taker.

Main Event looks great as well.

We might see more of the US Title Tournament.

The Benoit-Rhyno feud might continue.

The Vince/Zach/Sbale angle might fire up again.

And I bet a lot are looking forward to Ultimo's Dragon debute and even more to his confrontation with Rey.

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Smackdown June 26th Spoilers:

Spoiler!

Dark Match: Aaron Stevens pinned Roman. Velocity Matches: Billy Gunn pinned Chris Kanyon. A Train defeated Kevin Knight (IWF Wrestling in New Jersey) Spanky pinned John Xavier (Xavier from Ring of Honor and Northeastern independents) with Sliced Bread #2. Rhyno and Chris Benoit defeated The Basham Brothers when Benoit forced Doug Bahsam to submit to the Crippler Crossface. SmackDown! Matches: Smackdown opens with footage of the Zach Gowan-Stephanie McMahon-Sable-Vince McMahon angles from last week. John Cena comes to the ring and raps about it being the one year anniversary of taking the open challenge and making himself a superstar (defeating Chris Jericho). He says that he is offering an open challenge to any rookie. Out comes Orlando Jones. Cena defeated Jones and gives him the F-U after the bell. The Undertaker comes out on his motorcycle. Cena leaves the ring. Taker watches as Jones gets to his feet and shows respect for Jones. The Undertaker and the APA defeated all three members of the Full Blooded Italians when Undertaker pinned Johnny Stamboli. In a vignette on the Titantron, Jamie Knoble and Nidia were walking down the street in front of Madison Square Garden when an attorney approached them and informed Knoble he had inherited over 800 thousand dollars from a dead aunt. Nidia and Knoble freaked out over their winfall. Matt Hardy pinned Rikishi in a WWE United States Heavyweight championship tournament match. *WWE Tag Team champions Eddy Guerrero and Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Roddy Piper and Sean O'Haire when Tajiri blew mist in Piper's eyes and Guerrero hit him with the frog splash for the pin. *Vince McMahon brought Stephanie McMahon and Zach Gowan to the ring. He told Stephanie that he thought about what she said last week and that he realized that he did indeed ask her to do things to "seal the deal" with business associates when she was young and feels like he "deflowered her" himself. He said that he took her innocence and she sees that innocence on Gowan. Vince told Gowan that he, too wants to be like Zach because with all that Vince has accomplished, he has never stared death down like Zach did. He said that he wants to apologize to Zach and start with a clean slate. Zach refuses and says that he has fought back from obstacle after obstacle to become a pro wrestler, only to have Vince mock him and tells Vince to go screw himself. He says that if Vince really wants to apologize, he'll offer Zach a WWE Smackdown wrestler contract. Vince says that if that's all it is about, then Zach can have one. Zach questions him in disbelief and Vince says that if Zach wants to earn it, he can join the "Vince McMahon Kiss My Ass Club" and pulls down his pants. Stephanie whispers something in Zach's ear and he goes down on his knees and lowblows Vince. Zach and Stephanie leave and Vince gets up selling, before walking around the ring with Zach's cane. He throws the cane towards the ropes in anger, only for it to fly through the ropes, hitting the face of a 20 something lady in the front row. The woman was checked on by McMahon immediately as WWE cameras shot footage. After Vince returned to the back, the shaken woman and her boyfriend were taken to the back for medical attention. The crowd chanted "lawsuit" as she left. Ultimo Dragon pinned Shannon Moore. Rey Misterio Jr. was doing commentary and after the match came into the ring and raised Dragon's hand. Billy Kidman was at ringside watching the match from the front row with a woman on his arm (NYC area valet Miss Michelle). The Big Show, Charlie Haas, and Shelton Benjamin defeated WWE champion Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, and Mr. America when Show pinned America after a chokeslam. America was distracted by McMahon bringing out Zach Gowan and kicking him in the stomach. Stephanie McMahon came out and covered Gowan. Vince told Gowan that he could wrestle for his chance for a contract, teaming with Stephanie in a handicap match against the Big Show.

Damn for next week! Who the hell will all be interfering in that match!!!

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Smackdown June 26th Results:


John Cena vs Orlando Jones


Cena grabs the microphone, and says that he's bigger than MSG, and he's gonna prove it by main eventing Wrestle Mania 20. He says in one year he'll be the most respected Smackdown! veteran, claiming that he has won so many matches he's lost count, being that he should a legend. But he wouldn't be here if he never accepted an open challenge from Kurt Angle one year ago. So to commemorate this occasion, he issues an open challenge to any rookie in the back.

Orlando Jordan answers the challenge as he makes his way to the ring. Cena says "Is this the best we can do? A Billy Blanks looka like bitch?" And say's he'll rip through him real quick.

Before the bell rings, Jordan attacks Cena from behind with a clothesline, swings him into the ropes followed by a back body drop.




Then a clothesline and and then a flying forearm as he's in control. Cena then gains control as he corners the rookie, with a big boot. But Jordan counters with a slam out of nowhere for a half count. Jordan goes for a kick but Cena grabs his leg, but Jordan follows through with the other leg.





Once Cena gets up off the mat he nails his opponent with a spine buster. He then goes for his finisher The FU!





But Jorden slides off his shoulders, and nails Cena with a standing drop kick knocking him outside the ring. Cena rolls back in, Jordan goes for a Cross body block off the top rope, but the move is reversed on contact as Cena uses the tights to pick up the victory.


After the match The Undertaker's music hits, as he rolls down the aisle on his motor cycle. As soon as he enters the ring, Cena runs away, obviously wanting nothing to do with The Taker. The Taker enters the ring and gives a startled Jordan a pat on the back, a nice sign of respect.





Undertaker & APA vs F.B.I


The bell rings, Taker starts off with Chuck Columbo, they lock up, Taker is in control, but Columbo suddenly tackles his opponent down. Taker uses a drop toe hold, and proceeds with an arm bar wrenching Columbo's arm. Taker's opponent breaks free with forearm shots, swings taker into the ropes but Taker counters with a flying clothesline, awesome! Taker then grabs Columbo's arm and he begins to climb the ropes for his signature "old school move," Taker connects after walking the top rope and connecting with an axe handle.





FBI members then provide a distraction which allows Columbo to gain control, as he tags Bull. Bull punches Taker with lefts and rights, but The Taker then uses a take down hold on his opponent, and tags Simmons who slams his opponent on arrival, gaining a two count. Simmon's then gives The Bull a spine buster.

Suddenly the FBI enters the ring with a double team attack on him, as both Bull and Columbo take control with a double powerbomb on Simmon's. Bull Tags Nunzio who's very cocky as the double teaming continues. Nunzio quickly tags Columbo, who locks a camel clutch type move on Simmnon's, once he releases the hold he continues to come down with all is weight on his opponents back. But he went to the well one time two many as Simmon's counters with a knee to the lower extremities. Bradshaw is then tagged in and cleans house with big boots, clotheslines and attempts a fallaway slam on Nunzio but is kicked in the head by Columbo.





Then Taker cleans house choke slamming Columbo, giving Bradshaw just enough time to give the Bull a fierse Clothesline to get the duke.





Outside The Garden Jamie Noble is signing autographs with Nidia by his side, but the woman he's signing for clearly says that was looking for the subway not an autograph! Noble becomes infuriated and chases her away. Suddenly Noble is confronted by an attorney of law, he informs him that his Aunt Lucile has passed away and left him eight hundred twenty seven thousand dollars. Noble and Nidia celebrate together, as he tells Nidia to give the attorney special kisses, he proceeds to unbutton the attys pants, but Jamie says not those special kisses. So, instead she quikly kisses the attorney on the lips, as Noble runs off with her feeling ecstatic.


Backstage, Vince and Sable:


Sable apologizes to Vince for last week when Steph caught them in a compromising position, but she honestly tells him how attracted she is to him and how she can't keep her hands off him as she runs her fingers through his hair. She asks him to run his finger through her hair and pull on it, but Vince tells her "Not tonight," because he has something tonight that he has to do.



US Title Tournament: Rikishi vs Matt Hardy Version 1


The bells rings, Rikishi quickly plants Hardy with a DDT and gets a 2 count. Rikishi hits an avalanche in the corner, but Hardy pulls to the outside. Rikishi follows but is driven into the outside ring post, is rolled back into the ring where Hardy gets a near fall. Hardy begins to stretch his opponents arms.





But Rikishi breaks free with a clothesline. Rikishi goes for a bely to belly suplex but Hardy escapes with a headbutt, but not for long as Rikishi soon excecutes the belly to belly suplex perfectly. Matt regains his senses and goes for the twist of fate, but Rikishi counters and nails Hardy with a sit down pile driver, beautiful! Amazing Hardy kicks out after a count of two. Rikishi goes for a Banzai drop off the second rope, but Hardy lifts up his knees as Rikishi comes crashing down. Hardy hits the twist of fate, Rikishi kicks out after a two count. Hardy then takes the turn buckle off in a moment of desperation, Rikishi kicks him but then misses an avalanche in the corner!





This mistake allows Hardy to hit another twist of fate gaining the three count.





Josh Mathews interviews Billy Kidman who's sitting at ringside with two lovely ladies by his side. He asks him how it feels to be back in the WWE after his apparent injury months ago. Kidman says, "not so good to be back," because he's standding in the crowd while his friends wrestle. And how hard it is to watch someone like Rey Mysterio fulfilling his dreams, and that it should be him instead. But he says he can't wait to get back in the ring.

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Rowdy Roddy Piper & Sean O'Haire vs Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri


O'Haire and Guerrero start the match trading blows, Guerrero's in control with high flying moves and quick counts.





Guerrero tags Tajiri, Tajiri chops away at O'Haire followed by a flying drock kick and gets a two count. He then locks O'Haire in the tarantula, but Piper breaks up the hold before the ref can.





O'Haire's in control with a powerslam follows by hard kicks to the mid section. He tags Piper, Piper chops his opponent and goes for a quick cover but only gets a two. He trash talks his opponent and then tags O'Haire who continues the attack with a modified choke submission.





He then goes for a powerslam but Tajiri counters with an inverted bulldog. Both men are down, they finally tag their respected partners. Guerrero hits Piper with lefts and rights, but suddenly O'Haire interferes. Tajiri spits mist into the eyes of Piper's face, as Piper falls to the mat Guerrero(the legal man) nails Piper with a frog splash from the top and gets the pin.





Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri remain Tag Team Champions.


Video clip shows what happened last week, and how the main event match ended with Big Show dominating.


Vince's Apology:


Suddenly Vince's music hits, once he enters the ring he invites both Stephanie McMahon and Zack Gowen to the ring, two people who he feels have had a profound impact on his life. Both Zack and Steph enter the ring. Vince thanks them both for coming down, he starts with Steph, he tells her that he feels that her comments from last week are still ringing in his ears and how much he has always admired her.





The fans start yelling, Vince tells them that his conversation with his daughter has nothing to do with them. He tells Steph that when she was a little girl she was so precious, and how she has grown up so fast. He admits that she asked her to close business deals for him when she was 17 years old mixing business with pleasure, but he didn't realize how much it had affected her. He says he didn't realize what he has done until last week, he says that he stole her innocence from her. And it's almost as if, (even though he didn't,) it's almost like he personally deflowered her. He said that although she can forgive him, he'll never forgive himself.

He then addresses Zack Gowen, he tells him how much he has learned from him, and how much he wants to be Zack Gowen, as strange as it sounds. He says although he's a billionaire, he hasn't overcome as many obstacles as Zach has in his life. He says that maybe they can understand each other, so he asks him to accept his apology. Zack Grabs the microphone and says, No!





Then Vince says he's not asking, but he's demanding that he accepts his apology. Zack says "You heard me, I said no!." Vince says, "don't be intimdated by me." Zack says he's he's not intimdated and demands that Vince looks him in the eyes calling him a Son of A bitch. He tells Vince that he has been through things in his life that would make Vince cry, and how he has busted his ass to become a wrestler and how dare Vince make a joke out of him. He says he spits on Vinces apology, but Vince can offer him what he wants most in the world and that's a WWE Smackdown contract!

Vince says, is that what this is all about" You've got it!" As he starts to leave the ring. Zack seems startled and asks, Vince to repeat himself. Vince slowly comes back and says that Zack will get his contract under one condition, and that's if he joins the kiss my ass club, as he starts to pull his pants down.





He then tells Steph to tell Zack to do the right thing, Steph then wispers something in Zack's ear. Vince tells Zack to get on his knees, and Zack does, but instead he gives Vince a low blow.





Zack then takes his cane and throws it on Vince and leaves ringside.

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Shannon Moore vs Ultimo Dragon


Before the match starts, Rey Mystrerio joins the color commentating team. Ultimo Dragon makes a startling entrance with fire and sparks, this guy is in great shape since his WCW days.





The bells rings, Moore goes for a snap bulldog headlock, after that there's a lot of back and fourth motion from these high flyers. Moore kicks his opponent trying to gain the upperhand, but Ultimo Dragon retaliates with his own style of kick and flips, similar to Mysterio's innovative moves.





Moore suddenly hits a drop toe hold, Dragon hits the bottom rops and almost falls prey to a three count. Moore then uses a very unique armbar sumbission hold wrenching the elbow, but The Dragon quickly gains offense. Ultimo Dragon dcounters a suplex with a victory roll, but a jumping heel kick to shannon moore almost knock The Dragon silly. He's back on his feet unleashing kicks, and gets a two coiunt over moore. Dragin's oppoent retaliates with an elbow to the chest, but Dragon tosses Moore to the outside and hits him with a flying moonsault from the apron to the outside. Back in the rope, Moore is on the top rope, Ultimo Dragon nails him with a chin buster from the top rope, beautiful. The dragon then finishes off Moore with a swinging reverse ddt and get the three count. Winner: Ultimo Dragon

After the match, Rey Mysterio comes to the ring to shake the dragon's hand as Billy Kidman looks on and applaudes. A very impressive debut!





Kurt Angle Mr. America & Brock Lesnar vs Charlie Haas Shelton Benjamin & Big Show








The match starts with Angle and Haas squaring off together, Angle hits a snap neck toss, follow by a wrist lock to a hammer head lock, a lot of amateur wrestling holds. Swings Haas off to the ropes and hits him with a shoulder block, and then a huge back body drop.





Haas knees Angle in the mid section, and the double team begins with Benjamin. Haas then makes it legal by tagging in his partner, Benjamin hits Angle with an elbow to the chest and isolates his opponent in the corner, but Benjamin rakes Angle in the eyes. Angle fights back with a knock down and tags in Mr. America, The American one hits his opponent with right and lefts and starts to choke him. Mr. America tags Brock Lesnar and they both double clothesline Benjamin. Lesnar hits his opponent with shots to the ribs in the corner, and nails him with a clotheline from hell. But only gets a two count. Benjamin kicks Lesnar and Tags Haas. Lesnar gives Haas a gorilla press slam, very impressive!





And then tags Mr.America who kicks Benjamin in the ribs and hits him with right hands as well. Mr. America nails Benjamin with a clothesline in the corner, followed by a side suplex and gets a two count. He then tags Lesnar once again, Lesnar isolates Benjamin in the corner with hard forearms followed by a vertivcal suplex.

Lesnar still in control hits Charlie Haas with a spine buster, he then goes for the F5, but Benjamin interferes by kicking Lesnar in the back, the double team with Haas and Benjamin begins once again!





The legal man tags The Big Show, Show gives Lesnar a huge body slam.

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Followed by a headbutt. Show chokes Lesnar with a boot to the throat. Suddenly Lesnar gains momentum isolating the big man in the corner, he goes for a slam but Show counters. Show then misses with a short arm Clothesline, and Lesnar hits him with a back suplex.





Both mean are down. Both men regain consciousness and tag in their partners Angle and Haas. Angle hits Haas with a clothesline off the ropes, followed by german suplexes galore. Then a drop toe hold followed by the Ankle lock submission. Big Show breaks the hold with a boot to the head. Haas and Benjamin then double team Angle, Angle gains momentum suddenly on both men. He hits a russian leg sweep on Haas, but apparently injuries his hamstring in the process. Angle tags in Mr. America, Haas tags the Show. Mr, America hits show with right hands, whips Show into the ropes and hits a clothesline, the double team starts up again led by Haas and Benjamin on Mr America. Suddenly Angle returns with Lesnar as they simultaneous hit their finishing moves on both former members of Team Angle. Amazingly Show grabs a hold of both Angle and Lesnar and choke slams them both at the same time.





Wow! Mr American is back up and is now in control!





He hits Show with right hand punches, and then hits the big boot. Seconds away from the leg drop...

Suddenly Vince comes down the ramp dragging Zack Gowen along side himself, he tells Mr. America that he has something that belongs to him.





Vince asks him if he can tell him what's wrong with Zack. Then Vince says, "I can tell you, he has a stomach ache," as he proceeds to kick him in the stomach. The distraction lasts long enough for the Big Show to Choke Slam Mr. America and gain the 1-2-3 count.


After the match, Vince proceeds to tackle Zack telling him that he can't cut the mustard as a wrestler.





Stephanie then comes down to protect Zack, begging her father to stop.





Vince says that Zack has an opportunity to win his contract after all, as he will team up with Steph to take on The Big Show!





Zack stares in disbelief as the Big Show smiles, his music hits and his smile doesn't leave his face as the show comes to an end.

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Smackdown Preview July 1st:


SmackDown! comes to you from Rochester, N.Y. and airs Thursday night at 8/7 CT on UPN!
In a highly unusual match -- unprecedented, in fact -- SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon will team up with Zach Gowen to take on the Big Show! Mr. McMahon ordered this match on last week's show. If Zach and Stephanie can win, Zach will earn a WWE contract. Of course, Mr. McMahon, intent on keeping Zach out of WWE, has stacked the deck in his favor -- ordering Gowen & the GM to face the 500-pound giant.

It's the highly anticipated first match for Gowen. But will it be his last? Find out this Thursday night on SmackDown! from Rochester, N.Y.

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Mr. America spoiler:

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Hulk Hogan's "Mr. America" character was originally written to be a big part of tonight's SmackDown! taping. However, the rumors of Hulk Hogan leaving the company over creative differences is true, as widely documented before. So, tonight's show will have to have been heavily edited to a much different show, with a much different direction leading into the brand's first SmackDown! only pay-per view.