
Hello and
welcome to another edition of Seanomaniac Wrestling Reviews, the only wrestling
review series on the internet that wins championships on house shows! It is
time for the first Smackdown pay per view after Wrestlemania, Cena had been
christened king at Wrestlemania in a disappointing match with JBL. JBL has his
rematch in an I Quit match tonight, we also have a creepy angle with Kurt Angle
going after Booker T’s Wife Sharmell and Rey Mysterio battles Eddie Guerrero in
what promises to be a potential show-stealer. It’s Judgement Day 2005 but will
it be a fun show like Raw’s Backlash? Let’s find out!
Opening Promo
Talk of sin,
betrayal and anger. Blood on the hands, Angle lusts after the wife of another
man. Cena and JBL will go to their limits, one will beg for mercy. Good stuff
from The Smackdown crew, much appreciated.
(WWE Tag Team Championship Match) MNM © W/ Melina vs Hardcore
Holly & Charlie Haas
MNM debuted
after Wrestlemania quickly establishing themselves by winning the
championships. Fresh blood was needed with Mysterio and Eddie going their
separate ways and I am struggling to think of a premier babyface tag team on
Smackdown. My struggles are for good reason as the challengers are Charlie Haas
and Hardcore Holly. Haas seems to be back as a face after that stupid marriage
angle with Jackie and Dawn Marie. Haas and Nitro begin, Nitro yanks down Haas
by the hair. Keylock by Nitro, Haas bridges up and armdrags Nitro to the floor.
Nitro is dragged in from the apron, huge slam by Haas. Armdrag for two, Haas
takes the arm and tags in Holly.
Nitro backs
off to tag in Mercury, side headlock by Holly. Shoulder block and dropkick by
Holly, Holly kicks Mercury low and cheap shots Nitro. Knee by Mercury Irish
whip to the other corner. Holly leapfrogs Mercury, chops by Holly. Nitro gets
chopped too, Mercury tries a headscissors but Holly has Mercury for The Alabama
Slam. Haas is with the referee and Nitro saves Mercury with a leaping calf
kick, Mercury tags Nitro. Nitro chokes and batters Holly, tag to Mercury.
Neckbreaker by Mercury for two, Holly chops back at Mercury. Mercury nails a
clothesline for two, Nitro is the legal man and Nitro chokes the life out of
Holly. Reverse chinlock by Nitro, Holly escapes and plants Nitro with a
full-nelson slam.
Haas gets
the tag, back drop for Mercury, dropkick too. Nitro is speared, clothesline to
the floor for Mercury. Nitro is elevated to the floor, Haas dives to the floor
onto MNM. Melina grabs the leg of Haas in the ring, O Connor roll by Haas for
two, small package for two. Clothesline by Haas, Haas nails an exploder suplex.
Nitro and Holly are in the ring, Nitro dodges a corner spear with Holly hitting
the ringpost hard. Haas goes to run the ropes, Nitro knees Haas in the spine
and hotshots Haas. Snapshot by MNM and the champions retain their titles.
What a fun
match, I did not expect the crowd to be so hot for Haas & Holly. And God
damn, Charlie Haas showed me a fire I had not seen in the WWE, I did not expect
that from him. Haas was always talented I knew that but Haas showed a lot of
badassery in this match. Good win for the new champions though, they need the
rub and need to be established plus I the tag team division in the WWE was on
life support, more tag teams can only be a good thing. Overall, a fun match and
good way to start the show.
Winners:
MNM over Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas via Snapshot!
Big Show vs Carlito W/ Matt Morgan
Carlito made
the giant angry, Show wants to beat the piss out of Show as Carlito poisoned
Show and spit in his face as he is not cool. Carlito has a bodyguard in Matt
Morgan, Morgan had been repackaged as his stutter gimmick did not take off, I
have no reasons as to why that would fail. Anyways, Carlito is confident with
his bodyguard, Show will have two people to watch in this match. Show walks
down to the ring, ready to unleash an ass-whooping on Carlito, Carlito powders
to the floor.
Show stands in the ring while Carlito plays
games by running in and out of the ring, Show catches Carlito. Chest slap by
Show, headbutt by Show. Morgan taps Show’s leg and Carlito makes his move. It
does not work, more chest slaps from Show. Huge toss by Show, Show steps on
Carlito’s head. Huge chest slap by Show, scoop slam by Show. Show motions to
run off the ropes but Morgan lowbridges the giant. Morgan puts the boots to
Show, Carlito clubs Show. Low dropkick by Carlito, headbutt by Show. Hard Irish
whips by Show, Carlito is accidently whipped into the referee. Show grabs
Carlito’s throat, low blow by Carlito. Carlito gets cocky, Morgan saves Carlito
with a boot. F-5 by Morgan and Carlito covers for the win.
That was a
fun match, you had Carlito playing a great chicken-shit heel. Carlito ran and
cheated to gain control before Show caught him and had his way with Carlito.
Show chopped, slammed and toyed with Carlito, Carlito would win thanks to his
bodyguard, impressive F-5 by Carlito. Sadly, I do not know how much longer
Morgan’s gimmick lasts as Carlito would be drafted to Raw but this match was
fun.
Winner:
Carlito over Big Show via F-5!
(WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match) Chavo Guerrero vs Paul
London ©
Since No Way
Out, Chavo has lost the championship to Paul London, I had argued that London
should dethrone Spike Dudley at Wrestlemania for the championship and you could
start over at Judgment Day but nope, Chavo won the championship after Funaki
beat Spike which made the division continue to look like piss-break material.
London tries
a takedown, Chavo blocks and kicks the crap out of London. London fights back
from his knees, uppercut by Chavo. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Chavo, snapmare
and keylock by Chavo. London fires up, clothesline by the champion. Make it
two, hurricanrana by London for two. Chavo knees London and uppercuts the
champion, Irish whip to the corner. London elbows Chavo and mule kicks Chavo
into the turnbuckle, dropsault by London who climbs to the top turnbuckle. 450
Splash is blocked with the knees by Chavo, Chavo kicks the ribs of London.
London tries to fight back but Chavo kicks the ribs and connects with a back
suplex for two.
Chavo chokes
London with the rope, Chavo suplexes London onto the top rope, dropkick by
Chavo for two. Abdominal stretch by Chavo, London floatovers from a back suplex
for two. Chavo gets back on London, hard Irish whip by Chavo. London flips out
of a back suplex and nails a belly to belly suplex. Chops and forearms by
London, leaping calf kick by London for two. Irish whip and corner clothesline
by London, Chavo dodges the second attempt. London recovers for an enzuigiri,
Chavo grabs the ropes to survive being pinned. Victory roll by London, Chavo
counters and grabs the ropes for leverage, two for Chavo.
London flips
over Chavo, Chavo kicks the ribs and attempts the gory bomb, spinning heel kick
counter by London. London climbs to the top turnbuckle, Chavo rolls out to the
floor. Somersault flip by London to the floor, London tries a springboard from
the apron but Chavo smacks London to the floor. Suicide dive by Chavo, Chavo
climbs to the top turnbuckle. London crotches Chavo, Chavo has London on the
middle rope but London back drops Chavo and nails The 450 Splash for the win.
Solid match,
I was afraid they would lose the crowd but they kept it interesting enough
inside the ropes to entertain the fans. Chavo worked the ribs well, good
psychology, I thought the somersault to the floor looked like hell but the 450
splash is a crowd-pleaser and the fans thought it was good.
Winner:
Paul London over Chavo Guerrero via 450 Splash!
Booker T Searching for Angle
Kurt Angle
sent Sharmell some lingerie as she is a slut, Booker T is irate and looking for
The Olympic Hero. Angle forces himself on Sharmell while Booker is searching
backstage, yeah, rape is fun right?
Kurt Angle vs Booker T
This is so
bizarre to even get into, I do not even know why Angle agreed to this angle
(Epic pun right there). So, after having the match of his life with Shawn
Michaels at Wrestlemania, Angle became infatuated with Booker’s wife Sharmell
after Booker T had helped eliminate Angle in a number one contender’s match.
Booker comes to the ring with a death stare for Angle, Booker beats the piss
out of Angle to start. Right hands by Booker, side shuffle kick by Booker. Angle
grabs a front chancery, Booker shoulder thrusts Angle against the ropes. Booker
chops Angle in the corner, Angle drives Booker into the corner. Huge uppercut
by Angle, snapmare into a reverse chinlock.
Shoulder
block by Angle, hiptoss by Booker. Angle begs for mercy, snapmare into a low
dropkick by Booker. Angle lures Booker in for an ankle lock, Booker kicks off
Angle fast. Booker calls for the scissors kick, side shuffle kick finds the
mark. Stungun by Booker, Scissors Kick on Angle as Angle is laying across the
top rope, Angle collapses to the floor. Booker is sent into the ringpost by
Angle, Angle nails a series of high knees on Booker. Rear-naked choke by Angle,
Booker escapes the hold.
Harlem
Sidekick misses as Booker crotches himself, back suplex by Angle. Rib shots by
Angle, uppercuts by Angle. Backbreaker by Angle, two for Angle who applies a
bodyscissors. Booker elbows his way out of the hold, right hands and a spinning
heel kick by Booker. Right hands and flying forearm by Booker, snap suplex for
two. Superkick by Booker, Angle dodges the scissors kick, Booker blocks the
angle slam and it’s Booker with The Bookend for two. Spinaroonie, Angle dodges
another scissors kick with a clothesline.
German suplexes by Angle, Booker blocks a
third but eats a belly to belly suplex for two. Booker T counters the angle
slam for a roll-up, that look botched. Angle plants Booker with an Angle Slam,
Booker is thrown to the floor. Angle had Sharmell, Angle has the handcuffs.
Booker saves Sharmell, Angle is handcuffed to the top rope. Angle eats a dick
kick and that’s that.
It was
solid, Booker played his role well. Booker sold his anger, Booker was a bit on
edge and made mistakes which led to Angle gaining control, the chemistry was
there with some nice counters and transitions. Not sure about the finish, the
bell rang and then the music played, it was confusing for all involved as it
looked like Angle did kick out. Maybe they were trying to keep Angle strong
showing that he was barely beaten? Not sure, the whole angle was in bad taste
and I am not sure how you could pull this off in a wrestling environment. In tv
yes but for wrestling? I do not know how you could get away with it.
Winner:
Booker T over Kurt Angle via Roll-Up!
(WWE United States Championship Match) Orlando Jordan © vs
Heidenreich
Lucky us, we
have Orlando Jordan as champion. Jordan won the championship thanks to JBL,
they are building it as a surprise that Heidenreich defeated Jordan. That is
never a good sign but it looks like Heidenreich is child friendly now and a
babyface, what a crazy place the WWE is at times. Heidenreich picks a child out
of the crowd as a friend and reads her a poem…. Wow, that’s erm, awkward.
Jordan jumps
Heidenreich, stomps and punches by Jordan. Jordan talks trash to the child and
kicks Heidenreich in the face. Heidenreich comes back with a powerslam, Jordan
pulls Heidenreich to the floor. Heidenreich battles back before a clothesline
from Jordan stops that. Back suplex by Jordan, two for Jordan. Neck vice by
Jordan, Jordan clubs down Heidenreich. Heidenreich begins hulking up as Jordan
clubs him, rights and lefts by Heidenreich. Clotheslines by Heidenreich, back
body drop by Heidenreich. Big boot by Heidenreich for two, Heidenreich lowers
his head off an Irish whip, neckbreaker by Jordan for two.
Jordan
stomps Heidenreich, Jordan talks more trash. Roll-up by Heidenreich for two,
right hands by Heidenreich. Drop toehold by Jordan, DDT by Jordan. And with an
awful looking DDT, Jordan walks away with the win much to the dismay of
Heidenreich’s friend.
Well, it was
filler but it was shockingly bad filler. The whole Heidenreich thing with the
kid was weird, it was awkward. Heidenreich could really not do much in the ring
and Jordan was not lighting the world on fire as a heel. Thank god it was
short.
Winner:
Orlando Jordan over Heidenreich via DDT!
JBL Promo
Josh
Matthews interviews JBL, JBL calls the loser of this match is no longer a man,
JBL tells Cena to focus on his rap career or movie career because JBL is going
to kick his face off. Good stuff from the big Texan, JBL is also carrying Cena’s
WWE Championship, the undisputed title version of it.
Rey Mysterio vs Eddie Guerrero
Simple
story: Eddie and Mysterio were like brothers, they won the tag team
championships together. The chemistry and bond was off the charts but Mysterio
seemed to be a star shining brighter than Eddie, Mysterio had defeated Eddie on
two or three occasions including Wrestlemania. Chavo stirred shit between
Mysterio and Eddie, Eddie would turn his back on Mysterio despite apologizing
and convincing everyone that they were best friends again. This was a
well-crafted storyline, from the promo package it was great stuff. Guerrero
tapped into the side of him that we had not seen since the WCW days, the days
when Eddie was one of the best heels in the company alongside Randy Savage.
The two
stare one another down, talking trash and Eddie slaps Mysterio. Mysterio
unloads on Eddie, knee to the taped ribs of Mysterio by Lation Heat. Eddie
clubs the back of Mysterio, more knees to the ribs. Irish whip, shoulder block
and kick to the ribs by Mysterio, Eddie rolls to the floor. Eddie sends
Mysterio into the steel ropes, Eddie sends Mysterio into the ringpost. Mysterio
is planted onto the announce table by Latino Heat, lots of rib work. Elbow to
the face by Eddie, Eddie spinebusters Mysterio on the announce table again. The
referee saves Mysterio’s skin, Eddie rolls Mysterio into the ring. Eddie clubs
down Mysterio, Eddie boots Mysterio in the face.
Two for
Eddie, Eddie toys with Mysterio before driving Mysterio into the mat with a
back suplex. Abdominal stretch by Eddie, Mysterio wriggles free but Eddie
plants Mysterio with a huge alley oop bomb. Mysterio elbows back at Eddie, eye
poke by Latino Heat. Eddie stomps Mysterio and applies a single leg Boston
crab. Mysterio kicks off Eddie, enzuigiri by Mysterio. Monkey flip by Mysterio,
springboard headbutt by Mysterio for a close two. Slugfest, Mysterio is
throwing bombs before Eddie dropkicks the knee of Mysterio. Liontamer by Eddie,
focusing on the ribs of Mysterio. Transition into a Boston crab and another into
an STF. Mysterio reaches the ropes, Eddie is frustrated and looks for a way to
win the match.
Mysterio is
thrown to the floor, Mysterio hits his ribs hard. Eddie looks towards the steel
steps in a call-back to his initial assault on Mysterio. Eddie looks for the
brainbuster on the steel steps, Mysterio backs Eddie into the ringpost.
Mysterio nails a 619 around the ringpost. Another slugfest, Mysterio boots
Eddie down. Clothesline flurry, springboard crossbody by Mysterio for two.
Spinning heel kick, Mysterio rolls to the apron. Seated senton for two, ten
punches in the corner by Mysterio. Irish whip to the corner, Eddie dodges the
spear and Mysterio hits the turnbuckle hard.
Eddie
superplexes Mysterio, two for Latino Heat. Eddie tries for three amigos,
Mysterio blocks the third. Drop toehold by Mysterio, here is Chavo. Eddie rolls
to the floor and grabs a chair, Mysterio dropkicks the knee. Drop toehold for
Eddie, Chavo is dropkicked off the apron. 619 by Mysterio, Mysterio tries for
The West Coast Pop and Eddie wallops Mysterio with a chair. Mysterio is whacked
with the chair after the match by Latino Heat.
That was
some good shit right there between these two. Chemistry is off the charts,
Eddie worked those ribs like a champ while Mysterio sold them just as well. I
liked the hope spots of Mysterio and the cut-offs from Eddie, it was a super
fun match to watch. Eddie was a great heel, really had that WCW 1997 vibe and I
am happy for Mysterio to be rising above cruiserweight championship matches and
random tag team title runs, Mysterio was a delight inside the ring, nobody
could hang with him on his day and finally, they are doing something meaningful
with Mysterio. It was a great match with a finish that leaves you begging for
more, there will be more in the following months.
Winner: Rey
Mysterio over Eddie Guerrero via DQ!
(I Quit Match) John Cena © vs JBL
JBL is back
after losing his WWE Championship, the match at Wrestlemania was poor, very
poor actually. Hoping they can step up game in an I Quit Match. JBL’s promo
work at the time was very good, such a punchable face who just gets on your
nerves by opening his mouth. Cena enters the ring on a huge truck with a
turntable and fireworks, receiving all the fanfare you would want your top star
to have, things look bleaker for Batista with each pay per view I swear.
Lock-up,
Cena smacks JBL with a right hand. JBL backs off and they lock-up once more,
side headlock by Cena. Shoulder block and side headlock takedown by Cena, JBL
escapes for a hammerlock into a side headlock. Armdrag into an armbar from
Cena, JBL wriggles free to the floor. Cena suplexes JBL in from the apron,
choke by Cena. JBL kicks off Cena, right hands and chops by the challenger.
Clubbing blow across the back by JBL, DDT by JBL. JBL pins but there are no
pins, JBL tees off on Cena. Cena reverses JBL for a back body drop, Cena
clotheslines JBL to the floor. Cena bounces JBL’s head off the steel steps and
ring apron.
JBL reverses
an Irish whip and Cena is sent into the crowd, neckbreaker on the floor by JBL.
They brawl back to ringside with JBL clearing up the announce table, right hand
by Cena. JBL sends Cena into the steel steps, JBL grabs a belt from the
timekeeper. Cena is whipped and choked with the belt, Cena breaks free by
pulling on the belt and JBL hits the ringpost hard. JBL drags Cena to the
announce table, Cena backdrops JBL through the announce table. Cena drills JBL
with a tv monitor, JBL crawls towards the timekeeper’s area. JBL lures Cena in
and waffles the champion with the steel chair, Cena cuts far too deep which
leads to a crazy blade-job. JBL smacks Cena with the steel steps, boots to the
head by the challenger. JBL smacks the microphone off Cena’s head.
Vicious
stomps by JBL, short-arm clotheslines by JBL. JBL has Cena’s chain, JBL chokes
Cena with his chain. Cena fires up, low blow by JBL to maintain control. JBL
screams at Cena asking for him to quit, Cena slaps JBL and begins brawling back
into the match. Headbutt by Cena, hiptoss and spinning side slam by Cena. Five
Knuckle Shuffle by Cena, FU by Cena. JBL flips off Cena, scurrying to the top
of the stage. Cena meets JBL, JBL is rammed off his limo. Cena slams JBl onto
the hood of the car, eye poke by JBL. Neckbreaker by JBL on the hood, right
hands by JBL. JBL chokes Cena with a cable, Cena overpowers JBL and JBL is sent
through the tv screen.
JBL is
bleeding, Cena sends JBL through a window of the limo, they make their way to
the top of the limo. Suplex by Cena, JBL opens his limo door. Cena Irish whips
JBL into the limo door, make it two times. Cena has the limo door, Cena puts it
down as JBL is trying to escape from the champion. JBL is sent into some pipes,
Cena eats a DDT from JBL. JBL clubs the back of Cena, JBL prepares to use a
table. JBL is climbing above Cena to choke him, Cena wallops JBL with the
microphone and JBL falls through the table. JBL stumbles away from Cena, Cena
rips a huge pipe off of the truck. JBL begs off and quits, Cena wins the match.
JBL is attacked with the pipe and sent through some glass to close the show.
That was a
crazy brawl of a main event, it is night and day when compared to RAW. Cena and
JBL beat the piss out of one another, Cena is a bloody mess and JBL is being
such an antagonizing dickhead, brutalizing the champion, taking the low road on
more than one occasion while Cena takes it and keeps on going, showing the
heart of the champion and the fire that had every fan in the building chanting
his name. JBL might have had an underwhelming run as champion but when it came
time for JBL to do the favours for the next top guy, JBL did his best to make
Cena look like an absolute star, a highlight for both men and the first
standout match of Cena’s career.
Winner:
John Cena over JBL via JBL Quitting!
That was WWE’s
Judgement Day of 2005, a great effort on the part of The Smackdown brand. They
could be hit and miss but this was definitely a home-run. My only negative part
was the Jordan vs Heidenreich match, boring and just awkward with the whole
Heidenreich friend shtick. Everything else ranged from solid to very good.
Eddie vs Mysterio was awesome, left me wanting more from those two and what a
way to put over Cena as the man, that could not have worked out better. Cena
looked like a badass, I cannot believe that Batista was the one chosen over
Cena at the time because the booking was not helping The Animal as opposed to
Cena who was doing great things and looking like a star. Thanks for reading and
remember: There’s always another night!

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