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Yes,
we celebrate Thanksgiving.
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Chair Shots
11-29-02
Smackdown
Since no one was watching Smackdown due to the Thanksgiving
holiday, it seems as if almost no effort was put into the
show.
None of
the things that Smackdown and the writing staff have done
so much better than Raw were present. All in all, it was just
a mess of a show that if you missed, you can be thankful.
Stephanie
McMahon started out the show with a rambling speech that resulted
in her suspending Brock Lesnar. Long before she announced
her decision, she was playing the heel, which was unusual
since she's not supposed to be one. She offered the explanation
later that "Aunt Flo" was visiting, much to Kurt Angle's confusion.
Now the idea of having a good girl wrestling figurehead that
turns heel once a month is a unique and interesting concept,
but it's not one I think anyone has been clamoring to see.
Edge &
Rey Mysterio took on John Cena and Matt Hardy in an unspectacular
tag match. Cena now has a valet named B2 (formerly Bull Buchanan).
This gimmick isn't going to get Bull over with the fans anymore
than his last three did. The guy is dead weight that should
have been dropped a long time ago. Better yet, put him on
Tough Enough 4 and make him fight for his spot in the WWE
again.
As makeovers
go, it's a lame one, too. Test gets Stacy Keibler and B2 gets
John Cena. Test gets a haircut and B2 gets a khoufi. Test
gets a push and B2 gets a name that's just as dumb as HHH.
Speaking
of meaningless heel/face flip-flops, Tajiri was back to being
heel again this week. I mentioned a month ago that Tajiri's
flip-flops are a sign that the writers have no grasp of his
character. I stick by that observation. More wasted talent.
Ernest
"The Cat" Miller filled in for Tazz on announcing and did
a pretty good job. He's probably earned himself a spot on
the B-level shows like Heat or Velocity. I did notice that
in full character mode, The Cat sounds like the love child
of Muhammad Ali and Gilbert Gottfried.
There
were more bad skits on the show than pies at a Thanksgiving
dinner. Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson are a real-life couple
and they can't hold a convincing conversation for more than
a minute. Kurt Angle and Stephanie McMahon discussed PMS at
length. Fabulous Moolah made an appearance for no good reason.
Scott Steiner didn't smack or grab Nidia's butt. That, my
friends, was fingering.
The only
good thing about the show, other than Dawn Marie covered in
"holiday juice", was the tag match between Benoit and Angle
vs. Los Guerreros. Once again four of the Smackdown
Six wrestle each other. And while I hated that they restarted
the match, a gimmick already overused on Raw, the match itself
was entertaining and fun.
The main
event to the show was Big Show vs Fabulous Moolah. I assume
this was someone's idea of a joke. Holiday shows are usually
good-natured fun, but this show was just poorly scripted and
not that well acted. Thankfully, we have a long weekend to
relax and get over it.
Junior Superstars
The Undertaker's wife Sara and Kurt Angle's wife Karen both
gave birth to baby girls this week. Our best wishes go out
to all of them. How would you like to be the first kid that
dates little Ms. Undertaker?
Happy Holidays
everyone. See you Tuesday.
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