Smackdown Spoilers for 2-24-05
 

Smackdown

*A video proclaiming JBL's Celebration of Excellence tonight as he's the longest reigning WWE champion in a decade.

*Also being teased for tonight is The Undertaker vs. Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns. They also announced Linda McMahon is there and will appear later tonight.

*WWE tag Team champions Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio defeated The Basham Brothers in a long bout.

*Backstage in the Diva locker room, Orlando Jordan invites the women to JBL's celebration.

*Kurt Angle defeated Matt Martel (Striker from NYC independents and 3PW). Martel was announced from South Philadelphia. When Angle asked him what it felt like facing an Olympic Gold Medalist, Martel asked Angle what it felt like to lose to John Cena. Angle slapped him. He made Martel tap out with less than a minute left. Tazz got into the ring to congratulate Angle for being undefeated and asked him about the Shawn Michaels challenge on Raw. Angle teases speaking, then throws down the mic and walks away.

*They showed a limo showing up for JBL's celebration.

*Heidenreich read a poem. Josh Matthews came up to him and brought up Booker T, and he recited a poem about Booker.

*Orlando Jordan helps JBL get dressed.

*JBL Celebration - JBL's celebration has catering and a live band, and guests. The Bashams and Orlando Jordan came out, followed by JBL. They had a musical tribute to JBL and presented him with an oil painting of JBL. Big Show hits the ring and trashes the set, but is taken down and tried up in the ropes. John Cena hits the ring and breaks the oil painting over JBL's head. Teddy Long announces Big Show and John Cena vs. JBL and Orlando Jordan later tonight. The segment took 40 minutes, including set up and breaking down the ring.

*WWE Cruiserweight champion Chavo Guerrero pinned Funaki. Paul London hits the ring from the crowd and chases off Guerrero.

*The Undertaker defeated Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns. Taker pinned Jindrak while Reigns and Jindrak argued and brawled with each other with the agents pulling apart.

*Teddy Long said it might be his last night as General Manager. Carlito Caribbean Cool comes out. Linda McMahon, via satellite announces that she's read the petition but Long's decisions were in favor of Smackdown fans so he's retained as GM.

*Big Show & John Cena defeated WWE champion JBL & Orlando Jordan.

YEAH LONDON

Sounds absolutely boring.

Even the segment where OJ helps JBL get dressed? :?: :'(

London is going to get a match at mania. YEY!

And wasn't Matt Striker the home town hero a few months back? He's the guy with the Unibrow who worked for ROH right?

Oh for the love of god....are you telling me that this JBL Party is gonna take up 40 mins of Smackdown.....this is crap

No, the report indicates it took 40 minutes to set up the set, conduct the promo, then take down the set.

The promo itself will last only 35 minutes. :shifty:

(It'll prolly be like 5-10 minutes though, seriously)

Sounds okay didn't top that segment on Raw though.

Yep

SMACKDOWN IS LONDON!!!

Anyway hopefully this show will actually be better on TV.

I miss Rene :(

Well that was kind of stupid, teasing that Long might be replaced and have it come to nothing.

I have a feeling something else will happen to cause Long to be fired as GM.

JBL makes smackdown worth watching. Also, I can't stand Long. FOLEY FOR GM.

I'll second that! :y:

40 minutes :nono:. If I was in the audience I woulda just left.

I know what they can do to Teddy Long! Someone can "stab" him in a nightclub! :shifty:

How many freaking GM's does Smackdown need? Just in the past couple of years they have had Stephanie, Heyman, Angle, and Long. In that same amount of time Raw has had Bischoff and Austin for a brief period as co-GM. I'm just saying that the last thing Smackdown needs right now is another new GM.

To be frank, what SD needs is NO GM. Enough with the authority feuds already.

Here are the Velocity/Dark Matches:

Dark Match:

*Shannon Moore & Frankie Kazarian defeated Big Vito & Nunzio when Kazarian pinned Vito.

Velocity:

*Paul London pinned Spike Dudley with a German Suplex.

*Rene Dupree pinned Scotty Too Hotty.

*Hardcore Holly & Charlie Haas defeated Mike Kruel & Fred Sampson when Haas forced Kruel to tap out to the Haas of Pain.

*Booker T pinned Kenzo Suzuki.

so no Aries? thats a shame

well at least the dark match sounded cool. and Celocity sounds aight but Smackdown, besides London's part, sounds like a snore.

London put my ass in this seat.

(obviously not literally, I mean he's not a care worker at a retirement home where I might reside... I mean.... oh forget it)