Original Airdate: Thursday, March 3rd, 2005
Pepsi Arena
Albany, New York
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John Cena comes out to a big pop to kick off the show. Tazz announces that he will be defending his US Championship against Orlando Jordan tonight. Cena is sick of JBL. He tells JBL that it's not how many days he's held the championship, it's how many days until he loses the championship. Pretty basic promo by Cena there.
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Rey Mysterio & Eddie Guerrero vs. Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns
Last week, Jindrak and Reigns had to be separated following their loss to Undertaker. Now they get a title match. Eddie and Reigns start the match off. The champs gain the early advantage, but then Reigns and Jindrak hang Rey out to dry on the top rope with an illegal double team. Rey hits the hot tag to Eddie, who immediately hits two dropkicks. Eddie then hits the two of the Three Amigos on Reigns. Mysterio hits a seated senton onto Reigns, allowing Eddie to hit the third amigo. Flog splash picks up the victory. There wasn't a whole lot to that one. Reigns and Jindrak continue to do the opposite of impress.
Match Rating: *3/4 (out of 5)
After the match, Jindrak and Reigns get into it again and Jindrak knocks Reigns out with a left hook.
The rookie women are in the back and then Dawn Marie comes in tells them how sick of them she is. Michelle McCool steps in to step in front of Joy and as a result Dawn challenges her and a partner of her choice against whoever she wants in a mixed tag team match.
Carlito is back with Teddy Long and Long hands Carlito a shovel to take care of the snow outside.
Booker T vs. Heidenreich
I was praying we'd get a rematch of their No Way Out classic. Who says dreams don't come true? Booker goes right after Heidenreich, but shortly after we get Heidenreich working on Booker's shoulder. Booker hits a few kicks, but Heidenreich hits a big clothesline. Heidenreich heads to the outside to grab a chair like he did at No Way Out. Booker T hits a kick to Heidenreich with the chair in his hands and hits him right in the face. Booker grabs the chair, but decides not to use it, allowing Heidenreich to recover, but then Booker hits a DDT on the chair and the ref calls for the bell. After the match, he hits a scissors kick and then does the spinarooni. It was better than No Way Out, I guess?
Match Rating: 3/4*
Kurt Angle is out to the ring and he's feeling good about what he did to Shawn Michaels. Angle runs down Michaels, but says that is WrestleMania and tonight he will have a Kurt Angle Invitational match. A man with a hood over his face walks down and Angle is suspicious of it and pulls down his straps. Angle says he knows who he is and pulls off his hood and it's not him. Angle says he knows Michaels wouldn't be here because he destroyed him on Monday. In the background, they show a cameraman getting undressed and it's Michaels and he takes down the security guards and Angle. This was a nicely done brawl segment. I can't wait to see that match again. It's definitely been a few years.
During the break, Teddy Long tells Shawn that he is going to have him escorted from the building. Shawn said all he wanted was a piece and that he'd get the rest at WrestleMania.
Dawn Marie & Rene Dupree vs. Michelle McCool & Big Show
We haven't seen Dupree in awhile and he's sporting a black eye. Apparently this is McCool's debut match. I'm going to guess that this match isn't going to last very long. Dawn and McCool start things off. Dawn Marie shoves McCool and then slaps her. McCool does a few very choreographed moves and it's pretty clear that she really should not be in there. Dupree gets tagged in and when the ref is distracted, McCool hits a low blow and tags in Big Show. Show mocks Dupree's dance and then hits the chokeslam for the victory. There's no way else to put it. That was absolutely terrible.
Match Rating: 0 Stars
They show Carlito outside shoveling snow in a winter hat and no jacket.
JBL makes his way down to the ring for an interview. He runs down down Cena and the fans. JBL goes on a rant about people dying young by overdoses and that he can only have so many maids and gardeners. I just can't get into his character. JBL walks to the back and meets up with his Cabinet. He leaves with the Bashams, but tells Orlando Jordan that he's gone if he loses to Cena.
Chavo Guerrero is in the back with Rey. Chavo tells Rey that Eddie is upset about how many times he lost to him and that he's waiting for the perfect time to strike.
Big Show and Joy are celebrating his victory. Funaki comes up to him and tells him he should take on Akebono. This is how that match happened?
United States Championship Match
Orlando Jordan vs. John Cena
After feeling each other out, Cena gets in a few moves including a sideslam. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and Jordan rolls out of the ring. I just noticed that there's a person in the floor seats right behind the ring with a Ring Of Honor shirt on. Jordan hits a powerbomb and gets a 2 count. There have been way too many rest holds in this match. Jordan hits a dropkick and again gets a 2 count. Cena hits a series of clotheslines followed by an inverted atomic drop. Cena pumps up his shoes and goes for the FU. The Bashams are out now and there is essentially no match here. JBL is down now and hits Cena over the head. Jordan rolls him up and gets the victory. That wasn't a very good match and why have it be Jordan? This is the state of the roster depth in 2005.
Match Rating: *
That was one of the more forgettable SmackDowns since I started doing these .The Michaels/Angle stuff was really fun but the rest of the segments are something that no one needs to see.
Overall Rating: 36%
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