WWE House Show Results from Boston, Massachusetts 8-30-03
Submitted by Calvin Martin on Sunday, August 31, 2003 at 1:26 AM EST
Report sent in by Calvin Wong (The Big Calbowski)
WWE Up Close and Uncensored (Smackdown roster)
8-30-03
Boston, Mass
There were quite a few changes to the card from the
original one posted at Fleetcenter.com.
Match #1
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Nunzio
A hot opener to get the crowd pumped. Mysterio hits
the 619 followed up by a springboard splash on Nunzio
for the win.
Winner and still CW Champ: Rey Mysterio
Match #2
Jamie "By God" Noble: The Redneck Messiah and Billy
Gunn vs. Basham Brothers w/Sheniqua
That's how Tony Chimel announced Noble which I thought
was cool. Shitty match. Noble was the one who
actually got the hot tag. The end saw Noble with a
roll up on Danny while the ref was distracted with
Gunn and Doug. Sheniqua enters the ring and I believe
hits Noble in the face, but it was so sloppy I
couldn't tell what it was suppose to be. This allowed
Danny to reverse into a school boy for the win. Noble
and Gunn argue about it afterwards and make up while
they walk back through the curtain.
Winners: Basham Brothers
Match #3
Mortis vs. Matt Hardy w/Shannon Moore
One of the best matches of the night. Mortis now
wears purple and is announced to be from Singapore.
Good back and forth action. Hardy attempts a Twist Of
Fate, but Mortis sends him into the turnbuckle.
Mortis goes up top, but Hardy stops him dead on his
tracks and attempts another Twist Of Fate. Mortis
pushes him off and the ref gets occupied with Hardy.
Moore pulls Mortis' leg and crotches him. Mortis
walks into a Twist Of Fate giving Hardy the victory.
Winner: Matt Hardy
Vince and Sable make their way to the ring. Vince
says that he was originally the guest referee for the
No. 1 Contender's main event tonight, but he decided
not to do it. Instead it will be someone to make sure
Brock Lesnar is the winner. John Cena is announced as
the referee. Vince then goes off on how everyone
wishes they were him and that Labor Day Weekend is
actually Vince McMahon Weekend. He then has Sable do
something to him that all the men and even some of the
women would want her to do. He says "Kiss me bitch".
Sable kisses him. This is then followed by a
passionate kiss. Vince says to hit my music as a
pointless segment comes to a close.
Match #4
Billy Kidman and Spanky vs. Chuck Palumbo and Johnny
Stamboli w/Nunzio
Nice match with Spanky playing the face in peril.
Kidman gets the hot tag and we see some nice spots
involving all 4 men. The end had Spanky and Palumbo
taking each other out of the ring while Kidman hit the
Shooting Star Press on Stamboli.
Winners: Billy Kidman and Spanky
Match #5
Orlando Jordan vs. A-Train
Pretty much the shitty match you'd expect with Jordan
getting in some offense. I got a couple laughs after
I made my "Hit him with the powerful force of air"
comment following A-Train's bicycle kick. A-Train
finished off Jordan with the Train Wreck for the win.
Match #6
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
APA vs. World's Greatest Tag Team
Very shitty match. Bradshaw takes the mic at the
start of the match and asks Benjamin if he's getting
double pay cause he was out earlier in the night. He
went off about how Benjamin and Sheniqua were the same
person as been going on for a couple weeks now. Some
funny stuff with Benjamin checking himself to make
sure he was male. Even asked that the ref and Haas to
check it, but they refused. Match starts off with
Haas and Faarooq, but Haas takes the mic and says he's
tired of everything Bradshaw has said to his partner
and wants a piece of him. Bradshaw tags in and Haas
tags out. Bradshaw plays the face in peril in this
tag match. At the close of the match Faarooq sets up
the Dominator on Haas, but the ref is distracted with
Bradshaw so Benjamin comes in super kicks Faarooq
allowing Haas to the roll up victory. Following the
match, Haas and Benjamin celebrate and decided to dish
out more punishment on the APA. Benjamin and Haas
send Bradshaw into the turnbuckle. Haas charges him,
but he moves. Haas gets a clothesline from Faarooq
while Benjamin gets a Clothesline From Hell.
Winners: World's Greatest Tag Team
Intermission
Match #7
Tajiri vs. Rhyno
The best match of the night. Great action packed
match. The end saw the two of them try to hit each
other with their finishers. Rhyno eventually hit the
Gore and got the win.
Winner: Rhyno
Match #8
4 Diva Bikini Contest
Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie vs. Nidia vs. Sable
This was hosted by Romero, The Freakin Puerto Rican of
Jamn 94.5. Nidia did her white girl dance. The other
3 divas did their usual routine. Romero goes to the
crowd to determine the winner. Nidia was first, but
Sable said Nidia was looking a little stuffed tonight
and pulled something out of her bikini. Nidia left
after Sable did that. Romero continues with the
judging. I swear Dawn Marie had a louder pop than
Torrie did yet she came out the winner. Torrie shakes
hands with Dawn Marie and Sable. Sable actually slaps
her and Dawn Marie tackles her with a catfight
ensuing. Sable just leaves watching them, while
Torrie rolls Dawn Marie off of her to the outside.
Winner: Torrie Wilson
Match #9
No. 1 Contender's Triple Threat Match
Special ref: John Cena
Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show
Cena comes in and raps about how he's in Boston and
appeals to the crowd. He raps about the 3 guys in the
match. Funny stuff about Brock and Big Show. He says
something good about Taker and then gets a Yankees
Suck chant going. They did a lot of the same spots as
their match on Smackdown. The end had all of them
hitting their finishers. Brock hits Show with the F5.
Brock grabs a chair to finish off Taker, but Taker
boots the chair into his face. Taker smashes Brock
and Show with the chair. Covers Big Show and gets the
win.
Winner: Undertaker
Following the match, Brock and Cena get into it. Cena
is about to leave while Brock starts to pummel him.
Cena makes a come back and hits the FU on Brock. Cena
then follows it up with an ankle lock as Brock taps to
it.
All in all a decent show.
Report sent in by DeadxBoi
I attended the Smackdown Brand House Show in Boston, MA on August 30th. It was a pretty good show with a lot of the matches they have been having on the show lately.
The Fleetcenter was pretty packed. No seats sold at all for the balcony, but other than that the arena was pretty full. The announcer came out and gave us the usual run down, no throwing things, no touching the guard rail, etc.... And then it was on to the first match.
Rey Mysterio (C) vs. Nunzio (Cruiserweight Championship)
Match starts out pretty good with Nunzio taking a lot of heat from the crowd. A lot of good high flying moves with Mysterio giving Nunzio an insugeri (spelling?) kick, setting him up for the 619 followed by a splash, picking up the win and retaining the title.
Winner : Rey Mysterio
Doug and Danny Basham (W/ Shanequi) vs. Billy Gunn and Jamie Noble
Pretty quick match with a lot of deceptive "tags" by the Bashams. Towards the end Shanequi whacks Jamie Noble with the whip, allowing one of the Bashums to get the win. After the match, there is an argument between Jamie and Billy, with Billy eventually leaving looking very pissed. Possibly another feud between these two coming up? *sigh*
Winners : Basham Brothers
A-Train vs Orlando Jordan
A-Train actually got some cheers, being from Boston and all. No one really cared about Orlando. All of those cheers he gets on Smackdown are so edited in. Anyway, total squash match with A-Train hitting the Trainwreck, the Derailer, AND the bicycle kick to put Orlando away.
Winner : A-Train
Chuck Palumbo and Jonny Stamboli (W/ Nunzio) vs. Billy Kidman and Spanky
Spanky jobbed for the first five minutes of the match, getting killed by both members of the FBI. Kidman spent a minute or so in the ring before letting Spanky get back in. Somehow Billy got tagged back in and hell broke loose, with Palumbo accidentally superkicking Nunzio and Spanky and Stamboli spilling to the outside while Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press on Palumbo. Good move to see live. People here REALLY hate the FBI. People were yelling obscenities at them the WHOLE match.
Winners : Billy Kidman and Spanky
Charlie Hass and Shelton Benjamin (C) vs. Faarooq and Bradshaw (Tag Titles)
Bradshaw starts the match by accusing Shelton of actually being Shanequa. This leads to the ref checking out Shelton's package and Shelton forcing the ref to touch him. Faarooq spent a total of about 30 seconds in the ring before getting kicked and pinned by Shelton. After the match, the APA tore into the World's Greatest Tag Team, giving both of them Clotheslines from Hell.
Winners : Charlie Hass and Shelton Benjamin
Rhyno vs. Tajiri
Despite Rhyno's heel turn, a lot of people gave him cheers. Not much for Tajiri. Tajiri nailed Rhyno with some pretty good kicks but eventually fell victim to the Gore. Rhyno stomped Tajiri a little after the match and then left.
Winner : Rhyno
Bikini Contest
Nidia vs. Dawn Marie vs. Torrie Wilson vs. Sable
Local rap station DJ is hosting the event. All of the girls do their thing and when it comes time to judge, Sable reveals that Nidia stuffed her bikini top, so she is DQ'd. Torrie ends up winning and shakes the hand of Dawn Marie and is slapped by Sable. Dawn Marie and Torrie have a quick cat fight while Sable leaves. Personally, I thought Dawn Marie deserved to win.
Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker (#1 Contender's Match; Triple Threat; No DQ with special guest referee John Cena)
John Cena comes out rapping about how the Yankees suck. He then goes onto rap about how each of the match's combatants suck. Lots of pops for the hometown boy. During the match, all signature moves are hit. Undertaker picks up the win after nailing Big Show with a chair. After the match, Cena and Brock have a stare down and Cena gets the crowd chanting "You tapped out". Brock goes nuts and attacks Cena, only to receive the FU. Poor Brock.
Sometime during the show, Vince McMahon came out with Sable and talked about Labor Day and the main event. He basically said Labor Day should be named "Vince McMahon Day" for one reason or another and drew some serious heat. Surprised to see him show up.
Overall it was a good show. I was supposed to be on the floor in section F, row 6, but there was a problem in that area so I was upgraded, for free, to floor section B, row 3. Very good. I'm glad I saw a house show as opposed to a televised show as all matches were of very good quality with no non-wrestlers going at it, no interruptions, and no bullshit.
*NEW GALLERY* Very RARE and Personal Backstage Photos of the WWE Divas!
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