April 14, 2005
Event Report for SmackDown!
Announcers: Joey Styles and DDP
Reported by The Dames
Torrie Wilson is backstage with Tajiri. Torrie Wilson talked trash about The Amazing Red, continuing the feud with Tajiri. Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words will always help build up a rivalry. Well, I guess sticks and stones would as well, but you know what I mean.
Overall Rating 75%
Eric Bischoff is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see Chavo Guerrero, The Amazing Red, Tajiri, and AJ Styles compete in a four corners match.
Overall Rating 74%
Takaco Inoue vs Lita.
Match Background: This match is for the WWE Women's title. Lita has been WWE Women's champion since 02 April 2005.
Late In The Match: Takaco Inoue gets knocked to the ground by Lita, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Moonsault! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 63%
Crowd reaction 61%
Match Quality 66%
Matt Hardy and Lita are having a quiet conversation backstage, which ends up with Matt Hardy kissing her.
Overall Rating 73%
Charlie Haas vs Orlando Jordan.
Late In The Match: Chris Benoit comes running down the aisle with a chair! Jordan goes to irish whip Charlie Haas into the ropes. Benoit hits Haas with a chair to the back! Orlando Jordan moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Black Ice. 1....2...3, it's finished.
Overall Rating 78%
Crowd reaction 73%
Match Quality 83%
Backseat Boyz are backstage. They continued the feud by ripping into The SAT. Hooray for properly booked feuds!
Overall Rating 87%
Jap-Am Connection vs Backseat Boyz.
Match Background: This will be a special guest referee bout. Akio and Kash are teaming up as Jap-Am Connection for the first time tonight. Backseat Boyz are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. Jose Maximo will be the referee for this match.
Late In The Match: Backseat Boyz have Akio to themselves. T Gimmick! 1....2....3! It's over.
Overall Rating 92%
Crowd reaction 85%
Match Quality 100%
Charlie Haas is backstage. He continued their rivalry by getting on THE
STICK~! and ripping into Chris Benoit. I'm happy that they're giving the feud
enough time to develop.
Overall Rating 75%
Super Crazy vs Jamie Noble.
Late In The Match: Jamie Noble floors Super Crazy. Here it comes...Trailer Hitch! Super Crazy taps!
Overall Rating 88%
Crowd reaction 76%
Match Quality 100%
Torrie Wilson is backstage with Chavo Guerrero. Torrie Wilson continued the feud between Chavo and AJ Styles by talking trash. The buyrates are going to go through the roof!
Overall Rating 86%
Tajiri vs Chavo Guerrero vs AJ Styles vs The Amazing Red.
Match Background: This will be an elimination bout. Styles and Chavo have been feuding recently. Neither has managed to get an in-ring victory in this feud. Tajiri and Red have been feuding for quite some time now. So far, Tajiri hasn't managed to get a pin or submission over Red since the feud started. This match is for the WWE Cruiserweight title. The Amazing Red has been WWE Cruiserweight champion since 20 March 2005.
During The Match: Tor-NADO DDT from Tajiri, Red got planted! ONE...TWO...THREE. Tajiri defeats Red. Slingshot senton by Styles, crushing the chest cavity of Chavo. ONE...TWO...THREE. Styles defeats Chavo. Paul Heyman is at ringside! Tajiri wastes valuable time by yelling at Heyman! AJ Styles takes advantage of the distraction and nails Tajiri from behind! Tajiri is in trouble. Styles Clash! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 82%
Crowd reaction 76%
Match Quality 88%
Overall Rating 79%
We got a 5.73 rating for 'SmackDown!'!
The attendance level was 10038 people.
We made $401520 from ticket sales.
April 16, 2005
Event Report for Velocity!
Announcers: Michael Cole and Ivory
Reported by The Dames
Shannon Moore vs Johnny Jeter.
Late In The Match: Shannon Moore slams Jeter, who rolls onto his stomach. What is Johnny Jeter doing? Shannon Moore picks him up and signals for a powerbomb. He raises Jeter up...but then falls backward, getting crushed by his opponent in the process! Johnny Jeter is on top! 1....2....3! Looking at the replay, it appears that Jeter had taken a chain out of his tights and wrapped it around his fist! Shannon Moore must have been punched with that chain while in mid-powerbomb! What a cheap shot!
Overall Rating 72%
Crowd reaction 59%
Match Quality 85%
Torrie Wilson is backstage with Tajiri. Torrie Wilson continued the feud between Tajiri and The Amazing Red by talking trash. The buyrates are going to go through the roof!
Overall Rating 87%
Shelton Benjamin vs Garrison Cade.
Late In The Match: Garrison Cade gets taken down out of nowhere! Cade walks into a jaw breaker. Garrison Cade is in trouble. Superkick! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 84%
Crowd reaction 73%
Match Quality 95%
Chris Benoit is backstage. He was out there to tell Chavo Guerrero that he was going to discombobulate him. Great, now I've got to look that word up. Time to sit back and watch.
Overall Rating 73%
Billy Kidman vs The Amazing Red.
Late In The Match: Billy Kidman can barely stand. Code Red! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 77%
Crowd reaction 70%
Match Quality 84%
The SAT are in the ring. Nova \ Nunzio come out onto the sound stage, and issue a challenge for a match tonight. The SAT accept, and the two teams trade insults for a while before leaving.
Overall Rating 68%
Nova and Nunzio vs The SAT.
Match Background: The SAT are one of the most experienced teams in the promotion. This match is for the WWE Cruiserweight Tag Team titles. The SAT have been WWE Cruiserweight Tag Team champions since 24 March 2005.
Late In The Match: Nova is in big trouble...Spanish Fly!! 1....2....3!
Overall Rating 90%
Crowd reaction 80%
Match Quality 100%
Backseat Boyz are backstage. They was building up the feud with The SAT. I respect you, Booker Man.
Overall Rating 85%
Psychosis and Super Crazy vs Crowbar and Siaki.
Late In The Match: Psychosis can barely stand. Siakalypse! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 88%
Crowd reaction 77%
Match Quality 100%
AJ Styles is backstage. He was laying a verbal Smackdown on Chavo Guerrero.
Overall Rating 85%
Jeff Hardy vs AJ Styles.
Match Background: This match is for the WWE Cruiserweight title. AJ Styles has been WWE Cruiserweight champion since 14 April 2005.
Late In The Match: AJ Styles has Jeff Hardy down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Through the air, Spiral Tap! 1....2....3.
Overall Rating 85%
Overall Rating 79%
We got a 5.92 rating for 'Velocity'!
The attendance level was 10045 people.
We made $401800 from ticket sales.