Smackdown!
San Antonio, Texas
April 8, 2004
BRADSHAW, EDDIE STEAL THE AWARD
April 8, 2004
When General Manager Kurt Angle said he would accept fan input as to who should
win the Kurt Angle Great American Award, what he did not tell SmackDown! fans
was that they would account for only 50 percent of Angle's decision. Nearly a
half million fans voted for the award's recipient, and Angle abided by his word
and gave the award to a SmackDown! Superstar named John. The problem was that
the winner was not John Cena, who led all of the finalists with more than
280,000 votes. The winner of the Great American Award and new No. 1 Contender
for the WWE Championship is John "Bradshaw" Layfield.
JBL "earned" the award despite the vote by showing a video of himself catching
several individuals attempting to enter the United States over the U.S./Mexico
border. By forcing the individuals back into Mexico, JBL proved himself worthy
of the award, according to Angle. However, the celebration did not last long as
Eddie Guerrero entered the fray to spoil JBL's party. Moments after being told
to take the night off, Guerrero stole the coveted trophy and replaced it with
one that was in honor of Guerrero himself. An outraged Angle and JBL demanded
the trophy back, but Guerrero had other plans as he first damaged and later
destroyed the trophy intended for JBL, marking the second straight week Guerrero
has destroyed property of JBL.
Also on SmackDown!, Rob Van Dam tried to coax Booker T to change his recent ill
tempered mood after by convincing him to join forces to face Charlie Haas & the
Big Show. However, Booker T displayed his true colors by abandoning RVD during
the match, leaving his former partner to be defeated by Haas & Show. As a
result, next week on SmackDown! RVD and Booker T will meet one on one.
For several weeks, Theodore Long has approached several SmackDown! Superstars
concerning a partnership. Just as a match between Long and Spike Dudley was
about to begin, Mark Jindrak came to the ring and attacked Dudley ... and Long
literally leaped into Jindrak's arms. Long said he was going to make an impact
on the SmackDown! roster and he now has one of the brightest young Superstars on
SmackDown! at his side.
SmackDown! comes to you next week from Indianapolis where former partners Rob
Van Dam and Booker T will meet. What will happen when these two collide?
How will JBL react to Eddie Guerrero's recent actions? What will the first week
for the Theodore Long/Mark Jindrak partnership bring? Only one way to find out
... watch SmackDown! at 8/7 CT on UPN!
Match Results:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty in a non-title match
Chavo Guerrero defeated Jamie Noble
John Cena defeated Danny Basham
Charlie Haas & the Big Show defeated Rob Van Dam & Booker T
Rene Dupree defeated Orlando Jordan
Spike Dudley defeated Johnny Stamboli