WWF SmackDown May 10, 2001

Taped in Hartford, CT

Opening Match: Christian vs. Chris Jericho Non-Title

• 7 minute match
• Brawl with some comedy spots mixed in
• Jericho misses a corner charge and posts his shoulder
• Christian gets a shoulder breaker and a clean 3 count
• Christian puts Jericho in the Crippler Crossface until Benoit can save

Backstage, The Undertaker arrives. He’s looking for Vince.

COMMERCIAL

Backstage, The Undertaker is still looking for Vince.

Raven vs. Spike Dudley

• 5 minute match
• Fast paced match with several near falls for each side
• Spike tries a victory roll but Raven counters with an electric chair drop
• Evenflow DDT finishes it.

The Undertaker arrives at Vince McMahon’s office. Stone Cold is the only one inside. We get a staredown. Austin knows Taker would love to take a shot at him. He should feel free to do so. Just remember if he pisses McMahon off enough and McMahon fires him. He’s got nowhere else he’s allowed to go.

COMMERCIAL

Backstage, a limo arrives. It contains WWF Chairman Vince McMahon.

Elsewhere, Crash Holly catches up with Dean Malenko and challenges him to another WWF Light Heavyweight Title shot. Dean gives him a little chuckle and accepts.

Even Elsewherer, William Regal informs Triple H that he must find a partner to face him and Kurt Angle later in the show. It won’t be Test though. He’s already booked.

COMMERCIAL

Bull Buchanan & Albert vs. The Hardy Boyz

• Cole informs us that Regal set up this match earlier today. The Hardys will face Regal and Angle at Judgment Day.
• 6 minute match
• Bull and Albert get themselves disqualified by throwing the referee.
• Albert tosses Jeff over the top rope. Bull hits a flying legdrop on Matt. The Hardys are left lying.

Vince McMahon gives The Big Show a message for Undertaker. Meet him in the ring at the bottom of the hour. Try anything stupid and he will be fired.

COMMERCIAL

Big Show delivers the message to Taker. Taker asks what stupid means. Show says putting his hands on Vince McMahon would be stupid. Taker hits Show with a right hand. “How about that?” Taker walks off as Big Show fumes.

Kurt Angle & William Regal vs. Triple H &

• Trips starts the match alone and takes on both men. They eventually get the better of him until the music of Rikishi hits.
• We have a straight tag match now.
• 5 minute match from bell to bell.
• Double Disqualification as the ref loses control.
• Big Show and Austin hit the ring to make it 4 on 2. Test and The Hardys hit the ring and now the “good guys” have the advantage. The loyalists bail.

COMMERCIAL

Backstage Austin is getting ready to get in his limo when Triple H attacks. Hunter puts Austin through a side window and continues the assault until officials pull him off.

WWF Light Heavyweight Title: Dean Malenko (c) vs. Crash Holly

• 3 minute semi-squash
• Crash misses a top rope splash. Dean gets the double underhook powerbomb.
• Texas Cloverleaf finishes it.

In the back, Vince McMahon informs the WWF Locker room that anybody who can take out Triple H before Judgment Day will receive his title shot.

COMMERCIAL

Triple H is being escorted to his car by security. Kaientai attacks ninja style. Triple H gets the better of them. He starts back towards the arena. Steph tries to stop him, but Hunter says if any of those sons of bitches are gonna take him out it’s gonna be here and not in the streets somewhere.

Edge vs. Chris Benoit

• 7 minute match
• Very competitive with each guy hitting signature spots.
• Benoit goes for a northern lights suplex but Edge elbows out.
• Edge goes for the Impaler DDT. Benoit counters with the Crippler Crossface and gets the submission win.
• Christian attacks after the bell and they do a double team of Benoit.
• Jericho runs in with his title belt and swings at Christian. Christian moves and Jericho hits Benoit.

Triple H walks through the halls, staring guys down as he goes. Albert attacks from behind and lays Hunter out. He goes to get a cinder block. Rikishi makes the save and chases Albert off.

COMMERCIAL

Chris Benoit is getting stitches in the trainers office. Raven comes in and questions how accidental that belt shot was. After all if he were Jericho he may be willing to sacrifice his tag title to keep the Intercontinental Title. Benoit sneers.

Rhyno is in the ring. He came to Connecticut to fight and he will put up the Hardcore Title right now. APA music hits and Bradshaw is coming to the ring.

WWF Hardcore Title: Rhyno (c) vs. Bradshaw

• 5 minute match
• Saturn gets involved but his interference backfires and he ends up taking out Bradshaw with a chairshot.
• Rhyno tosses Saturn and finishes Bradshaw `with a rear-naked choke.

COMMERCIAL

Closing Promo Time with Vince McMahon

• McMahon is surrounded by the loyalists.
• He wants The Undertaker to come out right now.
• BONG! Don’t have to tell The Undertaker twice as he makes his way to the ring.
• Vince starts to talk but Taker cuts him off.
• Taker wants to know what the hell makes McMahon think he would fight for him at Judgment Day.
• Vince says quite simply it is because Undertaker has no choice. McMahon owns his contract, which means if Taker wants to continue to provide for his family he will do what he’s told.
• Besides says McMahon I know I can trust you to do the right thing at Judgment Day. With anybody else Vince would have to worry about a swerve. Maybe his representative would lie down for Foley to help Linda. He knows he doesn’t have to worry about Taker laying down for anybody, least of all Mick Foley.
• Foley’s Music Hits! and he makes his way to the ring.
• Foley wants the Undertaker to consider what is being asked of him. Vince wants to be Undertaker’s Higher Power all over again. If Undertaker gives in now he’ll never be able to stop and Vince will control him. Foley says he’ll fight Undertaker at Judgment Day and may the best man win. Just don’t do it Vince’s way.
• Undertaker looks back and forth between the two men and chokeslams….
• Mick Foley.
• Undertaker stares down at Foley as the loyalists celebrate.

Fade to black…