Smack Down! 6-3-04
Recap of Booker T defending the WWE Championship from last week.

Opening Montage

YOUR Hosts: Michael Cole and Tazz.
Nova def Ultimo Dragon via Pinfall (Nova-caine) to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Dragon comes out with full pyro for the first time in a few weeks. He gets to the ring and waits patiently for his opponent. Nova comes out with very little fanfare as he runs from the screen to the ring right as his music starts. He immediately goes right after Dragon and gets a quick two count after landing a neckbreaker, facebuster, and DDT in succession. Dragon bails to gather himself, and Nova follows only to find himself the recipient of a suplex on the padded concrete floor. Dragon get up to the ring apron and hits the Asai Moonsault as Nova gets back up. He rolls Nova in for a two count. Both men back up and Nova does a walkup enziguri on Dragon. He motions for the Nova-caine and as he sets up for it, Dragon reverses and hits the Asai DDT, but can't make the cover. Nova is the first back to his feet and he drags Dragon up for the Nova-caine and the victory.
Rico def Charlie Haas via Count Out (Super Gay Kiss of DOOM)
Charlie Haas comes down to the ring and gets on the mic to tell us that he's going to make the best of the situation. He's lost his tag team partner, but that doesn't mean that he's lost his career. Rico comes out and there is a special walk up runway set up for him. He and Miss Jackie make their way over the runway and to the ring. Rico prances around to start and then knocks Haas down when Haas charges him. Rico sits on Charlie's back and pretends to ride him like a horse. Haas is furious and goes for a clothesline, but misses. As he turns around Rico plants a kiss right on his lips! Haas is disgusted and takes off out of the ring and heads for the back. He is shouting to someone to get him something to get the sick, disgusting, gay taste out of his mouth. Several other wrestlers laugh hysterically as Haas does everything he can to have his pleas come out without sounding badly, to no avail. Meanwhile, in the ring, the ref finishes a ten count and awards Rico the match via Count Out.
Raw Rebound
All of the superstar video clips saluting the troops are shown. Eugene getting the better of Kane by way of the Palsy-plex, and Triple H getting a shot at Bad Blood thanks to Shawn Michaels are also covered.
Mordecai def Hardcore Holly via Pinfall (Crucifixion ¹)
Hardcore is backstage before the match and demands that Mordecai finally show his face. He says that he is tired of seeing all the build of Mordecai being a big bad man who is coming to right the wrongs of Smackdown and he will personally put to rest the "crusade" that Mordecai is supposedly going to be going on.

Hardcore Holly comes down to the ring to wait for Mordecai. Mordecai's entrance is awesome. Mordecai's music starts playing and a six point cross lowers from the rafters, bathed in an soft blue light. Mordecai emerges from behind the cross carrying a smaller version of it in his hands. He strikes the base of the cross on the stage and flames ignite along both sides of the rampway. He places the cross within a stone base that is at the bottom of the large one that dropped from the rafters and makes his way to the ring. He gets in and Hardcore goes right after him with a clothesline followed by "The Best Dropkick in the Business ™," only to find himself knocked back down by Mordecai when he gets up. Mordecai kicks Hardcore in the stomach hard, and puts him up for what appears to be a Crucifix powerbomb and then lands it as a sitout crucifix instead. It is enough to get a three count and the win for Mordecai, who then stands over Hardcore Holly and proceeds to take a small piece of what appears to be coal and put a cross on Hardcore's forehead.
Eddie Guerrero def The Big Show via DQ (Lie, Cheat, Steal a chair shot)
Eddie Guerrero comes down to the ring and demands a rematch for the WWE Championship. Smackdown GM Shane McMahon reminds him that he has not earned a rematch as the slate was wiped clean for everyone a couple of weeks ago. And he will have to win a match right now to get started on his way back up that ladder. A match against someone else who deserves a chance to get into the title hunt, The BIg Show!

Eddie is visibly upset by the general manager's order of a match with The Big Show. Show comes to the ring and attacks Eddie sending him over the top rope with a clothesline quickly. Eddie storms around the ring taunting Show to come out after him. Show doesn't bite and Eddie rolls in to break the count. Show gets upset with the constant ducking of Eddie and finally goes out after him to try and force him into the ring. Eddie catches Show with an attempt at a drop toe hold, but it fails. Show picks Eddie up and prepares to launch him into the STEEEEL post like a lawn dart. Eddie slides down Show's backe and pushes him into the poll. Eddie brings a chair into the ring with him and tells show to come back in. Show charges after Eddie, who is still weilding the chair. The Referee is behind Eddie trying to take the chair from him. Eddie gives up the chair and dodges Show, who hits the unsuspecting Referee. With the ref down and Show trying to wake him up, Eddie slips out and gets another chair. He waffles Show with the chair several times taking the big man down. Show gets back up and as he does Eddie notices the referee getting up as well. Eddie tosses the chair to Big Show and plays dead. The referee sees this and calls for the bell disqualifying The Big Show! Show is furious and takes the opportunity to go after Eddie, who rolls out of the ring and laughs all the way up the ramp.
NITRO Nugget:
Matt Hardy winning the ECW Television Championship and Rob Van Dam winning the ECW Heavyweight Championship are both profiled with the Shelton Benjamin/Rene Dupree match sandwiched in between.

This week Matt Hardy defends against Lance Storm, and RVD will team with Rey Mysterio to take on Rene Dupree and Steven Richards.
The FBI def The Basham Brothers via Pinfall (Siciliasn Slice to Danny) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
Chuck Palumbo and Danny Basham start the match out. Danny gains the upper hand with a thumb to the eye. He starts to slug down Palumbo with the CLUBBING FOREARMS. Palumbo gets back up and hits Danny with a neckbreaker. Tag to Nunzio, who comes off the top rope with a missle drop kick to Danny, who tags in Doug. Doug goes right for Nunzio with a kick to the stomach and an Irish Whip. Off the ropes, Nunzio gets a shoullderblock to the leg of Doug. Nunzio makes the tag to Chuck, who comes in and uses a series of rights leading to the discus punch. Doug is down, and is also YOUR Face-In-Peril as Palumbo continues to keep him from the corner. Stalling vertical suplex by Palumbo gets a two count. Danny comes in to try to break up the count, but gets tossed over the top rope for his efforts. Nunzio goes after Danny on the outside, hitting a drop toe hold on Danny driving his face into the STEEEEL stairs. Danny is back up and trying to find Nunzio. Nunzio comes from off the announce table with a double axe handle to the back of Danny. Danny turns around and goes to clothesline Nunzio buck eats a Palumbo Jungle Kick on the floor. Palumbo back in to do more damage to Doug. He tosses Doug over the top on the other side of the ring. Danny makes it back to his corner. Doug gets tossed back into the ring by Palumbo who starts showboating. Doug with the hot tag to Danny who is in an is a house afire! Clothesline to Palumbo. Knocks Nunzio off the apron, and goes for a swinging neckbreaker on Palumbo who reverses out into an Irish Whip into the corner. Nunzio back up on the apron, Palumbo hits a backbreaker. Doug in, and back out as Palumbo tosses him over the top. Palumbo tags in Nunzio who climbs the ropes. Another Backbreaker to Danny, and Nunzio comes off the top with the Sicilian Slice. Cover and that's all she wrote. Nunzio and Palumbo retain. Doug comes in to check on Danny and gets a Jungle Kick from Palumbo.

Show ends with the bashams in the ring, and the FBI celebrating as the lights go out. The Titan-Tron lights up with the black and white image of a bird. In the center are the words, "He's coming."
¹The Criucifixion is a crucifix powerbomb that has the victim's legs caught into the sitout portion of the move.