[SOUND] Eddie Guerrero the champion.
>> Booker T the challenger.
As the Eddie chants ring through the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
>> Eddie Guerrero had no idea he was gonna be defending his title here tonight when
he arrived at the arena, just like on Raw this past Monday, when he faced Triple H.
>> Hey for that matter, he didn't know he was gonna defend it last Thursday night
against Ray Mysterio in that gauntlet either.
>> Comes with the territory.
You wanna be the champion you got to bloody face anyone anytime with any level
of complaint.
You'll face all comers.
>> And Booker T backing Eddie Guerrero into the corner.
And Booker T with a clean break.
>> Both athletes jockeying for some position fill each other out a little bit.
>> Eddie Guerrero is gotta kick on.
Look at that, for a third ranked by Booker T.
And an arm-trap by Eddie Guerrero.
>> We gotta figure Eddie Guerrero's definitely quicker than Booker T.
Booker's not slow but any means, though.
>> No, not at all.
And Eddie Guerrero was all fired up after Booker T called him the champion of
the minor leagues, earlier on tonight.
Claiming there was better competition on Raw.
[CROSSTALK] by Eddie Guerero.
>> If there is a minor league anywhere on WWE, it's not SmackDown,
it's Monday Night Raw my friend.
>> You gotta believe that.
>> And Eddie Guerrero backed in at the corner, come on,
back it up down to the corner.
>> [CROSSTALK] minor leagues.
>> One, two, three.
>> Let's see what Booker's gonna do here maybe I didn't watch the show Friday.
>> [CROSSTALK] And a jab by Booker T.
This match was made by the new general manager of SmackDown, Kurt Angle.
And you know Kurt Angle's disdain for Eddie Guerrero.
Kurt Angle had to be chomping at the bit to put Eddie in this matchup.
>> Here's the cover, a title on the line and a kick out by Eddie Guerrero.
>> I agree with you.
I mean Kurt Angle's holding a grudge for sure, against Eddie Guerrero.
>> Man. >> What a chop.
>> Pay back.
>> [NOISE] >> Eddie, Eddie,
if you point out is definitely fired up.
Eddie's got that Latino temper.
That adreneline's flowing through his body.
Look at his eyes.
Look at his face on Eddie.
>> [NOISE] >> He got that jaw locked up in that
modified rare chin lock.
>> Booker T came here tonight.
His first appearance on SmackDown.
>> It's one thing to wanna mark your territory,
to call yourself the baddest guy on the planet.
But it's another thing to disrespect not only the superstars but
all the SmackDown fans.
And that's what Booker T did here tonight.
>> I don't, he did it intentionally.
I don't disagree with you, Cole.
>> Eddie Guerrero with a crossline.
And what a crossline.
>> A lot of impact.
Cover again.
>> Covering the champion and Eddie Guerrero kicks out but
he may be knocked for a loop the champion.
>> He's smart.
That's Booker's experience.
He hits a high impact move and quickly goes for a pin cover.
[APPLAUSE].
And now return the favor back to Eddie, with a chin lock.
>> [CROSSTALK] And Booker T is looking on to back to back with Triple H,
Monday on Raw >> That's right.
It's a good point. And
kneeing the small of the back by Booker on Eddie Guerrero.
Right in the spinal cord.
Eddie wiggling out of that.
>> And he's trying to wiggle out of it.
Booker T continues the pressure.
Here's the champion hitting the suplex.
>> Real quick reversal.
The speed of Guerrero.
Oh-oh, he gotta go.
>> [CROSSTALK] >> And
Booker T kicks out.
>> So Eddie cradle the head.
Not just your basic cover.
Trying to get the win over Booker there.
>> How difficult is it for the champion?
He just found out about this match like 40 minutes ago.
And he doesn't even really know his challenger, Booker T,
at least over the last couple years they have met in the past.
>> That's a good point, Cole, but I'm telling you,
in my opinion about Eddie Guerrero.
Eddie Guerrero it's a great to be a champion for a lot of reasons.
Not just his physical skills and gifts, but his brain, he uses his brain in there.
He really knows what he's doing there, I'm telling you.
>> And what a night we've had here on on SmackDown.
>> The new general manager Kurt Angle with two title matches.
The blockbuster trade Booker T and the Dudley Boys coming to SmackDown.
Look at that, Rancho Santa, he was going to have some sort of impact.
>> [CROSSTALK] >> Impact right there in the knee, again,
the whole science, knee into the stomach.
>> It has been some weekend the WWE, hasn't it?
>> It seems like every week is some week in the WWE.
That's what happens here.
>> Eddie Guerrero boot to the face.
>> It's a lot of pain.
>> Trying to get back into this thing, Booker T, reversal.
>> Eddie whipped off the rope flipping goes for a ride.
>> Source of strength and power by Booker T there.
>> Eddie Guerrero had to be about seven half eight feet in the air.
>> Booker started to feel it a little bit, I think.
>> Yep, yep. Yep. Watch out here, but your [CROSSTALK]
>> Big kick off to the side of the head.
>> Big extension with the long leg take the cover,
>> Here we go,
>> And Eddie just kicked out so close for
Booker T.
>> He knocked him and took a stand right on Eddie.
>> Reversal. >> Drop kick to the chin.
>> He go for cover and Eddie got him.
>> Eddie Guerrero is gonna follow up here.
>> He gotta get up and staying, he gotta get up and stay on here.
>> Booker T to his feet.
Eddie Guerrero, look at this.
>> Wow. >> [CROSSTALK] in the top rope and
that was the better instinct of the fight time WCW Champion, Booker T.
>> Eddie landed right out in front of us here, gut first on the top rope.
>> Eddie Guerrero's championship's in trouble.
Guerrero versus Booker T for the title continues, next.
>> We're back on SmackDown, Eddie Guerrero, the champion, Booker T,
the challenger, WWE Title on the line.
A title break, Eddie Guerrero is back,
receiving punishment at the hands of the challenger.
>> That's right, but I tell you what.
Booker T might be changing his mind about being on SmackDown if Booker can
win the title right here.
>> Eddie Guerrero back to his feet, you gotta say what happened during the break.
>> Let's watch this. >> Look at this.
>> Right over.
>> Head first with a counter right there.
>> Right on the back.
>> Doling the back suplex down hard there, desperation is the right word, and
Booker T lying on the back of his head.
>> This could be the turning point of the match.
Can the champion Eddie Guerrero take advantage?
>> And he did it all in one night.
>> Booker T is locked in, center of the ring.
How much more can the champion take?
>> I don't know, Cole, I don't think much more.
Eddie is fading away here, man.
>> Eddie trying desperately reaching for the hair,
anything he can do to hang on to the title.
>> You know how Eddie is, he never quits, there's no quit in the WWE champion,
>> But the champion is sinking fast.
>> Booker T has the champion in a sleeper hold,
Eddie Guerrero eyes beginning to close.
>> The referee might stop this thing, might stuff this match here.
>> Shoulders down.
>> Look at this.
>> Cover, kicked out.
>> And again, quick, relentless back to that sleeper hold by Booker T,
very small by Booker, liked him in on that.
>> Champion back to one knee.
Eddie Guerrero needs to get back to a vertical base.
>> Eddie back now to both feet, back to the base, right hand to the gut.
>> What about Booker T?
>> Johnson John Cena, Big Show and then The Undertaker would-
>> What a counter by Eddie.
>> Booker even said he's better than Eddie Guerrero.
>> Well, Eddie Guerrero trying to prove Booker wrong here tonight.
The champion, Eddie Guerrero, going out to the apron.
>> Uh-oh, uh-oh.
>> What's Eddie gonna do?
>> Uh-oh, Eddie's feeling froggy maybe.
>> But Booker T could be to his feet, under the right hand, Eddie Guerrero.
>> What's this?
>> Super plex. >> What a second.
Eddie might be done.
He put the guitar paddy, he put to get a cover.
We could have a new champion called [CROSSTALK]
>> [CROSSTALK] Booker T.
>> [CROSSTALK] all kicked out.
>> What a match.
How the heck did Eddie Guerrero kick out of that?
>> I'll tell you the guts of the champion Eddie Guerrero.
>> Booker T continues to pressure with the sidewalk [CROSSTALK] again.
>> To cover >> Cover, the champion kicks out again.
>> Again, back to the hole, that's it, Wrestling 101, men.
Smart by Booker T, near fall after near fall, after near fall.
That's what a championship match should be and are made of.
>> I cannot remember the last time I've seen a Booker T this aggressive as he is
tonight against anybody.
>> Booker T what, I tell you what.
When you go for a walk on you go on SmackDown,
you gotta pick a game before you put your face because you're on SmackDonw.
Now again, that whole, he's just snatched on the net of Eddie Guerrero
>> Referee Nick Patrick asking Eddie,
you wanna stop?
Eddie Guerrero's not gonna give in here.
Booker T's gonna have to knock him out before Eddie Guerrero's gonna give up with
this match up.
>> Booker turned that hole from the rear choke into kind of a side choke here.
>> The champion back to his feet again.
Booker T continues to pressure Eddie Guerrero,
the champion trying to somehow battle out of this right hand to the gut.
>> With the challenger keeping hold of him now the champion bring it out of the hole,
>> And again a knee to the midsections,
Booker T rounds Eddie again.
>> Booker T seems like he's one step ahead Eddie Guerrero.
What did he says here like it or not,
Booker T looking very aggressively tonight.
>> Iinstead of methodical at Glen attack.
>> [INAUDIBLE] This is obvious.
>> What is he doing here?
>> Right referee Nick Patrick finally forcing Booker T to break the whole,
but Booker T pulling out all the stops here as he continues his assault.
>> Booker T is doing everything in his power to wear out
Eddie Guerrero to Florida Council went down the river.
>> A right hand.
>> Look at this. >> And a chop again.
>> This Booker T looks hell bent on leaving this arena with the WWE title.
[CROSSTALK] >> And a chop with his arm, in here,
Latino Latino, reaching up to Trump by Eddie Guerrero.
>> Eddie is firing up.
>> Latino heat reaching a fever >> He's all over Booker right now.
Booker T reversable.
Eddie Guerrero, look a this scissor, what a.
Here comes the champion.
>> Calling Latino temper.
Here comes Latino heat, baby.
>> What a kick by Eddie Guerrero.
>> The vertical counter.
>> Booker T.
>> Booker T hooks the leg.
>> [CROSSTALK] kicked out.
>> Wow.
>> My, Eddie Guerrero, what in the world does Booker have to do to beat Guerrero?
>> Booker T is probably asking himself that.
>> But Booker T, for his credit keeps the offense at the rear.
>> Booker T up over the top, hook of the leg, kicked out by Eddie.
>> Kick to the side of his face. >> Good night That's gotta be it.
>> The champion, maybe knocked out.
>> Eddie, how do you do that?
>> Eddie Guerrero continues to somehow kick out.
>> What a match.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> But Booker T is sensing,
sensing that the end might be near.
>> He's measuring them up.
>> So heads up, heads up, scissors kick.
>> Scissors kick, Eddie the way.
>> Look at this.
>> He's doing it.
>> Super plex.
>> That was triple verticals.
>> Eddie hits the hat trick and could be all.
>> There's two. >> The three amigos then,
the three verticals on a tree.
>> And he connects with a thrown.
Come on, Eddie.
>> Fired up, Latino heat, Eddie Guerreo is burning up.
The WWE Champion.
>> [CROSSTALK] >> Here comes Eddie.
>> What the hell is that?
>> What the hell?
>> [SOUND] >> Bradshow.
What the hell is he doing?
>> Not sure.
>> What?
>> [SOUND] >> What a freak, kick to the face.
>> Eddie Guerrero was gonna be Booker T out of nowhere Bradshaw ambush here.
>> Clothesline from hell.
>> My God.
>> What impact from that clothesline from hell?
>> Bradshaw, what the hell are you doing?