Rebellion (2002)
Rebellion was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on October 26, 2002 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. This event was the first pay-per view event promoted for the SmackDown! brand division, with Insurrextion becoming the Raw brand event. It was the fourth and final Rebellion event.
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! | ||
| Date | October 26, 2002[1] | ||
| City | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Venue | Manchester Arena[1] | ||
| Attendance | 13,416[1] | ||
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Storylines
The event featured nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the SmackDown! brand. Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television show SmackDown!.[2]
Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Michael Cole |
| Tazz | |
| Interviewer | Mark Lloyd |
| Ring announcer | Tony Chimel |
| Referees | Mike Chioda |
| Mike Sparks | |
| Brian Hebner | |
| Jim Korderas |
Prior to the start of the pay-per-view, Bill DeMott defeated Shannon Moore in a dark match.
Preliminary matches
The first match of the pay-per-view was scheduled to be The Undertaker taking on Matt Hardy; However, Booker T substituted for The Undertaker during the match. The match ended when Matt Hardy went for the Twist of Fate, but Booker T reversed it and hit the scissor kick for the win. Following the match, Booker T grabbed the mic and said he knows what everyone is there to see, and did the Spinnarooni before leaving the ring.
The second match was a mixed tag team match which saw John Cena and Dawn Marie take on Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson. Kidman and Wilson got the win after Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press off the top on Cena.
The next match saw Shoichi Funaki defeat Crash Holly. When Holly went for the Oklahoma Side Roll, Funaki blocked it and rolled him up for the victory.
An elimination triple threat match for the Cruiserweight Championship was next. This match saw Jamie Noble defend his title against Rey Mysterio and Tajiri. Noble first eliminated Tajiri after hitting the Tiger Bomb. When Mysterio went for a victory roll, Noble grabbed Nidia outside the ring, and pinned Mysterio to retain the title. After the match, Mysterio attacked Noble knocking both him and Nidia down, followed by Mysterio hitting the 619 on both of them.
The next match saw Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons defeat Chuck Palumbo and The Big Valbowski (subbing for Billy Gunn).
A Kiss My Ass match was next. After Albert hit an exposed turnbuckle, Rikishi hit a Bonzi Drop on Albert and picked up the pinfall victory. After the match, Albert refused to kiss Rikishi's ass, resulting in the referee threatening to suspend Albert if he did not. Although Albert attempted to hit Rikishi with a low blow, Rikishi regained control and hit the Stink Face on Albert. Following the match, Tazz, Michael Cole and Tony Chimel rejoined Rikishi in the ring to dance.
The penultimate match was a WWE Tag Team Championship match. This match saw Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle defending their titles against Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero). After Benoit threw Eddie throat first onto the top rope, Angle hit Eddie with the Olympic Slam for the victory.
Main event match
The main event was a handicap match for the WWE Championship. The match saw the champion Brock Lesnar team up with Paul Heyman to take on Edge. When Edge attempted to come off the top rope, he was hit in the midsection by Lesnar with a chair followed by a F-5, for the victory. After the match, Heyman began screaming and bragging in Edge's face, to which Edge kicked a chair into Heyman's face and then hit him with a DDT.
Results
| No. | Results[3][1][4] | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1D | Bill DeMott defeated Shannon Moore | Singles match | 8:26 |
| 2 | Booker T defeated Matt Hardy | Singles match | 12:01 |
| 3 | Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena and Dawn Marie | Mixed tag team match | 5:24 |
| 4 | Funaki defeated Crash | Singles match | 5:37 |
| 5 | Jamie Noble (c) (with Nidia) defeated Rey Mysterio and Tajiri | Triple threat match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship | 12:47 |
| 6 | Reverend D-Von and Ron Simmons defeated Chuck Palumbo and The Big Valbowski | Tag team match | 4:09 |
| 7 | Rikishi defeated Albert | Kiss My Ass match | 7:17 |
| 8 | Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle (c) defeated Los Guerreros (Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero) | Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship | 16:36 |
| 9 | Brock Lesnar (c) and Paul Heyman defeated Edge | Handicap match for the WWE Championship | 18:50 |
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References
- "Historical Cards: Rebellion (October 26, 2002. Manchester, England)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 157. 2007 Edition.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- Cawthon, Graham (October 26, 2002). "2002". The History of WWE. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- "Rebellion 2002". Pro Wrestling History. October 26, 2002. Retrieved May 24, 2015.