Chyna confronts Eddie backstage and tells him he used her, stepped on her, and only loves the title around his waist. Eddie turns it around completely. His family. His friends. His personal wants. You were on Jay Leno three times. Third Rock from the Sun. Your magazine. Not one page. Are you going to be behind me when I face Road Dog, or is the door right there? Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani recap the September 7, 2000 edition of WWF SmackDown, live from Louisville, Kentucky.

With Jerry Lawler sidelined from Raw, Tazz joins Michael Cole on commentary in what Tommy and Rob call a preview of the future SmackDown announce team. He roots openly for heels, steals JR's catchphrases, and corrects Cole's move calls in character. Then Lawler returns mid-show, strap in hand, and chokes Tazz out in the middle of his Brooklyn catchphrase.

Steve Austin cuts a pre-tape from home, back to camera, nine months out of action. He doesn't forget and he doesn't forgive. It's a good thing the next pay-per-view is called Unforgiven. The promo doesn't fully hang together but Tommy and Rob say it doesn't need to. Austin coming back on screen is enough to make a rough episode feel like must-see TV.

Other major discussion points include:

• Triple H beats Test and Albert in a handicap match when Kurt Angle runs in uninvited, helps Triple H win, and does the you're-welcome look from the stage despite Triple H wanting nothing to do with him
• Rock pins Christian in the main event after Edge is taken out by Rock's own chair, with Foley inserting Kane as Christian's partner in a decision neither host can explain, and Kane chokeslams Rock through the announce table on his way out
• Benoit pins Rikishi after RTC distraction, and Tazz corrects Cole's move calls in character, including the moment Cole calls a Northern Lights suplex a Sherman suplex
• APA and Dudleys have a bloody, joyful barroom brawl at the Have a Nice Day Cafe, cap it with a handshake bit between Bubba and Farooq, and then Kaientai shows up wanting sake
• Too Cool lose to the Goodfather and Bull Buchanan and the worm is blocked for the second straight week
• Tommy opens the episode discussing WWE Studios, the XFL, the WWF record label, and what it looked like from the inside as WWF expanded into every possible business at once

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00:00 Intro

00:32 Tommy's Consulting Role

04:51 Too Much Soap Opera

08:56 Rob on 40 Years of Fandom

11:45 Show Overview / Tazz Replaces Lawler on Commentary

17:01 X-Pac vs Jericho

18:49 Kurt Angle in Foley's Office / Angle vs Undertaker Booked

19:34 Edge and Christian Promo / "Rocker Taker" / The Rock Comes Out

22:11 The Rock Sets Up a Handicap Match for the WWF Title

23:54 Backstage: Triple H and Stephanie

25:35 Acolytes at the Have a Nice Day Cafe

26:06 Benoit vs Rikishi / Tazz Corrects Cole's Move Calls

28:09 Eddie and Chyna Backstage: "Where Was I When You Were on Jay Leno?"

35:15 APA vs Dudleys Barroom Brawl / Lawler Returns and Chokes Tazz Mid-Catchphrase

35:44 Triple H vs Test and Albert

36:51 Angle Runs In / Saves Stephanie / Triple H Wins

39:26 Chyna Backstage with Road Dog / Triple H and Stephanie Argue About Angle

44:04 Eddie Guerrero vs Road Dog

47:33 Eddie Attacks Road Dog Post-Match

48:07 Too Cool vs Right to Censor

51:21 APA and Dudleys at the Bar / Kaientai Wants Sake

53:46 Kurt Angle vs Undertaker / Benoit Interferes

54:56 Triple H and Stephanie Backstage

55:44 Stone Cold Pre-Tape: "It's a Good Thing the Next PPV Is Called Unforgiven"

57:40 Rock Ambushes Edge / Main Event Set

58:31 Main Event: Rock vs Christian and Kane (WWF Title Handicap Match)

1:01:43 Final Thoughts / Patreon Plug

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