WWE SmackDown

Chicago, Illinois (taped 4/8/03) (3x83)

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- John Cena and Chris Benoit each came out of the semifinal round in the WWE Championship Tournament with wins, pitting them against each other next week on SmackDown! The winner of their match will face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Backlash! Speaking of Lesnar, just 11 days after suffering a painful concussion while winning the WWE Championship, Brock put down Matt Hardy after reversing a would-be Twist of Fate into an F-5. - While Benoit used his mat skills to slip past Rhyno, Cena had a little outside help. The FBI took turns pounding on the Undertaker with the referee caught outside the ring. A final steel chair blow from Nunzio allowed Cena to escape with the pinfall. - Their was no escape for Team Angle in their non-title match on SmackDown! The unlikely team of Rey Mysterio and Tajiri upset the Tag Team Champions following a 619 on Charlie Haas! - Piper's Pit returned in grand fashion on SmackDown! The first guest was none other than WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Mr. McMahon and Rowdy Roddy Piper made it perfectly clear that they each hated each other with a passion. But the real fireworks exploded after Mr. McMahon left and Rikishi entered the set with a coconut. Rikishi planned to avenge a vicious attack on his fellow Samoan, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, at Piper's hands several years ago. But the tables were turned when Sean O'Haire burst onto the scene and leveled Rikishi with a vicious clothesline! Piper finished off Rikishi by smashing the coconut across the Samoan's skull! - There's still no telling what to make of Sable's infatuation with Torrie Wilson. Is Sable enveloped in jealousy, or are deeper feelings at work? Sable sat at ringside as Torrie and Brian Kendrick defeated Jamie Noble and Nidia, then she waited to wrap Torrie in a towel following the Diva's post-match shower! - Match Results: * Brock Lesnar defeated Matt Hardy * Torrie Wilson and Brian Kendrick defeated Jamie Noble and Nidia * Chris Benoit defeated Rhyno to advance to WWE Championship Tournament final * Rey Mysterio and Tajiri defeated Team Angle * Nathan Jones defeated Bill DeMott * John Cena defeated the Undertaker to advance to WWE Championship Tournament final