Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for April 6, 2000

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is seen on the phone outside of the arena, waiting for someone.

Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Rikishi Phatu. After the match, Rikishi hits Benoit with a Samoan drop followed by the Stinkface, a belly-to-belly suplex and the Banzai Drop.

' WWF Chairman Vince McMahon quickly pulls up to the arena.

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon show up. Vince assures that as soon as D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are finished with their autograph session, they will be here tonight. As for Raw, Vince says The Rock was so frustrated that he could not beat Shane one-on-one that he took those frustrations on Triple H, whom Vince says The Rock could not also beat one-on-one. He also makes it clear that while The Rock won, he is not the WWF Champion. As he tries to say this, the crowd starts a "Shane's a pussy!" chant, which leads to Vince calling the crowd "downright now." Vince then brings out the referee for that night's match, Earl Hebner. Vince then asks why Earl Hebner would want to count a pinfall in a non-sanctioned match, Earl Hebner says it is because The Rock told him to. Vince says Earl Hebner has impugned the integrity of WWF referees with his bias, and he tells Earl that if he ever does that again, he will knock him on his ass. He then tells Earl to leave, which he does. Vince then brings out ring announcer Lillian Garcia, calls her a "misinformed ring announcer," then says she is not a bad singer. He then tells Vince to assume that it is just the two of them in the ring and to sing him a little song like Do You Know The Way To San Jose by Dionne Warwick while toying with her hair. Dionne Warwick sings the first two lines, then Vince says that "pretty women with a little bit of talent" are a dime-a-dozen and that she can be replaced in an instant. He then says she will be singing the blues the next time she makes a mistake, and tells her to leave. Vince goes on to say that it is not easy being the boss as he is always surrounded by incompetence, then says The Rock is not WWF Champion and that is not likely that he ever will be again. Vince then calls out Jim Ross for saying that he and Shane would not have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to The Rock. Vince insists that his testicles are the size of grapefruits while Shane's are the size of pomegranates. He then says that this is because tonight, he and Shane will team up in a 2-on-1 handicap match against The Rock.

The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat T&A (Test and Albert). After the match, Buh Buh Ray Dudley stalks Trish Stratus and grabs her by the hair, but Albert stops D-Von from getting the table, allowing T&A to escape with Trish. Afgterwards, The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) attack The Dudleys, and referees and officials have to pull both teams apart.

Backstage, Kurt Angle asks Scotty 2 Hotty to join him in his quest for tag team gold, but Scotty 2 Hotty tells Kurt Angle that he is not going to turn his back on Grandmaster Sexay as they will win the tag team titles together. He tells Angle to look for someone else, then leaves. All the while, Kurt Angle has no idea what Scotty 2 Hotty is saying.

Tazz vs. Perry Saturn ends before it begins when Saturn attacks Tazz from behind, causing both men to brawl their way backstage.

Kevin Kelly interviews The Rock. The Rock says WWF co-owner Shane McMahon can suck on a monkey's nipple and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon can lick a llama's anus. He says that he is not scared of them or the challenges that they throw out, and while Vince is the owner of a very successful company, and even without anybody's approval, he still stands on the top of his company reigning supreme. He accepts Vince's challenge, and tonight, Shane gets the front of The People's Hand and Vince gets the back, and when all is said and done, they will smell what The Rock is cookin'.

The DX Express pulls up at the arena, and D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James), Tori and WWF co-woner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley arrive to the arena.

The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan beat Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman. After the match, Blackman attacks Boss Man and Buchanan.

Eddie Guerrero and Chyna arrive to the arena in Eddie Guerrero's low rider.

Eddie Guerrero and Chyna show up. Eddie asks Chyna why she turned on Chris Jericho for him, and Chyna says that she couldn't resist his "Latino heat." Eddie crawls up to Chyna and kisses one of her boots before hugging her leg, then Chyna calls Jericho "poor, little, insecure" and "intimidated," and implies that Chris Jericho has a small penis before saying that Jericho was intimdated that she would show up and steal his glory, which she did. She then says she tried to remember all the times Jericho tried to "get in her pants," and says he couldn't do it because she "wears the pants around here." Eddie says Chyna really is the ninth wonder of the world, and says all the non-European fans cannot understand how proud his Spanish ancestors are of him before putting him on the same level as Spanish historial figures. Suddenly, Jericho runs into the ring and brawls with both Eddie and Chyna, coming out on top before referees try to stop him.

Backstage, Kurt Angle asks Essa Rios to be his tag team partner, with Lita helping as a translator. Essa Rios is not interested.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon are met by Triple H, who is irritated that D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James) were booked for an autograph session that was booked to run past the beginning of the show so Vince and Shane could book themselves in a handicap match against The Rock. He also says The Rock screwed him Monday, and that he wants The Rock tonight, even if he has to put the WWF Championship on the line. Vince tells Triple H that The Rock is not deserving of a WWF Championship title shot and that the answer is no, and X-Pac and Road Dogg want a shot at The Rock. Vince tells DX to let him and Shane have their night, and that there was no coincidence regarding the autograph session. Afterwards, everyone else leaves the room except for Vince and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, who talks to Vince.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley talks with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, saying that Triple H is a hothead and says things he does not mean, but agrees that Triple H should not defend the WWF Championship tonight. Vince says The Rock does not deserve that title shot. Stephanie then says that X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James have paid their dues and deserve a shot to kick The Rock's butt, as Vince owns the WWF and he can annihilate The Rock any time he wants to. Vince relents and puts X-Pac and Road Dogg in the handicap match against The Rock.

Dean Malenko retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Taka Michinoku with the Texas Cloverleaf.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is seen watching the footage from last week of Big Show dancing as well as Big Show beating up Grandmaster Sexay, approving of what he is seeing. Big Show (who is unseen) and Shane McMahon then leave the dressing room, with Big Show sporting a new look that has yet to be seen.

Backstage, Mae Young wants to be Kurt Angle's tag team partner. Suddenly, Hardcore Holly shows up, and Angle asks him to be his partner in a match against Edge and Christian for the WWF Tag Team Championships. Hardcore Holly admits he does not like Edge and Christian, and accepts. Mae Young says "What a chump!" as Angle leaves with Hardcore Holly.

Before the next match, Big Show shows up in sunglasses, a black trilby hat, a cane, a black elbow bad, a gold medallion, a black boat and black leather pants, proclaiming himself to be "The Big Pimp." He then says that ahh the women in the crowd will get a big show wrapped in leather if everything goes right tonight.

Big Show beats The Godfather after one of The Godfather's hos distracts referee Tim White so that Big Show can hit The Godfatehr over the back with his cane. After the match, the ho that provided the distraction shares a kiss with Big Show before Big Show carries her to the back.

Edge and Christian retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Kurt Angle and Hardcore Holly following a double-team superplex to Hardcore Holly. After the match, Kurt Angle blames the loss on Hardcore Holly and says he should have picked Mae Young instead of him. Hardcore Holly responds by beating Angle up.

Before the next match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up, and ring announcer Tomy Chimel announces that Shane is the special guest ring announcer for the next match. Shane then announces that Earl Hebner will not be the referee for this match and that Hebner is replaced for the match is Triple H. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley then guests on commentary for the next match.

D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) vs. The Rock ends in a no-contest. During the match, The Rock pushes Road Dogg into special guest referee Triple H before hitting the Rock Bottom. Earl Hebner runs bakc in to count the pinfall, but is punched out by WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. THe Rock then chases Vince to the stage and grabs him before punching him. The Rock then heads to the back, then comes back with a steel chair and hits Vince in the head with it before keeping everyone else at bay.