Rebellion (2002): Difference between revisions

{{short description|World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event}}

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|name=Rebellion

|image=File:Rebellion_2002_DVD_cover.jpg

|caption=DVD cover featuring [[Brock Lesnar]]

|venue=[[Manchester Arena|Manchester Evening News Arena]]<ref name=Rebellion2002/>

|lastevent=[[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]]

|nextevent=[[Survivor Series (2002)|Survivor Series]]

|event=[[WWE Rebellion|Rebellion]]

|lastevent2=[[Rebellion (2001)|2001]]

|nextevent2=''Final''

|event2=WWE in Europe

|lastevent3=[[Insurrextion (2002)]]|nextevent3=[[Insurrextion (2003)]]

The 2002 '''Rebellion''' was the fourth annual and final [[WWE Rebellion|Rebellion]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view events|event]] produced by the American [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]], [[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE). It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]], which made it WWE's first-ever SmackDown!-exclusive PPV. The event took place on October 26, 2002, at the [[Manchester Arena]] in [[Manchester|Manchester, England]] and was broadcast exclusively in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It was the first Rebellion held under the WWE name, after the promotion had been renamed from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) toWWE in May earlier that year. Rebellion was discontinued after this 2002 event due to the promotion's discontinuation of UK-exclusive PPVs in 2003.

==Production==

===Background===

[[WWE Rebellion|Rebellion]] was an annual [[United Kingdom]]-exclusive [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) produced by the American [[professional wrestling promotion]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE), since 1999. The 2002 event was the fourth event in the Rebellion chronology. It was scheduled to be held on October 26, 2002, at the [[Manchester Arena]] in [[Manchester, England]].<ref name=Rebellion2002/> It was also the first Rebellion produced under the WWE name, as the company was renamed from World Wrestling Federation (WWF) to WWE in May earlier that year.<ref name=GetFOut>{{cite web| title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment| publisher=WWE| url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| access-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| archive-date=January 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> It was also the first Rebellion produced under the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] that was introduced in March, which divided the roster into two separate brands, [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]], where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform.<ref name="BrandExtensionPressRelease">{{cite press release|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |title=WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands |publisher=[[WWE]] |date=March 27, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417115226/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |archive-date=April 17, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> The 2002 event was in turn held exclusively for wrestlers from the SmackDown! brand, which was the promotion's first SmackDown!-exclusive PPV produced.<ref name=Rebellion2002/>

===Storylines===

The event featured nine [[Mock combat|professional wrestling matches]] and two pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and [[Narrative thread|storylines]], where wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|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 ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown!]]''.<ref name="HSW">{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm |title=How Pro Wrestling Works |last=Grabianowski |first=Ed |work=HowStuffWorks, Inc. |publisher=[[Discovery Communications]] |accessdate=2014-01-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129050844/http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm |archivedate=2013-11-29 }}</ref>

==Event==

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!Role:

!Name:

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|rowspan="2"|Commentators

|[[Michael Cole (wrestling)|Michael Cole]]

|-

|[[Tazz]]

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|[[Interviewer]]

|Mark Lloyd

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|[[Ring announcer]]

|[[Tony Chimel]]

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|rowspan="4"|[[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referees]]

|[[Mike Chioda]]

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|Mike Sparks

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|[[Brian Hebner]]

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|[[Jim Korderas]]

|}

===Preliminary matches===

The first match of the pay-per-view was scheduled to be [[The Undertaker]] taking on [[Matt Hardy]]; However, [[Booker T (wrestler)|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 [[Tag team#Mixed Tag Team Match|mixed tag team match]] which saw [[John Cena]] and [[Dawn Marie Psaltis|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.

An elimination [[triple threat match]] for the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991-2007)|Cruiserweight Championship]] was next. This match saw [[Jamie Noble]] defend his title against [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]. Noble first eliminated Tajiri after hitting the Tiger Bomb. When Mysterio went for a victory roll, Noble grabbed [[Nidia Guenard|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.

A [[Professional wrestling match types#Stipulation-based variations|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 (wrestling)|Michael Cole]] and [[Tony Chimel]] rejoined Rikishi in the ring to dance.

The penultimate match was a [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]] match. This match saw [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Kurt Angle]] defending their titles against [[Los Guerreros]] ([[Eddie Guerrero]] and [[Chavo Guerrero Jr.|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 [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|handicap match]] for the [[WWE Championship]]. The match saw the champion [[Brock Lesnar]] team up with [[Paul Heyman]] to take on [[Edge (wrestler)|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.

==Aftermath==

The 2002 Rebellion would be the final Rebellion event, as WWE discontinued UK-exclusive PPVs after the [[Insurrextion (2003)|2003 Insurrextion]] PPV as the company began to broadcast ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' and ''SmackDown!'' from the UK in 2004.<ref name=Rebellion2002/>

|results = <ref name=WWF2002>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/02.htm | title=2002| work=The History of WWE | first=Graham | last=Cawthon | accessdate=May 24, 2015 | date=October 26, 2002}}</ref><ref name=Rebellion2002/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rebel.html#2002 | title=Rebellion 2002 | date= October 26, 2002 | accessdate=May 24, 2015 | publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref>

|note1 = dark

|match1 = [[Bill DeMott]] defeated [[Shannon Moore]]

|stip1 = [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|Singles match]]

|time1 = 8:26

|match2 = [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] defeated [[Matt Hardy]]

|stip2 = Singles match

|time2 = 15:00

|match3 = [[Billy Kidman]] and [[Torrie Wilson]] defeated [[John Cena]] and [[Dawn Marie]]

|stip3 = [[Mixed tag team match]]

|time3 = 5:22

|match4 = [[Shoichi Funaki|Funaki]] defeated [[Crash Holly|Crash]]

|stip4 = Singles match

|time4 = 5:00

|match5 = [[Jamie Noble]] (c) (with [[Nidia Guenard|Nidia]]) defeated [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[Yoshihiro Tajiri|Tajiri]]

|stip5 = [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Triple threat elimination match]] for the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1991-2007)|WWE Cruiserweight Championship]]

|time5 = 13:00

|match6 = [[Reverend D-Von]] and [[Ron Simmons]] defeated [[Chuck Palumbo]] and [[The Big Valbowski]]

|stip6 = [[Tag team match]]

|time6 = 3:00

|match7 = [[Rikishi (wrestler)|Rikishi]] defeated [[Matt Bloom|Albert]]

|stip7 = [[Kiss My Ass match]]

|time7 = 5:00

|match8 = [[Chris Benoit]] and [[Kurt Angle]] (c) defeated [[Los Guerreros]] ([[Eddie Guerrero|Eddie]] and [[Chavo Guerrero|Chavo]])

|stip8 = Tag team match for the [[WWE Raw Tag Team Championship|WWE Tag Team Championship]]

|time8 = 20:15

|match9 = [[Brock Lesnar]] (c) and [[Paul Heyman]] defeated [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]]

|stip9 = [[Handicap match]] for the [[WWE Championship]]

|time9 = 20:00

==See also==

{{Portal|United Kingdom}}

*[[Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:October 2002 events in the United Kingdom]]

[[Category:2002 WWE pay-per-view events]]

[[Category:WWE Rebellion]]

[[Category:WWE SmackDown]]