Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: SmackDown - Dec. 26, 2002
Overview
After suffering an injury thanks to a vicious attack at the hands of Brock Lesnar, WWE Champion Kurt Angle is introduced to a team to represent him while he is out-of-action. With Angle unable to defend his title against Big Show, Stephanie McMahon makes Show to earn his spot as the No. 1 Contender in the main event and much more.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 52
- Air date
- 2002-12-26
- Runtime
- 86 min
Episode context
SmackDown - Dec. 26, 2002 is Episode 52 in Season 4 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2002-12-26. The runtime is 86 min.
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