Episode
WWE Friday Night SmackDown: SmackDown - Oct. 23, 2003
Overview
With Stephanie McMahon being forced to resign as SmackDown General Manager due to her loss at No Mercy, Paul Heyman makes his shocking return to assume her responsibilities. Heyman shakes things up by having The Undertaker face both WWE Champion Brock Lesnar and United States Champion Big Show in the main event.
Details
- Series
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 43
- Air date
- 2003-10-23
- Runtime
- 87 min
Episode context
SmackDown - Oct. 23, 2003 is Episode 43 in Season 5 of WWE Friday Night SmackDown. It aired on 2003-10-23. The runtime is 87 min.
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Episode 42: SmackDown - Oct. 16, 2003
Kurt Angle shows John Cena exactly what he thinks of him. With their Chain Match for the WWE Championship just a few days away, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker look to kick things off early. When United States Champion Eddie Guerrero faces off against Rhyno, Big Show gets some payback. Plus, Stephanie McMahon receives a message of fatherly love.
Episode 44: SmackDown - Oct. 30, 2003
While SmackDown General Manager Paul Heyman introduces some powerful additions to WWE Champion Brock Lesnar's Survivor Series team, the Beast partners with United States Champion Big Show to take on the APA. Mr. McMahon, worried over his upcoming Buried Alive Match against The Undertaker, receives some words of inspiration from an unlikely source.
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Episode 47: SmackDown - Nov. 20, 2003
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Episode 38: SmackDown - Sep 18, 2003
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Episode 37: SmackDown - Sep. 11, 2003
Mr. McMahon puts SmackDown GM Stephanie McMahon between a Brock and a hard place. John Cena and Eddie Guerrero take their rivalry to the street in a Latino Heat Parking Lot Brawl. Plus, several of SmackDown's top Superstars are in action including the APA, Matt Hardy, Rey Mysterio, and many more.
Episode 49: SmackDown - Dec. 04, 2003
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