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This match between Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle on the June 9, 2006 episode of WWE SmackDown! was part of the ongoing feud between the high-flying World Heavyweight Champion and the technically skilled Olympic Hero, coming off their previous encounters on SmackDown! and in other matches earlier in the year. By this show, their one-on-one contest was not the main event but had been featured on TV in the weeks prior, and their more recent televised singles bout (aired June 2, 2006) saw Angle defeat Mysterio in a non-title match in what was described as a competitive back-and-forth clash with Angle gaining the advantage and winning by count-out, allowing Mysterio to retain his title.
The SmackDown Hotel
On the June 9 show itself, the program’s focus had largely shifted to other matches and stories, and Mysterio did not win a direct singles match against Kurt Angle that night, as the SmackDown! summary notes that Angle’s last singles TV victory over Mysterio occurred shortly before this show and that the champion continued his feud with other challengers.
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In essence, the interaction between Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle around this SmackDown! episode was part of their broader rivalry in 2006, where Angle asserted himself as a strong contender and picked up a televised victory, while Mysterio continued on as scripted champion heading into future storylines.
The SmackDown Hotel
On the June 9 show itself, the program’s focus had largely shifted to other matches and stories, and Mysterio did not win a direct singles match against Kurt Angle that night, as the SmackDown! summary notes that Angle’s last singles TV victory over Mysterio occurred shortly before this show and that the champion continued his feud with other challengers.
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In essence, the interaction between Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle around this SmackDown! episode was part of their broader rivalry in 2006, where Angle asserted himself as a strong contender and picked up a televised victory, while Mysterio continued on as scripted champion heading into future storylines.
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00:00Hello, Michael Cole. Hello, Paul. How are you doing?
00:02It's been a pleasure to see you, too. Pleasure to see you as well.
00:05And here he is, ECW's own Kurt Angle.
00:20Following Conex to schedule four.
00:22One ball making it play in the ring, weighing it up to 137 pounds.
00:28It's Kurt Angle!
00:31Hey, Paul, I gotta tell you, man, I watched Raw, I saw, I just...
00:34That announcement, Kurt Angle has beaten the ECW draft pick on your behalf of ECW.
00:40Look at the roof of the tournament, I couldn't believe it!
00:42If I'm gonna pick one guy from SmackDown, one superstar from SmackDown,
00:46who else would I pick for the new vision of ECW besides the Olympic hero, Kurt Angle?
00:53I think it was a great pick. I'll tell you what, I mean, it shows that...
00:56At ECW, the new ECW, I'm assuming he's gonna be progressive. I like that.
01:00Oh, and not only progressive, it's gonna be, I do say, futuristic.
01:04And from San Diego, California, weighing on 170 pounds,
01:20is the world champion, Ray Mysterio!
01:26What an ovation for the world champion!
01:29They are on their feet in Portland!
01:31And here is a man, guys, who last week, in a sense, retired JBL!
01:39Defeating JBL in a match-up last week here on SmackDown!
01:43JBL sitting at home, probably watching SmackDown last night,
01:46general manager Theodore Long saying basically,
01:49hey, you put your foot in your mouth, you gotta live with your decision!
01:52JBL is quitting as far as SmackDown is concerned!
01:55And I gotta tell you, I'm still shocked that JBL is no more on SmackDown!
02:01But there, right there, was the wrestling machine that knew a CCW member!
02:05I still can't believe it, I'm telling you!
02:07Hey, Kurt Angle is an Olympic gold medalist, the only one in WWE history,
02:13a multi-time world champion!
02:15The man has held every championship he's ever gone after!
02:18And I'm asking the same question!
02:20If I'm gonna have one draft pick from SmackDown,
02:23is there anybody better on the face of the planet than Kurt Angle?
02:27I agree with you, Paul, there's nobody better in my mind on the face of the planet than Kurt Angle!
02:32I'm sorry to see him leave SmackDown, but the bottom line is this!
02:35We here at Friday Night are gonna be entertained one more time
02:38by the six-time champion, Kurt Angle,
02:41in his farewell match-up against that man,
02:44the world champion, Rey Mysterio!
02:46And what an ovation for the champion, Mysterio!
02:51Gigantic, thunderous ovation here at Warford!
02:54And again, Rey Mysterio is indicative of the fact that ECW always looks towards the future!
03:00Where did Rey Mysterio get his biggest career brace?
03:03ECW, back in 1996!
03:06Rey Mysterio came here after solidifying his reputation in ECW!
03:13So here we go, the farewell match-up!
03:15Kurt Angle versus Rey Mysterio, and talk about the rivalry and the history between these two men!
03:21Rey Mysterio's first pay-per-view in World Wrestling Entertainment was SummerSlam a number of years ago!
03:26Who did he face?
03:27Kurt Angle!
03:28Rey Mysterio won the World Heavyweight Championship in WrestleMania this year!
03:32Who was involved in that Triple Threat match-up?
03:34Who was champion at the time?
03:35Kurt Angle!
03:37And you can feel the electricity in this crowd in Portland tonight!
03:41Yeah, he took the words out of my mouth, the buzz is electrifying,
03:44and we just kicked this thing off of that double leg!
03:46Wow!
03:47Kurt Angle!
03:48Kurt Angle!
03:50Messing around with Rey Mysterio in the early going to the match-up!
03:54Psychological intimidation by the Olympic hero, Kurt Angle!
03:58Again, you're not going to see the same Kurt Angle anymore!
04:01Kurt Angle has adapted to every style he's had to conform to,
04:05but now Kurt Angle gets to be an innovator again!
04:08Kurt Angle gets to lead the way in the new vision of ECW!
04:12And Kurt Angle's first instinct is what he knows
04:15since he's seven years old, and that's to take you down
04:18and wrestle you to the ground
04:20and make you submit if need be.
04:22Kurt Angle's not afraid to punch somebody out a little bit,
04:25which I like about Kurt.
04:26Rey Mysterio not happy, the world champion.
04:28Think about when Rey Mysterio, look at...
04:30Kurt Angle taking Mysterio down to the corner
04:32and continues this vicious assault in the early going.
04:36Think about what Rey Mysterio's been through, gentlemen,
04:38over the past five weeks.
04:40Matches with Mark Henry,
04:41the great Khali, Kane, twice with JBL,
04:46and out tonight with Kurt Angle.
04:48Well, there's no doubt about it.
04:49Rey Mysterio is loaded with intestinal fortitude.
04:52He's tough as nails, hence why he is world champion.
04:55But let's, you know, right now, it's tough tests right here.
04:58Kurt Angle, come on.
04:59Rey Mysterio will not back down.
05:01Oh, that ankle kick. How quick is Angle?
05:04He seems more motivated now than ever, Paul.
05:06I'm telling you.
05:07Kurt Angle is gonna be motivated like never before in ECW,
05:09but again, Kurt Angle literally gets to start his career
05:13all over again.
05:14He gets to create a new style.
05:16One, two, three.
05:18Angle seems much more aggressive here tonight.
05:21Wouldn't you agree, Taz, in the early going?
05:22I definitely wouldn't.
05:23I think Mysterio smocked by Rey to bring the pace down a little bit.
05:28Kurt Angle seems to be amped up here.
05:30Rey's not a dummy.
05:31Rey's not a dummy.
05:32He's gonna wrestle his pace.
05:34And if he speeds up the pace, that might not be to Kurt's favor.
05:39Hey, and Kurt Angle has made an open challenge now,
05:42and it applies at one night stand on June 11th.
05:45An open challenge to any man from any type of ring.
05:50Four-sided, six-sided, or eight-sided.
05:53An open challenge.
05:56An open challenge.
05:57Any time someone wants to step in the ring now with Kurt Angle,
06:00it's there for them to take off.
06:02Oh, my God, Mysterio!
06:03And that's the innovation of the champion.
06:05Rey Mysterio brings all the crowd to its feet.
06:07Angle just looks a bit surprised, but that's what Mysterio's all about.
06:12Yeah, Rey.
06:12High-octane offense.
06:13Rey's extremely quick.
06:15And you know, Kurt's been in the ring as you put...
06:17Oh, my God, that inside trip by Kurt Angle.
06:19Again, I want to just point out, I've wrestled Kurt.
06:21I know Kurt a long time.
06:22I've never seen Kurt do that in the WWE ring before,
06:25that inside trip the way he did it.
06:27Now, this could be, Paul, what you're saying,
06:30a new Kurt Angle, a different style,
06:32a different type of athlete in Kurt Angle.
06:35ECW is always about innovation.
06:36ECW is always about bringing new styles
06:39to the public's attention.
06:40And here, Kurt Angle, the Olympic hero,
06:42the multi-time world champion,
06:44has a chance to reinvent the image,
06:46not just of himself, but of ECW itself.
06:50You'll still see the barbed wires
06:51and the flaming tables and piledriving women,
06:54but you're gonna see a whole lot more.
06:56You're gonna see this type of wrestling
06:59from Kurt Angle and others.
07:01And I'd like to point out that that is respected,
07:04you know, by the...
07:05Whoa!
07:05Oh!
07:06Shoulder first to the steel post goes Kurt Angle,
07:10could be the opening the champion needs.
07:12That in-ring style of that pure wrestling style
07:14from the old-school ECW wrestling fan,
07:17that was respected.
07:18Check this out.
07:19Watch this.
07:19What an impact of your rotator cuff with a steel post.
07:22But I'm assuming that the new ECW fan
07:25that jumps aboard will, too, respect that wrestling style.
07:29Over Kurt Angle.
07:30Whoa!
07:31You get my point.
07:34Oh, big time I get your point.
07:35And I like the way you make your point.
07:37I like the way you commentate.
07:40If you get my hint on that one.
07:42Kurt Angle continuing the pressure on Rey Mysterio.
07:46He's so subtle, Heyman, so subtle.
07:48I mean, I said it on Monday Night Raw,
07:50I didn't just get too...
07:51Here we go!
07:51Angle-
07:52Went for the angle, slam into the arm drive by Mysterio.
07:54Arm-dragging Angle out of the ring.
07:56Uh-oh.
07:57Mysterio off to the apron.
07:59Menzerina's man.
08:01Watch out!
08:01Nobody home as he went for the seat at Suntan.
08:04Boltman back in the ring.
08:07Boltman toe-to-toe.
08:09Who's gonna get back in the game?
08:11Winner in time.
08:16We are back on SmackDown.
08:18Kurt Angle hammering away at the world champion Rey Mysterio.
08:22This is Kurt Angle's farewell match on SmackDown
08:25because he has been drafted to ECW by the man who is joining us, Paul Heyman.
08:30And every bit of punishment that Rey Mysterio takes is to the advantage of ECW itself.
08:36Why?
08:37Why?
08:37Because Rey Mysterio has accepted a challenge to wrestle at One Night Stand.
08:42Whoa!
08:43On Sunday night, June 11th, Rey Mysterio will answer the call that has been dealt out for years.
08:49Because Rey Mysterio will face the one man that ECW fans have clamored for Mysterio to be in the ring with,
08:56and the match has never happened.
08:58At One Night Stand, Rey Mysterio will defend the world title against the suicidal, homicidal, genocidal,
09:07death-defying Sabu.
09:09You're kidding me.
09:09No, as a matter of fact, and I've already made this arrangement,
09:13later on on this show, you will see video highlights of exactly what Sabu is capable of.
09:19Oh, I know what he's capable of, but that's a gigantic announcer, Paul.
09:23So wait a minute, Mysterio's defending the World Championship in One Night Stand against Sabu.
09:29Yes, he is.
09:30And John Cena's defending the WWE Championship in One Night Stand against RVD.
09:34One way or another, a championship, if not both championships, are coming to ECW, and one title, if not both, will be rechristened the ECW World Championship.
09:46And Kurt Angle continues the pressure on the champion, Rey Mysterio.
09:50And Tazic does not look good for the champion.
09:52Perhaps Rey Mysterio could be close to tapping out.
09:54Well, he's caught in a reverse armbar here by an Olympic gold medalist named Kurt Angle.
10:00Rey Mysterio is in trouble.
10:01Still getting over the, I mean, wearing tan through the weeks, as you pointed out earlier, of Rey Mysterio from people like Khali and Kane and Mark Henry.
10:10Remember, Rey Mysterio's body can't be 100%.
10:12And not to mention JBL, two matches in one week.
10:16And look at Khali, put a knee to the midsection.
10:18Again, JBL probably somewhere watching this matchup at home.
10:22As far as SmackDown is concerned, that's where JBL's staying.
10:26The general manager says a promise is a promise.
10:29JBL put his foot in his mouth last week.
10:31If he lost to Rey Mysterio, he quit, and that's what happened.
10:34And check out the intensity of Kurt Angle, the real Kurt Angle, the newest member of ECW.
10:39Here's the cover, shoulders down, check out at two.
10:42Another cover.
10:42Again, shoulders down and another kickdown.
10:44Hey, Paul, I gotta ask you, what was Angle's response when you told me he was in private?
10:49Like, what was his?
10:49When I explained to Kurt Angle exactly what the new vision for ECW would be, the opportunity that this presented to Kurt Angle to not only reinvent himself,
10:58but to carve out a global image for ECW, the competitor in Kurt Angle was awakened again.
11:05You're not gonna see the Kurt Angle that you have for the past few years.
11:09You're gonna see a ramped-up, amped-up wheel.
11:12Oh, German suplex.
11:14And again, cover.
11:16For him in the face.
11:17Kick out at two by the champ.
11:18Well, I think I just, just an example of what we've seen earlier in this match, and just right there with that German suplex, sure.
11:23We've seen Angle do German suplexes before, but I'm telling you right now from experience, Angle just hold on to that German a little bit longer to drive Ray Mysterio's head into the mat with intent, I'm telling you.
11:34What is it, guys? Educate me. Why does a man like Kurt Angle become so intense, become so much more aggressive, when he finds out he's gonna go to a brand like ECW?
11:42Well, he's a world-best athlete, and he realizes an opportunity to up his game.
11:47I've never seen an athlete that is more dominant than Kurt Angle. I've never believed in an athlete that could be as dominant as Kurt Angle.
11:55Kurt Angle has a chance now to become the number one superstar in the entire sport. Read into that open challenge, Michael. Read into it.
12:05Four-sided, six-sided, eight-sided ring. Anybody wants to take on Kurt Angle, they can. Ray Mysterio is a world champion right now, and look how dominant Kurt Angle is.
12:17Angle's mouthpiece says it all. It says simply, machine. That is what Kurt Angle is. Here comes the champion. Ray Mysterio with kicks to the hamstring.
12:26Smart by Mysterio to weaken up that lower base.
12:29Reversal. Mysterio.
12:30That was a beautiful dropkick by Ray Mysterio. I cannot believe you got Ray Mysterio and Sabu going for the world championship at one night stand. I'm shocked.
12:43You talk about a dream match of the high flyers, Mysterio versus Sabu. It's a match that's been talked about.
12:49Uh-oh. Uh-oh. What a belly-to-belly. Angle crawls to the cover. Hooks the leg.
12:54When it takes it, it's gonna kick out of two. Again, hook the leg. There's two and a kick out.
12:59Well, you don't want to embarrass Kurt Angle, because when you do that, you pay. You pay in a big way.
13:03I dare say, the greater the opponent for Kurt Angle, the greater Kurt Angle can be pushed. Kurt Angle is at his best when he's pushed to the limit.
13:12And Ray Mysterio, the world champion, is pushing Kurt Angle tonight.
13:17Well, the world champion, Ray Mysterio, is beginning to be dissected by Kurt Angle.
13:21Uh-oh.
13:22Mysterio moves his course. DDT puts Angle. Could be the opening the champ needs.
13:27That was a hell of a DDT by Mysterio, and Angle's down, man.
13:33Two, three.
13:37Landed right on top of his head, Kurt Angle, and let's take another look at the DDT.
13:42Check the DDT out. Look at that. Bam!
13:51So, Paul, who do you think's gonna accept Kurt Angle's open challenge?
13:54It doesn't matter who accepts it. Whoever it is is gonna end up being Tender Topping.
13:58Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
13:59Tender Topps is a...
14:01Here comes the resilient champion.
14:05What a match we got going here.
14:08Angle, off the reversal, up over the top. Mysterio rolls through.
14:12Oh, watch out!
14:13With a snap there, into the cover, hooks the leg.
14:16May have an angle here, kick out at two.
14:19You gotta give it to the champion.
14:21Just when you think Mysterio's down and out, he's back in the ballgame.
14:25Well, that's true. There's no doubt about that, what Mysterio brings to the dance.
14:28Gotta be careful. You're in there with Kurt Angle, who I've never seen so vicious before.
14:33Uh-oh. Mysterio, in the corner, dropped Topo.
14:36Angle bounces off the second turnbuckle.
14:40Knocked Angle for a loop.
14:42Kicked it up back of the hair.
14:43Driving Angle out of the ring.
14:45Oh, I think this is where Mysterio needs to bring the attack to Angle.
14:50Yeah, but Kenny...
14:51What does the champion have left?
14:53Oh, he's gonna do it!
14:54Baseball slide.
14:55Wow!
14:57So quick.
14:58Looks like Kurt was gonna counter.
15:00Rey with that head scissor.
15:01This is Kurt Angle's farewell match here on SmackDown before he heads to ECW.
15:09And who could ask for anything better?
15:11Angle versus Mysterio, kicking off Friday Night SmackDown.
15:18Mysterio to the apron.
15:19Kurt Angle in trouble.
15:22Kurt, I don't know if Kurt knows where the hell he is.
15:24Look at this!
15:25See, it's dead time.
15:26Kurt Angle may have him here.
15:28There's two!
15:29Angle, look, look, look, look!
15:30Cover of his arm!
15:31Kick at it, too!
15:33How quick is Angle to counter that pin cover?
15:35It's instinct.
15:36Kurt Angle doesn't have to know where he is.
15:38He's inside of a ring, and it's like a shark taking the water.
15:41When Kurt Angle's in the ring, this is what happens!
15:45Nice!
15:45German suplex to Mysterio inside-out.
15:49A release German with a hell of a pop-up in those hips of Angle.
15:52Cover on the champion.
15:53Hook of the leg, shoulders down!
15:55Kick out into the half!
15:57Looks like Mysterio got shot out of a cannon with that suplex.
16:01Beautifully done by Kurt.
16:03Both men leaving it all in the ring here on Friday Night SmackDown.
16:07I think Kurt has taken Ray out.
16:09Look at Ray.
16:09Ray's in trouble here, and Kurt Angle just taking Ray apart piece by piece.
16:14I gotta tell you, I think I agree with you on that, Paul.
16:17Ray's hurting in a big way.
16:19And again, how does this play into Sunday night, June 11th?
16:22Because at one night stand, Mysterio has to go in against Sabu, and there's no one as vicious as Sabu.
16:28Uh-oh. Oh, there is it.
16:29Look at Mysterio!
16:30He may have it!
16:31Go!
16:31Kick at it!
16:33Two!
16:33So innovative as Rey Mysterio.
16:38And I'll tell you, for those people who have never seen Sabu, Sabu gone.
16:42Let me tell you something.
16:43Here is for a treat.
16:45Amazing.
16:46As that clothesline was.
16:48Uh-oh!
16:48Uh-oh!
16:49What a farewell match tonight for Kurt Angle.
16:52The last night, you'll see the man pulling scraps down in a SmackDown ring.
16:58And Angle stalking Mysterio.
17:00Going for the Angle Slam.
17:02And he got it!
17:03Angle Slam connecting.
17:04Mysterio in trouble.
17:06Got him!
17:06Covered.
17:07Shoulders down.
17:07Hooks the leg.
17:08They got it!
17:09Mysterio got the final bottle.
17:10Pay all credit to Rey Mysterio.
17:14Great presence of mind by Mysterio.
17:16He took the Angle Slam, yet he knew to get his foot on the bottom rope.
17:20Well, he knew where it was in the ring.
17:21That's great in that sense.
17:23Always know where you are when you're in that ring.
17:25Uh-oh.
17:26Angle going for the ankle that time.
17:28Going for the Angle Slam again.
17:29Rey Mysterio counter.
17:326'1-9 might be coming!
17:34Connecting!
17:35Angle to cover!
17:37But does Rey Mysterio have anything left?
17:40The champion pulling himself up on the ropes to the apron.
17:48Angle's not moving.
17:50Mysterio.
17:52This is the way he defeated JBL last week, ladies and gentlemen.
17:56Sending JBL to retirement.
17:58Uh-oh.
17:59Uh-oh.
17:59Uh-oh.
18:00He's going for the frog splash, but Kurt Angle to the top rope.
18:04Rey's trying to block it.
18:07You got a whale of a struggle going on now.
18:10Mysterio to the top rope.
18:13Sunset flip.
18:14Angle hold.
18:14Hold on.
18:16Kurt's too strong.
18:17Uh-oh.
18:18Oh, kicked in the midsection by Mysterio.
18:20There's the Sunset flip.
18:21Angle rolled through.
18:22Look for the ankle.
18:23Oh, that's it.
18:24That's it.
18:25The ankle lock is locked in.
18:26The champ's in trouble.
18:28Rey's got a tap.
18:31Mysterio reversal.
18:33Angle in position.
18:34Angle caught Mysterio on the 6-1-9.
18:41Mysterio counters.
18:43Joker's down.
18:44Got it.
18:44No.
18:45No.
18:45Angle kicked up.
18:46That was a match.
18:47That was close.
18:49Oh, my God.
18:50That was close.
18:51What a matchup.
18:53The farewell match for Kurt Angle on SmackDown.
18:57Uh-oh.
19:00Oh, look at this.
19:01A back of belly.
19:03Angle launching the champion over the top rope.
19:07And Mysterio crashing.
19:09I think Rey might have twisted his knee, landed on his knee.
19:12Off that release, belly to belly.
19:14Suplex over the top rope.
19:15Four.
19:16Hey, the fact that Mysterio's conscious is a testament to his top rope.
19:19Wait a minute.
19:20Referee Charles Robinson now at a count of six.
19:23At a count of seven, Mysterio trying to pull himself up.
19:27Come on, Rey.
19:29You got to try to get a count of nine.
19:30He's close.
19:31And wait a minute.
19:33The champion, I believe, has been counted out.
19:37What a match.
19:38One of this matches a result of a count out.
19:42Kurt Angle.
19:45Kurt Angle picking up the victory.
19:48Aggressive and impressive.
19:51The wrestling machine looks sharp as attack.
19:54Rey Mysterio landed hard out there.
19:57And you just got a taste of it.
19:58A taste of the new Kurt Angle.
20:00A taste of ECW's Kurt Angle.
20:03Well, maybe it was a good thing that Rey Mysterio's...
20:08Kurt Angle is not the champion, ladies and gentlemen.
20:11It was not a championship matchup.
20:13But, hey, maybe it was a good thing this wasn't a championship match.
20:17Lady Luck has been riding with Rey Mysterio since the Royal Rumble.
20:20He's obviously still with him here tonight.
20:23But will that luck run out at one night stand when Rey Mysterio has to defend the world title against Sabu?
20:30Okay, that right there could be the end of Rey Mysterio's world title reign.
20:34Trust me, from experience, a guy like Sabu can take that title from Rey Mysterio.
20:39And that's a competitor for you right there, folks.
20:43Kurt Angle, toughest nails, a wrestling machine, an Olympic gold medalist, but yet a true competitor.
20:50Farewell, Kurt Angle.
20:52Farewell, Kurt.
20:53You will be missed on Friday Night SmackDown.
20:56But not on ECW, SmackDown's unfortunate loss is ECW's greatest game.
21:06Oh, we gotta show you the exciting, exciting moves in this matchup, guys.
21:10What a farewell match.
21:12Oh, no doubt about it.
21:13Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, both these athletes leaving it all in the ring.
21:17And what a way to leave SmackDown if you're Kurt Angle.
21:21With an outing like that against a world champ.
21:24But look, this is the finish of the matchup, kind of like he hurt his leg here, Mr.
21:27He hurt his knee, twisted up or something.
21:30Mysterio counted out, Angle picked up.
21:32Look at that.
21:33Look at that intensity.
21:34What an incredible match.
21:48Well, tonight on Friday Night SmackDown, another huge main event.
21:51Big news.
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