[2000-09-18-WWF-Raw] Chyna vs Rikishi

[soup23]

We get a clip from Hugh that alerts us that Chyna is in Playboy and he thinks everyone will enjoy the spread. Eddy seems to be coming down with a sickness and can't wrestle his match tonight. We cut to the ring and out comes Eddy blanket and all. Rikishi isn't buying it and gets sprayed in the eyes when he attacks. I don't know if this was intentional but this was a pretty smart move on WWF's part in making Rikishi himself look sort of heelish here using Chyna as someone to attack to try to goad Eddy. NR.

[AstroBoy]

More of an angle than a match and one that blurs some of the face/heel lines they had established. Chyna is less reluctant here and stands up for Eddy pretty much without question by taking this match. Rikishi really doesn't have any sympathy for Chyna and sends a message to Eddy by laying her out. And Eddy of course continues to pick his cheap shots and stir up trouble.

[GSR]

A jealous Eddy Guerrero is seen causing a disturbance at the Playboy Mansions, but Hugh Hefner says that his objections makes no difference and everyone will see Chyna in the next issue of Playboy and see her like they’ve never seen her before.  More apologizing to Chyna, although he seems to have changed his tune, thinking that because she is so beautiful everyone deserves to look at her.  Chyna tells him that she had already forgiven him and there’s no need to apologise, however he does have one more thing to worry about, a match with Rikishi.  All of a sudden Eddy starts coughing as if he’s coming down with something and tells her that he feels a little wheezy.  Next time we see him he is wrapped in a blanket while Chyna is taking his temperature.  She wants to get Commissioner Foley to cancel the match as he’s not well enough, but he ends up talking her into taking his place.

Tazz imposes himself as honorary ring announcer, with Jerry Lawler saying that he’s probably a better ring announcer than he is wrestler.  This looks like it’s going to be some angle involving the two of them, however Jim Ross informs us that the Commissioner made it clear than neither are to touch each other until Unforgiven on Sunday.  ‘The King’ notes that Eddy came down with whatever it was awfully quickly, seemingly not buying it for one second.  After both participants are introduced Eddy gets off his death bed and struggles his way down the aisle, still wrapped in that blanket.  Rikishi leaves the ring to get his hands on him and throws him into the ring steps.  As he is about to give him the ‘stink face’, Chyna again saves her man at which point Eddy pulls out some mace which he sprays in Rikishi’s face.  Chyna, not happy with the way Eddy clearly used her, goes to check on Rikishi, but he grabs and gives her a ‘Samoan drop’.  Rikishi, who still wants Eddy, gestures for him to come back to the ring, but when he shows no sign of doing so pulls Chyna into the corner.  He’s basically trying to force Eddy’s hand implying that if he’s not going to get it, his Mamacita is.  Eddy is on his knees pleading for her, but there is not a cat in hells chance he’s getting back in that ring.  When he realises he’s not, Rikishi gives Chyna the safest, most protected ‘Bonzai splash’ you’re ever likely to see.