WWE Rebellion

Storyline

One of WWE's final pay-per-views in the United Kingdom, took place in Manchester, England on October 26, 2002 at the Manchester Evening News Arena. Opening the show was Stephanie McMahon, proudly presenting the first Smackdown-only pay-per-view. Next RAW's Booker T appeared for one night only at the Smackdown-only show, to take on Matt Hardy. Next came the next chapter of the Torrie Wilson/Dawn Marie feud, in the form of a mixed tag team match with Billy Kidman as Torrie's partner and John Cena as Dawn's partner. Next was an interview with Edge, who talked about his dream of becoming the WWE Champion after it was announced he would face the Champion Brock Lesnar. The third match came in the form of Smackdown's #1 Announcer Funaki, taking on the multi-time former Hardcore Champion Crash. Fourth on the card, was the Cruiserweight Title match involving the Champion Jamie Noble defending against both Tajiri and Rey Mysterio. After a high-speed match between cruiserweights, the show changes focus towards tag team action. Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle debate the position of captain of their team before agreeing their focus should be defending their tag titles against Eddie & Chavo Guerrero. Afterwards, Ron Simmons and D-Von faced the team of Chuck Palumbo & Val Venis. Next, fans would see the first-ever Kiss My Ass match featuring Albert against Rikishi. Next came the WWE Tag Team title match of Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit defending against the challenge of Los Guerreros. Finally, the main event featured the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar meeting Edge for the title in a handicap match including Paul Heyman as a competitor! Should Edge pin Lesnar OR Heyman, Edge could become the champion!