Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani are back in the Windy City (or at least Rosemont) to recap a star-studded June 15, 2000 episode of SmackDown. The headline is the guest appearance of Samuel L. Jackson as Shaft! We break down the surreal crossover segments in Time Square and WWE New York, including the legendary moment where Shaft offers to "protect the booty" of Hardcore Champion Crash Holly.

Tommy Blacha provides unique insight into the "on-the-fly" nature of the Shaft shoot and what it was like working with a Hollywood A-lister at the peak of his powers. We also discuss the acoustics of the old Rosemont Horizon, the mystery of The Undertaker's sudden arrest for "carjacking," and why Vince McMahon thought Dean Malenko needed to be paired with the Godfather's ladies to get over.

Other major discussion points include:

- The Dudley Boyz taking a 10-foot plunge off the stage inside a tied-up dumpster.

- The Rock, Undertaker, and Kane dealing with a new high-stakes stipulation for their King of the Ring main event.

- Lita carving her own path: How her legitimate in-ring ability in Mexico and Mexico's CMLL forced WWE to take the women's division seriously.

- The ongoing "Faction vs. Regime" branding war and Triple H's questionable grammar.

- Chris Jericho getting "splashed" by a bucket of water from Stephanie McMahon.

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0:00 - Intro

1:40 - The "Stay Out" Bar and Rosemont's 23-hour liquor laws

3:54 - WWE Post-Production: Making Linda McMahon sound dramatic

6:55 - Match 1: Edge vs. Grandmaster Sexay (KOTR Qualifier)

7:50 - Stone Phillips in the front row / Celebrity cameo talk

10:42 - McMahon-Helmsley promo: The new KOTR stipulation

17:03 - Crash Holly, Brisco, & Patterson take Time Square

17:53 - Match 2: The Hardys vs. T&A / Lita makes the save

19:54 - Lita’s rise: From a bus to Mexico to the Attitude Era

21:19 - Undertaker arrested for carjacking / Spitting tobacco on Bull Buchanan

23:21 - Match 3: D-Lo Brown vs. Scotty 2 Hotty (KOTR Qualifier)

24:00 - Match 4: Kane vs. Chris Benoit (The "Smart Mark Waiver" finish)

25:44 - Edge & Christian’s "Mom" drama / Faction vs. Regime debate

27:56 - Vince McMahon and the XFL Chicago press conference

28:34 - Match 5: Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian

29:42 - THE DUMPSTER SPOT: The Dudleys tossed off the stage

32:14 - Match 6: Chris Jericho vs. Bull Buchanan

33:42 - Is Jericho being "Herbed"? The verb defined

34:57 - Pat Patterson wants to go to the leather clubs

35:58 - Val Venis vs. Rikishi brawl / The vicious chair shot

39:19 - SAMUEL L. JACKSON meets Crash Holly

43:00 - The Sweet 16 King of the Ring Brackets revealed

44:20 - The Rock Scooby-Doo promo: "It doesn't matter!"

45:23 - Shaft drops Pat Patterson at WWE New York

47:02 - Main Event: The Rock vs. Kurt Angle

48:22 - Stephanie throws a bucket of water / The Schmoz finish

49:42 - Servicing the live crowd energy vs. repetitive booking

53:04 - Sunday Night Heat Recap: Benoit, Jericho, and Hardcore Holly

57:27 - Outro

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