August 22, 2002 Smackdown results

The August 22, 2002 Edition of Smackdown is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE's Smackdown brand, which took place on August 20, 2002 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
==Results==
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*The Hurricane & Shannon Moore defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri when Moore defeated Noble by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip
*Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Matt Hardy with a roll up as Matt was distracted by Kane's pyro.
:*After the match, Hardy argued the decision with the referee since this was his hometown
*Billy Kidman defeated Kurt Angle via count-out when Angle left ringside to chase Rey Mysterio Jr. backstage.
:*After the match, Angle attacked Kidman
*Rikishi & John Cena defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when Rikishi defeated D-Von with the Bonazi Drop after Batista hit a spinebuster on his partner and walked out of the match
*WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly defeated Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) with the somersault sit-down splash onto a standing Nidia after knocking Noble off the apron; had Nidia won the title, she would have flashed the crowd; after the match, Molly knocked Noble into Nidia when Nidia attempted to flash the crowd anyway
*WWE World Champion The Rock & Edge defeated WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero when Edge defeated Guerrero with the spear.
:*After the match, the Rock knocked an interfering Brock Lesnar out of the ring as the show came to a close
==Commentators==
*Michael Cole
*Tazz
==Ring Announcer==
*Tony Chimel
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==External links==
* Smackdown #157
* Smackdown #157 on WWE Network
Category:2002 television events