Smackdown News (Page 12)

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- Batista enters and calls out Finlay. Instead, Paul Heyman comes out with his
security guards and tries to convince him to jump to ECW. Batista thinks about
joining ECW and shakes Heyman's hand and then gives him a thumbs down and beats up Heyman's security guards. The Big Show and King Booker both attack. John Cena makes the save and him and Batista clear the ring.

- William Regal/Dave Taylor def. Bobby Lashley/Tatanka. Regal pinned Tatanka with his feet on the ropes. After the match, Tatanka decks the referee, attacks Lashley and lays him out on the floor.

- Kristal tries to interview Chris Benoit. Benoit spots Vickie Guerrero and
talks to Vickie about how good of friends he and Eddie Guerrero were.
Vickie says that Benoit wasn't as close to Eddie as he thought he was.

- MVP tells Theodore R. Long that he's sick with a intestinal virus and says
that due to a clause in his contract he can take a sick day and opts out of
his No-DQ match with Kane that was scheduled for later in the night. Mr.
Kennedy comes in wanting a match with the Undertaker. Long says that the
Undertaker isn't here and puts Mr. Kennedy in the no-DQ match against Kane.

- Vickie Guerrero warns Chavo Guerrero to stay away from Chris Benoit. Chavo
says that he prefers to keep his friends close and his enemies closer.

- Gregory Helms beat Matt Hardy after reversing a pin attempt into a crucifix and grabbing the ropes for leverage.

- Backstage, Ashley Massaro shows Paul London and Brian Kendrick her costume for the Trick Or Treat Divas Battle Royal for later in the evening. She is dressed in some outfit with wings.

- Mr. Kennedy def. Kane in a No DQ match after MVP interfered and hit Kane with a chair.

- Chavo Guerrero and Vickie come out. Chavo talks about how they've been able to move on with their lives after Chavo made Rey Mysterio say "I Quit" last week. Chavo shows the clip of Mysterio saying "I Quit" several times. Chris
Benoit comes out and Chavo and Vickie leave and walk to the back.

-Theodore R. Long comes out and makes Mr. Kennedy/MVP vs. Kane/The
Undertaker for next week.

-The Trick or Treat Diva's Battle Royal is up: Jillian Hall comes out dressed as Elvis; Michelle McCool comes out dressed as a nurse; Kristal comes out dressed as a gold miner; Ashley comes out in her winged costume; Layla El comes out dressed as a bunny.

The Miz introduces himself as the special guest referee. He helps Kristal
win by pulling Layla off the apron.

- After the break Miz says he helped Kristal win because of what Layla did to
him when he set him up with the fat stripper on his birthday. The Boogeyman
comes out and The Miz pushes Kristal into the Boogeyman and runs away. The
Boogeyman scares Kristal into laying on her back and The Boogeyman then uses his mouth to put worms into Kristal's mouth.

- John Cena/Batista def. King Booker/The Big Show after Batista pinned Booker with a Batista Bomb and the Big Show walked out on his partner.

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• Rob Van Dam has posted the following message on his official website, regarding criticism of the new ECW brand:

"If anyone's been missing ECW TV lately, that's your loss. If you were a fan of the old ECW, and didn't want to put this new idea over, change your mind. We all had to make some adjustments and ECW has been developing and right now it's something I'm damn proud to be a part of."

• This past Friday’s edition of Smackdown ended up doing a 2.3 cable rating with a 4.1 share. It's one of the best scores for the show in weeks.

We won't run any results from this week's Smackdown until the show airs Friday night, but figured we'd let fans know that The Boogeyman re-appeared at last night's tapings.

The wrester was released and then re-signed (for some reason) by WWE management a few weeks ago.

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* MVP came out and cut a promo about Kane, leading to Kane coming to the ring for an impromptu match. Kane defeated MVP via DQ after a lowblow.

* Elijah Burke defeated Vito after Sylvester Turkay interfered.

* William Regal did a promo saying he wasn't going to be Smackdown's whipping boy anymore.

* Regal and the debuting David Taylor then defeated Scotty Too Hotty & Funaki.

* Chavo Guerrero defeated Rey Mysterio in a Loser Leaves Smackdown I Quit Match. Good match that saw them do dives off the rampway. Mysterio ended up hung upside down from the Titantron scaffolding and Guerrero was beating his leg with a chair. Rey kept trying to hang in and not give up but finally quit.

* Backstage, Matt Hardy and Gregory Helms were arguing. Helms claimed that he could beat anyone. Teddy Long ordered him to wrestle Undertaker.

* The Undertaker pinned Gregory Helms with a tombstone.

* Next up is a WWE Diva Danceoff. Miz was the host. Aaron and Nick Carter were the judges. Kristal Marshall won.

* Batista defeated WWE World champion King Booker by DQ. John Cena and Big Show were both at ringside scouting Booker. It ended up with Cena and Batista battling off Booker and Show.

Teddy Long came out and said that he was going to try to sign a tag match for next week's Smackdown main event.

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- WWE U.S. Champion Mr. Kennedy came out and talked about how he has beaten everyone on Smackdown. He said he even beat The Undertaker at No Mercy and didn't care how because it was marked down as a win. Kennedy says he will defend his title next and if he wins, he will go to WWE RAW.

- Chris Benoit defeated Mr. Kennedy to become the NEW WWE United States Champion. The finish saw The Undertaker's music play, distracting Kennedy, allowing Benoit to lock in the Crossface for the win.

- Backstage, King Booker asks Teddy Long to cancel the triple threat #1 contenders match. Long doesn't budge.

- Vito defeated William Regal.

- Backstage, Bobby Lashley says he will not only become the #1 contender, but will go on to become the next World Heavyweight Champion.

- MVP came out and asked for a real opponent for his Smackdown debut. Pyro goes off and Kane comes out. The match never officially gets underway as Kane beat down MVP. MVP raked the eyes of Kane and then ran off.

- Rey Mysterio defeated Jamie Noble.

- WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick & Jimmy Wang Yang defeated K.C. James, Idol Stevens & Sylvan.

- Backstage, Finlay says he will knock Bobby Lashley's teeth in and beat down Batista tonight.

- Batista then cuts a promo about the #1 contenders match, saying he doesn't care who he has to go through to regain his World Title.

- Batista defeated Bobby Lashley & Finlay to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Title. King Booker and Sharmell were on commentary at ringside during the match. The finish saw Finlay take out Lashley and then Batista hit the Batista Bomb on Finlay to get the win. After the match, Batista and King Booker have a stare down.

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It's one of the more exciting times of the year: The latest WWE vide game is hitting stores.

This time, it's RAW vs. Smackdown 2007.

The game features legends such as Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan, Brett Hart and more. Here are a couple screen caps from the game. (Leave comments and let others know cheats/views of the game if you've played it):

You could actually set up Batista versus the Hitman. The options are endless. Click here to check out other WWE photos from the game.

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- Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy defeated Chavo Guerrero & WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms.

- Elijah Burke defeated Tatanka.

- Backstage, King Booker demanded that Finlay lay down to him tonight in their match picked by Bobby Lashley. Finlay refused and reminded him his name was Finlay and that he loved to fight.

- Finlay defeated World Heavyweight Champion King Booker in a Non-Title Match. Finlay got the win when The Little Bastard chased Sharmell around the ring allowing Finlay to hit Booker with the Shillelagh to get the pinfall.

- Batista vs. Bobby Lashley ended in a No Contest when Finlay ran out during the match and attacked Batista. King Booker then came out and attacked Finlay. WWE referees and trainers hit the ring to try and break everything up when Smackdown GM Teddy Long came out.

He announced he was changing the main event at No Mercy to a Fatal Four Way for the World Heavyweight Title with King Booker defending against Bobby Lashley, Batista and Finlay.

- Backstage, King Booker, Finlay and William Regal were all arguing in Teddy Long's office about his decision to change the No Mercy main event when Batista came in. He asked if everyone could just get along. Long then announced Batista & Lashley vs. Booker & Finlay later tonight. No one seemed happy about the decision.

- Sylvan defeated Jimmy Wang Yang.

- MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter) had a platform set up. MVP cut a promo for the live crowd.

- Backstage, Mr. Kennedy cut a promo about his match with The Undertaker at No Mercy this Sunday.

- Michelle McCool w/ K.C. James & Idol Stevens defeated Ashley w/ Paul London & Brian Kendrick.

- Batista & Bobby Lashley vs. King Booker & Finlay ended in a No Contest when William Regal hit the ring. Batista and Lashley had a stare down to end the show.

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John Cena holding on to his belt last night wasn't the only news out of WWE RAW.

According to a recent press release, Papa Roach announced that their new single “….To Be Loved” will become the new weekly theme song for the show. Drummer Dave Bucker said:

"We're stoked that the WWE liked this track enough to use it every week ... WWE fans are passionate and I think our song is going to fit perfectly with them."

In other news, last week's edition of SmackDown earned a 2.5 final cable rating with a 4.0 share.

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Opening Segment shows what happened with the "Royal Court" attacking Cena on WWE RAW. Immediatly Cena's music hits (no opening pyro!) and he comes out to 99.9% cheers. Cena talks about how tonight he has backup in the form of Lashley and Batista and will kick Booker's ass.

Match 1: Rey Mysterio vs Elijah Burke
- Sylvester Terkay was ringside the entire match. Pretty good match with Mysterio hitting the 619 and a huracanrana for the win. After the match Turkay stares down Mysterio and then destroys him. Mysterio wins.

Match 2: Pitbulls vs Idol & Stevens for Tag Team Title shot at No Mercy
- Basically, it was a brawl, with the Pitbulls working their new "stiff" style. Pitbulls get the win and will face London and Kendrick at No Mercy.

Next was a segment with Ken Kennedy in the ring with memorial wreaths. He says Undertaker's legacy is unmatched and basically said he respects the Taker. Taker comes out to his wicked entrance and stares down Kennedy.

Kennedy's mic sparks like it electricuted him thanks to Takers "magic." Kennedy cowers outside the ring for a while, then goes back in to get knocked back out by Taker. Taker posed in the ring with his purple light.

Match 3: The Miz vs Tatanka
- Tatanka was way over, seeing as how we are in Oklahoma. Eventually Miz cheats to win. Tatanka agrues with ref and looks like he's gonna clock him by the entrance set.

Match 4: Matt Hardy vs. Chavo Guerrero
- With the referee distracted by the appearance of Shane Helms and his attention elsewhere, Hardy is dealt a low blow by Vickie who crawls into the ring. Chavo delivers a DDT onto Hardy and from the top rope delivers the frog splash and covers Hardy for the win! Chavo Guerrero defeated Matt Hardy in 4 minutes.

Match 5: Sylvan vs Jimmy Wang Yang
Good match. Jimmy Yang was incredibly over with the crowd. Some funny moments when the crowd was chanting USA for Yang. Yang hit some great high risk moves, but Sylvan ends up winning out of no where.

Match 6: Lashley/Batista/Cena vs King Booker/Finlay/Regal
Great main event. Batista's pyro is insanely loud! The crowd was nuts the entire match. Not a person sat down. Cena had is arm all taped up (selling the RAW attack) and was isolated for most of the match. He eventually gets the hot tag and Lashley spears Booker for the 1-2-3. The place explodes. Cena's posing in the ring and Edge appears out of nowhere and lays out Cena. Edge then left through the crowd.

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Earlier today, WWE.com hyped up a "major announcement" from Smackdown GM, Teddy Long. The resulting big news?

He has signed Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) to a WWE contract. Ummm ... ok. We really doubted that was gonna happen after all the hype over the last few weeks.

So, if there really is gonna be a battle between the WWE and TNA wrestling, it's safe to say TNA struck the first blow. It's big announcement this week?

The signing of Kurt Angle.

He seems slightly more important than MVP.