Smackdown News (Page 2)

The following WWE Smackdown results will air tomorrow night...

- The show opened with "La Familia" talking about how Edge was able to experience a medical miracle and win the Championship Chase to earn a shot at the World Title again. Truly amazing. Teddy Long then came out and said he was at WWE Headquarters all day and was given a statement to read from the WWE Board of Directors.

The statement said Vickie Guerrero must have her first match tonight on Smackdown; if she refused, she would be out as GM of Smackdown. Vickie yelled at Long for going behind her back and fired him. Long said she couldn't do that and quit. Long added that her opponent tonight would be The Undertaker.

- CM Punk defeated Chuck Palumbo.

- MVP, Big Show and Finlay all expressed feeling "used" in the Championship Chase last week and they laughed at Vickie for having to face Undertaker tonight. She reminded them she was still in charge and announced Big Show and Finlay would team to face MVP and a partner of his choosing.

- Michelle McCool defeated Layla.

- Big Show and Finlay defeated MVP and Mark Henry.

- Vladimir Kozlov defeated Funaki.

- Vickie Guerrero announced the main event would now be a 6 on 1 Handicap Match with herself, Edge, Chavo, Bam Neely, Ryder and Hawkins vs. Undertaker. Is anyone out there actually a fan of Vicki as GM?

- Cherry defeated Maryse.

- WWE U.S. Champion Matt Hardy defeated Shelton Benjamin.

- The Undertaker vs. Vickie, Edge, Chavo, Bam Neely & The Edgeheads ended in a No Contest. Chavo and Neely left to the back as they walked down with Vickie, Edge and The Edgeheads. It ended with Undertaker taking out Edge and Undertaker looking to chokeslam Vickie. Edge then took out Undertaker with a spear and they all retreated up the ramp to end the taping.

The following WWE Smackdown results will air tomorrow night...

- Vickie Guerrero announced that The Undertaker would be facing the winner of a 10-Man Championship Chase featuring former World, U.S. and ECW champions on both the Smackdown and ECW rosters. The winner of tonight's matches would then participate in a Battle Royal in the main event.

- WWE U.S. Champion Matt Hardy defeated CM Punk.

- Finlay vs. MVP went to a draw when both of their shoulders were pinned. Vickie Guerrero announced that both would advance to the Battle Royal as a result.

- Natalya defeated Kelly Kelly.

- Batista defeated WWE Tag Team Champion John Morrison.

- Big Show defeated Tommy Dreamer.

- ECW Champion Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero.

- Vladimir Kozlov defeated Phil Atlas.

- Batista won the Battle Royal. After the match, Vickie Guerrero came out and announced that Edge has been medically cleared to wrestle and the match will continue. Edge then ran to the ring, knocked Batista off the apron and was declared the winner of the Battle Royal.

Edge celebrated, but as he went up the ramp, the case holding the World Title blew up and The Undertaker's music hit. When the fire was put out, the belt was the only thing that remained.

The following Smackdown results will air tomorrow night...

- John Morrison & The Miz defeated Shannon Moore & Jimmy Wang Yang to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles.

- Vladimir Kozlov defeated Colin Delaney. Armando Estrada was at ringside doing commentary for the match.

- Victoria & Natalya defeated Michelle McCool & Cherry.

- Mark Henry defeated Nunzio. Before the match, Nunzio brought out Big Show to be in his corner. After the match, Big Show came into the ring and Henry backed off. Show got on the mic and told him to pick on someone his own size. Hooray! Another matchup of giants. This is all they can do with The Big Show?

- Matt Hardy defeated MVP to retain the WWE United States Title.

- Mick Foley interviewed Batista in the ring. Foley reviewed Batista's match at Backlash with Shawn Michaels. Batista said he respects Michaels, but doesn't like how he got to the top. Foley mentioned Chris Jericho's comments on Raw on the Highlight Reel and if he thought Michaels faked a knee injury to get a win at the PPV. Batista hoped for Shawn's sake that he is hurt because if he isn't, he will be soon.

- Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins defeated Jesse & Festus.

- Finlay defeated Julio Dinero.

- Before The Undertaker vs. The Great Khali main event, Edge and Vickie Guerrero came out on stage. Vickie called Undertaker reckless, that he doesn't look out for his opponents and that his submission move is now banned. She said if he uses it he will have hell to pay. Vickie then said because of his actions, Undertaker was being stripped of the World Heavyweight Title and demanded he bring the belt to her. Undertaker refused. Khali came out for the main event.

- The Undertaker defeated The Great Khali with his gogoplata submission move. While he put the submission on, Ryder and Hawkins ran down and took the World Title away and gave it to Vickie. Khali was choked out and Undertaker took off after Edge. When everyone escaped, Undertaker returned to the ring and gave a bloody Khali a chokeslam to end the show.

Here are the results from this week's Smackdown tapings, set to air tomorrow night...

Edge, Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero, The Edgeheads and Bam Neely come out. It's announced that the World Title Match between Undertaker and Batista tonight would have No DQ rules. CM Punk then came out and challenged Edge to a match later in the night.

- Shannon Moore defeated The Miz.

- Natalia (no longer going by Neidhart at all) defeated Cherry.

- Michael Cole interviewed Matt Hardy about his match at Backlash against MVP for the WWE U.S. Title. The segment ended with MVP laying out Hardy with a belt shot.

- Edge defeated CM Punk.

- Vladimir Kozlov defeated Marty Garner.

- The Undertaker defeated Batista to retain the World Heavyweight Title. Shawn Michaels appeared and hit Batista with the Sweet Chin Music that led to the finish. We can't wait for their match at Backlash.

Smackdown head writer and WWE creative team member Michael Hayes has been suspended from the company for 60 days. The punishment follows an incident that took place in Orlando during Wrestlemania weekend.

Hayes allegedly used racist language towards SmackDown star Mark Henry.

During a party, reports say Hayes had been drinking when he approached The World's Strongest Man. Hayes told Henry, "I'm more of a n----- than you are."

After a physical altercation between the two, Henry reported the issue to either Vince or Stephanie McMahon and the suspension was given out.

SOURCE: PWInsider.com

Friday night's 4/18 edition of WWE Smackdown drew a final 2.5 fast national rating. This mark is down slightly from last week's early 2.6 rating.

The show was highlighted by The Undertaker vs. Batista.

Here's a look at this week's WWE Smackdown tapings. The show is set to air tomorrow night... 

- Highlight Reel with Batista. Chris Jericho says Batista probably wanted to be the one to retire Ric Flair instead. Segment ends with Batista laying out Jericho with a Batista Bomb. We love this potential Chris Jericho heel turn.

- WWE U.S. Champion MVP defeated Tommy Dreamer. Matt Hardy was on commentary during the match.

- Chavo Guerrero defeated Jamie Noble.

- Big Show defeated Mark Henry via DQ when Great Khali interfered. Segment ended with Khali slamming Big Show (and no one caring).

- Cherry defeated Victoria.

- Vladimir Kozlov defeated Leroy Kidcade (local wrestler).

- World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker vs. Batista ended in a Count Out. Edge, The Edgeheads and Chavo all got involved in a big brawl. Vickie announced a re-match between Undertaker and Batista for the World Title next week.

Ted DiBiase, Jr. - yes, the son of The Million Dollar Man - is expected to be called up to the SmackDown roster in the near future.

This third-generation WWE superstar (pictured) had been assigned to the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory and has impressed officials there.

WWE Smackdown earned a 2.6 overnight rating for The CW network on Friday. The show drew the same rating last week after finishing with a 2.4 mark in the two previous weeks.

Did you like this edition of Smackdown, which was main evented by The Undertaker vs. Festus? 

WWE Smackdown as taped in Boston Tuesday night. Here are the results that will air tomorrow night...

The Great Khali calls out Big Show. Yawn. Big Show comes out and the translator tells him of a peace offering. First offering is a large bottle of fresh water; next, they uncover a bird cage with a chicken in it. They tell Big Show he will never go hungry again because of the eggs he'll enjoy from it. Is this segment serious?

Finally, they uncover the animal carrier and a goat is brought out. Yes, there was a real live chicken and goat. Big Show understands how Khali feels and he wants to express his feelings, too. Show extends his hand and Khali takes it. Show hits Khali with a right hand sending him to the mat. Big Show leaves while officials come out to check on Khali.

Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore vs. John Morrison and the Miz
There were some great spots in this match and some great false finishes. The end came after Yang sent Morrison to the outside, only to get the neckbreaker portion of the Reality Check from The Miz to end the match.
Winners: John Morrison and The Miz

Edge and Vicki Guerrero are shown in a health spa getting a couples massage, while Teddy Long is standing in the background. Edge says that this was a great idea by Vicki because he's so stressed out from losing to The Undertaker.

Finlay w/Hornswoggle vs. Matt Striker
Hornswoggle threatened Striker with a bucket, but only got confetti thrown on him. Hornswoggle hands him an umbrella, but he didn't know what to do with it so he threw it to the ground. Hornswoggle opened up the umbrella for himself and told him to look behind. Finlay threw a bucket of water at him. The final moments of the match had Hornswoggle run into the ring with a pretend mallet to hit Striker in the back, distracting him. The ref grabbed the mallet to throw it out of the ring, allowing Finlay to hit Striker with a shilleleigh shot for the win.
Winner: Finlay

We're shown a recap of the events involving Victoria, Michelle McCool and that mysterious woman (Natalia Neidhart).

Victoria makes her way to the ring with her new friend to introduce her to everyone. Nattie Neidhart will be working under the name Natalia Neidhart. Victoria said that if you don't know who her father is then take a look at the video. It shows Jim Neidhart.

Michelle McCool vs. Victoria w/Natalia Neidhart
This was a short match with distractions from Neidhart. The end came when Neidhart threw her jacket at McCool to distract her while Victoria got a school boy on her.
Winner: Victoria

Batista and Shawn Michaels are both introduced. The two pretty much say the same things from the last couple times they went face to face, most recently on WWE RAW. Shawn Michaels was about to exit the ring when he faked a super kick. Batista ducked away and set up for the Batista Bomb. Shawn Michaels rolled out of the ring to end the segment.

Vladimir Kozlov vs. Matt Logan
Logan is from Boston and trained at Chaotic. There was minimal offense from Logan, but the match didn't last long as Kozlov won with an inverted DDT.
Winner: Vladimir Kozlov

MVP comes out to do commentary.

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