Smackdown News (Page 8)

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- Cutting Edge: Special guest was Vince McMahon. McMahon kept up his act of acting crazy. Edge vs. Batista was announced for the Vengeance PPV on June 24. Edge also gave Vince his World Title told to hold for now.

- Mark Henry defeated The Boogeyman. After the match, Henry destroyed Little Boogeyman with a big splash.

- Backstage, Vickie Guerrero announced the upcoming matches to take place on Smackdown. Vince McMahon showed up with Vickie, Teddy Long and Kristal. Vince continued to act strange, put over Vickie, told Kristal she had a problem and told Long he would be watching him.

- Paul London, Brian Kendrick & Jimmy Wang Yang defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jamie Noble & Daivari.

- World Heavyweight Champion Edge defeated Chris Benoit.

- Backstage, Ashley Massaro and Jillian Hall brawled. Vince was spotted talking to Matt Hardy and Ashley accidentally spilled coffee on Vince. As a result, Vince suspended her.

- WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino defeated Matt Hardy in a Tornado Handicap Match.

- Batista defeated MVP via DQ. Edge interfered and gave Batista a Spear to cause the DQ.

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Chris Benoit and Matt Hardy vs. MVP & The Miz
Decent match that went about 15 minutes with a commercial break in there after the usual babyfaces clean house spot. Hardy got worked over for much of the match while building to the hot tag to Benoit. The Crippler won it with a Crossface. MVP got a nice pop, while Miz was hated and Hardy and Benoit got a lot of support.

Finlay pumped up Hornswoggle for his match later on.

Michelle McCool vs. Jillian Hall
Crowd was dead for it. After about five minutes of a back and forth match, Ashley Massaro came down the aisle just as Jillian was in the advantage, so Michelle ended up catching her with a spinning backbreaker for the pin. Then, Ashley left.

Hornswoggle vs. Mini Boogeyman
Everybody loves the midgets, apparently. Finish came when Finlay came out from under the ring to help Hornswoggle. Finlay hit Mini Boogey with the shillelagh and then Hornswoggle won it with a splash off the top.

Kane vs. Mark Henry
Went about 6 or 7 minutes and ended when Mark Henry gave Kane a bearhug on the floor, then rammed him into the post. Kane got counted out. They made a lumberjack match for One Night Stand as a result of this.

Backstage, Edge did his usual promo about beating Undertaker and then Batista, so he's not an underdog.

Deuce & Domino vs. London & Kendrick vs. Regal & Taylor for the Tag Titles
This match was in the 15 minute range. Much of it was spent with Kendrick getting worked over by the four heels. London came in after the tag, cleaned house and went for something off the top when Cherry shoved him off and the champs got the pin.

Main Event Interview
Batista was a guest on the Cutting Edge show. Edge got a massive pop on the way out. He had a sore throat, so they got right to the point. He beat Undertaker and he beat Batista, so he's not afraid of him. Then he gently slapped him, Batista gently slapped back. Then they gently nudged eachother and the segment ended with Batista decking him with a right hand.

- The show kicks off with World Heavyweight Champion Edge coming out. Teddy Long came out and announced Batista vs. Kane vs. Finlay vs. Mark Henry tonight with the winner moving on to One Night Stand to face Edge for the World Title in a Steel Cage Match.

- Paul London & Brian Kendrick defeated William Regal & Dave Taylor via DQ. WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino interfered to cause the DQ. All three tag teams brawled after the match.

- Vickie Guerrero was announced as the new Smackdown Assistant General Manager.

- Matt Hardy defeated The Miz.

- Mark Henry promo airs about tonight's main event.

- New WWE U.S. Champion MVP comes out to the arena in a Ford Mustang. MVP gave a victory speech and called out Chris Benoit. Benoit came out and MVP offered to shake hands. Benoit shakes his hand. MVP then tells Benoit to raise his hand, but Benoit instead gives MVP a German suplex and chops him. MVP then bails from the ring to end the segment.

- The Timbaland music video airs again.

- Kane promo airs about tonight's main event.

- Jimmy Wang Yang defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero in a Non-Title Match.

- Batista was interviewed by Kristal Marshall.

- Edge comes out to do commentary for tonight's main event Four Way to determine a #1 contender for the World Title.

- Batista won the Four Way Match over Kane, Finlay & Mark Henry. Batista got the pinfall on Finlay after a Batista Bomb. So, it will be Edge vs. Batista at One Night Stand for the World Title. The show ends with Edge and Batista staring each other down.

• The CW Network announced their fall schedule yesterday. WWE’s SmackDown will continue to air on Friday nights at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The program remains one of the top rated shows on the network.

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- MVP pinned Matt Hardy with the Playmaker in a good match. After the match, Michael Cole interviewed MVP in the ring and he said he would overcome the odds at Judgment Day and become the new United States champion.

- They are promoting Edge will give his "Inaugural Address" as WWE World champion later tonight.

- Paul London & Brian Kendrick & Jimmy Wang Yang defeated WWE Cruiserweight champion Chavo Guerrero & WWE Tag Team champions Deuce & Domino when Yang pinned Guerrero with a moonsault.

- Mark Henry pinned Funaki.

- WWE United States champion Chris Benoit defeated Finlay by DQ when MVP attacked Benoit as he had Finlay trapped in the Crippler Crossface.

- Backstage, Ozzy Osbourne is walking. Jillian Hall tries to stop him to talk to him but he keeps going.

- Ashley Massaro introduces Ozzy Osbourne, who performs.

- Mike the Miz Mizanin defeated Christian York.

- Backstage, Kristal Marshall was talking to Teddy Long about interviewing Vicky Guerrero. Vicky walks in and Long tells her he will give her an interview for the position of his assistant.

- Kane (with Boogeyman and Little Boogey) defeated William Regal (with Dave Taylor).

- Teddy Long comes out and introduces WWE World champion Edge. Edge talks about being champion and says he will defend the title against anyone. Batista comes out and says the World championship is rightfully his and he's coming for it at WWE Judgment Day.

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* Smackdown opens with a promo on The Undertaker defending the WWE World championship against Batista in a Steel Cage match.

* WWE United States champion Chris Benoit & Matt Hardy defeated MVP & Finlay in a solid bout after Benoit pinned MVP. The heels worked on Hardy's knee for a good portion of the bout and he limped all the way to the back.

* Michelle McCool defeated Jillian Hall with a spinning neckbreaker. Hall "sang a song" before the match started.

* Backstage, Teddy Long told Kristal Marshall to have Vickie Guerrero come to Smackdown next week. Guerrero's name was booed. A new "country looking team" (I believe KC and Cassidy James from OVW) appeared in the vignette and will be wrestling next week.

* They showed highlights of Edge capturing the Money in the Bank from Ken Kennedy on WWE Raw.

* Michael Cole and JBL interviewed Ashley Massaro, who said she can't wait to get back in the ring to take care of Jillian Hall.

* Paul London, with Brian Kendrick defeated WWE Tag Team champion Domino, with Deuce and Cherry. London hit a dropsault on Deuce, knocking him off the apron, and landing on Domino following the flip for the pin.

* Kane (with Boogeyman and Little Boogey) defeated Dave Taylor (with William Regal) after a clothesline. Boogey clotheslined Regal right before the finish.

* They announce Ozzy Osbourne will be performing live on Smackdown next week.

* WWE Cruiserweight champion Chavo Guerrero vs. Jimmy Wang Yang (Non-Title) after reversing a top rope powerbomb attempt. Good but short match.

* The Undertaker vs. Batista for the WWE World championship inside a Steel Cage:
They announced the match can be won by pinfall, submission or escape. Undertaker got a huge pop while Batista received a mixed reaction. Undertaker's arm is heavily braced and protected. Batista's right knee and quad is also taped up. The first five minutes saw some near falls. The crowd completely turned on Batista as he took control. Batista tried to escape but taker crotched him on the top rope. Taker took control for a moment, then both men hit each other with a clothesline and went down. Batista regained control of the match. Batista nearly scored a pinfall but Taker kicked up and regained control.

He nailed a running clothesline in the corner then hit a big boot and a chokeslam for another near fall. Undertaker went for the Last Ride powerbomb but Batista countered and slammed Taker into the cage, busting him open. Batista nailed a spinebuster for a near fall. He tried to climb out of the cage but Undertaker caught him and nailed the Last Ride. Undertaker then tried to escape the cage. Batista began climbing out from another section of the cage, so both were trying to escape simultaneously. Both men hit the floor at the same time and it was announced as draw. Mark Henry came to ringside and attacked Taker.

Edge came out and cashed in his Money in the Bank title shot and began beating Taker, getting several near falls. Undertaker sat up, but was speared in the sitting position by Edge, who scored the pin. Edge is the new WWE World champion. The place went absolutely insane for the title change. After the match, Edge laid out Undertaker with the suitcase. Crowd then turned on Edge.

• The latest update on Mr. Kennedy is that with the news that his injury is not as serious as first thought, creative plans are almost certain to change once again. While Kennedy will not be able to work a match for 6-8 weeks, there is a good possibility that WWE creative could continue to write him into television angles doing interviews and minor run-ins.

The feeling backstage is that Kennedy is a top guy on SmackDown and it is important to keep him involved with the brand. We should know a lot more after next week’s SmackDown tapings as to the direction that they will be using Kennedy.

• Dave Meltzer is reporting that Edge vs. Batista for the WWE World Heavyweight Title will be added to the Judgment Day pay-per-view.

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Before Smackdown started, Chuck Palumbo beat Daivari in a dark match. Palumbo has a biker gimmick, which is a take off of Undertaker’s biker gimmick during the Attitude era.

Results from this week's Smackdown taping:

- The Boogeyman beat William Regal. Dave Taylor interfered at the end, which led to Kane coming out and clearing house. Mini Boogeyman is back, also.

- Brian Kendrick beat Domino.

- Jimmy Wang Yang beat Gregory Helms. Good match.

- Matt Hardy beat Mr. Kennedy.

- Finlay beat The Miz.

- MVP beat Kane after William Regal & Dave Taylor returned and interfered in the match. No Chris Benoit this week, which is too bad, but MVP will be getting another U.S Title match.

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Smackdown starts with Batista attacking Kennedy backstage, getting quite a number of boos. Finlay comes to help Batista, and as Kennedy took over, the crowd cheered. They fought from backstage to down the aisle. And when the bell tolls, the lights go off, and turn back on again - Undertaker was standing in the middle of the ring. Lights off, Lights on, Taker is gone. Finlay and Kennedy run backstage, Batista slowly follows.

Backstage, Kennedy and Finlay say to Teddy that Batista vs Taker should be tonight, and not at Backlash. Long makes the match Undertaker and Batista vs Kennedy and Finlay in a no DQ match for later.

Kane and Boogeyman vs Regal and Taylor: Lots of cheers for Regal, and "let's go Regal" chants. Taylor and Regal work Kane for most of the match, before Kane finally tags the boogeyman, which got huge cheers. Boogeyman does a few moves to Regal before pinning him after a double handed, sit down chokeslam. After the match, Boogeyman offers Kane some worms (tells him to eat them off the ground, but Kane laughed and declined) Nice opener.

Brian Kendrick vs Deuce: Both come down with their respective partners. Not an exciting match.. Quite a lot of headlocks at the start. Finish saw Domino beat on London, distracting Kendrick, and he walked into a flying kick from Deuce. Deuce pins for the win.

Jillian vs Michelle McCool: Jillian says that now that Prince William is single, he should give her a call sometime, before starting her singing... it's 10 times as bad and as piercing as on TV. Michelle McCool comes down to stop it. Not a bad woman's match to be honest, McCool is a decent wrestler and did minimal Diva moves like hair pulling and tossing. Jillian gets the victory and starts singing again, but McCool knocks her out.

MVP vs Jobber: MVP came down to a fair few cheers, but the start of his promo was hard to hear due to the amount of boos. He introduced a Scottish champion. Jobber comes out in William Wallace gear and facepaint before being squashed. MVP is about to announce his second opponent when Chris Benoit comes down to huge cheers and challenges him to a match.

MVP vs Benoit: Nice back and forth match, MVP leaves after escaping his secnd crossface, resulting in a count out.

Backstage, Teddy and Krystal proclaim their love for one another and say how they want to spend more time together. Teddy says he's going to give someone a lot more responsability so that he can take time off to be with her.

Finlay and Kennedy vs Batista and Taker: Taker's entrance gets huge cheers. Nice tag match, Old School to Kennedy then immidiately to Finlay. The the end sees Taker chokeslam both Finaly and Kennedy, but Batista comes in with a spinebuster to Finlay to secure the pin. Batista gets on the mic and says he is taking the title back at Backlash.

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- Batista vs. Finlay:
Ken Kennedy hits the ring, causing a DQ. They beat down Batista as the referees try to stop them. Finlay hits the Celtic Cross, leading to them tease Batista as injured.

*Condemned Trailer.

*Jillian Hall comes to the ring and brags about putting Ashley Massaro out of action. She sings, badly. Michelle McCool stops it, telling Hall, in Italian, that she sucks. They have a catfight and McCool clears the ring.

- World Tag Team champions The Hardys & WWE United States champion Chris Benoit vs. MVP & Chavo Guerrero & Gregory Helms: Benoit made Helms tap out to the Sharp Shooter for the win.

- WWE Tag Team champions Paul London & Brian Kendrick vs. Deuce & Domino: Deuce and Domino capture the belts. During the match, London did a moonsault to the floor but missed. Paramedics checked on him, so they did an injury deal to build to the finish. They hit the Crack 'Em In The Mouth on Kendrick for the win.

- Kane vs. William Regal and Dave Taylor: Kane wins via countout in a long match after the Brits finally walk out.

- Backstage, Regal and Taylor complain to Teddy Long, who announces they will wrestle Kane and The Boogeyman next week in the UK. Kristal Marshall arrives and shows Long all the expensive things she bought while shopping. Long tells her that the time they have spent together is the best time of his life and they kiss.

- WWE World champion Undertaker vs. Ken Kennedy: Kennedy put himself over on the mic when he entered the ring. Undertaker had his grand entrance. Finlay interferes to cause a DQ. Kennedy and Finlay beat down Undertaker. Kane hits the ring to make the save, which may take place after the show goes off the air.