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WWE Friday Night SmackDown Report April 24th, 2009 Report by Richard Trionfo, PWInsider.com
We are live on tape from London, England and your announcers are Jim ‘BBQ Fish and Chips’ Ross and Todd ‘Why do Tiffany and Josh Mathews have multiple jobs, that is my exclusive deal’ Grisham.
Edge comes to the ring and he has something to say. He says two weeks ago John Cena looked him in the eyes and told him that he was a desperate man grasping at straws. Cena said that he was tougher than him. Cena told him that he keeps coming back after everything that is thrown at him. Edge says that Cena is right. Edge says that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Cena has a resolve to keep getting back up. In 2006, Edge reminds us that he cashed in Money in the Bank after the Elimination Chamber. That would be a demoralizing blow, but Cena came back. Since that night, he has brutalized Cena, cost him world titles, beat him for world titles, and even slapped his father. Somehow Cena kept coming back. On Monday night that all changed. We go to the video tape of the conchairto to Cena.
Edge says that he hopes the last thing that Cena heard was Edge’s voice. He will remind Cena anyhow and we go to footage of Edge ‘counting’ Cena out.
We return and the lights are down and Cena has a spotlight on him. Edge tells John that he has the strongest resolve of anyone that he has fought. It almost makes him want to respect Cena, but he despises him too much with every fiber of his being. Cena’s will cannot match Edge’s resolve. This is it for him because he has nothing left. If he does not win the title on Sunday, he has nothing. Edge says that his Wife Vickie cannot help, he has not friends, and he is a desperate man. On Sunday, they lay it all on the line for the very last time. It has to come to an end . . . a definitive end. The war of attrition that they have waged for more than three years has to come to an end because it has shortened both of their careers. In the end, Edge says that he will walk away as champion. He will be the last man standing.
Grisham and Ross talk about the match between Matt and Jeff Hardy. We see footage from last week when Big Show defeated Jeff Hardy and then the post match attack by Matt.
We go to commercial.
Match Number One: Matt Hardy and Kane versus CM Punk and Jeff Hardy
Matt and Jeff start things off but they never lock up and Kane is tagged in. Jeff with punches to Kane but Kane pushes him away. Punk tags in and they double team Kane. Punk with a drop kick and a punch to Kane. Jeff tags back in and he hits a double sledge from the turnbuckles. Kane with an uppercut and Matt tags in. Jeff with punches when Matt takes too long and he runs Matt into the turnbuckles. Jeff with a clothesline into the corner. Jeff sets for the baseball slide drop kick but Matt gets to the floor before Jeff can hit the move. Punk distracts Matt on the floor and Jeff with a baseball slide and he follows it with a pescado and we go to commercial.
We are back and Punk is sent into the corner by Jeff for a knee to Kane. Jeff hits Poetry in Motion on Kane and Punk gets a near fall. Punk works on the shoulder and then he tags Jeff back in. Punk and Jeff with drop kicks to the knee and a double DDT for a near fall. Jeff is distracted by Matt and Jeff goes to the apron, but he is not there long when Kane sends Jeff to the floor with a boot to the back. Kane and Punk distract the referee and that allows Matt to attack Jeff on the floor. Kane sends Jeff’s back into the ring post and then they return to the ring and Kane gets a near fall. Matt tags back in and he sends Jeff into the turnbuckles. Matt punches Jeff in the ribs and then they exchange punches but Matt gets the advantage. Matt with a slam followed by a series of leg drops and Matt gets a near fall. Matt with a cravate on Jeff. Jeff with punches in the corner and then he kicks Matt when Matt charges into the corner. Jeff with a flying clothesline and both men are down. Kane tags in and he connects with an elbow to Jeff. Kane with a suplex to Jeff for a near fall. Kane with an Irish whip and a clothesline into the corner. Matt tags back in and he chokes Jeff. Matt gets a near fall and then he puts Jeff in a reverse chin lock. Jeff gets back to his feet and he hits Whisper in the Wind for a near fall but Kane breaks things up. Punk attacks Kane and then Punk hits a suicide dive onto Kane.
Jeff with a mule kick to Matt and then he hits a leg drop to the solar plexus followed by a drop kick. Jeff sets for a Twist of Fate but Matt gets out of it and he sends Jeff into the ropes. Kane gets on the apron and Jeff hits Kane but that allows Matt to get a rollup for the win. Winners: Kane and Matt Hardy
We are back and did you know the WWE sells out shows overseas?
It is time for the Randy Orton/Triple H video package.
Big Show gets on the mic and he says that the wrestlers on Smackdown will be able to rest easier knowing that tonight is Show’s final night on Smackdown. They won’t have a seven foot, 480 pound nightmare of destruction to think about. As soon as he locks and loads his fist and fires it at somebody’s skull, you can only pray that the lights come back on. He vows to turn of Taker’s lights tonight.
Match Number Two: Big Show versus Undertaker
They square off and each throw jabs that are blocked. They lock up and go into the corner for a clean break. They lock up again and Taker with a side head lock but Show with punches to the body. Taker fights back with punches of his own. Show with more punches and a knee. Taker with a kick and punches followed by a head butt that staggers Show. Show responds with a head butt of his own. Show with more head butts. Show tries for a running boot into the ropes but Taker moves and Show is crotched on the ropes. Taker with a running boot that knocks Show to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Taker with the leg drop on the apron. We see footage from during the commercial break when Taker was Irish whipped into the ringside barrier. Taker charges into a savate kick from Show. Show with a head butt to the neck and spine. Show with a step over leg lariat to Taker as he continues to work on the neck. Show with an elbow to the neck and Show continues to work on the back of the neck. Show with another head butt and then he stands on Taker’s neck. Taker goes to the apron and Show sets for a forearm across the chest but Taker drops Show on the top rope. Show misses a clothesline and Taker with punches to Show. Show with a clothesline but Taker fights back with kicks as he tries to fight back. Taker grabs Show by the throat for a choke slam, but Show with an elbow to the head to get out of the hold. Now it is Show’s turn to try the choke slam and he connects but Taker kicks out at two. Show returns to the neck and then Show with an inverted face lock but Taker counters with a DDT for a near fall. Taker and Show with the ‘yay/boo’ punch exchange. Taker with the flying clothesline to Show for a near fall. Taker works on the arm to set up for Old School but when Taker comes off the ropes Show with a punch. Taker goes to the apron to recover briefly and then he returns to the ring. Taker gets back to his feet and Show punches Taker and Taker is counted out. Winner: Big Show
After the match, Show remains in the ring while Taker staggers to his feet. Taker wants a piece of Show and probably does not realize he was counted out. Show waves good bye to Taker but it was a trap and he tries to punch Taker but Taker avoids Show and Show is knocked out of the ring.
We are back with the Slam of the Week: Gail Kim defeating Maryse last week.
Match Number Three: Maryse versus Gail Kim for the Divas Title
They start off chest to chest and then Maryse pie faces Gail but Gail responds with forearms. Maryse charges into the corner and Gail moves. Gail with a rollup for a near fall. Gail with a cross body from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Maryse with a knee to Gail and then a version of the Stroke as Maryse poses before slamming Gail’s head into the mat. Maryse poses again and then she puts Gail in a version of a camel clutch and then she rubs Gail’s head in the canvas. Maryse misses a kick and Gail with clotheslines and a leaping clothesline into the corner. Gail charges into an elbow but Gail with a forearm and then they fight on the turnbuckles. Gail with a Frankensteiner to Maryse for a near fall. Gail goes up top but Maryse leaves the ring. Gail brings Maryse back into the ring but Maryse drops Gail’s throat across the middle rope. Maryse with a DDT for the three count. Winner: Maryse
We go to Jeff Hardy somewhere around black light where he says that words like extreme and intensity meant everything to him. He knew exactly what he was going to do. Living in the moment used to mean something but things have changed. Matt beat him at Wrestlemania and then he took him out on a stretcher. Matt even won tonight, but Matt’s overconfidence will kill him. He will show how brazen he really is. When Matt walks onto Raw on Monday, he will be known as the Hardy who said I Quit and he will be known by that forever.
Montel Vontavious Porter is walking in the back and we go to commercial.
We are back and more people watched Smackdown last week than any network show not on ABC,CBS, or NBC.
It is time to take a look at Sheri Shepherd and her infatuation with Montel Vontavious Porter.
Match Number Four: Montel Vontavious Porter versus Chavo Guerrero
Porter with a side head lock and shoulder tackle but Chavo with a knee when Porter deals with the referee. Chavo punches and kicks Porter and then he drops Porter on the bottom rope. Chavo with an arm bar but Porter with a slam and a back elbow. Porter follows with a clothesline but Chavo with a drop kick. They go to the floor and Chavo with a kick to the arm before they return to the ring. Chavo falls victim to a knee lift as he returns to the ring and then Porter with a suplex back into the ring. Chavo falls victim to the Ballin’ Elbow but kicks out at two. Porter charges into boots from Chavo but Porter with an overhead belly-to-belly throw. Porter with the Playmaker for the three count. Winner: Montel Vontavious Porter
After the match, Dolph Ziggler comes out and he applauds Porter’s performance and he has something to say. He congratulates MVP and says that it was an impressive victory. Dolph says that he hopes MVP’s number one fan was watching because that was the last night that MVP will leave a match as the United States Champion. After he wins next week, he will introduce himself to Sheri Shepherd.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back at John Cena’s comments during last night’s episode of Superstars.
Time to run through the card for Backlash.
We see footage of the problems between Batista and Shane McMahon last week on Raw.
Match Number Five: Batista and Shane McMahon versus Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes
Shane and DiBiase start things off and they lock up. Ted with a kick and punches on the break and the referee pulls Ted away. Ted with more punches and kicks. Shane with jabs aplenty followed by a leaping back elbow and arm drags into an arm bar. Batista tags in and he hits a back elbow and then he taunts Rhodes to make a tag but he slaps Ted’s hand away. Rhodes makes the blind tag but Batista with a clothesline to Rhodes and a spinebuster to DiBiase. Batista with a running power slam to Rhodes for a two count. Shane tags in and he hits a double sledge to the back followed by and elbow drop. DiBiase tags back in and they double team Shane but Shane avoids a double belly-to-back suplex and Batista with a double clothesline and then Batista clotheslines Rhodes over the top rope to the floor while Shane does the same to DiBiase on the other side of the ring. We go to commercial.
We are back and Shane with an arm drag to Rhodes and then he tags Batista back into the match and they hit a double delayed vertical suplex that sees Shane get out of the hold to watch Batista hold Cody up. Shane tags back in and Batista with a back breaker and Shane with an elbow drop in tribute to Demolition but DiBiase breaks up the cover. Shane focuses on DiBiase and that allows Cody to hit a drop kick to the back of Shane’s head. DiBiase tags in and he kicks and punches Shane. Shane tries to make the tag to Batista but DiBiase stops Shane. Rhodes tags back in and he gets a near fall after they send Shane into the turnbuckles. Shane blocks a punch and he connects with punches of his own but Cody with a side Russian leg sweep to stop McMahon. DiBiase tags back in and while Shane is held down by Rhodes, DiBiase hits a double stomp from the turnbuckles onto Shane. DiBiase with a rear chin lock but Shane gets out of the hold but he is unable to make the tag. DiBiase with a knee to the back and then he tags in Rhodes but he slams Shane before letting Rhodes take over and Rhodes with a Ric Flair knee drop for a near fall. Rhodes with a snap mare and cravate. Shane with punches to the midsection and then Shane gets out of a suplex attempt and hits a DDT and both men are down.
DiBiase tags in and he stops Shane from making the tag. Shane gets a rollup but when DiBiase kicks out, he sends Shane into Batista and they bump heads sending Batista from the apron to the floor. Shane with a back elbow to DiBiase. Batista pushes Shane out of the way since Rhodes is coming off the top turnbuckle. Batista catches Rhodes and hits a spinebuster. Shane kicks DiBiase out of the ring. Shane gets the three count on Rhodes. Winner: Shane McMahon and Batista
