SD News: Notes From Smackdown Tapings [Spoilers]

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– The point of the Tough Enough segment was to “get past the Bashams,” and capture a flag. In the end, no one was able to do so, and in fact, one of the Brothers was having contact lense problems the whole time that will likely be edited out.

– The Heidenreich countout ended with Jon in the fetal position on the floor outside the ring. Sgt. Slaughter among others came out to assist him, and eventually Heyman gave him his straightjacket, which Jon HUGGED for a while.

– As posted in the spoilers, Michelle McCool from the RAW Diva Search appeared as RVD’s new personal trainer, Amy Weber as JBL’s new image consultant, and Joy Giovanni as WWE’s newest licensed masseuse (in a segment with Carlito Cool).

– Kurt Angle’s segment is positioned as the “Kurt Angle Invitational,” where each week a hometown hero can come out and try to pin him. If the hero succeeds, Kurt will personally hand him one of his medals.

– Not sure if this will be on camera or “dark,” but after the segment where Teddy Long sets up the Fatal Fourway (Taker, Booker, Eddie and JBL for the WWE Title) for Armageddon, Taker kicks JBL’s ass. Afterwards, JBL plays the comic heel role as he tries to get up, hurt from the beating.

– Video clips aired throughout the night building up to the Cena/Carlito main event. Carlito was protected (due to his legit shoulder injury) throughout the match, and after the match, Jesus attacked Cena, focusing on his kidney area, and the new US Champ had to be stretchered out.

[Credit: Jason Head and PWInsider.com]

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