Usual opening and we’re LIVE at a SuperShow taped Monday and tonight’s show features Batista vs Mr Kennedy, as well as King Booker taking on The Undertaker!
Opening Contest: United States Championship: William Regal vs Finlay (Champion)
Some circling to start and the two lock up, Finlay forcing Regal into the corner before he is counted off by the referee. Lock up and Regal gets a knee to the face, right hand, uppercut and sends Finlay into the ropes and back into an elbow. Regal with some knees to the face of Finlay following with a hook, knee drop before Regal chokes Finlay out with the knee, Regal with a pinfall for one. Finlay sends Regal into the corner for a spear and follows up with a snapmare and thump drop. Clubs by Finlay at the ropes, to the chest of Regal, before Regal gets a knee and uppercut, following with a double armed suplex for a two count. Big bitch slap by Regal and Finlay goes to get the Shaleleigh!
Regal rolls out and the referee steals the Shaleleigh! Finlay rolls out as the Little Bastard makes his way to the apron, and Finlay sends him flying into Regal! The Little Bastard returns under the ring before the referee notices. Finlay rolls back into the ring, stomping on Regal’s hands when he attempts to get back into the ring. Regal with a big clothesline to Finlay for a one count, another one count and a final one count. Regal gets Finlay in a beautiful submission move and the fans begin to rally behind Finlay! Finlay gets to his feet and uppercuts Regal, but Regal gets a fist right to the face of Finlay! Regal sends Finlay into the corner, Finlay stops before he hits the turnbuckle, but turns into a mean left by Regal. Regal gets a two count and rolls outside and picks up the Shaleleigh! Finlay stops Regal from using it, and hits Regal with it for the disqualification!
Winner: William Regal And Still United States Champion: Finlay
Lashley runs out and goes to attack Finlay from behind, but Finlay turns and nails Lashley with the Shaleleigh! Finlay attacks the leg of Lashley and helps Regal up, but he clubs Regal from behind with the Shaleleigh! Finlay leaves the ring and Lashley nails Regal with a Running Powerslam! For a quick opening match up this was pretty darned good. Another Seven out of Ten by these two. Wasn’t great or anything.
Chavo Guerrero ‘On The Record’ Tonight!
Commercials.
Elijah Burke is in the ring and introduces Sylvester Turkay. Burke certainly is hyped. Turkay tells Burke that he wants him to wrestle tonight’s cannon fodder jobber.
Second Contest: Elijah Burke with Sylvester Turkay vs Scott Wright
Burke takes down Wright and mocks him. Lock up and Wright takes Burke to the corner, but Burke forces him in to it with some nice boxing punches. Burke gets some nice hooked kicks in and a running shoulder block for a two. Wright off the ropes into an almost perfect dropkick for a two count by Burke. Burke gets some sleeper holds on. Wright tries for a comeback, but Burke quickly gets a great clothesline. Fall forward Russian Sweep, a.k.a The Stroke, a.k.a The ‘Elijah Experience’. Crossface variation ends it.
Winner: Eliah Burke
Post match, Turkay destroys Scott Wright. A fancy squash. -One out of Ten. I only kept it in the negative points because it was a squash. The IWC is going to go absolutely nuts for Burke if this match is any indication.
Jen from the Diva Search does an interview and gets a pie shoved in her face. Right.
Still to come: King Booker vs The Undertaker
Commercials.
Milena from the Diva Search does an interview and she also gets a pie shoved in her face. Again, right.
Third Contest: Ashley Massaro vs Kristal Marshall
Massaro gets a forearm to Marshall to start before she does some bad mounted punches. Kick to the gut and Massaro gets a scoop slam and an elbow drop before she snaps Marshall’s suspenders. Marshall gets an enziguri, before she stomps on Massaro’s hair and pulls her up. Marshal slams Massaro face first into the turnbuckle and sends her into the ropes, Massaro hangs onto the ropes and Marshall falls flat on her back after a dropkick attempt. Massaro gets some punches in and slams Marshall’s face into the turnbuckle, irish whip into the opposing turnbuckle. Massaro goes for a Monkey Flip but Marshall throws her off and gets the pinfall by pulling on Massaro’s tights.
Winner: Kristal Marshall
Not to the level of the recent Diva’s Matches on SmackDown, but still not that bad. Two out of Ten.
Layla gets an interview and gets pie faced. She rubs it over her body; ugh, reminds me of why I hate Kristal. Remember that blue paint thing she did? Damn that was lame.
Still to come: Batista vs Mr Kennedy, and King Booker vs The Undertaker!
Commercials.
RAW Recap: Shawn Michaels / Umaga / McMahon stuff
Fourth Contest: Tatanka vs Sylvan
Here we go again, let’s see if these two can have another good match together .. remember that? Last week? That was odd. Tatanka attacks early on with right hands before he sends Sylvan into the corner and back into a hip toss. Leg drops by Tatanka lead into mounted punches before Sylvan rolls to the outside, Tatanka follows and tackles Sylvan into the apron. Back in the ring Tatanka comes off the ropes with an elbow and goes back to the mounted punches. Sylvan rolls back outside, Tatanka follows but gets clotheslined. Sylvan rolls Tatanka back into the ring for mounted punches of his own, and gets a high knee drop. Nice running knee to in between the shoulder blades of Tatanka by Sylvan. Sylvan gets some hooks in and gets a nice sambo suplex. Sylvan gets in a sleeper hold but Tatanka escapes it by sending Sylvan into the corner!
Sylvan runs back into a back body toss. Clotheslines by Tatanka, who begins to do the dance! Tatatanka chops down Sylvan, Sylvan off the ropes with a kick to the chest, Sylvan goes back off the ropes but into the Trail’s End! Tatanka goes to the top rope and jumps off with the Tomahawk! One! Two! No! Sylvan kicks out. “I’m very surprised at this, the French just surrender most of the time” Got to love JBL. Sylan runs right into “the Thunder” for the victory for Tatanka.
Winner: Tatanka
Another good match from these two .. freaky. Six out of Ten.
Backstage, Mr Kennedy – bandaged up and all – is making his way to the ring!
Commercials.
Fifth Contest: Mr Kennedy vs Batista
Lock up and Batista forces Kennedy into the corner, but the referee tells him to back off before Kennedy gets a cheap kick to the knee and gets away. Kennedy gets in another quick kick to the leg of Batista. Headlock applied by Kennedy, who goes behind with a hammerlock and clubs away at the shoulders of Batista, sending Batista to his knees. Batista gets to his feet and elbows Kennedy into the corner for spears, before he nails Kennedy with a choke toss. Kennedy escapes to the outside, calling for a Time Out, and Batista leaves the ring as well and attacks Kennedy, but Kennedy bites the face of Batista! Kennedy attacks the leg of Batista and clubs away at him, yelling at his face, and goes to send Batista face first into the steel pole but Batista stops him!
Batista gets a knee to Kennedy and sends him into the steel pole. Back in the ring Batista works the shoulder of Kennedy, hooking his arm around the rope. Batista sends Kennedy into the corner and charges but Kennedy gets a dropkick to the knee of Batista! Elbow drops to the knee of Batista by Kennedy, before Kennedy pulls on the leg. Kennedy gets some thumps to the knee of Batista at the ropes. Kennedy gets a two count and the crowd have started a Batista chant. Almost a shining wizard by Kennedy, except using the foot instead of the shin, for another close pinfall attempt. Kennedy hooks the knee and looks to be about get an Indian Deathlock but he doesn’t. Batista pushes Kennedy off of him by straightening his leg, Kennedy goes to attack the leg but Batista pushes him off again! Batista is up and Kennedy goes for a suplex, but Batista blocks it and nails – NO – Kennedy falls back on Batista! One! Two! No!
Batista gets up and Kennedy kicks away at the leg, off the ropes with a clothesline – but Batista falls back onto the ropes and knocks Kennedy down with a clothesline! Punches by Batista! Batista sends Kennedy into the corner for a clothesline, clothesline in the other corner! Back body drop by Batista. Kennedy misses a running kick at Batista and gets a spinebuster! The thumbs are down! Batista Bomb! Batista nails it, still sells the knee, and gets the three count!
Winner: Batista
Wow, a really good match between these two! JBL says it in a few words; “That is the best Batista we have seen since he has come back”. Cole goes to congratulate Batista, but Batista tells him to hold his congratulations until after he regains the World Heavy Weight Championship. Eight out of Ten.
Commercials.
Erica does a really bad interview and gets a pie shoved in her face. Serves her right.
Sixth Contest: Vito vs .. THE BROOKLYN BRAWLER!
Oh god, my first Brooklyn Brawler match! I feel so giddy! Lock up and the two go to the corner, with Brawler being told to back off by the referee. Vito gets in some strong punches, clothesline, and a axe handle drop. Sleeper lock applied on Brawler, Brawler escapes it by racking Vito’s eyes. Brawler then rakes Vito’s eyes on the ropes and the two exchange punches, Vito gets the upper hand and sends Brawler into the ropes with a clothesline. Vito off the ropes and comes back with the Forget About It! Panty Stain wins it. Yes, I maintain calling it the Panty Stain, as horrible of a name as it is.
Winner: Vito
Believe it or not, I havn’t seen many Brooklyn Brawler matches. But this, as it was, was crap even as far as squashes go. -Five out of Ten.
JT, wearing a bra and all, simply stares into the camera and doesn’t speak before she gets pie faced. HA! That was funny because she screwed up!
Mike The Mizanin hypes up the Diva Search Elimination on RAW. Eliminate Erica; JT should stay because her just staring at the camera before realizing she should speak was priceless.
Backstage, Theodore Long (in a sexy office) meets up some guy called Montel Von something, yeah, that MVP guy. MVP’s agent rings up and he puts Long on the phone, Long is shocked about how much money his agent is requesting.
Up next: Chavo Guerrero ‘On The Record’.
Commercials.
Scotty Too Hotty and Funaki are in the ring, not Chavo Guererro’s ‘On The Record’. Michelle McCool introduces their opponents KC James (blonde) and Idol Stevens (not blonde).
Seventh Contest: Scotty Too Hotty and Funaki vs KC James and Idol Stevens with Michelle McCool
Stevens attacks Funaki to start, sending him out of the ring, and Hotty begins to punch away on Stevens. Hotty gets sent into a knee to the back by Idol, and Stevens nails a big clothesline. Tag out to James. James jumps off with a fist drop for a two count. James clubs Hotty down and chokes him at the corner. Hotty gets in some rights and bounces off the ropes, but Mc tries to trip him! Mc challenges him, he tries to grab her, but Stevens kicks Hotty right on the head. James gets a two count. Tag out to Stevens. Double team back breaker, with Stevens scoop slamming Hotty onto a knee by Idols for a two count. Backstage everyone’s favorite hot tag team champions, Paul London and Brian Kendrick, are watching.
Steven tags out to James, who comes back in and gets a snapmare followed by an elbow drop. James sends Hotty face first into a high knee by Stevens, before the two exchange another tag. Stevens gets some elbows to Hotty, and distracts the referee – which Funaki then follows through with – long enough for James to rake at the face of Hotty for a fair while. Hotty tries to get to his corner, but Stevens grabs the ankle of Hotty, enziguri misses and Stevens gets an elbow drop for two, to which Cole states “No! Kick out at three”. Heh. Sleeper hold locked on by Stevens, with James helping with leverage while the referee is distracted. Hotty tries to escape but Stevens clubs him down. Hotty falls behind a suplex attempt and tags out to Funaki!
Funak in with a crossbody to Stevens, right hand to James, and a back body drop to Stevens! Rights to Stevens by Funaki, but Stevens sends Funaki into the corner. Stevens runs at Funaki but Funaki punches Stevens in the gut and gets a bulldog for a one count, getting up to exchange punches with James! Hotty comes back with a running forearm to James, sending him into the corner. The referee tells Hotty to get out of the ring, allowing Stevens to flip Funaki into a Missile Dropkick by James! One, Two, Three!
Winners: Idol Stevens and KC James
That flip into Missile Dropkick should get them noticed quickly. This match suffered a lot due to a dead crowd. Seven matches in and they’re not even half way through a super show, I can understand where they’re coming from too. If only the audience had been much more involved in this match then it would have been a lot better than it was. Three out of Ten.
Backstage, Queen Sharmell asks why Booker is depressed. Booker says he is contemplating his contest against the Undertaker, before Sharmell reminds him that the Undertaker isn’t royalty, nor the World Heavy Weight Championship. Sharmell asks what the Undertaker will be saying after their match tonight and Booker starts with the ‘All Hail King Booker’ chant.
Up next, hopefully, is Chavo Guerrero ‘On The Record’! Still to come: King Booker vs The Undertaker!
Commercials.
Chavo Guerrero finally makes his way out. Guerrero gets on the microphone and says that people want to know why he screwed Rey Mysterio, why he betrayed Rey Mysterio. But first Guerrero asks what Betrayal is. Is it stealing his name, his blood, because that’s what Mysterio did to Chavo and his family. Chavo Guerrero calls Mysterio a thief, before he announces what Rey stole from him. Chavo grew up with Eddie and they used to lie, cheat, and steal together. When Eddie passed away everyone felt it and Chavo Guerrero retired, he walked away from wrestling, but Mysterio didn’t. And he used the Guerrero name, the Eddie name, and he always dedicated his matches to the memory of Eddie. Royal Rumble, No Way Out, and WrestleMania.
Guerrero says that he couldn’t stand on his own and instead used another Guerrero; Chavo. Guerrero reminds Mysterio how often he saved Mysterio from losing the title, but Mysterio decided to take all the glory and use Eddie’s credit. At the Great American Bash, Guerrero couldn’t take it anymore, and that’s when he realized that Mysterio didn’t steal Eddie from Chavo, the Guerrero family, but from all of the fans as well. Guerrero did what he did because Mysterio is a leech to the blood of the Guerrero family name. Mysterio runs down and a fight ensues and the fight spills outside, with Mysterio sending Chavo into the ring steps, before Vicky runs out and holds the two apart! .. She looks like she’s gained a bit of weight too. “Eddie” chant obviously starts up as Vicky keeps the two seperate.
Commercials.
We get a recap of Batista defeating Mr Kennedy earlier tonight.
Main Event: King Booker with Queen Sharmell vs The Undertaker
Booker escapes the ring quickly on, Taker follows and Booker rolls in, Taker follows but Booker clubs away at him. Booker gets a cheap shot to the eye and gets Taker in a headlock, Taker sends Booker into the ropes and back with a shoulder block. Punches by Taker before a clothesline sends Booker outside.
Commercials.
We’re back and Booker is punching Taker on the outside. Booker gets in a few chops before he slams Taker face first off the apron. Back in the ring Booker continues his punches on Taker, punching him down in the corner. The referee talks Booker off long enough for Taker to throw Booker back into the corner for punches, before picks Booker up with one hand, working the arm! Taker sets Booker up on the apron and nails an elbow to the arm of Booker. Back in the corner Taker goes for Old School, but Booker nails an arm drag! Booker runs at Taker but gets taken down by a big boot for a two count. Taker sends Booker’s left shoulder into the top turnbuckle, in a nice idea, before he goes for the Old School and this time nails it.
Complete shot by Taker for a two count, almost three. Taker hooks Booker’s arm at the corner, before he gets a running high knee. Sharmell distracts the referee as Taker goes for another running high knee, and Booker moves just in time for Taker to slam into the turnbuckle! Booker slams Taker’s leg into the steel pole. Off the apron Booker jumps off onto Taker with an axe handle, before Booker rolls Taker back into the ring for a nice superkick for a two count. Mounted punches by Booker. Taker begins to get up and is meet by a kick to the face by Booker, who then nails a hooked kick getting Booker a two count. Leg drop right between the legs. Taker begins to get a comeback with jabs!
Taker misses a clothesline, Booker gets a kick to the gut, misses the Scissors Kick and the two begin exchanging punches! Taker gets the better of Booker, knocking him down with a headbutt, before he sends Booker into the corner for a running clothesline. Another running clothesline by Booker, and Taker nails the snake eyes followed by the big boot! One! Two! No! Booker up into a Chokeslam by Taker .. but The Great Khali makes his way down! Taker gets the first punch in, but Khali chops him down!
Winner by DQ: The Undertaker
Khali poses over Taker, but Taker steps up and goes to school on Khali with punches, before he clotheslines Khali over the top rope! Taker gets on the microphone and challenges Khali to a Last Man Standing Match at SummerSlam! I’ll be honest; this match could have been a lot slower. Remember their match at No Mercy five years ago, or their match at Judgment Day two years ago? I’m always very negative when it comes to matches between these two and this time I was surprised at the fact that I liked this match. Five out of Ten.
So, tonight’s results stands at;
William Regal vs Finlay: 7/10
Elijah Burke vs Scott Wright: -1/10
Ashley Massaro vs Kristal Marshall: 2/10
Tatanka vs Sylvan: 6/10
Batista vs Mr Kennedy: 8/10
Vito vs Brooklyn Brawler: -5/10
KC James and Idol Stevens vs Scotty Too Hotty and Funaki: 3/10
King Booker vs The Undertaker: 5/10
SmackDown 04/08/06: 25/80
Eight matches on SmackDown. And this was a lot easier to write than the usual shows too. You really can’t go wrong with most of the stuff on tonight’s show, every single match had a good reason to be there. We’ve got Finlay/Regal, Tatanka/Sylvan, Batista/Kennedy which were all good for SmackDown standards, we’ve got Elijah Burke and KC James/Idol Stevens making their wrestling debut, a bit of playful fun in having Brooklyn Brawler in there, continuing the feud between the divas, and even a big main event. And even the diva search stuff only went for a good two minutes total, even if Mizanin did make it sound like a really bad infomercial tonight it was all worth it to see JT staring blankly at the camera and making an idiot out of herself. My one problem: didn’t we see the Diva Search girls vs Cream Pies before?
While not a great SmackDown, it’s finally as though they realized that they need to be VERY careful with their timing since they don’t have Velocity anymore, in which they could have included a lot of tonight’s matches on. Until next week, Ciao Y’all.
