I know, I know. I’m late. The truth is I forgot all about posting this. I’m allowed to with my work and class schedule this week. My first official full week of work and they throw me two 5-9 am shifts and a 3-Midnight shift the following day. Throw in some assignments and I do not look forward to this week. So yes, that has gotten me down. But, enough of my excuses, I’m sorry for the lateness.
Opening pyros, welcome by Michael Cole, and THEN we head to a recap of Finlay / Mysterio from last week. It’s a bit hard to take the video seriously with that Michael Jackson poster in the background. Batista will defend against Undertaker at Cyber Sunday, by the way. And JBL will also interview Batista tonight too.
And we have better than usual UK TV Taping production quality tonight too. Was the quality this good as their Milan show?
Opening Contest: The Great Khali w/ Runjin Singh vs. Kane
Kane attacks Khali to start, but a slow moving right hand by Khali takes Kane down. Khali with a big boot to Kane. Khali locks on the shoulder grip early. Khali chops Kane down, and Khali tries for the vice grip but Kane gets to the ropes. Khali kicks away in the corner, before nailing some elbows. Kane with a comeback; Kane goes up top and connects with the flying clothesline! Kane tries for the choke slam but Khali elbows him off! Khali clotheslines Kane to the outside. Khali chokes Kane with some chords and the referee disqualifies Khali.
Winner: Kane
Could have been worse. So much worse. Three out of Ten. Post match, Khali attacks Kane. Kane hits Khali with the ring bell. Kane goes for his pyros but Big Daddy V makes his way on out. Kane tries to fight off Khali and V, but a samoan drop by V puts Kane down.
Commercials.
Recap of V attacking Kane.
Matt Striker and V are backstage. Striker says us SmackDown fans will get to see the most dominant force in WWE Yay.
Second Contest: Chuck Palumbo w/ Michelle McCool vs. Chris Masters
The rematch! Palumbo with a headlock takedown to start. Masters rolls outside and taunts Mc for a few moments, which gets Palumbo all pissy and all that. Back in the ring, Palumbo attacks Masters. Palumbo tackles Masters into the corner, but Masters gets the advantage with right hands and forearms. Masters tries for a suplex but Palumbo lifts him up for a delayed vertical suplex. Palumbo covers for a two count. Palumbo misses a big elbow drop, and Masters tackles Palumbo into the corner. Palumbo with a back drop for a two count. Palumbo with a big clothesline to Masters. Masters off the ropes into an overhead belly to belly. Palumbo goes up top and jumps off with a shoulder block. Suddenly, Victoria attacks Michelle McCool and Masters attacks Palumbo from behind! Masters rolls up Palumbo for the three count!
Winner: Chris Masters
Another not bad match. Four out of Ten. I’d really enjoy Masters being paired up with Dykstra. Maybe Victoria could start her own faction or something? I don’t know.
Backstage, Porter says that over the past couple of weeks, Hardy has grown on him. Porter says they’ve become friends and an actual team. Porter says that they have to remain focussed on the Tag Team Championships. Hardy reminds us of the Cyber Sunday match between them two. Porter announces Hardy vs. Finlay tonight, while Hardy announces Mysterio vs. Porter. Both should be good.
Commercials.
RAW Rebound. Triple Umaga squash. Umaga and Triple H should be good; no matter the stipulation.
Third Contest: Finlay vs. Matt Hardy
Finlay with a headlock right away. Hardy pushes Finlay off; Finlay right back with a elbow and goes for a cover. Hardy with a headlock on Finlay, but Finlay gets to the ropes. Stare down breaks into shoving. Finlay sends Hardy shoulder first into the steel post. Finlay with his baseball slide. Hardy back in the ring only to get sent into the corner. Finlay with a butt drop to the back of Hardy; Finlay covers for a failed pinfall attempt. Finlay hooks a single legged boston crab but Hardy kicks him off. Finlay right back on the attack to Hardy. Finlay takes Hardy down with a short arm clothesline. Finlay sends his knee into the back of Hardy. Hardy connects with the clothesline bulldog combo early on, and Hardy covers for a two count. Side Effect gets Hardy a two count. Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate but Finlay pushes Hardy off. Hardy goes up top for the yodel elbow but Finlay trips Hardy down. Finlay with a unique pinfall for a two count. Finlay goes the shillelagh but Porter comes down to ringside and takes it off of Finlay! Finlay turns into a Twist of Fate, and Hardy covers for the three count!
Winner: Matt Hardy
Hey, they took a fifteen minute match and successfully turned it into a good five minute match. Well, they did it as good as it could have been done. Five out of Ten.
The Major Brothers are backstage.
Commercials.
Fourth Contest: Draw McIntyre w/ Dave Taylor vs. Brian Major w/ Brett Major
Lock up and Major gets a hammerlock on Intyre, but Intyre gets to the ropes quickly. Intyre goes after the arm of Major. Major with a pair of arm drags on Intyre. Major off the ropes with a cross body, but Intyre catches Major and drops him throat first on the top rope. Intyre with a nice headlock variation before hitting a neck breaker for the two count. Intyre with a facelock on Major. Major with clotheslines and a scoop slam. Taylor attacks Major on the outside. Major returns to the ring and gets hit with an STO by Intyre, which gives Intyre the victory.
Winner: Drew McIntyre
I like McIntyre, but he needs a match against either Hardy or Finlay just so we know what he’s capable of. I’d even like to see Taylor and McIntyre vs. Hardy and Porter. Four out of Ten. My attractive man bias more than likely had something to do with that, however, so take that into account.
Recap of the great Batista and Undertaker rivalry. That should also be a good match.
Commercials.
JBL: Ladies and Gentlemen, and English people.
JBL hypes up Batista and Undertaker. Batista interrupts Layfield trying to start up a JBL chant. Layfield is apparently leading the voting for Cyber Sunday; Batista says that whoever referees the match had better stay out of his way. Layfield reminds us of the WrestleMania match and states that Batista has never beaten Undertaker. Layfield says that Batista’s book quotes, in regards to Undertaker; “I just wanted to stand up to himâ€Â. Batista states he’s not afraid of Undertaker, or anyone else. Layfield calls Batista a coward, so Batista attacks Well, who saw that swerve coming?
Commercials.
Layfield is ranting about what Batista did.
Diva Search stuff. Not many left, is there? Blonde chick Taryn is gone.
Fifth Contest: Deuce ‘n Domino w/ Cherry vs. Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang
Yang and Domino start. Yang with a odd cross body to start. Domino rolls outside and now Yang hit’s a vaulting body press. Deuce goes after Yang but gets stopped by a Moore cross body. Moore gets tagged in and hits Domino with a dropkick. Moore with a hammerlock. Domino with a sideslam on Moore for a one count. Deuce gets tagged in. Moore falls behind a scoop slam attempt by Deuce. Yang in. Yang with the moonsault kick in the corner; Domino in only to be taken outside by a head scissors from Moore. Yang hit’s the moonsault on Deuce for the three count.
Winners: Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang
Well it was better than last week’s. And I’m in a nice mood tonight too. One out of Ten.
Vickie Guerrero is backstage. Jamie Noble is still in pain because of Great Khali. Noble says he doesn’t want what happened last week to ever happen again. Noble apologises for not taking into consideration her emotional breakdowns and female hormones Uh huh Noble says if there’s anything he can help her with, just to ask. Vickie Guerrero says it’ll help the show if he wrestles tonight. Guerrero announces Noble vs. Undertaker. Noble gets angry and very dramatic and storms off and stuff. Wonder if it will be Big Daddy V or Kane next week?
Commercials.
Sixth Contest: Undertaker vs. Jamie Noble
Noble actually gets some shots in, but as expected Taker + Noble = squash.
Winner: The Undertaker
-Five out of Ten. At least Noble’s still on television. The fans fucking bolted to the ringside area just to see the three count, how odd is that? For a squash!
Still to come, apparently for the first time ever, Rey Mysterio vs. Montel Vontavious Porter.
Commercials. In a nice touch, I can vote for Cyber Sunday on my Foxtel. I didn’t know that before.
Cyber Sunday card rundown
Montel Vontavious Porter makes his entrance.
Commercials.
Main Event: Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Rey Mysterio
Lock up and Porter forces Mysterio into the corner. Porter clubs away at Mysterio but gets pulled away by the referee. Mysterio gets a snap mare on Porter and nails a nice swinging dropkick. Mysterio sets up for the 619 but misses, and Porter follows up with the face buster. Porter goes over the top rope and lands on the outside, where Mysterio hits him with a top rope cross body. On the apron, Mysterio jumps up onto Porter but Porter catches him and drops him face first on the canvas. Porter big boots Mysterio outside!
Commercials.
We’re back and Porter has Mysterio in a full nelson variation. Porter covers for a two count, and Porter goes right on with a front facelock. Mysterio off the ropes into a overhead belly to belly by Porter; Porter covers for a two count. Mysterio gets up in the corner and ducks the running boot! Mysterio kicks at the legs of Porter. Mysterio with a springboard cross body for a two count. Mysterio with a springboard senton for a two count! Porter with a tilt-a-whirl slam for a two count over Mysterio. Mysterio again sets Porter up for the 619, and Mysterio connects! Mysterio misses the West Coast Hop and runs into a big boot by Porter! Porter covers for a close two count! Porter goes the Playmaker, but Finlay attacks Porter for the disqualification!
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Mysterio attacks Finlay. Finlay avoids the 619 but gets hit with a nice head scissor’s takedown. Porter and Mysterio had a very good match, but I know that they could do better. I wouldn’t be shocked that if in a matter of months these two would be capable of putting on a fantastic match. Six out of Ten.
The Inside Pulse
Kane defeats The Great Khali: 3/10
Chris Masters defeats Chuck Palumbo: 4/10
Matt Hardy defeats Finlay: 5/10
Drew McIntyre defeats Brian Major: 4/10
Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang defeats Deuce ‘N Domino: 1/10
Undertaker defeats Jamie Noble: -5/10
Rey Mysterio defeats Montel Vontavious Porter: 6/10
SmackDown 19/10/07: 18/70
An all around good showing this week, actually. Nothing was bad, really. The Porter / Hardy storyline stole the show tonight, as usual. Sadly, the only ECW to be seen anywhere on tonight’s show as in the form of Big Daddy V and Matt Striker. I hope they use this time to make some much needed roster trades between ECW and SmackDown, or at least trade the Mahoney / Miz and Porter / Hardy feuds temporarily. Porter and Hardy could be seen as ‘THE’ feud for that show, while Mahoney and Miz could get an interesting twist (such as Miz getting more women in his corner, Layfield trashing them both) and more exposure. Even if this is just a way to get more ratings for ECW, the fact is that it could become quite the good storyline tool Yes, I notice how this has nothing to do with my overall thought on this week’s episode, but I covered that in the first two sentences Until next week, have a good time!
