silentmystery@bellsouth.net sent this report:
The crowd was pretty good and stayed into the event all night long even though the arena was not even close to being full, a good third of the very top section was tarped off. The first match of the night was of course a dark match, this show had two dark matches, one done by a Smackdown ref and another by a ECW ref, so I guess both shows have their own.
DARK MATCHES
Chuck Palumbo def. Daivari
(Palumbo has muscled up quite a bit since his WWE days, he also has a new gimmick, sorta American Bad Ass Undertaker type, he wears black pants, and rides a motorcycle out and around the ring. He went over with a big boot to the face but got the crowd really going when, after the match, he got on his back and did a burn out that filled the ring with smoke.)
Some Guy def. Funaki
(Sorry I didn’t get the name, the guy was huge however, he went over Funaki pretty easily though, the crowd didn’t care for this match at all)
Next It was Time For Smackdown!
WWE SMACKDOWN
JBL & Cole both came down to JBL’s theme, and after that it was to the opening video package, no opening pyro or nothing (WHICH SUCKED!)
Boogeyman w/ Little Boogeyman def. William Regal w/ Dave Taylor (via / D.Q.)
(Kane came out to make the save after Taylor interrupted the match and chased both him and Regal threw the crowd.)
Teddy Long came on the screen talking about how it was an honor to be in the presence of a “Hall Of Famer” and then they showed Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was there trying out for the GM’s Assistant job but turned it down when he found out it was just as an assistant.
Brian Kendrick w/ Paul London def. Domino w/ Deuce & Cherry
(Kendrick hit the “Slice Bread” off of Deuce who was standing on the apron just after elbowing London in the injured ribs.)
Matt Hardy def. Mr. Kennedy
(Awesome match, this was one of the two best matches of the night, Hardy has really stepped up his game, several near falls by both men, Kennedy also busted his lip or nose, I couldn’t tell which after spilling over the top rope. Hardy won with the “Twist Of Fate”)
Batista came out and cut a promo, talking about how he thought about walking away from it all after loosing the belt but he just couldn’t do it, and that he will get his revenge and his belt.
Teddy Long came back up on the screen, this time however it was with MVP, MVP was complaining about how he deserves another shot at the U.S. title, but instead Long booked for the nights main event, MVP vs. Kane! Winner gets a shot at Benoit for the U.S. Title.
Crew then set up a stage with candles that took about five minutes of work just for Maryse to do five seconds of talking and introduced the next match.
Gregory Helms def. Jimmy Wang Yang
(Decent match)
Undertaker came on the screen and cut a promo on Batista where he announced next week on Smackdown, Undertaker vs. Batista
The lights go out while a video package plays during which time a group of guys come running down to the ring and you can easily tell Hornswoggle is in between them and gets under the ring.
Finlay def. The Miz (via Count Out)
(Hornswoggle pulled Miz under the ring where he stayed for a moment, when he finally came back out he was wearing Hornswoggle’s hat but instead of getting back in the ring he just walked out and got counted out.)
The announcer announced that the next match was the main event, and then we would be going live on Sci-Fi for ECW!, Followed by Finlay vs. Batista!
Crew set the candle stage back up for Maryse again, only for her to again do five seconds of talking to announce the main event next.
MVP def. Kane
(Regal & Taylor came out and got involved costing Kane the match, so MVP gets another shot at Benoit now)
Didn’t stay around for the dark match so I don’t know who won between Batista vs. Finlay but I do know that I never so Hornswoggle return to the back after Finlay’s first match so….
LOUDEST POPS
GOOD
1. CM Punk
2. Batista
3. Lashley
4. Matt Hardy
5. ECW Expose
Biggest
1. Mr. McMahon
2. MVP
3. Elijah Burke
4. Mr. Kennedy
5. The Miz
