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WWE Smackdown TV report
by Ryan Mulligan
WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Report-2/15/08
Taped 2/6/08 in Houston, Texas
By Ryan Mulligan
e-mail: rmulligan82@gmail.com
AIM: TheCivilianExile
We're two nights away from "No Way Out," and this is the go-home show
for the ppv. I don't feel like introducing myself, so let's get on
with the scufflin'!
Batista vs MVP
Michael Cole feels that Batista is angry over MVP's recent (last
month) treatment of Ric Flair, and so he's out for revenge tonight. I
don't know. Batista doesn't seem like someone who holds grudges to me.
MVP's someone who doesn't smarten up until a few minutes into a match,
so here, in typical dumb-heel fashion, he begins by trying to match
power with the big man. Of course, he fails at that and gets tossed
around like a proverbial rag-doll, at which point he stalls until he's
able to cheap-shot Batista. He then gets distracted by the ref and
owned by Batista some more. Batista nails an MVP-esque running boot to
the face. Batista works the right knee a bit and then slaps on a
figure-four! Hmm, maybe he DOES have Flair on his mind! MVP makes it
to the ropes, and we take a commercial break.
Back from the break, Batista is shoulder-blocking MVP in the corner.
Here comes the charge. Think he'll hit it? Nah, knee to the face. MVP
sends Batista into the ring-post shoulder-first. Cole and Coach are
trying to put over MVP as a contender in the Elimination Chamber on
Sunday, but there's obviously only two real contenders in that match,
which is just one of the reasons why the Raw Elimination Chamber will
be so much better. The other reason revolves around the fact that
Khali and Big Daddy V aren't in that one. The crowd loves Batista. How
do you feel about him? Kinda iffy on the mic, imo. Skull-kick from MVP
gets two. Batista is sent to the outside. SPACE FLYING TIGER DROP by
MVP! Actually, he just steps to the outside and sends Batista into the
steps. Cole's much more likable when he's getting made fun of. Batista
catches MVP in a bearhug and rams him into the apron to regain
control. It's Air-Batista (!) time as Batista shoulder-blocks MVP off
the top, but MVP's foot is on the ropes. Spine on the pine! MVP slides
out of a Batista bomb attempt and rolls up Batista for two. MVP posts
Batista again, but Batista blocks another attempt and gives MVP a dose
of his own medicine by posting HIM! And again! The man has a family!
Batista bomb! It's academic at this point. MVP gets Justin Roberts to
announce that he is still the U.S. Heavyweight Champion after the
match. We'd better recognize. Good, basic match there.
Winner: Batista.
In the locker-room, the Edgeheads want some advice. About what, I'm
not sure. They're not going to get any right now though, because Edge
needs some alone-time!
We get the 'roids commercial, which segues directly into a close-up of
Snitsky's back.
Hawkins and Ryder and Deuce and Domino (w/Cherry) vs Jimmy Wang Yang
and Shannon Moore and Jesse and Festus
It's time for some eight-man tag action! Too many exclamation points,
huh? Three of these teams have amazingly awesome theme songs. Guess
which one doesn't. Festus freaks at the bell, owns Ryder for a second,
then tags out. Okay. Cole notes that Moore is "the reject" of the
Yang/Moore team. That's not very nice. The heels cheat, and Moore is
YOUR reject-in-peril. WWE.com is currently celebrating Black History
Month. Hopefully no reference is made to that Piper/Bad News Brown
match. Yang is in with a variety of kicks, some spinning-heel, while
others merely drops, and then everyone comes in for a pier-eight
brawl. Stereo planchas by Moore and Jesse to the outside. Yang hits
the moonsault on Domino inside, and it's…over? That wasn't very long
at all. Afterwards, we get a Pearl Harbor job on Yang, Moore and
Jesse, but Festus is all calm on the apron because the bell rang at
the end of the match. Jesse goes out and rings the bell again, and
Festus goes crazy and beats down the heels until they retreat! Haha!
Jesse then rings the bell again, and Festus calms down again! Lols.
Winners: Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore and Jesse and Festus
Vickie is excited about tonight!
Michelle McCool vs Victoria
Due to the beat-down that Chuck Palumbo delivered to Jamie Noble last
week, Michelle is clearly not loving life at the moment. She sells
depression like a champ. Here comes Palumbo on his stupid motorcycle.
He distracts Michelle throughout the match. The motorcycle drowns out
the crowd (I'm assuming they're freakin' electric throughout the
match), which makes for a weird atmosphere. Michelle tries to
superplex Victoria off the top, but they tumble awkwardly out to the
floor. Back in, Michelle regains focus and has the advantage until
Palumbo distracts her again, leading to Victoria nailing the Widow's
Peak for the victory. Palumbo then gets into the ring and steps on
Michelle's arm. Reminds me of high school. He then steps on her hair
and tells her she better get used to Palumbo being a prick.
Winner: Victoria
The Undertaker vs Big Daddy V (w/Matt Striker)
Taker tries to lift up V from behind like an idiot to start the match.
V goes for an avalanche, but Taker moves out of harm's way. One minute
in and Cole gets in his favorite line about Taker being "the best pure
striker in sports-entertainment." Striker gets up on the apron and
punched down to the floor. V then takes over from behind and sends
Taker to the floor, where Striker cheapshots him to get his heat back.
Taker gets sent into the steps by The World's Largest Love Machine.
Back inside, V rotates his body on the prone Undertaker. In a sexual
sense, too. V misses another splash in the corner. How about you stop
trying those? Taker nails a clothesline, old school, and a ddt,
which…finishes? Man, I'm not feeling the endings to these matches
tonight. Also, Cole and Coach are trying to sell V as a threat in the
Chamber, but he just got owned for the third week in a row. And who
loses to a ddt nowadays anyway? Taker chokeslams Striker to get HIS
heat back after the match, then applies that MMA move that he saw
Lesnar use against Mir, which makes Striker bleed internally. I hope
someone called a doctor.
Winner: The Undertaker
In the locker-room, Edge is pacing nervously!
We then get that Elimination Chamber promo that they've seemingly been
using for years, followed by Cole and Coach (from this point forward
referred to as "C+C") running down the LOADED "No Way Out" card for
Sunday. Two Elimination Chambers, all three world titles on the line
AND Ric Flair's career up for grabs? How can I possibly miss this
show? Watch me.
Kane and CM Punk vs Shelton Benjamin and ECW Heavyweight Champion Chavo Guerrero
I'm not sure if Chavo's the worst ECW Champion ever. Justin Credible,
Jerry Lynn, Steve Corino and Bobby Lashley all held that thing. I'm
not saying Lynn's not a great worker there, by the way. But as a world
champion? RVD should've held that belt for years. Anyway, I'd use ECW
as a platform just to put Shelton over, if I had the book. Chavo
starts off against Kane. Kane no-sells and gorilla presses him. Punk
is in, as is Shelton. Punk gets dropped onto the top turnbuckle, then
the heels cheat a bit until Punk slides out of something and
heel-kicks Shelton. Hot tag to Kane, who can't back body drop Chavo
correctly so he impressively powers him up anyway. He then hits a
correct back body drop, which annoys me. Corner clothesline, sideslam,
top rope clothesline, but Shelton breaks up the pin. Blind tag to
Punk, who soon after nails the Go to Sleep on Chavo to get the win.
Punk has now beaten Chavo three consecutive times, which makes me
think Chavo will win on Sunday.
Winners: Kane and CM Punk
"The Raw Rebound" recaps Cena coming back prematurely from his injury
to win the Royal Rumble, then demand his title shot against Orton
prematurely to blowoff that feud prematurely to put HHH back in the
title picture prematurely, though I'm speaking prematurely on that
last bit. I really don't want to see Orton/Cena or Orton/HHH or
Cena/HHH or Orton/Cena/HHH at WrestleMania, truth be told.
The Great Khali (w/Runjin Singh) vs Finlay (w/Hornswoggle)
Finlay is now coming out to Hornswoggle's theme song. Guess how that
sits with me. I have a brother named Runjin, though he's from a
different mother. We get some more replays, this time of all of the
Finlay/Hornswoggle/McMahon stuff from the last two weeks, which
culminated in Regal's immortal, "Look at the bloody state of your
head!" line to Vince. How awesome would it be if Vince just beat the
crap out of Hornswoggle in the cage Monday for like 20 minutes? Just a
total squash. All press-slams into the cage and stuff. Blade-job. Hell
yeah. Finlay tries to shoulderblock Khali. People just aren't thinking
tonight. Khali boringly beats him down for a bit. Finlay gets chopped
to the outside. He then gets tossed into the steps, shades of every
other face tonight. Nerve hold by Khali back in. Finlay hulks up and
gets out, but runs into the boot of Khali. Finlay off the top, but he
gets goozled and tree-slammed. Hornswoggle tries to sneak in and hit
Khali with the shillelagh, but Khali sees him. He then dropkicks Singh
to the floor, but turns around and gets grabbed by Khali. Nick
Patrick, who looks perpetually oblivious, is distracted by this, so
Finlay nails Khali twice with the shillelagh and pins him. Let's pull
the plug on the Khali experiment now, shall we?
Winner: Finlay
Here comes Vickie in her wheelchair! The ring is getting romantically upgraded!
Back from the break, the ring is all decked out with flowers and
hearts and there's some crazy violin happenings going on. Edge comes
out to violins. No, not violins playing his theme song, which would've
ruled. He's admittedly nervous tonight. He says that the "R" in "Rated
R Superstar" stands for "Really Really in Love," which is the
stupidest thing I've heard all week. Keep in mind that I missed most
of "Impact!" last night, though. Here comes Vickie, and her wheelchair
is decked out with hearts as well. Teddy Long's vengeance seems worth
the wait. Edge sings a Bryan Adams song (not even the "Robin Hood"
song either) to her and he's horribly off-key. He'll never make it as
a crooner. He then gets down on one knee! He proposes! Vickie says
"Yes!" Passionate kiss! More violins! Hey, where's Rey tonight? Oh,
here he is. Rey calls this sham the most disgusting thing he's ever
seen and tells her to drop the Guerrero name. Edge takes offense to
this. Rey has stupid-colored eyes, by the way. Rey says something in
Spanish, which I don't understand at all. Rey promises he'll beat Edge
this Sunday (let's hope he can work the show). Edge fails at attacking
him. 619! Rey goes to springboard onto Edge, but he ducks and Rey
NAILS Vickie right out of her wheelchair! Great visual. Rey doesn't
seem to care at all. Hell, he's SMILING about it! The build for this
match has been pretty solid, in my opinion, but the end of Edge/Vickie
should be pure gold. That's it for this week's show. I hope you read
all of this.
Summary: If you're looking for the Westminster Dog Show, it's on CNBC
WWE Smackdown TV report
by Ryan Mulligan
WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Report-2/15/08
Taped 2/6/08 in Houston, Texas
By Ryan Mulligan
e-mail: rmulligan82@gmail.com
AIM: TheCivilianExile
We're two nights away from "No Way Out," and this is the go-home show
for the ppv. I don't feel like introducing myself, so let's get on
with the scufflin'!
Batista vs MVP
Michael Cole feels that Batista is angry over MVP's recent (last
month) treatment of Ric Flair, and so he's out for revenge tonight. I
don't know. Batista doesn't seem like someone who holds grudges to me.
MVP's someone who doesn't smarten up until a few minutes into a match,
so here, in typical dumb-heel fashion, he begins by trying to match
power with the big man. Of course, he fails at that and gets tossed
around like a proverbial rag-doll, at which point he stalls until he's
able to cheap-shot Batista. He then gets distracted by the ref and
owned by Batista some more. Batista nails an MVP-esque running boot to
the face. Batista works the right knee a bit and then slaps on a
figure-four! Hmm, maybe he DOES have Flair on his mind! MVP makes it
to the ropes, and we take a commercial break.
Back from the break, Batista is shoulder-blocking MVP in the corner.
Here comes the charge. Think he'll hit it? Nah, knee to the face. MVP
sends Batista into the ring-post shoulder-first. Cole and Coach are
trying to put over MVP as a contender in the Elimination Chamber on
Sunday, but there's obviously only two real contenders in that match,
which is just one of the reasons why the Raw Elimination Chamber will
be so much better. The other reason revolves around the fact that
Khali and Big Daddy V aren't in that one. The crowd loves Batista. How
do you feel about him? Kinda iffy on the mic, imo. Skull-kick from MVP
gets two. Batista is sent to the outside. SPACE FLYING TIGER DROP by
MVP! Actually, he just steps to the outside and sends Batista into the
steps. Cole's much more likable when he's getting made fun of. Batista
catches MVP in a bearhug and rams him into the apron to regain
control. It's Air-Batista (!) time as Batista shoulder-blocks MVP off
the top, but MVP's foot is on the ropes. Spine on the pine! MVP slides
out of a Batista bomb attempt and rolls up Batista for two. MVP posts
Batista again, but Batista blocks another attempt and gives MVP a dose
of his own medicine by posting HIM! And again! The man has a family!
Batista bomb! It's academic at this point. MVP gets Justin Roberts to
announce that he is still the U.S. Heavyweight Champion after the
match. We'd better recognize. Good, basic match there.
Winner: Batista.
In the locker-room, the Edgeheads want some advice. About what, I'm
not sure. They're not going to get any right now though, because Edge
needs some alone-time!
We get the 'roids commercial, which segues directly into a close-up of
Snitsky's back.
Hawkins and Ryder and Deuce and Domino (w/Cherry) vs Jimmy Wang Yang
and Shannon Moore and Jesse and Festus
It's time for some eight-man tag action! Too many exclamation points,
huh? Three of these teams have amazingly awesome theme songs. Guess
which one doesn't. Festus freaks at the bell, owns Ryder for a second,
then tags out. Okay. Cole notes that Moore is "the reject" of the
Yang/Moore team. That's not very nice. The heels cheat, and Moore is
YOUR reject-in-peril. WWE.com is currently celebrating Black History
Month. Hopefully no reference is made to that Piper/Bad News Brown
match. Yang is in with a variety of kicks, some spinning-heel, while
others merely drops, and then everyone comes in for a pier-eight
brawl. Stereo planchas by Moore and Jesse to the outside. Yang hits
the moonsault on Domino inside, and it's…over? That wasn't very long
at all. Afterwards, we get a Pearl Harbor job on Yang, Moore and
Jesse, but Festus is all calm on the apron because the bell rang at
the end of the match. Jesse goes out and rings the bell again, and
Festus goes crazy and beats down the heels until they retreat! Haha!
Jesse then rings the bell again, and Festus calms down again! Lols.
Winners: Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore and Jesse and Festus
Vickie is excited about tonight!
Michelle McCool vs Victoria
Due to the beat-down that Chuck Palumbo delivered to Jamie Noble last
week, Michelle is clearly not loving life at the moment. She sells
depression like a champ. Here comes Palumbo on his stupid motorcycle.
He distracts Michelle throughout the match. The motorcycle drowns out
the crowd (I'm assuming they're freakin' electric throughout the
match), which makes for a weird atmosphere. Michelle tries to
superplex Victoria off the top, but they tumble awkwardly out to the
floor. Back in, Michelle regains focus and has the advantage until
Palumbo distracts her again, leading to Victoria nailing the Widow's
Peak for the victory. Palumbo then gets into the ring and steps on
Michelle's arm. Reminds me of high school. He then steps on her hair
and tells her she better get used to Palumbo being a prick.
Winner: Victoria
The Undertaker vs Big Daddy V (w/Matt Striker)
Taker tries to lift up V from behind like an idiot to start the match.
V goes for an avalanche, but Taker moves out of harm's way. One minute
in and Cole gets in his favorite line about Taker being "the best pure
striker in sports-entertainment." Striker gets up on the apron and
punched down to the floor. V then takes over from behind and sends
Taker to the floor, where Striker cheapshots him to get his heat back.
Taker gets sent into the steps by The World's Largest Love Machine.
Back inside, V rotates his body on the prone Undertaker. In a sexual
sense, too. V misses another splash in the corner. How about you stop
trying those? Taker nails a clothesline, old school, and a ddt,
which…finishes? Man, I'm not feeling the endings to these matches
tonight. Also, Cole and Coach are trying to sell V as a threat in the
Chamber, but he just got owned for the third week in a row. And who
loses to a ddt nowadays anyway? Taker chokeslams Striker to get HIS
heat back after the match, then applies that MMA move that he saw
Lesnar use against Mir, which makes Striker bleed internally. I hope
someone called a doctor.
Winner: The Undertaker
In the locker-room, Edge is pacing nervously!
We then get that Elimination Chamber promo that they've seemingly been
using for years, followed by Cole and Coach (from this point forward
referred to as "C+C") running down the LOADED "No Way Out" card for
Sunday. Two Elimination Chambers, all three world titles on the line
AND Ric Flair's career up for grabs? How can I possibly miss this
show? Watch me.
Kane and CM Punk vs Shelton Benjamin and ECW Heavyweight Champion Chavo Guerrero
I'm not sure if Chavo's the worst ECW Champion ever. Justin Credible,
Jerry Lynn, Steve Corino and Bobby Lashley all held that thing. I'm
not saying Lynn's not a great worker there, by the way. But as a world
champion? RVD should've held that belt for years. Anyway, I'd use ECW
as a platform just to put Shelton over, if I had the book. Chavo
starts off against Kane. Kane no-sells and gorilla presses him. Punk
is in, as is Shelton. Punk gets dropped onto the top turnbuckle, then
the heels cheat a bit until Punk slides out of something and
heel-kicks Shelton. Hot tag to Kane, who can't back body drop Chavo
correctly so he impressively powers him up anyway. He then hits a
correct back body drop, which annoys me. Corner clothesline, sideslam,
top rope clothesline, but Shelton breaks up the pin. Blind tag to
Punk, who soon after nails the Go to Sleep on Chavo to get the win.
Punk has now beaten Chavo three consecutive times, which makes me
think Chavo will win on Sunday.
Winners: Kane and CM Punk
"The Raw Rebound" recaps Cena coming back prematurely from his injury
to win the Royal Rumble, then demand his title shot against Orton
prematurely to blowoff that feud prematurely to put HHH back in the
title picture prematurely, though I'm speaking prematurely on that
last bit. I really don't want to see Orton/Cena or Orton/HHH or
Cena/HHH or Orton/Cena/HHH at WrestleMania, truth be told.
The Great Khali (w/Runjin Singh) vs Finlay (w/Hornswoggle)
Finlay is now coming out to Hornswoggle's theme song. Guess how that
sits with me. I have a brother named Runjin, though he's from a
different mother. We get some more replays, this time of all of the
Finlay/Hornswoggle/McMahon stuff from the last two weeks, which
culminated in Regal's immortal, "Look at the bloody state of your
head!" line to Vince. How awesome would it be if Vince just beat the
crap out of Hornswoggle in the cage Monday for like 20 minutes? Just a
total squash. All press-slams into the cage and stuff. Blade-job. Hell
yeah. Finlay tries to shoulderblock Khali. People just aren't thinking
tonight. Khali boringly beats him down for a bit. Finlay gets chopped
to the outside. He then gets tossed into the steps, shades of every
other face tonight. Nerve hold by Khali back in. Finlay hulks up and
gets out, but runs into the boot of Khali. Finlay off the top, but he
gets goozled and tree-slammed. Hornswoggle tries to sneak in and hit
Khali with the shillelagh, but Khali sees him. He then dropkicks Singh
to the floor, but turns around and gets grabbed by Khali. Nick
Patrick, who looks perpetually oblivious, is distracted by this, so
Finlay nails Khali twice with the shillelagh and pins him. Let's pull
the plug on the Khali experiment now, shall we?
Winner: Finlay
Here comes Vickie in her wheelchair! The ring is getting romantically upgraded!
Back from the break, the ring is all decked out with flowers and
hearts and there's some crazy violin happenings going on. Edge comes
out to violins. No, not violins playing his theme song, which would've
ruled. He's admittedly nervous tonight. He says that the "R" in "Rated
R Superstar" stands for "Really Really in Love," which is the
stupidest thing I've heard all week. Keep in mind that I missed most
of "Impact!" last night, though. Here comes Vickie, and her wheelchair
is decked out with hearts as well. Teddy Long's vengeance seems worth
the wait. Edge sings a Bryan Adams song (not even the "Robin Hood"
song either) to her and he's horribly off-key. He'll never make it as
a crooner. He then gets down on one knee! He proposes! Vickie says
"Yes!" Passionate kiss! More violins! Hey, where's Rey tonight? Oh,
here he is. Rey calls this sham the most disgusting thing he's ever
seen and tells her to drop the Guerrero name. Edge takes offense to
this. Rey has stupid-colored eyes, by the way. Rey says something in
Spanish, which I don't understand at all. Rey promises he'll beat Edge
this Sunday (let's hope he can work the show). Edge fails at attacking
him. 619! Rey goes to springboard onto Edge, but he ducks and Rey
NAILS Vickie right out of her wheelchair! Great visual. Rey doesn't
seem to care at all. Hell, he's SMILING about it! The build for this
match has been pretty solid, in my opinion, but the end of Edge/Vickie
should be pure gold. That's it for this week's show. I hope you read
all of this.
Summary: If you're looking for the Westminster Dog Show, it's on CNBC