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Smackdown: Last chizance to get some vizotes for CS
By
JON WALDMAN -- SLAM! Wrestling
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It's the last night of WWE programming before Cyber Sunday, and you know what that means -- some buildup, some non-PPV-related action and the potential for some other goodies. It's Smackdown time!
Before the show begins, WWE flashes a graphic honouring Leah Maivia. Very classy
move by the Fed.
We officially open soon after with Triple H heading to
the ring. He talks about being annoyed with Vickie Guerrero and then talks about
the match she has established between he and The Undertaker later tonight. As
he moves on to talking about the Cyber Sunday match, Jeff Hardy comes out, says
his piece and then is interrupted by Vladimir Kozlov. I'll say this -- Vlady's
getting some pretty good heat. Triple H then retakes the mic time briefly before
Pedigreeing Hardy.
Afterwards, Triple H is walking down the hall backstage
and encounters 'Taker. The two have a brief staredown. Ooh... tension.
Match
1 - Michelle McCool/Maria vs. The Heartless Foundation.
Okay this is
the first time I've seen that when a champ is in a tag team, his or her partner's
music plays, and J.R., I love that tag team name for Maryse and Natalya. Well
done!
Before the match starts, the now named Hurra-pop appears for a Quagmire
moment. Giggity indeed.
The match is going pretty well, until for some reason
George and Lenny... I mean Jesse and Festus come out, the latter in Mariachi
garb with musical accompaniment. Festus presents a rose to Maria and supposedly
sings while Maryse gets the schoolgirl on Michelle for the win. Huh?
Winners:
The Heartless Foundation
Match 2 - Bam Neely/Chavo Guerrero vs. Los
Colons
Am I crazy or didn't Neely rebel against Chavito a bit back?
The
four have a pretty good match until Bam and Chavo have words, and after a cheap
slap by Chavito, Newly is distracted long enough for Carlito to hit the Backcracker
for the W.
Winners: Los Colons
Post-match, the Hurra-pop returns.
Next
up, we gizet a promo for Kizarny. Like I cizare. This is WrestleCrizap at it's
fizinest.
Backstage, Maria and Michelle have words. It looks like Michelle
is turning heel. This transitions into Primo hitting on Brie Bella until Carlito
hits on her as well. Brie then heads off for a photo shoot before the Mariachi
band, Festus, Jesse and Maria all run by. This would've been a horrible segment
had it not been for the Colons. Czervesas rule!
Match 3 - R-Truth/Kung
Fu Naki vs. MVP/Shelton Benjamin
Naki's music is hella funny. Well done
WWE!
As MVP comes down, we get another Hurra-pop, inquiring about MVP's
tunnel, saying it also has been lost. Ohh snap!
The match itself is okay.
Funaki is pretty good in the ninja role, but his kicks are nothing compared to
Tajiri's. After a pretty solid fight, Fu Naki gets the win on MVP (surprise) after
a Crane Kick.
Winners: R-Truth/Naki
Backstage, Primo and Carlito
chat, with Primo getting the first approach again at "Brie" Bella, except
this time it's the twin, so she blows Primo off. Then, The Great Khali and Ranjin
Singh walk by to diss the younger Colon and get set for the Khali Kiss Cam. Oh...joy...
Back
to the ring we go and indeed, Khali and Singh come out as we look at video from
last week of Khali and Big Show's confrontation. Khali speaks about love letters
he got from women wanting to kiss Khali in the ring. Really? People send letters
still? So the Kiss Cam ends up picking two girls from the audience - one attractive
and one who has to be a plant. Singh then goads Khali into the kiss with encouragement
from the audience... So apparently it's now Khali as a morphed being of Rick Rude
and Mike Awesome.
Next up we gizet a second prizomo from Kizarny. I still
don't cizare.
This is followed by a brief rundown of the card for Cyber
Sunday, during which we get a promo from 'Taker.
Match 4 - Super Crazy
vs. The Brian Kendrick
As one would expect, Kendrick wins this bout
quickly. I fear that Crazy isn't long for WWE.
Winner: Kendrick
Post-match,
Zeke gets a couple licks in for himself.
Match 5 - Triple H vs. Undertaker
Yes,
we haven't seen this in a long, long time, but it feels too familiar to me. Then
again, there are a lot of new fans who haven't seen these two mix it up before.
Before we can get a decision, though, Big Show interferes, laying hard into The
Undertaker.
Winner: Undertaker (DQ)
Post-match, Triple H comes
in with a chair for some unknown reason, and eats a chokeslam for his trouble.
Show then uses the chair on 'Taker.
Back from the break, Triple H is still
lying prone in the ring, allowing Kozlov to come out and get some shots in on
Triple H to close a pretty decent show.
Jon Waldman has been with SLAM! since 2000.
