Smackdown Results for 5/30: As SmackDown comes on the air, Edge cuts a promo talking about The Undertaker. Vickie Guerrero says who even knows if Undertaker is in the building tonight. Batista's music hits and he makes his way to ringside with a huge ovation. SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero is out next with a ridiculous amounts of heat. She announces that Batista & a partner of his choice will take on Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins later tonight. I am told that she is drawing so much heat, she is hardly able to get the announcement out. Matt Hardy b. Elijah Burke - Hardy didn't react much with the crowd after his victory. Chuck Palumbo vs. Finley & Hornswoggle - Palumbo is disqualified early on as he takes a chain off his bike and hits Finley in the face with it. It is announced that The Undertaker will be a special guest on "The Cutting Edge" tonight. Edge shows clips of The Undertaker's career. CM Punk b. John Morrison - The Miz is told to go to the back. I'm told Morrison was booed out of the building! Batista comes out and says he doesn't need a partner for his match tonight. Vickie comes out with Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins and says it will be a handicap match. Batista then says just because he doesn't need a partner doesn't mean he doesn't have one. Big Shows comes out and wheels Vickie to the back. Up next is Batista & Big Show vs. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins in a Handicap match. Batista & Big Show b. Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins after Bastista hits the Batista bomb and Big Show hits the choke slam simultaneously. Vladimir Kozlov b. Shannon Moore - Kozlov received a lot of heel heat. SmackDown ends with Edge and La Familia throwing The Undertaker into a coffin, but Taker escapes from the coffin and is on top of the ladder, then he knocks Edge off it. Taker gives Curt Hawkins the Last Ride through the table as Edge looks on
Smackdown Results for 6/13: MVP’s VIP Lounge segment was taped prior to the official start of SmackDown. Tonight’s guest is Rey Mysterio. Rey gives the crowd an update on his condition and rehab. He will be back real soon. MVP makes a few racial remarks geared towards Mysterio and the majority of the crowd. The segment ends with no physical encounter. SmackDown begins and the roof explodes. The amount of heat directed toward Vickie was impressive. Vickie calls out Batista. She tells him that Edge already signed the contract. She tells Batista that it is a standard contract but there were 2 amendments. 1st amendment, Batista has to win another match before he can face Edge at Night of Champions. His next opponent will be The Great Khali. Batista leaves the ring. Vickie calls up to Batista and tells him the 2nd amendment is, he must defeat The Great Khali tonight or he will suffer the same fate as The Undertaker, he will be banned from WWE. WWE Tag Team Champion John Morrison w/ The Miz def. Finlay w/ Hornswoggle. One on one match where Morrison rolls up Finlay to get the win. Mark Henry cuts a promo on The Big Show. Showing the world what his face looks like now, and a picture of what he will do to the Big Show’s face. (Instead of 1 black eye Show will have 2 black eyes.) Another promo, Edge and Vickie. Edge talks about Night of Champions and makes references to the demise of The Undertaker. CM Punk walks in. He congratulates the couple. He then brings up Money in the Bank. The vignette ends with Punk saying he may just cash in MITB during Edge’s wedding. Mark Henry def. Tommy Dreamer. Henry hits his World’s Strongest Slam for the pin after a short match. Now we go backstage to Edge and Vickie again who are now talking to a wedding planner. MVP interrupts the two. MVP wants to renegotiate his contract with Vickie. Vickie is reluctant to do so, but she said if MVP did them a favor she would look into it. Vickie and Edge asks MVP to take care of CM Punk. Cherry def. Maryse. With what appeared at first to be a single arm DDT but it might have been a double arm. MVP def. CM Punk via DQ. Crowd was very dead for this match. This was easily the longest match of the night. MVP gets control of Punk’s MITB briefcase. While MVP was in the corner Punk hits the running knee driving the briefcase into MVP’s skull. Punk celebrates to the crowd and that is when the referee turns around, sees the briefcase, and DQ’s Punk. Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely come out to the ring. Chavo puts over Edge’s and Vickie’s wedding and then introduces the United States Champ, saying that he will beat him at Night of Champions. WWE United States Champion Matt Hardy def. Chuck Palumbo. Matt Hardy used his Twist of Fate for the victory. Chavo then announces the winner of the match and the "loser at Night of Champions", Matt Hardy. Jesse and Festus def. Deuce and Domino. Festus had one of the biggest pops of the night during the match. Festus picks up the victory. After the match, Deuce and Domino get into it with each other and a brawl takes place between the two of them. Batista def. The Great Khali. Edge and Vickie watch the match from the entryway. Batista hits a spear on Khali
Smackdown Results for 6/20: The show opened with the MVP Lounge with no guest. He just cut a promo. Vickie, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder were out. Vickie got nuclear heat and they argued over his getting a new contract. He ended up apologizing to her but she kept on him. He said if they don't want him on Smackdown, he doesn't want to be on Smackdown. Vickie ended up ordering him to face Kane later in the show Matt Hardy b Bam Neely with the twist of fate Michelle McCool b Layla with the heel hook Vladimir Kozlov b Jamie Noble. Noble came off the ropes and Kozlov gave him a head-butt to the chest. Noble was hurt & was down for a while then the trainer came out. He did leave under his own power Kane b MVP via count out. MVP refused to get back in the ring. Great Khali b Charles Robinson with the head squeeze. Robinson wore his ref clothes. Robinson did a stretcher job Jesse & Festus b Deuce & Domino. Deuce & Domino fought each other before the match. Deuce walked out and Festus pinned Domino. After the match, Deuce delivered a running kick in the mouth to Domino. Fit Finlay b The Miz. Right before the finish, Hornswoggle used the shillelagh on John Morrison's knee Chavo Guerrero b Batista via count out with Edge as ref. Edge played totally biased ref and counted super fast as Batista was outside the ring fighting with Neely. After the match, Batista gave Chavo a spinebuster, but Hawkins, Ryder, Neely and Chavo all beat down Batitsa.
Smackdown Results for 6/27/08 - Toyota Center - Houston, Texas SmackDown opens with Vickie Guerrero nearly in tears talking about Vince McMahon's "accident." She receives a lot of heat and wishes Vince well. She says she hopes he's not in a wheelchair. She announces new SmackDown color commentator, Jim Ross. He makes his way out to ringside as the crowd explodes! Triple H comes out to cut a promo. He gets a huge pop. Triple H welcomes Jim Ross to SmackDown by saying he is the best and he's glad he came with him. He the talks about Night of Champions. Edge comes out to interrupt him. He tells Triple H that they can get both get along. Hunter disagrees by saying that both have too big of egos and that Edge won't have the World Championship after Sunday's Night of Champions pay-per-view. Edge combats by saying this is his house and that Triple H needs to respect him. Batista then comes out. Hunter then pushes Edge and Batista hits him. They both hold the title up while Edge is on the ground Rey Mysterio's last appearance on SmackDown is announced for tonight Big Show & Kane b. MVP & Mark Henry - The match was back and forth throughout. MVP tagged himself in and got in trouble with Kane. He tried to leave but Mark Henry threw him back in. Kane pins him for the win Finlay & Hornswoggle b. Zack Ryder & Kurt Hawkins - Huge pop for Finlay & Hornswoggle. The match was pretty much one sided throughout and Finlay & Hornswoggle take the win. The Miz & John Morrison stand on the entrance ramp with their belts Edge b. Matt Hardy - Lots of holds and counter holds. Edge wins with a spear after several near falls. Lots of crowd heat on Edge Maryse, Victoria, & Natalya b. Kelly Kelly, Michelle McCool, & Cherry - After all the divas get involved Maryse gets the roll up pin on Cherry for the win It is announced that Kennedy won't be on SmackDown until next week Vladimir Kozlov b. Domino - Real quick match. Heat on both Superstars Rey Mysterio comes out wearing street clothes and his mask. He explains to the fans that he has been drafted to Monday Night Raw and he hopes everyone will tune in weekly to watch him. He goes on to say hopefully he can fulfill more of his dreams. Batista then comes out and says he will back Rey wherever he goes Batista vs. Umaga - Umaga has control early on. The match moves slowly. Zack Ryder & Kurt Hawkins come running out while Edge grabs his belt. La Familia beat Umaga. Triple H comes out and helps Batista clean house. Pedigree and Batista Bomb on Zack Ryder & Kurt Hawkins.
Taping Date: 7/1/08 - Air Date: 7/4/08 - Tulsa Convention Center - Tulsa, Oklahoma The show opens with Triple H in MVP's V.I.P Lounge. Hunter calls MVP a power ranger and shows the video of Edge losing the World Championship. He then says Edge got "Punked up." Vickie comes out. Vickie is drawing a ton of heat, making it very hard to hear what is going on. Triple H says he is happy for his and Vickie's wedding. He says they should go to Las Vegas. HHH also says he would never sleep with Vickie but she is nicer looking than any other woman Edge has ever been with. Triple H vs. Edge is then set up for The Great American Bash pay-per-view later this month. Michelle McCool b. Victoria, Kelly Kelly, Maryse, & Cherry. McCool will now face Natalya for the new diva championship title. Jesse & Festus b. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder - Festus got the pin for the win. After the match Edge comes to the ring and cleans house on Jesse & Festus. They cut to a video segment of Edge arguing with Vickie. Jeff Hardy b. John Morrison - Hardy got the win after hitting the Swanton. Umaga b. Funaki in a squash match. Matt Hardy b. Shelton Benjamin, Chavo Guerrero, & Ken Kennedy is in a fatal four way match to retain the United States Championship. Edge comes out and says this is a bunch of crap. He says he will be WWE Champion at The Great American Bash and goes on to say that he made Vickie, Ryder, and Hawkins what they were and no one likes him because he's a warrior. Vickie comes out and Edge tells her the wedding is off.
Taping Date: 7/15/08 - Air Date: 7/18/08 - Time Warner Cable Arena - Charlotte N.C. SmackDown opens showing clips of Edge & Vickie's wedding earlier today. Tonight will be the reception. Chavo comes out for a toast. Edge calls for action. Finlay and Hornswoggle come out. Kurt Hawkins & Zack Ryder b. Finlay & Hornswoggle - Edge is the guest referee in this match. He interferes by spearing Finlay allowing Ryder to get the pin for the win. Edge & Vickie have their first dance. It is interrupted by Big Show who comes out to steal a dance. This leads to Big Show vs. MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Vladimir Kozlov, and The Great Khali in a 4 on 1 match. Big Show vs. MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Vladimir Kozlov, and The Great Khali in a 4 on 1 match - Big Show dominates early on. Everyone jumps in and attacks. The match ends in No Contest. Vickie Guerrero is in the ring to throw the bouquet. She is drawing so much heat you can hardly hear what she is saying. Several of the divas come out in gowns. Michelle McCool attacks Natalya. Cherry catches the bouquet and wins a match against Vickie. Natalya Neidhart b. Cherry - Natalya dominated the entire match and got the win with the sharpshooter. Vickie then comes in the ring and simply pins Cherry to win her match against her. Brian Kendrick b. Jimmy Wang Yang - Kendrick came out with an all new look and was accompanied with a big black body guard. He got the win via pinfall. Umaga b. Mr. Kennedy - Umaga got the win with a Samoan spike after blocking Kennedy's mic check. John Morrison & The Miz b. Jesse & Festus - The Miz got the win with reality check on Jesse. Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy = This match is ordered by Vickie Guerrero. Before the match they throw the wedding cake in Chavo's face. The match ends in no contest when La Familia come out and interfere. The Cutting Edge is up next. Edge tells Vickie how much he loves her while a video clip is shown of them all over each other. Triple H makes his way out to ringside with a gift. Triple H shows a video of Edge putting the moves on the wedding planner. Vickie snaps and the show goes off the air.
Taping Date: 7/22/08 - Air Date: 7/25/08 - Wachovia Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SmackDown starts with MVP's Lounge. His guest is Jeff Hardy who receives a huge pop. MVP runs down Jeff Hardy's troubles -- the suspension, losing the Intercontiental Championship, his house fire, losing his dog. They then call Dr. Phil... Dr. Phil comes on the line and blames Jeff for being reckless and not caring about his career. Jeff finally has enough and pushes MVP through the ropes and out of the ring. MVP goes to the back. Jeff walks up the ramp, pauses at the top as the fans applaud. He raises his arms and salutes. A biggest part of the summer battle royal is announced for later tonight. It will determine the number one contender for Triple H's WWE Championship at SummerSlam. The Battle Royal participants are: Ken Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, MVP, Big Show, Umaga, and The Great Khali. Shelton Benjamin b. Jimmy Wang Yang -Shelton draws a lot of heat from the fans. Benjamin dominates throughout and hits an "indescribable" finisher. Festus b. Curt Hawkins - Festus dominated throughout. After the match, Hawkins and Ryder attacked Festus. Vladimir Kozlov b. Stevie Richards - Kozlov takes out Richards with a shoulder block and then a heatbutt for the win. After the match Kozlov says something to Jim Ross and Mick Foley that the live audience cannot hear. The Great Khali b. Ken Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, MVP, Big Show, and Umaga to win the battle royal. - MVP is eliminated first. Big Show eliminates Umaga and then Kennedy. Khali vs. Big Show as Hardy slumps in the corner. Umaga comes back in and hits Big Show with the thumb. The ref orders him to the back. Kennedy is eliminated by the Big Show. Big Show is then eliminated by Jeff Hardy. The Great Khali gets the win by eliminating Jeff Hardy. Runjin Singh returns. Triple H comes out to confront Khali. A Ron Killings promo airs. He will be coming to SmackDown soon. Michelle McCool b. Maryse - McCool won by getting Maryse to tap in her leg submission. Maria will be debuting on SmackDown next week. Brian Kendrick b. Shannon Moore - Kendrick comes out with Ezekiel and cuts a promo. Moore is initially over matched by the hyper aggressive Kendrick. Moore is distracted by Ezekiel. Kendrick hits a reverse backwards bulldog-type move for the win. Up next is Edge's public apology to Vickie. He comes out to the ring and calls out Vickie. She is wheeled out by Chavo. Vickie hugs Edge and tells him she forgives him. She then says that hell hatch no fury like a woman scorn. She tells Edge she has reinstated the Undertaker and that he will face him at SummerSlam in a Hell in a Cell match. Post Show Dark Match: Triple H b. Edge in a Philadelphia Street Fight to retain the WWE Championship.
Taping Date: 7/29/08 - Air Date: 8/1/08 - Giant Center - Hershey, Pennsylvania The "Cutting Edge" will return tonight with an unannounced special guest. MVP has some words with Jeff Hardy at ringside. MVP b. Jimmy Wang Yang - This was a squash match. MVP got the win via pinfall. After it was over Hardy attacked MVP for his comments he made last week. Ken Kennedy b. Shelton Benjamin - Kennedy got the win via pinfall in a non-title match. Brian Kendrick b. Stevie Richards - Kendrick got the win via pinfall. The Great Khali b. Jeff Hardy - MVP came out and distracted Hardy, which caused Khali to get the win. Lots of "you can't wrestle" chants. Maria b. Victoria - This was Maria's SmackDown debut. She got the win via pinfall. Big Show b. Domino - This was another squash match. Big Show got the win with a chokeslam. After the match Umaga comes out to the ring and has a staredown with Big Show. The Cutting Edge is up next with a special guest, Mick Foley. Edge has a table, ladder, and chair in the ring. Edge talks about his upcoming Hell in a Cell Match at SummerSlam against the Undertaker. He asks Mick for help. Mick denies and they begin fighting. Edge puts Foley on a table and climbs up the ladder with a chair. He jumps off onto Foley. The show goes off the air.
Taping Date: 8/12/08 - Air Date: 8/15/08 - Scope Arena - Norfolk, Virginia United States Championship Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin - The match is pretty much back and forth throughout. The crowd is fully behind Hardy. Hardy goes for a Swanton and MVP interferes and knocks him off causing the match to end via Disqualification. Twist of Fate followed by a Swanton on MVP & Shelton Vickie is backstage with Victoria. Vickie is worried about The Undertaker showing up. She begins to cry Maryse & Natalya b. Michelle McCool & Maria - Natalya gets the win after pinning McCool A Make a Wish video package is shown Kendrick (accompanied by Zeek) comes out and cuts a promo Scotty Goldman comes out and stars a match. Kendrick b. Scotty Goldman - Kendrick got the win via pinfall. The match was slow throughout. After the match, Zeek comes in a tackles Goldman Triple H is backstage when a video of last week's arm wrestling match airs. Kenny Dykstra interrupts the promo and informs Hunter that he will face him tonight A SummerSlam promo highlighting Batista is shown. Khali comes out comes out to the ring and cuts a promo. Triple H comes out. Next is Kenny. Khali stays outside to observe the match Triple H b. Kenny Dykstra - Triple H got the win via pinfall after hitting a pedigree. He then fights with Khali clotheslining him out of the ring. They have a staredown as Khali exits Big Show b. Ryan Redrod - Redrod doesn't even make a formal entrance. Big Show squashes him with a knockout punch followed by the three-count MVP cuts a promo backstage Vickie is backstage again with Victoria. She is still panicking Ron Killings video promo is shown Victoria rolls Vickie to her limo where she finds Edge inside. She screams and falls to the ground. Edge gets out and tells Vickie he's taking her to hell. Vickie cries Vladimir Kozlov b. Festus - Kozlov got the win via pinfall Edge is still rolling Vickie around backstage. She is screaming at the top of her lungs. Edge says he will roll her to the ring Edge comes out to the ring with Vickie. He cuts a promo talking about marriage. He then shows a video of "memory lane" between him and Vickie. Edge pleads with her to apologize to The Undertaker. She says she sorry. Edge begs for The Undertaker to come out. He then walks up the stage while Vickie stays in the ring crying as SmackDown goes off the air
Taping Date: 8/19/08 - Air Date: 8/22/08 - I Wireless Center - Moline, Illinois Vickie comes out and apologizes to the crowd for her thing with Edge to redeem herself. She then announces a WWE Title Scramble for Unforgiven. There will be four qualifying matches for it tonight Maria b. Natalya - Maria got the win via disqualification when Maryse came out and interfered 10 Man Battle Royal - Winner earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven - Brian Kendrick won the match which earned him a spot in the scramble. Some of the participants were: Big Show, Super Crazy, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, Jimmy Wang Yang, and Vladimir Kozlov. Big Show cleaned house, but Kendrick ended up with the win MVP b. Festus - MVP got the win via countout to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven Shelton Benjamin b. Finlay - Shelton got the win via pinfall to earn a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. After the match Mike Knox came down and attacked Finlay Jeff Hardy b. The Great Khali - Hardy earns a spot in the WWE Title Scramble at Unforgiven. He gets the win via pinfall Triple H comes in the ring and delivers a promo on what he thinks of his opponents for Unforgiven. Kenny Dykstra comes out to interrupt but is quickly pedigreed The show ends with La Familia apologizing to Undertaker. He doesn't accept; they jump him and he destroys them
