Turning WWE Around - Rumble Match Posted! (EWR)

[treva]

Best show yet!
amazing!

Definatley putting chez under pressure at the moment

 

[The Spin]

After Raw dominated the WWE.com poll last week, the question is the same again for this week. Has Smackdown! improved and possibl overtaken Raw? You decide!


Just as an aside, please, please give reasons for your comments. Both Connor and myself are trying to learn how to put on better shows so "Amazing" isnt helpful, give a reason and it is great. Help us so we can give you better shows.

 

[treva]

I've told Connor over MSN but next show I shall give you a hand Chez

 

[plympilgrim]

great show from connor their, liked the contradiction between the two commentators, JBL = Neg, JR = Pos. Nice show all round, perhpas you could expand on the melina sitaution or the Jericho situation cos they are a bit short really, just a personal thing

 

[The Spin]

Smackdown! Sending Talent To Development

WWE.com today announced that the following Smackdown! superstars will be going to WWE's development facilities in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Deep South Wrestling:

Dan Rodimer
The Miz
Montel Vontavious Porter
KC James
Idol Stevens
JTG
Shad
Trevor Murdoch

 

[The Spin]

WWE Friday Night Smackdown!

MC: Good evening Smackdown fans and welcome to tonight's show. We are just 2 weeks from the Royal Rumble and with 10 places left, the superstars will be vying for them!

JL: And every match winner gets a place, that means they will go quickly!

MC: Well we start a very important evening with our GM. Lets hope he has an interesting announcement!

Chez: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. With tonight being so vital for the Royal Rumble you can tell that the matches will be even more intense than usual. We will be having a Royal Rumble qualification Fatal 4-Way again tonight as we did last week, the 4 gunning for a place in the Rumble will be Chavo, Mercury, Eugene and The Undertaker! We will also be having a bit of a revenge match. After last week when Edge recieved some back-up for his win over Ric Flair, this week we will be evening things up! Edge and Umaga will take on Flair and his choice of partner, Sabu! That will be our main event tonight!

JL: What a match!

MC: That is certainly right, it will be a huge main event with Flair hoping to get revenge over Edge after the beating he took last week!

(Segment rating: 92%)

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MC: Now time for that Rumble qualifier! One of these men will secure a place, but who?

JL: It had better not be Eugene...

The Undertaker vs Chavo Guerrero vs Joey Mercury vs Eugene - Fatal 4-Way - Royal Rumble Place
Match: Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Stiff high kick on Eugene by Joey Mercury who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Cover for a two count. Flying reverse elbow by Joey Mercury. Eugene backdrops Joey Mercury out of a piledriver attempt. Vertical suplex by Eugene. Cover for a two count. Eugene hits a delayed suplex on Mercury. Cover for a two count. Eugene drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Spinning back kick from Joey Mercury. Tag to Chavo Guerrero. Second rope flying axe handle, Eugene goes down. Super frankensteiner on Chavo, who hit hard. Chavo uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Tiger suplex on Eugene, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Pin, but Eugene is out just before the three count. Tag between Chavo Guerrero and The Undertaker. The Undertaker with a spinning neckbreaker on Eugene. The Undertaker scores with a big spinebuster. Cover for a two count. Undertaker slams Eugene down. Cover for a two count. Spear by The Undertaker. Pin, but Eugene is out just before the three count. Eugene tags out to Joey Mercury. Flying reverse elbow by Joey Mercury. Mercury uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Kick from Joey Mercury to the leg. The Undertaker ducks a clothesline attempt. Spear! Mercury is down and hurt.
Finish: Joey Mercury is in trouble. Choke Slam! 1....2....3
Winner: The Undertaker - 6th Smackdown! Royal Rumble Entrant
Segment Rating: 73%

MC: Taker is going to the rumble! He picks up a decisive victory!

JL: That will make every other man in the rumble scared now! Taker is not a man to mess with!

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MC: We are backstage now where CM Punk is

JL: Without his Cruiserweight title belt after Mysterio's assault last week of course.

Punk: Who is there? Show yourself!... Where are you? I can hear somebody!

JL: Who is following Punk?

MC: Whoever it is, it has got him paranoid of attack. He doesn't seem happy at all!

Segment Rating: 79%

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MC: Backstage we are, Christian is preparing for his match tonight. He is against Randy Orton in a non-title match.

JL: Look behind you! Its Orton now! Takes a big blow to the back!

MC: Here comes Christian though! He has hold of Orton now! Unprettier! And throws him into a wall to finish him.

Christian: Nobody sneaks up on me and gets away with it. I am better than you and I will beat you Orton

MC: Christian fired up here! This attempted attack has just made him angrier!

Segment Rating: 88%

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JL: Punk coming down to the ring!

MC: He looks shaken up King. This stalker is affecting him.

Punk: Somebody back there is following me. I want you to come out now! Challenge me to a match rather than being a coward!

MC: He doesnt seem to be getting an answer...

JL: Here he comes, its Mysterio! Mysterio was the stalker

Rey: Hey Punk! (Note from Spin: Sorry, couldnt resist the pun ) I am no coward. I'll beat your sorry ass in the ring tonight!

JL: Woah! Grudge match here!

MC: That match will be later tonight!

Segment Rating: 80%

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JL: Flair and Sabu are talking tactics before their match tonight against Edge and Umaga!

Flair: You got that then? Don't let me down!

*Sabu nods, then walks off down the corridor*

MC: Looks like a pep talk from the nature boy!

JL: Here is some more pep coming, Edge and Umaga sneaking up on Sabu!

MC: Vicious hit from Umaga! What impact!

JL: Here comes Flair! Flair to aid his partner!

MC: Huge clotheslines on the attackers! The wont be able to cause any more damage!

JL: Flair was almost put in a handicapped position again!

Segment Rating 84%

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Josh: Hi, I am Josh Matthews and I am backstage with Christian. Now Christian, you are against Orton in a non-title match tonight. What do you expect of that match?

Christian: I expect a win for all my peeps here tonight! There is no way this Orton chump will beat me again after last week!

Josh: He won the United States title off you last week, your thoughts?

Christian: Yes, I want to have a match for it at the Royal Rumble! And there I can destroy his ass, 'cos thats how I roll!

Segment Rating: 86%

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MC: Now for this grudge match, it is Mysterio and Punk for the cruiserweight title!

CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio - Singles - Cruiserweight Title
Match: Punk takes a thrown chair to the face. Springboard reverse elbow by Rey Mysterio. Excellent move. There's a two count on the pin. Mysterio drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Standing leg lariat by CM Punk on Mysterio. Flying elbow from CM Punk. There's a two count on the pin. CM Punk sets up a chair, then bounces off it to hit a flying avalanche into the corner Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Mysterio takes a flying neckbreaker from CM Punk. Mysterio blocks the suplex attempt. Springboard reverse elbow by Rey Mysterio. Excellent move. Cover for a two count. Shining Wizard on Punk, Mysterio really laid that one in. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Punk gets splashed through a table by Rey Mysterio. Punk backdrops Rey Mysterio out of a piledriver attempt. Spin kick by CM Punk to the face. Tiger suplex on Mysterio, right from out of the Misawa playbook.
Finish: Rey Mysterio gets knocked to the ground by Punk. Anaconda Vice!!! Rey Mysterio taps out!
Winner: CM Punk - 1st Defense of the Cruiserweight title and 7th Smackdown! Royal Rumble Entrant
Aftermath: Mysterio is pounding the canvas with punches, shouting about how unfair everything is
Segment Rating: 78%

JL: Punk wins!

MC: He has taken a measure of revenge with that win!

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MC: This is another heated match, Christian takes on Orton!

Randy Orton vs Christian - Singles - Non-Title
Match: Big dropkick by Christian, who got good elevation. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Orton is down. There's a two count on the pin. Orton pushes out of a Christian hold. Christian takes a headbutt from Randy Orton. Orton slams Christian down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Randy Orton, Christian is down and hurt. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Back elbow connects, Christian staggers backward. Christian fights out of a grapple. Super kick by Christian. There's a two count on the pin. Power drive elbow by Christian. Pin, but Orton is out just before the three count. Vertical suplex by Christian. Christian scores with a back heel kick on Orton. Orton pushes out of a Christian hold. Randy Orton with a spinning neckbreaker on Christian. Spear! Christian is down and hurt
Finish: The referee watches as the two wrestlers go to the outside and start brawling around ringside. He completes a ten count, and they are still outside, having ignored the count. This match is over via double count out.
Winner: None - Draw via Double Countout
Aftermath: I don't think the fight has finished. Randy Orton and Christian have begun brawling again! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and out of view
Segment Rating: 84%

MC: Neither of them cared about the result! It was all to beat their opponent up!

JL: This is some feud now!

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MC: Tag action now, non title. Should be a good contest

London and Kendrick vs Styles and Daniels - Tag
Match: Legsweep out of Nowhere. Where is Nowhere, and why do moves keep coming out of there? Does it have a factory? Springboard reverse elbow by AJ Styles. Excellent move. Cover for a two count. Tag to Christopher Daniels. Styles and Daniels whip Kendrick into the corner. Christopher Daniels whips AJ Styles in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Second rope flying axe handle, Kendrick goes down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Daniels hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Kendrick counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Tornado DDT from Brian Kendrick, Daniels got planted. Kendrick tags out to Paul London. London hits a dropkick on Christopher Daniels. Vicious lightning kick by London on Daniels. Daniels blocks a punch. Daniels tags out to AJ Styles. Styles crushes London with a sweet running senton. London walks into a face crusher variation. Pin, but London is out just before the three count. Stiff high kick on London by AJ Styles who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Styles only gets knees on a splash. Beautiful spinning arm drag out of the corner by London.
Finish: Styles whips London into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Paul London knocks Styles to the outside, then signals for the 450 Splash. He reaches out of the ring for AJ Styles...and gets clobbered with the ring bell! Right to the head! The referee looks up to see Styles sliding in and making the pinfall. The referee calls for the bell though! He's disqualifying AJ Styles, he must have seen the ring bell shot!
Winner: Brian Kendrick and Paul London - 8th and 9th Smackdown! Royal Rumble entrants
Aftermath: London and Kendrick climb opposite turnbuckles, working the crowd as they celebrate their victory
Segment rating: 92%

MC: What a match! Styles gets just desserts for his cheating finally!!

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MC: Now for the huge main event!

Edge and Umaga vs Ric Flair and Sabu - Tag
Match: Running knee lift from Sabu. Umaga takes a hurrancarana from Sabu. Hooks the leg for a two count. Sabu tags out to Ric Flair. Flair \ Sabu whip Umaga into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Umaga tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Hooks the leg for a two count. Big forearm by Ric Flair, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Umaga elbows Ric Flair in the face to break a hammerlock. Brutal powerbomb on Flair. Tag to Edge. Rude Awakening on Ric Flair by Edge. Flair walks into a spike slam. Flair counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Tag to Sabu. Sabu crushes Edge with a big legdrop. Vicious kick to the teeth from Sabu. Pin, but Edge is out just before the three count. Edge walks into a high dropkick from Sabu. Edge ducks a clothesline attempt. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes.
Finish: Sabu grabs Edge from behind and shoves him into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Edge rolls through with the move! He is using the tights for leverage! 1....2...3! The referee didn't see it!
Winners: Umaga and Edge - Umaga is 10th Smackdown! Royal Rumble Entrant
Aftermath: Edge \ Umaga climb opposite turnbuckles, working the crowd as they celebrate their victory
Segment Rating: 81%

JL: What a match, another win for Umaga and Edge!

MC: Thats it for tonight, see you next week on Smackdown!

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Show Stats

Overall Rating: 81%

TV Rating: 5.58

Attendance: 10006

 

[treva]

We will be having a Royal Rumble qualification Fatal 4-Way again tonight as we did last week, the 4 gunning for a place in the Rumble will be Chavo, Mercury, Eugene and The Undertaker!

What happend to that?

anyway great show good ratings also

 

[The Spin]

First match, straight after that announcement

 

[manee]

Honestly, I think the simple innovative style as well as the top booking make both shows stupendous. But I still prefer smackdown. Having Eugene in a match with The Undertaker is a bit strange though.

 

[treva]

First match, straight after that announcement

ahhhh

missed that one

 

[The Spin]

Honestly, I think the simple innovative style as well as the top booking make both shows stupendous. But I still prefer smackdown. Having Eugene in a match with The Undertaker is a bit strange though.

To be fair, I just needed 4 wrestlers who wern't busy with something else and wernt in the Rumble already. Eugene was just somebody available

 

[plympilgrim]

great show spin, keep it up

 

[Jaztheman]

forgot to comment on it yesterday nice presentation as usual and some interesting matches

 

[GrayNicolls]

Hey. I'm back from Disneyland, and a nice show, Spin.

 

[The Spin]

Sorry for the awful delay on Velocity, Im struggling with a nasty illness but it should be up very soon.