The Smackdown Low-down for 5/08/09

Pre-Show Events:

Opening segment: Rey Mysterio is out and congradulates Jeff, Rey calls out anyone to challenge him for the Intercontinental Championship. Jericho is out and says he is the face of Smackdown. Jericho demands an IC match. Jeff is out and says that if he wants a title match he has to beat him. Teddy long comes out and makes a match for Jeff Vs Chris, if Chris wins the Judgement Day World title Match is a triple Threat.

R-Truth vs. Mike Knox:

Knox knees R-Truth in the head a few times before picking him up and locking on a chin lock. R-Truth elbows out but Knox cuts him off with a knee and pushes him into the corner. Knox charges into a back elbow and R-Truth capitalizes with some punches, a dropkick, and a low dropkick to the knee. R-Truth hits his Scissors Kick, his finisher, and Mike Knox kicks out. R-Truth goes up to the top rope and knocks Knox down with a missile dropkick, covering for a very near fall. Knox gets up in the corner and R-Truth punches him before getting pulled away by the referee. Out of nowhere Knox hits a bicycle kick in R-Truth’s face over the referee’s shoulder. Knox then hits his finisher, the Spinning Reverse STO, and covers R-Truth to win his Smackdown debut.

Winner by Pinfall: Mike Knox

Match Rating: ****** 6/10

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Michelle McCool vs. Gail Kim

Gail Kim follows her out and McCool uses Alicia Fox as a human shield before pushing Fox into Gail Kim, who simply pushes her down. Kim kicks McCool and throws her back in the ring. Kim gets in the ring and kicks McCool in the ribs before going into the ropes and doing a wheelbarrow but McCool counters by dropping her throat first on the top rope. McCool covers for a one count and McCool quickly gets on top and punches her. McCool then locks on a leg lace on the neck. She holds it on for a while until Kim punches out of it and goes to the corner. McCool charges into a back elbow and a kick before getting a drop toe hold into the middle turnbuckle. Gail Kim comes back with a pair of clotheslines and a whip into the corner but the crowd fails to get pumped up for this. Maybe it’s because she’s been losing so much? Kim whips her into the corner and hits a nice shoulder block to the midsection before going to the top rope and hitting a Blockbuster for a two and a half count. Jim Ross alludes that she may have gotten help from Alicia Fox but Fox didn’t even touch the ropes… or do anything for that matter. Kim goes into the ropes, ducks a big boot, and goes for a hurricanrana but McCool counters with the Faith Breaker (the Styles Clash) and that’s it for this one. Gail Kim continues to lose. 

Winner by Pinfall: Michelle McCool

Match Rating: *****  5/10

Josh Matthew's is interviewing Jeff Hardy about his match tonight. Jeff says Jericho is a distraction and everyone will see Hardy win the title.

Backstage Edge is in Teddy Long's office. Edge complains about Jeff Vs Jericho and how it will affect his Judgement Day match. Teddy says he feel sympathy and makes a World Title match for tonight. Cm Punk Vs Edge.

John Morrison vs. Charlie Haas:

Haas picks Morrison up but Morrison starts coming back with some forearms. Morrison goes into the ropes and runs right into a big boot, which staggers him back. Haas then hits him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two and a half count. Haas now gets to his feet and hits a serious surfboard stretch. Benjamin continues to cheer him on. Morrison eventually fights to his feet and flips forward to hit a double kick to Haas’ chest. Morrison blocks some punches and a clothesline before hitting a dropsault. Poor Paul London. Morrison hits a clothesline and then a back heel kick. Haas is able to get a shoulder into Morrison’s midsection and bounces him off the turnbuckle again before whipping him into the corner. Haas charges into Morrison’s boots. Morrison hits a running kick to the face and Morrison pulls him to the corner for his split-legged corkscrew moonsault for a three count.

Winner by Pinfall: John Morrison

Match Rating: ****** 6/10

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CM Punk vs. Edge:

They’re both down. Didn’t we see that spot last week? Anyone miss the double clothesline? Scott Armstrong doesn’t count them out for some reason. Punk and Edge got to their feet and trade punches until Edge gets a knee to the midsection. Edge goes for a suplex but Punk knees him in the head in mid-air. Punk hits a spinning side kicks to Edge’s midsection before hitting a running knee lift before hitting a heel kick. Punk gets on the apron and hits a springboard clothesline for a two and a half count. Punk whips Edge into the corner and goes for his running kick but Edge moves. Edge now gets Punk on his shoulders for the electric chair drop but Punk counters with a victory roll for a two and a half count. Punk now gets Edge on his shoulders for the GTS but Edge slides off and goes for the Edge-O-Matic but Punk counters by getting him into the corner and hitting a running knee. Punk tries to connect with the bulldog but Edge holds on to Punk’s arm so Punk pulls him into position for the GTS. Edge holds on to the top rope and gets off his shoulders. Edge then goes for the Spear but Punk leap frogs him and Edge flies through the ropes. The referee begins counting Edge out and Edge waves off Punk. Edge walks up the ramp and accepts the count-out loss.

Winner by Count-Out: CM Punk

Match Rating: ****** 7/10

Layla Vs Eve Arm Wrestling Contest - to spare yourselves of boredom, i'll make it short, Eve won.

Backstage Dolph Ziggler tells Jimmy Wang Yang and Jesse he has an announcement to make after the commercial. Dolph makes an open challenge saying he will tear though the Smackdown lockeroom. Khali answers the challenge.

Dolph Ziggler vs. The Great Khali:

Ziggler wants to shake hands but Khali growls at him, scaring Ziggler. The referee calls for the bell and the match begins. Ziggler goes into the ropes and forearms Khali, which does nothing. He goes back into the ropes and Khali grabs him by the neck, throwing him back into the ropes and hitting him with a clothesline. Khali puts him in the corner and squeezes his face before slapping his chest. That hurts – it has to. Khali raises his arm and goes for a big kick but Ziggler moves and Khali gets hung up on the top rope. Ziggler kicks him in the knees before getting out of the ring. Ziggler grabs a chair and comes back in. Ziggler hits Khali in the knee with the chair, causing a disqualification.

Winner by Disqualification: The Great Khali

Match Rating: ** 2/10

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Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho:

Jericho is really upset but this. He punches Hardy a few times before picking him up and going for a kick that gets blocked. Jericho tries for the enzuigiri counter but Hardy avoids that. Hardy punches Jericho a few more times and goes for the Twist of Fate but Jericho twists into a leg sweep and attempts to lock the Walls of Jericho back on but Hardy kicks Jericho off. Hardy catches Jericho with an inside cradle but Jericho turns Hardy onto his shoulder at the two count and Jericho gets a two and a half count. Jericho is against the ropes and Hardy clotheslines him over the top rope, taking himself along for the ride. Hardy attempts to punch Jericho but Jericho counters by throwing Hardy over the announcer’s table into Edge’s lap. Jericho gets Hardy back in the ring and covers for a two and a half count. Edge now gets on the apron and talks trash to Jericho. Hardy then comes from behind and school boys Jericho for a two and a half count. Jericho is in the corner and Hardy runs right into his boot. Jericho then covers and gets both feet on the ropes for leverage and almost gets the win until Rey Mysterio yells over to the referee that Jericho is cheating. Jericho talks trash to Mysterio and turns into a Twist of Fate. Hardy then goes to the top rope and hits a Swanton Bomb for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Jeff Hardy

Match Rating: ******** 8/10

This concludes tonight's Smackdown!

What's Final Thoughts on Tonight's Smackdown!

The Main Event was tremendous. It’s been a while since they’ve squared off (a few years, actually) but they always click and they really clicked tonight. Jericho and Hardy are two great performers. I liked the stipulation of the match. It really made the show exciting and reminded me of WWF from 2000, where the matches meant something huge on the shows and most times had major ramifications for the PPV. From this we get a definitely Mysterio vs. Jericho feud and it continues to push Hardy hard towards Judgment Day. Edge and CM Punk had a pretty good match tonight.Tonight they were on. I like that the champion has a major feud going on with Jeff Hardy and a mini feud going on with CM Punk, with the possibility of a major feud. I also like how Umaga has been worked into this mix. It’s a great way to bring him back and leaves one to wonder just why Umaga is attacking CM Punk. I also like that they’re doing the angle where Edge can’t seem to get an opportunity on CM Punk. I just hope when Punk cashes in that Money in the Bank that he actually has a match. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again that I believe Punk’s first Championship victory was marred by the fact that it was so cheap. Then the fact that he could only get a clean win on JBL hurt him as well. I hope he has a match. Babyfaces should always be ready to fight. Leave the cheap wins for the heels. Man, oh man, did Charlie Haas look great tonight? Even though he lost he showed great aggression and I’m back on the Charlie Haas bandwagon. I’m glad they’ve decided to do away with that ridiculous copy-cat gimmick. He’s way too talented for that and tonight proved it. John Morrison was no schlep, either. Morrison, as always, looked and performed great. I have high hopes for his singles push. I really liked Dolph Ziggler’s little match tonight. While it led nowhere, it definitely gave Ziggler some aggressiveness that his character was desperately missing. He has a little edge to him now and that can only help him. Maybe he’s one of the breakout stars Vince McMahon talked of earlier in the week. I’m really excited that so many mid-card guys are getting a chance to shine. This was another thing WWE has been missing in a while. Someone who didn’t look great was Mike Knox. I was disappointed by the way they booked his match. They put him over on commentary as a huge powerhouse but R-Truth owned him until he got the cheap win. If he’s such a powerhouse, wouldn’t he be able to easily defeat R-Truth with his power instead of being thrown around the ring? I wouldn’t have even wanted him leaving his feet. Mike Knox has a lot of proving himself to do before I can get behind him. Right now I’m not impressed.

Final Rating: ****** 6/10

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