Tonight's WWE Smackdown comes to us live from Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT as Matt Striker and Josh Matthews welcome us to the show. The show opens with highlights of the WWE Championship Match at Over The Limit.
-We go to ringside and Teddy Long takes to the ring to discuss King of the Ring. Long says that the tournament that began for Smackdown on Monday Night will continue tonight and that with the permission of GM Heyman, he will present a new challenger for Matt Hardy on the way to the PPV by way of a Fatal Four Way match tonight.
Teddy says that the Cruiserweight Title will be defended at King of the Ring under the rules of a new concept called ULTIMATE X. Finally, the Smackdown GM turns his attention to the WWE Championship picture and says that Nigel McGuinness will defend his newly won WWE Title at King of the Ring.
Bryan Danielson intervenes and begins venting about how Jeff Hardy received the first title shot at RAW last Monday instead of being allowed to cash in his rematch clause. Teddy says he WAS going to name Danielson as Nigel's #1 contender, but since he felt the need to interrupt, he can't think of a better place than Mohegan Sun to roll the dice. Teddy tells Danielson that he will instead have to EARN his rematch back in a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH tonight against SAMOA JOE and SHEAMUS. Danielson is FURIOUS with the call, but the decision stands.
-We go backstage and Delirious is devouring another Happy Meal. Delirious is about to dive in when Gregory Helms; Beat Reporter bears down upon him with a message from The Hurricane. Delirious tells Helms that he can't read so the reporter tells him that Hurricane a issued a challenge for a one-on-one match and the maniac quickly obliges. Delirious snarfs down the burger and heads to the ring.
Back from break and The Hurricane enters first. Delirious makes his way down to the ring, looking as deranged and twisted as ever. The bell rings and the match gets started.
DELIRIOUS def. THE HURRICANE
Hurricane establishes the upper hand first with a Hurri-Kick and a Northern Lights Suplex for two. In firm control, Hurricane went for a Hurri-Chokeslam, but one miscalculation allowed Delirious to break free and strike with a Leaping Clothesline and a flurry of punches to send Hurricane reeling into the corner.
Delirious kept the barrage going with The Neverending Story and a Panic Attack. Hurricane regained control and went for a Shining Wizard but the psycho dodged and answered back with a Bizarro Driver. Finish came when Delirious scaled the heights of the ring and destroyed Hurricane with Shadows Over Hell for the three.
After the match--a peace offering. Delirious goes to the ringside area and produces YET ANOTHER Happy Meal. Delirious pulls the burger out and offers it to his fallen opponent, but just as Hurricane moves in to take the first bite, a mysterious figure rappels in on a rope swing and swipes the Happy Meal, burger and all out of the mitts of the combatants. The figure swings up into the rafters and reveals himself to be none other than PAUL BURCHILL, back in full pirate regalia. Burchill finishes off the burger, brandishes his sword and swoops away into the shadows. The Hurricane and surprisingly, EVEN DELIRIOUS, look confused at what has just transpired.
The Colony comes walking into Teddy Long’s office, thanking the GM for the invite, but they’re not quite certain why they’re here. Teddy explains that he is impressed with their work in the Land of Extreme but wants to REALLY try their talents tonight, so they will be booked against the final three graduates of the Hart Family Dungeon as The Colony will be in Six-Man action against The Hart Dynasty NEXT. The Ants go marching out and we head to our next break.
We head back to ringside and The Colony comes marching out with Green Ant leading the charge. Out next is the Hart Family with Natalya in tow. The bell rings and here we go.
THE HART DYNASTY def. THE COLONY
Very strong showing with The Ants nearly stealing the victory on several occasions. Fire Ant got the drop on Teddy with a Stop Drop and Roll that puts the youngest Hart on dream street. Tyson Kidd tries to make the save, but Green Ant cuts him off. Kidd makes another run at Fire Ant but Green Ant catches him again with a Missile Dropkick.
DH Smith snags Green Ant before he can capitalize and sends him flying from the ring with a Release German Suplex. Soldier Ant sends Smith to the outside with another dropkick and follows up with a Saluting Suicide Dive. Action spills back into the ring and Fire Ant catches Teddy again with Hot Soup. The Colony went in for the kill by knocking Kidd and Smith off the apron and moving in on Teddy.
Fire Ant connects with Heat of the Moment on Teddy and goes to finish him off with the Ant Hill, but Teddy Hart amazingly kicks out at two. Kidd jumps back in and hits a Tornado DDT to take Fire Ant out of the equation. Soldier Ant turns the tables on Kidd with Ten Hut, causing Tyson to march and salute involuntarily. Soldier Ant sneaks in a roll up, but Kidd escapes at two. Soldier Ant tried this tactic a second time and it worked briefly before Tyson fought out, kicked Soldier Ant in the gut and produced an INVISIBLE GRENADE from out of nowhere. Soldier Ant shoves Green Ant out of the way and dives on the grenade before it exploded in the ring.
As Soldier Ant writhes in pain, DH Smith climbs back in and disposes him with a Running Powerslam. Finish came as Kidd and Smith connect with a Hart Attack and Teddy Hart puts the exclamation point on with a Triple Bypass to score the victory.
-We go backstage and The World’s Strongest Man is plodding toward the ring. KOTR Qualifying Match NEXT!
Back from break and Teddy Long calls Beth Phoenix into his office. Teddy explains that Kharma hasn’t defended the Women’s Championship in nearly a month and will be stripped of the title if a #1 contender isn’t named soon. Long announces a Triple Threat Match for #1 contention tonight featuring BETH PHOENIX, SARA DEL RAY and VICTORIA. The Glamazon leaves the office, beaming from ear to ear.
Back at ringside as MARK HENRY charges out to ringside. Henry looks bound and determined to move on in the tournament as The Big Rig BRODIE LEE makes his way out next. The bell rings and this titanic clash gets under way.
BRODIE LEE def. MARK HENRY to advance
Brutal back and forth contest. Henry works Brodie back to the buckle with a Body Avalanche and a Gorilla Press Slam before connecting with a Vader Bomb. Brodie incredibly kicks out at two.
Henry goes to help Brodie to his feet, but The Big Rig clocks The World’s Strongest Man with a Superkick. Brodie begins exchanging furious lefts and rights with Henry before leveling him with a Truck Stop Side Slam. Henry displays extreme fortitude in his attempt to continue in the tournament, kicking out at 2 1/2.
Henry nearly pulled off an upset with The World’s Strongest Slam, but Brodie refused to die. Finish came as Henry went for a clothesline that certainly would have taken Brodie’s head off and the Blue Collar Destroyer came back with a vile Big Rig Boot to pick up the three count.
We go backstage and see Joe warming for the Triple Threat Match later tonight when Bryan Danielson breaks his concentration. The former champion reminds Joe that the two of them have unfinished business from their time on the Indy scene and the Samoan Submission Machine agrees. Danielson says he was better then, he’s better now and at King of the Ring, when he becomes a THREE-TIME CHAMPION, he’ll be better than Joe yet again.
Sheamus intervenes and tells them both to stop worrying about each other and start focusing on dealing with The Great White, or else they’ll be dealing with the Third Wheel from Hell tonight. Sheamus walks away with a HUGE GRIN on his face as we go to commercial.
Back from break as we get a video recap of Monday Night’s KOTR qualifiers.
Back to the ring as Justin Roberts introduces the next contest is for the final KOTR spot. Out first is Shelton Benjamin, followed by Kevin Steen, then Matt Morgan and finally Austin Aries. Bell rings and here we go.
SHELTON BENJAMIN def. FINLAY, MATT MORGAN and KEVIN STEEN
Solid, entertaining match with near falls all over the place. The three smaller combatants strategically went after Morgan to start. Finlay rocked the big man with a series of European Uppercuts, Benjamin hit a Superkick and Steen hit a Moonsault to the outside that drew HOLY SHIT chants from the crowd.
Action spilled back into the ring and Benjamin crushed Steen with a German Suplex and Finlay follows up with a Seated Senton. Finish came as Steen dropped Finlay with a Steenalizer and took a Carbon Footprint from Morgan. Matt goes for the cover, but Benjamin sneaks in the back door and stuns Morgan with Pay Dirt for the victory.
-After the match, Finlay rolls to the outside to regain his wits. A fan in a hoodie clobbers Finlay with a Steel Chair. The fan REPEATEDLY strikes Finlay about the back with the chair before removing the hood to reveal ZS3. Springate throws the chair down and escapes through the crowd before security comes hovering down to ringside.
Backstage with Beth Phoenix preparing for her #1 contender’s match as we head back to break.
Back from commercial and out first is Beth Phoenix, followed by Victoria and finally ECW’s Sara Del Ray. The bell rings and the match gets started.
SARA DEL RAY def. BETH PHOENIX and VICTORIA to become the #1 contender
SDR and Beth work over Victoria in the early going with a flying hip attack and a running clothesline. A game of one-upsmanship breaks out between The Glamazon and The Queen of Wrestling as they take turns lighting up Victoria in the corner with knife-edge chops.
The contest continues as Beth crushes Victoria with a Military Press Slam to the mat and SDR answers back with a Release German Suplex, sending the Black Widow to the arena floor.
Beth tries to establish control with a top rope Superplex, but after a series of shoot kicks to the thigh, SDR is able to capitalize with a Straight Jacket Suplex of her own from the top rope. Chants of THAT WAS AWESOME as both divas lie unconscious on the canvas. Finish comes as Phoenix sets up for the Glam Slam, but SDR rolls through into a PERFECT Royal Butterfly for the three count.
-After the match, SDR celebrates, but the festivities are short lived as KHARMA marches down to the ring. Sara fights her off with a Big Boot and several shoot kicks to the legs, but Victoria staggers her from behind and drops her with the Widow’s Peak in the center of the ring. Victoria throws SDR to the wolves and Kharma finishes her off with an Implant Buster. Victoria believes she’s in the clear but the Women’s Champion takes her out with an Awesome Bomb. Kharma returns to her feet and comes face to face with Beth Phoenix. The Glamazon glares at the champion and an intense staredown ensues. Kharma smirks and backs off, leaving Phoenix staring daggers from the ring.
We go backstage and Petey Williams is walking backstage in preparation for his Ultimate X Qualifying Match coming up next. We go to commercial.
-Back from break and Teddy Long gets off the phone just in time to inform one of his assistants that Victoria and Sara Del Ray will compete in a STREET FIGHT next week.
-We go back to the ring and Justin Roberts introduces the first qualifying match for Ultimate X. Out first is Cruiserweight Champion Kaval to help call the action, followed by Jimmy Wang Yang and his opponent, Petey Williams. The Canadian Destroyer looks pumped as the bell rings to get this match started.
PETEY WILLIAMS def. JIMMY WANG YANG to qualify for ULTIMATE X
A strong contender for match of the night. Yang and Petey had the crowd on their feet for fifteen minutes. THIS IS AWESOME chants ring through the arena as Jimmy lights up Petey with shoot kicks to the quad and a roundhouse kick to the gut to send Williams to the floor. Yang connects with a stunning No-Handed Plancha to the arena floor to get the crowd fired up early.
Petey rebounded with a Baseball Slide, sending Yang face first into the ring apron. A slingshot hurricanrana to the floor put the two combatants back at square one. Finish came as Yang went for YangTime and Petey evaded it, sending Yang to the canvas. As Jimmy tried to force air back into his lungs, Williams obliterated Yang with a beautiful Canadian Destroyer to pick up the three.
-After the match, Petey climbs the buckle and locks into another staredown with the champion at ringside.
-Teddy Long in his office with Monty Brown. Long gets off the phone and says that Paul Heyman is looking for a new #1 contender for Rhyno’s Hardcore Title and Teddy plans on giving him one. Long books Monty Brown versus Al Snow next to determine who’s next in line. We go to break.
Back from commercial. Monty Brown enters first followed by Al Snow and Head. The bell rings and weapons start flying.
AL SNOW def. MONTY BROWN to become #1 contender
Very physical match. Brown brought the onslaught with a steel chair between the eyes, a trash can lid, the can itself and a Kendo Stick, but the Snowman would not be denied. The duo brawled backstage, swinging with anything that wasn’t nailed to the floor. The finish came as Brown took another swipe with the chair, only for Snow to duck and come back with a Head Shot that sent Monty crashing through the plate glass window. Snow climbs to the other side of the window and picks up the three count.
-After the match, Snow celebrated the victory and walked out to the corridor where he was met with a GORE that drove him through the drywall. Officials rushed into restore order, but the damage had been done. The War Machine stands over the broken Snow, title in hand, beating his chest in defiance.
-We get a split-screen of the three combatants vying for the next shot at the WWE Title tonight. We go to break.
Back from commercial and we get the Smack of the Night--Nigel McGuinness snagging the WWE Championship from Bryan Danielson.
-Back to ringside and new WWE Champion Nigel McGuinness makes his way to the ring first to help out on commentary. Sheamus hits the ramp first, spoiling for a fight. Joe is out next, looking to make a huge impact on the title picture. Finally, out comes the former champion, who’s still looking for an explanation from Wade Barrett and company. Danielson engages in an icy stare with the champion and following a few more tense pre-match moments, the bell rings to get us started.
BRYAN DANIELSON def. SHEAMUS and SAMOA JOE to regain his #1 Contender’s Spot
Very entertaining match. Danielson started off as the whipping boy as Sheamus and Joe took turns wearing the former champion out. After eradicating Danielson from the equation, the two bulls went at it before Joe crushed The Great White with an ST Joe.
Joe connected with an Inverted Atomic Drop, a Running Dropkick and a Senton Splash for two before Danielson broke up the count. Sheamus regained his wits and took both men off their feet with running clotheslines. Sheamus shatters Danielson with The Irish Curse, but Del Rio and Rodriguez hit the ring to provide a distraction. Sheamus meets Ricardo with a Brogue Kick and Del Rio bolts backstage. The diversion was enough to open Sheamus up to a Missile Dropkick from Danielson.
Sheamus goes for The Brogue Kick on Joe, but The Nation of Violence ducks, sending Sheamus to the ropes. Joe comes back with a Muscle Buster and moves to cinch in the Coquina Clutch, but Danielson staggers him with a series of Roundhouse Kicks to the shoulder and a deafening shot to the temple before locking in the YES Lock. Joe has no choice but to tap out, leaving Danielson as the #1 contender.
-After the match, Sheamus returns to his feet, infuriated, and levels Danielson with White Noise. At this point, JOHN CENA comes from out of nowhere, and throws Del Rio back into the ring by his neck and sets him up for a nasty Brogue Kick. Cena steps into the ring and removes his gear to prep for the upcoming match. Justin Roberts announces that the following contest is the KOTR Quarterfinal. The bell rings and the match is upon us.
JOHN CENA def. ALBERTO DEL RIO to advance
Cena awaits as Del Rio returns to his feet. Cena sets up for the F-U and slams him to the canvas with back breaking velocity. A sly grin spreads across Cena’s face and The CeNation leader shocks the world by unveiling a new addition to his repertoire, finishing Del Rio off with his own version of the Cross Armbreaker. Humiliated, Del Rio taps out and Cena moves on in the KOTR tournament.
-After the match, Cena celebrates, but the mood quickly changes as Cena steps down off the ropes and comes face to face with the imposing BRODIE LEE. The two remaining Smackdown participants lock eyes as Smackdown goes off the air!
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