WWE 2009 - SmackDown Online!

13th March 2009

The SmackDown opening video package airs, followed by Jim Ross and Tazz welcoming us to the show.

Everything in the arena goes dark, and a video package begins to play It shows Vickie Guerrero getting fired, followed by Stephanie McMahon announcing the new General Manager will be announced tonight. Everything goes grey, and a familiar entrance theme plays. The lights come on and Eric Bischoff makes his way to the ring, getting a massive pop. Bischoff announces that he is the new general manager of SmackDown, and that things are going to get a lot more interesting around here.

The Brian Kendrick vs. Kizarny
A decent start to the match side of SmackDown. The interactions between Kendrick and Kizarny were almost as fun as the match itself, with Kendrick getting freaked out from the look of Kizarny. Kendrick picked up the win following The Kendrick.
Winner: The Brian Kendrick

Following the match Gregory Helms makes his way to the ring, holding a briefcase, where The Brian Kendrick is still standing. Helms talks about how the most exciting division in the WWE has been overlooked, before pulling out the Cruiserweight championship. Helms announces that at WrestleMania 25 a new Cruiserweight champion will be crowned in a match between Gregory Helms and The Brian Kendrick. Kendrick agrees to the match, before staring at the Cruiserweight championship as SmackDown goes to a commercial break.

Maryse & Michelle McCool vs. The Bella Twins
Diva’s tag team action here. The Bella twins looked good, but this match was all about the tension between Maryse and Michelle McCool, who almost came to blows at times. Michelle McCool hit Bri with the Faith Breaker, only for Maryse to throw her out of the ring and steal the pin.
Winners: Maryse & Michelle McCool

Following the match Michelle McCool tackles Maryse to the ground and the two brawl in the ring. They are eventually separated by members of security.

SmackDown cuts backstage to WWE Champion Edge when the new SmackDown general manager Eric Bischoff walks up to Edge. Edge tells Bischoff that he had better realise who the star player on this brand is, to which Bischoff tells the champ that he cant sleep his way to the top anymore. Bischoff tells Edge that he had better get ready for his match tonight... against Vladamir Kozlov. Bischoff walks off with a grin as Edge looks on furiously.

Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Umaga vs. R-Truth
The final qualifying match for the Money in the Bank match, and it was a close one. R-Truth performed his usual entertaining entrance, and the fans were really behind him. Umaga was obviously in control for a large part of the match, but R-Truth got in his fare share of the offence. The end saw R-Truth fly from the top turnbuckle straight into the Samoan Spike for Umaga, giving him the win and his WrestleMania spot.
Winner: Umaga

SmackDown cuts backstage where Carlito and Primo Colon are checking on the Bella Twins. Out of nowhere Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins attack them from behind and they brawl through the backstage area. Jesse gets involved, and soon sets the fire alarm bell off, allowing Festus to jump in. All six men brawl past Cryme Time, who just shrug their shoulders and jump in the brawl as well. SmackDown goes to a commercial break with security failing to break up the eight man brawl.

Edge vs. Vladamir Kozlov
Edge still looked furious when he made his entrance, and obviously isn’t pleased with Eric Bischoff being the new general manager. Edge attempted to cut and run early on in the match, but was stopped by Triple H standing in the entrance way. The match itself was a lot better than expected, and Edge really carried Kozlov to a good performance. The final stretch saw a convenient referee bump, and Edge connecting with a big steel chair shot. Edge followed up with the spear for the win.
Winner: Edge

SmackDown cuts backstage where Matt Hardy is standing by. Matt talks about how he has been in the shadow of his brother for too long, and that he is sick of it. Matt promises to get his match with Jeff at WrestleMania 25, and that on that night, he will end the career of Jeff Hardy.

Road to WrestleMania Tournament Quarter Final Match
Mr. Kennedy vs. Jeff Hardy
Now this is what a main event should be – exciting and full of near falls, with the feeling that either man could win. Both men went out there with the intent of doing whatever they had to in order to win, with Jeff taking this to the extreme, hitting some suicidal spots, including an attempted hurricarana from the top turnbuckle. Kennedy really shone, and is looking like a legit main eventer. The match saw several near falls, with the last quarter of the match being incredibly close. Jeff managed to connect with the Twist of Fate, and went for the Swanton Bomb when Matt Hardy made an appearance at ringside. The distraction gave Kennedy enough time to recover and connect with a big right hand on Jeff, who was still on the top turnbuckle. Kennedy connected with the Green Bay Plunge and got the win.
Winner: Mr. Kennedy

As SmackDown comes to an end Matt Hardy grins on top of the stage, while Mr. Kennedy celebrated the win, signalling towards the WrestleMania sign.

20th March 2009

The SmackDown opening video package airs, and is followed by Jim Ross and Tazz welcoming us to the show, reminding us that this is the final show before Saturday Night’s Main Event, and that both Road to WrestleMania Semi Final’s take place tonight.

Matt Hardy kicks off tonight’s show, getting a massive amount of heat from the crowd. Matt talks about how his brother Jeff doesn’t have the balls to fight him at WrestleMania, and that he will always be a coward. Matt demands that Jeff accept his challenge for WrestleMania, so that he can destroy him in front of all his fans.

Carlito W/ Primo Colon vs. Zack Ryder W/ Curt Hawkins
This match stemmed from the massive eight man brawl last week, and it was certainly a great match. Ryder’s been showing a lot of talent recently, and may be in line for a singles push down the line. The match was back and forth, but in the end Carlito picked up the win with the Backstabber.
Winner: Carlito

SmackDown cuts to The Brian Kendrick and Maryse backstage. They talk about their upcoming intergender tag team match, promising that it is going to be the easiest win of their careers. The two made flirtation remarks throughout, so it appears that they’re going with some kind of pairing between these two.

The Brian Kendrick & Maryse vs. Hurricane Helms & Michelle McCool
A decent intergender match, basically playing off their two individual feuds, tied together by Kendrick and Maryse’s apparent relationship/ alliance. Kendrick and Helms provided a great preview of what we can expect at WrestleMania, pulling of some great high flying moves. Maryse and McCool were also very impressive, but the entire Diva’s division can’t be built around these two. The ending saw Kendrick connect with The Kendrick on Helms to pick up the pinfall.
Winners: The Brian Kendrick & Maryse

SmackDown cuts to SmackDown’s general manager, Eric Bischoff, backstage when Carlito & Primo burst through the door. Carlito states that he wants a chance to show everyone why they are the best tag team on SmackDown. Bischoff tells that that it is a great idea, and books a four team elimination match at WrestleMania for the WWE Tag Team Championships featuring Carlito & Primo, Hawkins & Ryder, Cryme Time & Jesse & Festus. Carlito & Primo are ushered out of his office, looking shocked.

Matt Hardy vs. R-Truth
A solid match, these two really went at it and showed that sometimes the sleeper match can be the best match of the night in terms of in ring work. Hardy used his new heelish persona to really get a lot of heat, and of course everybody was behind R-Truth right from his entance. The match was very back and forth, and these two were given a good amount of time to put on a great match, but in the end Matt dodged the Corkscrew Scissors Kick, and connected with the Twist of Fate for the win.
Winner: Matt Hardy

Following the match, Jeff Hardy slides into the ring, with Jim Ross noting he just came through the crowd. Jeff tackles Matt to the floor, and throws punch and punch while Matt tries to cover his face. Eventually Jeff gets off him, and Matt rolls out of the ring, escaping up the ramp. Jeff grabs a microphone, and announces that Matt will get his match at WrestleMania, in a Street Fight!

A video package airs, showing the four Road to WrestleMania Tournament Quarter Final matches.

Road to WrestleMania Tournament Semi Final
Triple H vs. Big Show
The first Semi Final match for tonight. These two have gone one on one before, but this wasn’t one of their best efforts, and it seemed that Big Show was favouring his right arm throughout, and this may have been the reason for the match being kept short, and not as physical as you would usually expect. Show was still very much in control throughout, until the last few minutes, where he made a big comeback, connecting with the knee to the skull, and followed up by the Pedigree, giving Triple H the win, and his spot in the final.
Winner: Triple H

SmackDown returns from commercial to Mr. Kennedy’s entrance for the main event. Kennedy does his usual self introduction, but then uses the microphone to talk about how tonight, he will take out the Undertaker, and then its just Triple H between him and his title shot. The Undertaker’s music interrupts Kennedy, and Taker makes his lengthy entrance.

Road to WrestleMania Tournament Semi Final
The Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy
This was an incredible main event, and could definitely be believable as a Pay per View main event. The crowd were surprisingly split on who to cheer for, with some back and forth chants beginning throughout the match. Kennedy got in a lot of offence, and the match was a lot closer than expected. Taker focused on his striking game at the start of the match, but Kennedy quickly figured this out, and focused on taking out the right arm of Undertaker. The ending stretch of the match saw both men attempting to connect with the signature moves, only for the other to counter. Eventually Taker set Kennedy up the Last Ride, but Kennedy escaped, and rolled Taker up from behind for the win.
Winner: Mr. Kennedy

As SmackDown comes to an end Mr. Kennedy rolls out of the ring before the Undertaker can realise what just happened. Kennedy celebrates getting into the Number One contender match against Triple H, while Taker just looks pissed off in the ring.

21st March 2009

The official Saturday Night’s Main Event opening video package airs to the theme of ‘Click Click Boom’ by Saliva. This is followed by the three announcing teams being introduced, and promoting their brands matches.


The action kicked off with a big eight man tag match, intended to preview the Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania. From this match anybody could get the win, as everybody was given their fair share of time in the ring to show what they can do. Star performance has to go to Bourne, who hit a sick top rope splash to the outside, taking out everyone. Following this the match got out of control, and everybody just brawled around the ring until Kane chokeslammed Mysterio inside the ring and got the pinfall for his team.
Winners: Umaga, Kane, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas

CM Punk is shown backstage, lacing up for the World Tag Team Championship match, which is up next. Kingston walks up to him and asks if they’re on the same page tonight. Punk gets up, and tells him that he’s going out there for one reason, to show everybody exactly who he is. Punk walks off, and Kingston soon follows.


While the build up to this match has been based more around the individual feuds of the team (namely Morrison N’ Miz vs. Shawn Michaels) this match was everything a good match should be. There was the obvious tension between CM Punk and Kofi Kingston, while all four men put in a first class performance, hitting some great high spots. The ending stretch saw all four men brawling in the room, when Kingston connected with the Trouble in Paradise on Miz. Then out of nowhere Punk lifted Kingston and drilled him with the Go 2 Sleep. Morrison made the pin as Punk just watched, leaving everyone shocked.
Winners: John Morrison & The Miz

Following the match CM Punk exits the ring. John Morrison & The Miz put the boots into Kingston, until Michaels ran to the ring, passing Punk along the way. Morrison N’ Miz bailed from the ring before Michaels got there. Punk just stood at the top of the stage getting a load of heat.


There was a lot of doubt that a Women’s Steel Cage match could be any good, but these two put on a great match that was a lot more physical than the usual Women’s match in WWE. Both pulled out some moves from the cage, and it was Beth that used the cage to its full effect, at one point hitting a brutal Glam Slam which sent Melina flying into the cage. The match was very back and forth, and when Beth went for another Glam Slam Melina escaped, and connected with the Last Call for the win.
Winner: Melina

A video package airs, promoting WrestleMania 25, which is just 15 days away. It hypes that the next three matches will determine the World Title matches for the show.


All four of these men qualified for this match over the past month, and it was clear during this match that they all wanted the win, and throughout the match it was obvious than any one of them could have. The match was very back and forth, with all four men getting in offense until Christian, Finlay & Dreamer teamed up to take out Henry, all hitting their finishers, and Christian getting the pin following the frogsplash to eliminate Henry. The remaining three went at it, until Christian was thrown from the ring, and Dreamer connected with a big Dreamer Driver on Finlay for the elimination. With just Christian and Dreamer left these two went at it with everything they had, and both men got numerous near falls, but in the end Christian connected with the Killswitch for the win and the title shot.
Winner: Christian

Everything in the arena then goes dark, and the Undertaker appears on the screen. Taker talks about how he has made his name at WrestleMania, but still doesn’t have an opponent for WrestleMania 25. He then goes on to say that he has chosen the perfect soul to take at WrestleMania 25, and that it will cement him as the biggest dog in the yard permanently.


This match has been building up for weeks, with Cena chasing the right to be involved in the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania. Everyone knew this was going to be a close match, with both men really going at it from the start. Orton nearly got the win early on with the RKO out of nowhere, but only got a near fall. Cena was on the defensive from there, but made a comeback later on. Both men got several near falls towards the end of the match, where Orton set Cena up for the RKO, only for Cena to counter it and connect with the Attitude Adjuster. Cena got the pinfall, and gained his spot in the World Heavyweight Championship match.
Winner: John Cena

SNME cuts backstage where Christian is being congratulated by Evan Bourne about winning the Contenders Challenge when Jack Swagger pushes Bourne out of the way and goes toe to toe with Christian. Swagger warns Christian that he doesn’t have a hope of taking the ECW Heavyweight title away from him. Christian tells him that the title is as good as his. Several backstage workers keep the pair apart before Swagger smirks and walks off.


These two men fought off six other men to get into this match, with the winner challenging Edge for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. This was definitely the match of the night, with Kennedy showing everybody that he deserves to be here by taking Triple H to his limit. The match was a lot closer than most people were expecting, with both men giving it every move they could think off and several near falls throughout the match. Towards the end of the match it was clear that desperation had kicked in, with both men hitting big move after big move. Kennedy went for the Mic Check, only for Triple H to counter and connect with the Pedigree. Everyone thought it was over, but Kennedy shockingly kicked out. Triple H went for a second Pedigree, only for Kennedy to counter it. Kennedy followed up with a shock Mic Check, and got the big pinfall. This is the match that has propelled Kennedy to main event, and World championship contender, status.
Winner: Mr. Kennedy

Following the match Kennedy celebrates getting the biggest win of his career. Triple H gets to his feet, and the two shake hands. After this the lights go outout, and when they come back on the Undertaker is standing in the ring. Taker points to Triple H, and then points at the WrestleMania 25 sign. Triple H grins and nods his head, apparently confirming a match between the two. Straight after this the Undertaker comes out of nowhere and delivers a big Chokeslam to Triple H, sending the crowd crazy. Saturday Night’s Main Event comes to an end with Mr. Kennedy pointing to the WrestleMania sign, and the Undertaker staring at the knocked out body of Triple H.