WWE 2009 - SmackDown Online!

21st April 2009

The new opening video kicks off the show featuring all the new superstars who came over to ECW during the draft, and is followed by Todd Grisham and Matt Striker running down tonight’s card, which will be headlined by singles action as Vladamir Kozlov squares off with Tommy Dreamer.

The music of The Miz hits to kick off this week’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi. The Miz demandes a microphone, and talks about how now that John Morrison has been shipped off the SmackDown The Miz has realised that he was being held back as part of a tag team. The Miz goes on to say that he is setting his sights as high as they can go and that soon enough everybody will be calling him the ECW Heavyweight Champion. Miz finishes by saying that this is because he is the Miz, and he is awesome!

The Miz vs. Goldust
The opening match of tonight’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi pitted The Miz against one of ECW’s newest superstars Goldust. This match was actually very impressive as the Miz showed how entertaining he can be in singles action while Goldust looked better than he has in recent years, actually putting in a lot of effort and really getting the fans behind him. The match was a lot more back and forth than people originally thought it would, but eventually came to an end when The Miz connected with the Reality Check to get the pinfall and the win.
Winner: The Miz

Following the match the Miz celebrates the victory, getting a negative reaction from the crowd. The Miz proceeds to grab a microphone and once again declaring that he is the Miz and that he is awesome! ECW on Sci-Fi then cuts to commercial.

ECW on Sci-Fi returns from commercial where Dolph Ziggler is standing backstage with Candice Michelle, once again attempting to flirt with her. Ziggler proceeds to tell Candice that if she needs a demonstration of his abilities then she should come and watch him wipe the floor with Curt Hawkins up next. Candice agrees, saying that Ziggler had better impress her or it will be the last time he gets this close to her. Candice walks off ahead of Ziggler, who tilts his head and grins as he watches Candice Michelle walk off.

Dolph Ziggler W/ Candice Michelle vs. Curt Hawkins
Dolph Ziggler and Curt Hawkins were both involved in tag team action on WWE Superstars, with Ziggler and his partner Tyson Kidd having gotten the win over Hawkins and Hurricane Helms. Ziggler was clearly out to impress Candice Michelle tonight, who was sitting at the ring announcer’s spot, and it was this need to impress Candice that almost cost Ziggler the match a number of times as Hawkins constantly caught Ziggler off guard with moves. Regardless Ziggler still looked impressive and now that he’s getting regular ring time could develop into one of the top stars of ECW. Ziggler showed this tonight, picking up the win following the Zig Zag.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler

Following the match Ziggler exits the ring and walks up to Candice Michelle at ringside. Ziggler poses and then offers his hand to Candice, who stands up, smiles at Ziggler and tells him to “keep trying” before walking to the back. Ziggler looks confused as ECW on Sci-Fi cut to commercial.

ECW on Sci-Fi returns from commercial to the site of the ECW Heavyweight Champion Christian standing backstage with ECW interviewer Angela Fong. Angela Fong asks Christian about his thoughts on his title defence this Sunday against Vladamir Kozlov. Christian tells her that it doesn’t matter how strong or crazy Kozlov is, because he isn’t as passionate or charismatic as Captain Charisma, and that no matter what Kozlov throws at him this Sunday he’ll throw it all back at Kozlov and then some. Christian proceeds to promise victory this Sunday at Backlash, and that he’ll walk onto ECW on Sci-Fi next week still the ECW Heavyweight Champion. Christian then walks off as ECW on Sci-Fi cuts to a video package.

A video package airs promoting the upcoming Backlash pay per view, focusing on the Christian/ Vladamir Kozlov match.

Vladamir Kozlov vs. Tommy Dreamer
Vladamir Kozlov is clearly getting a massive push here on ECW and with his ECW Heavyweight Championship match coming up this Sunday at Backlash this was the match that saw Kozlov established as a true threat against one of the biggest stars on ECW. Dreamer came into this match clearly determined to pick up the win and get back into the ECW Championship hunt. With both men out to prove something this match was guaranteed to be a tough match and it certainly was, with both men throwing everything they had at each other. Towards the end of the match Dreamer came off the top turnbuckle only for Kozlov to nail Dreamer with the Battering Ram, sending Dreamer flying backwards and landing awkwardly on his back. Dreamer continued the rest of the match obviously in pain and was soon laid out by Kozlov with the Iron Curtain, quickly followed by the pinfall to give Kozlov the victory.
Winner: Vladamir Kozlov

As Vladamir Kozlov celebrates his victory the referee checks on Tommy Dreamer, who looks in actual pain in the ring. The ECW Heavyweight Champion Christian walks out onto the stage and stairs down the number one contender Vladamir Kozlov as ECW on Sci-Fi goes off the air.

23rd April 2009

The Superstars opening video airs, showing superstars from all three brands and is followed by all three individual announce teams running down their respective brands match tonight, headlined by a World Tag Team Championship match.

WWE Superstars kicks off with the music of SmackDown’s John Morrison making his way to the ring. Before his match begins though Morrison demands a microphone and proceeds to blame Shawn Michaels for him losing in the number one contender match last week on SmackDown. Morrison states that while Michaels may be a living legend he has to learn that it is the young rising talent of WWE that is truly why the fans watch, and that Morrison is the fastest rising talent right now. Morrison goes on to announce that he has spoken to SmackDown general manager Eric Bischoff and that at Backlash it will be Shawn Michaels vs. John Morrison one on one. Morrison drops the microphone and prepares for his match while the crowd are pretty pumped at the announcement.

John Morrison vs. Kizarney
Following Morrison’s big announcement the crowd were all ready pretty pumped so the atmosphere prior to this match was electric. This match wasn’t actually a squash match as Kizarney got in a lot of offence but this was always going to be John Morrison’s night as he controlled a lot of the latter parts of the match, eventually finishing Kizarney off with the Starship Pain.
Winner: John Morrison

John Morrison assends the turnbuckle and raises his arm in celebration, shouting that Shawn Michaels will fall at Backlash. WWE Superstars then cuts to commercial.

WWE Superstars returns from commercial to show Shad Gaspard backstage making his way to the ring area for his upcoming match. He bumps into Santino Marella who begins making fun of Shad now that he hasn’t got any of his “homies” to help him in his match. Santino attempts to rap but Shad just pushes him over into a load of cardboard boxes. Shad laughs and walks off as Santino is shown unable to get himself out of the pile of cardboard boxes. WWE Superstars then cuts to a video package.

A video package airs, promoting the 2009 Backlash pay per view, focusing on the Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho World Championship match and the Edge vs. Rey Mysterio WWE Championships match.

Shad Gaspard vs. Charlie Haas
This match pitted ECW’s new draftee Shad Gaspard against a man who has been established as a true threat on the ECW brand, Charlie Haas. This match was a lot more competitive than the previous SmackDown showing but just didn’t have the same kind of crowd atmosphere that John Morrison managed to build up. Both men looked good and the announcers put both of them over saying that they’re both threats to the ECW title but there could only be one winner tonight as Shad Gaspard connected with a massive belly to back suplex to pick up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Shad Gaspard

Following the match Shad Gaspard celebrates his debut victory as an ECW superstar with Matt Striker plugging how Gaspard could be a massive threat on ECW. WWE Superstars then cuts to commercial.

WWE Superstars returns from commercial where Josh Matthews is standing by with Zack Ryder. Matthews asks Ryder about how it feels to hold two pinfall victories over the United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter. Ryder tells him that it doesn’t matter how it feels now because he still hasn’t got the United States Championship around his waist, and that’s the only thing that matters to him. Ryder tells Montel Vontavious Porter to keep the United States Championship shiny because soon enough Ryder will be coming to take it from him. Ryder ends the interview with “You know it” before walking off.

World Tag Team Championship Match
Harry Smith & Cody Rhodes vs. Kofi Kingston & R-Truth
The main event of tonight’s WWE Superstars event pitted the World Tag Team Champions against two of the most popular midcard guys on RAW right now. The biggest problem with this match is that Kingston & R-Truth are clearly a thrown together tag team and that just shows the weakness of the current WWE tag team division. Despite this the match itself was one of the best World Tag Team Championship matches in recent months mainly down to the top notch performances by all four superstars. The match was extremely close and there was times when it seriously appeared like we’d have new tag team champions but in the end Harry Smith connected with the Running Powerslam on Kingston and got the pinfall while Cody Rhodes held R-Truth on the outside of the ring to ensure the three count.
Winners: Harry Smith & Cody Rhodes

As this edition of WWE Superstars comes to an end Harry Smith & Cody Rhodes are shown celebrating in the ring with their World Tag Team Championships while R-Truth checks on Kofi Kingston on the outside.

24th April 2009

Chavo Guerrero Defeated Kung Fu Naki
SmackDown’s dark match pitted two cruiserweights against each other in an exciting, if a little short, match which saw Chavo Guerrero connect with the Frog Splash to pick up the win.

The SmackDown video package airs and is followed by the usual pyrotechnics. Jim Ross and Tazz welcome us to the show and plug how this is the final edition of SmackDown before Backlash this Sunday.

The music of Shawn Michaels hits as the Heartbreak Kid makes his way to the ring to a chorus of cheers from the live crowd. Michaels enters the ring, does his usual pose and then requests a microphone. Shawn Michaels talks about how John Morrison has proven that he is a rising talent in the WWE but has yet to prove that he can beat the Heartbreak Kid and until he does that he’ll still be a nobody. Shawn Michaels goes on to accept the challenge that John Morrison laid down on Superstars and that at Backlash it will be Shawn Michaels vs. John Morrison one on one. Michaels is interrupted by the SmackDown general manager Eric Bischoff who makes the match official, and then announces that tonight’s main event will be a tag team match pitting Rey Mysterio & Shawn Michaels against the World Heavyweight Champion Edge and his partner John Morrison. SmackDown cuts to commercial with Eric Bischoff grinning and the crowd giving the match announcement a good reaction.

The New Samoans vs. Jesse & Festus
The New Samoans made their official in ring debut after their attack on the WWE Tag Team Champions the Colons last week. This wasn’t a really competitive match and if this is anything to go by then Jesse & Festus could be heading for unemployment before long, as the New Samoans tore through them, with Saku pinning Jesse following a massive Samoan Drop.
Winners: The New Samoans

SmackDown cuts backstage where SmackDown interviewer Eve is standing by with CM Punk. Eve asks Punk for his thoughts on his Backlash match with Evan Bourne. Punk rips into Bourne, stating that if he thinks he’s coming anywhere near his Intercontinental Championshipship then he’s obviously been smoking something he shouldn’t be. CM Punk promises that at Backlash he’ll teach Evan Bourne a lesson he’s been trying to teach all the alcoholics and drug addicts that infect tonight’s crowd – that only when they accept CM Punk as their straight edge saviour will they have any chance of being saved. CM Punk walks off as SmackDown cuts to commercial.

The Brian Kendrick vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
The action continued on SmackDown as the Cruiserweight Champion clashed with Jimmy Wang Yang in some fast paced action. This match was a lot more back and forth than many would usually expect and it has become clear that the cruiserweight division is being given plenty of time to develop on SmackDown. This match was pretty exciting with plenty of high flying action and a few good spots from both men, but in the end there had to be a winner and The Brian Kendrick was that man, connected with The Kendrick to get the three count.
Winner: The Brian Kendrick

Following the match The Brian Kendrick sets Jimmy Wang Yang up for a second The Kendrick but is stopped by the music of Jamie Noble. Noble sprints down to the ring but The Brian Kendrick has already exited. Kendrick grabs his Cruiserweight championship and heads backstage while Jamie Noble glares at him from inside the ring.

A video package airs promoting this Sunday’s Backlash pay per view. It focuses on the WWE Heavyweight Championship match between Edge and Rey Mysterio. SmackDown then cuts to a commercial.

SmackDown returns from commercial to the site of SmackDown interviewer Eve alongside WWE Diva’s Champion Maryse. Eve asks Maryse is she is worried going into her Diva’s Championship defence against Beth Phoenix this Sunday at Backlash. Maryse snatches the microphone off of her and tells her that there’s no reason to be afraid of some butch cow like Beth Phoenix and that it is Beth Phoenix who should be afraid of stepping into the ring with the best Diva of all time. Maryse then drops the microphone down on the floor and walks off, leaving Eve slightly shaken.

Beth Phoenix vs. Maria
Diva’s action was up next as the number one contender to the WWE Diva’s Championship at Backlash went one on one with Maria in a slightly competitive match. This was clearly about making Beth Phoenix look dominant but that didn’t mean that Maria was made to look weak here as she actually got in a fair bit of offence and came close to winning at one point. The ending stretch saw Maria go for a DDT only for Phoenix to lift Maria into the air and throw her across the ring, following up with the Glam Slam for the victory.
Winner: Beth Phoenix

Beth Phoenix celebrates the win, shouting “You should be afraid” and signalling for the WWE Diva’s Championship as a warning to her Backlash opponent Maryse. SmackDown then cuts to commercial.

SmackDown returns from commercial to the sight of John Morrison lacing up his boots for tonight’s main event when the World Heavyweight Champion Edge walks into his locker room. The two share a slight moment of tension before Edge asks Morrison if he is ready for tonight’s big tag team main event. Edge tells him that tonight he needs to go out and impress the WWE Champion and Morrison replies by telling Edge he doesn’t need to impress anyone but himself, which gets a small pop from the crowd. Morrison tells Edge he’ll see him out there which leads to Edge looking angry before walking out.

Shelton Benjamin vs. Evan Bourne
This was an incredible match as the number one contender to the Intercontinental Championship at Backlash went one on one with the self professed Gold Standard in an incredibly close match that could easily have gone either way. Both mean went all out in this match, throwing everything they had at their opponent and putting their own health in danger a number of times to connect with some dangerous spots, one in particular seeing Benjamin connecting with a flying crossbody off the top turnbuckle to the outside. The crowd really got into this match which just added to the atmosphere in this arena that these two superstars had developed in this match. The fact that this went a good fifteen to twenty minutes just shows how much faith was put in these two. The ending stretch saw Benjamin go for another top rope crossbody to Bourne, who managed to dodge the move and connect with the headscissors takedown. Bourne then assended the top rope and connected with the Air Bourne to pick up the pinfall victory.
Winner: Evan Bourne

Following the match Evan Bourne struggled to his feet and the match got a ‘Match of the Year’ Chant when out of nowhere the Intercontinental Champion CM Punk slid into the ring behind Evan Bourne, swung him around and delivered a GTS to the already hurt Evan Bourne. CM Punk raised his Intercontinental Championship in the air and placed his foot onto the chest of Evan Bourne, getting an incredible amount of heat from the crowd. SmackDown fades backstage with the site of CM Punk grinning to the camera.

SmackDown cuts backstage where William Regal and Katie Lea are discussing her move away from Paul Burchill. Suddenly Jack Swagger appears behind William Regal. Regal turns around and the two have a tense staredown before Regal tells Swagger to push off because nobody is impressed by him, especially not him. Swagger tells Regal to put his money where his mouth is and face him in singles action next week on SmackDown. William Regal quickly accepts the challenge, saying he welcomes the chance to teach Jack Swagger some manners. Swagger grins and walks off while Regal and Katie Lea stare after him. SmackDown then cuts to commercial.

Edge & John Morrison vs. Rey Mysterio & Shawn Michaels
The main event of tonight’s SmackDown broadcast pitted four superstars involved in two of SmackDown’s main feuds just days before Backlash, which meant this match was pretty tense as all four wanted to gain the momentum before the pay per view. Mysterio and Shawn Michaels worked well as a team, working together to keep momentum on their side. Edge and John Morrison on the other hand had noticeable difficulties during their match, with Morrison refusing to use underhanded techniques during the match and showing some signs of a potential face turn down the line, with Morrison getting a good pop from the crowd when he stopped Edge grabbing a steel chair from ringside at one point during the match. The match was still fairly competitive despite these problems between the one team, and Edge and Morrison came close to winning a number of times but in the end it was communication problems that would be their downfall. As Edge went for the Spear on Shawn Michaels the Heart Break Kid managed to dodge the move and Edge collided with Morrison on the ring apron, sending Morrison crashing to the floor. Edge would then turn around straight into the Sweet Chin Music, allowing Shawn Michaels to get the pinfall on the World Heavyweight Champion.
Winners: Rey Mysterio & Shawn Michaels

Following the match Edge rolls out of the ring and John Morrison starts screaming at him for costing them the match. Edge grabs his World Heavyweight Championship and walks towards the back while the final SmackDown before Backlash goes off the air with Shawn Michaels and the number one competitor to the World Heavyweight Championship Rey Mysterio celebrating their big main event victory in the ring.