Smackdown spoilers for 3/28/08

For the last few weeks it seems like the results keep getting posted later and later, I'd say someone just has not reported them to any sites yet.

here they are, from wrestlingattitude.com-WWE SmackDown Tapings Results
Fayetteville, NC - To Air on 3/28
Report by Prowrestling.net

Fayetteville is the heart of Flair country, so there were lots of "Woos" all night from the almost-sellout crowd at the Crown Coliseum. This was my first time seeing the new HD entrance set in person, and it looks great live.

DARK MATCH:

1. Ron Killings defeated Kenny Dykstra. Killings had ring pants on with "K-Kwik" on them, but he was announced as Ron Killings. He came out to generic entrance music. Kenny worked his back over a little before Killings made his comeback and hit all his signature moves, ending it with the Axe Kick. Killings didn't get a big reaction, but a few people knew who he was.

ECW:

Nothing really to add that happened off-camera.

Smackdown:

1. Mark Henry beat Kane, the Great Khali, and Chuck Palumbo in a 4-Man Over The Top Rope Challenge. Chavo was at the announce desk to do color commentary. Palumbo was eliminated first, then Kane, then Khali. Henry won it impressively, picking up Khali and dumping him over the top rope to the floor. Post-match, Chavo attacked Henry from behind, going after his knee, but Henry no-sold it and gave him a World's Strongest Slam.

Backstage, Teddy long was with Eve Torres, Michelle McCool, and Cherry, the three divas remaining in the Smackdown diva contest. Teddy announced that Eve had been eliminated, then Victoria and Maryse came in to make fun of her. The divas started jawing at each other, so Long made a "Wrestlemania Wet and Wild Tag Team Water Fight" for later in the show.

2. C.M. Punk beat John Morrison in a Money in the Bank preview match. I loved the series of matches these guys had for the ECW title a few months back, so I was excited about this one. It wasn't one of their best in the series, but pretty good, going about 11 minutes. The highlight was when both men were standing on the top turnbuckle and ring post in one corner and Punk gave Morrison a Super Huracanrana. Punk won when he countered Morrison's finisher and turned it into a Go To Sleep.

We saw the Mayweather video with interviews with boxing people like Bert Sugar and Michael Buffer.

3. Jesse, Festus, & Kofi Kingston defeated Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, & the Miz. It was fun to see the showdown between the two southern tag teams of Jesse & Festus and Cade & Murdoch. Kingston pinned Miz after a Jamaican Buzzsaw.

4. Batista beat Snitsky in a one minute squash. Here's the match move-by-move: Batista hit Snitsky with a spear, then a spinebuster, then a Batista Bomb, then he pinned him. After the match, Batista brought a chair into the ring and gave Snitsky a Batista Bomb on it.

5. Michelle McCool & Cherry defeated Victoria & Maryse in a Wrestlemania Wet and Wild Tag Team Water Fight. Eve Torres was the special guest referee. I believe this is Maryse's first televised match ever, maybe Cherry's, too. Michelle stripped to a bikini top right after the bell, and looked fantastic. The ladies threw water balloons at each other first, then went to the water guns and water buckets. Maryse had a couple buckets of water dumped on her. She looked fantastic, too. Hell, all of them looked great. Michelle got the pin on Victoria after a double-underhook suplex.

6. Chris Jericho beat Montel Vontavious Porter by disqualification when M.V.P. brought a title belt into the ring to use as a weapon, in another Money in the Bank preview match. M.V.P. made his entrance first, cutting a decent promo about hoe everyone will have to call him “Money in the Bank” after he wins at Mania. This match was good, though they had a couple awkward moments, and the finish was lame. The match went 10 minutes or so. Post-match, Jericho countered M.V.P. when he tried to hit him with the belt, then Jericho got a ladder from under the ring and hit M.V.P. in the head with it.

The final segment of the show was Edge's "Burial of The Undertaker's Wrestlemania Streak". There were candles, flowers, and a casket brought in for the mock funeral, and with the casket in there, you can probably guess what happened. Teddy and Vickie came out first, the latter dressed as a widow, all in black and with a veil. Edge came out with Hawkins & Ryder. Edge read a eulogy for Taker's streak, then Vickie got on the microphone and gushed about Edge. She then said that she and the Edgeheads had gone and had a special video made. It was shown, and it started with highlights of Taker's Mania streak, then switched to Edge highlights, as a narrator talked about Edge in heroic terms. After the video, Edge thanked Vickie for the gesture by making out with her for a while, until Taker's music interrupted. Edge sent the Edgeheads to the entrance ramp to intercept Taker, but (of course) he came out of the casket, then chokeslammed Edge into the casket. He turned his attention to Vickie, but she bailed out and ran to the back. Then Taker hit each Edgehead with Tombstone Piledrivers, giving Edge a chance to escape the casket and get to the entrance ramp to end Smackdown.

Batista in a one minute squash? Does he need any squash matches anymore? I thought those were used to ESTABLISH a character...

The squasher has become the squashee

Sound like an ok show.

by Patrick Harris

SMACKDOWN AND DARK MATCH RESULTS FROM FAYETTEVILLE 3/25/08




Dark Match: Ron Killings def. Kenny Dykstra



Killings received a nice reaction when you consider how long he’s been out of the WWE and instead stuck in TNA purgatory and also AAA. There were plenty of responses to his WHAT’S UP yells. He pins Dykstra with an axe kick.



Smackdown Tapings:



1) Mark Henry def. Kane, Chuck Palumbo, and The Great Khali in a 4 man battle royal.



Chavo Guerrero is introduced at the start of the show and does guest commentary. Match itself is rather short. Kane is eliminated first and followed by Chuck Palumbo (both by Khali, I believe.) Henry and Khali trade chops and punches for a bit, then Henry lifts up Khali for a body slam and throws him over the top rope. Henry receives a face pop for his disposing of Khali.



Chavo sneaks into the ring after the match and takes out Henry at the knees. He works on him for a bit before Henry comes back and gives Chavo a bodyslam and splash.



Teddy Long is backstage with Eve, Cherry, and Michelle McCool. He announces that Eve has been eliminated from the Diva competition. Maryse and Victoria show up and start arguing with everyone. Teddy says the only way to settle this is with a ‘Diva Super Soaker/Water Balloon Tag Match’ or whatever the hell he called it. Yikes.



Promos are shown throughout the night for Edge’s funeral ceremony to commemorate the ending of Undertaker’s Wrestlemania streak.



2) CM Punk def. John Morrison



This was a solid match that was given about 10 minutes and was similar to their summer matches for the ECW title. The highlight was Punk giving Morrison a frakensteiner off the top rope. Finish comes when Punk reversed Morrison’s corkscrew neckbreaker finish into the GTS.



3) Jesse, Festus, and Kofi Kingston def. Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, and the Miz



The heels work over Jesse until he makes the hot tag. Everybody is on the outside brawling when Kofi hits a spinning roundhouse kick on (I think) the Miz for the pin.



4) Batista def. Snitsky



Spear. Spinebuster. Batista Bomb. Pin. Match lasted 60 seconds tops and was a total squash. Batista grabs a chair after the match and gives Snitsky another powerbomb on the chair.



5) Michelle McCool and Cherry def. Victoria and Maryse w/ Eve as special referee in the ‘Diva Super Soaker/Water Balloon Tag Match’



This was basically soft-core porn. Buckets of water and water balloons are in each corner with super soaker guns. Victoria had the humorous moment when she came out with goggles, a snorkel, and those toddler arm floaters. They throw balloons around for a bit and end up hitting Coach, Michael Cole, and even a few made it into the front rows. McCool hits some type of suplex on Victoria for the pin. Maryse looked like a girl who’s been hysterically crying because all of her eyeliner was streaking down her face. Eve poured a bucket of water over her after the match to top it all off. They went with this instead of getting Flair on TV one last time? Please.



6) Chris Jericho def. MVP via DQ



There’s a bit of a delay while the ring crew switches out the mats. MVP comes out while the ring is still being switched and he gets on the mic and works the crowd for a few minutes. He also walks over to the announce table and mouths off and berates Michael Cole. I doubt that will air, however.



This was another enjoyable match. Jericho seems to be finally finding his stride again and MVP’s potential is through the roof. Jericho reverses a Playmaker attempt into the Walls of Jericho and MVP is able to escape and scurry out the ring. He grabs the belts and runs into the ring to get DQ’ed. Jericho ducks the hit and gives MVP the Codebreaker on the US title.



7) Funeral Ceremony



The ring is set up with full funeral arrangement garb and resembles a wake. The black flowers and wreaths are present, along with a picture of the Undertaker and a podium for Edge to speak. A casket is in the middle of the ring. Edge and his entire posse are present in formal attire. Edge gives a eulogy on the Undertaker, covers his accomplishments, and lists his Wrestlemania opponents. He comments on how that time has now come to an end.



Vickie interrupts and says she has a gift for Edge. It’s a video in the style of a movie preview promoting Edge as a superhero for conquering the Undertaker. When Edge starts a final prayer, the lights go dark and Undertaker’s music and video plays. The casket opens and Taker ambushes Edge. He assaults him in the corner until Edge is able to escape. The tapings end with Taker posing in the middle of the ring.



Note: Someone screwed up during this segment and really exposed the product. When the lights dropped and the music/video started, it seemed to go on longer that what you’d normally expect. One of the producers who had been outside on the corner ring steps for the entire segment then literally jumped onto the apron and banged on the back of the casket in plain sight. He hopped back down and the casket opened. I was just a few feet away from this since I was sitting 3rd row floor on the TV side. All of us in the area looked at each other literally dumbfounded since it was painfully obvious. I understand this type of segment isn’t necessarily ‘believable’ to begin with and it’s nothing that will show on TV, but it kills any type of suspension of disbelief that the crowd needs to have to be fully invested with the product. I can’t possibly believe that’s how it was designed in the first place. It definitely looked amateurish.



8) Dark Match: Ric Flair, Batista, and the Undertaker def. Edge, the Big Show, and MVP



The crew clears the ring again and everyone comes out for the dark match. This match was fun and resembled what you’d see at a house show. The heels stalled and argued with each other throughout. Flair and MVP started the match off, and the heels worked over Undertaker for most of the match. Finish comes when all six men are fighting and Taker simultaneously hits a tombstone on Edge while Flair gets MVP to submit to the Figure Four.



Post match, the faces are in the ring celebrating for several minutes. Batista grabs the mic and thanks Flair for being a friend and an integral part of his professional and personal life. Flair speaks and thanks Fayetteville for supporting him throughout his career. He says that if this Sunday is truly the end of the line, he’s glad to have performed here one last time. Taker doesn’t speak but embraces Flair and motions to him. All three walk out together to end the show.

I'm looking forward to the Funeral Segment and Jericho Vs MVP.

Well I'm glad that this show atleast sounds a bit better than that shitfest from last week on Smackdown where 80 percent of the matches were squashes.

I'm looking forward to the 6 Man Tag, Punk/Morrison, and Jericho/MVP. I predict that the other 3 matches will be terrible in every aspect.

Why does all of MVPs matches in a DQ?!