WWE Smackdown on My Network TV
Taped in Laredo, TX

[Q1] A very nice graphic of the late Leah Maivia was shown. I thought her name was spelled "Lia." Classy move by WWE...

The opening video aired and fireworks lit up the stage. Jim Ross and Tazz welcomed us to the show. Triple H vs. The Undertaker was plugged as the biggest main event in Smackdown history. Triple H's King of Kings music hit and he came out in a t-shirt with his ring gear on...

Triple H asked if he was the only one sick of Vickie Guerrero. He said he hates being told what to do (who doesn't?) and she is an annoying hag. H said Vickie would not come out to punish him because a Twinkie truck was out back and Vickie was "going to be grazing for awhile." He said he was facing Undertaker tonight and this match was going to benefit Vickie. He said Taker could take him out and he may not make it to Cyber Sunday.

Jeff Hardy's music hit and he came out to the ring. Hardy said he knew the audience better than Triple H and because this was a popularity contest, he would face H on Sunday. Vladimir Kozlov came out to the stage and said something. H said he had no idea what it was but no matter who won the vote, "this is going to happen." He then pedigreed Hardy...

JR and Tazz plugged the WWE Championship match and the voting options once again. Triple H was shown walking backstage and a light went off behind him. He then went face to face with The Undertaker as the show went to commercial... [C]

Twill's Two Cents: That was about as lazy of a segment you could have. It was as though they needed to fill fifteen minutes and they sent H out there to head up a cookie cutter segment.

[Q2] Footage aired of the fuzzy dice on a pole match from last week. JR plugged The Great Khali's Kiss Cam for later in the evening...

1. Natalya and Maryse defeated Michelle McCool and Maria in 2:12. Hurricane Helms' comments now have an official name; "Hurrapop." He said, "Divas, giggedty. I'm just sayin'." Jesse and Festus came out to mariachi music and Festus in a mariachi outfit. He handed Maria a flower. When Michelle tried to tag her, Maria was distracted and Maryse rolled Michelle up for the three count. When the bell rang, Festus chased the mariachi band back up the ramp...

Twill's Two Cents: You know, Meghan is beautiful, but she is a badass too. What she does in terms of workouts is extremely impressive.

2. Carlito and Primo Colon defeated Chavo Guerrero and Bam Neely in a non-title match in Carlito and Primo graduated to matching pants. Chavo and Bam were not getting along too well. Carlito used a blind tag to help Primo double team Bam. They continued to utilize solid teamwork. Chavo verbally degraded Bam any opportunity he could. Bam accidentally hit Chavo. Carlito tagged in and was a house of fire.

[Q3] Bam wanted to know what Chavo's problem was. Chavo slapped him and quickly jumped to the floor. Carlito used the distraction to hit the Backstabber for the win. After the match, Hurricane popped up again and mockingly said he could not handle it if Chavo and Bam broke up...

Twill's Two Cents: The Twilling is a little under the weather tonight and this show is not doing much to keep my head out of my folded arms.

A vignette for Kizarny aired. I will withhold judgment until after he works a match... [C]

The John Cena video aired. Backstage, Michelle approached Maria and asked her what happened out there. Maria said Festus was her friend and she needed to find him. Michelle, who has obviously never taken an acting class, said they were going to talk about this right now. Maria took off...

Primo Colon was talking with Brie Bella when Carlito joined them. Primo tried to get rid of Carlito but could not. Brie went to a photo shoot. Carlito and Primo had to jump out the way when the mariachis, Festus, and Maria stormed by... [C]

Footage was shown of the interaction two weeks ago between R-Truth and "Kung Fu Naki."...

[Q4] 3. R-Truth and Kung Fu Naki defeated MVP and Shelton Benjamin in 3:56. Hurricane popped up and asked, "MVP, where is your tunnel? Let me guess, you lost that too." Ouch! In case you missed it before, Shelton will be defending the United States Championship against MVP, R-Truth, or Festus on WWE.com before Cyber Sunday.

MVP struggled with the Ricky Steamboat like deep armdrags by Funaki. Benjamin tagged in and gained the advantage for his team. MVP tagged in and resumed the success. Naki (I guess I'll go with that) tagged in and hit the Karate Kid kick on MVP for the win...

Twill's Two Cents: Is this a demotion for Truth and is Naki really being pushed? If this is a short bit of fun, I'm all for it. I just do not want it to stall Truth's rise towards the U.S. Championship.

Backstage, Primo Colon convinced Carlito to give him the first shot at Brie. Carlito obliged. Primo approached "Brie" and did so a little aggressively. Of course, "Brie" had no idea who Primo was and angrily reacted. After she walked away, Khali and Ranjin Singh told Primo he had no game. Singh told him to watch the Kiss Cam... [C]

The Great Khali and Ranjin Singh came out to the ring. Footage was shown of Khali refusing to help The Big Show last week. Singh had a mailbag and dumped a lot of letters onto the mat. Khali said something before Singh took over.

[Q5] He read a letter from a fan that used to be a fan of John Cena but now loves Khali. The second letter was from "Bruce" in San Francisco. Funny. As Singh read the letter (in English) Khali responded by showing off the muscles mentioned in the letter. He blew his cover because he understands English.

They showed a series of women and settled on one. Singh said a second lucky lady would get to kiss Khali tonight. They put the camera on a portly lady and the crowd erupted. Singh stopped Khali before he could kiss the smaller girl. Singh said anyone could kiss her, but it takes a giant of a man to kiss "the other one." Singh started a "Khali" chant. Khali kissed her and celebrated afterward...

Twill's Two Cents: The crowd was more into this than anything else on the show up to now. Khali and Singh are doing a nice job in this role. Did you ever think you would hear a "Khali" chant? Me either.

Triple H vs. The Undertaker was plugged. A commercial for the 800th episode of Raw, airing in two weeks, was shown. I guess they officially messed up weeks ago in naming that the 800th episode... [C]

Another vignette for Kizarny aired. Do carnival folk have their own language? I did not recognize what he was saying...

JR and Tazz gave us the instructions regarding how to vote for Cyber Sunday for the top matches...

Undertaker cut a promo backstage. He said he has sealed the fate of both Show and Vickie. He said the questions regarding whether or not Triple H would walk out of the darkness would be answered tonight... [C]

Twill's Two Cents: Taker should give Michelle some pointers about how to do a promo when they are lying in bed tonight.

[Q6] 4. The Brian Kendrick (with Ezekiel Jackson) defeated Super Crazy in 1:06. Quick squash. The Brian hit The Kendrick, as reported here by The Twilling, for the win. After the match Ezekiel added insult to injury by hitting a super Rock Bottom...

Triple H vs. The Undertaker is coming up next. Wow; how long are they giving them tonight?... [C]

Footage aired of the recent shows in Mexico...

Triple H made his full ring entrance...

[Q7] The Undertaker made his entrance and this definitely has a big match feel to it. JR put over the entrance by saying he still gets chills each and every time it takes place... [C]

5. The Undertaker vs. Triple H in a non-title match ended in a no contest in 13:49. After a slow start, Taker hit a series of right hands and a closeline for the first nearfall at the 2:30 mark. Taker began working on the left arm and shoulder of Triple H with a hammer lock. Taker tried Old School but H countered it. Taker then crotched himself on the middle rope trying to hit a closeline on H in the corner.

Triple H decided to single out the left leg and knee of The Undertaker. Both men hit a double closeline and were slow to get to their feet. They then exchanged right hands with Taker finally gaining the advantage after a headbutt. Taker hit the snake eyes but Triple H countered the running big boot with a high knee for a two count. Taker countered out of a Pedigree and slingshot Triple H into the top turnbuckle.

[Q8] Taker successfully hit the running boot followed by a leg drop for another two count. He went for Old School again and again, he failed. Triple H crotched Taker on the top rope. H climbed to the second rope and hit a superplex for a two count. The action spilled to the floor. Taker hit the apron leg drop for yet another nearfall.

Taker gave the throat slash gesture. He went for the Last Ride but H slid out the backdoor and hit a reverse neckbreaker for a two count. Taker tried a chokeslam but Triple H countered with a spinebuster for another two count. Both men attempted their finishers but they countered each other. With Taker in the corner, H went to the second rope and landed some right hands. Taker hit the Last Ride but could not make the cover.

Big Show hit the ring and attacked Taker. The referee called for the bell. Triple H grabbed a chair and nailed Show across the back. Upon trying a second chair shot, Show hit a chokeslam on Triple H. He then hit Taker with two chair shots before leaving the ring... [C]

Twill's Two Cents: Fantastic match; cheap finish. Triple H and The Undertaker worked a textbook match. It was beyond solid and something the young guys should watch. Granted, the nearfalls were not as believable as they would have been on a pay-per-view. Regardless, it was a very good match. The Big Show interference was predictable and made sense, but disappointing nonetheless.

Coming back from commercial, Triple H was still trying to recuperate in the ring. As JR and Tazz wondered how much Triple H would have left for Sunday's match, Vladimir Kozlov came down to the ring. Triple H tried to fight off Kozlov, but he was decimated. Kozlov stood over Triple H as WWE did their best to push Kozlov in the fan voting...

Besides the main event (sans the finish), this show seemed like a huge mess to me. What did you think? Let me know by sending an email to dotnetrich@gmail.com. I'll have more to say in the Smackdown Hitlist.

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