WWE Smackdown house show
Portland, Maine
Report by Dot Net reader Vincent Levesque Rousseau

Lots of empty seats for this one. About 2,000-2,500 in attendance in the 6,733 seats arena.

Tony Chimel was the ring announcer.

1. Christian beat Dolph Ziggler in about 11 minutes with the Unprettier. Ziggler was great as a heel tonight and before the match he called the fans his "dolphins." Very good opening match!

2. JTG beat Tyler Reks in 30 seconds. The shortest house show match I've ever seen.

Tony Chimel introduced the special guest host Tiffany.

3. Alberto Del Rio beat Finlay in nine minutes after pinning him with his feet on the ropes. Before the match, Del Rio talked about the USA soccer team losing in the World Cup to get some heat. Good match! Del Rio looked pretty good.

4. The Hart Dynasty beat Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins to retain the Unified Tag Titles in 11 minutes. Smith made Hawkins tap out with the Sharpshooter. Nice formula tag match. After the match, Luke Gallows and the SES masked man (who looked like Joey Mercury) attacked the Hart Dynasty. Gallows called out Kane. They attacked Kane when he came out but the Big Red Machine gained the upper hand and chokeslammed both men.

Tiffany threw some shirts in the stands.

Intermission

5. Layla won her match against Kelly Kelly in 5 minutes after ref stoppage.Kelly Kelly couldn't continue because she was injured after receiving a dropkick in the back of the neck. Hornswoggle came out and gave Layla a Stone Cold Stunner.

Tony Chimel plugged the MITB PPV.

6. Kofi Kingston beat Cody Rhodes and Matt Hardy to retain the IC title in eight minutes. Before the match Cody Rhodes reminded the crowd that he is now Dashing Cody Rhodes. When the match began, Kingston and Hardy botched a double suplex, which caused Rhodes to land on his head. Rhodes was dazed for 3-4 minutes and came back to finish the match. He got pinned by Kofi after Trouble in Paradise. The match was good but I expected a better match but it's okay considering what happened with Cody. At least, he was able to finish the match.

7. Rey Mysterio pinned Jack Swagger to retain the World Hvt. Championship after the 619 Drop the Dime combo. Great 13 minutes match. From a fifth row ringside perspective, Swagger is so impressive in person. Their match at the MITB PPV can be a show stealer. Given 20 minutes, they can have a four-star-plus match.

Notes: Pretty good show but lacked star power and lasted just two hours. No Undertaker, CM Punk, Big Show, MVP, Drew McIntyre.

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