Friday Night Smackdown!
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
May 11, 2007
thanks to: wwe.com
In with the new
By Noah Starr
May 11, 2007
PITTSBURGH – In one historic night, the Rated-R Superstar Edge went from Mr.
Money in the Bank to the new World Heavyweight Champion.
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Edge’s win came hot on the heels of one of the most incredible Steel Cage
Matches in history that pit Batista against Undertaker as both men escaped the
cage at the exact same time. The match ended with officials going to an instant
replay before declaring the match a draw.
Read the whole story.
In other SmackDown action, Chris Benoit teamed with Matt Hardy to defeat the
team of MVP & Finlay. The match ended with Benoit using a jackknife cover on MVP
to secure the pin. Benoit gains momentum as he goes on to face MVP again at
Judgment Day in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match with the title on the line.
Later in the night, Kane defeated Dave Taylor as Boogeyman, Little Boogeyman and
William Regal (who, thanks to Boogeyman, had over two dozen stitches in his
lips) looked on. Last week on SmackDown, Regal & Taylor attacked both Kane and
Boogeyman. This week, thanks to Kane’s win and the fact that Boogeyman badly
injured Regal’s lip at a live event, this bizarre twosome looks to be sitting
pretty (or at least as pretty as these two monsters can possibly get).
Paul London was back in action for the first time since he injured his ribs in
London & Kendrick’s WWE Tag Team Championship loss to Deuce & Domino. This week
on SmackDown, London defeated Domino in a singles match. London seems ready to
go – we may see a rematch with current WWE Tag Team Champions Deuce & Domino
soon.
In WWE Diva action, Michelle McCool cut short the musical stylings of self-procalimed
pop princess, Jillian Hall. After McCool delivered a swift backbreaker to Hall,
she was able to secure the pin and pick up the 1-2-3.
Jillian also seems to be the target of Ashley, who appeared live via satellite
for an interview with Michael Cole. Ashley stated that music and the desire to
beat up Jillian Hall are driving her toward a speedy recovery. Speaking of
music, next week on SmackDown, Ozzy Osbourne will perform the official theme
song for Judgment Day entitled “I Don’t Wanna Stop”. This week, fans got a taste
of the new song from the legendary rocker.
This week, our fans also got to meet Jesse and Festus Dalton, two overall-clad
competitors who SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long promised a match next
week if they’re “pick-em-up truck” makes it all the way to Maryland. General
Manager Long continued to interview potential assistants, and promised his
girlfriend Kristal that he would grant Vickie Guerrero an opportunity to
interview next week on SmackDown.
Matches
United States Champion Chris Benoit & Matt Hardy def. MVP & Finlay
Michelle McCool def. Jillian Hall
Paul London def. Domino
Kane def. Dave Taylor
World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker vs. Batista (Steel Cage Match; draw)
Edge def. World Heavyweight Champion
Undertaker (Cashes in Money in the Bank; new champion)