Friday Night Smackdown!
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
October 20, 2006
Kingdom saved
By Brett Hoffman
October 20, 2006
On a star-studded SmackDown from Los Angeles, King Booker survived his match
with Batista with the World Heavyweight Championship in hand thanks to help from
ECW’s Big Show. Also, Rey Mysterio was beaten so badly that he was forced to say
the words “I Quit”, Gregory Helms slept tight thanks to an impromptu meeting
with Undertaker, and the Carter brothers made SmackDown their home for a night.
As a result of his victory in last week’s main event, Batista was awarded
another shot at King Booker’s World Heavyweight Championship. At one point,
Finlay, who is no longer a member of the King’s court came down and interfered
on King Booker’s behalf. The fighting Irishman proved that while his loyalties
no longer lie with the court, his distaste for the Animal is as strong as ever.
RAW’s WWE Champion John Cena and ECW’s World Champion Big Show were seated
ringside, and it was only a matter of time until they got involved. With King
Booker reeling on the arena floor, Batista unleashed a devastating spear that
sent SmackDown’s ruler soaring towards and through the seated ECW champ. Batista
threw the King back into the ring and prepared to finish him off.
A furious Big Show recovered from the impact of the spear, entered the ring and
assaulted the Animal, causing a DQ, and setting off a wild brawl which involved
RAW’s Cena. After the match, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long came down
to the ring and laid the groundwork for a match on next week’s show.
The other huge story coming out of this week’s SmackDown was the brutal beating
and defeat of Rey Mysterio in an “I Quit Match” by Chavo Guerrero. The lengthy,
personal and bitter rivalry was taken to extremes on Friday when Chavo Guerrero
won the match, and may have ended Rey Mysterio’s career in the process.
Chavo hung Rey by his feet from the steel that supports the SmackDown set, and
repeatedly battered Mysterio’s exposed knee until he could take no more and was
forced to utter the words, “I quit.” An injured and demoralized Mysterio was
unable to walk after the match and had to be rushed from the scene on a
stretcher. Will Rey Mysterio ever be the same after Chavo’s despicable actions?
For the second straight week, Montel Vontavious Porter chickened out of a fight
with Kane. Once again, Kane battered the cocky newcomer from pillar to post,
only to have Porter take the easy way out. The former highly-touted free-agent
resorted hitting Kane below the belt to force a DQ, thus sparing him further
punishment. After all the attention surrounding his signing, Porter has still
yet to live up to the hype.
One Superstar who didn’t chicken out this week on SmackDown, but maybe should
have was Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms. Backstage, Helms was overheard
telling Matt Hardy that he could beat anyone on the SmackDown roster. Theodore
Long was once again on the scene, and confronted Helms on his word, placing him
in a match with Undertaker.
Despite Mr. Kennedy’s interference, Undertaker made quick work of the
Cruiserweight Champion. The Deadman finished off Helms with a Tombstone, and
then proceeded to continue with his devastation of the loudmouth Mr. Kennedy.
The celebrities were out in full force on SmackDown. The stars of VH1’s “House
of Carters”, Nick and Aaron Carter were the Miz’ special guest judges for the
Diva Dance-Off. Both of the young singing sensations were involved in the
contest, each getting a special taste of sexy Divas that SmackDown viewers
witness every Friday night. In the end, Miz declared Kristal the winner, but the
Carters disagreed, awarding the win to Leyla. The end result was a wild catfight
with all of the participating Divas involved.
Tired of being SmackDown’s doormat, William Regal introduced his friend Dave
Taylor, who he claims will help prevent any further humiliation of the talented
Superstar. In their first week as a tag-team, Regal and Taylor made quick work
of Funaki and Scotty 2 Hotty.
And finally, Vito had his recent undefeated streak snapped at the hands of
Elijah Burke. Since donning the dress several months, Vito has run roughshod all
over the SmackDown roster, but on Friday night, a big boot from Sylvester Terkay
provided the assist in helping Burke to gain the huge victory.
Matches
Batista def. King Booker (DQ)
Chavo Guerrero def. Rey Mysterio (I Quit Match)
Elijah Burke def. Vito
Kane def. Montel Vontavious Porter (DQ)
William Regal & Dave Taylor def. Funaki & Scotty 2 Hotty
Undertaker def. Gregory Helms