Friday Night Smackdown!
Bakersfield, California
November 2, 2007
thanks to: wwe.com
Finding the way
By Lennie DiFino
November 9, 2007
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – As the partnership between
Acting SmackDownGeneral Manager Vickie Guerrero and ECW’s GM Armando Estrada
continues, Friday night saw ECW’s brightest star shine when its champion, CM
Punk, visited SmackDown. As Punk traded greetings with Guerrero, they were
interrupted by Jamie Noble. The cruiserweight offered a gift to Vickie, and the
Straightedge Superstar took the opportunity to have some fun at Noble’s expense.
However, the ECW Champion’s humor was not well received by Noble, who exclaimed
he could defeat Punk in the ring. SmackDown’s GM agreed that a match between
Punk and Noble would be a delight to our fans, and the two made their way to the
ring to compete. Noble held his own against the top of the ECW chain, until John
Morrison and The Miz interfered, leading to a no contest.
Morrison and Miz are both hoping to become the next ECW Champion at Survivor
Series, and each was hoping to make a strong statement by attacking CM Punk. The
champion would not go down without a fight, though, and he found a way to
incapacitate both the self-proclaimed Shaman of Sexy and The Miz. Noble, seeing
an opening, delivered a devastating gut-buster to Punk, leaving the ECW Champion
in the center of the ring.
Love-hate relationships
Michelle McCool and her friend Chuck Palumbo were chatting with Torrie Wilson in
the locker room when Victoria and Kenny Dykstra showed up and insulted the duo,
insinuating there was more than friendship between Michelle and Palumbo. McCool
headed to the ring seeking a measure of revenge on Victoria for the comments,
but she was unsuccessful as the dangerous Diva picked up the win. The hotly
contested rivalry between Victoria and Michelle McCool has run rampant in the
women’s division, with each able to claim a victory over the other. Will the two
Divas continue to bring their battles to the ring –and will their confrontations
continue to rev-up Palumbo and Dykstra?
A warning from The Animal
The World Heavyweight Champion Batista came to Bakersfield Friday night with a
stern message for Mark Henry. Watch the WWE.com exclusive video of the
champion’s comments regarding the World’s Strongest Man and his involvement in
The Animal’s beatdown during last week’s Tag Team Match.
Battle to the tag titles
The Major Brothers made the most of a 10-Man Battle Royal on SmackDown,
defeating four other teams en route to earning the No. 1 contender position,
plus an opportunity at the WWE Tag Team Championship held by Matt Hardy & MVP.
In their first taste of golden dreams, Brett & Brian hoped to take advantage of
the building tension between the Ballin’ Superstar and Hardy. MVP had ideas of
his own, however, and the Franchise Playa made certain he and Matt held on to
their shared bling.
Celtic carnage
The intense rivalry between Finlay and Rey Mysterio saw another chapter written
on Friday night when the two men squared off in a one-on-one contest. The
high-flying Rey has had success in the ring recently against the Irishman, but
on this night the Master of the 619 was grounded by the original smashmouth
style of Finlay. After the win, the physically brutal Irishman refused to stop,
punishing Rey with a vicious attack. Read the full story…
No holds barred or broken
When the two behemoth forces, Undertaker and The Great Khali, clashed in a No
Holds Barred Match, our fans witnessed to two of WWE’s largest Superstars going
head-to-head in one of sports-entertainment’s most vicious contests. The Phenom
and the Punjabi giant both looked to destroy each other in the match, but just
as it appeared Khali literally had the upper hand, Undertaker unveiled a
devastating maneuver that brought the towering colossus down and sealed the
victory
Matches
The Major Brothers def. Deuce & Domino, Jesse & Festus, Drew McIntyre & William
Regal and Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore (10-Man Battle Royal)
Victoria def. Michelle McCool
Finlay def. Rey Mysterio
ECW Champion CM Punk vs. Jamie Noble (No Contest)
WWE Tag Team Champions Matt Hardy & United States Champion MVP def. The Major Brothers
Undertaker def. The Great Khali (No Holds Barred Match)