Friday Night Smackdown!
Tulsa, Oklahoma
September 25, 2009
results thanks to wrestleview.com
A video package highlighting last
week’s events surrounding the fallout from Breaking Point plays. It shows Teddy
Long flanked by security hoping the Undertaker will forgive him for the
preplanned incident. Long unfortunately caught a rough break moments later as he
entered his limousine to find out his driver was suddenly the Undertaker.
Undertaker told him to buckle up and abducted him. We’ll find out what happened
to him tonight.
We’re brought into the arena where Justin Roberts asks us to welcome the only
Straightedge World Heavyweight Champion in history, CM Punk. Jim Ross and Todd
Grisham welcome us to the show as Punk makes his way down to the ring to a less
than friendly reaction. Punk gets in the ring and says he gets it that we’ve
destroyed billions of brain cells with the excess consumption of alcohol,
prescription and over the counter medication, and a laundry list of substances
we shove in our soft bodies. Punk says he brings that up because he thinks we’ve
forgotten his accomplishments. He reminds us that he is the only three time
Straightedge World Heavyweight Champion in WWE history, the only superstar to
win back to back Money in the Bank Ladder Matches at WrestleMania, and the man
who did us a favor when he got rid of Jeff Hardy forever. Punk said his crowning
achievement was locking the Anaconda Vice on Undertaker making him tap out. Punk
said he did it with neither drugs, alcohol, or with any of our help.
Punk says he wants someone in power to come out and treat him with respect that
he’s earned as not only the face of Smackdown but the poster boy of the company.
Punk wants to know who his next opponent will be now that he defeated the
Undertaker. Punk smiles and says he forgot that there isn’t anybody left.
All of a sudden the sound of monks chanting hits the arena and the lights go
purple. The Druids come out bringing a casket down to the ring. The Druids leave
the casket at the side of the ring so Punk quickly gets out of the ring and
grabs a chair. Punk thinks Undertaker is in there so he waits to clock him with
the chair. Punk hits the casket a few times to try to get him out of the casket.
Punk cautiously opens the casket to find a tied up and gagged Theodore Long
inside. Punk smiles and gets in the ring.
Punk says he thought it was someone else. Punk messes with Teddy Long before
letting him in the ring. Punk unties him and Long takes the microphone. Long
says effective immediately there is no longer a ban on Undertaker’s Hell’s Gate
submission hold. It is 100% legal. Also one week from Sunday Punk will defend
the World Heavyweight Championship against the Undertaker inside Hell in a Cell.
That’s not all as Punk will also face the Undertaker tonight. Punk is not happy
as he drops to his knees and yells at Long, who rolls out of the ring and paces
to the back. Long’s clothes were dirty and all ripped up.
Tonight we’ll also see Batista take on Big Show.
-Commercial Break-
Did you know more males under 55 watched Smackdown last Friday than every show
on ABC, FOX, NBC, and CBS?
John Morrison & Finlay vs. Mike Knox & Dolph Ziggler
It’s Finlay starting out against Dolph Ziggler. They circle the ring before
locking up. Finlay quickly gets a side headlock. Ziggler whips him off and gets
shoulder blocked down. Finlay body slams Ziggler and elbows Knox in the face.
Finlay picks Ziggler up for an inverted atomic drop but doesn’t know that
Ziggler made a blind tag to Mike Knox before taking the drop. Finlay
clotheslines Ziggler down and takes a bicycle kick to the back of the head from
Knox. Knox destroys Finlay with kicks and punches. Knox tags Ziggler back in and
Ziggler hits a nice splash in the corner, giving him a one count. Ziggler locks
on a beautiful chin lock that he holds as we go to commercial. That’s a strange
place to take a commercial if I may say so.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Finlay locked in a chin lock but this time
it’s applied by Mike Knox. Finlay gets out with a jawbreaker but can’t make a
tag as Knox clotheslines him down. Knox tags Ziggler in and quickly cuts Finlay
off before he makes a tag. Ziggler hits a big jumping elbow drop to Finlay,
giving him a one count. Finlay gets a quick double leg takedown and attempts a
tag but Ziggler prevents it. Ziggler tags Knox back in and Knox drops a leg for
a one count. Knox locks a chin lock back on Finlay. Finlay gets to his feet so
Knox pounds him, tagging Ziggler back in. Ziggler hits a snapmare and covers for
a two count. Ziggler hits a nice dropkick for a near fall. Ziggler once again
cuts Finlay off from making a tag and locks on a chin lock. This is getting
redundant. Finlay fights up but Ziggler stops his momentum, sending Ziggler to
the corner. Ziggler goes for a splash but Finlay moves.
Both men make tags to their partners. Morrison ducks a clothesline and punches
Knox. Knox pushes him away so Morrison slides through his legs and keeps on
punching. Morrison has a whip to the corner reversed on him. Knox charges into a
boot and Morrison comes off the top rope with a diving hurricanrana which
literally lands him awkwardly on his head. That looked like it hurt. You
wouldn’t know it, though, as Morrison hits a nice jumping calf kick and a
STANDING Shooting Star Press for a near fall. Morrison punches Knox to the
corner and goes for the ten punches but Knox pushes him off. Knox hits a nasty
bicycle kick and knocks Finlay off the apron. Knox gets Morrison up but Morrison
escapes his grip and hits the Flying Chuck for a near fall broken up by Ziggler.
Morrison kicks Ziggler and avoids Knox’s flying cross-body which takes out
Ziggler! That was nasty. Knox powers Morrison into the corner. The referee is
distracted by Ziggler so Finlay comes in and hits Knox in the back of the head
with the shillelagh. Morrison hits Starship Pain for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: John Morrison & Finlay
Match Rating: **
Slam Master J (gag) walks up to Cryme Tyme and Eve Torres. Shad tells J that if
he wants to be down with them that he has to prove himself. J says he’s ready
and takes The Best of Smackdown DVD and the Rise and Fall of WCW from Teddy
Long’s office. They hear Teddy Long yell angrily. JTG gives J some spray paint
and they run off leaving him there. Long comes out and asks if J just defaced
his office. J says it was him so Long says he’s bringing him to the ring for a
match.
-Commercial Break-
Our Main Event for the evening will be Undertaker taking on CM Punk in a
non-title match.
Slam Master J vs. Kane
Kane kicks him and whips him into the ropes. Jesse slides through his legs, hits
some punches, and a low dropkick. Jesse has a whip to the corner reversed on him
and eats a corner clothesline. Kane hits a sidewalk slam and signals for the
Chokeslam. Jesse gets up and takes a Chokeslam, giving Kane the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Kane
Match Rating: N/A
Cryme Tyme is seen watching in the back not seeming to care all that much.
Vince McMahon is walking backstage. CM Punk stops him and asks if he’s going to
allow Long to do this to him. McMahon says maybe he, Long, and the referee
should have thought about the consequences of the conspiracy. Punk points a
finger at McMahon and McMahon reiterates it was Punk’s conspiracy. McMahon
wishes him luck. It was, of course, implied that McMahon is behind the
conspiracy. Shocking.
-Commercial Break-
Vince McMahon’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. McMahon gets in the
ring to a nice reception. McMahon thanks them for the Oklahoma welcome. McMahon
rips on the crowd for being backwards hillbillies and then rips on JR for
Bar-B-Q Sauce. McMahon says next week is the Decade of Smackdown celebration
episode. Next week we’ll honor those who have paved the way here on Smackdown,
such as Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Rock. They’ll also acknowledge
contributions to those who make contributions each week on Smackdown such as
Undertaker and Batista. Joining us next week will also be DX and John Cena. It
sounds like it’ll be a good episode.
McMahon says this brings him to the present and the future. It’s a man he
personally signed to Smackdown who reminds him of himself. McMahon says he’s
smart, aggressive, and handsome. This man will be a future World Heavyweight
Champion. His attitude can be summed up as “simply bad ass,” and he hates
Oklahoma as much as he does. This man is Drew McIntyre.
Drew McIntyre makes his way down to the ring and shakes Mr. McMahon’s hand.
McMahon leaves the ring and the spotlight is on McIntyre. McIntyre says he’d
like to say he’s surprised but he’s not. There’s no one on the Smackdown roster
that can match his unlimited potential and aggression. Since it seems Teddy Long
is too busy to pay attention to what’s going on with his show the past few
weeks, it took the Chairman of the Board to send a real superstar to Smackdown.
Next week we’ll celebrate Smackdown’s tenth anniversary but the next week and
the week after will all be about him. Later tonight we’ll have a big party in
his honor. All the members of the roster will welcome him to the show and
McIntyre assures us the party has just begun.
R-Truth’s music hits and he raps through the crowd down to the ringside area.
R-Truth wants to be the first to welcome McIntyre to Smackdown. R-Truth then
gets in the ring and attacks him. The referees quickly run down to separate
them.
Coming up next we’ll see Batista clash with Big Show.
-Commercial Break-
The Smack of the Night is Batista beating Jericho in last week’s Main Event with
a Batista Bomb.
Big Show vs. Batista
I’m nervous about this match. I’m having flashbacks to them fighting on ECW in
the Hammerstein Ballroom, where the crowd was booing and chanting “CHANGE THE
CHANNEL.”
The bell rings and they circle the ring slowly. The crowd chants for Batista so
he soaks it in for a bit. They lock up and Big Show shoves him to the corner.
They lock up again and Big Show this time powers him down. Jericho yells to JR
that Show shoved him down like a rag doll. Batista angrily throws his elbow pad
at Show’s face, ducks a punch, and begins punching. Batista goes into the ropes
for a shoulder tackle but Big Show shoulder blocks him out of the air. Show
stands on Batista’s throat for a few seconds. Show punches him and chops him in
the corner. Show moves him to the other corner, quiets the crowd, and chops the
chest. Show chokes him in another corner so Batista fights back however gets
quickly clotheslined back down.
Show stomps on Batista before picking him up. Show hits a big right hand to the
midsection. Batista fights back until Show knees him in the midsection. Show
sends him into the ropes but Batista holds on. Show goes for a running big boot
but Batista moves and Show hangs himself up on the top rope. Batista then hits
the ropes and shoulder blocks Big Show to the outside.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Batista locked in a chin lock. That seems to
be the theme of the night. If Batista is just returning from a broken arm then
why not work the arm? During the commercial Jericho distracted Batista, allowing
Big Show to spear him down. Batista fights up after a while and hits a
jawbreaker. Batista goes into the ropes and gets caught in a bear hug. Big Show
holds it on for a while until he hits a falling leg drop for a near fall. Show
still has the bear hug on. Batista fights to his feet and elbows out, coming
back with punches. Show sends Batista to the corner and charges into a boot.
Batista then runs into a body slam. Big Show goes for a Vader Bomb but Batista
avoids it at the last moment.
Batista comes back with punches but Show cuts him off and sends him to the
corner. Show charges but Batista moves and spears him down. Batista starts
shaking the ropes and sets Big Show up for the Batista Bomb but he can’t lift
him. Show goes for his Chokeslam but Batista escapes it. Batista takes Show down
with a single leg takedown and locks on an ankle lock. Yes, you read that right.
Big Show is about to tap out until Jericho runs in and gets a Spinebuster.
Winner by Disqualification: Batista
Match Rating: * ½
Batista locks Jericho in an ankle lock and grapevines the leg. Jericho taps out
and screams wildly. Big Show hobbles to the back and Jericho just lays at
ringside.
We get a shot outside the arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We now get another replay of
the video package highlighting what happened last week. It was the same package
that played at the beginning of the show. Still to come tonight we’ll have
Undertaker take on CM Punk.
Teddy Long is in his office still wearing his dirty, ripped clothes from a week
ago. He must stink. Mr. McMahon walks in and asks for an explanation for his
appearance. Long says he’s been to hell and back. McMahon asks why he would
conspire against Undertaker knowing the consequences. Long is about to say
something and McMahon cuts him off before he can. McMahon says he doesn’t think
Undertaker is done yet. McMahon now asks to see his portrait. Long says the
picture is here but it’s not finished. McMahon demands to see it and is shocked
when he does. Apparently that’s what Cryme Tyme defaced. It has spray paint on
it saying “VINNIE 2 DA MAC.” McMahon says if Long messes with him he’ll make
Hell seem like Sunday school.
-Commercial Break-
A video package plays highlighting John Morrison and the Miz’s appearances on
“Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader” this Tuesday.
JTG vs. David Hart Smith
JTG immediately dropkicks Smith down as soon as the bell rings and dropkicks him
again. JTG hits another dropkick and hits a nice face buster out of the corner
for a one count. Smith head-butts JTG in the midsection and delivers a short-arm
clothesline. Smith hits some stomps before whipping JTG into the ropes. Smith
hits a powerslam for a two count. Smith hits a fireman’s carry slam before
locking on a half bow and arrow stretch. JTG fights up but gets powered to the
corner. Smith charges into a knee and JTG kicks him away.
JTG comes back with punches and hits his flipping blockbuster. JTG hits a
clothesline and then hits his flipping shoulder block. JTG has a whip to the
corner reversed on him. Smith charges into a back elbow and gets taken out by a
second rope leg lariat. JTG covers and Natalya puts Smith’s leg on the bottom
rope. Eve attacks Natalya, causing the referee to be distracted so Tyson Kidd
kicks JTG in the face. Smith hits a nasty belly to back suplex for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: David Hart Smith
Match Rating: * ¼
Still to come tonight we’ll have Undertaker take on CM Punk.
We see the end of the Batista vs. Big Show match, where Batista used an Ankle
Lock. Josh Mathews announces Batista will join him after the break.
-Commercial Break-
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham discuss next week’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration of
Smackdown. Apparently the Main Event looks to be Undertaker, John Cena, and DX
taking on CM Punk, Randy Orton, and the Legacy.
Josh Mathews is backstage with Batista. Mathews says Batista wants to take on
the Unified Tag Team Champions at Hell in a Cell and wants to know who his
partner will be. Batista says his partner is not only one of his closest friends
but by far one of the best entertainers to compete in WWE as well as a former
World Heavyweight Champion. Batista says Jericho and Show won’t have the titles
for much longer because he and his partner have their number. His partner’s
number is 619!
CM Punk’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. We see a replay of
earlier in the night of Punk letting Long out of the casket. Long announced that
Hell’s Gate is unbanned and Punk will face Taker in Hell in a Cell, as well as
tonight. As a matter of fact he’ll face him next.
-Commercial Break-
CM Punk vs. Undertaker
This is Undertaker’s first match on Smackdown since returning at Summerslam.
The match begins and they circle the ring. Undertaker backs Punk into the corner
and goes for a punch but Punk ducks it. Undertaker backs him up again and
catches Punk this time. Undertaker knees him in the corner before whipping him
to the opposite side. Undertaker charges into a boot. Undertaker hits a punch
but Punk turns the momentum in his favor with punches and kicks. Undertaker
grabs him by the throat with both hands and throws him over the top rope. We’ll
take a break here.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Punk kick Undertaker before locking him in a
side headlock. Undertaker whips him off and shoulder blocks him down. Taker
shoves him over the top rope with one hand. Punk runs away from Undertaker and
gets back in the ring. Undertaker teases getting back in the ring and then hot
shots Punk on the top rope. Undertaker hangs Punk over the apron and drives an
elbow and a boot into him. Undertaker gets on the apron and drops a leg across
Punk’s throat.
Undertaker rolls Punk back into the ring and punches him in the corner.
Undertaker wrenches the arm and goes for Old School. Undertaker begins climbing
the ropes but Punk blocks it and kicks him in the temple. Punk gets on the
second rope and begins elbowing Undertaker in the skull. Undertaker punches him
off but Punk gets right back in his face. They exchange head-butts and Punk hits
a superplex on the Dead Man. Punk knees him in the back and kicks him. Punk
drops a leg and covers for a two count. Punk then grapevines the neck, looking
for a submission. Undertaker grabs the throat and gets out of it. Undertaker
goes for a Chokeslam but Punk kicks out of it. Punk dropkicks him in the knee
and takes him down.
Punk hits some punches and Undertaker strikes back. Undertaker punches him down
and bounces his head off the turnbuckle. Undertaker whips him to the corner and
clotheslines him there. Undertaker hits Snake Eyes and a big boot followed by a
leg drop (brother) for a near fall. Undertaker signals for the Chokeslam. Taker
grabs Punk by the throat and Punk kicks him in the temple, knocking him down.
Undertaker locks on Hell’s Gate out of nowhere and Punk immediately gets on the
ropes! Punk quickly gets out of the ring and grabs his title. Undertaker cuts
him off and throws the title in the ring. Undertaker begins taking apart the
announcer’s table and goes to give Punk a Last Ride through it. Punk escapes and
gets in the ring at the count of nine. Undertaker fails to meet the count.
Winner by Count-Out: CM Punk
Match Rating: * ¾
CM Punk runs up the ramp with his championship. Undertaker snarls in the ring as
Punk celebrates.