*SPOILERS* WWE Smackdown Taping Results from Providence, Rhode Island
Submitted by Calvin Martin on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 6:24 AM EST







Report by Alan Hallam and http://www.wrestlingobserver.com

Smackdown started off with Teddy Long in the ring. He announces that Batista will challenge The Undertaker for the World Championship in a Last Man Standing match at Backlash.

Next Finlay comes to the ring to face Mr. Kennedy. This is supposed to be Finlay getting back at Kennedy for what Kennedy did to Hornswaggle at WM. Finlay comes out first, followed by Kennedy who gets a decent face reaction. Kennedy gets on the mike and instead of fighting Finlay, wants to apologize for his actions. Finlay accepts the apology and the match is canceled. Teddy Long comes back out, and decides since Kennedy and Finlay don't want to fight each other, they can tag up, against Batista and The Undertaker in the main event.

We cut to the backstage area where we hear a woman's scream, the camera rushes into the woman's locker room and we see Ashley on the ground in pain.

The next match-up was for the Tag Team Championship, as Deuce and Domino challenge London and Kendrick. Very solid match all around, the ending came as Deuce and Domino were ready to hit their running kick finish, the ref tried to get the illegal member of Deuce and Domino out of the ring, and as the kick to the head is hit, the bell rings and London and Kendrick win by DQ, retaining the titles. Deuce and Domino were not happy.

After a commercial for the Condemned, we cut to Long's office as Deuce and Domino are complaining about the result of their tag title shot. Long told them to not cheat and they won't get DQ'ed.

MVP vs Chris Benoit is next in a non-title match. Great match, a little longer than their Wrestlemania match. The ending came as MVP was trying to German Suplex Benoit over the ropes from the inside of the ring to the outside. Benoit tries to counter into a roll-up, which MVP counters with his own roll up and gets the pin with an assist from the ropes. Crowd was loud during this match, lots of Benoit chants, and there were some MVP fans in the crowd as well.

Kane vs Daivari is next. Glorified squash. Regal and Taylor come out to attack Kane, but Kane fights them off and sends them running.

Main event time is next. Crowd explodes for both Batista and Taker. First half of the match is Taker and Batista taking turns blind tagging each other and beating Finlay and Kennedy up. After one of the blind tags, Batista is caught and Kennedy and Finlay work Batista's knee, while Finlay sneaks in a Shillelagh shot. Hot tag to Taker. Taker hits his chokeslam and is about to go for the Tombstone on Kennedy (it could have been Finlay though,) but Batista blind tags Taker, hits his Batista Bomb and gets the pin.

The non televised main event was decent. Taker hit Batista with a chokeslam, Batista kicks out. Batista hits Taker with a spinebuster, Taker kicks out. Deuce and Domino interfere, they get beat down, then out comes Helms and Chavo, but they were tossed in 2 seconds. Finlay and Kennedy come out and along with Deuce and Domino start double teaming Taker and Batista. Eventually Taker and Batista clear the ring, stare down each other. Batista leaves the arena to his music, Taker stays in the ring, does his pose with the title in the middle of the ring to his music then leaves.


Report by Alan Hallam and http://www.wrestlingobserver.com








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