Smackdown 29th June
Submitted by Rudi Pavani on Friday, June 29, 2007 at 7:50 PM EST





G’day wrestling fans. It’s Rudi here, (rudip1@pacific.net.au) and I’m the one who normally brings you the Smackdown review and I apologise for not having posted anything up last week. This week won’t include my review either. What you have below is what was sent in by Chris Reed who reported earlier in the week from the tapings. I have seen the show and well, to be honest, it’s been a horrendous week for all those involved in the wrestling business and for the fans. I think that showed in the matches that I watched. They seemed to be quite flat or maybe it was me that was the problem? I’m not sure but I look forward to providing you with an indepth result next week. If anyone has any questions they’d like to ask me or talk about then please feel free to email me at the above address.

See you all next week and just remember, we’re not on this earth for the longest of times and we should cherish every moment.

Cheers

Rudi

Report sent in by Chris Reed

I have had the fortunate opportunity to see live a large number of WWE
PPV's, house shows, and televised events. The atmosphere at tonight's
Smackdown/ECW taping in San Antonio was, to say the least, uneasy. The arena had been
announced as sold out in advance, but there was no way the venue was more than
2/3 full, not including the upper portion on the off-camera side that was
curtained off. Absolutely no mention of Benoit or his family. Unfortunately,
if you're going to be tuning in to Smackdown for quality wrestling, you'll be
sadly disappointed. The cross-brand matches that were introduced on ECW on
Tuesday continued to be the theme of Smackdown. I wouldn't be surprised if
these matches were some of the scheduled matches for the cancelled Corpus
Christi RAW show. Unfortunately, nothing delivered anything close to a home run
in Smackdown. I could have picked a better match card out of my ass, even
with only one day's notice. Here's a complete rundown of the match card.

DARK MATCH

Chuck Palumbo def. Kenny Dykstra by pinfall. Palumbo continues to try out
his biker gimmick, and it seems to be slowly getting over. Finish came when
Palumbo turned an over-the-shoulder backbreaker into a cutter for the pinfall.

SMACKDOWN MATCHES
Batista vs. Edge is announced as the main event of the evening.

Ric Flair def. Carlito by submission. Standard back and forth match, finish
came when Carlito BADLY missed a dropkick (he practically stuck his leg out
for Flair to catch), allowing Flair to counter into the figure four. Carlito
reached the ropes, but Flair pulled Carlito back into the middle of the
ring, dropped a few shots on the knee, and re-applied the figure four for the win.

Matt Hardy def. Lance Cade by pinfall. Matt Hardy had the second-biggest
face pop of the night, second only to Batista. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate to
gain the pinfall on Cade.

Still pictures of the Batista-Edge match from Vengeance are shown, reminding
us of the main event tonight. This would happen a few more times during the
night.

Chavo Guerrero def. Jamie Noble and Funaki by pinfall in a Triple Threat
match to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title. Can someone remind me when the
heck did either Noble or Funaki earn a title shot? And why wasn't Jimmy Wang
Yang even in the mix? Chavo actually got a few face chants in Texas, and
eventually scored the win with a Gory Bomb on Funaki.

Edge is backstage with Vickie Guerrero in Teddy Long's office. Long isn't
in the house tonight, and Edge threatens not to participate in the match at
all. Vickie assures Edge that the match tonight is non-title (anyone want to
take bets yet on who wins?), and Edge accepts but is officially under protest.

The two hillbillies are coming to Smackdown soon. Can't wait to miss them.

Deuce & Domino (w/ Cherry) def. Cryme Tyme by pinfall. JTG played the face
in peril for most of the match. Shad Gaspar cleans house for a while, until
Cherry distracts the ref as Cryme Tyme attempt their neckbreaker combo
finisher. Domino low-bridges JTG outside of the ring, allowing Deuce to roll-up
Gaspar with a handful of jeans for the win. After the match, Deuce & Domino
stayed in the ring to celebrate, but the camera cut backstage to Cryme Tyme
discovering the unguarded car that Deuce & Domino drove out to the ring. Cryme
Tyme hotwires the car and takes off, as the heels take off in pursuit on foot.

Kane def. MVP by pinfall. MVP takes a chapter out of "How To Win Friends
And Influence People" by saying he's a better baller than either Tim Duncan or
Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs. Instant over-the-top heel heat. Kane
pretty much dominated most of the match with his power. MVP stunned Kane in
the corner and went for his running kick, but Kane caught the boot coming in.
It also got MVP off balance to where Kane quickly planted the chokeslam to
get the win.

Mickie James and Victoria are talking backstage as to who is the better Diva
of them. James challenges Victoria to kiss the next man who walks through
the door. Howard Finkel comes in, and walks past the ladies, as Victoria
states that she wasn't warmed up yet. Next man through the door is Hacksaw Jim
Duggan. He walks through the doorway past the ladies, as Victoria complains
that Duggan was going too fast to kiss. Victoria then challenges Mickie James
to try it herself. The doorway opens to - Oily Fat Guy. Fortunately for
Mickie, he is cut off by Ron Simmons who gets through the doorway first and
gets a wet kiss from Mickie. Oily Fat Guy does his dance for Simmons, getting
the requisite response -- DAMN!

Mickie James def. Victoria by pinfall. Victoria misses a moonsault,
allowing Mickie to roll her up for the pin.

Eugene is backstage, preparing for his match. His opponent, The Great
Khali, enters. His interpreter promises Eugene that this match will be fun.

Great Khali def. Eugene by pinfall. Chop to the head, choke bomb, pinfall.
Thank God I didn't have to watch Khali in the ring for more than 30 seconds.

Batista def. Edge by pinfall. The two biggest pyros in the WWE face off.
Decent matchup, but everyone in the building knew the ending before it
happened. Batista countered one spear into a spinebuster, the second spear attempt
was countered by a well-timed leapfrog to where Edge's head wound up between
Batista's legs, setting Edge up for the Batista Bomb, and the victory for
Batista.









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