*SPOILERS* WWE Smackdown Taping Results from Hershey, Pennsylvania
Submitted by PainLord on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 1:34 PM EST





Report by Erik Beaston and ProWrestling.net

1. MVP def. Jimmy Wang Yang. Short match with Jimmy continuing his role as jobber following his return from suspension. Jeff Hardy, who was sitting at ringside for the contest, came face-to-face with MVP and told him not to mention his mistakes, the house fire, or Hardy's dead dog before laying MVP out with the Swanton Bomb. The first of two huge pops for Hardy.

Somewhere around here, Chavo is wheeling Vickie around backstage before they spot Alicia Fox. Vickie puts on her angry face before entering her office.

2. Mr. Kennedy def. United States Champion Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match. One of the longer matches of the night, which isn't saying much. Benjamin controlled the majority of the match before Kennedy made the big comeback and finished Shelton with the Mic Check, presumably putting him in line for a U.S. Title match. Afterwards, probably for a WWE.com exclusive, Eve Torres interviewed Benjamin, who blamed the loss on a bout of bronchitis. He sounded hoarse from what I could tell.

Chavo tells Ryder and Hawkins they have to talk with Edge and figure out what's going on. They say they will, but completely blow Chavo off and discuss their up-coming action figures.

3. Brian Kendrick defeated Stevie Richards. Nice little pop for Stevie. Not much to say for the match except for an explosive little comeback by Stevie. It's short-lived however, as Kendrick picks up the win with the Sliced Bread No. 2 (now known as "The Kendrick").

4. The Great Khali beat Jeff Hardy. Hardy is easily the most over star present as he receives his second huge pop of the night. One of Khali's better matches, although that's like saying one skunk doesn't quite stink as much as the next. Khali controlled for most of the match before Hardy landed the Whisper in the Wind and the Swanton. Just as it appeared Hardy would pick up the win, MVP appeared, distracting Hardy and allowing Khali to apply the Vice Grip for the win. Afterwards, MVP trash-talked Hardy.

5. Maria def. Victoria. Not a bad match but nothing special, either. Maria and Victoria both look amazing in person and the match introduced Maria to the Friday Night Smackdown audience well. Forgettable but not bad.

6. The Big Show destroyed Domino. SQUASH! Domino was destroyed and if he isn't wished well on his future endeavors very soon, I'll be surprised. Afterwards, Umaga appeared and came face-to-face with Show before backing up and returning backstage. They definitely teased a future program between the two.

Edge told Alicia he left tickets for her so she could watch from the crowd, rather than backstage where she can be seen by Vickie. Edge continued to tell Alicia to blend in.

The final segment of the show was the Cutting Edge. The Rated R Superstar came out to monstrous heat and said his guest was a man who could help him beat Undertaker in Hell In A Cell, a man who knew 'Taker better than anyone: Mick Foley. A really good video highlighting all that went on in 1998 with the birth of the Attitude Era, and the most remembered moment of the year being Undertaker vs. Mick Foley in Hell In A Cell, aired.

Edge then repeatedly asked Foley to help him, but Foley said he couldn't because the Edge he had written about and praised had become a weak man who relied on his wife to keep his spot at the top. I don't want to spoil it too much but Foley's promo on Edge was AMAZING. I've seen more than one promo live in the past, but Foley's was the first that gave me goosebumps, literally. Just really good stuff. Edge eventually attacks Foley before laying him on a table. He leapt off a ladder that was previously set up in the ring, and smashed Foley with a chair, which put him through the table. The show concluded with Foley being stretchered out.

Notes: As a side note, I'm not sure if it's serious at all but Edge was obviously limping and favoring one of his legs after the spot and continued to do so during the post-show dark match, which he lost by count-out to Big Show. Hope it's nothing serious but he looked to be in pain. Overall, the show was very good, as Smackdown has been over the last few months, and certainly continued lead writer Michael Hayes' trend of well-written wrestling shows.


Report by Erik Beaston and ProWrestling.net








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