411’s WWE Smackdown Report 11.20.09

> Welcome to the Smackdown recap. Unfortunately my computer isn’t cooperating this evening so there’ll be no screen caps or anything. It still contains all of the action you missed in case you were out watching that Twilight movie or something. Let’s get to the program.

> The show is in Philadelphia and the team of Todd Grisham and Matt Striker are our hosts. They run down the card for the evening, which includes a 2 out of 3 falls match between John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler and a big tag team match involving the Brothers of Destruction and Jeri-Show.

> Batista is out to start the show. Tony Chimel refers to him as a “former World Champion,” which seems out of place. Grisham and Striker discuss last week’s happenings between Batista and Rey Mysterio. Matt Hardy is Big Dave’s opponent. The announcers remind us viewers of the history between Hardy and Batista.

>>>MATCH ONE
Matt Hardy versus Batista

Batista tries an early clothesline but Hardy ducks. Hardy goes at Batista with some punches until Big Dave fall out of the ring. Matt Hardy is pulled outside and Batista tries to slam Hardy’s head against the barricade. Hardy counters and sends the Animal’s head towards the rail. Hardy sends Batista back in the ring. Hardy tries to get back in but Batista kicks him. Batista whips Hardy against the ropes and sets up to flip him over. Hardy kicks Batista in the head and punches him. Batista shrugs it off, sends Hardy into the turnbuckle and power slams Hardy into a pin. Ref counts to two before Hardy can kick out.

Batista attacks the back of Matt Hardy and then latches on a rear chinlock. Grisham remarks about this and says Batista learned some new moves during his hiatus. Hardy tries to elbow his way out but Batista keeps the hold locked on. Hardy eventually gets to his feet and stuns Batista with a jawbreaker. Hardy gets to his feet and hits Batista in the head. This angers The Animal who responds with a furious knee to the gut. Batista sends Hardy into the corner and rushes towards him. Hardy puts up a boot to stop Big Dave for a second and shoves Batista back. Matt Hardy climbs the turnbuckle and comes down with an elbow to the back of the head. Hardy poses for the Twist of Fate but Batista sends him towards the ropes. Batista gets Hardy with a Big Boot on the rebound and tries the Batista Bomb. Hardy gets out of it and takes Batista out with a DDT. Pinfall gets two.

Batista gets Hardy with an arm rake and tries another clothesline. Hardy avoids and tries to take Batista down with the Side Effect. Batista elbows out of it and takes Hardy down with a chop block. Batista runs towards Hardy but Hardy quickly sends Batista into the turnbuckle with a drop toe hold. Matt Hardy climbs Batista and attacks with several punches. Batista lifts Hardy and sends his face towards the steel turnbuckle. Spinebuster from Batista to Matt Hardy and The Animal kicks the downed Hardy. Batista lifts Hardy up and takes him out with another Spinebuster. Batista then again kills Matt Hardy with a Spinebuster. Batista finally decides to end it with a Batista Bomb. Ref counts to three and Batista gets the win.

> Post match highlights are narrated by Grisham and Striker. They let us know Rey Mysterio will be in action later on in the show.

> We’re backstage with Batista. He’s stopped by Josh Matthews who asks him about Rey Mysterio. Batista says Mysterio made three mistakes. 1.) He cost Batista the World Title 2.) He signed the hold-harmless agreement and 3.) Rey embarrassed Batista. Big Dave says he’s going to punish Rey at Survivor Series with no remorse.

> Grisham says something about Philadelphia being the City of Brotherly Love and the Brothers of Destruction. We get a video package highlighting the tag team. Lots of Chokeslams and fire.

> We see Teddy Long in the back. The lovely Vickie Guerrero and her boyfriend Eric Escobar join him. Vickie wonders why Teddy got the Brothers of Destruction back together and Teddy says it was Vince McMahon‘s decision. Vickie delivers the wisdom only she can provide and says Teddy needs to take control of the show. Guerrero says Long should use Eric Escobar some more. Teddy Long tells Guerrero and Escobar to get out.

> Vince McMahon enters. He shakes hands with Escobar and tells Teddy Long that teaming up the Brothers of Destruction is idiotic. Teddy Long tries to place the blame on Vince McMahon. I completely understand why he’s on probation now. Mr. McMahon names Vickie Guerrero a consultant to Teddy Long and she is ecstatic. The crowd boos for reasons I can’t comprehend.

> Well, it looks like the party is over because Drew McIntyre makes his way to the ring. Grisham lets us know that McIntyre will be fighting Finlay again. McIntyre gets on the stick and says Finlay loves to cry and whimper. McIntyre says Finlay is scared to death of Drew McIntyre. He demands Finlay come out and fight and Finlay does.

>>>MATCH TWO
Finlay versus Drew McIntyre

Finlay takes McIntyre down and attacks him with some punches. McIntyre tries to escape outside but Finlay joins him and punishes him out there. McIntyre gets back in the ring and Finlay again joins him and takes him out with a bunch of strikes. McIntyre tries to take Finlay into the corner but Finlay reverses him and beats him in the corner. Finlay stomps on McIntyre for a few seconds and then takes McIntyre in another corner to inflict more damage. The ref has to take Finlay off of McIntyre. Drew McIntyre takes advantage of the distraction by jabbing Finlay in the eye. Double under hook DDT from Drew McIntyre to Finlay ends the match.

> Grisham and Striker discuss the match and talk about how Finlay dominated through.

> CM Punk is shown walking in the back. Someone walks by him and he shakes his head in disapproval.

> DID YOU KNOW: The WWE Superstars just completed a 22 show, 2 week tour of Europe performing in front of over 170,000 people.

> CM Punk makes his entrance. Matt Striker says we can all learn a thing from Punk. We’re shown in the ring a table with 3 white canisters with red X’s on them. There’s a trash can in front of the table. Punk says he’s going to do what someone who loves us should have done a long time ago. Punk says it’s intervention time. Straight Edge intervention time! CM Punk wants everyone to start their intervention and wants the fans to make a confession. I would stand up and admit I have a problem but I need to type this out for you. The fans boo and Punk says they are in denial. He points at some fans and calls them powerless, hopeless and nothing. All is not bad because CM Punk claims he’s about to teach us how to survive.

He lifts canister one and there’s a carton of cigarettes under there. After a lengthy discussion of the dangers of cigarettes, Punk throws the cigarettes in the trash can. Punk lifts canister two and there’s a bottle of prescription medications. Insert your own Rey Mysterio joke here. Punk goes on a rant against the pills and eventually throws them into the garbage can. Under canister three is a bottle of whiskey, which gets the loudest pop of the night so far. CM Punk berates the fans for cheering the bottle and asks how badly the fans want to see him take a drink of the bottle. Punk say it’s never going to happen and attacks the fans for wishing such a thing. POISON is in the bottle according to CM Punk. He wants hazard symbols on whiskey. Punk opens the bottle of whiskey and slowly empties it in the garbage can. The fans boo the actions of CM Punk.

R-Truth has had enough of CM Punk’s intervention and makes his way into the ring. Truth asks the fans what’s up and then says he’s going to tell us the truth. R-Truth says that, despite what Punk wants us to do, it is up to everyone to make their own decisions in life. R-Truth says he doesn’t like Punk then delivers a DDT to the Straight Edge Superstar. R-Truth lifts the garbage can and showers CM Punk with the contents. Adding insult to injury, Truth hits CM Punk with the can.

> Tony Chimel announces the stipulation for the Intercontinental Title match. John Morrison is out first. Grisham reminds us that John Morrison and The Miz each captain a Survivor Series team this Sunday. The announcers recap the highlights of last week’s match before the beginning of this bout.

>>>MATCH THREE
John Morrison© versus Dolph Ziggler
2 Out of 3 Falls for the Intercontinental Championship

Ziggler immediately takes John Morrison down and pins him. It gets a one count. Ziggler punches Morrison and tries another pin. Another one count. Ziggler kicks Morrison and takes him down with a snapmare. He throws a punch and tries another pin. It gets another one count. Ziggler whips Morrison into the ropes and Morrison avoids a punch by sliding under Ziggler. Morrison delivers a dropkick and then a quick punch to Ziggler’s head. He takes Ziggler down with a leg lariat and pins him for a two count. Morrison lifts Ziggler and sends him into the corner. Morrison runs towards Ziggler but sees Ziggler raise a boot. Morrison slides out of the ring and grabs Ziggler’s legs, causing him to fall flat on his face. Morrison gets in the ring and attempts Starship Pain. Ziggler rolls outside and Morrison lands on his feet. Morrison launches his body at Dolph Ziggler with a 180 splash.

Morrison gets to his feet first. He lifts Ziggler and sends him back in the ring. Morrison positions Ziggler for Starship Pain and Ziggler gets the knees up. Ziggler goes towards Morrison but Morrison quickly rolls him up for a three count. MORRISON: 1 ZIGGLER: 0

Back from a commercial break, Ziggler snaps the head of Morrison with a snapmare. Ziggler goes for a cover but it only gets a two count. Ziggler wraps his legs around Morrison’s abdominal section and has a chinlock applied. Morrison makes his way to his feet and elbows out of the hold. Morrison tries another quick rollup. Ziggler kicks out after two. Morrison tries to boot Ziggler in the face but Ziggler ducks. Dolph Ziggler nails Morrison with the Zig Zag out of nowhere and pins Morrison for a three count. MORRISON: 1 ZIGGLER: 1

The ref starts the third segment and Ziggler strikes with a quick dropkick. Dolph Ziggler pins John Morrison but it only gets two. Ziggler nails Morrison in the head and attacks with several elbow drops. After a third elbow, Ziggler pins Morrison for two. Ziggler applies another grapevine chinlock. John Morrison tries to punch his way out of the hold but Ziggler quickly knees him in the stomach area. Ziggler lifts Morrison in a fireman’s carry position. He takes Morrison down with a lung-blower. Ziggler pins Morrison but Morrison kicks out after two.

Ziggler wraps the body of John Morrison around the corner turnbuckle. The ref’s count causes Ziggler to break the hold but back inside Ziggler delivers a huge kick to Morrison’s back. Ziggler drags Morrison into a pinfall and it gets a two count. Morrison quickly rolls over Ziggler and pins him for a two count. Ziggler quickly gets to his feet and delivers a big face buster to Morrison. The Intercontinental Champion kicks out after a two count. Ziggler punches Morrison and Morrison rebounds off the ropes into Dolph Ziggler‘s grasp. Morrison maneuvers himself and takes Ziggler out with a tilt-a-whirl DDT. John Morrison hits Starship Pain and pins Dolph Ziggler for three to end the match.

> It’s time for a Divas Match. Mickie James is out and the announcers go over the feud between Michelle McCool (MC Cool to Matt Striker) and James. Layla is Mickie’s opponent tonight. Matt Striker plugs the Divas Survivor Series Elimination match which features the team of Mickie James, Melina, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim and Eve taking on the heel team of Michelle McCool, Beth Phoenix, Layla, Alicia Fox and Jillian Hall.

>>>MATCH FOUR
Mickie James versus Layla El

Mickie elbows Layla and whips her against the ropes. James takes Layla down and attacks with a bunch of punches. Mickie sends Layla into the corner and begins stomping on Layla. The ref breaks it up and Layla takes out Mickie’s knee. Layla beings her offense with punches to the head. Layla takes Mickie out with a dropkick and gets a two count. Mickie gets up and strikes Layla with several forearms. Layla sends Mickie into corner. Layla tries to follow it up but Mickie avoids it and rolls up Layla into a bridge pin. The ref counts to three and Mickie wins.

> Layla gets on the microphone and tells Mickie to celebrate. Layla instructs Mickie to turn her attention to the titantron where we see a rooster crowing. Michelle McCool calls Mickie James “Piggy” James and she sings a parody version of “Old MacDonald” where they call Mickie a pig. James cries, MC Cool says that the Divas warned her and the scene ends with Mickie leaving.

> We’re shown Rey Mysterio walking backstage.

> Back from commercial, Rey makes his entrance and we learn that Batista is on commentary with Grisham and Striker. Tyson Kidd is Rey’s opponent. Natalya comes out with him but no David Hart Smith.

>>>MATCH FIVE
Rey Mysterio versus Tyson Kidd

They lock up. Kidd knees Mysterio and takes him into the corner. Kidd tries to attack Rey but Rey kicks Kidd. Rey tries to climb the turnbuckle but Tyson Kidd stops him and Rey falls into a tree of woe position. Tyson Kidd attacks Rey Mysterio with several kicks until Rey gets untied. Tyson Kidd stomps Rey in the corner until the ref breaks it up. Kidd whips Mysterio into the opposite corner and stares down the crowd. He turns his attention back to Rey Mysterio and takes Rey down with a snapmare takeover. Kidd boots Mysterio in the back and pins him. Two count.

Tyson Kidd applies his knee to the back of Mysterio’s head and Striker tries to get over how intense Batista is. Back in the ring, Kidd has his knee over Rey’s face. Mysterio kicks his way out of it but Kidd stuns Rey with a kick. Kidd follows that up with two feet to Rey’s face. Pinfall gets a two.

Kidd goes for his springboard elbow but Mysterio moves at the last second. Mysterio punches Kidd and sends him into the corner. Mysterio takes Kidd down with a hurricanrana. Kidd tries to roll Mysterio into a pinfall after the maneuver but Rey kicks him in the face. Rey pins Kidd but it only gets a two count.

Mysterio tries to send Kidd into the corner but Kidd reverses it. Kidd tries to attack Rey but Mysterio backs him down with an elbow. Mysterio gets Tyson Kidd into 619 position. Rey tries his finisher setup but Kidd takes himself to the outside. Rey climbs the turnbuckle but Batista tosses Kidd to the side causing the ref to declare the match over via disqualification.

> Rey Mysterio attacks Batista with a seated senton. Rey quickly gets back in the ring and Batista gives chase. When Batista gets inside, Rey scurries outside. Batista gets outside and Rey again gets back in the ring. Baseball slide kick to Batista and Rey runs off. Grisham says Batista has been humiliated and Batista appears angry.

> We’re backstage with Jeri-Show. Jericho says they have to be on the same page or they’re going to lose. Big Show says his mind is on Survivor Series. Jericho calls Show selfish and says they might not even make it to the pay-per-view. The Big Show says it sounds like Jericho is scared which causes Jericho to scoff at the thought. Show say he won’t hesitate to knock Jericho out at Survivor Series. Chris Jericho says he isn’t intimidated by the Big Show and not afraid of the Undertaker. The Big Show leaves. The lights go out and Jericho demands someone turn them back on. When the lights come back on, we see the Big Show next to the switch, laughing at Chris Jericho.

> Chris Jericho and The Big Show make their entrance and the show goes to a commercial break. After the break, we see Jeri-Show game planning. The Undertaker’s gong strikes and it appears the Brothers of Destruction are coming out together. Can’t really say I dig the mashup but the entrance looks pretty cool.

>>>MATCH SIX
The Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker and Kane) versus Chris Jericho and The Big Show
Non-Title

Kane and Chris Jericho start the match up. Kane tries to land a punch but Jericho ducks. Jericho attacks Kane with a flurry of blows to the head. He tries to follow that up but Kane takes him down with his uppercut. Kane takes Jericho into the corner and works him over. Kane sends Jericho to the opposite corner and takes Y2J out with a clothesline. Pinfall gets two.

Jericho takes Kane into the face corner which allows the Undertaker to tag himself in. Kane holds Jericho down while the Undertaker gets in the ring. Taker boots Jericho in the midsection and takes him into the corner. The Undertaker lands some punches and then sends Jericho’s head into another turnbuckle. Taker whips Jericho against the ropes but Jericho holds on and tags in the Big Show. Show and Taker stare down one another before Show throws a punch. Taker ducks and sends his fists into Show’s face. Show and Taker trade blows for a bit until Show gets Taker in the corner. The Undertaker gets head butted by the Big Show. Show sends Taker into the opposite turnbuckle and rushes into an Undertaker boot. Taker avoids a big punch and takes Show down with a flying clothesline. Kane gets in the ring and the Brothers of Destruction send The Big Show out of the ring.

Back from the commercial, Jericho is beating the Undertaker in the corner. Jericho tries to whip Taker into the opposite corner but Taker reverses. Jericho gets taken down by a big Undertaker clothesline. Taker gets Jericho up and wrenches Y2J’s arm. Undertaker transitions this into Old School. It’s successful but the pinfall only gets a two count. Taker tags in Kane and the two take Jericho down with a double big boot. Kane pins Jericho but Jericho gets his shoulder up after two. Kane punches Jericho and sends him into the ropes. Show tags himself in during the process. Kane gets his hand around Jericho’s neck and tries a chokeslam but Show takes Kane down with a huge spear. Show takes some down before pinning Kane and the count only gets one.

Show head butts Kane and takes him into the heel corner. He works him over for a while and distracts the ref. During this, Jericho gets in a cheap shot on Kane. The Big Show strikes Kane in the chest with a huge punch. Kane tries to fight back but Show just knees him in the face. Show tags Jericho back in. Jericho immediately kicks the shoulder of Kane. He follows that up with a bunch of kicks to the downed Kane. Chris Jericho gets Kane in a chin lock but Kane elbows out. Jericho immediately knees Kane and takes down the Big Red Machine with a bulldog. Jericho raises his arm in victory. He turns his attention back to Kane for a Lionsault but Kane gets his knees up. Both men try to tag in their tag team partner with Jericho getting to Show first. Show quickly stops Kane from inching towards the Undertaker. The Big Show puts Kane on top of the turnbuckle and tries to suplex Kane. Kane fights Show off and launches himself at Show.

Kane tags in The Undertaker and Show tags in Jericho. Taker takes Jericho down with a flurry of punches. Snake eyes from Taker to Jericho. Taker leg drops Jericho and pins him for a two count. Taker attacks Show and tries to Chokeslam Jericho. Jericho rolls out of it and tries to lock in the Walls of Jericho. Taker stops that and locks in Hell’s Gate. The Big Show breaks the hold up by delivering a leg drop to Taker. Kane boots Show out of the ring and joins him on the outside. Jericho clotheslines Taker out and Taker drags Jericho. Taker sends Jericho into the barrier and joins Kane in his assault on the Big Show. The Brothers of Destruction send Show into the opposite barricade. Taker rips the top of the announce table off and Kane retrieves The Big Show. They tease a double chokeslam to the Big Show but Jericho saves Show. Back inside the ring, the Brothers of Destruction surround Jericho. Kane delivers a chokeslam but gets dragged to the outside by the Big Show. Inside, Taker tries to Tombstone Jericho but Y2J escapes. Taker gives his attention to Show and tries a chokeslam. Show elbows out of it but Taker immediately boots Jericho to the ground. Show gets in the ring and Chokeslams Taker. Show attends to Jericho but Y2J takes Show out with the Codebreaker. Jericho goes outside and grabs the World Heavyweight Championship. Chris Jericho runs off with the belt and poses to end the show.

>>>QUICK RESULTS

• Batista def. Matt Hardy via pinfall.
• Drew McIntyre def. Finlay via pinfall.
• John Morrison def. Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.
• Mickie James def. Layla El via pinfall.
• Tyson Kidd def. Rey Mysterio via DQ (Batista interference).
• Brothers of Destruction/Jeri-Show: NC