Smackdown! Summary 8.25.06

Tonight Smackdown comes to you from somewhere in PA.

As always your hosts are Michael Cole and JBL.

We open Smackdown with the first ever “knighting ceremony.” King Booker talks about how retained against Batista like he said he would. He then names William Regal and Finlay his “Royal Knights.” Finlay and Regal agree to handle anyone who crosses the king. “All hail King Booker!” As they leave Lashley comes through the crowd and jumps Finlay. As the court beats down Lashley, Batista hits the ring to make the save. GM Teddy Long is out and makes a handicap main event of King Booker, Sir Regal and Sir Finlay vs. Batista and Lashley.

Mr. Kennedy vs. Matt f’n Hardy
The cruiserweight champion Gregory Helms is out for commentary. Hmmm… Lock up to start. Hardy reverses a whip and gets a shoulder block and headlock takedown. Kennedy back up but Hardy gets another headlock takedown and really wrenches it in this time. Kennedy up again and Hardy blocks a hop toss and gets one of his own. Hardy follows it up with a back elbow and an elbow drop for two. Matt gets a headlock again but Kennedy counters it with a back slam. Kennedy on the attack now and bashes Matt’s head into the turnbuckle. Hardy blocks a 3rd time and rams Kennedy into all four corners. Hardy with a clothesline for two. Kennedy reverses a whip but has a move countered into the side effect by Hardy for two again. Kennedy charges and Hardy flips him outside. Hardy with a plancha to Kennedy as we go to commercial….

During the break Matt missed a moonsault and now Kennedy is in control. Kennedy has an arm wrench; Hardy battles out but gets cut off with a clothesline that gets two. Hardy rolls to the outside and Kennedy follows, throwing him into the steps. Back inside, Kennedy goes back to the arm. Matt escapes again but again Kennedy cuts him off and locks in another arm wrench. Kennedy pummels Matt till he can’t stand anymore. Kennedy gets a little cocky and Hardy rolls him up for two. Kennedy up top but Hardy cuts him off with a superplex for 2 ½ count. They exchange rights and Matt with knees and a boot to the face. Hardy clothesline Kennedy in the corner and follows it up with a bulldog for two more. Side effect for two again. Matt calls for the twist of faith…..Kennedy pushes him off and Helms is waiting on the apron. Helms snaps Hardy’s neck across the ropes and Kennedy finishes with a neck breaker? ***

Winner: Mr. Kennedy via pinfall @ around 13:00
The Summary: This was actually a pretty good match until the ending. Both guys showed that they can really go when given time in the ring.

Backstage, The Miz and Ashley talk about Layla winning the Cleavage Search. I meant Diva Search.

The Miz comes to the ring and brings out Layla. As she ties to thank everyone, Miz cuts her off to announce that he’ll make his in-ring debut on next week’s Smackdown. Great. Another diva on Smackdown!

Sylvester Turkay (w/Elijah Burke) vs. Tatanka
Lock up to start and it is clear that these two don’t like each other. Tatanka unloads on Turkay with a series of punches, which only piss Turkay off more. Tatanka off the ropes and right into a boot. Turkay with hard punches and knees then stops for a water break from Burke. Turkay with a standing sleeper and a take down for two. Turkay with a headbutt and applies a surf board. Tatanka fights out of it and ducks a roundhouse from Turkay. Tatanka with punches, and chops… and a clothesline. He has Turkay reeling but he can’t take him down. Tatanka goes up top and hits the tomahawk. He covers but Turkay’s foot is on the ropes. Tatanka questions the ref but turns right into a roundhouse and Turkay picks up the win. **

Winner: Sylvester Turkay via pinfall @ 4:20
Summary: Alright match with Turkay slowly working his way through the ranks.

We get highlights of Vickie Guerrero costing Rey his match against Chavo at Summerslam. Vickie is gonna come to the ring to address the situation next!

Preview of John Cena’s movie The Marine.

Vickie comes out to address what happened at Summerslam. She apologizes for getting involved at Summerslam and she wants to move on with her life. First, however, he wants to apologize to Rey and Chavo. Rey comes to the ring and she apologizes and they hug. Chavo comes out next and he and Vickie hug. Finally, it’s all over… or so it seems until Chavo jumps Rey. Chavo grabs a chair to hit Rey, but Vickie stops him and takes the chair away… only to swerve everyone and hit Rey herself. Oh those sneaky Guerrero’s. Chavo gives Rey a brain buster on the chair before he and Vickie leave.

Paul London (w/ Brian Kendrick) vs. KC James (w/ Idol Stevens & Michelle McCool)
They trade blows to start. London pummels James in the corner. James comes back with a whip and a back drop. James continues the assault with a hard back breaker. Snap mare for two and James locks on a neck wrench. London fights out with chops, and more chops, and rights now. London with an elbow and the mushroom stomp from the top. Double knees to ribs by London. London off the ropes and Stevens trips him and Kendrick jumps Stevens. London hits the dropsault. He goes up top but The Pitbulls hit the ring and we got a three team brawl.*

No contest@ 2:29
Summary: Finally a tag division. Was that too much to ask for?

-MVP comes to ringside with two hot chicks.

Kristal Marshall vs. Jillian Hall.
The jump the bell and go right at it. Kristal with a sweet head scissors. Jillian turns the tide and gets a scoop slam. Cartwheel press by Jillian gets two. They spill outside where Kristal regains control. Kristal with a hair toss and a standing hair pull. Jillian manages to get a roll up for two. Jillian with chops and a handspring elbow into the corner. Jillian to the 2nd rope and gets a cross body. And now it’s time for the most electrifying move in all of sports entertainment: a face full of cleavage! And that’s the Smackdown! Summary Slam of the Night. Jillian has Kristal in a fireman’s carry but she slips out and rolls Jillian up for the win.*1/2

Winner: Kristal Marshall via pinfall @ 3:03
Summary: Not bad for women wrestling. Just good ol’ tna.

We get a vignette of Jimmy Wang Yang? Jimmy Yang as a cowboy? Wow…….Jimmy Wang Yang- sounds like a bad porno I saw once.

Vito vs. Sylvan
Vito with chops and early offense to start things off but Sylvan takes control with a neck snap over the ropes. Sylvan drops some elbow followed by a scoop slam and knees. Chokes Vito and hits the guillotine move named by Kevin Nash as “Squish it.” Vito comes back with elbows but Sylvan cuts him off again. Sylvan up top and a missile drop kick gets two. MVP is having a hard time stomaching Vito in a dress. Sylvan with a chin lock and Vito fights out and gets a back suplex. They trade rights. Vito with a trio of clotheslines and a back drop but he misses a splash in the corner. Sylvan misses a charge and posts himself. Vito hits the spinning DDT followed by the cross-dresser submission for the win. **

Winner: Vito via submission @ 3:55:
Summary: Average match. JBL’s commentary made the match. The fans are really into this dress thing.

MVP is disgusted by the way Vito dresses so Vito calls him out. MVP gets into the ring but his agent calls to tell him that he the contract finished yet. So, MVP reconsiders taking on Vito.

William Regal, Finlay, & King Booker vs. Bobby Lashley and Batista
Finlay jumps Batista at the bell but Batista comes right back with shoulders in the corner and dumps Finlay over the top. Lashley is waiting: he gets in a couple shots and throws Finlay back in to Batista. Lashley tags in and goes after Finlay. Regal comes in to help but Lashley spears them both at the same time. The King and his court go outside to regroup as we go to break…

Back from the break Lashley works over Regal with punches and kicks in the corner. Tag to Batista as he and Lashley get a double shoulder block on Regal that gets two. Suplex by Batista for two more. Another tag as Lashley comes in with a shoulder block to the gut and suplex to Regal for two again. Finlay cheap shots Lashley allowing Regal to regain control as they isolate Lashley. Quick tags as they all take turns punishing Lashley. King Booker with the scissors kick but Batista has the ref distracted so it only gets a late two count. Finlay pulls Lashley outside and sics Lil’ Bastard on him. He then sics the leprechaun on Cole. That’s right- get his ass!!! Finlay tosses him back in but King Booker has a suplex reversed into a stalling suplex by Lashley that gets two. Hot tag to Batista who cleans house. Sideslam and a jackhammer to Finlay. Regal in and he’s down. Batista slams Finlay on top of Regal. King Booker in with the scepter but he misses and Batista hits the spinebuster for the win. ***1/4

Winners: Lashley & Batista via pinfall @ 12:58
Summary: Another good outing but extremely disappointing that King Booker was pinned and by the spinebuster no less. Hopefully, his run won’t be booked as badly as Rey’s was. Other than the ending all good stuff.

The Summary: They still won’t let Eddie rest. Now they’ve brought his wife into the storyline. I wish I had a column to rant about this. As a matter of fact, I think I’ll post a blog this weekend to get this off of my chest. Be sure to check it out. Rey and Chavo have enough history between themselves to build off of. At least the WWE has found one successful formula in Booker/Lashley/Regal/Batista/Finlay. Now they need to turn it up a notch. Turkay continues to impress and the JBL/Vito segments are fun, though repetitive. I hate the Miz.