The Smackdown! Summary 08.11.06

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Your hosts are Michael Cole and JBL.

Tonight we get Batista and Lashley vs. Finlay and William Regal. Also we have Rey Mysterio vs. Mr. Kennedy

The Great Khali & Davari come out to comment on The Undertaker’s challenge at Summerslam for a last man standing match. Davari says Undertaker doesn’t deserve it which brings out the deadman himself. Taker hits the ring and he and Khali trade rights and Davari gets one as well. Taker hits the chokeslam on Khali.

We get a replay of the Chavo and Rey brawl from last week.

Vickie doesn’t want Rey and Chavo to fight. Chavo explains that he has to because Rey is trying to tear apart the family. Commercials.

Gregory Helms vs.Tatanka
Helms avoids a couple of lock ups to start so Tatanka slaps him right in the mouth. Helms gets some rights but Tatanka blocks a whip and goes for a suplex which Helms counters. Tatanka gets a bodyslam followed by a high elbow. Helms begs off Tatanka only to lure him in and send him face first into the turnbuckle. Helms with forearms to the back but Tatanka comes back with some chops. Helms sneaks in a sloppy snapmare for two. Helms with elbows and a right . Tatanka tries a suplex but Helms floats over and goes for the eye of the hurricane. Tatanka counters and sends Helms to the corner but runs right into an elbow. Helms hits a dropkick from the second rope that gets two. Helms slows it down with a headlock but Tatanka elbows out. They trade rights with Tatanka getting the advantage and a back drop followed by the war dance. Tatanka with hard chops and a running tomahawk. Tatanka up top… tomahawk from the top for two. Samoan drop countered by Helms into a neck breaker. Helms gets the shining wizard for three but Tatanka’s leg was under the rope. Post match, Tatanka argues with the ref but he ain’t hearing it.

Winner: Gregory Helms via pinfall @ 6:05

Summary: They didn’t seem to work very well together and the match came off sloppy at points. Tatanka couldn’t keep up with Helms. * 1/2

Davari is backstage in Teddy Long’s office complaining about the Undertaker attacking he and Khali. Long agrees to with Davari that the match shouldn’t happen at Summerslam but it will happen next week on Smackdown!

Ashley sucks up to Luke Perry backstage while Kristal does the same only a little sexier. Kristal is so hot when she’s jealous. Whi the heck is Luke Perry? Commercials.

Idol Stevens & KC James (w/ Michelle McCool) vs. Paul London and Brian Kendrick.
London and Stevens to start. London with a headlock into a hammerlock and a drop toe hold on Stevens. London and Kendrick take turns tagging in frequently while working over the arm of Stevens. Great spot as London launches Kendrick into a body press on Stevens for two. Stevens finally over powers Kendrick into the corner and James tags in. Stevens and James attempt to isolate Kendrick but he escapes and tags London back in. Double hip toss and a double dropkick to James for two. James and Stevens try to get a double team of their own but they smack each other. The second double team attempt behind the ref’s back succeeds however. Stevens slams London over the knee of James as they isolate London. London fights back with rights but James cuts him off with a knee. London off the ropes and gets a face buster which gives him a break and he gets the hot tag to Kendrick. Kendrick cleans house! Stevens in and breaks up a suplex by Kendrick. They go for a double suplex on Kendrick but he flips out and London lands a double clothesline from the top. Kendrick rolls Stevens up but the ref is trying to get London out to the ring. James kicks Kendrick allowing Stevens to roll through and reverse the pin for the win.

Winner: Idol Stevens & KC James via pinfall @ 3:30

Summary: Idol Stevens and KC James kinda have that old school heel tag team feel to them and their match with London and Kendrick came off well though rushed. ** 3/4

Diva Talent show. Sorry I can’t cover this. Layla wins as she is the only one with any talent (she can dance and got alot of cheers.) JT got booed out of the building. Just vote for her.

Vickie begs Rey to stop his fued with Chavo. She asks that they move on and be friends. Rey agrees but he can’t speak for Chavo. Commercials.

Rey Mysterio vs. Mr. Kennedy
Lockup and Kennedy backs Rey into the corner and we get a clean break. Another lockup and Kennedy gets a hammer lock and Rey elbows out. Rey sent off the ropes and he gets a head scissors. Kennedy comes back with a high elbow and sends Rey into the corner but runs into a pair of boots. Hurrican-rana attempt countered and Kennedy posts Rey and gets a two count. Kennedy locks in a neck wrench. Rey elbows out, off the ropes, but right into a flap jack for two. Kennedy with an elbow lock but Rey gets the ropes. Rey slips out of a slam attempt and pushes Kennedy into the turnbuckle. Rey up top..Kennedy cuts him off and sets up for the JFK. Rey fights out and hits a dragon-rana from the top and we go to commercial break…. back from commercial they exchange rights but Kennedy launches Rey to the outside. Kennedy brings him back in and locks in the neck wrench again. Kennedy gets a sunset flip but Rey rolls through and hits a basement dropkick. Rey with a springboard cross body for two. Rey counters a clothesline into a crucifix for two more. Rey with a sick hanging sunset flip for 2 & 2/3count. (JBL: “Rey almost beat me once.” Cole: He beat you a couple of times.”) Kennedy is in 619 position but Chavo is out and Rey jumps outside and they brawl until Vickie comes down to break them up. Rey bumps Vickie and she screams at both he and Chavo.

No contest @ 12:57 Commercials.

Summary: Smart move to end this match in a no contest after silently slipping Kenndey out of the main event. Neither one of them could really afford the loss right now. ***

King Booker tells Sharmell that at Summerslam he will show everyone why he is the king.

Sylvan vs. Big Vito
Sylvan laughs at the dress so Vito slaps him a couple of times to shut him up. Vito with an inverted atomic drop but Sylvan fights back. Vito comes right back with a back drop and another inverted atomic drop and Sylvan rolls to the outside. Sylvan goes for a sunset flip from the apron to the inside but looks up and gets an up skirt of Vito. He screams like a little girl! Good stuff. Sylvan gets back on point with a thumb to the eye and a clothesline for two. Vito with rights but runs into a sambo suplex that gets two. Sylvan props his knee in the back and wrenches the neck. Vito elbows out but the spinning DDT is countered. Sylvan misses a corner charge and Vito hits the spinning DDT this time. He flaps the dress and locks in the cross dresser submission for the win.

Winner: Big Vito via submission @ 3:30

Summary: Vito appears to be really catching on with the fans. I say let it run but the up skirts are killing me. **

We get raw rebound of the McMahons getting the last laugh against DX followed by more commercials and a recap of tonights events.

Sylvester Turkay (w/ Elijah Burke) vs. ?
I’m not sure if they even said this guy’s name. Turkay jumps him at the bell and hits a fisherman buster followed by a belly to belly suplex. Turkay with some hard punches but then takes a moment as Burke wipes him down. (Did he even break a sweat?) Turkay with a spinning backfist and he locks in his submission for the win.

Winner: Sylvester Turkay via submission @ 1:30

Summary: Taking time to build Turkay is all you really can do with him now. 1/2*

Teddy Long talks to Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) about finally getting him signed. MVP says his agent would holla at Teddy tomorrow at 4 p.m.

Finlay and Regal argue backstage as we go to commercials.

We come back and JBL and Cole run down the Summerslam card. King Booker comes down to do commentary. As the wreslters, I mean superstars come out we go to more commercials.

Bobby Lashley & Batista vs. William Regal & Finlay
We join the match in progress with Batista working Finlay in the corner. Tag to Lashley and Finlay promptly tags in Regal. Lashley with rights and counters a clothesline with a shoulder block. Lashley with elbows and a slam. He goes off the ropes but Finlay pulls them down flipping Lashley outside. Finlay fetches Lil’ Bastard and slams him on Lashley as JBL goes on a 2 minute rant about leprechauns and their mating rituals. Back inside, Finlay with a sleeper, then a short end clothesline. Finlay and Regal tag frequently while isolating Lashley with stiff elbows and uppercuts. Finlay with rear chin lock but Lashley battles out and hits a belly to belly. Regal just barely interferes in time to cut Lashley off and prevent the tag to Batista. Regal in now an locks in a full nelson but Lashley fights back but gets cut off from the tag again. Finlay back in and delivers some more stiff uppercuts. He gets a headlock and taunts Batista until Lashley escapes and gets the HOT tag to Batista who cleans house. It breaks down with all four men in the ring and Batista and Lashley hit double spears on Finlay and Regal! (And that is our Smackdown! Summary slam of the night!) Spinebuster to Regal by Batista and that’s all.

Winner: Batista & Bobby Lashley via pinfall @ 9:58

Summary: They should’ve given this match more time to develop. They were on to something good.

After the match Batista grabs the mic and thanks King Booker for holding the title for him.

The Summary: Decent show but there is almost no time left to build for the Booker/Batista match at Summerslam. It’s a little disappointing how they slipped Kennedy out of the main event but we knew it was coming. The whole Chavo/Rey thing is becoming less and less interesting as we’ve seen similar feuds plenty of times before. But hopefully, Undertaker/Khali feuds ends next week.