The Smackdown Low-down for 5/15/09

Pre-Show Thoughts/Events:

None tonight as we get right to the action! :)

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John Morrison & CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas:

Towards the end of the match, Haas squeezes his knee on Punk’s face until the referee makes him break that. Haas now locks on a nice chin lock. This match has been fantastic. Punk fights up, to the crowd’s approval, and elbows out. Punk goes for the tag but Haas holds him back and forearms Punk’s lower back. Haas goes for a back suplex but Punk flips and lands on his feet. Punk backs in to Morrison and makes the tag only to be clotheslined over the top rope by Haas. Morrison snaps Haas’ neck off the top rope and comes in strong with a clothesline. Morrison ducks a clothesline and hits a dropsault. Morrison hits a beautiful back heel kick before knocking Shelton Benjamin off the apron. Morrison back body drops Haas to the ring apron and goes to shoulder thrust him off but Haas knees him in the face. Haas comes over the ropes with a sunset flip but Morrison rolls through and kicks him in the face. Morrison goes to the top rope but Benjamin runs in and leaps to the top rope. Morrison is able to get him off and Punk clotheslines Benjamin out of the ring! Morrison hits Starship Pain (split legged corkscrew moonsault) for the win. This was a tremendous tag match.

Winners by Pinfall: John Morrison & CM Punk


Match Rating: ******** 8/10

 

Chris Jericho cut a promo in the ring. He had so much heat that it was difficult to hear. Jericho called the fans hypocrites and said he runs the show. Edge interrupted him and said Smackdown is his show. General Manager Teddy Long made an Edge vs. Jericho match.

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Jeff Hardy vs. Ricky Ortiz:

Very bad match besides the end, A whip into the opposite corner is reversed on Hardy but he hits Ortiz with a back elbow when he charges. Hardy now takes Ortiz down with Whisper in the Wind. Hardy motions for a Twist of Fate and hits it. Hardy goes up and hits a huge Swanton Bomb for the win. Very nice sequence by Jeff:)

Winner by Pinfall: Jeff Hardy


Match Rating: ****** 6/10


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Michelle McCool & Alicia Fox vs. Gail Kim & Melina:

McCool grounds and pounds and hits a flipping neckbreaker for a two count. McCool hits a grounded Dragon Sleeper. The fans kind of get behind Gail Kim and she counters out by climbing up the ropes and back flipping out of it. They’re both down now. Gail Kim now tags in Melina. Melina comes in and clotheslines McCool down twice before putting McCool in the corner. Melina charges and blocks McCool’s boots and pushes her through the ropes. Melina punches her and McCool is sprawled out across the second rope so Melina drives her knees into her. Melina stomps her and charges but McCool snaps her neck off the second rope and rolls up but Melina’s shoulder is through the ropes. McCool pushes her away and Melina kicks her leg and split leg drops her for a two count. Melina goes for her finisher but Alicia Fox breaks it up. Gail Kim pushes Fox out of the ring and baseball slides her down before driving her into the barricade. In the ring McCool charges and eats a boot from Melina. Melina hits a nice Last Call and pins Michelle McCool.

Winners by Pinfall: Gail Kim & Melina


Match Rating: ****** 6/10


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Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Dolph Ziggler:

Ziggler hits a flying clothesline and covers for a two count. Ziggler squeezes Yang’s head but Yang fights up. Ziggler forces him down and drops a trio of elbows before stopping to throw sweat at Yang and hitting a jumping elbow drop for a two count. Ziggler punches Yang in the neck before locking on a chin lock. Ziggler shows that he has leverage until Yang fights up. Ziggler takes Yang back down and taunts him until Yang comes back. Ziggler cuts him off with a knee to the face and locks on a Full Nelson. Yang backs Ziggler into the corner and flips him off. Ziggler charges Yang in the corner but he moves and Yang clotheslines him down. Yang punches and hits a kick to the back of the head. Yang hits a flipping kick to the head for a two count. Yang goes for a roundhouse kick but Ziggler ducks. Yang hits a back elbow and goes for Yang Time but Ziggler moves and Yang lands on his feet only to be hit with Ziggler’s finisher, which is a reverse of Shelton Benjamin’s Pay Dirt, and he gets the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler


Match Rating: **** 4/10

 

Cryme Tyme and Eve Torres were backstage talking, which led to another fight between Eve and Layla.

 

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R-Truth vs. Mike Knox:


Towards the middle of the match, R-Truth slingshots over the top rope with a nice cross-body block. R-Truth punches him and puts him back in the ring. Mike Knox comes back with a bicycle kick. Knox hits a head-butt and whips R-Truth into the corner to hit an avalanche. Knox hits a short arm clothesline for a two count. Knox hits a guillotine catapult into the second rope and covers for a two count. Knox locks on a chin lock and the crowd gets behind R-Truth. R-Truth fights out with elbows but Knox slaps his back and knees him. Knox whips R-Truth to the corner and charges into R-Truth’s boot. R-Truth comes back with punches but Knox hits a kick and a whip into the corner. Knox charges and R-Truth slingshots over him and does a cartwheel. R-Truth splits under a clothesline and hits a back heel kick to the face. Knox staggers as R-Truth goes into the ropes, ducks a bicycle kick, and hits his Spinning Corkscrew 360° Elbow Smash for a three count.

Winner by Pinfall: R-Truth


Match Rating:***** 5/10

 

Both announcers entered the ring while Rey Mysterio cut a promo on the big screen. The announcers pushed the Judgment Day pay-per-view card.

 

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Chris Jericho vs. Edge in a non-title match:

We come back from the break to see Edge suplex Chris Jericho. Edge covers for a two count. Edge punches Jericho and whips him into the ropes but Jericho counters with an arm breaker for a two count. Jericho hits a key lock and is looking for the submission. Edge fights up and Jericho puts him down with a hammerlock body slam. Jericho hits a stomp and talks trash, asking whose show this really is. Jericho continues stomping before going for a bulldog, only for Edge to use Jericho’s momentum to send him into the corner hard. Edge punches Jericho and whips him into the corner, hitting a shoulder thrust. Jericho hits a double leg takedown and covers, with his feet on the ropes, but the referee catches him. Jericho argues and Edge rolls him up with his feet on the ropes and the referee catches him. They both charge one another and hit a double clothesline and they’re both down. They both get up at the count of six and Edge punches him. Edge’s whip into the corner is reversed and Jericho hits a face buster. Jericho goes for the Lionsault but lands on his feet when Edge moves and may have tweaked his knee. Edge now locks on the Sharpshooter. Jericho crawls to the ropes and gets the break. Edge drags Jericho in and goes for another Sharpshooter but Jericho counters into an inside cradle for a two count. Jericho now sweeps the legs and hits the Walls of Jericho. Edge fights his way to the ropes and gets them. Jericho argues with the referee but to no avail. Edge hits Jericho with a Spear and Jericho rolls out of the ring. The referee is counting Jericho out. Jericho gets in at the count of five. Jericho snaps Edge’s neck off the top rope and gets a chair. Jericho enters the ring and swings but Edge hits him with a big boot and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner by Disqualification: Edge


Match Rating: ****** 6/10

Edge now goes to hit Jericho with the chair but Jeff Hardy runs in. Hardy ducks a chair shot and hits Edge with a Twist of Fate on the chair. Hardy goes for a Swanton Bomb but Jericho grabs his boot. Hardy kicks him off and jumps off the top rope to the outside with a body splash on Jericho.CM Punk’s music hits and he comes down to the ring with a referee. He’s going to cash in Money in the Bank until Umaga comes in. Punk ducks a clothesline and hits him twice with the briefcase, sending Umaga to the outside. Punk then slingshots to the outside on top of Umaga with a body press. Umaga cuts Punk off with an uppercut. Inside the ring, Jeff Hardy spears Edge. They fight into the crowd and so do Punk and Umaga. Jericho walks up the ramp smiling but Rey Mysterio attacks him from behind. Mysterio sends him into the entrance way and punches and kicks Jericho. Everyone is fighting as Smackdown ends.

 

What's Final Thoughts on Tonights Smackdown:

We opened up Smackdown with a tremendous tag team match. I’m not sure I want to see Haas and Benjamin tag up full time, but it’s nice every now and then, like the Hardy’s used to do. John Morrison and CM Punk meshed well in this one, probably because of their two year long feud. Everyone was on top of their game tonight and they set the pace for a great show. Jericho and Edge had a great in ring segment tonight. Edge showed signs of being a face at times as he told Jericho off. Jericho is such a tremendous addition to Smackdown because he’s one of those characters that even the heels can hate and still stay heel even when they tell that person off. I’ve loved every second of it so far. They then went on to have a tremendous match. It’s always interesting when two heels fight one another – you’re never really sure what’s going to happen or how the crowd will react but with two tremendous talents like that in the ring, you’re going to have no choice but to be entertained, even if you hate both of them. The big brawl between three big Smackdown matches at Judgment Day was a great way to sell the PPV one final time. Strange to see Jeff Hardy matched up against Ricky Ortiz but after Hornswoggle vs. Big Show last night, I can take anything. Ricky Ortiz’s gimmick sucks big time if he’s a face. He showed some heel tendencies and it got me to thinking that Ortiz’s gimmick suck and is so annoying that it would make for a great heel gimmick. Maybe they can go that route and breathe some life into Ortiz because if he continues as a face with this “rally up” crap then the crowd is going to continue to not get behind him and he’ll be future endeavored out. That’s just my opinion. Mike Knox lost to R-Truth. I guess they don’t want to build him up as an unstoppable monster anymore. I don’t blame him. I feel his talent is limited and his only big moves are that bicycle kick and the finisher. There’s not much depth to him. They need to do a little more with him. I was actually glad to see R-Truth go over.

All in all a tremendous Smackdown and it really got me excited for the Smackdown portion of Judgment Day. It looks to be a good one.

Final Smackdown Rating:  ******** 8/10

Comments

1. Comment #1

   the first match was good but it didnt save the show.

   Posted by crazydude on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

2. Comment #2

   I could actually read the report, but I'll just say that an 8/10!? Must have been quite a good show.

   Posted by Steven "The Wonder Boy" on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

3. Comment #3

   just bec. ortiz owned jeff you give 6/10..ill give my ratings:Punk&Morrison vs Benjamin&Haas 9/10 A really great tag match in a while.Jeff vs Ortiz 8/10 Jeff didnt deserve to win.Melina&Gail Kim vs McCool&Fox 6/10 was a regular divas contest.Jimmy vs Ziggler 7/10 Nice match..i begin to like ziggler.Truth vs Knox 7/10 a nice wrestling match..glad truth won.Edge vs Jericho 8/10 Again a very good wrestling match thats what i like.Smackdown has been awesome for the last 3 weeks..raw is getting theyr ass kicked big time.Hope this continues.

   Posted by Smackdown #1 on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

4. Comment #4

   Not sure about your maths there, 8/10 for the show when you've only rated one match that highly. A "very bad match besides the end" gets a 6/10? What's that, 5/10 for a poor Twist of Fate and a Swanton? 6/10 for the Divas' tag match? Another poor, poor match. You're way too generous with your ratings...
   
   Plus, once again, match reports shouldn't start with "Towards the end of the match" and how does (ads) fit in before the first match?

   Posted by The General on Tuesday, May 19, 2009

5. Comment #5

   I was actually about to say the same thing as The General; a "tremendous tag match" only gets 8/10, but a very bad match besides the ends gets 6/10. I basically agree with everything The General says.
   
   Not a bad review, good details, but kinda monotone, no reason to really keep me reading; however it was well written.
   
   Grade: B+ generous rating :)

   Posted by Edge Head on Wednesday, May 20, 2009

6. Comment #6

   wow........smackdown rules...that is all.....xD

   Posted by uchiha mysterio on Monday, May 25, 2009

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