Last Night's SmackDown started off with Chris Jericho; and after what happened last Monday Night on RAW, the credibility of the SmackDown team was on notice. Their lack of cooperation with one another led to Jericho and Kane to take drastic measures. Therefore, the current SmackDown team were forced to prove themselves in a 4-on-5 winners take all match; with the Captains' mentality: Anything RAW can do, SmackDown can do better. Handicap rules applied since Shad Gaspard was ill with flu symptoms. If anyone of the current SmackDown Team were pinned or submitted - they would ALL be replaced by the 5 new members.Current Team: Chris Jericho, Kane, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Eric Escobar, and Cryme Tyme.
First match : JTG, Eric Escobar, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler vs. Matt Hardy, R-Truth, Finlay, and The Hart Dynasty. The current SmackDown team were in dire strengths as they attempted to fight off five new members. Some may think this was unfair of Jericho and Kane, but, this Sunday, the SmackDown team will have to go up against DX, Big Show, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, and Cody Rhodes... it's a war of Brands and there is no room for doubts. It was a major mistake on the part of the WWE Creative team to even chose these initial 5 members, as if 5 people who have never won a title, could go up against a whole team of Champions! Eric Escobar has Vickie Guerrero on his side, who claims she is the official consultant of team SmackDown. I'm sorry, who named her consultant? Cause it certainly wasn't Chris Jericho or Kane. Both teams fought valiantly, but it was a shillelagh to the back of JTG's leg, and a Twist of Fate from Matt Hardy that won the match. For one brief moment, they all congratulated one another, even Hart Dynasty were not ashamed of hugging Finlay, Matt, and Truth. It's rare when you see faces and heels celebrating together, but that's the thing about war, you make friends with those on the same side. When Jericho and Kane went to talk to their new team, R-Truth interrupted and explained that they may not like him, but they have all the respect in the world for him, and they will do everything in their power to defeat Team RAW. The captains were pleased with their new team.
First match : JTG, Eric Escobar, Drew McIntyre, and Dolph Ziggler vs. Matt Hardy, R-Truth, Finlay, and The Hart Dynasty. The current SmackDown team were in dire strengths as they attempted to fight off five new members. Some may think this was unfair of Jericho and Kane, but, this Sunday, the SmackDown team will have to go up against DX, Big Show, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, and Cody Rhodes... it's a war of Brands and there is no room for doubts. It was a major mistake on the part of the WWE Creative team to even chose these initial 5 members, as if 5 people who have never won a title, could go up against a whole team of Champions! Eric Escobar has Vickie Guerrero on his side, who claims she is the official consultant of team SmackDown. I'm sorry, who named her consultant? Cause it certainly wasn't Chris Jericho or Kane. Both teams fought valiantly, but it was a shillelagh to the back of JTG's leg, and a Twist of Fate from Matt Hardy that won the match. For one brief moment, they all congratulated one another, even Hart Dynasty were not ashamed of hugging Finlay, Matt, and Truth. It's rare when you see faces and heels celebrating together, but that's the thing about war, you make friends with those on the same side. When Jericho and Kane went to talk to their new team, R-Truth interrupted and explained that they may not like him, but they have all the respect in the world for him, and they will do everything in their power to defeat Team RAW. The captains were pleased with their new team.Finalized SmackDown Team: Chris Jericho, Kane, Matt Hardy, R-Truth, Finlay, and The Hart Dynasty.
Second Match: Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison vs. Mike Knox (non-title). With 2 days before Bragging Rights, was it wise for Morrison to go one-on-one with Mike Knox? The most impressive spot in this match was Morrison dodging Knox's collision, which caused Knox to run full speed into the ropes. Morrison used the opportunity to set up an unconscious Knox for Starship Pain. Morrison spoke at the end of the match; he explained that while Miz is trying to prove himself that he is the Shawn Michaels and not the Marty Jannetty of their former team, Morrison knows who he is: The Friday Night Delight, The Intercontinental Champion, John Morrison!
Third Match: Chris Jericho and Kane vs. Batista and Rey Mysterio. As you can tell from the backstage segments, Batista is still bothered from the results of his match against Rey Mysterio last week. And when Rey plugged Batista's new DVD, Batista's only regret was that it does not contain his future World Heavyweight Title reign this Sunday. Rey also noted that he could win the title, but Batista blew off that scenario. Do I sense a heel change? It's sad that the team of Kane and Jericho lost, after Batista speared Kane; but it was a lose-lose situation for SmackDown. You either have the captains of the SmackDown team lose or 2 of the 3 contenders for Undertaker's World Title lose. Since WWE can't weaken the World Title match, they chose to weaken the captains, since the rest of the team has built enough momentum to keep everyone happy.
Fourth Match: Mickie James vs. Layla. Mickie was drafted over to SmackDown as part of the Tri-Branded Divas Trade. She has made her intentions clear, that she will become the next Women's Champion. Word has gone around that Mickie is frustrated with her current position in WWE; hence, why she was forced to lose the Divas' Title and moved to SmackDown. Many think that SmackDown is a demotion from RAW, but that's ECW. SmackDown is a brand of pure wrestling, and RAW is a brand of Entertainment, while ECW is a brand of development. This move over to SmackDown can be a nice change of pace for Mickie, as they focus more on wrestling then cheap entertainment. And a feud with Michelle McCool would be a great rivalry. Mickie made the most of her debut match on SmackDown with a victory over Layla. Welcome to SmackDown.
Main Event: World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker defending against CM Punk (Submission Match). The whole point of this match was to recreate the Breaking Point Screw Job, by having everyone who was involved in the match, including Scott Armstrong, who wanted nothing to do with it. McMahon persuaded Armstrong that his father "Bullet" Bob Armstrong could be a possible candidate for the WWE Hall of Fame, if he would reconsider. All CM Punk could think about was becoming a 4-time Straight-Edge World Heavyweight Champion. Undertaker was weary of getting anywhere near the Anaconda Vice, because even the slightest hold, would cost him the title. Theodore Long, who was sitting at ring side, even distracted Undertaker during Old School, which allowed Punk to throw him off the top rope. CM Punk even called for a Steel Chair from Long, who gave it to Armstrong. Punk grabbed it from Armstrong but was knocked down by Taker. Armstrong then paid for his sins with a chokeslam by the Undertaker. Punk connected with the Steel Chair and locked in the Anaconda Vice, but with no referee to call for the bell. Long tried calling for the bell, but only a referee could do so. Mike Chioda made his way to the ring, but Taker had awoken and locked in Hell's Gate, winning the match via submission.
SmackDown is looking stronger than ever as they enter this Sunday for Bragging Rights. Can SmackDown prove they are the better Brand, or will RAW still be considered the Top-Tier Show?
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