First Match: Matt Hardy vs. Batista. This all started when Matt Hardy was trying to warn Batista of the regret of feuding with a brother, but Batista has chosen a dark path. It has been two weeks since these two have met in the ring, and let me say, it's about time Matt gets taken more seriously. Matt Hardy can, indeed, stand toe to toe with the heavyweights in the business, and proves true to his mantra that he will not die. Especially since Matt Hardy has held almost every belt the WWE has/d to offer: ECW, European, Cruiser, IC, US, WWE and World Tag Team Titles; yet, he has never won the big one, but a match like this would really get him noticed in the title picture. The first match left Hardy the victor via DQ on the part of Batista; but this week, Batista made sure to get the job done right. With 3 spine busters and the Batista Bomb, not even the resilient Matt Hardy could withstand such an offense.Second Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Finlay. After last week's assault on Finlay, I have to admit, McIntyre has grown on me. Sure, his accent is a little rough, but at least I can understand him, because hell if I can understand "The Hot Rod" sometimes. This was not even considered a match, it was a straight out brawl. The impact of their shots was incredible, and I know Matt Striker was enjoying the brutality happening in and outside of the ring. The match went to McIntyre with a thumb to the eye followed by the Double Underhook DDT. Unlike his other opponents, McIntyre was roughed up by Finlay. I feel that this feud will help make McIntyre into a superstar, but we will just have to wait and see.
Promo: Punk's Intervention. Punk preached to the people of Philadelphia, same arena where he pinned ECW Champion Christian on ECW, about the dangers and abuse of drugs and alcohol. He had a demonstration where he dumped a carton of generic cigarettes, a bottle of pills, and an entire bottle of whiskey into a metal trash can. The people cheered when they say the bottle, but was quickly angered when he poured it out. R-Truth appeared, not singing his song, but proclaiming to Punk that people have a right to chose the path they want. He then followed by humiliating Punk with a DDT, covered by the alcoholic/drug mess of the trash can, and then, to make matters worse, crushed in the midsection by the trash can. Many people may see this as a demotion to Punk, but in actuality, WWE is using Punk's status to boost up R-Truth to main event status.
Third Match: (C) John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler (2 out of 3 Falls Intercontinental Match). This is Dolph Ziggler's 6th attempt at the Intercontinental Title, 2 from Rey Mysterio, and 4 against John Morrison. Having bruised the ribs of John Morrison, it was only a matter of Ziggler wearing out the champion, so that he could win this 2 out of 3 falls match. This was by far the greatest encounter between Morrison and Ziggler. Sure, they do not cut enough promos, but their matches speak for themselves. However, Ziggler's greatest weakness is his lack of innovation, but his determination has not faltered yet. In the first pin, Morrison executed an amazing 450° seated splash from the top rope and eventually dragged Ziggler in for the first count.
Promo: Punk's Intervention. Punk preached to the people of Philadelphia, same arena where he pinned ECW Champion Christian on ECW, about the dangers and abuse of drugs and alcohol. He had a demonstration where he dumped a carton of generic cigarettes, a bottle of pills, and an entire bottle of whiskey into a metal trash can. The people cheered when they say the bottle, but was quickly angered when he poured it out. R-Truth appeared, not singing his song, but proclaiming to Punk that people have a right to chose the path they want. He then followed by humiliating Punk with a DDT, covered by the alcoholic/drug mess of the trash can, and then, to make matters worse, crushed in the midsection by the trash can. Many people may see this as a demotion to Punk, but in actuality, WWE is using Punk's status to boost up R-Truth to main event status.
Third Match: (C) John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler (2 out of 3 Falls Intercontinental Match). This is Dolph Ziggler's 6th attempt at the Intercontinental Title, 2 from Rey Mysterio, and 4 against John Morrison. Having bruised the ribs of John Morrison, it was only a matter of Ziggler wearing out the champion, so that he could win this 2 out of 3 falls match. This was by far the greatest encounter between Morrison and Ziggler. Sure, they do not cut enough promos, but their matches speak for themselves. However, Ziggler's greatest weakness is his lack of innovation, but his determination has not faltered yet. In the first pin, Morrison executed an amazing 450° seated splash from the top rope and eventually dragged Ziggler in for the first count. Ziggler than struck hard with a firearm's carry into a double knee backbreaker, awarding him the second count. With each opponent having a count, it appeared that Ziggler would take home the gold because Morrison was completely out of it. But Morrison is the Guru of Greatness for a reason, and with Starship Pain, Morrison retained his title for the fourth time. Now... can we get a different opponent for Morrison because this is getting redundant.
Fourth Match: Mickie James vs. Layla. Mickie James' confrontation with 'Scary Spice' proved to be a simple task, but what happened afterwards left her heart broken. On the titantron screen, Michelle McCool had photo shopped a crude video of her on a farm singing an altered nursery rhyme version of Old McDonald's Farm. But on that farm McCool had a Piggy James: a fat pig with Mickies' face, with a pig's snout, on the body. Mickie James, listening to this song, left the arena in tears. This begs the question, how will she pull herself together come this Sunday as she leads her team against Michelle McCool's? On a side note, it is rumored that these acts from McCool are messages from the WWE trying to get Mickie to lose weight. I don't know how much of this is true, but what I do believe is that Mickie is frustrated with her position in the WWE and may want out of the company; hence, this storyline will probably be leading to her eventual departure with the company.
Fifth Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Tyson Kidd. Rey Mysterio didn't appear on commentary during Batista's match, why would Batista sit-in for Mysterio's? Well... for exactly the reason the match ended the way it did. Mysterio set up Tyson for the 619, but he rolled out of harm's way, but Batista shoved Tyson out of the way to end the match. If a wrestler is attacked from outside interference, then they are automatically declared the victor; thus, Batista cost Mysterio the match, much like Mysterio cost him the World Heavyweight Title. Batista mentioned three things that Mysterio should have never done: first, costing him the World Heavyweight Title; second, signing the liability contract; and third, for embarrassing him last week. I think Batista failed to add a fourth mark on the list: embarrassing him for the second time with a hit-and-run tactic; and possibly a fifth mark, if Mysterio can overcome the enraged Animal come this Sunday.
Main Event: The Brothers of Destruction vs. Jeri-Show. One born from the darkness of the Grave, the other from the fiery depths of Hell, two brothers have one aim in life and that is Destruction. Undertaker says that there is nothing in this world that warms his dark heart than to fight alongside his brother Kane, but at the Survivor Series, Undertaker will put forth the 'Holy Grail' against The World's Largest Athlete, and the Best in the World. The Big Show had no qualms about going into this tag match because he has teamed, captured gold, and feuded with each Brother of Destruction. Jericho, on the other hand, was ready to prove how powerful of an adversary he can really be. The match was a fantastic brawl with a lot of close calls. Undertaker was ready to chokeslam Jericho, but countered into a pin, then into an attempted Walls of Jericho, but then that was countered into Hells Gate. Big Show broke it up with a Leg Drop on Taker. Then the Brothers almost Double Chokeslammed Show into the SmackDown announce table, but was stopped with a flying double ax-handle. Back in the ring, Kane chokeslammed Jericho, but was taken out of the ring and knocked out by Show. Taker went for the Tombstone but was Chokeslammed by Show. When Show went to aid his partner, he was attacked by a surprise Codebreaker. Jericho betrayed his partner and grabbed the World Heavyweight Title. He ran up the ramp, holding the title high. The match had a lot of close calls but no winner, only the destruction that took place in the ring. Will Jericho become a 6-time World Champion, or will the Grail reside elsewhere?
Fourth Match: Mickie James vs. Layla. Mickie James' confrontation with 'Scary Spice' proved to be a simple task, but what happened afterwards left her heart broken. On the titantron screen, Michelle McCool had photo shopped a crude video of her on a farm singing an altered nursery rhyme version of Old McDonald's Farm. But on that farm McCool had a Piggy James: a fat pig with Mickies' face, with a pig's snout, on the body. Mickie James, listening to this song, left the arena in tears. This begs the question, how will she pull herself together come this Sunday as she leads her team against Michelle McCool's? On a side note, it is rumored that these acts from McCool are messages from the WWE trying to get Mickie to lose weight. I don't know how much of this is true, but what I do believe is that Mickie is frustrated with her position in the WWE and may want out of the company; hence, this storyline will probably be leading to her eventual departure with the company.
Fifth Match: Rey Mysterio vs. Tyson Kidd. Rey Mysterio didn't appear on commentary during Batista's match, why would Batista sit-in for Mysterio's? Well... for exactly the reason the match ended the way it did. Mysterio set up Tyson for the 619, but he rolled out of harm's way, but Batista shoved Tyson out of the way to end the match. If a wrestler is attacked from outside interference, then they are automatically declared the victor; thus, Batista cost Mysterio the match, much like Mysterio cost him the World Heavyweight Title. Batista mentioned three things that Mysterio should have never done: first, costing him the World Heavyweight Title; second, signing the liability contract; and third, for embarrassing him last week. I think Batista failed to add a fourth mark on the list: embarrassing him for the second time with a hit-and-run tactic; and possibly a fifth mark, if Mysterio can overcome the enraged Animal come this Sunday.Main Event: The Brothers of Destruction vs. Jeri-Show. One born from the darkness of the Grave, the other from the fiery depths of Hell, two brothers have one aim in life and that is Destruction. Undertaker says that there is nothing in this world that warms his dark heart than to fight alongside his brother Kane, but at the Survivor Series, Undertaker will put forth the 'Holy Grail' against The World's Largest Athlete, and the Best in the World. The Big Show had no qualms about going into this tag match because he has teamed, captured gold, and feuded with each Brother of Destruction. Jericho, on the other hand, was ready to prove how powerful of an adversary he can really be. The match was a fantastic brawl with a lot of close calls. Undertaker was ready to chokeslam Jericho, but countered into a pin, then into an attempted Walls of Jericho, but then that was countered into Hells Gate. Big Show broke it up with a Leg Drop on Taker. Then the Brothers almost Double Chokeslammed Show into the SmackDown announce table, but was stopped with a flying double ax-handle. Back in the ring, Kane chokeslammed Jericho, but was taken out of the ring and knocked out by Show. Taker went for the Tombstone but was Chokeslammed by Show. When Show went to aid his partner, he was attacked by a surprise Codebreaker. Jericho betrayed his partner and grabbed the World Heavyweight Title. He ran up the ramp, holding the title high. The match had a lot of close calls but no winner, only the destruction that took place in the ring. Will Jericho become a 6-time World Champion, or will the Grail reside elsewhere?
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