SmackDown Results: 3/12/10 - Punk's Challenge and Show's Dominance

Mysterio in Family Feuds?

As Rey shared his personal life to the WWE Universe and started singing to his daughter Aaliyah on her birthday, C.M. Punk, and The Straightedge Society, interrupted the festivities.

Mysterio's family were scared, especially little Aaliyah who was in tears at C.M. Punk's frighting melody. Either the Mysterio household never bothered to follow up on Rey's feud with C.M. Punk, or Punk smells worse than he looks. The latter is probably untrue, but the Mysterio household, I feel, was forced into this storyline.

Punk issued a WrestleMania challenge to Rey Mysterio, while demeaning him in front of his family, calling him a pathetic coward. Mysterio has not yet accepted Punk's challenge, but with only two weeks left till WrestleMania, Punk is definitely creating some intense animosity.

Bottom of the Poll for Luke Gallows

Impressively taking on Rey Mysterio last week, Luke Gallows tested his strenghts with Kane. Against one of the more established giants in the WWE, Luke Gallows went hold for hold against Kane. Even at times, Luke appeared dominate, with a suplex, and a standing frog splash.

Kane somehow managed to win the match with a chokeslam. Yet, the Straightedge Society would not be outdone as Punk struck Kane with the GTS.

Miz-erable Week for Miz

The Miz ended the week 0-3 against R-Truth. Miz was on the opposing side of a beat down by Truth and Morrison on RAW. The Miz, in a tag team match with Daniel Bryan, was pinned by Otunga and Truth on NXT. And thanks to Bryan, Miz lost his singles match against Truth on SmackDown.

David Otunga and Daniel Bryan were present at ringside during the match. Truth delivered some great offense, but Miz fought back to connect with some game changer maneuvers. The end of the match was mired in controversy as Daniel Bryan knocked off Miz's feet during a blatant pin attempt. R-Truth captialized on the distraction with the Lie Detector, gaining momentum for both WrestleMania and NXT.

Chuck Fact: Flying Chucks work on The Big Show - Fail!

On NXT, Daniel Bryan criticised Miz's career of being carried to the top by his tag team partners. Interestingly enough, this next match showcased those tag partners: The Big Show against John Morrison.

The Dynamic Duo of John Morrison and R-Truth have built some steady momentum, with a contendership win last week, beating down ShoMiz this week, and earlier in the program Truth picked up a win over Miz. But the biggest challenge is that of the World's Largest Athlete, The Big Show.

John Morrison provided every possible offense that he had, but Big Show chopped him down to size. The Big Show almost ended the match when he secured the sleeper. But Morrison was able to reach the ropes, thus breaking the hold. Morrison returned back with a flurry of kicks to the head. The end of the match came in the form of a mid-air collision when Morrison's flying Chuck Kick was stopped by a devastating knock out punch.

Despite all the loses that The Miz has incurred this past week, he can take solace in knowing that The Big Show is the other half of the Unified Tag Team Champions.

McIntyre Heading to WrestleMania, Undefeated?

Just as predicted, Vince McMahon erased McIntyre's second loss and placed him in another Money in the Bank qualifier. One would assume that after Evan Bourne won this past Monday, bringing the total to 8 contestants, that McIntyre would be out of WrestleMania? But when you have McMahon on your side, anything is possible, just ask Batista.

Teddy Long modified Drew's third MitB Qualifier as a Winner Takes All match, in which the Intercontinental Title would also be at stake. If Drew were to lose this match, he would not only miss out on WrestleMania, but he would no long her the I-C Champion. After defeating a local wrestler, Drew McIntyre retained his title and became the 9th participant in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. My prediction is that the MitB match will be evened out to 10 contestants, which will include Kofi Kingston as the most qualified qualifier.

SmackDown Results: 1/8/10

Batista Walks Alone

Since Bragging Rights, Batista has been coasting through the WWE filled with greed and anger. Last week, Batista had multiple opportunities to put away his opponent to become the #1 contender, but, instead, he chose to taunt his former friend, Rey Mysterio, as the clocked ticked away in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Since Batista interfered with Rey Mysterio World Heavyweight Title Match against The Undertaker, Mysterio cost Batista his shot at the Undertaker by pulling the referee out of the ring, thus, expiring the time. Both Batista and Rey Mysterio, thanks to the official consultant of SmackDown Vickie Guerrero, will go one-on-one to determine the #1 contender.

But what Batista speaks is true, Teddy Long is quick to restart a match that sees Batista as the winner, but doesn't even lift a finger when Batista is on the losing end. Which begs the question, which side is Teddy Long on? At the start of September, Long was manipulated by the probation placed under McMahon to have Taker 'tap out' to C.M. Punk.

As for tonight, Rey Mysterio has been the storied underdog, the man no one believed would make it in a business with musclebound giants like The Great Khali and Batista, but can he upset the critics once again, and become a 2-time World Heavyweight Champion?

Ziggler Topples Kane

The opening match featured Dolph Ziggler once against taking on the Big Red Monster Kane, a rematch from their encounter last week. Ziggler failed to advance in the Beat the Clock Challenge last week as his Headlock/Body Scissors take-down was ineffective in tapping out Kane, but what would Ziggler's best strategic ploy be?

First off, Ziggler has to stop thinking that his moves are perfection, because he obviously cannot steal the gimmick from the late Curt Henning, or execute them the way Curt did. When he connected with the Zig-Zag, Ziggler felt that he should have been awarded the win, and overreacted when Kane kicked out. Never expect an easy match in the WWE, because nothing is handed to you. While fighting in the WWE, you have to scratch and claw your way to the top. With his numerous failed attempts at capturing the I-C Title, Ziggler has not been bringing his A-game when it comes to matches.

However, Ziggler did win the match via count-out, but what happens if the next time Teddy Long changes it to a no DQ Match?

Jericho, Still the Best

The following was a six-man tag team match featuring Chris Jericho and The Hart Dynasty against R-Truth and Cryme Tyme.

When told to make an impact two weeks ago, The Hart Dynasty targeted Chris Jericho. So was he upset? Jericho understands that in order to make an impact you have to attack the top performer; so no, he was not upset... he was actually quite flattered.

The Harts saw what happened to Bret on Monday Night, and they stated that it was despicable, and it would never happen to them; because they're better than that. Are they really? The Hart Dynasty were seconds away from capturing the Unified Tag Team Titles from D-X just two weeks ago. Smith has the power, and Kidd the speed, while Natalya acts as the mouthpiece, but as for being 'better than that,' they are far off. It's a lot of pressure to put on these three young superstars, because they have decided to carry themselves on the family legacy. It's doubtful that Bret Hart will act as their mentor, seeing as he's turned face; but Chris Jericho, also a fellow graduate of the Dungeon, would make an excellent teacher.

The match went fairly well, R-Truth and Cryme Tyme brought in a lot of hard hitting strikes, and flashy maneuvers, but the Harts held up their own too. Smith slightly tilted the rope to knock off Gaspard over the top, and Natalya kicked him when he was down. Then the momentum shifted slightly when JTG almost got the pin over Jericho, but with no Gaspard to have his back, Jericho executed the original Walls of Jericho, with his knee over the face of JTG to get a submission victory.

A New Dawn, A New Salvation

Last week, C.M. Punk asked everyone in the audience and everyone at home to raise their hand and take the pledge of Straight-Edge, and vowed that he would turn people even if force is necessary. Today was the first night of salvation, as Punk has chosen to save one individual from the audience. James, just a regular guy to you and me, became a symbol of hope for a new generation of a straight-edge society. James hesitated, but who wouldn't when giving up addictive vices such as alcohol and drugs? But James accepted and pledged his heart to Straight-Edge. As a symbol of his devotion, Luke Gallows and C.M. Punk shaved his head. The hair is said to be the chains of his addiction, and when shaving his hair, he was actually releasing the vices from his life.

Matt Hardy Fails

In his first singles match, Luke Gallows made short work of Matt Hardy. Hardy attempted to amount an offense but he was unable to overpower Luke Gallows. Plus it doesn't hurt when C.M. Punk provides the distraction to be struck with the Gallows Pole. This was Luke's first singles match, so a congrats are in order.

Michelle McCool's Offering

In the Divas' Match of the night, Layla took on The Glamazon, Beth Phoenix, in what appeared to be a one-sided match. Layla, after escaping the ring with her life, was tossed back into the ring by McCool, who, after being challenged by Beth mid-match, looked to quench Phoenix's rage. Layla did provide some offense, by throwing some kicks, and wild punches to the head; but Phoenix executed the GlamSlam to end the match.

McCool may feel that she's satisfied Phoenix, but Beth will not stop until she's the Women's Champion.

Don't Mess with Mick James, B---h!

When McCool and Layla ambushed Phoenix after the match, it was Mickie James who came to the rescue and cleaned house. Beth Phoenix, appreciative of the assist went to go shake her hand, but instead she came face first with the Mick-Kick. Payback for placing Mickie James in the GlamSlam, last week.

Undertaker Sends a Message

The match between Batista and Rey Mysterio was full of surprises and superior offense. Batistia using his mass to overpower the much smaller Mysterio, while the Master of the 619 uses his entire body in an effort to keep the Animal off his feet.

Rey Mysterio, no doubt robbed Batista of his win last week, but Batista taught him a valuable lesson at Bragging Rights, there is no such thing as friendship when it comes to the World Title. In the match Mysterio attempted a Frog Splash but he bounced off of Batista, proving that Mysterio will throw his full body in danger for a shot at the title.

Batista's arrogance is his undoing, he connected with a match-winning spear, but instead of going for the cover he decided to flex his muscles to the audience. There is no time for that, he should have gone straight for the cover.

Yet, as Batista set up for the Batista Bomb, the bells chimed and the lights went out. Yes, that is the signal for the Undertaker. But, no Undertaker appeared, just the bodies of Batista and Rey Mysterio layed out. Alright, so the match continues and Rey sets up for the 619, *chimes* once again the signal for The Undertaker. But once again, no Undertaker, just the bodies aching in the ring. Undertaker's message is clear, abandon the pursuit of the World Heavyweight Championship, because it won't end well.

The Undertaker Responds; John Morrison is Braveheart; Hardy falls to the Gallows Pole

First Match: CM Punk and Luke Gallows vs. Matt Hardy and R-Truth. The Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules DVD is flying off the shelves, why? Because there are people who want to be drugged by a man who will make them believe that they can fly - or so said The Straight-Edge CM Punk while holding the alleged digital video disc collection. Matt Hardy, the brother of Jeff Hardy, came out with R-Truth carrying a duffle bag filled with Jeff Hardy DVDs, passing them to the crowds. CM Punk shouted, "Sell it on eBay!" The past two weeks, R-Truth and Matt Hardy have won separate matches against CM Punk due to Luke's interference with the match. Now, these victims of the Gallows Pole, have teamed up to face off Punk and Gallows in tag team action. Yet, Hardy could not Twist Luke's Fate, nor could Truth Detect Punk's lies. The Veteran, Matt Hardy fell once again to The Twelfth Step, the Gallows Pole for the win. Is Straight-Edge really the way to go?

Handicap Match: Jeri-Show vs. Eric Escobar. Despite falling to the Hart Attack and being slapped by his ex-girlfriend, Escobar was relentless in making fun of Vickie this week. The match was originally a one-on-one match against Chris Jericho, who Escobar really had the advantage for some reason, but it was changed into another handicap match with The Big Show added to the list. Jericho was knocked out of the ring when the announcement was made, and what did Escobar do as Show walked down the ring? Exactly what I would have done, Get Jericho back into the ring and go for the cover! Jericho kicked out and brought in Big Show. I thought it would end in two seconds, just like Jericho did to Gaspard last week with the KO Punch, but Show knocked him around the ring, weakening him enough to tag in Jericho. He applied the Walls of Jericho, forcing Escobar to aggressively tap out. And of course, Jericho campaigned, once again, for the TLC match and how they will destroy DX and the DX Army. I wonder when DX will campaign?

Braveheart Face Off. Drew McIntyre came out telling the people that Mr. McMahon personally endorsed him into SmackDown and saw him as the future of the WWE. He claimed that the only thing stopping him from becoming the Intercontinental Champion is John Morrison, who he defeated last week. Then, the bag pipes were playing, and out of no where, John Morrison appeared as William Wallace! He had the blue/white face, the kilt, and the mighty sword. The Shaman of Scottish Lore? spoke in a Grounds Keeper-like scottish accent, totally making fun of McIntyre's culture. Unlike the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus, McIntyre draws his strength from the modern era and does not rely on Scottish Lore to dictate his life. Morrison was hilarious as William Wallace, and did what he came dressed to do, punched McIntyre in the face! This Sunday, John Morrison will defend his title against Drew McIntyre at the TLC PPV. Will The Shaman of Sexy remain champion, or will McMahon's intuition be right?

Third Match: Kane vs. Mike Knox. Last week, Kane defeated Knox with a chokeslam and did so again this week. The difference was, Knox asked for this match because he feels that they are one and the same. Kane said that they are nothing alike and tried choking him. Knox, a kinesiologist, seemed to enjoy the asphyxiation applied by Kane, creating a euphoria in the lungs. It seems as if Kane likes to deal out punishment, while Knox likes to take it - sounds like Mick Foley in any WWF feud.

Fourth Match: Mickie James and Maria vs. Michelle McCool and Layla. I believe we all foresaw this match coming. Last week, after Mickie James became the #1 contender for McCool's Women's Title, was outnumbered by both McCool and Layla, until Maria evened the odds. The sad thing, Maria has about two years more than Layla in the WWE, and she's on the same level of inexperienced wrestling ability as Layla. Believe me, I'm happy that Maria is back and all, but she cannot put on a match to save her life. Hence, when Maria finally became the #1 contender for McCool's Divas' Title, she tapped out in like 2 minutes. When Mickie James was tagged in, McCool tagged out to Layla. Bad idea, seeing as Layla cannot out-wrestle Mickie James in a million years; hence, why McCool lost the match cause Layla was pinned. Speaking of inexperienced women wrestlers, what ever happened to Alicia Fox? Don't forget that this Sunday, Mickie James will face off Michelle McCool for the Women's Title at WWE's TLC PPV.

Street Fight: Batista vs. Rey Mysterio. Why would Rey Mysterio want to be a part of a street fight against The Animal Batista? Why would Rey continue to wrestle when he has a knee that needs surgery? Mysterio is holding off on surgery until after WrestleMania. Why on earth would he do that? It's not like WWE is going to give him the title at the Show of Shows. Mysterio is digging a deep hole for himself, possibly shortening his career by at least... the rest of his life! But if Mysterio wants the crap kicked out of him, then a Street Fight it is! It wasn't much of a fight, Mysterio did everything he could, but Batista would just lift his arm and Mysterio would be flat on his back. Mysterio even executed the 619, but was too small, or Batista too roided out, to have a secure cover on The Animal. Why did Rey Mysterio ask for a Street Fight? Well, if you were small and unable to take down a big guy, wouldn't you want all the foreign objects available at your choosing? Problem is, that big dude also has access to those same foreign objects, so Mysterio would fall to a chair shot to the face - ending the match. After the match, Batista fixed Mysterio's neck inside the fold of the steel chair, and was going for an aerial drop from the top rope, until the lights went out. After two weeks of being humiliated and pummeled by a steel chair, it was time to return the favor, as The Undertaker appeared - standing where Rey layed - and started pummeling Batista. This Sunday, The Undertaker will defend the holy grail against The Animal Batista in a Chairs Match. What exactly is a chairs match? Pretty much a street fight with chairs as your #1 foreign object.

Batista Sends a Message; Mickie James and Drew McIntyre in line for Gold; Maria Returns!

First Match: CM Punk w/Luke Gallows vs. R-Truth. CM Punk has been fighting a crusade, trying to turn people away from the abuses of drugs and alcohol; and during that time he has acquired a disciple, Luke Gallows. Punk started his heel turn with preaching, now he has a follower. How soon until he forms an army of Straight-Edge superstars? And how long until he faces off against the Born-Again, or Straight-Edge?, Shawn Michaels? I would love to see that encounter, possibly a WrestleMania main event? R-Truth suffered the same fate as did Matt Hardy by the hands of Luke Gallows, who delivers the Inverted full nelson spinebuster. Truth may have won the match, but Straight-Edge is winning the war.

Second Match: Kane vs. Mike Knox. The bearded giant has vast knowledge in biology and the human anatomy, which he claims he can use that to inflict unimaginable pain on his opponents. There is something wrong with that statement, Mike Knox inflicts imaginary pain on his opponents, seeing as he has virtually lost every match. I'm usually not a fan of two monsters fighting in the ring, but they were fast paced so it was worth the watch. Despite a valiant effort by Knox, Kane finished him off with a chokeslam.

#1 Contender's Divas Triple Threat Match: Mickie James vs. Natalya vs. Beth Phoenix. A dream match for me because these are the three best wrestlers that the WWE has to offer! I liked how the other two got rid of Mickie early in the match, in order to devote some time between Natalya and Beth Phoenix.The two tested each other's strengths by shoving the other, only to find that they were evenly matched as they collided to the other's clothesline. Natalya attempted to win the match by applying the move that she used to beat Mickie James a few weeks ago, The Sharp Shooter! However, Natalya was pulled away and suffered the impact of the Glam Slam. Normally, Beth Phoenix would pick up the victory, but Mickie dropped kicked her out of the ring to steal the pin-fall victory. Mickie James is now the #1 contender for Michelle McCool's Women's Title. Mickie spoke adamantly about, not only becoming the Women's Champion again but, shutting McCool up once and for all. She ended her rant by knocking McCool over her seat and delivering a forearm to Layla. The numbers game caught up to Mickie, until an old friend came to the rescue. Here She Comes Again, Maria evens the score and both chase away McCool and Layla shouting, "That's right, I'm Back!"

Fourth Match: John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre. Drew McIntyre was not only personally signed by Mr. McMahon and considered a future champion, but he was on the surviving team that did away with captain John Morrison at the Survivor Series. John Morrison told Teddy Long that he would take either Sheamus, Miz, or Drew on at anytime one on one, and that's exactly what Morrison got. McIntyre told Morrison that the title must be going to his head because who would want to face him, knowing the pain he ensues. The battle between these two was fierce, but with the assistance of the metal support railing underneath the ring, Morrison was primed for the Kobashi DDT. As a result, Drew McIntyre becomes the #1 contender for the Intercontinental Championship. Will McMahon's vision of McIntyre becoming a champion come true? Or will John Morrison leave TLC, still the Intercontinental Champion?

At TLC: (C) John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre (Intercontinental Championship Match)

Handicap Match: The Hart Dynasty vs. Eric Escobar. After being embarrassed last week, Vickie Guerrero demanded an apology from her ex-boyfriend. Eric Escobar made his face turn as he apologized for ever having to be with her, and seeing her in her unmentionables. As punishment, Escobar had to face the Hart Dynasty in a handicap match. People actually got behind Escobar, not so much of his wrestling, but because we all hate Vickie. The Puerto Rican wrestler fell to the Hart Attack and then restrained so Vickie could deliver the finishing slap to the face. The Hart Dynasty escorted Guerrero out of the arena, but let's hope it was courtesy and not a plea for a new manager.

Main Event: Jeri-Show vs. Cryme Tyme. Chris Jericho, in an interview, was asked of the dangerous weapons used in a TLC match. Jericho scoffed at Matthew's lack of understanding the true significance of a steel chair, or a 20ft ladder, or the shattered splintered effects from a wooden table; but most importantly, that he has the greatest weapon in his arensal, The Big Show. In their match with Cryme Tyme, Jericho and JTG started things off. Yet, as soon as both Show and Shad were tagged in, Show KO'ed Shad in under 3 seconds. DX beware because Jericho has the World's Largest Athlete.

Undertaker Calls out Batista. Last week, after being declared the #1 contender, Batista interrupted Taker's match in order to deliever a steely message. This week, Undertaker wanted a heart to heart with the Animal and possibly talk about messing with the wrong man. That never took place as Batista assualted the World's Heavyweight Champion, during Taker's iconic entrance, with a stel chair. Batista stood above Taker, shirtless, holding the steel chair and the World Title - the two things that symbolize this match, but will Batista be the one left standing, or will The Deadman walk out still the World Heavyweight Champion?

Batista-Undertaker Rivalry Renewed; TLC PPV Comes Full Circle

In two weeks, WWE presents another themed pay-per-view called TLC, the one night of the year where we celebrate the weapons that modified a wrestling industry. There will be three main event matches consisting of a Ladder match, a Tables match, and a Chairs match all culminating to one electrifying main event, a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Tag Team Match. This match is so brutal that there have been only eight TLC matches since its conception in 2000; Chris Jericho has been in two of them, only winning one. His challengers for the Unified Tag Team Titles, DX, have never been in a TLC Match. In terms of Ladder matches, Shawn Michaels has contested in six, while, his partner, Triple H has only been in two. When it comes to TLC experience, Chris Jericho has all the momentum, but Big Show has only been in one ladder match that he lost. If Chris Jericho expects to retain his titles, it would be wise to have Big Show keep Triple H grounded to make it an even fight, since Jericho has defeated Michaels before in a ladder match. Despite having to defend his titles in a TLC, Jericho wanted in on the World Heavyweight Title match for the same night. Teddy Long did him one better, one on one action with The World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker.

First Match: Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty. When you see Cryme Tyme coming out, you automatically know that Hart Dynasty follows, why? Cause there are only two tag teams over on SmackDown. I know, it's the cold hard truth. We once had the team of Jesse and Festus, but Jesse became Slam Master J and well... Festus hasn't been seen in ages, until tonight! JTG was being too theatrical in the ring; and Matt Striker is right, why do Cryme Tyme get to fight in construction boots? Those are not regulation wrestling gear, and it creates an advantage for Team Word Up. Hart Dynasty, fulfilling their dream match on RAW this past Monday, taking on DX in tag team action. They lost the match, but they lost to the best. Which brings us back to SmackDown, Cryme Tyme needs more competition so they can experience different fighting styles! Cryme Tyme tried resorting to tricks, but Hart Dynasty remained focused and played the game. Tyson tossed JTG out of the ring, which in turn he was tossed by Shad Gaspard. But the first rule of wrestling, never take your eyes off of your opponent, and that's what Shad did with DH Smith. The son of "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith, executed the Saito suplex on Gaspard for the win. The Hart Dynasty is one step closer to becoming the future of the WWE.

Second Match: Matt Hardy vs. CM Punk w/Luke Gallows. CM Punk once again came out to preach to the people, but this time he brought a body guard and a brown paper bag. We all remember him as "The Corn-Fed Colossus," Festus, but he has returned to the WWE, with a heel change, under the name Luke Gallows. CM Punk claims that Festus' family and friends enameled his drug use, but now, he has helped him find the Straight-Edge within him. And inside the brown paper bag, is a drug so dangerous, he had to warn everyone: My Life, My Rules - The Jeff Hardy DVD Set. And as the sands of time turns back to the summer, Jeff's older brother, Matthew Moore Hardy comes out to defend Jeff's name. Jeff has not forcing anyone to do anything, he was a free spirit. This confrontation segwayed into their match, and what appeared as Matt Hardy's time to overcome the man responsible for his brother's departure from the WWE, led to another assault, this time, by the hands of Gallows. Matt Hardy won the match by disqualification, but the beating he sustained by the only two Straight-Edge wrestlers in the WWE is not something to celebrate about.

#1 Contenders Match: Kane vs. Batista. On Monday Night, Batista arrogantly declared himself Undertaker's next opponent, and if anyone were to go against him, they would suffer the same punishment as did Rey Mysterio. Kane challenged Batista on his "threat" and pleaded for The Animal to dispense some pain. Now, the last time these two faced each other was on the Decade of SmackDown celebration, back in October, but this time around it was for a shot at the World Heavyweight Title. A look at these two contenders: Batista's demeanor completely changed since Bragging Rights, meaning that he has gone completely heel, and he no longer uses pyro during his entrance. Yet, his "Ultimate Warrior-Like" ring rope shake, which signals for the Batista Bomb, has returned as part of his gimmick. Kane, on the other hand, has faced off against Taker during several key points in his career, two-times at WrestleMania, and no one knows The Undertaker like his little brother. Problem is, Kane and Undertaker have terrible matches because if you recall WrestleMania XX, Taker's return entrance was more memorable than that match. In this contender's match, Batista was knocked over the barricade, which then, he lured Kane to strike with an low blow with the steel chair. The referee never saw the chair come into play, so as the ref continued to count to ten, Batista made his way back into the ring. As a result of a count-out, Batista will go on to TLC to face off, one on one, for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Intercontinental Title Match: (C) John Morrison vs. Eric Escobar w/Vickie Guerrero. GM Teddy Long asked John Morrison how he felt after his loss at The Survivor Series. Morrison compared the loss to King Leonidas, "it was like I was against 300 men in the battle of Thermopylae, except I have better abs." This is why I love John Morrison, no matter the situation, he continues to look to the future. John Morrison also declared that he would take on Sheamus, McIntyre, or Miz any time, one on one; but, fate sent him a different foe, in the form of "The Puerto-Rican Nightmare," Eric Escobar. Vickie Guerrero demanded that her boyfriend have a title shot against John Morrison, in which both Long and Morrison agreed. At one point, there was a sense in the air that the title would switch hands due to Vickie's expert interference, but not even that could stop John Morrison. The Friday Night Delight set up Escobar for Starship Pain, and not many people can kick out of that move, and Escobar did not make the list. Vickie grew tired of Eric's lack of progress in the WWE, so she dumped him; in which, latter Eric would call out her faults and dumped her instead.

Main Event: Chris Jericho vs. The Undertaker. What was once a dream match, has occurred four times, one being for the World Heavyweight Championship. Chris Jericho is the first ever Undisputed World Champion, and he looks to reach the pinnacle of Sports Entertainment with a 6th World Title Reign. However, Jericho has been denied his shot at the title and instead had to deal with the ominous foe, The Undertaker. The #1 contender, Batista, sat in the commentary circle, never saying a word, but just biding his time. We all recall the epic encounter that Batista and Undertaker had at WrestleMania 23, and the matches that soon followed, it looks like that feud will be reignited once more. Before the match could end, Batista entered the ring and delivered a chop block to the back of Undertaker's knee. Chris Jericho finally won, via disqualification, but before Dave could return, Jericho connected with the Codebreaker. Batista pummeled Taker with a serious of vicious chair shots that left the Phenom unable to sit up with his famous DeadMan Rise. Even though it has not been made official, this World Heavyweight Championship match will inevitably be deemed a Chairs Match.

WWE TLC Line-Up:

ECW Champion, Christian vs. Shelton Benjamin (Ladder Match)

WWE Champion, John Cena vs. Sheamus (Table Match)

World Heavyweight Champion, The Undertaker vs. Batista (Possible Chairs Match)

Unified Tag Team Champions, Jeri-Show vs. DX (TLC Match)