Smackdown Spoilers for 11/10

[haVoc 0]

Dark Match: Vito d. Jamie Noble with his under the dress arm bar. Crowd surprisingly into Vito.

 

Smackdown:

- No opening pyro. King Booker and Queen Sharmell make their way to the ring to celebrate Booker's victory at Cyber Sunday. Theodore Long soon follows with two photographers. He tells Booker that he wants to get some pictures of the champion of champions. After dismissing the photographers, Long tells Booker that since Batista did him a favor, he was going to return the favor by giving Batista an opportunity at the World Championship at Survivor Series. He then told Booker that Booker would defend the title right then and there against Bobby Lashley.

 

- King Booker d. Bobby Lashley by tights assisted rollup. The match was what you would expect. Lashley hit hard, Booker tried to outsmart him.

 

- In the back, Montel Vontavious Porter walked into Theodore Long's office to complain about the tag team match last week. He told Long that he had been in easier street fights than that match.

Long told MVP that next week, he would be in a street fight against Kane.

 

- Also in the back, Chris Benoit runs into Chavo and Vickie Guerrero. Benoit tries to find out what is going on between the two of them. Benoit mentions something about Eddie's estate, and Vickie flps out. Chavo tells Benoit that he is going to take the United States championship at Survivor Series.

 

- Matt Hardy and Jimmy Wang Yang d. Gregory Helms and Sylvan when Hardy hit a top rope Twist of Fate on Helms. Yang had a LONG heat sequence on him. Crowd was not into the heels at all.

 

- Mr. Kennedy came out to challenge the Undertaker at Survivor Series. Undertaker came out (which took forever), and the two brawled, with Kennedy beating down Undertaker with his retro microphone. They left the sound on during this, which made it sound like Undertaker was taking some serious shots. Undertaker left bloodied, but still did the situp.

 

- Chris Benoit d. K.C. James with the Crippler Crossface. Nothing special; Michelle McCool got more of a pop than the incredibly bland James.

 

- A Boogeyman promo aired.

 

- Boogeyman d. T.J. Dalton with a two handed choke bomb. Boogeyman's entrance took longer than the match. After the match, Boogeyman spit worms into Dalton's mouth.

 

- In the back, Kristal was complaining to the Miz about the Boogeyman and Miz's actions last week. Miz continually interrupted her and told her that he would challenge the Boogeyman next week.

 

- Main Event: Batista d. Finlay via the spinebuster. Batista was far and away the most over person on Smackdown this evening. Batista took an early advantage, but was tripped up by the Little Bastard trying to re-enter the ring. Finlay then worked the knee of Batista before the comeback. Finlay blocked the Batista Bomb by clipping the knee. King Booker ran out to distract Batista, but ended up getting taken out accidentally by Finlay. Batista then hit the spinebuster to win. After the match, Batista sold the knee injury while staring down Booker.

 

After the cameras went off for Smackdown, Little Bastard chased down and beat up Tony Chimel. JBL tried to restrain the Little Bastard until he was finally run off by Finlay.

 

Credit: Gerweck

[Aero 0]

Booker vs. Batista AGAIN? I assume this is where Batista finally gets the belt, but we've already seen one horrible PPV match and two free TV matches.

[Mike wanna be 0]

How do you explain making a guy the Champion of Champions at Cyber Sunday and then have him drop his championship 3 weeks later at Survivor Series?

[iliketurtles 0]

THey need to have Batista win, then turn heel, Undertaker wins Rumble and Batista beats Benoit at Rumble, Taker/Batista at Mania with Taker getting one last title shot, win it, drop it to someone over summer 07, take a break, come back and feud with Edge (who will then be something like 8-0) and lose the streak to him at Mania 24 and retire.

[TheFranchise 0]

THey need to have Batista win, then turn heel, Undertaker wins Rumble and Batista beats Benoit at Rumble, Taker/Batista at Mania with Taker getting one last title shot, win it, drop it to someone over summer 07, take a break, come back and feud with Edge (who will then be something like 8-0) and lose the streak to him at Mania 24 and retire.

If that whole scenario happened, right now, the WWE writers have thought as far as the bolded text.

[Hawk 34 0]

Batista/Undertaker is a fine enough match for brand ppv but it's not a WM match. You can't put the title on Taker and you can't job 'Taker out to someone at WM who doesn't need a rub.

[TheFranchise 0]

you can't job 'Taker out to someone at WM who doesn't need a rub.

Wait til HHH has finished with him.

[Scroby 0]

So ummm what happen to the Tatanka coming out and furthering his heel turn? You'd think he'd interfere with the Lashley match.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Booker vs. Batista AGAIN? I assume this is where Batista finally gets the belt, but we've already seen one horrible PPV match and two free TV matches.

On LAW on Sunday, Meltzer said he thinks that they want to hold off the Batista title win until Wrestlemania. It's not like a DQ in their match is the most unlikely of finishes in any event.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

They need to quit bullshitting about giving Batista the belt. You can only build up the guy so many times and make him look like a choker because fans soon lose interest in the chase. See Randy Orton.

[uhftv 0]

I'd rather have them wait for Rey to come back, win from Booker and then feud with Batista. Booker's got a big stripe on his back that says TRANSITIONAL CHAMP just like the one Edge had. He needs to have a meaningful feud with someone and I dont think he cares about having good matches with Batista. Theyre better off having Finlay on ppv but I dont think they see him as a competition or a draw so the whole feud is only playing out on tv.

 

Whatever happened to the rumor of Lashley requesting a move to ECW? Did he get his wish?

[Hawk 34 0]

I'd rather have them wait for Rey to come back, win from Booker and then feud with Batista. Booker's got a big stripe on his back that says TRANSITIONAL CHAMP just like the one Edge had. He needs to have a meaningful feud with someone and I dont think he cares about having good matches with Batista. Theyre better off having Finlay on ppv but I dont think they see him as a competition or a draw so the whole feud is only playing out on tv.

 

Whatever happened to the rumor of Lashley requesting a move to ECW? Did he get his wish?

 

Booker has been much more credible as a champion then Mysterio ever was and Edge never came off as a transitional champion(at least for the second reign). Rey's no longer a legitimate threat as a champion and using him with Batista would be a mistake at this juncture. 8 months ago, it would have worked. Obviously WWE DOES have faith in Finlay since they wanted him to get Batista his heat back. Booker/Batista have done well in their fued, it's just they dont mesh well in the ring together. Putting the title on Mysterio screams transition far greater then Booker has.

 

Smackdown seems to be a case of someone like Kennedy may just break out in time to get the program with Batista for WM. They do have some options especially since they aren't shy about mixing brands together.

[Black Lushus 0]

this comes from a Rey Mysterio mark: Rey should never hold the title again...now I'm not saying that because of how shitty his reign was booked...I'm saying that because of his character and who he is...I'd say that if his reign was the good...it makes sense for him to get that lucky underdog title win and have that underdog reign, but it doesn't make sense for him to keep on doing it over and over again. I can believe him beating the big guys once, on a fluke, but not repeatedly.

[iliketurtles 0]

Batista/Undertaker is a fine enough match for brand ppv but it's not a WM match. You can't put the title on Taker and you can't job 'Taker out to someone at WM who doesn't need a rub.

 

 

The one big streak that's left in wrestling that would give someone that next step to a whole different level would to be the guy who beat Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Edge is the hottest heel in wrestling, but he's not an ICON yet. If he's the one who beats Undertaker and becomes the one with the new undefeated streak...I don't see how storytelling can get any better. And the fact they've never touched each other in a singles feud...You need a credible guy to beat Undertaker, not some OVW jobber or spotmonkey that's put on TV too soon and CAN'T get over. That's like saying that HHH should of never feuded with Foley in late 1999-early 2000 cause "he didn't need the rub." Having some idiot beat him...that just ruins the streak. Edge is legitimate enough to be considered as guy who beats Taker.

 

Taker's also good for one last run on Smackdown for part of 2007 I believe, and he'd give the rub to another guy who beat him for the title.

 

Batista/Taker is as good as your going to get man, and the fact they haven't feuded yet and it's fresh. Unless if you go with Taker/Benoit, there ain't much on Smackdown for "WM matches." Sorry.

 

Batista needs a heel turn. His face heat, at the way he's going, won't last until Wrestlemania if they think that. And the reason is fucking simple...he's been frustrated with his performance since coming back (so it's kind of a worked shoot...) and he's changing his attitude and did what he had to do "To get his title back."

[luke-o 0]

I think were missing the big picture here.

 

JIMMY WON A MATCH!

 

But, Vito was on the pre-show, so boooo.

 

Crowd surprisingly into Vito.

 

Why wouldnt they be?