What can I say about Smackdown this week? Welcome once again for "My Infamous Smackdown Recap" as I will share with you my thoughts and what happened on Smackdown.
Smackdown started off with a Casket in the middle of the ring and The Undertaker was talking about his Casket match at Survivor Series. We then saw him come out of the casket but then we saw Jeff Hardy come on the titan tron. I don't know if it was me or not but Jeff was looked very strange on this episode. His paint he wore on his face looked like he was something out of a horror movie. Anyway, Jeff stated that he will beat The Undertaker in the Extreme Rules match. Well I will get to that match later.
Smackdown's first match was Shelton Benjamin, who is the U.S. Champion, going against Matt Hardy, who is the ECW champion. Yes, this match was a champion vs. champion match and I can easily say that this match felt like it. At first this match seemed quite boring. Matt was working on the arm of Shelton so the match didn't go anywhere. But after working on the arm, the match picked up big time and tore the house down. Every time I hear Shelton Benjamin is going to wrestle, I know it will be a great match. Benjamin is a great athlete that is the future of this business. I am just amazed by the moves and the stunts Shelton does. I would really like to see Shelton be in the main event status by now as I know he will be great against the other stars, but I don't think WWE will do that. With that being said, I still like Benjamin in mid-card matches. Both Matt and Shelton were working to their best in this match. They gave it their all and it really turned out to be a very unpredictable and exciting match. I am a fan of Benjamin but unfortunately he lost this match.
The second match on Smackdown was The Brian Kendrick vs., one half of the WWE tag team champions, Carlito. As you may know by now, I am a huge fan of Kendrick. He is the future of this business. Every time Kendrick is fighting, I know it will be an entertaining match. I do have to say that this match was every exciting and very unpredictable. I surely thought Brian was going to lose when Carlito pinned him but he kicked out at the last possible moment. Overall, Kendrick won the match but it was very close. I am glad to see him win and I wouldn't mind, just like Benjamin, to see him in the main event status. After the match, we saw The Brian Kendrick dance in the ring again which is very eccentric but very funny.
Another match was for the diva's championship. It was Maria vs. Michelle McCool. Now I would have liked if this match lasted longer as it only lasted about 5 minutes and let me remind you it was a title match. This match really didn't have any exciting ring to it like the Benjamin and Hardy match. We saw for weeks now that Festus has a crush on Maria. So with that being said, we saw Festus coming out with a stuffed animal. McCool got the win and after that Festus gave Maria the stuffed animal. I would like to see a rematch against these two stars but next time is should be an entertaining and it should last more than 10 minutes.
We also saw a contract signing on this episode. The contract signing was for the WWE title at Survivor Series. We heard Triple H making his weekly jokes toward a star and he made them to Vickie Guerrero. I just love the jokes he makes, even though the writers write the jokes up. He always makes them even funnier when he says it. After the contract signing, Jeff Hardy came out and went up to the top rope and put Kozlov right throw the table. Jeff then ripped up the title contract and through it right in the face of HHH.
Another match we saw was MVP fighting. Now MVP has been on a losing streak for weeks, if not a couple months. MVP fought against the superstar who is getting a great push by the WWE, Kung Fu-Nakie. This match also didn't last long as we saw The Great Khali come out as you may know he is in a rivalry against MVP. MVP got distracted and Kung Fu-Nakie got the advantage and when MVP turned around, Nakie just the standing scissors kick and got the win.
Right after that match we saw the Khali Kiss Cam. Now I have to say this is one of the favorite segments in all of WWE. WWE just picks the most outrages, the weirdest people they can find. They a person but instead of her kissing Khali, she gets an opportunity to kiss The Great Khali. I could watch this segment every week on Smackdown and I will never get tired of it.
The main event of the evening was Jeff Hardy vs. The Undertaker in an Extreme Rules match. I was looking forward to this match all week and it didn't disappoint me at all. As soon as the match went underway, they both fought outside of the ring. Jeff gave it all and was running off the barriers right onto Taker. During the course of the match, we saw several weapons being used. We saw a chair, kendo stick, and last but certainly not least a ladder. Both used the chair and smacked each other with it in the sternum, back and head. Jeff used the kendo stick right to Taker and left marks on his back and on his head. We saw Jeff jump off the ring steps and landed right into the crowd right after hitting Taker off his feet. With match went everywhere and it was everything I expected. Remember, this is TV. WWE will not have gory, brutal, and violent matches on TV but they would have it on a PPV. Right before the ending, we saw Big Show come into the ring and attacked The Undertaker by choke slamming him. Having The Big Show interfere in the match really was a turndown as I would have liked to see a one on one contest with no interruptions but at least it was Extreme rules so there were no Disqualifications. Both Jeff and Take worked together to knock Show right out of the ring but Jeff got the up hand and knocked The Undertaker off his feet with a viscous chair shot. Hardy then went up to the top of the ladder and landed a HUGE leg drop off it right onto Taker and got the win. Now this match kept me on the edge of my seat for most of the time. I was shocked by the ending and never expected it, which I always want. We then saw Jeff talk to Smackdown's GM, Vickie, and she said Jeff will fight HHH next week and if he wins he will be in the WWE title match at Survivor Series.
What a show we had here tonight. This show beat this week's Raw show without a doubt and I have to say Raw was really good too. Now I can't wait for next week's Smackdown as we will see Jeff vs. HHH and this will be another great show! That's all the time I have now but what are your thoughts?
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