SmackDown opens wth Teddy Long come to the ring. Long announces that the competitors for the World Heavyweight Championship match will be determined tonight. Jack Swagger will be defending and because of the disqualification victory at Over the Limit, Big Show has automatically qualified. Tonight CM Punk will face Kane and Rey Mysterio will face the Undertaker to determine who the other 2 competitors will be. Drew McIntyre comes out. McIntyre says he should still be Intercontinental Champion and Long should’ve stopped the match. McIntyre gives Long a note and tells him to read it out loud. The letter states that Matt Hardy is hereby suspended without pay until further notice. McIntyre tells Long that if he continues to ignore McIntyre’s misfortunes, the next letter will be announcing Long’s termination from his position as General Manager. Matt Hardy comes out, but security prevents him from going after McIntyre. Long tells Hardy that if he doesn’t leave, they’ll make Long fire him.
The opening match tonight is Jack Swagger and Drew McIntyre taking on Kofi Kingston and The Big Show. Kofi and Swagger start out. Swagger drops Kofi with some mat wrestling and maintains control on the ground. Kofi fights out, but Swagger overpowers him and tags in McIntyre. Kofi fights back against McIntyre, but McIntyre fights back by pulling Kofi’s hair. Kofi fights back with a standing monkey flip and covers for 1. Kofi goes after McIntyre, but McIntyre fights back with a kick. Kofi fights back again and hits a flying forearm. Kofi tags in Big Show who hits a big splash on McIntyre in the corner. Show follows up with punches to McIntyre and Swagger tries to jump Show from behind, but Show hits Swagger with a punch and Swagger bails from the ring. Kofi comes back in and clotheslines McIntyre out of the ring. Back from break we she Show pulling McIntyre into the ring. He hits a big chop in the corner and follows up with a punch. Show slams McIntyre into the turnbuckle and chokes him on the ropes. Show hits a scoop slam and tags in Kofi. Kofi hits a springboard splash for 2. He goes to an armlock and follows up with an armbar takedown. McIntyre gets to his feet and backs Kofi into the corner. McIntyre shoots Kofi off into the corner, but Kofi springs over and catches McIntyre with an arm drag. Kofi avoids an attack in the corner and hits a series of shots. Punches in the corner and Kofi drops Swagger on the apron. Kofi goes for a springboard move, but Swagger trips him up and he hits his head on the apron. McIntyre slams Kofi into the ring steps and rolls him into the ring. McIntyre covers, but Kofi kicks out at 2. McIntyre hits a slap to Kofi’s chest and tags in Swagger. Swagger locks in a chin lock. Swagger continues the attack and drops Kofi with a modified belly to belly slam. Swagger tags in McIntyre and McIntyre targets the hand. McIntyre hits clotheslines in the corner and a short arm clothesline. McIntyre goes to an attack on the left arm of Kofi. Kofi fights out, but McIntyre takes him down and tags in Swagger. Swagger continues the attack, but Kofi fights out with back elbows. Kofi tries for a sunset flip, but Swagger fights back. Kofi hits a springboard crossbody. Swagger tags in McIntyre who tries to stop Kofi from making the tag, but Kofi fights him off and tags in Show. Show takes down McIntyre with a series of shots. Swagger comes in, but Show tosses him out. McIntyre tries for the Future Shock DDT, but he can’t lock it in and Show slams him to the mat. Show hits McIntyre with the knockout punch and covers for the 3 count.
Move of the Match: There were a number of good moves in this match, but I’m going to give this to Show’s vicious knockout punch.
Punk is in the back with the SES. They tell him everything will be ok. Punk says that he’s going to go out to the ring and reveal himself and he doesn’t care how the people react, because he is better than them.
Vickie Guerrero is in the back with Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer. She tells them they have 15 days and Curt says they will make an impact. Dolph Ziggler comes in. Vickie says that last week Ziggler proved there is still chivalry in the WWE. Vickie flirts with Ziggler and implies she can help his career. Vickie tells Ziggler that he will team up with Chavo tonight to take on Christian and Hornswoggle.
CM Punk and the SES come out to the ring. Punk removes the towel to reveal a Straight Edge Society mask. Kane comes out and Punk goes after him immediately. Punk hits Kane with a series of shots, but runs into an uppercut. Kane continues the attack on Punk. Kane targets Punk’s arm. Punk backs Kane into the corner, forcing him to break the hold on Punk’s arm. Punk avoids the attack in the corner and hits the high knee, but Kane stops him from hitting the bulldog. Kane tries to pull the mask off of Punk, but Punk rolls out of the ring. Back from break and Punk is going after Kane with a series of kicks. Kane fights back with strikes and whips Punk into the corner. Kane hits a scoop slam and goes up top. Punk hangs Kane up on the top and knocks him to ringside. Punk continues the attack on Kane’s leg and rolls back into the ring. Kane follows him into the ring, but Punk wraps Kane’s leg around the ring post. Punk keeps on Kane’s knee, but Kane kicks Punk off. Punk goes back to the knee of Kane with a stepover toe hold. Kane kicks Punk off again and hits a series of shots to Punk. Punk goes back to the knee again with a modified leg lock. Kane fights out again, but is clearly limping. Kane hits Punk with a suplex and covers, but only gets a 2 count. Punk kicks the knee again and goes for a cover, but Kane kicks out at 2. Punk goes to a modified Indian Deathlock. Kane again fights back and slams Punk to the mat. He covers again, but still only gets a 2 count. Kane hits a clothesline in the corner, but Punk fights out. Punk runs into an uppercut and Kane gets another 2 count. Kane hits a side slam for another 2 count. Kane goes up top again and this time hits the flying clothesline, but Kane hurts his knee in the process. Kane looks for the Chokeslam, but Punk fights out by kicking the knee. Kane sends Punk out over the ropes. Punk comes back in with a crossbody, but Kane rolls through for a 2 count. Kane looks for the Chokeslam again, but Punk again fights out and kicks the knee. Kane tries to remove Punk’s mask again. Serena distracts the referee and Gallows punches Kane. Punk hits a roundhouse kick to Kane and follows up with the GTS. Punk covers for the 3 count and qualifies for the Fatal Four Way.
Move of the Match: I liked Punk’s working on the leg, but this has to go to the GTS.
Chavo and Dolph Ziggler vs. Hornswoggle and Christian is next. Christian and Chavo start out. We see some mat wrestling and Christian hits Chavo with a dropkick. He takes a shot at Ziggler, but Chavo catches Christian. Chavo hits 2 of the 3 Amigos, but Christian blocks the third and hits an inverted DDT. Hornswoggle is tagged in. He hits a hip drop on Chavo and a series of kicks to Chavo’s knee, but runs into a boot to the face. Chavo rubs his boot on Hornswoggle’s face. Chavo hits a scoop slam and tags in Ziggler. Ziggler hangs up Hornswoggle in the corner, but Hornswoggle avoids the attack and tags in Christian. Chavo tags in and Christian takes him down with a forearm. Chavo tries to fight back, but runs into a flapjack. Christian hits the diving elbow and looks for the Killswitch, but Chavo fights back and hits a series of strikes in the corner. Christian fights back and hits his Pendulum Kick. He follows up with a missile dropkick and covers for 2, but Ziggler breaks it up. Hornswoggle kicks Ziggler, but Ziggler tosses him out to the floor. Christian clotheslines Ziggler out of the ring. Chavo catches Christian with a brain buster, but Christian moves when Chavo goes for the frog splash. Christian catches Chavo and hits the Killswitch. Christian covers for the 3 count and the win.
Move of the Match: I’m going to give this one to the Killswitch.
After the match, Ziggler jumps Christian and puts him in the Sleeper Hold.
Josh is in the back with Team LayCool, but they chase him away. They say they are both co-champions because it was a handicap match against Beth Phoenix in which they won the title.
Luke Gallows vs. MVP is next. They trade blows early with MVP getting the better of it. MVP hits a belly to belly slam and a series of shots to Gallows. Gallows fights back, but MVP maintains control. MVP is shot off, but catches Gallows with a flying forearm. MVP hits Gallows with a boot. Gallows sends MVP to the apron and knocks him off with a punch. Gallows slams MVP into the ring apron and rolls him back in. Gallows hits a suplex and gets a 2 count. Gallows hits a pair of elbow drops for another 2 count. He goes to a grounded reverse bearhug. MVP gets up and fights out of the hold. MVP catches Gallows with a boot and follows up with a diving shoulder block. MVP takes Gallows down with a series of shots and hits a knee facebuster. He follows up with the Ballin’ Elbow, but Gallows rolls out of the ring. MVP comes off the apron with a forearm. Serena distracts the referee and MVP and the masked SES member DDTs MVP on the apron. Gallows locks MVP in the Gallows Pole and drops him with the Twelfth Step maintaining the hold for the 3 count.
Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the move by the interfering SES member with the DDT on the apron.
The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio for the fourth spot in the Fatal Four Way match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio starts out by trying to avoid Taker, but Taker backs him into the corner. Mysterio fights out of the corner, but runs into a clothesline. Taker drops Mysterio across the top rope. He tries to kick Mysterio off the apron, but Mysterio moves and Taker gets hung up on the ropes. Mysterio hits a springboard dropkick knocking Taker off the apron into the barricade. Taker looks angry as he enters the ring and Mysterio rolls out on the other side. Taker comes out, but Mysterio slides back in. Mysterio hits a dropkick to Taker and follows up with a moonsault takedown to the outside. Back from break Mysterio is hitting Taker with kicks to the knee. Mysterio kicks Taker in the face. Taker grabs Mysterio for a chokeslam, but Mysterio fights out. Taker goes for the Last Ride, but Mysterio escapes. Mysterio hits a dropkick to Taker’s knee and with Taker hung up on the ropes goes for the 619, but Taker gets up and drops Mysterio with a big boot. Taker tosses Mysterio out of the ring. Taker slams Mysterio into the ring post. Taker sends Mysterio into the ring post again. Mysterio tries to fight back, but Taker takes him down and slams him into the barricade. Taker brings Mysterio back into the ring and locks in an armlock. Taker covers Mysterio for 2. Taker puts the pressure on Mysterio’s arm and drops him to the mat. Taker covers, but Mysterio kicks out at 2. Mysterio fights back and counters and attack from Taker with a huracanrana into the turnbuckle. Mysterio hits a springboard seated senton and a low dropkick to the face and covers for 2. Taker sits up, but Mysterio hits him with another seated senton for another 2 count. Mysterio hits the 619 and goes for the springboard splash, but Taker catches him by the throat. Mysterio fights out, but Taker catches him and hits Snake Eyes. Mysterio dodges the big boot and goes for a springboard moonsault takedown, but Taker catches him and hits the Tombstone Piledriver. Taker covers for 3 to qualify for Fatal Four Way.
Move of the Match: This match had a lot of great moves, but I’m going to give this to the Tombstone Piledriver, especially because it was used as a counter to the moonsault takedown.
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