The Smackdown intro plays with highlights off last Sunday’s Wrestlemania 24, as Teddy Long makes his way down to the ring, talking about how Smackdown has no Number 1 contender. He then goes on to introduce the new draft pick for Smackdown, and it is none other than John Cena!! Cena says how great it is be back home to Smackdown, as Long goes on to say he will compete tonight, in the tournament to crown the next Number 1 Contender! He points to the titantron, which shows the brackets.
John Cena
Kane
CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
???
Big Show
RVD
Sabu
Teddy says that Punk vs. Mysterio and Cena vs. Kane will take place tonight! Teddy leaves the ring, as the lights turn to red inside the arena, as Kane appears in the ring! Cena and Kane stare each other down, as we go to a break.
WWE Tag Team Championships
Tommy Dreamer and Sandman vs. the Edge Heads
After what was a surprisingly long match that went for about 10 minutes, The Edge Heads work over Dreamer, as he desperately tries to get to his corner. When Zack tags in Curt, they go for a double hip toss, but Dreamer ducks under the attempt and nails a double clothesline. With everything he has left, Dreamer manages to tag in his partner Sandman! The Sandman explodes with rights and left onto both men, as he then flapjacks the illegal man Zack into the ropes. Sandman then lifts up Curt and sticks him in between his legs, and nails an unorthodox power bomb to Curt! Sandman then climbs over for the cover. 1…2…Zack breaks up the count! Dreamer then comes charging inside the ring, and he helps Sandman throw him threw the middle rope, as he crashes to the outside, leaving a clear path for the Originals! Dreamer then tells Sandman to head up top, as Dreamer hits a Dreamer DDT to Curt! Sandman then quickly follows that up with the Rolling Rock from off the top turnbuckle! Sandman covers, as Dreamer restrains Zack from coming back into the ring! 1…2…3!!! We have new WWE Tag Team Champions!
Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: ECW Originals Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman!
RVD, Sabu and Paul Heyman come down to the ring to celebrate, with RVD with his Hardcore Championship. The ECWians then celebrate in the ring, as Zack helps Curt up. Curt looks very upset, and starts screaming at his partner for not helping. Zack gets frustrated and slaps Curt in the face! Zack leaves to a pretty good pop as Curt looks like he is going to cry as we go to a commercial.
When we come back, we see The Great Khali and his translator Runjin Singh, who talk about tonight’s handicap Belfast Brawl match against Finlay and Hornswoggle. He says that they have just been to the office of Hornswoggle’s dad Vincent McMahon, and that he has made the match a Loser Leaves WWE match. Khali speaks in his Khali language, as Singh translates it into that tonight, the Great Khali will finish the careers of both Finlay and Hornswoggle.
Tournament Match
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
This was an early Match of the Year candidate, with these two highly talented superstars putting on a half an hour clinic, with both men kicking out of the other man’s signature maneuvers. After 31 minutes of high paced, high flying, outstanding action between these two men, Punk manages to hit Mysterio with a Springboard Clothesline. Punk then lifts up Mysterio and places him in between his legs, and nails a Welcome to Chicago, Motherfucker!!! Punk then goes for the cover, but Mysterio manages to kick out at the count of two! Punk gets frustrated, but then he lifts up Mysterio into a standing Fireman’s carry, perhaps looking for his patented GTS, or Go 2 Sleep! When Punk goes for the knee, Mysterio rolls through, into a Victory Roll cover! Punk manages to roll his shoulder up at two, as he charges at Rey, but Rey trips him up into the second and third ropes! Mysterio then nails a 619 for the second time in the match, but this time Punk groggily gets up. Mysterio then goes for his West Coast Pop, but when he gets up onto Punk’s shoulders; The Straight Edge Superstar power bombs him down, and then flips over into a jackknife cover! 1…2…NO! Punk can’t believe it, but instead of doing something stupid, he goes straight back to Rey, and goes for a Urinagi, but Mysterio repeatedly elbows Punk in the back of the head, and then connects with a Tornado DDT! Mysterio then heads up top, perhaps looking for a Frog Splash. Mysterio then points up to the sky in homage of the Hall of Famer, and leaps off for the Frog Splash, but Punk moves and Mysterio hits the mat with extreme force! Punk then crawls over the top of Mysterio, but he once again manages to kick out at two! Punk then heads up top with his back facing Mysterio, looking for a Moonsault, but Mysterio was playing possum and starts to elbow the back of his friend Punk, and then goes out onto the apron, and heads up to the turnbuckle now facing Punk. Mysterio then leaps over the top of Punk, and he connects with a huge Sunset Flip Power Bomb from off the top rope! The crowd starts to chant ‘Holy Shit’ as Mysterio then quickly follows that up with a huge Split Legged Moonsault, which he must have learnt from his former partner RVD! Mysterio then quickly gets over Punk for the cover and he hooks the leg. 1…2…NO! This time Punk kicks out! Mysterio then lifts Punk up, and hits a suplex, but he holds on, going for the Three Amigos, but on the third attempt of the last suplex, Punk quickly gets Mysterio into a Small Package! 1…2…Mysterio rolls through into a pinning predicament of his own! 1…2 Punk manages to get out, as Mysterio goes for a kick but Punk manages to hold on, but for his troubles, Mysterio connects with an enziguiri straight to the side of Punk’s head! While Punk stands groggily, Mysterio goes for a Springboard Cross Body, but Punk holds on and lifts Mysterio up, and manages to hit the GTS!!! Punk goes for the cover, this time hooking both legs. 1…2…3!!!
Winner and advancing: CM Punk!
The two take a while to get up, as the crowd gives them a standing ovation for the phenomenal display. When Punk gets up, he goes straight back over to Mysterio, and he helps him up. The two then embrace and “man†hug each other, showing they have the utmost respect for each other. Punk poses, as Mysterio applauds Punk as he heads up the entrance ramp, as we go to another break.
When we come back, we see Vickie Guerrero, her nephew Chavo Guerrero and Curt Hawkins in the back, looking very distraught after they have lost 2 members in the space of 2 shows. Vickie then goes on to say that although they don’t have Edge, they can still rule over Smackdown, and that will start tonight, as Vickie mentions that Theodore Long is going to bring back the Cruiserweight Championship tonight! She goes on to say that Chavo will be in the match. Chavo looks delighted and he says that he is issuing an Open Cruiserweight Challenge for tonight!
Handicap Loser Leaves WWE Belfast Brawl
Finlay and Hornswoggle vs. the Great Khali
This match was an actually OK match, with there being a hardcore side to the match. All 3 men used chairs, garbage cans, the shillelagh (of course), and a ladder!!! The match had gone for about 7 minutes, with ‘We Want Tables’ chants starting up. Finlay, instead, got out a ladder from under the ring, which got a very big pop. Hornswoggle had tried to stay out of Khali’s way at all times, but he sometimes helped Finlay whenever he was in trouble, such as low blowing Khali when it looked like he would be locked into the Vice Grip, before disappearing once again under the ring. Finlay then seized a steel chair while Khali was down after the low blow, and smashed Khali in the side of the head with the steel chair, which got an almighty thud. Khali didn’t go down immediately; he instead wobbled while still standing up. Finlay then poked Khali in the back of the legs with the chair, and then nailed the other leg, which made Khali kneel. Finlay then quickly got his shillelagh and smashed Khali in the head with it, snapping it in 2! Finlay looked at the broken weapon, before going for the pin on Khali! 1…2…Singh pulls the referee out of the ring! Singh may have perhaps single handedly saved The Great Khali’s job! Finlay then stares at Singh, as Khali starts to get up. Finlay tries to bring Singh into the ring, but Khali gets up and chops Finlay in the back of the head! Khali then wraps Finlay across the throat perhaps looking for the chokebomb, but Hornswoggle comes out, which changes Khali’s attention. Khali heads over to little Hornswoggle, but Finlay gets up and low blows Khali from behind! Finlay then grabs a chair while Hornswoggle gets another one, and at the same time, Hornswoggle smashes Khali in the legs while Finlay smashes Khali’s head! Finlay then sets up the ladder for little Hornswoggle (who looks very uneasy), as Finlay then gets the trash can lid that was in the ring and places it near Khali’s head. When Hornswoggle finally reaches the top of the ladder, Finlay lifts Khali up and pile drives him onto the lid! Finlay then places the actual can over his head, and then Hornswoggle leaps off and nails the Tadpole Splash from off the top of the ladder!!!! Hornswoggle somehow seems unharmed, and he gets the cover onto Khali! 1…2…3! The Great Khali is now out of a job, as he is now fired!
Winners: Finlay and Hornswoggle! The Great Khali is forced to retire, and Runjin Singh is fired!
Finlay and Hornswoggle do their little dance in the ring, as Singh looks like he is going to cry, as Khali is still unconscious. The crowd starts ‘Na Na Na Na!’, as Finlay and Hornswoggle wave goodbye.
When we come back from the commercial, we see footage from Wrestlemania where former World Heavyweight Champion and Raw’s newest draft pick Edge lost his World Title to the Undertaker. The announcers then hype the TLC match between Triple H vs. Edge for the WWE Championship at Backlash, as well as the Tag Team Championships match between the Rock N’ Sock Connection and MNM. They start to hype the tournament made by Teddy Long with the winner of the tourney becoming No. 1 Contender at Backlash for the Undertaker’s World Title. They show a recap of Cena returning at the start of the show, and him facing Kane in the main event.
They then hype the return of the Cruiserweight Championship, after it was vacated on an episode of Smackdown for ‘Hornswoggle’s wellbeing’. They talk about who the challenger could possibly be.
We then have an update on Matt Hardy and MVP. They show us a recap of what happened at Wrestlemania with the aftermath of the I Quit match, with Hardy doing a 40 foot leg drop from off the top of the set. They said that fortunately that both men will be back for next week, and that both men will be in action, with Hardy defending his title for the first ever time against ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ Mark Henry, and MVP taking on Matt’s brother Jeff in a US Title Number 1 Contender’s match for the US Title, with the winner facing whoever the US Champ is at the time at Backlash!
Cruiserweight Championship
Chavo Guerrero vs. GREGORY HELMS!!!
While Chavo is waiting for his opponent, no one comes out, which he goes on to say that no one is going to face him, so just award him the belt right now. When the referee is about to give him the belt, Gregory Helms comes out to surprisingly, a huge pop! He says that his back, and that the only reason he lost his title was because Chavo stole it from him. The two have a very good, fast paced match, with the two having great chemistry, as Chavo uses dirty tactics to attempt to steal the victory, whereas Helms uses high flying moves to wear down Chavo. Helms nails a huge springboard head scissors onto Chavo, and while Chavo is getting up, he attempts the Shining Wizard, but Chavo reverses and grabs onto Helms’ knee, and gets him into a suplex position, perhaps looking for the brain buster of perhaps the Three Amigos, but Helms slides over the top of Guerrero’s shoulders and gets him into a school boy roll up! 1…2…Chavo gets out of the pinning predicament! Chavo quickly charges back at the former superhero, only to be met with a super kick to the face, quickly followed by a very impressive DDT! Helms gets the cover. 1…2…Chavo gets his foot on the ropes! Helms then lifts Chavo up, and hits a bodyslam, quickly followed by a standing senton to Chavo’s sternum. Helms lifts up Chavo, and goes for a swinging neck breaker to Chavo, but Chavo pushes off Helms, and he collides with the turnbuckle, chest first! Chavo then quickly puts Gregory into a crucifix powerbomb position, locking in the Gory Special! Helms starts to struggle, as Chavo applies more pressure. Helms looks like he is fading, but while Chavo gets off guard for a second as he thinks Gregory is gone, Helms seizes the opportunity by quickly rolling through into a sunset flip cover, but Chavo uses his momentum to roll through and nail a huge dropkick to the face of Helms while he was in a seated position! Chavo smirks, as he thinks he has this one in the bag, but he goes up top, perhaps looking for a Frog Splash. Chavo leaps, but much what like happened to Mysterio earlier, Helms moves as Chavo smashes the mat. Helms quickly takes advantage of the opportunity, as he bounces off the ropes and connects with a Shining Wizard! 1…2…3!
Winner and UNDISPUTED Cruiserweight Champion: Gregory Helms!
Helms is handed the belt, as he kisses it as Chavo begins to get up in the centre of the ring. Helms leaves smirking with his new belt, as Chavo starts to slam the mat out of frustration. They show the rest of Edge’s Army, who aren’t looking too pleased. The commentators speak about the shock return of Gregory Helms, and how he won the title in his first night back. They also talk about Edge’s Army, who don’t look very good tonight.
When we come back from the commercial, Teddy Long is backstage with Anastasia, who talks about how in the brackets, we don’t know who is facing the Big Show. Well, there answer to that question is that that The Big Show match will take place next week, and he will face off against the next draft pick, so he doesn’t know who he is facing next week! Big Show is shown backstage, looking furious at what happened.
A video package plays, showing many places of Australia for some reason. The narrator says that in June 2008, for 3 weeks, WWE will be in Australia, broadcasting both Smackdown and Raw! The announcer’s hype this, saying it would be the first time ever that the WWE will be going to Australia for the first time ever to broadcast shows.
Main Event
Tourney Match
John Cena vs. Kane
The match was a very good main event for Smackdown, with Kane using his power moves to wear Cena down, as he looked to be struggling in the match, due to Kane’s size advantage. Kane almost had the match won after hitting his flying clothesline from off the top rope, but Cena managed to kick out at two. Kane had then gone for the chokeslam to Cena, but Cena repeatedly striked Kane’s head, and then followed that up with a massive bulldog. Cena then connected with the Five Knuckle Shuffle onto Kane! He went for the cover. 1…2...Kane throws Cena off! Cena can’t believe the strength of Kane, as he goes back over to Kane, but he sits up and wraps his hand across his throat once again looking for the chokeslam, but Cena kicks him in the gut, and tries to hit the FU, but Kane is too heavy for Cena, so Cena collapses under the weight of Kane. Kane then goes on to hit a sidewalk slam, and then he goes for the cover. 1…2…NO! Cena manages to kick out, as Kane starts to get frustrated with Cena. Kane then whips Cena into the corner, and charges at him, looking for a splash in the corner, but Cena dodges it so Kane smashes the turnbuckle. Cena quickly capitalizes, getting Kane in a school boy roll up! 1…2…Kane grabs on to the bottom rope! Cena doesn’t know what to do, as he heads up to the top rope, but the crowd, the announcers and not even Cena knows what he is going to do. Cena then leaps off the top rope, looking for a diving cross body, but Kane catches him, and puts him into a Tombstone Pile Driver position, but Cena manages to roll through and he locks in the STF-U!! He has it locked in perfectly, as Kane thrashes around on the mat, but he is helpless as he is in the centre of the ring! Kane quickly overturns Cena, putting him onto his back, now in a pinning predicament! 1…2…Cena breaks the hold so now Kane lets go! The two then get up, but not for long as Cena nails Kane with a flying shoulder block, then followed by two clotheslines. Kane then goes for a clothesline, but instead of Cena going for a Spin-out Powerbomb, he kicks Kane in the gut and nails a huge DDT, sending Kane’s head straight into the canvas! Cena then pumps up his shoes, as Kane begins to get up. Cena then for the second time in the match goes for the FU, and this time he lifts Kane up, and he manages to lift up Kane and complete his finishing move the FU!!! Cena then goes for the cover, in pain after using all his strength to get Kane up. 1…2…3!
Winner and advancing: John Cena
Cena starts to celebrate in the ring, as he will be facing CM Punk in 2 weeks, as he is now one step closer to main eventing Backlash against The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. All of a sudden, the lights go completely black, as The Undertaker is standing in the centre of the ring, staring down Cena. The show ends with these two staring each other down, Undertaker doing his rolling eye thingy and Cena doing the You Can’t See Me wave.
*End of Show*
John Cena
Kane
CM Punk
Rey Mysterio
???
Big Show
RVD
Sabu
Teddy says that Punk vs. Mysterio and Cena vs. Kane will take place tonight! Teddy leaves the ring, as the lights turn to red inside the arena, as Kane appears in the ring! Cena and Kane stare each other down, as we go to a break.
WWE Tag Team Championships
Tommy Dreamer and Sandman vs. the Edge Heads
After what was a surprisingly long match that went for about 10 minutes, The Edge Heads work over Dreamer, as he desperately tries to get to his corner. When Zack tags in Curt, they go for a double hip toss, but Dreamer ducks under the attempt and nails a double clothesline. With everything he has left, Dreamer manages to tag in his partner Sandman! The Sandman explodes with rights and left onto both men, as he then flapjacks the illegal man Zack into the ropes. Sandman then lifts up Curt and sticks him in between his legs, and nails an unorthodox power bomb to Curt! Sandman then climbs over for the cover. 1…2…Zack breaks up the count! Dreamer then comes charging inside the ring, and he helps Sandman throw him threw the middle rope, as he crashes to the outside, leaving a clear path for the Originals! Dreamer then tells Sandman to head up top, as Dreamer hits a Dreamer DDT to Curt! Sandman then quickly follows that up with the Rolling Rock from off the top turnbuckle! Sandman covers, as Dreamer restrains Zack from coming back into the ring! 1…2…3!!! We have new WWE Tag Team Champions!
Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: ECW Originals Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman!
RVD, Sabu and Paul Heyman come down to the ring to celebrate, with RVD with his Hardcore Championship. The ECWians then celebrate in the ring, as Zack helps Curt up. Curt looks very upset, and starts screaming at his partner for not helping. Zack gets frustrated and slaps Curt in the face! Zack leaves to a pretty good pop as Curt looks like he is going to cry as we go to a commercial.
When we come back, we see The Great Khali and his translator Runjin Singh, who talk about tonight’s handicap Belfast Brawl match against Finlay and Hornswoggle. He says that they have just been to the office of Hornswoggle’s dad Vincent McMahon, and that he has made the match a Loser Leaves WWE match. Khali speaks in his Khali language, as Singh translates it into that tonight, the Great Khali will finish the careers of both Finlay and Hornswoggle.
Tournament Match
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
This was an early Match of the Year candidate, with these two highly talented superstars putting on a half an hour clinic, with both men kicking out of the other man’s signature maneuvers. After 31 minutes of high paced, high flying, outstanding action between these two men, Punk manages to hit Mysterio with a Springboard Clothesline. Punk then lifts up Mysterio and places him in between his legs, and nails a Welcome to Chicago, Motherfucker!!! Punk then goes for the cover, but Mysterio manages to kick out at the count of two! Punk gets frustrated, but then he lifts up Mysterio into a standing Fireman’s carry, perhaps looking for his patented GTS, or Go 2 Sleep! When Punk goes for the knee, Mysterio rolls through, into a Victory Roll cover! Punk manages to roll his shoulder up at two, as he charges at Rey, but Rey trips him up into the second and third ropes! Mysterio then nails a 619 for the second time in the match, but this time Punk groggily gets up. Mysterio then goes for his West Coast Pop, but when he gets up onto Punk’s shoulders; The Straight Edge Superstar power bombs him down, and then flips over into a jackknife cover! 1…2…NO! Punk can’t believe it, but instead of doing something stupid, he goes straight back to Rey, and goes for a Urinagi, but Mysterio repeatedly elbows Punk in the back of the head, and then connects with a Tornado DDT! Mysterio then heads up top, perhaps looking for a Frog Splash. Mysterio then points up to the sky in homage of the Hall of Famer, and leaps off for the Frog Splash, but Punk moves and Mysterio hits the mat with extreme force! Punk then crawls over the top of Mysterio, but he once again manages to kick out at two! Punk then heads up top with his back facing Mysterio, looking for a Moonsault, but Mysterio was playing possum and starts to elbow the back of his friend Punk, and then goes out onto the apron, and heads up to the turnbuckle now facing Punk. Mysterio then leaps over the top of Punk, and he connects with a huge Sunset Flip Power Bomb from off the top rope! The crowd starts to chant ‘Holy Shit’ as Mysterio then quickly follows that up with a huge Split Legged Moonsault, which he must have learnt from his former partner RVD! Mysterio then quickly gets over Punk for the cover and he hooks the leg. 1…2…NO! This time Punk kicks out! Mysterio then lifts Punk up, and hits a suplex, but he holds on, going for the Three Amigos, but on the third attempt of the last suplex, Punk quickly gets Mysterio into a Small Package! 1…2…Mysterio rolls through into a pinning predicament of his own! 1…2 Punk manages to get out, as Mysterio goes for a kick but Punk manages to hold on, but for his troubles, Mysterio connects with an enziguiri straight to the side of Punk’s head! While Punk stands groggily, Mysterio goes for a Springboard Cross Body, but Punk holds on and lifts Mysterio up, and manages to hit the GTS!!! Punk goes for the cover, this time hooking both legs. 1…2…3!!!
Winner and advancing: CM Punk!
The two take a while to get up, as the crowd gives them a standing ovation for the phenomenal display. When Punk gets up, he goes straight back over to Mysterio, and he helps him up. The two then embrace and “man†hug each other, showing they have the utmost respect for each other. Punk poses, as Mysterio applauds Punk as he heads up the entrance ramp, as we go to another break.
When we come back, we see Vickie Guerrero, her nephew Chavo Guerrero and Curt Hawkins in the back, looking very distraught after they have lost 2 members in the space of 2 shows. Vickie then goes on to say that although they don’t have Edge, they can still rule over Smackdown, and that will start tonight, as Vickie mentions that Theodore Long is going to bring back the Cruiserweight Championship tonight! She goes on to say that Chavo will be in the match. Chavo looks delighted and he says that he is issuing an Open Cruiserweight Challenge for tonight!
Handicap Loser Leaves WWE Belfast Brawl
Finlay and Hornswoggle vs. the Great Khali
This match was an actually OK match, with there being a hardcore side to the match. All 3 men used chairs, garbage cans, the shillelagh (of course), and a ladder!!! The match had gone for about 7 minutes, with ‘We Want Tables’ chants starting up. Finlay, instead, got out a ladder from under the ring, which got a very big pop. Hornswoggle had tried to stay out of Khali’s way at all times, but he sometimes helped Finlay whenever he was in trouble, such as low blowing Khali when it looked like he would be locked into the Vice Grip, before disappearing once again under the ring. Finlay then seized a steel chair while Khali was down after the low blow, and smashed Khali in the side of the head with the steel chair, which got an almighty thud. Khali didn’t go down immediately; he instead wobbled while still standing up. Finlay then poked Khali in the back of the legs with the chair, and then nailed the other leg, which made Khali kneel. Finlay then quickly got his shillelagh and smashed Khali in the head with it, snapping it in 2! Finlay looked at the broken weapon, before going for the pin on Khali! 1…2…Singh pulls the referee out of the ring! Singh may have perhaps single handedly saved The Great Khali’s job! Finlay then stares at Singh, as Khali starts to get up. Finlay tries to bring Singh into the ring, but Khali gets up and chops Finlay in the back of the head! Khali then wraps Finlay across the throat perhaps looking for the chokebomb, but Hornswoggle comes out, which changes Khali’s attention. Khali heads over to little Hornswoggle, but Finlay gets up and low blows Khali from behind! Finlay then grabs a chair while Hornswoggle gets another one, and at the same time, Hornswoggle smashes Khali in the legs while Finlay smashes Khali’s head! Finlay then sets up the ladder for little Hornswoggle (who looks very uneasy), as Finlay then gets the trash can lid that was in the ring and places it near Khali’s head. When Hornswoggle finally reaches the top of the ladder, Finlay lifts Khali up and pile drives him onto the lid! Finlay then places the actual can over his head, and then Hornswoggle leaps off and nails the Tadpole Splash from off the top of the ladder!!!! Hornswoggle somehow seems unharmed, and he gets the cover onto Khali! 1…2…3! The Great Khali is now out of a job, as he is now fired!
Winners: Finlay and Hornswoggle! The Great Khali is forced to retire, and Runjin Singh is fired!
Finlay and Hornswoggle do their little dance in the ring, as Singh looks like he is going to cry, as Khali is still unconscious. The crowd starts ‘Na Na Na Na!’, as Finlay and Hornswoggle wave goodbye.
When we come back from the commercial, we see footage from Wrestlemania where former World Heavyweight Champion and Raw’s newest draft pick Edge lost his World Title to the Undertaker. The announcers then hype the TLC match between Triple H vs. Edge for the WWE Championship at Backlash, as well as the Tag Team Championships match between the Rock N’ Sock Connection and MNM. They start to hype the tournament made by Teddy Long with the winner of the tourney becoming No. 1 Contender at Backlash for the Undertaker’s World Title. They show a recap of Cena returning at the start of the show, and him facing Kane in the main event.
They then hype the return of the Cruiserweight Championship, after it was vacated on an episode of Smackdown for ‘Hornswoggle’s wellbeing’. They talk about who the challenger could possibly be.
We then have an update on Matt Hardy and MVP. They show us a recap of what happened at Wrestlemania with the aftermath of the I Quit match, with Hardy doing a 40 foot leg drop from off the top of the set. They said that fortunately that both men will be back for next week, and that both men will be in action, with Hardy defending his title for the first ever time against ‘The World’s Strongest Man’ Mark Henry, and MVP taking on Matt’s brother Jeff in a US Title Number 1 Contender’s match for the US Title, with the winner facing whoever the US Champ is at the time at Backlash!
Cruiserweight Championship
Chavo Guerrero vs. GREGORY HELMS!!!
While Chavo is waiting for his opponent, no one comes out, which he goes on to say that no one is going to face him, so just award him the belt right now. When the referee is about to give him the belt, Gregory Helms comes out to surprisingly, a huge pop! He says that his back, and that the only reason he lost his title was because Chavo stole it from him. The two have a very good, fast paced match, with the two having great chemistry, as Chavo uses dirty tactics to attempt to steal the victory, whereas Helms uses high flying moves to wear down Chavo. Helms nails a huge springboard head scissors onto Chavo, and while Chavo is getting up, he attempts the Shining Wizard, but Chavo reverses and grabs onto Helms’ knee, and gets him into a suplex position, perhaps looking for the brain buster of perhaps the Three Amigos, but Helms slides over the top of Guerrero’s shoulders and gets him into a school boy roll up! 1…2…Chavo gets out of the pinning predicament! Chavo quickly charges back at the former superhero, only to be met with a super kick to the face, quickly followed by a very impressive DDT! Helms gets the cover. 1…2…Chavo gets his foot on the ropes! Helms then lifts Chavo up, and hits a bodyslam, quickly followed by a standing senton to Chavo’s sternum. Helms lifts up Chavo, and goes for a swinging neck breaker to Chavo, but Chavo pushes off Helms, and he collides with the turnbuckle, chest first! Chavo then quickly puts Gregory into a crucifix powerbomb position, locking in the Gory Special! Helms starts to struggle, as Chavo applies more pressure. Helms looks like he is fading, but while Chavo gets off guard for a second as he thinks Gregory is gone, Helms seizes the opportunity by quickly rolling through into a sunset flip cover, but Chavo uses his momentum to roll through and nail a huge dropkick to the face of Helms while he was in a seated position! Chavo smirks, as he thinks he has this one in the bag, but he goes up top, perhaps looking for a Frog Splash. Chavo leaps, but much what like happened to Mysterio earlier, Helms moves as Chavo smashes the mat. Helms quickly takes advantage of the opportunity, as he bounces off the ropes and connects with a Shining Wizard! 1…2…3!
Winner and UNDISPUTED Cruiserweight Champion: Gregory Helms!
Helms is handed the belt, as he kisses it as Chavo begins to get up in the centre of the ring. Helms leaves smirking with his new belt, as Chavo starts to slam the mat out of frustration. They show the rest of Edge’s Army, who aren’t looking too pleased. The commentators speak about the shock return of Gregory Helms, and how he won the title in his first night back. They also talk about Edge’s Army, who don’t look very good tonight.
When we come back from the commercial, Teddy Long is backstage with Anastasia, who talks about how in the brackets, we don’t know who is facing the Big Show. Well, there answer to that question is that that The Big Show match will take place next week, and he will face off against the next draft pick, so he doesn’t know who he is facing next week! Big Show is shown backstage, looking furious at what happened.
A video package plays, showing many places of Australia for some reason. The narrator says that in June 2008, for 3 weeks, WWE will be in Australia, broadcasting both Smackdown and Raw! The announcer’s hype this, saying it would be the first time ever that the WWE will be going to Australia for the first time ever to broadcast shows.
Main Event
Tourney Match
John Cena vs. Kane
The match was a very good main event for Smackdown, with Kane using his power moves to wear Cena down, as he looked to be struggling in the match, due to Kane’s size advantage. Kane almost had the match won after hitting his flying clothesline from off the top rope, but Cena managed to kick out at two. Kane had then gone for the chokeslam to Cena, but Cena repeatedly striked Kane’s head, and then followed that up with a massive bulldog. Cena then connected with the Five Knuckle Shuffle onto Kane! He went for the cover. 1…2...Kane throws Cena off! Cena can’t believe the strength of Kane, as he goes back over to Kane, but he sits up and wraps his hand across his throat once again looking for the chokeslam, but Cena kicks him in the gut, and tries to hit the FU, but Kane is too heavy for Cena, so Cena collapses under the weight of Kane. Kane then goes on to hit a sidewalk slam, and then he goes for the cover. 1…2…NO! Cena manages to kick out, as Kane starts to get frustrated with Cena. Kane then whips Cena into the corner, and charges at him, looking for a splash in the corner, but Cena dodges it so Kane smashes the turnbuckle. Cena quickly capitalizes, getting Kane in a school boy roll up! 1…2…Kane grabs on to the bottom rope! Cena doesn’t know what to do, as he heads up to the top rope, but the crowd, the announcers and not even Cena knows what he is going to do. Cena then leaps off the top rope, looking for a diving cross body, but Kane catches him, and puts him into a Tombstone Pile Driver position, but Cena manages to roll through and he locks in the STF-U!! He has it locked in perfectly, as Kane thrashes around on the mat, but he is helpless as he is in the centre of the ring! Kane quickly overturns Cena, putting him onto his back, now in a pinning predicament! 1…2…Cena breaks the hold so now Kane lets go! The two then get up, but not for long as Cena nails Kane with a flying shoulder block, then followed by two clotheslines. Kane then goes for a clothesline, but instead of Cena going for a Spin-out Powerbomb, he kicks Kane in the gut and nails a huge DDT, sending Kane’s head straight into the canvas! Cena then pumps up his shoes, as Kane begins to get up. Cena then for the second time in the match goes for the FU, and this time he lifts Kane up, and he manages to lift up Kane and complete his finishing move the FU!!! Cena then goes for the cover, in pain after using all his strength to get Kane up. 1…2…3!
Winner and advancing: John Cena
Cena starts to celebrate in the ring, as he will be facing CM Punk in 2 weeks, as he is now one step closer to main eventing Backlash against The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship. All of a sudden, the lights go completely black, as The Undertaker is standing in the centre of the ring, staring down Cena. The show ends with these two staring each other down, Undertaker doing his rolling eye thingy and Cena doing the You Can’t See Me wave.
*End of Show*
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