Ye, I am writing out mine in full and it takes AGES! But I think it is worth it, just do a bit of match/promo when I have some spare time. Still only on the first match on my first Smackdown episode. Good luck with this week's Smackdown and I hope it's allright I used your template for layout in my thread. Hope you review my first episode soon.
WWE 2007: Year of Redemption
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Hey, Here to drop a reviwe : ), I've read this on another forum, so far i've read the draft, and I Love the way you write JBL adnd how you've made Kennedy a Big Fish in a small pond, I'm curious to see what The Miz will get up to on Smackdown, best of luck, although you've already written the shows 
Friday Night Smackdown
May 11, 2007
Last Week's Main Event said:
***Rise Up***
Smackdown kicks off with a huge pyro before we get taken to the announcing team of Michael Cole and John Bradshaw Layfield.
Michael Cole: Hello everyone and welcome to another jam packed edition of Friday Night Smackdown! We are only nine days away from our next Pay-Per-View extravaganza, Judgment Day, and we are happy to present to be here with you again on this Friday night. John, aren't you excited for another great wrestling show?
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield: Michael, I'd be a little more excited if I didn't have to see your ugly face each week.
Michael Cole: What did I do?
John 'Bradshaw' Layfield: You're trash, Michael. Now shut your mouth.
***I Walk Alone***
As almost as if it was scripted
suspic, the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship, Batista makes his way out from the curtain. He comes out with a sports coat and sunglasses on, seeming to be in a happy mood right now.Batista: Last week, I had to face 3 worthy superstars just to get what I deserved after I lost at Wrestlemania...
Batista takes his sunglasses off his eyes.
Batista: And that's a rematch with the Undertaker.
The crowd pops at the mention of the Undertaker.
Batista: Yeah, I'm excited about it too.
The crowd again pops.
Batista: Because I will FINALLY get my chance to show each and every one of you that the Undertakers win at Wrestlemania was a FLUKE!
Those cheers now turn into boos.
Batista: I'm finally going to be able to get the one on one rematch with the Deadman, that I deserved right after Wrestlemania but didn't get because Kane had to stick his nose into things.
Another mixed reaction.
Batista: Because, the way I see it, the score is only one to nothing. ANYONE can get a fluke win. And on Sunday I will prove that the Undertaker's win at Wrestlemania was just that - a FLUKE. Because there is no way, no way that he can beat a monster like me in a one on one match two times in a row! No way!
The crowd now is full on booing the 'Animal'.
Batista: I don't care what kind of match we have. I don't care if it's a No disqualification match. I don't care if its a ladder match. I don't care if its a tables match. Whatever match we have, I will be coming out on top and winning MY World Heavyweight Championship.
Still more heat on Batista, who now tosses his shades onto the canvas and wipes the sweat off his forehead.
Batista: And since I KNOW I can beat you in any kind of match, why don't you come out here right now and let us all know what kind of match we will be having at Judgment Day?
The crowd cheers at a chance of seeing the Undertaker, and wait...
And wait...
And wait...
***Graveyard Symphony***
Hits to a great reaction, with the current World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker making his slow entrance out from the back. Fog flows up from the floor, with druids hanging out all around. The Undertaker continues his entrance, and once he slowly enters the ring, he takes off his coat and hat and places them both on the nearby turnbuckle.
The Undertaker: (breathing heavily) Batista... you think my match was a fluke?...
Batista nods his head up and down.
The Undertaker: Well have mercy on your soul...
The Undertaker continues to breath heavily.
The Undertaker: Because at Judgment Day... your day of judgment will come...
The crowd gets louder in anticipation.
The Undertaker: Where the winner will be the Last... Man... STANDING!
The crowd goes nuts over the announcement of a LMS match between the two in just nine days. Batista drops his microphone on the ground, as does the Undertaker. The two get in each others faces, but do not trade blows. The two are only inches away from each other, with Batista forming fists with his hands, although the Undertaker seems unfased. They continue to stare at each other until BATISTA SWINGS A RIGHT HAND! The Animal knocks the Champion back with another blow! He Irish Whips Taker and... TAKER TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A JUMPING CLOTHESLINE! The Deadman doesn't waste any time and gets right back up, patiently wating for Batista to get to his feet. Once he finally does Taker delivers a kick to the gut and throws Batista's head between his legs, setting up for the Last Ride! Taker wraps his arms around Batista's large body, but just before he can lift it up Batista... LOW BLOW! THE ANIMAL TAKES HIS RIGHT ARM UP AND LOW BLOWS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Taker falls to his knees and Batista sees an advantage. He quickly gets up and now he whips Taker's head between his legs, before he wraps his arms around the champions body and lifts him up onto his shoulders... PUMMELING HIM WITH A BATISTA BOMB! BATISTA BOMB! THE CHALLENGER HAS JUST TAKEN OUT THE CHAMPION! Batista gets up to his feet and violently shakes the ropes, flexing his large pectoral muscles before he grabs the World Heayweight Chamiponship belt, which had been laying near one of the turnbuckles after the brawl started, and eyes it up and down, throwing it near the Deadman once he's done looking at it. Batista then walks out of the ring, to some huge boos, and makes his way to the back, as the World Heavyweight Champion recovers and Smackdown goes to it's first commercial break.
***Commercial***
Match One - Winner Advances To Judgment Day to Fight for the Vacant United States Championship - Chris Masters vs. Montel Vontavious Porter
The opening match here on Smackdown features two guys that, to be honest, aren't the greatest in the ring. However, what they are fighting for - a pay-per-view match - is great, and the two do put together a fun, short little match. Masters works on the neck of MVP throughout the match, while MVP tries to answer it with some backwork of his own.
We get taken to the end of the match, which sees Masters take MVP to the ground with a swinging neckbreaker. He covers MVP for the pinfall, but only gets a two, which gets a few cheers from the crowd. MVP holds his neck in pain while rolling on the ground, while Masters gets up to his feet and puts his hands in the air, giving the Masterlock signal! The crowd boos Masters, who patiently waits for Smackdown's highest paid superstar to get up to his feet. Once MVP eventually does, Masters delivers a kick to the gut, turns MVP over and wraps his right arm quickly around MVP's shoulder, locking in half of the hold rather easily. MVP quickly realizes what is happening and tries with all of his might to avoid getting locked in the deadly hold by pulling himself over to the nearby ropes to try and cause a ropebreak. Masters, however, is persistent and continues to try and lock it in, pulling MVP back into the middle of the ring.
Masters eventually GETS HIS ARM AROUND MVP'S SHOULDER! It looks like Chris Masters might be going to Judgment Day! Masters just has to clamp his hands together to lock the hold in... BUT MVP SOMEHOW GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO WRAP HIS BODY AROUND THE ROPES, FORCING MASTERS TO BREAK UP THE HOLD! The crowd now is really behind MVP, which pisses off Masters, because he knew that if he clasped his hands together the match would've been over. The referee pulls Masters away before he can cause anymore damage to MVP, who's still recouperating while staying in-between the ropes. MVP then does get out of the ropes and blocks a right hand thrown by Masters, delivering a shot of his own. He then whips him off the ropes and connects with a facebreaker knee smash! Masters hits the canvas, and MVP sees an opportunity to hit one of his signature moves, the 'Ballin Elbow'. MVP runs off the ropes, does a few skip hops, shouts out BALLIN' with the crowd screaming in unison, before laying down an elbow!
The crowd is behind MVP a little bit now, and are really into the opener here on Smackdown. MVP gets up and waits for Masters to get up, and once he does MVP delivers a kick to the gut, trying to set up for the Playmaker, only for Masters to push MVP into the ropes and attempt another Masterlock hold when he comes back to him! Masters again gets an arm around MVP's shoulder, only for MVP to deliver a few elbows to the head, which causes Masters to let go of the hold and MVP again attempt a Playmaker attempt, this time CONNECTING! MVP then hooks the leg of Masters and gets the pinfall, advancing to Judgment Day!
Winner: Montel Vontavious Porter via Pinfall (7:03)
After the match MVP gets his hand raised by the referee and then he goes outside of the ring and pets the title that he will be fighting for in 9 days, the United States Championship, which is seated on a pillow right in front of Cole and JBL. We then get taken backstage with Maria who's with the current Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero.
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Maria introduces Chavo to the audience, and he isn't a happy loco. She asks him why he's upset, and he says because since he lost last week to Jimmy Wang Yang, by a fluke, that Smackdown general manager Teddy Long has forced him into having a match against Jimmy again tonight, and if Jimmy wins he will face him at Judgment Day for the Cruiserweight Championship. He says it isn't right that Jimmy can just walk right in, get a fluke win, and be in the championship chase. He had to earn his spot. Chavo tries to continue going on a tangent but Maria interrupts him and says that he didn't earn anything and was a surprise appearance when he won the title that he's holding right now. Chavo tells her that he's apart of the best wrestling family in the world and he's already earned his stripes and won Cruiserweight Championships before, so it's different. He continues and says that he's gonna make sure that Jimmy doesn't get another fluke win and punch his ticket to Judgment Day and prove to everyone that the fluke win last week was just that - a fluke. Chavo then walks away as Smackdown goes to another commercial break.
***Commercial***
VIDEO PROMO - SMACKDOWN PRESENTS: JUDGMENT DAY, LIVE ON PAY-PER-VIEW IN ONLY 9 DAYS. ORDER NOW AND SEE SMACKDOWN'S BEST SUPERSTARS IN ACTION.
***
We are again backstage with Maria, and the lovely interviewer with Smackdown's newest rookie, Johnny Jeter along with his girlfriend, Maryse Oullet. Maria asks Johnny how different it is now that he's here on Smackdown, and he says that it's horrible because he has to see eyesores like her try and look like his beautiful girlfriend, only for each of them to fail. Maria is clearly offended by Johnny's comment, while Maryse and Johnny laugh it off right in her face. Maria, like a good interviewer, tries to shake it off and continue the interview by asking him how he's preparing for Super Crazy, his opponent later tonight. Jeter says he doesn't have to prepare for Crazy because his talents, along with his lovely girlfriend, are enough to dominate Crazy here tonight. He then says that they're leaving, the interview area, that is, so they don't have to continue to talk to someone with as many dull and useless questions as Maria herself has. The two then, commit to their promise and walk off as Smackdown gets ready for it's second match of the night.
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Match Two - Tag-Team Match - Deuce and Domino vs. Cryme Tyme
This match is billed as a number one contenders match, but it's clearly just a match to build up Deuce and Domino for their upcoming encounter versus the tag-team champions Londrick at Judgment Day. D&D are in control for almost the entire match, which doesn't go past the 6 minute mark, mind you, which ends with us seeing D&D finish them off with a 'Crack 'Em in Da Mouth' and Domino non-chalantly covering them for the pin.
Winners: Deuce and Domino via Pinfall (5:38)
The two winners catch their breath as they celebrate their victory here tonight. They climb up to separate turnbuckles and move their hands across their wastes, signalling that the WWE Tag-Team Championships will be theirs. They step back down and slap hands with each other, when...
THE CURRENT WWE TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONS, LONDRICK, COME SPRINTING OUT FROM THE CROWD AND RETURN THE FAVOR THAT DEUCE AND DOMINO GAVE THEM LAST WEEK! The champions quickly send both men to the ground, before we see Paul go to the outside of the ring and pull a table out from underneath it, sliding it in to his partner. Brian keeps Deuce down while Paul slides in and sets up the table, to which Brian then throws him onto. Paul is the one that climbs the top rope, and after a few seconds of pandering to the crowd, he jumps off the turnbuckle and SENDS DEUCE THROUGH THE TABLE WITH A SHOOTING STAR PRESS!
The crowd are going nuts for the champions, who don't look to be done taking out their challengers in just 9 days. Oh, no. Instead, they then focus their attention on Domino, who had spent the past few minutes trying to get back to his feet. They double team Domino by both delivering right hands at him at the same time, eventually backing Domino into a corner. Kendrick then steps away while London throws Domino in-between his legs, looking to somehow hit a powerbomb? Yes, London uses all of his strength in his five foot ten frame, and SOMEHOW LIFTS DOMINO ONTO HIS SHOULDERS! Kendrick then quickly grabs ahold of Domino's head and runs off the ropes, attempting a Sliced Bread #2 and... CONNECTING! A SLICED BREAD #2/POWERBOMB COMBINATION BY THE WWE TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONS!
Once the champions connect with the London Calling they grab their titles and celebrate on the top turnbuckles with them, while the crowd shows their appreciation by cheering for them all the way to the commercial.
***Commerical***
Smackdown comes back on air, with us being backstage in Teddy Long's office. Teddy has his body turned to the camera, talking on the phone, when William Regal barges through the door. Teddy hangs up his phone and asks what he can do for William. Regal says he was cheated out of a victory last week in the main event and he wants a match at Judgment Day. Long says he'd try to give him a match, but he wasn't sure if anyone would want to face Regal. Regal says trying isn't good enough, and then he reminds Teddy of the Triple Threat match between all three brands where the winner gets a Free Agent. Teddy says he had a few guys in mind, but that he knows about Regal's fantastic wrestling ability, so he's got his match. William Regal has been picked as Smackdown's Representative in the Battle of the Brands Match. Regal is pleasantly happy and then walks out, as Long sits back in his desk and works on some papers.
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Match Three - Singles Match - Johnny Jeter (w/ Maryse) vs. Super Crazy
Jeter, in his second week on the job, gets another formidable opponent with Crazy, who is a former Cruiserweight Champion. It is an entertaining contest throughout, with Crazy actually having the upper hand on the unprepared Jeter, who, as we know from his earlier interview, didn't even study up on Crazy. We're six minutes through when Crazy looks to hit his finisher, the Trifecta, which is three moonsaults in a row, one on each of the 3 turnbuckle pads. Crazy connects with the first one, which gets the crowd hot. He plays up the crowd to get louder, and then connects with a moonsault on the middle turnbuckle, getting the crowd to give an even louder reaction. He climbs up to the top and waves his hands up and down, trying to get the crowd on their feet, but this would ultimately cost him, as just before he jumps to finish Jeter off with another moonsault, JETER'S GIRLFRIEND MARYSE CLIMBS ONTO THE APRON AND SLAMS ON THE TOP ROPE, CAUSING CRAZY'S LEGS TO FALL INBETWEEN THE TURNBUCKLE!
Maryse immediately jumps off the apron, back onto the level below the ring, with the referee going through the ropes to yell at her. Maryse tries to give the referee an innocent look, but he's not buying it. While the referee has his back turned, Jeter gets up, pulls Crazy off the ropes, and delivers a LOW BLOW! The insane luchador falls to his knees, while Jeter then finishes him off with a 540 Kick to the skull, knocking out the former champion for good!
Winner: Johnny Jeter via Pinfall (6:32)
Once the bell rings, Jeter's girlfriend Maryse forgets about the referee's scorning of her and slides into the ring, hugging her man that won again. The two then taunt the crowd for a minute to celebrate their victory, before we get taken backstage, yet again, to Maria.
***
The lovely Maria comes back on our screen for her third interview of the night, this time with the man that 'Will Not Die' Matt Hardy. She introduces Matt to the crowd, with him receiving quite the reaction from the crowd. She reminds Matt that Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Chris Masters earlier in the night and that he will be going to Judgment Day to fight for the Vacant United States Championship, and that if Matt wins here tonight he will be the one to face MVP. She asks Matt what does he have to do if he wants to go to Judgment Day? Matt says that his opponent - Marcus Cor Von - is gonna be a challenge. He was a force to be reckoned with on ECW and now that he's here on Smackdown he's gonna want to make an Impact here during his first match on Smackdown. Matt says he's gonna have to try and stay on the offense and not be on the defensive, because that's what Marcus wants him to be. Maria then asks him if he has any thoughts on the man that has advanced to Judgment Day, MVP, and how he would match up against him. Matt says he can't look forward to MVP yet because he's got to put Cor Von away first, and if he doesn't he won't even make it to Judgment Day. Maria then thanks Matt for the interview, and then he walks off to his lockerroom as Smackdown goes to another commercial break.
***Commercial***
Match Four - Non-Title Singles Match - Chavo Guerrero vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
These two Cruiserweights have their second match in the past two weeks, only this time there is a lot more on the line then their previous contest last week, because if Jimmy wins he'll face Chavo for the title at Judgment Day. Chavo, obviously, wants to prevent that, and he puts up a good performance early, dominating Jimmy, looking like he might be able to put this one away early with the three amigos, but Jimmy manages to roll his shoulder up at two and three quarters, which pisses the Mexican off. For the rest of the middle part of the match we get some back and forth action, until we are taken to the finish.
Jimmy has a side headlock on Chavo, who eventually gets to the middle rope, causing the referee to break up the hold. Jimmy let go almost right away, but the Cruiserweight Champion didn't stay onto the ropes for long, instead charged right at Jimmy, even though the referee was between them, shoving both Jimmy AND the referee into the nearby turnbuckle, sending them both to the ground. Chavo gets some heat from the crowd for taking out the referee, but he yells at them to 'Shut Up' before he goes outside to the ring to find some reinforcements. He walks over to Justin Roberts, who is holding onto his Cruiserweight Title, and snatches it from the ring announcer, tossing it into the ring, planning on using it to his advantage. Chavo makes a slow walk up the steps, and once he enters the ring he grabs Wang Yang by the head and lifts him up to his feet. He puts him in a front facelock position while he gets his title in position and eventually gets it in the spot where he wants it. Chavo looks to be ready to connect with a DDT on the title, but just before he can attempt the move, Jimmy uses some of his unknown strength and flips Chavo over with a SUPLEX ON THE TITLE! CHAVO CRINGES IN PAIN AS THE REFEREE, WHO DOESN'T SEE THE TITLE BECAUSE CHAVO IS SITTING ON IT, MAKES THE 3 COUNT!
Winner: Jimmy Wang Yang via Pinfall (7:12)
Jimmy immediately gets up to his feet, celebrating his victory because he knows that he's gonna finally get his chance for the title after two straight non-title victories over the champion. Chavo, meanwhile, stays on the ground, upset at himself for not hitting the move quicker then he tried to, which was ultimately his downfall. Jimmy continues to pander to the crowd as Smackdown heads to another commercial.
***Commercial***
Smackdown comes back on air, this time with a video vingette. There's not one man in the picture, but two. Pomp and Circumstance - yes, good ol' 'Macho Man' Randy Savage's old theme that is - is playing in the background, with the two men decked out in some good ol' red, white, and blue clothing. The one man not speaking is slightly bigger, around 280 pounds, while the other man looks only a handful of pounds less. Eventually, the smaller man introduces themselves, with him being Heath Miller and his friend next to him being Ryan Reeves. The two say that they love America and that they're gonna promote the American way when they make their Smackdown debut in two weeks. They're gonna show everyone what a true American is like, and that they hope everyone can be as proud of this wonderful country as they are. The two then are seen eating an apple pie, another stereotypical American custom, as the video ends.
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Match Five - Singles Match - Umaga (w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada) vs. Scotty Too Hotty
Smackdown comes back out to the arena with an apparent squash match. The 'Samoan Bulldozer' doesn't waste any time in the match, dominating the much smaller opponent, who he outweighs by over 150 pounds. Umaga toys with Scotty, grabbing him by his torso and whipping him across the ring, with Scotty flying all the way over to the bottom turnbuckle. Umaga quickly notices this and lines up his bait, before charging at him and smacking his ass into Scotty's face, connecting with the Samoan Wrecking Ball! After a few seconds of walking around the ring, waiting for his opponent to get up, even though he never will, Umaga grabs Scotty up by the head, whips him into the ropes and DESTROYS HIM WITH A SAMOAN DROP!
This certainly would be enough for Umaga to finish the match off, but Estrada talks to his talent and tells him to inflict even more damage. Umaga lets out a toothy grin after hearing this, and grabs Scotty by the throat, lifts him up to his feet again, and, almost as quickly as he got him up, SENDS HIM DOWN WITH A SAMOAN SPIKE! UMAGA STRIKES SCOTTY'S THROAT! It's simply elementary, with Umaga not even bothering to hook either of Scotty's legs as he picks up the pinfall victory rather quickly.
Winner: Umaga via Pinfall (1:34)
Once the bell rings, Estrada enters the ring and celebrates with his client, who looks absolutely fearsome right now. Armando has a microphone in his hand, but directs Umaga to get rid of Scotty before he begins to talk. Umaga nods his head up and down, before he runs off the ropes and hits a HUGE body splash! Umaga then, after a few more seconds of taunting the crowd, grabs Scotty by his hair and whips him over the top rope. Umaga slaps his chest as Estrada begins to talk on the mic. Estrada, talking to nobody in particular, asks if this is the best competition that Smackdown has to offer. He says that his client is a predator, and that everyone on the Smackdown roster is his prey. Estrada continues, saying that they will keep the promise he made last weeek, which is that he will beat everyone in his path to claim the World Heavyweight Championship. Soon, they will show everyone why Umaga is the best in the company. But not tonight, as they want everyone to feel blessed that they again aren't demolished by the Samoan Bulldozer. The two then walk off, as Smackdown goes to another commercial break.
***Commercial***
Match Six - Winner Advances To Judgment Day to Fight for the Vacant United States Championship - Marcus Cor Von vs. Matt Hardy
When we come back from commercial, we get the second of the two semifinal matches in the US title tournament, featuring the 'Alpha Male' Marcus Cor Von versus 'The Man Who Will Not Die' Matt Hardy. The crowd is clearly behind Matt in the main event, and these two have a hot match, with it being total nonstop action. ha I'm funny
We near the finish of the match as Cor Von is walking around with Hardy draped around his shoulders, taunting him with his super strength until he tosses him into one of the turnbuckle pads! Matt's back buckles as he collides with it, and Marcus proceeds to keep adding onto the pain by driving his shoulder into Matt's sternum numerous times, with Hardy looking defenseless. Once Marcus connects with his fifth shoulder thrust in a row, he backs up a few feet, lines Matt up, charges at him, looking to really take him out with a running clothesline, ONLY FOR MATT TO GET HIS FOOT UP, causing Marcus to run face first into it! This is the move that gives Matt his much needed advantage, as he quickly darts off the rope and takes the 'Alpha Male' down with a crossbody, which he covers for a pin, receiving a two count. Matt slowly gets to his feet, holding his gut from the shots that Marcus gave him a minute ago, and awaits for Cor Von to get to his feet.
He doesn't wait very long, and Cor Von throws a wild right hand, only for Matt to duck and swiftly connect with a Side Effect! The crowd is now really beginning to get loud, which acts like an energy source for Matt, who throws up the V1 hand signal, getting the crowd even louder. Matt grabs Marcus by the head, lifts him up to his feet, and wraps his arms around Marcus's head in a front facelock position, getting ready to hit the Twist of Fate! Matt again gives his V1 gesture, only for Marcus to deliver some sharp elbows into Matt's gut, forcing Hardy to release the hold. Marcus pushes Matt back into the ropes, but he bounces back with a quick kick to the gut. Hardy then takes no time at all and connects with the TWIST OF FATE! TWIST OF FATE! TWIST OF FATE! Hardy's cover is elementary and he picks up the win, advancing to Judgment Day!
Winner: Matt Hardy via Pinfall (10:17)
Hardy gets up to his feet and celebrates his big victory over the big man, with the crowd on their feet for his performance. Matt gets his name chanted by the crowd as he gets his hand raised by the referee, only for MVP TO JUMP HIM! Hardy's opponent for the United States title at Judgment Day jumps him, with Matt not knowing what the hell is going on! Smackdown's highest paid superstar, still dressed in his ring gear despite being in the opener, whips Matt into one of the turnbuckle poles, SHOULDER FIRST! MVP is an animal! The crowd boos the Franchise Playa, who then goes outside of the ring and grabs the United States Championship, which is still seated on it's stool, and brings it back into the ring. MVP lifts Matt up, who's still gassed after the long main event he had, and STRIKES HIM IN THE SKULL WITH THE TITLE!
Matt immediately drops to the ground, with the crowd chanting an 'MVP Sucks' chant now. Smackdown's highest paid superstar isn't finished with Matt, though, but tosses the title to the side and waits for Matt to get up. Matt crawls over to the ropes, clearly not in the right state of mind, and slowly gets back up to a vertical position. Once Matt finally gets to his feet, MVP grabs him by the hair, drills him in the sternum with a knee, and proceeds to send Matt to the ground again, connecting with his finisher - The Playmaker! Matt appears to be knocked out, and MVP walks back over and grabs the US Title, flashes it up in the air to the crowd, before wrapping it around his shoulder and exiting the ring. MVP has a big smile on his face, not taking his eyes off Matt, who is rolling around in immense pain inside of the ring, as Smackdown goes to it's final commercial break of the night.
***Commercial***
Smackdown comes from it's final commercial break, with Michael Cole and JBL hyping up the already announced matches for the upcoming pay-per-view, Judgment Day, including: Jimmy Wang Yang versus Chavo Guerrero for the Cruiserweight Championship, the Triple Threat Match between all three brands for a Free Agent's contract, Deuce and Domino versus Paul London and Brian Kendrick for the WWE Tag-Team Championships, Matt Hardy versus MVP for the vacant United States Championship, and lastly, but certainly not the least, the Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship, featuring the 'Phenom' The Undertaker versus the 'Animal' Batista. The two continue to hype these matches up, specifically the World Heavyweight Championship match, until 'Sexy Boy' hits and Shawn Michaels, who was drafted over to Smackdown in the WWE Draft, comes out to finally address the crowd for the first time.
Shawn comes out with his cowboy boots and hat on, along with some blue jeans and a custom made HBK shirt. Shawn begins by saying that he enjoyed the past 5 years that he's been on RAW, but he's glad that he was moved over to Smackdown so he could entertain every single one of these fans every Friday night, which gets a cheap pop from the crowd. He said he had nothing left to do on RAW, and now that he's over here on Smackdown, he's excited for the new challenges that are open. He says there's a lot of guys that have some great talents inside of the ring, like Batista, The Undertaker, Umaga, and Matt Hardy, even though Shawn knows that he can go with anyone. Shawn says that he hopes everyone is excited to see the Showstopper come on every week, because he's gonna give 110% to entertain them. He says he hopes that you guys have a great show, and leaves as Smackdown fa...
Not so fast, my friend. 'Dead White Guys' then plays, with King Booker along with his queen, Sharmell making their way out from the back, to some heat from the crowd. Booker is dressed in a nice white sports coat, while Sharmell is in an elegant gold dress. Both are wearing their crowns, and Booker is handed a microphone once he enters the ring. Booker asks Shawn how he has the audacity to come out and name all of the talents that he thinks are great, but not even give a mention to the King of the Smackdown Jungle. Shawn says he didn't mean any disrespect, but Booker doesn't wanna hear any of that crap. Booker knows that he can go with anyone inside of the ring, and he wants to prove that he should get a chance at the title that he held not even a half a year ago, and didn't even get a fair rematch for. Shawn says that if Booker wants a match with him, he can have it right here right now! The crowd begins to get excited, wanting to see a big main event, but Booker chickens out. He says that he didn't bring his ring gear, and he isn't prepared to wrestle tonight. The crowd boos Booker for punking out, and Shawn nods his head and tells Booker that these people are right. Shawn says that if Booker wants a match with him, what is he waiting for? Booker says that they're gonna have a match, but not tonight. No, it's gonna be at a better time, when there's millions of people around the world watching seeing him whoop Shawn's ass. Booker says at Judgment Day, he's gonna prove why he is the King of the Smackdown Jungle, when he beats Shawn inside of this ring. The crowd pops for the match announcement, and then Smackdown's royal family leaves the ring and Smackdown fades to black.
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Smackdown Presents: Judgment Day
When: May 20, 2007
Where: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Theme Song: I Don't Wanna Stop by Ozzy Osbourne
Confirmed Matches:
Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
The Undertaker (c) vs. Batista
Singles Match for the Vacant United States Championship:
Matt Hardy vs. Montel Vontavious Porter
Triple Threat Match for the Contract of an Unannounced Superstar:
CM Punk vs. TBA vs. William Regal
Tag-Team Match for the WWE Tag-Team Championships:
Paul London and Brian Kendrick (c) vs. Deuce and Domino
Singles Match for the Crusierweight Championship:
Chavo Guerrero (c) vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
Singles Match:
Shawn Michaels vs. King Booker
Monday Night RAW Preview
May 14, 2007
Tonights RAW comes to you live from Hampton, Virginia, presenting you with yet another jam packed show.
Last week, Randy Orton did a henious action that no one could approve of. The 'Legend Killer', as he likes to refer to himself as, decided to attack the current #1 contender to the WWE Championship Jeff Hardy by punting him in the skull, as Randy felt he was undeserving of being the next one able to get a shot at the WWE Championship. RAW General Manager Jonathan Coachman was one of many who was upset with Randy's actions and as a result, scheduled him in a stretcher match against Kane later in the evening. Randy won the match, but, as per Coachman's orders, will also be forced to deliver an apology to Jeff Hardy inside of the ring, or risk being fired. Will Randy heed to Coachman's orders? Or does he have something else up his sleeve?
Chris Benoit, Matt Striker, and Elijah Burke all came out victorious in their debuts on RAW last week, with Striker and Burke winning decisively. Tonight, all 3 will be in action yet again. Benoit demanded a rematch with Kenny Dykstra after beating him via Disqualification last week, saying that he wants to win fairly. Burke will try and continue to impress by taking on Rory McAllister, while Striker will be taking on Jim Duggan.
Two weeks ago, during the WWE Draft special, it was revealed that at Judgment Day, all 3 brands will choose one superstar each to face off in a triple threat match, with the winner receiving the contract of a free agent who will be revealed at a later date. ECW General Manager Mick Foley has chosen CM Punk as their representative, and Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long has selected William Regal as their representitive. With Judgment Day only 6 days away, RAW General Manager Jonathan Coachman will have to make his decision sooner rather then later. Coachman has promised he will make his announcement before the night is over, so make sure you stay until the very end.
Make sure you stay tuned for all of this, and more, on what should be a Monday Night RAW for the ages.
Confirmed Matches:
Singles Match: Chris Benoit vs. Kenny Dykstra
Singles Match: Elijah Burke vs. Rory McAllister
Singles Match: Matt Striker vs. Jim Duggan
Mr. Book This Section
Getting Noticed By Management
- Hello Megatron. I just thought I'd come by and pop down some thoughs on Smackdown's edition on the May 11th 2007. Firstly Mega, I feel like I owe this review to you, back when I was doing one of my old bookers, UWF I believe it was you helped me out a lot but you never had a booker up and running so I couldn't review it but I can now so here it goes.
- Liked the war of words between Undertaker and Batista too start the show as it is something that gets people into the show. Liked the whole Last Man Standing match announcement and then the fight was also rather good and it was exciting.
- Don't have a problem with the MVP and Chris Masters match but maybe you could have had the commentators talking before the match about things like why the US Title is vacated and who is already through in the tournament. Liked MVP escaping the Masters lock too. After the match it says he pets the title? Erm, maybe a different word would be better.
- Nice interview with Chavo Guerrero. I think you got his charactor bang on. Should be interesting to see the Jimmy and Chavo Guerrero feud for the title unfold. Looking forward to it. The next interview was ok but a little confusing for me... who is Johnn Jeter? I'm a first time reader of this booker so I don't know who it is.
- Nice short tag team match to get the tag teams involved in Smackdown. Deuce and Domino look good with a win and now they go into their Judgement Day match with a certain level of momentum. Good job. Nice story with Paul London and Brian Kendrick coming out to face off with the guys. Adding further fuel to this fire. Good job.
- Hmm... a battle of the brands triple threat match? That's actually a nice little concept, not sure if I'd have William Regal represent me when I could have any Smackdown superstar but should be good to see him in action on the show.
- So this is Johnny Jeter. You did a good job at getting him over as a heel with all the cheating. Like how you posted the big impact moves in bold as they stand out as a big part in the match.
- You like Maria don't you? Like the 7th time we have see her tonight. Nice Matt Hardy promo and I take it that Matt Hardy is also in this vacant US Title match so at Judgement Day it will be MVP v. Matt Hardy for the United States Championship if Hardy beats his opponent?
- It was an alright match between Chavo Guerrero taking on Jimmy Wang Yang that lasted a nice length of seven minutes. Glad Jimmy won becaus now we have a good match for the Cruiserweight Title.
- Not really too impressed with the squash match but I don't like squash matches. It doesn't do anything for the one who wins. Just makes him look like he can only beat jobbers.
- Impressive enough main event here from Matt Hardy and Marcus Cor Von. I think it was too predictable. If I were you, I think that they should have spoken to both Matt and Marcus. Not just Matt because it made him look like he already had won the match. Nice match thought and I agree with the winner here so good job. Liked the sneak attack from MVP on Matt Hardy as it doesn't look like 2 random guys fighting for a random title. Now their is a backstory to the story.
- Really enjoyed reading the Booker and Shawn story. I think this is the first time they would have ever feuded, or even met. I might be wrong but I don't remember the whole story. Think you got the charactor of booker done well too so good job and I'd like to wish you the best of luck with Judgement Day... which I will be reading. I'll also read next weeks programming with RAW, ECW and the final Smackdown.