411's WWE Smackdown Report 10.09.09
Posted by Joseph F. Martinez on 10.09.2009
The Undertaker's seventh title reign begins with a solid show. CM Punk beats Batista, Rey Mysterio and Chris Jericho lock up and the World Champion promises to take the souls of three men! Join the Smackdown Report this week for all of Friday night's action.
Hey Yo! Welcome to 411mania's Friday Night Smackdown review. You didn't come in here for me to ramble on, so let's get to this week's program!
> Hell in a Cell video highlighting the CM Punk-Undertaker match.
>Jim Ross and Todd Grisham run down the scheduled events. An Undertaker interview, Chris Jericho v. Rey Mysterio and a main event of CM Punk v. Batista.
>Tony Chimel is on ring announcing duties tonight and he welcomes Teddy Long into the ring. Long says Smackdown is the dominant brand and talks about the Bragging Rights' stipulation. Long says John Cena is always welcome on Smackdown.
> Before Long can continue, CM Punk's music strikes and the former World Champion gets to the ring. Punk berates Long for trying to get Cena and says the blue brand doesn't need Cena. He informs Long of his guaranteed rematch and complains about his scheduled match with Batista. Punk wants the Undertaker in a submission match with Scott Armstrong as the referee. Long says no but Punk says he makes the shots.
> Long tries to make a rebuttal but Vince McMahon interrupts the two. That strut is glorious. Mr. McMahon shakes hands with both CM Punk and Teddy Long before getting a microphone. McMahon says Long is still on probation and his patience is running thin with Long's management style. McMahon breaks the news that Long had a four way planned for the next PPV with Rey Mysterio, Batista and Punk as the contenders. I'm guessing that's going to happen because Mr. McMahon says the first match of the night starts next. He introduces Rey Mysterio.
> Punk stares down Rey Mysterio and eventually leaves the ring. Ross informs us that the next match is between Mysterio and Chris Jericho.
> Back from the break, a graphic is shown for a later match between Dolph Ziggler and John Morrison.
>>>MATCH ONE<<<
Rey Mysterio versus Chris Jericho
They grapple with Jericho throwing Mysterio to the ground. Mysterio hits Jericho with some kicks and a couple of punches but Jericho whips him to the ropes. Mysterio maneuvers Jericho into an arm drag and follows it up with a monkey flip that sends Jericho out of the ring. Mysterio dives out of the ring onto the unified tag team champion. Rey sends Jericho back into the ring but is nailed with a clothesline before he can do anything. Jericho beats the downed Mysterio with a couple of kicks and then lifts him for a suplex. Pinfall gets one.
Jericho slaps Mysterio around and then chokes him in the corner with his boot. Y2J sends him to the other corner and Mysterio responds with a kick to the face. Tilt-a-whirl take down by Mysterio is followed up with some more blows to the body. Rey is whipped into the ropes by Jericho and brought down with a big flapjack. Jericho quickly delivers a dropkick to the face of Mysterio. After some stalling, Jericho lifts Mysterio. Mysterio responds with a couple of shots to the face but Jericho knees him in the stomach. Chris Jericho throws Rey Mysterio out of the ring to send the program to a commercial break.
The program continues with Mysterio being locked in a chinlock. Mysterio makes his way to his feet and elbows his way out of it. Mysterio uses the ropes for momentum and maneuvers Jericho into a pinfall. It gets 2. Mysterio again uses the ropes for momentum but Jericho sends Rey down with an enziguri. A pinfall gets 2. Jericho suplexes Rey Mysterio onto the ropes and shoves him out of the ring. He taunts the fans and joins Rey Mysterio on the outside. He lifts Mysterio into a knee before sending him back into the ring. Jericho catapults himself onto Mysterio in the ring and gets a two count. Jericho lifts Mysterio onto the ropes and punches him in the back. Jericho tries to rip Mysterio's mask off but Mysterio shrugs him off onto the mat. Mysterio nails Jericho with a seated senton and then gets a cross body pinfall that gets a two count.
Mysterio bounces off the ropes and into a Chris Jericho boot. Jericho tries to flip his way into a pin but Mysterio gets out of it and delivers a kick to Jericho's face. Mysterio got a two count out of the following pin. Mysterio and Jericho slowly get up, Mysterio gets an early advantage with some knees but Jericho throws him into the ropes. Mysterio holds on to the ropes to avoid a rebound and sets Jericho in 619 position. The 619 is avoided when Jericho grabs Mysterio's legs and attempts the Walls of Jericho. Rey counters it into a cradle pinfall that gets two.
Torture rack back breaker from Jericho interrupts Rey's offense and a pinfall gets two. Jericho kicks Mysterio around as the crowd gets a faint Y2J chant going. Jericho tries to bulldog Mysterio but Rey sends him into the corner. Mysterio hurricanranas Jericho into 619 position. It's again avoided by Jericho. Mysterio counters the counter and tries to do a springboard attack. Jericho avoids it and gets Mysterio in the Walls of Jericho. Mysterio inches his ways to the ropes but Jericho pulls him to the center of the ring. Rey tries to roll out of the Walls and gets over Jericho but Jericho again gets Rey in position for the Walls. Mysterio counters with a kick and Y2J is in position for the 619. It's successful. Mysterio follows it up with a body splash pin that finishes the match. MYSTERIO DEFEATED JERICHO VIA PINFALL
> After some video highlights of the match, Grisham and Ross take us into this week's Raw Rebound.
>Word Up with Cryme Tyme is next. Shad is sporting the jobber attire, a shirt advertising the upcoming Pay-Per-View. Today's word is Eve. They talk about the next match, which happens to be Eve versus the Women's Champion, Michelle McCool.
The two grapple. McCool gets the early advantage by taking Eve into the corner. McCool strikes with a knee and some blows and shoves Eve into the corner. Eve avoids an attack and works McCool over in the corner. McCool counters a strike with an elbow but before she can continue with an attack, Eve takes her down. Michelle McCool leaves the ring and Eve gives chase. McCool rushes back into the ring and tries to kick Eve. Eve catches the leg and delivers a clothesline to a champion. A pinfall gets one.
McCool throws Eve into the corner and then hits Eve with a running knee to the face. McCool drags Eve into the center of the ring and begins a ground attack. She attacks the grounded Eve with multiple knee strikes. After a leg drop, McCool locks on a head lock. McCool grabs Eve's arms and pulls them in separate directions. Eve powers out but McCool transitions into a cartwheel. McCool cartwheels herself into an Eve clothesline. Eve nails McCool with multiple dropkicks before hitting a senton splash. Eve pins the champion but only gets a two count.
Both women make their way to the feet, Eve tries a backsprings splash but McCool kicks Eve's back. McCool tries a suplex but Eve counters into a cradle pinfall that gets two. Eve tries a clothesline but McCool ducks. McCool delivers a huge boot to the jaw that makes a pretty loud sound. McCool pins Eve and gets the three count. McCOOL DEFEATED EVE VIA PINFALL
> Before we go to a commercial break, Grisham informs us that the Undertaker is speaking shortly.
> We're back with the lovely Vickie Guerrero and her boyfriend, Eric Escobar. Teddy Long comes into the room and says that it is his office. Vickie Guerrero is not pleased that Long hasn't booked Escobar into a match. She then goes on a tangent by saying the fatal four way is unfair for the Undertaker and CM Punk. She wants to know why Teddy Long keeps poking a stick at the Undertaker and Long implies Mr. McMahon had something to do with the whole ordeal. Eric Escobar chimes in with some Spanish and leaves the room. Vickie Guerrero reminds Teddy about his probation and also leaves.
> Tony Chimel announces the next match, an IC bout between John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler.
After a commercial break and some entrances, the two begin their match. John Morrison suggests a grapple but Dolph Ziggler tries to take Morrison down via the legs. Morrison gets the advantage but Ziggler brings him down quickly. Ziggler gets a quick pin but the ref can't even get to one before Morrison kicks out. Ziggler transitions into a chinlock. John Morrison gets out of it and takes Ziggler down, a pinfall gets a one. Ziggler strikes the back of Morrison's head and takes him down with a fireman's carry. The pinfall gets two.
A grapevine headlock is applied to John Morrison until Ziggler maneuvers himself into an unsuccessful pinfall. Ziggler tries to get Morrison but Morrison pulls off a fireman's carry of his own. Morrison wrenches the arm of Ziggler until Ziggler rolls out of it. Morrison keeps the hold on until Ziggler breaks out with a knee. Ziggler whips Morrison into the ropes but he misses a punch when Morrison slides under. John Morrison delivers a double leg dropkick to Ziggler and gets a two count pinfall.
Morrison takes Ziggler down and locks in a headlock. Ziggler rolls out of it and kicks Morrison. He tries a neckbreaker but Morrison tries to counter. The counter is unsuccessful but the Intercontinental Champion delivers an inverted backbreaker. A Russian legsweep is followed up by a variation of a leg drop. Morrison pins but can't get the three count. Maria makes her way ringside. She finds a chair in the corner and sits in it.
Ziggler rolls out of a headlock and grabs the leg of Morrison. He tries to shove Morrison down but Morrison nails Ziggler with a Pele kick. Before Morrison can do anything, Ziggler throws him into the corner. Ziggler follows that up with a huge belly to back drop pin that nets him an ear fall. Ziggler whips Morrison into the corner and delivers a splash. Another near fall is had by Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler slams Morrison's face into the mat and then drops an elbow on him. Another 2 count. Dolph locks in a chinlock. Morrison breaks his way out with some elbow but Ziggler knees Morrison back down. Dolph Ziggler taunts Morrison in the corner and throws in some kicks to add insult to injury. Morrison gets a punch and mounts some offense. The IC Champion tries to whip Dolph Ziggler but Ziggler brings him down with a power slam. Another two count pinfall.
Ziggler mounts Morrison and strikes him with a couple off punches to the head. Ziggler works over Morrison over with some blows and a headlock. Morrison lifts Ziggler and brings him down with an electric chair. The ref begins to count both men down. He gets to five before Morrison strikes Ziggler with some punches. Ziggler gets a quick punch and a kick but Morrison rebounds off the ropes into a clothesline. He follows that up with an other clothesline and then a leg lariat. Standing Shooting Star Press from John Morrison gets a two count. Morrison sends himself and Dolph Ziggler out of the ring with a crossbody. Morrison tries to lift Ziggler but Ziggler sends him to the ring apron. Ziggler brings the chair ringside and hides it. He gets back in the ring and kicks Morrison. Dolph sends Morrison into the corner and starts working him over. We're shown Maria taking the hidden chair and sitting on it next to the announcers. Dolph rushes at the cornered Morrison with a clothesline and tries to whip him. Morrison replies by whipping him but Ziggler holds onto the ropes and delivers a dropkick to Morrison. He searches for the chair but sees Maria sitting on it. Visually distracted, Ziggler walks into a springboard dropkick from John Morrison. Morrison covers Ziggler and wins the match. MORRISON DEFEATED ZIGGLER VIA PINFALL
> Morrison poses after the match and Maria makes her way into the ring. The announcers describe the highlights of the match as Maria attends to Dolph Ziggler.
> Grisham and Ross again talk about the Undertaker and walk us into a video package for the Undertaker.
> Backstage, Maria and Dolph Ziggler are arguing. Ziggler says he has a professional life and a personal life. He says his pro life has a ton of promise but he's not sure about his personal life. He tells Maria it's over and walks away.
> We're taken to the locker room with Batista and Rey Mysterio. Mysterio apologizes for the loss at Hell in a Cell but Batista says it is what it is. They tease each other about the upcoming PPV match and say they love each other no matter what.
>R-Truth comes out with his usual rap sequence, this time he's coming from backstage and not the crowd. Matt Hardy is out as his tag team partner. How far has he fallen? JR makes a tease for R-Truth's and Matt Hardy's opponents but sends us to a commercial break.
> A plug for WWE.com is shown.
>Drew McIntyre is one of the opponents. Him and R-Truth stare each other down from the ramp. McIntyre's tag partner is Kane.
>>>MATCH FOUR<<<
Matt Hardy and R-Truth versus Drew McIntyre and Kane
McIntyre and Matt Hardy are the two individuals starting the match off. They grapple with Matt Hardy getting the best of McIntyre. McIntyre tries to counter but Hardy just gets him into a headlock. Drew McIntyre sends Matt Hardy into a corner and rushes him. Hardy avoids and twists the arm of McIntyre. After he works the arm over, he tags in R-Truth. Truth comes in via the turnbuckle and delivers a double axe hammer To McIntyre. Truth follows that up with a slap, a kick and an uppercut. Drew McIntyre kicks R-Truth and then locks in a headlock. Kane makes a blind tag. R-Truth delivers a kick to McIntyre but runs into a big boot from Kane. Kane throws Truth in the corner and follows that up with a ton of punches and elbows. Kane brings R-Truth down into sitting position and delivers a dropkick. A pinfall gets two.
Kane lifts R-Truth and McIntyre brings himself into the match. He delivers a snap suplex to R-Truth and gets a one count. McIntyre brings Truth into the heel corner and Kane tags himself back in. McIntyre holds R-Truth as Kane delivers a punch to the abdominal area. McIntyre exits with a cheap shot. Kane sends R-Truth into a corner and tries to hit a sidewalk slam. R-Truth slides out of it and throws Kane into the corner. McIntyre tags himself back in while R-Truth tags in Matt Hardy.
Hardy avoids a boot and delivers some punches to McIntyre. A clothesline from Hardy is followed up by a dropkick. Matt Hardy throws himself onto McIntyre and then goes on top of the turnbuckle. He comes down with an elbow to the back of McIntyre's head and gets the Side Effect on McIntyre. Kane breaks up the pinfall but R-Truth enters the fray and sends Kane flying out of the picture with a dropkick. McIntyre hits R-Truth from behind and then runs into a kick from Matt Hardy. A Twist of Fate attempt is blocked and Matt Hardy gets hit with an uppercut from Kane. Drew McIntyre strikes with his Double Underhook DDT and pins him for the win. McINTYRE AND KANE DEFEATED HARDY AND R-TRUTH VIA PINFALL (McINTYRE PINNED HARDY)
> R-Truth and McIntyre trade words after the match and then we get another graphic for the upcoming Undertaker promo.
> Chimel asks us to welcome the Undertaker into the arena. When Taker finally reaches the ring, he speaks about being the reaper of wayward souls. The Undertaker calls the World Heavyweight Championship the Holy Grail of the WWE and says it is important he has it. He says the World Title will send his opponents down a road they do not want to embark on because it ends in his yard, the graveyard. Taker says Punk got off easy at Hell in a Cell but he will not leave Bragging Rights with his soul. He addresses Rey Mysterio and says he will show him no mercy, no matter how courageous he is. He gets to Batista and says he will take his soul. Taker says they all will rest in peace. Yep. > A promo for the new Smackdown DVD is shown.
> Big Dave Batista is the first individual out for the match. A graphic for the Fatal Four Way is shown with some nice little shots from the upcoming WWE video game. Punk is out next with a noticeable limp.
>>>MATCH FIVE<<<
Batista versus CM Punk
The bell rings and Punk gets a soft kick on Batista before heading to the outside. The ref prevents Batista from following. CM Punk gets back in the ring and gets worked over by the ropes by Batista. Punk follows back with multiple elbows to the face but gets thrown into a corner by Batista. Batista runs into Punk with a clothesline and whips him into the ropes. Punk holds onto the ropes, preventing a rebound and again makes his way out of the ring. CM Punk slowly gets back in the ring but gets kicked by Batista. The Animal slams Punk's head against the turnbuckle and starts punching him. CM Punk uses the ropes to get out of Batista's grasp. He goes for his springboard clothesline but Batista kicks him down. Batista goes for the Batista Bomb but Punk quickly scurries out of the ring. This sends the match to a commercial break.
When we return, we see Batista bringing Punk down with an elbow. He delivers a vertical suplex and then gets a two count from a pinfall. Batista takes Punk into a corner again and works him over with multiple punches. Punk avoids one and tries unsuccessfully to pin Batista. Big Dave sends Punk against the ropes but Punk avoids a forearm on the rebound. CM Punk kicks Batista in the legs and tries to kick him in the head but Batista locks in the ankle lock. Punk quickly grabs the ropes and goes to the outside. Batista follows but Punk quickly returns inside. When Batista gets inside, Punk delivers a kick to the head. He then jumps off the turnbuckle and hits Batista with a flying knee. Punk tries to pin but Batista's shoulders are under the ropes. Punk lifts Batista and delivers multiple elbow shots to the head. He successfully hits a leg drop and gets a two count.
Punk gets Batista in a chinlock. Batista makes his way to his feet and throws Punk off. Punk quickly responds with a kick to the midsection and then a neckbreaker. Another pinfall from CM Punk gets a two count. Punk then locks his legs around the head of the downed Batista. Batista uses his strength to unwrap the legs of Punk but Punk again kicks Batista. CM Punk tries another neckbreaker but Batista shoves him into the ropes and gets him with a Spinning Side Slam on the rebound. Punk gets up but runs into Batista who takes him into the corner and attacks with multiple shoulder strikes. He punches CM Punk in the head multiple times and sends him into the corner. Batista strikes with the clothesline. Batista whips Punk into the ropes but Punk avoids a punch. He tries to reply with a cross body but Batista catches him and slams him to the ground. Punk kicks out after a two count.
Batista measures Punk for an attack but Punk trips him into the corner. Punk strikes with his corner knee but Batista shrugs him off before he can hit his bulldog. Batista rushes Punk but the Animal is kicked in the face by Punk. Punk goes into the corner again for the knee but Batista brings him down with a Spinebuster. Batista does his rope taunt but Punk again heads to the outside. Punk tries to crawl under the ring but Big Dave keeps him from going under. Batista sets Punk up for the Batista Bomb but Punk holds onto the ropes. Punk shrugs Batista off with his legs and makes his way back in the ring. The referee counts to ten and Batista loses by countout. PUNK DEFEATED BATISTA VIA COUNTOUT
> After the match, Batista gets back in the ring, kicks Punk and hits him with a Batista Bomb. The show ends with Batista standing tall and Punk on the ground.
>>>QUICK RESULTS<<<
• Rey Mysterio def. Chris Jericho via pinfall
• Michelle McCool def. Eve Torres via pinfall
• John Morrison def. Dolph Ziggler via pinfall
• Drew McIntyre and Kane def. R-Truth and Matt Hardy via pinfall
• CM Punk def. Batista via countout
I'm surprised Eve has improved. Her match with Michelle was decent.
Posted By: Mark (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Very cool to change the banner according to who the champ is.
Though, thoughts and ratings after the matches would be nice. Kind of more of an analysis than a straight recap? Nice work, though.
Posted By: Guest#6918 (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:19 PM
No star ratings. Thanks.
Posted By: Lame (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Were the matches good? Bad?
Posted By: DocSarpolis (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Needs star ratings. :<
Even if they are objective, they add to the report.
Nice recap, though.
Posted By: ratt scabies (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:28 PM
why dont you rate the matches. I know its just opinion but i liked to read what others think about the quality of the matches
Posted By: prdct (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:40 PM
See, what should have happened is me and Punk should have had a stare down and then I would have started flexing and Punk would have fallen to the floor. Hit Batista bomb and win. 38 star match.
Posted By: Batista (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Fuck the star ratings jesus christ don't you people have minds of your own?
Posted By: Paul (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 11:33 PM
keep the no star rating system. i like that it's pissing off all these 'spell things out for us' sheep. it's a report, not a review people. if you want a review, get friends and discuss it.
Posted By: ohmyumbrella (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Exactly. I prefer match ratings of some sort as it serves two purposes for me:
1. It helps me determine how much attention to give something when I get around to watching it.
2. Over time I get a sense of the reporter's tastes and whether or not their similar to mine.
Posted By: DocSarpolis (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:16 AM
The card looks PPV worthy. =-0
Posted By: Johnny (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:30 AM
Very, very, very few people can actually do star ratings properly anyway, so don't even bother. Too many assholes on this site misuse stars, like the guy who gave a match the highest rating of all the matches that night, then said the ending makes it the worst match of the night. HUH? The stars are supposed to rate the ENTIRE MATCH, including the ending.
Posted By: Rein Engel (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM
eve is a fucking hot ass bitch. + shes improving in the ring. very nice
Posted By: Guest#9008 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 01:00 AM
Great way to make CM Punk look like a novice versus Batista who is NOT in contention for the WHC, bravo WWE! I sure as hell can wait till Cena returns to SD because if that does happen I will not waste me time viewing these great reviews. No offense to these guys at 411 but damn WWE is getting stupid. No matter who the heels are, the faces are all what the kids want to see as heroes. I started watching the attitude era and the NWO era consistently and this era sucks! PG13 does not equal ratings and is not exciting.
Posted By: Guest#1696 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 02:24 AM
Put star ratings brew.
Posted By: Guest#3594 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 03:23 AM
How nice for them to give the title back to a guy who will probably only be wrestling at pay-per-views from now on...
Posted By: Highscore Kid (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 03:25 AM
how much stronger could Kane & Batista be booked? f u vince! Smackdown's going in the wrong direction!
Posted By: fu_vince (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 04:27 AM
I'm surprised Eve has improved. Her match with Michelle was decent.
Posted By: Mark (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 10:17 PM
She's been improving for the last few months.
Posted By: Guest#1685 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 04:46 AM
See, what should have happened is me and Punk should have had a stare down and then I would have started flexing and Punk would have fallen to the floor. Hit Batista bomb and win. 38 star match.
Posted By: Batista (Guest) on October 09, 2009 at 11:26
Post of the day. LOL!!!!!
Posted By: Luke7766 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 06:37 AM
If you keep going with the no star route, can you add a couple sentences maybe in bold or italicized after each match or segment sharing your thoughts on it.
I watch the show and make my own decisions but I like reading what others thought more than a straight up recap.
And what is so great to the people that are happy there are no star recaps. Do you have any idea how immature you sound?
LOLZ, HA HA, NO STAR RATINGZ FO DA OTHERZ RWEADERIZ. MUAH HA HAZ.
Ugh...
Posted By: AG Awesome (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 08:07 AM
CM Punk = berried
Posted By: Bonerfied (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Am I the only one who absolutely hates having to watch Boretista & UT come and ruin a program which had, you know, potential to be something else than the same old faces over and over again in the title scene? I bet Edge comes back, has a short failure of a face-turn, and shortly we'll have Edge/Tista fiesta for the title for the next ten PPVs. Side to side with Orton/Cena for the next twenty PPVs. >_>
Oddly few matches this week, but good stuff, regardless. Excluding the mass-produced UT promo and the ridiculous buryburyburybury-win of Punk.
Posted By: Geez (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:20 AM
It really amazes me how from like May onwards Smackdown has become such a great show, it's so much better than Raw or Impact it's not even cose.
Even with major blows like losing Edge, Hardy, Mysterio etc they still keep putting on PPV quality matches every week, this week it was Jericho v Rey & Morrison v Ziggler, 2 great matches.
A best of SD 2009 DVD would be great, look at the matches in the past 6 months alone: Punk-Hardy cage match, Edge-Morrison, Hardy-Morrison World title match, Fatal 4 way with the awesome Hardy v Rey ending, Rey-Morrison IC title match, Punk-Morrison non-title matches, Jericho-Rey series, Edge-Hardy, Edge-Punk, Jericho-Hardy, Edge-Jericho, Punk-Jericho, Edge-Rey, Punk-Umaga, Punk-Rey, Edge & Jericho v Hardy & Rey cage match, 8 man tag on the 10 year show...
Posted By: Guest#5778 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:41 AM
When Rey Mysterio was first added to the Hell in a Cell PPV, like a lot of others, I figured he was getting an early release from his suspension...but after seeing the interaction between him and McMahon and his being immediately added to the Bragging Rights title picture, it kind of makes me wonder if maybe there was something to what Rey was saying about the circumstances of the suspension. Remember, there was a lot of noise at first, then both parties got very quiet in a hurry. Then, next time you see Mysterio, he's in a tag team title match a day early, and the next time after that, he's booked in a world championship match, shaking hands amicably with Vince McMahon, and beating Chris Jericho in his first match back on Smackdown. Doesn't look like your usual "you tried to screw me in the media so now I'm gonna bury you" McMahon M.O. to me.
I have a suspicion that Vince had to eat some crow to avoid a lawsuit because Rey may very well have produced that prescription that everyone said was missing, and that a few compromises may have been worked out behind closed doors to avoid any public ugliness.
If so, good for Rey.
Posted By: BJC (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:58 AM
The ratings serve to tell the rest of us who don't get time to watch it at first showing if two hours of our time is worth being spent on what appears to be ultra safe booking (reading the recaps)
Posted By: VicNumber1Fan (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I don't really care about stars, but I am curious what a recappers thoughts are about what happens on the show. This isn't really to help me decide if I'm going to watch it or not, it's just the fact that hearing other people's perspectives about the action makes the show more interesting to me.
Posted By: Guest#8708 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:05 PM
@ To those who complain about star ratings...its a report of the event, so of course its going to be unbiased. if you want ratings, look at the other columns
Posted By: The_Mystical_Ninja (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:07 PM
No Paul, because we havent seen the matches you idiot shit
Posted By: king (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- JR and Todd really need to stop calling JoMo's Aú Batido kick a "Pele kick". Pele never did anything like that in his career. Just call it a "capoeira kick" or even use the "L-Kick" term from breakdancing if you have to.
- Now that Punk is heel, his music really doesn't fit him. Ironically, the music he used as a face on the indy circuit would fit better now. I'd love to hear him come out to Miseria Cantare.
- When a heel attacks a face post-match after taking a bad beat, he's called "vile" and "dastardly". So, why is it when a face does the exact same thing, he's "not done" with the heel and is "sending a message"? IMHO, Batista looked like a sore loser to me.
Posted By: Points (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Tony Chimel is once again the ring voice of SmackDown.
Posted By: Vic Brasil (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 03:32 PM
solid card. all matches were pretty good.
Mysterio Vs Jericho awesome
McCool vs Eve was very good
Tag Team Match was pretty good as well
Morrison vs Ziggler was well done..kept both looking strong.
Punk vs Batista was good as well, love Punk outsmarting big dave...wasn't crazy about powerbomb at end, but hey, they still pushing Batista threw the roof and thats what good guys do after being outsmarted.
Posted By: dcflash (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 05:33 PM
JESUS PEOPLE! If you're interested in a match, then take the time to WATCH IT ON YOUR OWN! Don't take someone elses review about if it was good or not! Judge it yourself you lazy ass people! GOD!!! Can't you make up your own minds if something is good or not! Are you that stupid!!!
Posted By: TRUTH (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 05:41 PM
The "ratings" do little more than make the writer feel superior and allows the fa(g)nboys the chance to get all bonered up before they watch the show on DVR because real "smarks" NEVER watch it as it airs. They wait for the star ratings to come out while they play Halo and take their asthma medication watching while their favorite wrestling show airs only to watch it right after and not watch the commercials.. that way they can "experience" the matches almost as if they were there live.
Of course they do this all while changing outfits on their CM Punk "collectible action figure" (IE: DOLL)
C'mon you idiots - IT'S WRESTLING!!!!! Ya do know how this started in circus' and stuff right? You do realize you get a hard on for a form of entertainment that is staged and really isn't a sport, right?
Bunch of losers...
For all the recappers out there...
We wanna know:
Did tits pop out?
Who won?
Sure there were no tits?
Was there a "holy shit" moment?
C'mon, not even a nipple?
Etc..
IT'S JUST PRO WRESTLING - AND IT'S NOT EVEN VERY GOOD.
Posted By: I OWN OWND (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 07:44 PM
The reason it needs star ratings is to determine how good the match was. It's a great reference for people wanting to do comps. When there are no star ratings, how are they supposed to know how good it was?
Posted By: Kick Your Face (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 08:35 PM
the more rey mysterio wins, the more i hate wwe
Posted By: wylung (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 08:36 PM
The reason it needs star ratings is to determine how good the match was. It's a great reference for people wanting to do comps. When there are no star ratings, how are they supposed to know how good it was?
Posted By: Kick Your Face (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 08:35 PM
Because star ratings often reflect the review and reviewer's own views. Remember when Larry Csonka did star ratings, EVERYONE BITCHED AND BELLYACHED because the ratings were too high or too low.
Posted By: Guest#1369 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:13 PM
"When Rey Mysterio was first added to the Hell in a Cell PPV, like a lot of others, I figured he was getting an early release from his suspension...but after seeing the interaction between him and McMahon and his being immediately added to the Bragging Rights title picture, it kind of makes me wonder if maybe there was something to what Rey was saying about the circumstances of the suspension. Remember, there was a lot of noise at first, then both parties got very quiet in a hurry. Then, next time you see Mysterio, he's in a tag team title match a day early, and the next time after that, he's booked in a world championship match, shaking hands amicably with Vince McMahon, and beating Chris Jericho in his first match back on Smackdown."
Your theory could be true, but Rey did not return a day early. He was suspended September 2-30 and October 1, 30 days.
Posted By: Guest#8157 (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 12:47 AM
i dont see the point in reading this review. how can i know if the matches were good or not and thus if the show is worth watching? I mean...you give no personal opinions about match qualities and instead just act like a robot .
Posted By: hiro (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 09:21 AM
- When a heel attacks a face post-match after taking a bad beat, he's called "vile" and "dastardly". So, why is it when a face does the exact same thing, he's "not done" with the heel and is "sending a message"? IMHO, Batista looked like a sore loser to me.
Posted By: Points (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Far worse on RAW than it is on SD!. It's so fucking irritating to listen to Coleman and Lawler go on and on during Orton's offense as if they were commentating a funeral. And the moment Cena does whatever, they start creaming themselves. >_>
I mean, srsly. We get it! He's the bad guy. But just because he's the bad guy of the story doesn't mean that he's "evil incarnant" and "personification of malevolence". They make it sound as if whenever he as much as puts Cena in a chinlock, babies die of spontaneous combustion all around the world.
Posted By: Gah Bah (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 09:56 AM
I thought this weeks smackdown was one of the worst ever. IC title match was decent but the rest made me feel like I was watching wcw.why was Vince there he added nothing to the show.at least raw had a decent main event.In the words of Owen Hart...Whos running this popscicle stand?
Posted By: mr x. (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 10:24 AM
I prefer match ratings of some sort as it serves two purposes for me:
1. It helps me determine how much attention to give something when I get around to watching it.
2. Over time I get a sense of the reporter's tastes and whether or not their similar to mine.
Posted By: DocSarpolis (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 12:16 AM
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I agree with both points.
Posted By: MDK (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 01:04 PM
So I guess I'm the only one who pays no attention to star ratings?
Posted By: Crippen (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 05:57 PM
Because star ratings often reflect the review and reviewer's own views. Remember when Larry Csonka did star ratings, EVERYONE BITCHED AND BELLYACHED because the ratings were too high or too low.
Posted By: Guest#1369 (Guest) on October 10, 2009 at 09:13 PM
At least you would have a good idea as to what was good, what was not, what the best match was, what to check out, etc. Sure the ratings might not be the same as other peoples'. But you would at least have a good idea of how good the match was, even if it's off 1/4 or even 1/2* in your opinion.
Posted By: Kick Your Face (Guest) on October 11, 2009 at 11:41 PM
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