411's WWE Smackdown Report 11.13.09

Posted by Joseph F. Martinez on 11.13.2009

Chris Jericho and the Undertaker fight for the first time ever, Batista and Rey make their Survivor Series match official, John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler go at it again and Drew McIntyre continues his path of terror. All of this and more inside this week’s Smackdown Report.



> Welcome to 411's WWE Smackdown Report. Another thanks goes out to Chris Lansdell for covering the show last Friday. Let's get to this week's installment.



> Todd Grisham and Matt Striker are the hosts. Tonight's program is semi-live from the United Kingdom.

> Grisham and Striker discuss the first time ever matchup between the Undertaker and Chris Jericho, Batista-Rey Mysterio contract signing, and an Intercontinental Title match between Dolph Ziggler and John Morrison. Looks like a stacked show.

> CM Punk is out much to the chagrin of the folks in attendance. Striker reminds us of the matchup between Scott Armstrong and CM Punk. Grisham then recalls last week's happenings in the R-Truth-CM Punk match where Punk berated Armstrong for counting slowly. THANK YOU! Sadly, it cost him the match.

> Punk gets on the microphone. He is disgusted at how much the United Kingdom has fallen. He goes into Drug Free mode and shows his distaste for the lifestyle of the British. Punk says we need someone as righteous as himself to teach us the proper way to live. Punk says he's perfect in every way and is better than everyone in attendance.

> R-Truth is CM Punk's opponent again. He asks everybody what's up. Grisham and Striker discuss the Survivor Series match between Team Orton (Orton, Legacy, Punk, Regal) and Team Kofi (Kingston, MVP, Mark Henry, R-Truth and Christian).

> R-Truth decides to address CM Punk in the ring. Punk said he filed a complaint against Scott Armstrong and R-Truth wants to file a complaint that Punk is impersonating a man. Truth says he isn't out to put down Punk (despite just doing so) and says he just wants to shut Punk up. R-Truth calls CM Punk a Punk and ends with one more "what' up."

>>>MATCH ONE<<<
R-Truth versus CM Punk

CM Punk shoves R-Truth. Truth slaps Punk and gets him into the corner. A couple of punches is followed up by Truth smashing Punk's head on a turnbuckle. Truth tries to whip Punk in the corner but Punk reverses it. Punk tries to get Truth in GTS position but Truth holds on to the ropes. Quick kick from R-Truth is followed up with a pinfall that gets a one. Punk kicks R-Truth and sends him against the ropes. Punk goes after him but Truth launches him out of the ring and into a commercial break.

Back on the program, R-Truth has CM Punk's arm locked. Punk gets to his feet and takes Truth to the corner. Punk gets Truth with a couple of shoulder blocks and sends Truth to the opposite corner. Punk rushes Truth but Truth responds with an uppercut. R-Truth climbs the turnbuckle but CM Punk kicks him down. Punk begins working on the leg of R-Truth. Punk does what looks like an Indian Death Lock and elbows Truth's leg. R-Truth works his way to his feet but Punk kicks him back down to the ground. Truth gets up again but Punk takes his legs out with a chop block. Pinfall gets a two count.

Punk lifts R-Truth to his feet but Truth stuns Punk with a jawbreaker. Truth tries to launch himself off the ropes but Punk responds with a drop toe-hold. Punk maneuvers from that into an Indian Death Lock. Punk grabs the head of Truth and bridges himself. Truth gets out of the hold and CM Punk goes for his springboard clothesline. Truth is up and takes Punk out with a double leg kick before the springboard can connect. Punk nears Truth but Truth punches him. Punk tries to attack the legs of Truth but Truth blocks that with his knees. Truth takes Punk down with a clothesline and pins him for a one count.

Back body drop from Truth to Punk. Truth tries another pin and gets a two count this time. Truth tries a scissors kick but Punk moves out of the way and kicks the back of Truth's legs. Punk signals for the Go To Sleep and gets Truth into the position. Truth squirms out of it and tries a sunset flip. Punk stops this by sitting on Truth in pinning position. Punk holds onto the ropes for extra leverage and wins the match.

> After match highlights, Grisham and Striker talk about the Batista-Mysterio conflict. Striker transitions this into a discussion regarding Mysterio's book.

> Backstage, we see Mickie James leaving her locker room. Layla El stops Mickie in the hallway and tells James to leave. James tells Layla to beat it and someone runs into Mickie's locker room. Layla lets Mickie know that she gave her fair warning and both women leave.

> Mickie James gets an entrance, Natalya doesn't.

>>>MATCH TWO<<<
Mickie James versus Natalya Neidhart.

The ladies circle the ring for a few seconds. Mickie James tries to grapple with Natalya but Neidhart goes under and takes James down from behind. Natalya taunts Mickie for a second and then wrenches the arm of Mickie. Mickie flips out of it and strikes Natalya with a few punches. Mickie sends Natalya towards the ropes but Natalya reverses. Mickie James ducks a punch from Natalya and takes her down with a snapmare takeover. Natalya leaves the ring and Mickie follows. Neidhart sends Mickie into the steel steps and then inside the ring. Pinfall from Nattie to Mickie gets a two count.

Natalya brings Mickie up by her hair and slams her down. Natalya then puts Mickie James in a surfboard stretch. Natalya's shoulders are down so the ref begins a count, prompting Neidhart to relinquish the hold. Natalya punches Mickie James and then attacks James in the corner. Natalya turns her attention to the ref for a second which allows Mickie to gain some momentum. After some Mickie punches, Natalya sends James into the corner again. Neidhart tries a shoulder attack but Mickie sends Natalya down with an elbow. Hurricanrana from Mickie to Natalya. That's followed up with several James body attacks. Natalya sends Mickie out of the ring. Natalya tries to take advantage of Mickie James but James attacks from the outside. Mickie James (who the announcers are calling MJ at this point) jumps off the turnbuckle onto Natalya. Mickie punches a downed Natalya and out come Michelle McCool and Layla El with Mickie James' clothes. Mickie sends her attention to the ladies outside which allows Nattie to clothesline Mickie James down. Natalya follows that up with the Sharpshooter for the win.

> Michelle McCool and Layla El continue the destruction of Mickie James' clothing after the match.

> Wrestlemania ticket sale promo.

> Striker talks about the scheduled Ziggler-Morrison match.

> Raw promo. Roddy Piper is guest hosting and there's a huge triple threat tag team match between Degeneration X, Jeri-Show and Taker/Cena. I really hope Cena costs his team the match and they start some sort of program for Wrestlemania. That'd be entertaining.

> We're back with Josh Matthews. He instructs us to welcome John Morrison. Morrison says there is pressure on him to retain but he can handle the pressure, unlike his opponent.

> Drew McIntyre time. Striker says this is the time the night turns "cold and gray" and we see a highlights of Drew McIntyre destroying Finlay.

> McIntyre is involved in a Survivor Series 5-on-5 matchup. He'll tag with Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and The Miz to take on the team of Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, Finlay and John Morrison. Looks like another decent match.

> McIntyre decides to speak to the fans. Drew McIntyre says he didn't let Finlay into the ring two weeks ago because Finlay isn't worthy of being in the same ring. McIntyre says since Finlay wants to fight, they should just fight. Which is apparently happening after a commercial break.

> Finlay comes out with his shillelagh and a bunch of cheers from the crowd.

>>>MATCH THREE<<<
Finlay versus Drew McIntyre

They grapple. Finlay goes behind and elbows McIntyre in the face. Finlay clotheslines McIntyre to the ground and follows that up with a couple of uppercuts. Finlay takes McIntyre into the corner and takes his aggression out on McIntyre's chest. Finlay tries to whip McIntyre but McIntyre reverses this. Finlay hits McIntyre with a kick but McIntyre immediately boots him out of the ring. Outside, McIntyre clotheslines Finlay down. He sends him back into the ring and kicks him down. Drew McIntyre stomps on Finlay's arm and then locks it. Finlay gets to his feet and punches his way out of McIntyre's grasp. He continues until McIntyre falls out of the ring. Finlay beats up McIntyre outside and eventually takes him back in. McIntyre is ready for Finlay inside and launches a flurry of punches. The ref eventually gets him off. Finlay and McIntyre trade vicious blows and the ref calls for the bell…?

> Finlay gets his shillelagh but McIntyre boots him in the face before Finlay can strike. McIntyre grabs the shillelagh and nails Finlay with it. McIntyre leaves the ring but not before posing for the fans.

> McIntyre decides Finlay didn't get beat up enough so he returns to the squared circle. McIntyre again grabs the shillelagh and nails Finlay in the stomach to add more pain.



> Grisham lets us know that the contract signing between Batista and Rey Mysterio is up next.

> Promo for the Undertaker focusing on his Survivor Series match against Jericho and the Big Show.

> DID YOU KNOW?: Despite the baseball playoffs and World Series, WWE.COM still delivered more page views than MLB.COM during the month of October. I always thought the World Series was a part of the baseball playoffs.

> Brief shot of the outside of the arena with Grisham talking about England.

> Matt Striker is in the ring and he's setting the table for the upcoming contract signing. Rey Mysterio is introduced first. Grisham talks about how Rey wouldn't have entered the four-way if he knew what it would do to the friendship with Batista. Speaking of which, Big Dave is out right after. We get highlights of the Mysterio Bragging Rights beat down.

> Batista tries to make small talk with Mysterio but Rey will have no part of it. He asks Batista for the contract and wants to sign it. Big Dave places his signature on the document and hands it over to Mysterio, who signs it himself. Batista grabs the mic and tells Mysterio that he has something else for Rey to sign. It's a hold harmless agreement. It says Batista can't be held legally responsible for what he does to Rey at Survivor Series. Mysterio reads it over and tells Batista the he refuses to sign it. Batista gets mad and calls Rey a coward. Batista says Rey has to sign it or he will embarrass Mysterio in front of the UK crowd. Rey stalls, grabs the pen and agrees to sign the agreement. Mysterio says that he isn't going to be embarrassed, Batista is. Mysterio flips the table over, causing Batista to fall over and leaves the ring. Batista shouts at Rey to return but Mysterio keeps on moving. In the ring, Batista wrecks the furniture.



> Grisham goes over the events that just transpired and we get sent to the Smack of the Night. It's Ziggler beating up John Morrison two weeks ago.

> Tony Chimel lets us know that the next match is for the Intercontinental Championship. Dolph Ziggler is out first and John Morrison follows shortly.

>>>MATCH FOUR<<<
John Morrison versus Dolph Ziggler

The two men stare each other down before they tease a grapple. Morrison tries to take Ziggler down from behind but Ziggler punches him off. Ziggler runs away from John Morrison and eventually takes him down with a punch to the face. Ziggler attacks the downed John Morrison until Morrison surprises him by rolling himself up. Dolph Ziggler chant as Morrison delivers a punch that takes Ziggler down. Morrison flapjacks Ziggler and kips himself up. An elbow from Morrison to Ziggler is followed up with a pin that gets a two count.

Ziggler goes into the corner and Morrison follows with a knee. Morrison climbs up the turnbuckle but Ziggler takes him down with a shot to the leg. Dropkick from Ziggler takes Morrison down completely. Ziggler moves Morrison to the center of the ring and gets a two count pinfall. Ziggler kicks Morrison and then takes the champ down with a gut buster. Pinfall gets two and the show goes to a commercial.

Back with Ziggler locking on a bear hug to Morrison. John Morrison punches his way out of the hold and then sends Ziggler to the corner. Morrison flies towards Ziggler with a leg lariat but Ziggler moves out of the way. Ziggler pins Morrison and gets a two count. Ziggler lifts Morrison up and brings him down with a snap mare takeover. Pinfall from Ziggler gets another two count.

Back to his feet, Morrison gets taken down with a Dolph Ziggler boot. Ziggler works over the downed Morrison with a ton of elbow drops. He taunts to the fans and misses an elbow drop. Ziggler immediately locks his legs around John Morrison. The Intercontinental Champion tries to elbow his way out but Ziggler keeps his control and body slams Morrison down. Pinfall gets two. Ziggler kicks Morrison in the head and talks some trash. Morrison slaps Ziggler and the two trade punches until Ziggler unsuccessfully tries a kick. Morrison catches the leg, and turns Ziggler around with a punch. Ziggler tries to back body drop Morrison but Morrison flips out and attacks with a flying forearm. Morrison whips Ziggler and takes him down with a leg lariat. Pinfall gets a two count.

Morrison lifts Ziggler up and motions for the Moonlight Drive but Ziggler gets out of it and takes the champ down with a face buster. Ziggler covers Morrison but it only gets a two count. Ziggler attacks the back of Morrison's head. Ziggler lifts Morrison up but Morrison breaks out of Ziggler's grasp. Morrison takes Ziggler down with the Pele kick and pins Morrison for a two count. John Morrison positions Dolph Ziggler for Starship Pain but Ziggler moves out of the way. Dolph Ziggler tries to pin Morrison with the ropes but the ref sees it. Ziggler argues with the ref which allows John Morrison to knock Ziggler out with a springboard dropkick. Morrison pins Ziggler but only gets a two count. Ziggler slams Morrison's head against the turnbuckle and climbs on to the top rope. Morrison joins him up stairs and the two trade blows to the head. Both men fall down at the same down and take an ugly spill on the outside. The referee begins to count both men out and neither show signs of life. The ref reaches ten and the match is ruled a double count-out.

> We see a replay of the nasty bump that ended the match. It sounded ugly. Morrison's head slammed against the barrier deal .

> Graphic for the Undertaker-Chris Jericho matchup later in the evening.

> Promo for the Triple Threat match between Shawn Michaels, HHH and John Cena.

> Matt Striker sends his thanks out to Art of Dying for providing the theme song for Survivor Series.

> Beth Phoenix's music plays and it must be time for another squash match. Lisa Taylor, who is the British Commonwealth Champion according to Matt Striker, is Beth's opponent.

>>>MATCH FIVE<<<
Lisa Taylor versus Beth Phoenix

Taylor tries to roll up Beth real quick-like but Phoenix avoids it and beats the head of Lisa Taylor. Beth Phoenix slaps Taylor's head and picks her up for a slam against the turnbuckle. Phoenix wraps Taylor in tree of woe position and takes her down with a neck breaker type move. Beth Phoenix obliterates Lisa Taylor with the Glam Slam to end the match.

> Matt Striker and Todd Grisham go over the destruction of Lisa Taylor. Beth Phoenix stares at the destruction she caused and leaves the ring.



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> Next week on Smackdown will be a 2 out or 3 Falls match for the Intercontinental Championship. It should be a fantastic bout that will probably end their feud.

> Chris Jericho is out for his match. Matt Striker calls him the Mental Mastermind. Todd Grisham chimes in and again plugs the World Heavyweight Triple Threat that takes place at Survivor Series. The Undertaker's entrance (for those of you that seem to track its time) clocked in at a little over 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

>>>MATCH FIVE<<<
Undertaker versus Chris Jericho

The bell rings and Jericho dodges a punch from the Undertaker. Jericho attacks Taker in the corner until the ref gets him to back off. Jericho turns his attention to the Undertaker in time to see the Deadman throw Jericho into the corner. The Undertaker beats up on Jericho in the corner and glares at the ref when he asks him to stop. Taker takes Jericho into the corner and smashes his head on the turnbuckle. Jericho gets whipped by the Undertaker but kicks him on the rebound. Taker shrugs the kick off and sends Jericho to the outside. Undertaker joins Y2J outside and slams Jericho's head on the mat. Taker takes Jericho and lines him up for his apron leg drop. It's successful. Taker gets back in the ring with Jericho and lifts him up. Taker works over Jericho's arm and takes Jericho down with a shoulder block. A quick leg drop is followed up by with a pin. Taker gets up and still has hold of Jericho's arm. Taker attacks Jericho low with a kick and takes Jericho up for Old School. Jericho counters and drags the Undertaker down to the mat.

After the commercial break, we come back to see Jericho on top of the Undertaker delivering a ton of punches. The ref breaks up the attack and Jericho gets back to the Undertaker in the corner. The referee again breaks up Jericho's offense in the corner. This again allows Taker to gain some momentum with an elbow to Jericho's face. Taker sends Jericho into the corner and rushes him. Jericho replies with a kick. Y2J climbs the ropes and takes the Undertaker down with a dropkick. Jericho pins Taker and gets a two count. Jericho immediately wraps his arms around the neck and arm of the Undertaker. Taker makes his way to his feet but Jericho kicks Taker before he can do anything. Jericho sends Taker out of the ring with a kick and taunts the fans.

Jericho launches himself at the Undertaker with a forearm and sends the Deadman into the barrier that separates the crowd and the outside.Y2J sends Taker back into the ring and chokes him with the ropes. Jericho climbs the back of the Undertaker and again chokes him with the ropes and his body weight. After the hold is broken, Taker stuns Jericho with an elbow. He follows that up with a punch but Jericho immediately replies with one of his own. Jericho attacks Taker in the corner and then follows him into another corner to do more of the same. Jericho kicks Taker down to his backside. Chris Jericho applies his boot to the face of the Deadman and approaches him. Taker wraps his hand around Jericho's neck but Jericho kicks Taker before anything can happen. Jericho follows that up with a couple of punches before the Undertaker throws one of his own. The two trade strikes before the Deadman head butts Jericho for some room. Taker punches Jericho and then whips him into the corner. Taker strikes with a body blow and then tries to hit Snake Eyes. Jericho counters with a dropkick and pins the Undertaker for a two count.

With the Undertaker down, Jericho attacks his head. The ref gets Jericho off but Jericho immediately goes back for another strike. Taker doesn't let it happen by getting Jericho by the throat. Taker tries a chokeslam but Jericho elbows out of it. Taker brings Jericho down with a big boot but quickly falls to his knees. Taker tries a boot to a cornered Jericho but Y2J moves out of the way. Jericho takes advantaged of the cornered Deadman and begins his offense. Jericho climbs Taker but this allows the Undertaker to get Y2J in position for the Last Ride. Jericho squirms out of the power bomb and nails the Codebreaker out of nowhere. Jericho pins Taker but it gets a long two count.

Jericho taunts the Deadman's pose and goes for a Tombstone. Awesome. Taker counters that into a Tombstone of his own. Jericho avoids it and takes Taker down with a chop block. Lionsault from Jericho to the Undertaker but the Undertaker immediately rises up. Taker tries a chokeslam but Jericho amazingly rolls out of it and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Te Undertaker tries to roll out but Jericho tries to keep the hold on. The Undertaker somehow gets Jericho into Hell's Gate and Jericho taps after about 10 seconds. Good match.

> The celebration is short-lived as The Big Show decides to make his way out to the ring. Show taunts the Deadman but it's just a distraction. Jericho attacks Taker and then Big Show joins in the destruction. Show chokeslams Taker and follows that up with a leg drop. Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho and The Big Show locks in his Cobra Clutch submission.

> Kane has seen enough from the backstage area and he comes out to help his brother. The Big Show leaves Jericho all by himself and Kane takes Y2J out with a boot. Jericho rolls out of the ring and it appears as if we'll be seeing a Brothers of Destruction versus Jeri-show match next week.

> We're backstage with Vince McMahon watching in approval. Vince calls Theodore Long (or Teddy calls Vince) and makes a tag match between Jeri-show and the Brothers of Destruction. Long approves Vince's idea and then Vince asks what's wrong with Teddy. Vince McMahon reminds Teddy he's still on vacation and we see Kane do his fire turnbuckle pose thing. The two tag teams stare each other down as the show ends.



>>>QUICK RESULTS<<<

• CM Punk def. R-Truth via pinfall
• Natalya def. Mickie James via submission
• Finlay and Drew McIntyre: NC
• John Morrison drew Dolph Ziggler (double count-out)
• Beth Phoenix def. Lisa Taylor via pinfall
• Undertaker def. Chris Jericho via submission