SmackDown Discussion Thread - July 3, 2009 from Fresno, CA (#515)

[TPIB]

Venue
Save Mart Center at Fresno State University in Fresno, CA

(SmackDown was taped with ECW on June 30)

Confirmed Matches/Events

Non-Title:
CM Punk & Jeff Hardy Vs. Edge & Chris Jericho

Non-Title:
Kane Vs. Rey Mysterio

Fallout From The Bash

[G2G]

Spoilers:

Credit:
prowrestling.net

WWE SmackDown Airing This Friday in the UK SmackDown started with C.M. Punk running down the events of The Bash claiming he kicked the referee accidentally. He demands an apology from Jeff Hardy for him attacking him after the match intentionally. Teddy Long came out and said Vince McMahon liked the way he shook things up at The Bash. He announced that Jeff will get his rematch at the Night of Champions pay-per-view. Teddy announced the main event of Rated Y2J vs. Punk and Hardy for tonight. Finlay defeated Ricky Ortiz. Finlay won the short match with the Celtic Cross finisher. Backstage. Ziggler and Maria talking about their date last night and they should do it again she wishes him luck tonight Dolph Ziggler defeated R-Truth. Ziggler gets the win with his finisher. The crowd was into Truth a lot he celebrated with the crowd after his loss with music Kane defeated Rey Mysterio. Rey gets huge pop followed out by Kane..rey hits 619 Kane counters the West Coast Pop and chokeslammed him for win. Khali came out with a chair and ran Kane off through the crowd. Backstage, Chris Jericho said his rematch will be next week. He was joined by Edge, who talked about how Punk and Hardy are not on the same page and therefore will not be a challenge. Cryme Tyme defeated The Hart Dynasty. JTG got worked for a while until he made a hot tag to Shad, who pinned David Hart Smith for the win. Melina and Maria defeated Michelle McCool and Layla. Melina won with split leg drop on Layla. John Morrison and Teddy Long were backstage singing Michael Jackson songs about Morrisson beating Punk last week. Edge and Chris Jericho defeated C.M. Punk and Jeff Hardy. The tag champs came out first followed by Punk and Jeff. Punk sold the eye throughout the match by not taking the tag from Jeff. After finally getting the advantage, Hardy slapped Punk on the shoulder to tag him in. Punk traded back and forth offense with the champs. Punk got beat down and crawled to tag Jeff, but Jeff oversold an eye injury of his own. Punk hit Jericho with the GTS, but Edge got a blind tag and speared him for the win.

Dark Matches:

Drew McIntyre defeated Jamie Noble. Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio defeated Edge and Chris Jericho in a steel cage. Extra quick match that lasted maybe a minute. Jeff hit the Twist of Fate on Edge. Rey with an assisted 619 from jeff on Jericho. Then they both hit the Swanton and splash respectively and got the double pinfall.

[Springsteen]

John Morrison and Teddy Long were backstage singing Michael Jackson songs about Morrisson beating Punk last week.

I'm watching just for this.

[DC]

Why was Truth "celebrating" a loss?

[ScottyB]

They'll probably cut it out.

[Jimmy Redman]

John Morrison and Teddy Long were backstage singing Michael Jackson songs about Morrisson beating Punk last week. I'm watching just for this.

You should. It was AWESOME. I was kinda disappointed by the lack of Vince & Teddy, but Teddy & Morrison SINGING totally made up for it.

"Remember the time...that I beat CM Punk!"

And so on.

Show was great. CM Punk speaking is great, and the subtle heel things he threw at Jeff ("Just say NO.") were so awesome and tease the eventual heelness perfectly. He's getting a little more sick of being booed, and getting a little more self-righteous and "I have principles" about it. This angle is so great.

Finish to the main was also good, but, I mean, Jeff was being...kind of an asshole. I mean, we know Punk is faking it, but what if he isnt? He's mocking the guy when he's injured, and made him lose too. Although, Jeff's eye sell was AMAZING. HE TOOK A BUMP FOR IT. Then as they continued with the finish Jeff was still rolling around outside selling it. So awesome.

I am really enjoying Cryme Tyme. I dont know that I enjoy them beating The Harts when they're a comedy duo, but hopefully they'll feud and The Harts have to win that. I also enjoy Jeezy Gordy and Eve being gangster. And Layla's ass.

Divas tag was quite good actually, not by my personal standards but by normal wrestling standards.

Also, Dolph rules SO MUCH. I question the need for a random love angle with Maria, but he's so awesome he'll probably make it work. Hell, he made a Khali feud work.

Jobbing Rey? Really? Oh well. Rematch next week should be awesome.

[JamesMXPX]

Rated Y2J? That sounds awesome .

Ziggler and Maria? I think he's the kind of person who would suit a Diva as his valet.

[TPIB]

Yeah, I thought of Rated Y2J during the match at The Bash, but in character terms, Jericho renounced the "Y2J" name after he turned heel. I also thought of some others, like Edgeicho or The Faces of SmackDown or The Canadian Connection.

It looks like it may be moot, as Edge has allegedly suffered a bad ankle injury.

[Jimmy Redman]

JR coined the phrase Team Ego for them, before they were even a team, although I dont know that it would be a name they would use themselves.