Dot Net reader Glenn Bills attended the WWE Smackdown taping in Sheffield, England and passed along the following report.

CM Punk cut a promo on the UK public, biggin' up his straightedge lifestyle. R Truth interrupted and bigged up the UK crowd.

1. CM Punk defeated R-Truth. Punk won after a decent matchup.

2. Natalya defeated Mickie James. Decent build for Survivor Series.

3. Finlay beat Drew McIntyre via DQ. Drew was pounding on Finlay for too long. The ref called it a DQ. Drew turned the shillelagh on Finlay on 2 occasions. Fans seemed to be begging for Finaly's mercy.

Batista and Rey Mysterio held their contract signing. The original contract was signed by both superstars. Batista proposed an additional contract, stating that he is not liable for the harm caused to Rey at Survivor Series. Rey initially refused, but later signed the contract. Rey flipped the table on top of Batista, allowing him to escape Batista's wrath. Batista looked a fool glaring at Rey down the ramp under a table cloth!

4. John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler for IC Title ended in a no-contest due to double count out. This was an amazing fight that got the crowd involved. Seemed like a continuation of the feud. It also leads to a 2 out of 3 falls match on next weeks Smackdown.

5. Beth Phoenix defeated a local competitor in a 2 minute squash. Straight forward squash, with heel heat for Beth.

6. Undertaker beat Chris Jericho via Hell's Gate submission. The UK crowd was well behind Taker. Jericho seemed to have it won, leading to a Walls Of Jericho, reversed into Hells Gate. Jericho tapped out, following this, Big Show interrupted and beat down Taker, locking in the double Walls and Camel Clutch. Kane interrupted this and leveled the playing field!

Dark Match

1. Undertaker defeated CM Punk in a Casket Match. A steady match that went four minutes. Taker chokeslammed Punk onto the apron and rolled him into the casket for the win. Unnecessary, but it sent the crowd home happy!

Heel heat:
1. CM Punk
2. Batista
3. Vance Archer (for beating on a Sheffield local on ECW!)

Face love:
1: Rey Mysterio
2: Undertaker (Rey & Taker are level, the crowd roared every time either man appeared)
3: John Morrison

Would have been Christian, but aging fans like myself were pleading for a Regal title win!

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