By Marv Hermanstyne

WWE Friday Night Smackdown on MyNetworkTV
Taped in Cleveland, Ohio

[Q1] The show opened with a video showcasing the Undertaker's return to Smackdown and the opening montage was shown. Teddy Long came out to TOTAL silence from the crowd, damn. Long talked about the Fatal Four PPV and said that Swagger will face Show because he got DQ'ed at Over the Limit. He said Punk will face Kane and in case anyone forgot, he's like him…BALD. Long said Mysterio will face Taker in the main event. Drew McIntyre came out to NO heat and video was shown of Matt Hardy hitting the Twist of Fate on Drew. Drew and Teddy stared at each other and Drew said he should still be IC champ. Drew said his match should have been stopped because his arm was lacerated and he was in extreme pain. He said if he can't do his job, he will have to do it for him.

Long said it doesn't give him the right to trash his office or interrupt him. Drew said he is the chosen one and Long understood. Drew pulled out another note and said that Long must read the not out loud. The note basically said that Matt Hardy is suspended without pay until further notice and it was signed by Vince. Drew said consider it a warning and if he the next time he gets a letter from Drew, it will inform him of his termination. Matt Hardy's music hit and he came out but security bombarded him. Long told him to leave or he would be fired. Drew said that he was the reason that he was suspended. [C]

Mind of Marv: I don't give a shit about this feud because its being used to give McIntyre heat and its only getting him X-Pac heat…this segment was dreadful.

[Q2] Swagger came out with a shiner on his eye and repeated that he was still the world champ.

1. Big Show and Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston over World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger and Drew McIntyre in 13:45. Kofi and Swagger started the match. Swagger started with a takedown and Kofi countered with a kick. Drew tagged in stomped Kofi's head and Kofi hit a codebreaker type move to Drew. Kofi hit a crossbody to Drew and Show splashed on Drew. Swagger tried to attack Show, but Show punched him in the kidneys and Kofi threw Drew out. [C]

The show returned with Show tossing Drew around in the ring and chopping him up. Show pressed his weight on Drew and tagged in Kofi who lead with a splash for a nearfall. Kofi applied a Key Lock to Drew and Drew countered by working on Kofi in the corner. Kofi hit his punches to Drew and kicked Swagger. Kofi went for a flying crossbody but Swagger pulled his leg and he smashed his face into the ring. Drew went for the cover for a nearfall. Drew hit a weak chop to Kofi's chest and the heels worked on Kofi. Swagger applied a headlock to Kofi and Kofi fought out but Swagger countered. The heels took advantage of Kofi with clotheslines and stomps to the chest. Drew applied a half Cobra Clutch and the heels continued with the attack.

[Q3] Kofi broke out of the hold Swagger placed on him and hit a crossbody. Show and Drew got back in the match and Show hit instant offense to Drew. Drew went for the Future Shock but Show knocked out Drew to win the match.

Mind of Marv: This was a slightly above average match that lasted about 5 minutes too long. Both heels looked rather vulnerable because Swagger is being the coward heel while Drew will continue to FAIL getting heat because this is the 2nd week in a row he has looked weak as hell.

Mysterio vs. Undertaker is the main event…[C]

Backstage, The SES was looking at Punk with a towel on his head. Serena said that Punk still looks beautiful and Punk said that everyone will mock him. Punk said that he was courageous and he will rip the towel off his head show them the real C.M. Punk. Meanwhile, Vickie was speaking Spanish to Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins…Archer kept saying they will make an impact and wasted all our times. Dolph Ziggler came in and Vickie thanked him for saving her. Vickie became a slut to Dolph and used her power for the wrong reasons. Dolph bitched about Hornswoggle and Vickie said that he and Chavo will face Christian and Hornswoggle. Vickie flirted with Dolph and stared at his ass and the camera focused her Cougar chain…

Mind of Marv: Ugh, Vickie is going to use her power to flirt with young guys now? Shaking my damn head…

Punk made his entrance with the towel over his head and tried to leave but the SES prevented him. Punk took the towel off and he had a SES mask on…[C] [Q4]

2. CM Punk defeated Kane in a World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4 Way qualifying match in 14:00. Punk started with some punches but Kane hit a uppercut and worked on Punk's arm. Kane continued to dissect Punk's arm and Punk countered with his offense in the corner and went for a bulldog but Kane countered by trying to take the mask off. [C]

The match returned with Punk hitting kicks to Kane. Kane hit a scoop slam and went to the top rope but Punk countered by kicking him off the rope. Punk stomped on Kane's knee outside of the ring. Punk continued with the attack on Kane's knee by using the ring post. Punk took two minutes to work on Kane's knee with kicks and submissions. Kane broke out but Punk placed another submission to Kane's leg. Kane hit a suplex to Punk for a nearfall. Punk hit a inzigurhi to Kane's knee and applied another submission to Kane.

Kane hit a press to Punk for a nearfall. Kane hit an uppercut to Punk for a nearfall. Kane hit a sidewalk slam to Punk for a nearfall. Kane went back to the top rope and hit a flying clothesline. He went for the chokeslam, Punk countered out. Kane tried to take the mask off Punk but Serena distracted the referee and Gallows hit Kane and Punk botched a GTS for the win.

Mind of Marv: This was an clunker of a match and half of it was holds and submissions. I felt like Punk hit a clean GTS to me because that's how I really felt about this match. Nothing spectacular, but the match was rather predictable if you ask me…

[Q5] The main event was hyped again…[C]

Next week, Kofi vs. Drew for the IC title…

Backstage, Josh Mathews was supposed to interview LayCool but they went to bore the hell out of us with bullshit and talking about Beth Phoenix. Luke Gallows came out to ZERO heat…

MVP came out and did the LeBron James powder toss…LAME and WEAK.

4. Luke Gallows over MVP in 4:15. Both men exchanged punches and MVP hit a belly to belly takedown to Gallows. MVP hit a crossbody to Gallows for a nearfall. Gallows acted like something was wrong with his eye, but MVP kicked him. Gallows tossed MVP outside of the ring and rammed his back into the ring. Gallows hit a suplex to MVP for a nearfall and hit some elbows for another nearfall. MVP hit some kicks, a shoulderblock and a clothesline to Gallows. MVP hit Ballin' Elbow to Gallows and Gallows tried to leave but MVP caught him. Serena distracted the referee and the masked guy DDT'ed MVP and Gallows hit the Gallows Pole to MVP for the win…[C]

Mind of Marv: Since the draft, MVP has been wasted away in tag team matches and jobbing to the SES. WWE is throwing away a LOT of money and this show is just plain bad. This was a forgettable match at best and Boston is blowing out Orlando if you decided to switch to the NBA playoffs…

[Q7] The RAW rebound was shown and the current F4W card was ran down. Rey Mysterio made his entrance…[C]

[Q8] Taker did his hour long entrance…

5. The Undertaker defeated Rey Mysterio in a World Heavyweight Championship Fatal 4 Way qualifying match in 10:43. Taker took the early advantage but Rey countered quick with an kick. Taker clotheslined Rey and slammed him on the ring ropes. Taker went for a boot but Rey played cat and mouse with Taker. Rey hit a moonsault to Taker and they went to break…[C]

The show returned with Rey kicking Taker's legs and Taker choked Rey momentarily. Taker went for the Last Ride but Rey knocked him down and set him up for the 619 but Taker countered with a big boot to Rey. Taker tossed Rey outside of the ring and slammed his back into the ringpost. Taker threw Rey into the ringpost front first. Taker applied a key lock to Rey for a nearfall. Taker pressed Rey and dropped him for a nearfall. Rey botched a hurricane and hit a Cinton to Taker for a nearfall.
Rey hit the 619 and went for the cinton, but Taker caught him, hit Snake Eyes but missed the big boot. Rey went for a crossbody but Taker caught him and hit the Tombstone to win the match. Taker busted his nose the hard way to close the show…

Mind of Marv: Decent TV main event which didn't save the show, but it was a entertaining matchup. Overall, I wasn't really feeling the show because even though we got three 10+ minute matches, it really just didn't click for me. C+ show at best…

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