4/10 WWE Smackdown in Glasgow, Scotland: A detailed report on Ezekiel Jackson's injury, Jack Swagger vs. Edge for the World Hvt. Championship, and The Dudebusters vs. The Hart Dynasty

WWE Smackdown house show
Glasgow, Scotland
Report by Dot Net reader Velocity

It was a packed house and there was big support for John Cena and Rey Mysterio. It seemed like every little kid either had an orange John Cena T-shirt or a Rey Mysterio mask.

1. Kane beat Ezekiel Jackson. Kane came out to a huge ovation and all the way through the build up there was a chant of "Kane! Kane! Kane! Kane!" right around the arena. Although he was trying to stay in character you could see Kane was loving it and a smile flashed across his face a few times.

The match was short because of Jacksons injury. Kane went up to the top turnbuckle, Jackson backed away and in doing so it looked like he twisted his knee. He sat on the ring apron and as Kane went to get him, Jackson choked him on the top rope and fell to the floor.

When he got back in the ring, Jackson could hardly stand. He simply lay down and Kane pinned him. Kane marched backstage looking a little unhappy about the way the match eneded. Jackson was examined and then carried out of the ring. It was clear he was in a lot of pain.

2. Beth Phoenix defeated Layla.
This was better than any Diva's match I've ever seen on T.V. Layla was superb and was pulling out as many moves as Beth Phoenix was. The 2nd best match of the night.

3. The Hart Dynasty beat The Dudebusters. My favourite match. The Dudebusters are a good, fun, heel tag team and I hope we see more of them. The Hart Dynasty had big support though, especially DH Smith who was using all his dad's classic moves and getting a huge response every time he did. When both DH Smith and Tyson Kidd performed sharpshooters at the same time to win the match it brought the house down.

4. R-Truth beat Dolph Ziggler. Decent match and both of these guys were far more over with the fans than I would have thought. Ziggler almost got booed out of the arena. R-Truth was classy at the end when he went over and hugged and spoke to a little kid who was waving a "What's up?" banner.

5. John Morrison beat Luke Gallows (w/Serena). Gallows came out and insulted the Scottish fans by saying that "the English, Queen Elizabeth II, CM Punk and the straight edge society are superior to all of you!". Morrison then came out and using a Scottish accent said "CM Punk, Queen Elizabeth and the straight edge society can kiss my arse!" It was a good match and Morrison was getting a great reaction from the fans who constantly chanted his name. He won with starship pain, only for CM Punk to run in followed by Rey Mysterio for the save.

6. Drew McIntyre defeated Matt Hardy to retain the Intercontinental Title. McIntyre got a great reception but then turned on the fans. The match was good and at times I thought the title could change hands. But McIntyre won, leaving the crowd a little confused about how to react, he's a heel but seeing a Scotsman with the Intercontinental belt I couldn't help but applaud.

7. Rey Mysterio and John Morrison defeated CM Punk and Luke Gallows (w/Serena). Good match and Punk showed just why he's the best heel around right now by taking a Rey Mysterio sign from a kid in the crowd and ripping it to shreds right in front of him. Mysterio won with the 619 and both he and Morrison spent a good amount of time waving a Scotland flag in the ring and talking to fans.

8. Edge beat Jack Swagger by DQ in a World Hvt. Championship match. The most disappointing match. Far too many choke or submission holds that seemed to go on forever. The best parts were Edge mocking Swagger's moves and Swagger taunting the crowd. There was also a cool moment when Edge threw Swagger against the railings and a security guy took a heavy bump on the back. Edge went over to him and playfully ruffled his hair to say sorry. Edge's talk with the fans afterwards showed he's a class act.

Biggest Pop
1. John Morrison
2. Kane
3. R-Truth

Most Heat
1. CM Punk
2. Dolph Ziggler
3. Drew McIntyre