WWE Smackdown on MyNetworkTV
Taped in Milwaukee, Wisc.

[Q1] The opening montage was shown and the announcers hyped the Rage In the Cage main event for later tonight. Justin Roberts introduced Vince McMahon and he got a moderate ovation and some boos.

Mind of Marv: Vince hasn’t been on Smackdown in years, why????

He said it was good to be back on Smackdown and the crowd was happy to see him. He asked what the smell and he ripped the Milwaukee crowd. He said that the smell was beer and the crowd was afraid of him. He said that they are afraid of him, their bosses and the crowd chanted “You Suck.” He said that the crowd was afraid to lose their jobs and continued to get heat. He said the vast majority of the crowd would be fired. He bragged about the Trump firing and the video was shown…

Vince introduced Teddy Long and he came to the ring. Long welcomed McMahon to Smackdown and Vince said to put his hand away and get his smile off his face. Vince then asked what does Long have in store for the crowd tonight. Long said he was excited and he said the main event was Edge and Jericho vs. Mysterio and Jeff Hardy. The crowd applauded and Vince said it wasn’t good for him. Long used slang and Vince corrected him. Long said the match would be a Rage in the Cage match and Vince said what else is in store or he will know the consequences. Long said that C.M. Punk would be the guest referee. Vince went on to put Long on probation.

R-Truth made his entrance and Long said what’s up with him. Truth put the microphone to Vince and he stared a Truth with a disgusted look. [C]

Mind of Marv: OK…I work at the opening day of the Taste of Chicago and I come home to this crappy segment? Why does Vince screw up the Friday Night show? Raw is suffering so he wants to take it out on the real “A” brand??? This is gonna suck if he comes on regularly.

[Q2] The show returns with Shelton coming out and asking about wrestling each other again. He said that people like Truth who got their education on the streets is crap. He called Truth an underachiever and said that he went to college and got a real education. He said the only thing Truth got going for him is that he be skipping and jumping (a lyric from his song.) Shelton started to speak some crappy Ebonics to Truth. He said he can be skipping and jumping out of the WWE or out of his life.

Mind of Marv: Shelton sucks on the stick and I can give you a hint on who fed him this garbage. Here is the hint: We have the same initials. You can get a prize if you can figure it out.

1. R-Truth defeated Shelton Benjamin in 11:27. Truth started the match pissed by getting aggressive early. Shelton crawled out of the ring and Truth gave him a right hand to the face. Truth did his weak ass split moves and axe kick to Shelton. Shelton got the advantage with a Samoan Drop and a belly to belly overhead throw to a commercial. [C]

[Q3 The show returned with Shelton working on Truth’s back. Truth hit some punches but Shelton threw Truth for a near fall. Shelton hit Truth in the kidneys and threw him into the rope for a near fall. Shelton continued to work on Truth with punches and a backbreaker. Truth hit a jawbreaker on Shelton. Shelton hit a full nelson backbreaker and went for a suplex but Truth hit a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Truth got a scoop slam to Truth for a near fall. Shelton hit a belly to back suplex for a near fall. Shelton went for an insurghi but Truth hit the flying corkscrew aka the Lie Detector.

Mind of Marv: The match, the finisher name….it’s all bullshit because this show has been a dud so far. The match was OK, but I dislike Truth because he is overrated and Shelton is getting buried even though he dominated the match.

Mysterio and Vince were backstage and Vince started to rip Mysterio. Vince said good luck to Mysterio because he thinks that he will lose his mask and everyone will find out what he will look like. He said Jericho would be doing him a favor and Mysterio started to speak Spanish. Vince asked Long what did he said and Long said he didn’t speak Spanish. Vince said on Smackdown, only English is spoken. [C]

Mind of Marv: OK….this show has really gotten stupid and its only a half an hour past in the broadcast. Vince is acting like an ass and this storyline is not amusing to me. 



[Q4] 2. Michelle McCool and Alicia Fox defeated WWE Women’s Champion Melina and Gail Kim in 5:11. The heels make their way to the ring and McCool vs. Melina for the Women’s Title is at the Bash. Fox and Melina started the match. Melina flanged around Fox and Fox quickly tagged. McCool knocked Melina in her jaw and Melina was selling the shot. McCool hit a running knee to Melina while she continued to sell the jaw shot.

McCool got aggressive and Fox got a cheap shot in on the ropes. McCool hit a Russian Leg Sweep for a near fall. Fox got back in the match and attacked Melina while McCool grabbed her while the referee’s back was turned. Fox put Melina in a Cobra Clutch. Melina kicked Fox and tagged Kim in the match. Kim hit a flying cross body for a bear fall. Fox got a blind tag in to McCool. Kim hit a hurricarra on Fox but she wasn’t the legal person in the match and McCool hit the Faith Breaker on Kim for the win.

Mind of Marv:The match was too long, the first 4:00 was basically a handicap match, and Kim looks so weak for jobbing. Melina also looks weak (as a champion) because a green Alicia Fox and an overrated Michelle McCool kicks her ass. The Odds Makers that Melina loses the belt at The Bash is 99%.

Backstage, Vince discussed with C.M. Punk about Punk winning MITB twice in the row and how he lives his straightedge life. Punk said he lives the straightedge lifestyle and he doesn’t need drugs or alcohol to get high. He said the best high is crushing the competition. Vince said Long thought was an act and he should take a lesson from that. The main event was hyped again. [C]

Mind of Marv: Heel turn tease in the making…

[Q5] WWE Rewind was the Khali and Ziggler feud and they will face each other at The Bash. Cryme Tyme’s “Word Up” debuts and the word of the day is “Jackin.” It means stealing something from someone. They said that anyone who interferes in their business is “Swagga Jackin.” They were going to explain more about the word and Jesse dressed up as a gangsta and calling himself Jeezy. Cryme Tyme took his chain and Eve came out like a puppet and said that he was a victim of jackin…

Mind of Marv: Give me 100 reasons as a black, educated man that I shouldn’t be offended with this shit?

John Morrison made his ring entrance and JR put Morrison over…[C]


3. John Morrison pinned World Heavyweight Champion C.M. Punk in a non-title match in 16:09. They shook hands before they began the match. They lockup and Punk applies a body scissors to Morrison’s neck. Morrison hit a takeover to Punk and he put Punk in an arm bar. Morrison went for a cover for a near fall. Punk hit some knees to Morrison and Morrison countered with a kick for a one fall.

Morrison slingshotted Punk to corner ring and crossed Punks arm into an inverted clutch submission. Punk reversed the same move to Morrison but Morrison broke out of the move and went for a cover for a near fall. Morrison went for the Chuck Kick but he missed and Punk power slammed him for a near fall. Punk did his kicks and bulldog to Morrison for a near fall. Punk went for the GTS but Morrison broke out. Punk hit a belly to back suplex to Morrison for a near fall.

The show returned with Punk kicking Morrison in the back for a near fall. Punk put Morrison’s head in a figure four. Morrison tried to get back in the matchup but he ran into a clothesline for a near fall. Punk put the figure four back on Morrison’s neck. Morrison got out and Punk tried to Sunset Flip him but Morrison kicked him. Punk leg swept Morrison. Morrison hit a moonsault on Punk.

Morrison got momentum with numerous dropkicks and punches for a near fall. Morrison tried the knee to the head but Punk countered into a Boston Crab and Morrison crawled to the ropes. Morrison jumped into the GTS attempt but he countered with a Chuck Kick for a near fall. Morrison went for Starship Pain but Punk countered with a neck breaker off the rope for a near fall. The two competitors exchanged rollups and Morrison scored the win with a roll up for the victory. Punk offered his hand but he gave Morrison the GTS to officially begin his heel turn.

Mind of Marv: This was an great TV match. Way better than their matches on ECW back in the day. The only thing that killed me that they said this was Morrison’s biggest win in his career? Huh? In my opinion, they are equal and Morrison has beaten Punk in the past. It just that they pushed Punk before Morrison. But Morrison should be ready for a title shot because he is white hot on the blue brand. This match saved the show because the first hour just plain sucked.

[Q6] Backstage, Josh Matthews interviewed Chris Jericho. Jericho basically was redundant about how he will unmask Mysterio and called the parasites, eh…you know the rest…[C]

The show returned with the announcers running down The Bash card. The cage music was played and the cage was lowered. Backstage, Long wished Jeff Hardy good luck. Vince said that he doesn’t want Jeff to represent Smackdown as champion and Jeff said it is what the crowd wants. Vince started to chastise Long because of what Jeff said…[C]

Mind of Marv: Is Vince the slave master tonight or something? This is some Raw storyline crap because these segments are terrible. He mean mugged R-Truth, he assumed that Mysterio cussed him out in Spanish (which he didn’t because I understand Spanish), Cryme Tyme practices a terrible stereotype every time they are on TV, and Vince is running over Teddy Long like slavery still exists. Why treat the minorities like shit? He can lose a lot of viewers especially casual and minority viewers….

[Q7] 4. Edge and Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio in a Rage in the Cage match with C.M. Punk as the special referee in 20:00. Edge and Jeff started the match. Jeff and Mysterio worked together and Jeff hit Poetry in Motion. Rey got the tag into a commercial break. [C]

The show returned with Edge and Mysterio. Mysterio used Edge as a ladder to climb the cage because he couldn’t do a 619 because of the cage. Mysterio was grabbed by Edge and Mysterio countered with a roll up for a near fall. Edge threw Jeff into the ring and tagged Jericho in. Jericho kicked Jeff and placed him into a submission. Jeff came back with punches and a clothesline.

[Q8] Jeff tagged Mysterio he attacked Jericho with a kick for a near fall. Mysterio baseball slid into Jericho’s groin. Jericho got up and tried to climb the cage but Mysterio caught him with a hurricarana for a near fall. Mysterio tried to cross body on Jericho but Jericho caught him and threw him face first into the cage. [C]

Mysterio and Jericho were still in the ring after the commercial break. Mysterio went for a tag, but Jericho dragged him to Edge and he was tagged in. Edge worked on Mysterio’s neck and went for a cover for a near fall. Edge cornered Mysterio but Mysterio got out and tried to tag Jeff. Edge caught Mysterio and dragged him to Jericho to be tagged in., Mysterio tried to jump off the ropes but Jericho dropkicked him in the air. Jericho and Mysterio was laid out in the ring. Edge got tagged back in and attacked Mysterio but he countered with a DDT.

Jericho got tagged back in and talked smack to Mysterio about taking his mask off. Jericho threw Mysterio on the cage and he tried to escape but Jericho pulled him down. Edge and Jeff was tagged in and Jeff got instant offense in for a near fall. Edge tried to spear Jeff but he speared Punk by mistake. Jeff hit a Whisper in the Wind. Edge hit a big boot to Mysterio. Jeff botched a Twist of Fate on Edge and Jeff went in front of Punk and Edge hit a spear on Jeff for the win.

Punk put over Jeff after the match and Jeff was selling the spear. Backstage, Vince said he is expecting big things out of the match on Sunday. He said that Long should expect it like his job is on the line.

Mind of Marv: Not the best of cage matches but both title matches should be interesting overall because all the related matches is already telling me that it will be boring. It’s a full card, but filler matches (i.e. Ziggler and Khali, Melina vs. McCool) should give you a reason to switch to the Subway Series (if you are into baseball). But overall, Vince screwed this show up and if it wasn’t for the last hour roughly, this show would have been an epic fail, C-, overall for this go-home show.

Twilling will have the Hitlist by the A.M. and he will be at “The Bash” this Sunday so say hello and buy him a beer and put it on Powell’s Dot Net company card. Send some emails to mr.hermanstyne@gmail.com and I’ll catch ya later….

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