Here is my report from the Smackdown House Show in Dayton, Ohio on May
11, 2008 if you would like to post it.
This was a great Mothers Day for me. I am a quote, unquote mother to a
beagle as I have no kids of the two legged kind, and unfortunately my
own mom is no longer with me. However, the WWE Smackdown crew gave me a
great show:
Pre Show: Got to see some of the Smackdown Superstars arrive. MVP jawed
at us fans. Alot of the fans were cheering him for him to come and sign
and he yelled back that two hours later we would be booing him. Shelton
Benjamin drove the car. We saw the Edgeheads drive in and John
Morrison. We saw Natalya and Cherry come together. Victoria and Chuck
Palumbo arrived together I believe.
I usually RARELY mark out, but when my favorite Smackdown Superstar (and
one of my favorite wrestlers ever) Edge showed up, I went bonkers. It
was great. He had his hair in a ponytail, and a coffee mug in his hand
and waved at us with his finger. Then, like the heel he is, pretended to
come to us as if he was going to sign and then quickly turned and went
inside.
I love it. LOL
Big Show arrived and he signed for the fans. I didnt get a signature
because I had met him several times and wanted others to get theirs.
The Show:
Finlay w/ Hornswoggle and Jamie Noble defeated the Edgeheads in a pretty
fun match. I enjoyed it. One point in the match, Hornswoggle juggled
balls and then hit the Edgeheads with them. Funny spot.. I thought it
was a pretty decent opener.
Ted DiBiase, Jr defeated Tommy Dreamer in an ok match. Nothing
particularly special about this match stood out for me.
Kofi Kingston defeated Mike Knox in a decent match. Kingston looked
like he was having a good time out there to me. Again, a decent match,
nothing special though.
Victoria and Natalya defeated Michelle McCool and Cherry. I enjoyed the
match. I think the women worked very hard. I think Natalya is going to
be very good, just like her dad. Good match.
CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin in a pretty good match. Benjamin is
very athletic. He should be featured more. I enjoyed the finisher that
Punk uses, the Go To Sleep. Very cool move.
The Big Show defeated Mark Henry in an ok match. It was alright.
Nothing special. Henry ripped up someones sign. I was like It is
Mothers Day, that is not nice, Henry. I was having a blast watching
Henry go nuts on that sign.
INTERMISSION
Matt Hardy defeated MVP for the US Title Match. I liked the match alot.
Very good match. MVP got booed like crazy. Before they started, each
guy held up the belt. It was a hoot. Anyway, Hardy and MVP did a great
job and Hardy has a heck of a move in the Twist of Fate.
The Miz and John Morrison defeated Jesse and Festus for the Tag Belts.
Match was good. Morrison and Miz did some pre match antics like
gyrations and pretending to throw their shirts at the screaming girls.
The match itself was good. There was a funny part where Jesse and
Festus were imitating Miz and Morrison by gyrating themselves. Trust
me, you did not want to see Festus gyrating. LOL
Regardless, I enjoyed the match.
The Undertaker defeated Edge in the Main Event in a No Disqualification
Match(by the vote via text message). Oh , man, I thought the match was
a VERY good match. I think Taker and Edge have great in ring chemistry.
I really liked the match. Edge has incredible heel heat. Real heel
heat. When he came out, the boos were just so LOUD. I could barely
hear his music. Anyway, he is jawing with the crowd and tearing up
peoples signs. It was great. On the other hand, when Taker came out,
the crowd was going nuts.
The match itself was very good. Edge did a lot of stalling at first, but
once it got going, there was a lot of action outside the ring. They
fought all the way to the back and back to the ring. They got their
signature moves in, of course. The Edgeheads try to interfere of
course, but to no avail. Taker wins by I believe a low blow and the
Tombstone Piledriver, and the Edgeheads get Edge to the back.
End of show.
Thanks to Terri Bey of Lexington, KY
