Post by SassovsHart on Dec 31, 2007 0:33:53 GMT -5
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- Vickie Guerrero opens the show and announces the Beat the Clock Challenge with Undertaker, Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Finlay as those that will compete for a Royal Rumble title shot. She says that if Taker or Batista lays a finger on Edge then their title chances will go up in smoke. She then announces the new SmackDown color commentator: Jonathan Coachman.
1) Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated MVP in 9:46 in a Beat the Clock Match. Before the match they show what went down on Raw between Hornswoggle and William Regal. Very good technical match that the crowd didn't get into. MVP gets the kick to Finlay but he gets his foot on the bottom rope. Hornswoggle tosses a shillelagh into the ring to distract the ref and then hands another to Finlay who whacks MVP with it for the win. After the match Mr. McMahon arrives to hug Hornswoggle and Finlay watches him untrustingly.
2) Kenny Dykstra & Victoria defeated Chuck Palumbo & Michelle McCool when Victoria gave McCool the Widow's Peak. Palumbo didn't try to make the save although he could have. After the match Palumbo yells at McCool and rides off without her.
- Backstage Chavo Guerrero complains to Vickie that her relationship with Edge is tearing the Guerrero family apart. She says to relax and that she put him in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Chavo says he's longing for a time that he can never go back to.
3) Chavo Guerrero defeated Funaki in 6:02 in a Beat the Clock Match. Funaki looked better in there against Chavo than Punk did. Funaki got a few nearfalls but eventually got hit with the Gory special.
4) Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore defeated Deuce'n'Domino.
5) Batista did not defeat The Edgeheads (Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder) to advance in the Beat the Clock Challenge. It was originally scheduled to be Batista vs. Hawkins but Vickie Guerrero made Long make it a Handicap Match. Batista started to make a comeback as time wound down and had one of them set up for the Batista Bomb as time expired.
- Backstage MVP complained about losing in the Beat the Clock Challenge. He said that it was time for him to make history and do something that even Triple H couldn't do: retire Ric Flair.
6) Undertaker did not defeat Mark Henry to advance in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Matt Striker was initially announced as Taker's opponent but he ended up being the guest referee. Henry actually counter Old School twice. Taker was just about to beat Henry with about 10 seconds to go but Striker didn't go all the way down for the three. The crowd went nuts at first thinking he actually counted the fall. Taker chased Striker to the back and then slammed Henry and gave him a legdrop.
- Backstage Striker tells Taker that if he comes after him that Big Daddy V is more than willing to take a piece of the Undertaker.
7) Rey Mysterio defeated Edge (w/ Edgeheads) with 1:11 remaining to win the Beat the Clock Challenge. The Edgeheads would try to get involved but Batista would come to ringside and destroy them. Edge avoided the 619 but then Undertaker came out onto the ramp and stared down Edge. The lights went out and when they came back on Edge was draped over the ropes in the 619 position. Rey hit the 619 and the splash to pin Edge and earn the title shot at the Royal Rumble.
Dark Match:
*) Edge defended the World Heavyweight Title against Batista and lost by DQ. Post-match Batista & Undertaker cleaned house of Edge and the Edgeheads and Batista ended the night by Batista Bombing Edge.
- Vickie Guerrero opens the show and announces the Beat the Clock Challenge with Undertaker, Batista, Rey Mysterio, and Finlay as those that will compete for a Royal Rumble title shot. She says that if Taker or Batista lays a finger on Edge then their title chances will go up in smoke. She then announces the new SmackDown color commentator: Jonathan Coachman.
1) Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) defeated MVP in 9:46 in a Beat the Clock Match. Before the match they show what went down on Raw between Hornswoggle and William Regal. Very good technical match that the crowd didn't get into. MVP gets the kick to Finlay but he gets his foot on the bottom rope. Hornswoggle tosses a shillelagh into the ring to distract the ref and then hands another to Finlay who whacks MVP with it for the win. After the match Mr. McMahon arrives to hug Hornswoggle and Finlay watches him untrustingly.
2) Kenny Dykstra & Victoria defeated Chuck Palumbo & Michelle McCool when Victoria gave McCool the Widow's Peak. Palumbo didn't try to make the save although he could have. After the match Palumbo yells at McCool and rides off without her.
- Backstage Chavo Guerrero complains to Vickie that her relationship with Edge is tearing the Guerrero family apart. She says to relax and that she put him in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Chavo says he's longing for a time that he can never go back to.
3) Chavo Guerrero defeated Funaki in 6:02 in a Beat the Clock Match. Funaki looked better in there against Chavo than Punk did. Funaki got a few nearfalls but eventually got hit with the Gory special.
4) Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore defeated Deuce'n'Domino.
5) Batista did not defeat The Edgeheads (Curt Hawkins & Zach Ryder) to advance in the Beat the Clock Challenge. It was originally scheduled to be Batista vs. Hawkins but Vickie Guerrero made Long make it a Handicap Match. Batista started to make a comeback as time wound down and had one of them set up for the Batista Bomb as time expired.
- Backstage MVP complained about losing in the Beat the Clock Challenge. He said that it was time for him to make history and do something that even Triple H couldn't do: retire Ric Flair.
6) Undertaker did not defeat Mark Henry to advance in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Matt Striker was initially announced as Taker's opponent but he ended up being the guest referee. Henry actually counter Old School twice. Taker was just about to beat Henry with about 10 seconds to go but Striker didn't go all the way down for the three. The crowd went nuts at first thinking he actually counted the fall. Taker chased Striker to the back and then slammed Henry and gave him a legdrop.
- Backstage Striker tells Taker that if he comes after him that Big Daddy V is more than willing to take a piece of the Undertaker.
7) Rey Mysterio defeated Edge (w/ Edgeheads) with 1:11 remaining to win the Beat the Clock Challenge. The Edgeheads would try to get involved but Batista would come to ringside and destroy them. Edge avoided the 619 but then Undertaker came out onto the ramp and stared down Edge. The lights went out and when they came back on Edge was draped over the ropes in the 619 position. Rey hit the 619 and the splash to pin Edge and earn the title shot at the Royal Rumble.
Dark Match:
*) Edge defended the World Heavyweight Title against Batista and lost by DQ. Post-match Batista & Undertaker cleaned house of Edge and the Edgeheads and Batista ended the night by Batista Bombing Edge.