Second report from Smackdown & ECW tapings; Pittsburgh, PA
On Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 12:50 AM EST Kyle Faust sent these results in:
ECW (next week's show)
Thanks to reader Michael Pasqua for text messaging the following results:
Michael said the arena was only about 50% full
Dark Matches:
Jake Hager def. Jamie Noble via powerbomb - EMTs had to help Noble to the back as it seems he sustained some sort of injury, but got huge applause when he was helped up.
Funaki def. Nick Nemeth
ECW On Sci-Fi: (Airing Next Week)
ECW Starts off with Dirt Sheet, special guest Mark Henry and Chavo Guerrero with Bam Beely
After a parody on Finley and his brothers by Miz and Morrison, Finley ran down and a fight insued, only to be broken up by Evan Bourne and Tommy Dreamer
Supercrazy def. Gavin Spears after what was supposedly a very boring match. The crowd was dead....
Ricky Ortiz def. Ryan Braddock (from FCW)
Main Event: Matt Hardy, Evan Bourne, Tommy Dreamer & Finley def. The Miz, John Morrison, Chavo Guererro and Mark Henry after Matt Hardy pinned Mark Henry. Evan Bourne got a HUGE pop during this match.
Smackdown
Smackdown starts off with The Undertaker, he says that Vickie is "Unforgiven" and that she will burn in hell. The ringposts burst into flames, and 'Taker slowly walked out.
HHH vs. Shelton Benjamin is announced as tonight's main event, not the HHH vs. Khali as first advertised.
R-Truth Debut R-Truth def. Kenny Dykstra - Kenny cuts a promo on what it takes to be on Smackdown. R-Truth shoots back and gets a major pop from the fans. Huge upperhand by Killings. Killings wins with a scissor kick. Afterwards, the crowd was chanting for "tables."
Maryse & Natalya Neidhart def. Michelle McCool & Maria when Maryse hit a ddt on Maria for the win. Maryse and Natalya laid out McCool afterward.
Backstage Maryse interupts McCool and says that she will be the next Divas Champion.
A video package is shown for the Jeff Hardy/MVP feud.
Jeff Hardy vs. MVP is advertised for later tonight, and Hardy says he will beat MVP. Hardy vs. MVP is next!
Jeff Hardy def. MVP - Jeff Hardy missed a swanton bomb, MVP capitalizing. The fans are chanting MVP! Camel Clutch by MVP. Jeff Hardy won with a whisper in the wind and then the swanton bomb. After the match, Shelton Benjamin ran down and laid out MVP and Hardy.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are shown in the house.
Jesse & Festus vs. Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryder, this match never got a chance to finish as Big Show came out and cleared house. He said that hes tired of Vickie overlooking him. He calls the match an 'oversight.'
Bree Bella (from FCW) def. Victoria via pinfall
Brian Kendrick cut a promo, and from what I understand it was a great promo.
Kenny Dykstra called R-Truth a convict.
HHH def. Shelton Benjamin - Khali came down the ramp, distracted HHH, Benjamin went for the finisher, but missed and HHH put him in the pedigree for the win!
Biggest Pop: HHH, Undertaker
Most Heat: MVP