I haven’t been watching Smackdown on a regular basis lately, so I’m a little out of date on storylines. How is this episode as a jumping-in point?
Triple H is in Triple Jeopardy tonight, as Vickie G has booked him in three different matches.
Triple H vs. John Morrison, Tables Match
Triple H chucks one of the tag-team champions off the top rope through a table outside the ring. After the win, Miz and Chavo run in and Triple H goes through a table.
Backstage, Vickie reminds him that he has two more matches left tonight.
Shelton Benjamin vs. The Undertaker
Basic kick-punch-choke. Underataker works Benjamin’s arm. Benjamin works his leg. I can’t get into Shelton—he’s been uninteresting for a long time. Taker catches him on his second splash into the corner and chokeslams him, but only gets a two. Shortly after, Undertaker catches him and drops the Tombstone, and that’s the end of things.
Next up, exclusive footage of Jeff Hardy’s “car accident.” WWE has obtained “police video” of this. Ugh. Jeff and his girlfriend were run off the road by a car that sped away. They’ll talk to Jeff later. In an interview from earlier today, Edge tells Tazz that the black cloud over Jeff Hardy from 2008 followed him into 2009, and that he’s had his differences with Jeff but he’ll keep him in his prayers.
Victoria and Michelle McCool vs. the Bella Twins
I like Victoria’s hair. This is the only thing worth saying about this match. The twins win. After the match, McCool gives Victoria the Styles Clash. Terrifying.
Triple H vs. Chavo Guerrero and The Miz, Handicap match
Triple H is selling the table-fall as he comes into the ring. Miz and Chavo work over his arm. And then I blink, and HHH wins with the pedigree. Vickie appears on the big screen and cuts another promo on him, announcing his final opponent for the night is The Big Show in a last man standing match.
MVP’s VIP Lounge
MVP is depressed and lightly goes through his catchphrases.
His guest is Kennedy. Kennedy tells him that MVP isn’t mad at Kennedy, he’s mad at himself for losing so much lately. Kennedy should be mad at himself for having such a wacky goatee. Kennedy cuts a promo and leaves, and then the Boogieman arrives! A kick and a pumphandle slam, and MVP has fallen further than he ever has before.
Primo and Carlito vs. The Brian Kendrick and Ezekiel, tag team title match
I was watching some old Shotgun Saturday Night episodes a few days ago, and boy, it’s good to see Ahmed Johnson back.
Short match. Kendrick nearly gets a 3 count, but Carlito kicks out and catches him with the back-cracker for the win.
Now, for some wacky reason, we have cel-phone footage of the cop talking to Jeff Hardy, and after a few seconds of that, we cut to an “earlier today” interview with Jeff.
He recounts the accident again. Won’t be at Smackdown, but he promises to be at the Rumble.
Triple H. vs. The Big Show, last man standing
Show goes right for Hunter’s gimpy arm/shoulder, and dominates the match. Show hits trips with a spear! Now that’s mixing up your moves for a big man. Show spends a lot of time knocking HHH down, getting a 7-9 count, knocking him down again, rinse and repeat. Triple H finally hits a pedigree, and there’s a lot of dual 8-9 counts. Action spills outside and they alternate knockdowns. Finally, Big Show hits a chokeslam onto the table and then a knockout punch, and HHH takes the ten count.
It was the Triple H show and the Jeff Hardy show, I’m not into the Triple H angle, and I generally don’t like wrestling angles that involve “out of arena” accidents, so this episode fell pretty flat for me.
January 9th, 2009 | Tags: review, smackdown, wwe | Category: WWE TV |
