SmackDown Report 09/29
It’s main event time, and both Lashley and Batista come out to big pops before the place goes crazy yet again for John Cena’s entrance. Highlights from Cena’s beatdown on last Monday’s RAW are shown again. As King Booker and his sidekicks make their way out towards the ring, Cena and co. charge at them, and we get into a 6-man brawl in the aisle and around the ring. We cut away for a promo for King Booker vs Lashley at No Mercy, before returning to see Batista taking it to Regal in the ring. Batista hits a backdrop and a spinebuster, and Regal tags out to King Booker.
Michael Cole reveals that tomorrow on WWE.com, Lashley’s opponent for next week’s show will be announced, as chosen by King Booker, and King Booker’s opponent will also be announced, as chosen by Lashley. Batista hits the King with a huge delayed vertical suplex. Lashley is tagged in, and he hits Booker with a shoulder tackle in the corner for a two count. JBL puts Lashley over big time as he catches Booker in midair and turns it into a powerslam. He then beats down the Champ in the corner with punches and kicks, but Booker pokes him in the eye and manages to tag out to Finlay, who walks straight into a military press. Lashley goes for a shoulder tackle but misses, but as Finlay tries to capitalise, Lashley makes the tag to Cena, who clears house. He locks the STFU on Finlay but Regal breaks it up. The Little Bastard pops up to help Finlay hit Cena as we cut to our final commercials of the night.
We return to see Finlay working over Cena’s arm that was injured last Monday on RAW. He tags in Regal, who continues the assault before tagging Finlay back in to continue working over the arm. King Booker is tagged in, and he continues to wear down Cena, who has the crowd firmly behind him. Booker hits a superkick as JBL calls this the biggest 6-man in Smackdown! history, making a point that the Smackdown! champion is “beating the hell” out of RAW’s top guy. Finlay is tagged back in and counters an FU attempt out of nowhere, levelling Cena with a right hand before tagging the King back in. Cena avoids a ax kick attempt, and manages to make the tag to Lashley, who clears house and hits a huge running powerslam on Booker.
It turns into a 6-man brawl yet again, with Batista and Booker left in the ring. Booker goes for a kick on Batista, but Lashley intercepts and hits a spear on Booker to pick up the win. Post-match, Cena is left alone in the ring. Edge appears out of nowhere and hits Cena with a spear of his own in the middle of the ring before escaping through the crowd to end the show.
Overall, another average show. The first 20 minutes and final 20 minutes were very good, but everything in between was pretty boring in all honesty.
Phil Lowe, Editor – WrestleMag.com
