Smackdown Spoilers (July 10th)

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Brief spoilers for next weeks Smackdown which was being taped last night due to WWE's international tour.

Smackdown:
* Before the show starts they are airing a videotape highlight package from last night's show in Fresno so the live fans will be up to speed.

* R-Truth was being filmed outside doing a gimmick described as something like the TV show Punk'd. (This was at the top of the report, might not air on Smackdown just yet)

* Kane defeated Jeff Hardy

* Dolph Ziggler defeated John Morrison

* Melina & Eve Torres defeated Michelle McCool & Layla

* Punk did an interview and made fun of the fact Jeff is one drug test failure away from being fired

* Punk NC Khali when Kane ran in. Punk was booed like he was Buddy Rogers

* Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Tyme

* Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Jericho to keep the IC title. Long awesome match. Edge and Ziggler attacked Mysterio after the match. Focus post-match was Mysterio vs. Ziggler so that's probaby the IC title match on the PPV. Mysterio over like Austin at his peak.

Great to see the focus on Ziggler, they seem to have alot of hope with him and rightly so.

Kane coming back and beating Mysterio & Hardy is obviously them trying to get people interested in the Kane/Khali fued but I don't like the way its happening. For someone who has been booked quite poor till up to now, for this to happen aswell as his deteriorating in-ring presence really doesn't inspire me with hope.

Looks like Punk is nearly fully heel with that promo, also could possibly be a sign Hardy isn't signing a new contract.

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Haha, sweet.  The Ziggler momentum continues to build and rightly so, but thats shockingly big, least in my view.  Having him defeat Morrison then throwing him in there with Mysterio, good times 

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* Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Tyme

I didn't even know Cryme Tyme was still employed.

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* Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Tyme

I didn't even know Cryme Tyme was still employed.

Well they do more talking than wrestling.  I can see why they are employed they are super over and I'm guessing the positive is its unlikely they will be split because I think as singles stars they would both bomb.  They remind me of a modern version of Men on a Mission, they are super over, do plenty of talking or in MOM's case rapping, the crowd love them but once the bell rings they are very medicore.  Be interesting to see if the Hart Dynasty can drag a decent match out of them.

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Far more detailed spoilers:


Smackdown TV taping for July 10 episode

- They showed the end of the Hardy/Punk match at the Bash, and then Jeff came out to a huge pop with lots of little girls and kids going bonkers. He was sporting an eye patch when he came out. He cut a short promo about his eye injury being about as realistic as Punk's eye injury.

(1) Kane beat Jeff Hardy in 7:00. Hardy began to comeback from the Kane beating when Punk's music hit and the Champ came out onto the stage. Hardy was distracted and was caught with a chokeslam.

(2) Dolph Ziggler beat John Morrison in 8:00 in the surprise of the night (for me at least). Prior to the match, Morrison is shown backstage talking to Teddy Long about going kareoking with him in the future. Morrison reminded Long that he has challenged the winner of the Hardy-Punk match at Night of Champions for a title shot, which Long confirmed. Ziggler wins with a roll-up (pulling the tights) after a fantastic counter-sequence with Morrison. I think that Ziggler has some real, serious potential as a heel. People were all over him during his entrance and during the match. Morrison was pretty well liked by the crowd.

(3) Melina & Eve Torres beat Women's champion Michelle McCool & Layla when Melina pinned Layla in about 5:00. Standard Divas tag match with a great pull-apart brawl between Melina and McCool at the end of the match, good heat for McCool in this segment. Lots of "Where's the Undertaker?" comments directed to McCool from my section.

- Jeff Hardy comes out to commentate on the Punk-Khali match. Punk came out and gave the promo that many people have been waiting for from him. Here's my best recollection of it, said as Punk is in the ring looking at Hardy, who is sitting next to JR:

"Are you happy Jeff? You come out earlier wearing an eye patch mocking me? I could have been seriously injured because of you! You see this right here? This is Dyhydroxy Sulfate -- I have to put it in my eye three times a day. It's the only foreign substance I'll allow in my body. Now Jeff, I know you know a lot about prescription medication but, see, to get this legally you have to get it from a doctor. If you want to be like me, with your little eyepatch, instead of doing that, why don't you try living a clean lifestyle, a straight edge lifestyle? Jeff, you have two strikes, do you know how many I have? ZERO. Do you know how many times I've been suspended Jeff? ZERO. Do you know how many times I've been to a rehab facility in my life? ZERO. Do you know what your chances are for beating me at Night of Champions Jeff? ZERO"

(4) World Hvt. champion C.M. Punk beat Khali by DQ when Kane interrupted with a chair and trades shots with Khali.

(5) Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & D.H. Smith) beat Cryme Time (Shad Gaspar & JTG) in 6:00 with a Hart-Attack/Total Elimination hybrid-type move (Kidd with the sweep, Smith with the clothesline). Hart Dynasty had good heel heat, can't wait to watch their development on Smackdown.

(6) IC champion Rey Mysterio beat Chris Jericho in 15:00. Rey Mysterio got an insane pop, louder than the one's I've heard for Cena and Austin during previous visits to Bakersfield. Mysterio was clearly the star of the show and the one that the majority of the crowd was there to see. Great things in this match like you would suspect with these two. Chris Jericho is the best at what he does. Edge and Ziggler attacked Mysterio after the match to massive, massive heat.

Wow, sounds like an awesome show!

Ziggler vs Morrison + Mysterio vs Jericho + CM Punks Promo on Hardy = Jackpot!!!

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If Kane is getting a push, then I guess we might be getting another "Kane vs. Undertaker" match at "SummerSlam", instead of the much rumoured "Jericho vs. Undertaker", for the first time ever match.

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If Kane is getting a push, then I guess we might be getting another "Kane vs. Undertaker" match at "SummerSlam", instead of the much rumoured "Jericho vs. Undertaker", for the first time ever match.

Jericho vs. Undertaker....FANTASTIC!

Kane vs. Undertaker....Yawn!

Kane's had his time, retire him and give his spot to some young monster, although if they are going that route only Undertaker can retire Kane...right?

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I'm still hoping for a Jericho vs Taker Wrestlemania feud. That would be amazing.