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WWE SmackDown Recap - WrestleMania Preview


Date: 03/26 7:00 PM
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Written by Nickolye

The SmackDown recap begins at 8 pm EST. Press F5 or Refresh for the latest updates.

It's the final SmackDown before WrestleMania 26! Tonight, there will be a huge 10-man tag match featuring all of the participants in the Money in the Bank match. Also, Vickie Guerrero has her first match and she takes on The Glamazon Beth Phoenix. You can expect the usual hype for WrestleMania as it's only two days away, including a look at WWE AXXESS. And will Edge spear Chris Jericho again? Tune in to find out!

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

* Team SmackDown vs. Team Raw (Money in the Bank 10-Man Tag Match)

So for those keeping score it will be Kane, Dolph Ziggler, Matt Hardy, Shelton Benjamin and the Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre vs. Christian, MVP, Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston. Each wrestler gets their separate entrace. Ziggler and Kingston start the match for their teams, and they trade waistlocks and headlocks to begin the match. Ziggler knocks Kingston down but Kofi jumps and leaps with a back elbow. He goes for a cover and both sides fill the ring for a standoff before our forst commercial break.

Hardy gives Swagger a running bulldog out of the corner when we come back and gets a 2-count. Benjamin tags in with a side headlock but Swagger strikes him down in the corner. Benjamin makes a comeback but suffers a belly-to-belly suplex. Swagger chooses NOT to tag out and it costs him because Benjamin blasts him with the Dragon Whip. Bourne tags in and dropkicks Benjamin then drops him with his knees to the shoulders. 2-count. Christian tags in and puts Benjamin in an armbar. Benjamin nip up twice and kicks Christian off. MVP is in now and clobbers Benjamin with a clothesline. Bourne's back in, climbs up top but kick McIntyre when he tried to interfere. This gives Benjamin time to recover and LAUNCHES Bourne 3/4 across the ring from off the top turnbuckle with a super belly-to-belly suplex! Nice spot before a commercial break.

Benjamin has Bourne in a side headlock when we get back to action. He drops him on his knee then Kane tags in. He dominates Bourne for the next couple of minutes Grisham notes that no one in this match, other than Kane) has been a World Champion, and Kane was champ for only 24 hours. Kane tags Matt Hardy in and he drops a fist in Bourne's face then puts him in a front facelock. This match has been surprisingly long! Ziggler tags in and kicks Bourne in the gut before covering him for 2. Ziggler hits a jumping elbow drop, Hardy tags in for a legdrop, then Ziggler tags back in to snap him over setting up a move. Bourne drops Ziggler and gets a break in the action.

Christian tags in and knocks Ziggler down numerous times. He hits a back elbow from the second rope for 2. Ziggler locks in the sleeper hold but Christian breaks out and hits the pendulum kick. McIntyre kicks Christian, MVP comes in and hits the driveby kick. Hardy hits Side Effect, Swagger and Benjamin come in, Kofi drops him, Kane chokeslams Kofi and Bourne! Christian avoids a chokeslam and dumps Kane to the floor. Christian catapults Ziggler into a corner and McIntyre gets the blind tag. Christian hits the Killswitch on Ziggler and McIntyre sneaks in to drop Christian with the Future Shock double-arm DDT! 1-2-3. WINNERS: Team SmackDown.

All of the teammates stare at each other then leave. McIntyre grabs a ladder, sets it up in the ring and climbs in. Suddenly all 9 other men surround him then dump him to the mat. They drop the ladder on him to add insult to injury. They all leave soon as they sent the IC Champ that message. Matt Striker and Todd Grisham give a little view of WWE AXXESS then remind us that Vickie Guerrero will face Beth Phoenix, and Chris Jericho will address the WWE Universe. Breaktime.

Michael Cole and Jerry "the King" Lawler show us some clips of what you can do at WWE AXXESS including visit Hornswoggle's Home and imitate wrestler's entraces. They mention no ones like Drew McIntyre, and someone Cole segues this into the Jericho vs. Edge feud. We then get a video package highlighting the past couple months since Edge's return at the Royal Rumble. Back at AXXESS Cole tells us about Jericho's plan to speak later on, and King reminds us about Vickie vs. Beth. Breaktime. Back at AXXESS you can see the many championships that have been in WWE, and even dive from a corner of a mock ring into a ball pit! Cole and King bring us to the feud of Rey Mysterio and CM Punk and even throw in a video package.

Back on SmackDown, Josh Matthews interviews Show-Miz. Miz says they're confident and their opponents are contractictory (my words, not Miz). Show then places his huge right hand next to Matthews' head and his fist is BIGGER. We see Vickie walking backstage before another commercial break. The WWE "Smack of the Night" is from two weeks ago when Beth Phoenix came out and saved Tiffany, then last Friday when Guerrero made the challenge to Phoenix.

* Beth Phoenix vs. Vickie Guerrero, Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse & Alicia Fox

Vickie: "Excuse me! I said EXCUSE ME! Beth, I told you last week that if you laid hands on me you're going to regret it. So in the spirit of competition, and since I am the official consultant, this match is now a 5-on-1 handicap match!"

Phoenix starts off with Layla, and Phoenix suckers her in to punch her. Layla kicks her, reaches for a tag and gets shoved into a corner. Layla hits a back elbow and Phoenix catches her and lifts her in a military press. McCool tags herself in and Phoenix uses Layla as a battering ram. Phoenix drags her in, then all hell breaks loose as all the heels gang up on Phoenix. Eventually Layla holds Beth's feet as McCool kicks Phoenix in the face. Vickie calls for a tag, gets it, and cover Phoenix for the victory. WINNERS: Vickie and friends.

The girls are calling for a frog splash, Vickie climbs up to the second rope as they hold Beth down, and the babyfaces come out! Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim and even Mickie James clear the ring and Phoenix is left alone with Vickie! Vickie tries to run out but Phoenix drags her back in but the tights, and drops trou! Vickie is wearing big drawers that actually reads "EXCUSE ME" on the rear and Vickie screams in embarrassment! She takes her pants back, Phoenix snatches them back, and Guerrero runs away to the back. Commercial break.

* World Champion Chris Jericho adresses the WWE Universe

The crowd chants SPEAR before Jericho talks. Jericho: "This Sunday, WrestleMania, the biggest show of the year. The night where legends are made and careers are defined, even ended. This Sunday I am going to beat Edge and retain the World Heavyweight Championship. I have to be honest, Edge is a trememndous performer. His tenacity is second to none. There's never been a superstar to come back from injury as much as him. He came back from an Achilles injury and won the Royal Rumble, what an incredible story. Every time he comes in this ring, he has every tool to beat Chris Jericho. Every tool except for one thing, DNA. It's the genetic... (YOU SUCK chant) Excuse me if this is over your heads. DNA defines who we are. My DNA is superior to all of yours and Edge. It is my DNA that has made me World Heavyweight Champion. It's my DNA that made me the first ever Undisputed Champion. And it is my DNA that makes be the best in the world at what I do. What Edge has, his DNA does not match up to mine. Edge is a reject. Edge is defective like you. It's his DNA that has caused him to be injured time and again. It's not his fault he's constantly injured, it's his DNA. I'm going to take advantage that he is not 100%. I am going to end Edge's career. As you saw last week I will stomp it, kick it, and put him in the Walls of Jericho until it ruptiures. Do you understand what I am saying to you? And Edge, when the match is done and you're writhing in pain, the chants of 70,000 sheep silenced. You're staring up at the lights and wondering what happened, don't blame yourself and don't blame me. Blame your defective DNA."

Edge runs out and the two men battle it out! Edge boots Jericho in the face then sets up for the spear. Edge charges and Jericho dips out the ring and up the ramp. Edge picks up the title belt and taunts Jericho by posing with it. Breaktime.

Back at WWE AXXESS, you can see many things from WWE's past including all the members of the Hart family, even Bret Hart's King of the Ring crown and his ring attire. This segues into the feud between him and Vince McMahon and into a video montage. Still to come, R-Truth vs. Big Show. But before that match happens, we're going to get a look of the feud between John Cena and Batista. Breaktime. We come back to AXXESS to see kids can get temporary tattoo of wrestlers, or just like wrestlers, and you can even see the original referee shirts, DX camo gear, and other fantastic things. Next we go to a video montage chronicling the Batista vs. Cena beef. Commercial break.

The WrestleMania Recall is from WrestleMania 21 in 2005, when WrestleMania Goes Hollywood (too many "WrestleMania"'s in that sentence). That was a great year with many great matches including John Cena vs. JBL, Batista vs. Triple H, Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle, and the first-ever Money in the Bank ladder match containing SIX superstars with Edge emerging as the victor, jump starting his main event career. Speaking of Mania (seems to be a theme on this show, huh?) Michael Cole and Jerry lawler bring us to the upcoming epic Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker battle plus video package. Cole predicts Shawn Michaels will win because he has the tenacity and drive to win. King Lawler predicts Taker to win just because he has many different ways to defeat an opponent. They close out AXXESS and take us back to SmackDown for the rest of the show.

John Morrison comes out and into the ring with a microphone. Morrison: "I'm out here tonight to introduce the man who will take on Big Show in the main event. The man who never looks down. The man who wants to know WHAT'S UP." R-Truth comes out rapping to the ring as usual. Truth: "San Jose, California... WHAT'S UP? (What's up!) You know what, that was one of the best introductions I've had. It's only fair I give you one back. I would like you to put your hands together for the Shama of Sexy, the Friday Night Delight, my partner, my pal. One half of the future Unified Tag Team Champions, John Morrison!" Morrison: "That's how it's DONE. One thing I don't get. Why would Big Show wanna tag with The Miz?" Truth: "That's like Batman and Robin. Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy. Peanut butter and no jelly. Macaroni and no cheese. That's like Kool-Aid with no sugar." Morrison: "And why would Miz wanna team with Big Show? It's like he's anti-Undertaker. Taker is 17-0. Big Show is like 0-10." Truth: "In eating?" Morrison: "If it was eating Big Show would be undefeated." Truth: "Most people stop eating when they're full. Big Show stops when he's tired. On a serious note, WrestleMania is this Sunday. My granddaddy told me the bigger they come, the harder they fall. It ain't the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." Morrison: "Ladies and gentlemen, folks from Carolina to California, we are R-Truth and John Morrison we will be the Unified Tag Team Champions." Truth: "And that's the truth, the whole truth and nothin' but the (TRUTH)."

* R-Truth vs. Big Show {Unified Tag Champ}

We come back from commerical break at 9:55 PM and Big Show slaps Truth in the chest. Miz is outside the ring cheering Big Show on as John Morrison is rooting for R-Truth. Show dominates for another long minute shouting "You want the truth, here's the truth," and gives him a body slam. He slaps his chest again, wearing the smaller Truth down. Truth gets sent to the ringpost and Show crushes his ribs in the corner. Truth tries a comeback but Big Show headbutts him. Truth gets a boot up, but when he tries for a crossbody Show catches him and tosses him with a fallaway slam. Show gets up to the second rope and MISSES the leaping elbow drop! Truth staggers up, Miz gets on the apron, Truth knocks Miz down, and Morrison sends him into the steep steps. Morrison is in the ring and Big Show tries to chokeslam both men but they double DDT him. NO CONTEST, or Big Show wins via DQ (it doesn't really matter). The ref calls for the bell as Morrison hits the Flying Chuck Kick to Big Show. Truth hits Miz running in with the Lie Detector and Morrison finishes him off with the Starship Pain! The babyfaces stand tall to close the show.

Have a great weekend everybody and enjoy WrestleMania 26!


 

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