Friday, December 26, 2008

WWE Smackdown 12/26/08 Review and Results

The day after Christmas the WWE aired this edition of Smackdown and I was half asleep at first, but woke up enough to review what was going down, and this is how it went down.

Triple H defeated Chavo Guerrero

Chavo can never catch a break. It’s sad to note that this once again features Chavo getting owned by Triple H. Triple H won this match in an easy manner. He dissected Chavo into little pieces and just beat him, even with a valiant effort to revive the classic Guerrero chair distraction routine, it just wasn’t meant to be for the little guy and Triple H beat him easily. Chavo Guerrero is nothing but a jobber, and that’s a sad state to be in.

Shelton Benjamin defeated Shane Helms

I didn’t know how to call this match. The match was cool but Huricane seemed to be a little too over zealous in many ways and I didn’t trust that he was completely out of his ring rust. He went in there and really put the boots to Shelton Benjamin and it looked like the title was going to change hands tonight as Helms had the crowd behind him and was giving Shelton everything but the kitchen sink in terms of wrestling maneuvers. He even took to the air and was letting caution go to the wind in this match up, really forcing Shelton to try and combat things and defend his title forth right. Helms hit the Shining Wizard and I thought for sure this was over, but Benjamin still managed to kick out and take control. Things changed in the match when Shelton hit the Pay Dirt and it was over. Shelton Benjamin retains his title in this good title defense.

Carlito defeated The Brian Kendrick

What a fast paced match up! I was rooting for The Kendrick, but Carlito was too much for him this time. Carlito hit a bunch of good spots, including his back elbow which came across quite nicely. The Kendrick was going for his finisher but was countered into the back stabber and this match was over fast! Wow, fast match, and not that good, but The Kendrick loses in this match up, interesting to see where they are going with this.

Maryse defeated Michelle McCool (Maria was the special guest referee)

This match was very awkward in a lot of ways. The match didn’t really go that well, and overall it wasn’t that good of match. It really bored the crowd and myself with really lame moves, and the only real chemistry that existed was between Maria and McCool who are obviously going to start feuding in the near future. Maryse took the title from Mccool in this match up, and after winning walked away. Post match though, McCool beat the crap out of Maria for counting the three, and this bored me too, so who cares right? Yeah.

The Great Khali defeated MVP

It’s been a long time since MVP got a fair chance to win. He’s going out there and losing and there’s nothing he can do but just get paid. I guess it’s nice to be on the losing end, and still get a pay check, but this is getting ridiculous. MVP got killed, despite hitting his drive by kick. Khali has new music and looked good out there, no kiss cam, just straight business, this match was short and swift. Post match, Kennedy came out to do his, well, whatever it is he does out there for no apparent reason.

Vladimir Kozlov defeated Jimmy Wang Yang

I didn’t even know that Yang was still employed by the wwe. It’s sad to see a once promising cruiserweight get dismantled in such an easy fashion. It’s funny to me to see Kozlov out there fighting some random jobber. I hope that Kozlov gets the title sooner than later, so at least I can see some good matches or defenses or attempts. So far this monster gimmick isn’t working out, I mean he’s wrestling Jimmy Wang Yang? Come on man, come on!

Jeff hardy defeated The Big Show via countout

The Big Show dominated the majority of this match. I hate when the champion looks bad, and this really made Jeff Hardy look bad. He didn’t get any offense early on, and Show really proved that he was way bigger and badder than the newly crowned champion. Jeff Hardy was wrestling a very slow, steady match, unlike his previous endeavors. I’m not sure why this match was booked the way it was, but this match was boring for the most part. Big Show really did put a hurting on Jeff Hardy, and Show looked poised to win this match. The Big Show kicking out of the swanton really made me wonder why the wwe feels it necessary to bury the champion. Hardy did manage to fight his way back into this match up, but the damage to his credibility was already done. After a dominating match up featuring the Big Show, Hardy managed to get Big Show counted out for the victory. What a lame match, this was upsetting to me. I wanted to go to bed, I should have.

WWE Smackdown 12/26/08 Results:

Triple H defeated Chavo Guerrero
Shelton Benjamin defeated Shane Helms
Carlito defeated The Brian Kendrick
Maryse defeated Michelle McCool (Maria was the special guest referee)
The Great Khali defeated MVP
Vladimir Kozlov defeated Jimmy Wang Yang
Jeff hardy defeated The Big Show via countout


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