Original Airdate: Friday, October 20th, 2006
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
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MVP vs. Kane
Before Kane's entrance, MVP says he's not scared of him and dares the freak to come out. MVP tries to go at Kane right away, but Kane hits him with a right uppercut. MVP gets in about 30 seconds of offense before running into a big boot and a side suplex. Kane goes up to the top rope and hits the flying clothesline. He goes for the chokeslam, but MVP does what we all would love to do and kicks Kane in the nuts to cause the disqualification ending. This was nothing.
Match Rating: 1/4*
They show King Booker and Batista getting ready for their big match tonight.
Elijah Burke vs. Vito
Burke gets on the mic bragging about his 100 boxing victories. Vito quickly goes up to the top, but misses with the elbow drop. Burke quickly hits him with a boot to the head and some big knees to the midsection. They remind us of both Vito and Miz being undefeated. I have a feeling Vito's is coming to an end here. Vito makes a comeback and hits a flatliner and clothesline before dancing some more. He hits a leg drop for a 2 count. Elijah hits him in the midsection before hitting some blows to the head while he's on the rope. The referee pulls Burke off and that allows Sylvester Terkay to hit a boot to the head. That's enough for the victory and Vito is undefeated no more. I like Burke, but this was just filler.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Gregory Helms confronts Matt Hardy backstage at the coffee table. Helms tells Hardy that his win at No Mercy was a fluke and that he's the longest reigning champion on the roster. In comes Teddy Long and he tells Helms that he can go ONE ON ONE WITH THE UNDERTAKER.
William Regal cuts a promo backstage saying that he used to be a top star, but now he's been busy lately being in silly situations. He's no longer going to be a servant or the butt of jokes and he brought his great friend Dave Taylor to make sure that happens.
They show King Booker watching tape before his match.
William Regal & Dave Taylor vs. Funaki & Scotty 2 Hotty
Taylor looks to be just shy of 80 years old here. The brilliance in this move here is that Regal only has to beat about one team to become instant #1 contenders in this division. Jokes aside, I do agree that there was more than enough left in the tank for Regal to be taken more seriously. The rosters are so thin in 2006, why not have him be a more serious midcard star? Funaki gets beat up for the entire match before tagging in Scotty. Regal immediately hits him with a knee. Taylor hits a double underhook suplex and falls on top of him for a pin. I'm not sure they did much in the way of impressing the LA crowd, but they did dominate this match.
Match Rating: 1/2*
We get highlights of the Rey Mysterio/Chavo Guerrero feud.
I Quit Match
Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
We're about halfway into this show and we finally are getting something of substance here. The action quickly spills outside and Rey repeatedly slams Chavo's head into the steps. We get our first microphone moment before Mysterio throws Chavo into the ring post. Rey hits Chavo with a chair and hits the 619. He goes up top, but Vickie grabs the leg of Rey and Chavo throws the chair at his head. Chavo attacks the knee of Mysterio with the chair and then hits a Frog Splash with the chair on Rey's leg. Rey hits a suplex on the ramp and then hits a diving senton off the stage. Chavo still won't get up. They are now battling the the side of the stage and Chavo attempts to roll a crate at Rey's knee. Rey moves and then climbs the lighting rig. He gets his leg trapped in it and is draped upside down. Chavo grabs a chair and starts attacking the injured knee. Rey finally gives in and says "I quit". Rey is screaming in pain as Chavo and Vickie head to the ring to celebrate their victory. If they were serious about this duo, he had to win here. The match itself was entertaining enough, but pretty standard stuff by 2006. They bring out a stretcher for Rey.
Match Rating: **3/4
Gregory Helms vs. Undertaker
Taker just destroys Helms right off the bat. He hits Snake Eyes and then gets him ready for the chokeslam. Mr. Kennedy's music hits and he's out. Helms is able to knock Taker out of the ring, but he attacks Kennedy before he has the chance to. Helms tries to leap off the apron, but Taker catches him and rams him into the ring post. He hits the chokeslam and the Tombstone for the squash finish. Kennedy comes in right after the bell rings to attack Taker. He ends up eating a chokeslam of his own. Undertaker is unstoppable just in case you forgot.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Miz is out to be his obnoxious self in front of the celebrities of LA. He's out for a Diva Dance-Off. He brings out Kristal, Jillian, Michelle McCool, Layla and Ashley. He then brings out the guest judges, Nick and Aaron Carter. They make fun of Miz for what happened at No Mercy and Miz hugs it out with Layla. If you love the Diva Search, then this is for you. After this embarrassment of a competition, they announce Kristal as the winner. Then the Carters say it's Layla. Layla and Kristal start fighting and then all the ladies get involved and Miz walks away laughing. Aaron runs away with Layla. Can you imagine someone actually approving that this get 10 minutes of TV time?
Big Show and John Cena both come out to be spectators for the main event.
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Batista vs. King Booker
They've been trying to hype this match as a big deal, but there's no way they won't deliver, right? Right? JBL tells us that Batista is not a great wrestler, just great at the power game. Meanwhile, Batista clothesline Booker out of the ring and when he throws him in, Sharmell distracts the referee and Finlay comes out and clotheslines Batista. Booker hits the Book End, but Batista kicks out and not one person in the building bought the false finish. Booker hits a Scissor Kick with Batista draped over the apron. Batista makes a comeback and hits a powerslam. He follows that up with a spinebuster and gets a 2 count. Booker rolls out of the ring and is able to ram Batista into the ring post. Batista fires back with a Spear that sends Booker right into a seated Big Show. Back in the ring, Batista hits another Spear. He goes for a vertical suplex, but in comes Big Show and headbutts Batista causing the DQ. Man, I didn't see that coming. In comes Cena and he goes after Big Show and Booker. Batista and Cena team up to take out Big Show and Booker. Out comes Teddy Long and you guessed it, he makes a tag team match for next week. The match was nothing despite their attempts to make it feel important prior to it starting.
Match Rating: *
This was a truly bad episode of SmackDown. Outside of the Rey/Chavo match, nothing mattered and nothing delivered. That's not a good combination.
Overall Rating: 32%
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