Original Airdate: Friday, April 13th, 2007
Dunkin' Donuts Center
Providence, Rhode Island
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Teddy Long is out to address the Batista/Undertaker rematch. It will happen at Backlash and it will be a Last Man Standing match.
Finlay vs. Mr. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy comes out and says that they don't have to do this. Finlay says that he'll accept it, but if he ever lays a finger on Hornswoggle, he'll shove that shillelagh down his throat. They agree to not fight, but Teddy Long disagrees. He says that instead they'll fight Batista and Undertaker in a tag team match.
We go backstage and we find Ashley crying in the locker room and Jillian leaving. Michelle McCool and Brian Kendrick come into check on her. This just feels out of place.
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Deuce 'n' Domino vs. London & Kendrick
We get a pretty standard start to the match and that means it's time for the high spot into the commercial break. This time it's London diving over the top to the floor. The challengers dominate after the break until it's time for London's hot tag. The challengers are breaking up the pin attempts, but this leads to them double teaming for too long. Ya know, the thing they normally allow, but tonight they decide to enforce it. They get called for the disqualification and are upset with the decision. This was mostly storyline.
Match Rating: *
Next week, Teddy tells Kristal that SmackDown in Milan will be the 400th episode. He also says he has a surprise for her. In come Deuce, Domino and Cherry. Teddy suggests they follow the rules next time.
Chris Benoit vs. MVP
As one might expect, my interest in this feud is a lot lower in 2024 than it was in 2007. We get lots of 50/50 stuff to start and then MVP throws Benoit into the ring post before the commercial break. Benoit hits the German suplexes, but when he goes up top, MVP is there to stop him. Benoit knocks him off and goes for the headbutt, but MVP moves out of the way. He goes for the Germans again, but MVP snaps his neck into the top rope. Benoit counters a German suplex attempt by Benoit, but MVP blocks the roll up and grabs the ropes to steal the victory. This match was much longer than my recap, but like I said, I'm just not invested in this feud.
Match Rating: **
Kristal interviews MVP backstage and he says that he's ballin'.
Daivari vs. Kane
Great. JBL compares this to the mercy rule in little league. Anyway, Kane hits a chokeslam and wins. As soon as the match is over, William Regal and Dave Taylor attack Kane. I mean, who even cares about any of this?
Match Rating: 1/4*
Mark Henry is coming back.
Batista & Undertaker vs. Mr. Kennedy & Finlay
The first commercial break is teasing the tension between Batista and Undertaker. Finlay eventually gets a cheap shot in on Batista with the shillelagh. Undertaker then decides it's a good idea to throw a set of steps into the ring. Undertaker eventually gets tagged in and takes care of business, so then Batista tags himself in. Undertaker gets clotheslined over the top rope, but he of course lands on his feet. He brawls with Finlay on the outside and then Batista hits the Batista Bomb on Kennedy and gets the win. Taker stares him down as he heads back to the locker room. This was at least a 15 minute match and again my recap is not reflective of this. The match was actually pretty good for the most part, just not much to really talk about.
Match Rating: **1/2
My interest level in this era right now just isn't super high. I remember really enjoying Backlash, but even that doesn't have me that excited. I am looking forward to some of the stuff, but just not as much as I would have thought. Anyway, this was a fine episode overall, even if nothing really happened.
Overall Rating: 50%
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