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5/20 WWE in Des Moines, Iowa: Complete detailed Smackdown tapings, ECW and off-TV notes
May 21, 2008 - 12:18:48 AM


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WWE Smackdown/ECW taping
May 20, 2008
Des Moines, Iowa
Report by Edward Reisinger, PWTorch.com reader


DARK MATCH

(1) Matt Sydal (face role) defeated Jamie Noble (playing heel). Sydal hit his tradmark moonsault off of the mat in the ring. Noble hit a cool tigerdriver into a cross armbar submission hold. Cydal countered a armbar submission hold into a leverage roll up pin. Good match.

ECW TAPING

Tazz and Adamle came out together to Tazz's music. Adamle got heckled a little bit tonight by the fans.

ECW Taping (I thought it was suppose to be live, but it was taped)

After Armando segment with the four former champions, they all ran as a group to the back to avoid being hit by opening fireworks.

SMACKDOWN TAPING

Vickie Guerrero comes out on the ramp stage with Edge to start the show. She says that Charles Robinson made a mistake at the PPV by Counting out Edge and awarding the title to Undertaker, since a title can't be won by count out. Keeping in tradtion with the Extreme Rules of One Night Stand, Edge will fight Taker in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match there. She also said if Taker loses, he'll be banished from the WWE. Thanks WWE for telling us that Taker will win before it happens.

(1) Maryse & Deuce & Domino defeated Cherrry & Jessie & Festus. Cherry was actually cheering when her brother Domino was being beat up; it's so unrealistic. Festus hits his axe kick on Domino who fell into his sister, Cherry. Cherry falls to the ground and Maryse kicks her in the face for the fall.

At some point early on in the show, Chavo says that he's sorry for not making it out for the Undertaker match last week. Vickie books Chavo versus the Undertaker for tonight. Edge says don't worry the family will be out with there with you.

VIP Show: MVP's guest is Theodore Long. MVP says he's going to allow Teddy to explain his side of what happened last week. Once Teddy came out though, MVP decided that he would rather talk about how Teddy made his life horrible when he was the GM. MVP said that he was jealous of his money and even tries to dress like him in his counterfeit suits. Teddy says "I'm not going to put up with this; I'm out of here. MVP grabs him by the tie. Batista's music plays and he comes to the ring. Batista tells Teddy "good luck," and says that he was a "fair GM." Batista warns MVP to never lay his hands on Teddy, again. MVP says to Batista "don't disrespect me." Batista sais "that's not disrespect, this is." He begins to destroy the VIP Lounge.

MVP goes to up to Vickie Guerrero who is with Edge and Chavo, in her office. He asks if she saw the disrespect that Batista showed him. Either Edge or Vickie tell MVP that he's going to have to deal with it on his own. MVP says that Vickie is the GM and it's her job to deal with it. Edge gets in MVP's face. Vickie books MVP in a match with Batista for tonight. Edge and Chavo talk MVP disrespecting Vickie and them.

(2) Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle, under the ring for most of the time) defeated Chuck Palumbo. Finlay is accompanies to the ring by Hornswoggle much to the delight of all of the children in attendance. He scurries under the ring. Finlay and Chuck put on a good solid match. It was the best match of the night so far. Hornswoggle comes out from under the ring with a supersoaker and squirts Palumbo. Later in the match, Chuck grabs Hornswoggle but Horny sprays green mist in his face. As the referee was getting Hornswoggle out of the ring, Finlay hits Chuck in the head for the victory.

(3) Batista defeated MVP. The Match was in first gear for the first five opening minutes or so. Out of no where Batista leap frogs MVP and gives him a big boot. Shortly later, MVP gives Batista the Chono boot in the corner and send Batista over the top rope. MVP throws Batista in the ring and is trying to position him for a pinfall but Batista is agressively holding the rope, so MVP stomps his arm. Later, MVP goes up top and Batista goes for the throwing him off the ropes like everyone does to Flair, but MVP counters in mid air to an armbreaker over the ropes to the outside. MVP continues to work over the arm including throwing MVP should first into the ring post. Batista hits a spear. He begins getting revenge on MVP by working over his arm, including from the outside throwing him shoulder frist into the ring post and then two times from in the ring. MVP runs into spinebuster. The Batista Bomb ends the match.

(4) Vladimir Kozlov beat Nunzio. Nunzio came out. A Video package was played before Vladimir came out to his no music enterance. There was a boring chant early on. I chanted predictable. Vladimir hits a over head belly to belly suplex. Nunzio was draped over the top turnbuckle and Vladimir punts him in the gut, catches him as he flew off, puts him over his shoulder, and drops him into the set up for his reverse DDT. He hits it, match over.

(5) Matt Hardy & Kofi Kingston defeated Elijah Burke & Shelton Benjamin. Kofi beats Shelton with the Troble in Paradise kick.

(6) Undertaker defeated Chavo Guerrero. Taker hits Old School early on. Taker ends out outside of the ring and Edge and the Edgeheads begin puting the boots to him. The Charles Robinson throws them out. Chavo hits a low blow while Robinson was distracted. Chavo goes up top for the Frog Splash, but Taker sits up before Chavo jumped off. So, Chavo comes off with a crossbody or something and Taker caught him and delivered the Tombstone Piledriver.

Edge, Hawkins, and Ryder return and along with Neely, it's a four on one on Taker. Kane's music hits and his pyro goes off. He comes to the ring. A chokeslam fest occurred with the Brothers of Destruction delivering them. Chavo is left alone with the Brother and Kanbe gives him a Tombstone Piledriver. The Brothers pose for a bit and then Kane exits the ring to his music. Taker's music plays and he exits the ring. He meets up with Kane midway up the ramp. They walk to the top, look back to the audience, and do their arm raise before exiting the arena.

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