SmackDown! started up with a video package, highlighting the events of the past two weeks regarding Rey Mysterio taking on Mark Henry, and then the Great Khali (and losing both matches). This week, Mysterio will have to face another opponent selected by John “Bradshaw” Layfield, but his opponent remains a mystery.
John “Bradshaw” Layfield came out on the entrance ramp in his limo. He didn’t leave his limo, but just stood up through the sunroof. He told the audience that he wants to acknowledge the heart of our champion, Rey Mysterio. He told the audience that Eddie Guerrero at that heart too, but passion doesn’t pay the bills. The crowd started chanting for Mysterio, but JBL assured them that he will take Mysterio’s championship at Judgment Day this Sunday. He told Mysterio that tonight, he will play with fire, and if you play with fire, you might get burned and tonight will be a night that he will never forget.
MNM made their way down to the ring for the first match of the night. We saw some footage of last week when Brian Kendrick, Paul London, and Jillian Hall embarrassed the champions by tearing off their pants. Jillian came down to the ring, followed by Kendrick and London. Jillian and Melina started brawling immediately, but their respective teams pulled them apart.
Commercial
Normal Six-Man Tag Team Match
MNM vs. Jillian Hall, Brian Kendrick, & Paul London
Kendrick had a side-headlock applied to Johnny Nitro, followed by an interesting takedown. Nitro whipped Kendrick to the ropes, but Kendrick hit two arm-drags. He locked in an armbar and got the tag to London. London hit a bodyslam and went for the pin, but Nitro kicked out. Nitro kneed London in the stomach and tagged in Joey Mercury. Mercury tossed London face-first into the turnbuckle, but London started fighting back with several right hands and a running cross-body. He hit an armbar takedown, but Mercury got back to his feet and powered him to the corner. He kneed him in the midsection, but London countered a bodyslam and clothesline and hit several right hands. He tagged in Kendrick and they hit a double-clothesline. They knocked Nitro off the apron, but Melina pulled the hair of Kendrick. This distraction allowed Mercury to clothesline him from behind. Mercury placed Melina in the turnbuckle and distracted the referee, which allowed Nitro and Melina to choke him. Mercury tagged in Nitro, who locked in a leg submission, keeping Kendrick away from his partners. Nitro tagged in Mercury, who bent the leg of Kendrick on the ropes. Mercury tagged Nitro back in, and he started twisting on the ankle of Kendrick. Kendrick attempted to fight out with right hands, but Nitro attempted a leg submission. Kendrick countered out of it and crawled towards London, but Nitro tagged in Mercury and he locked in the leg submission. Kendrick fought out of it with several right hands. Mercury attempted a suplex, but Kendrick hit a small package, but Mercury kicked out. Mercury tagged in Nitro, who hit a spinning elbow drop, followed by the pin, but Kendrick kicked out. He choked Kendrick at the top rope, but when the referee was distracted, Melina choked him using her legs. He tagged in Mercury, who went for the pin onto Kendrick but London broke it up. Mercury grabbed the leg of Kendrick, who attempted the enziguri but Mercury ducked the move. Kendrick was finally able to get away from Mercury and he tagged in London. London cleaned house and took Nitro down before running into the boot of Mercury. They attempted a double-clothesline, but London dodged it and hit a dropsault to both men. Mercury tagged in Nitro, but London took him down. Melina tagged herself in, meaning Jillian is now the legal wrestler. Jillian charged onto Melina and unleashed a fury of right hands, but Mercury slammed her down to the mat and out of the ring. London and Kendrick came back into the ring and took Mercury and Nitro out of the ring. Jillian went to the top turnbuckle and hit a diving cross-body for the victory!
Winners by pinfall: Jillian Hall, Brian Kendrick, & Paul London
After the match, we see some footage of the Judgment Day press conference, which was held last Monday.
Commercial
We see a clip of the world premiere of WWE’s new film, See No Evil.
After that, we are shown a clip of a month ago when Mark Henry hit the body splash onto Kurt Angle through the table. The camera went to Kurt Angle, who was on via satellite. He told Mark Henry that he met him at the 1996 Olympics, where he won his gold medal and Henry didn’t win a damn thing. He attempted to take out Angle, but he isn’t like Batista. He finished by telling Henry that at Judgment Day, he will show him why he is called the Wrestling Machine.
Commercial
Bobby Lashley made his way down to the ring to face Garret Steel, who was already in the ring.
Singles Match
Garrett Steel vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley hit Steel with several belly-to-belly suplexes, sending him out of the ring. Steel came back into the ring and hit several right hands. He attempted a bodyslam, but Lashley pushed him off and hit a clothesline. He hit a military press, followed by the vertical suplex. He went to the corner, before charging at him with a spear for the victory!
Winner by pinfall: Bobby Lashley
When Lashley walked up the entrance ramp, he sat on the King of the Ring throne, but Booker T’s music started up. He stepped out onto the entrance ramp with Sharmell and had a stare down with Lashley before making his way down to the ring for a tag team match.
Commercial
Booker T is in the ring as Finlay makes his way down with his shillelagh. Chris Benoit and Gunner Scott came down to the ring to start the match.
Normal Tag Team Match
Booker T (/w Sharmell) & Finlay vs. Chris Benoit & Gunner Scott
Scott and Booker T started the match as they grappled up. Scott powered Booker T to the corner, but the referee forced him to give a clean break. They grappled up again, but Booker T powered Scott to the corner and hit several shoulder thrusts. He hit a knife-edge chop, but Scott came back with some chops of his own, followed by a back elbow. Booker T thumbed Scott in the eye before tagging in Finlay. Finlay locked in a side-headlock takedown. Scott attempted to fight out of it, but Finlay nailed him down to the mat again and locking in the cross-armed choke. Scott got back to a vertical base and locked in an armbar. He hit the inverted atomic drop, followed by the clothesline. He brought Finlay back to his feet, but Finlay kneed him in the stomach, hit a snapmere takedown, and locked in the rear-naked choke. Scott got back to his feet, but Finlay hit a shoulder block. He tagged in Booker T, who hit several knife-edge chops to the chest of Scott. He tossed Scott to the corner, but Scott kicked off the ropes and hit a snap suplex onto Booker T. He went for the pin, but Booker T kicked out. He got back to his feet and hit a kick right to the jaw of Scott. He locked in a rear-naked choke, but Scott got back to his feet and hit several right hands. He bounced off the ropes, but Booker T hit a shoulder block. He tagged in Finlay, who hit several elbow drops. He hit a bodyslam before going to the top turnbuckle. He attempted a body splash, but Scott got his knees up. Scott got the tag to Benoit, who kneed Finlay many times in the midsection. He hit a shoulder block, followed by sending Finlay out of the ring. Benoit followed and tossed him back into the ring. He attempted to lock in the sharpshooter, but Booker T nailed him from behind. The referee got Booker T out as Benoit hit a snap suplex onto Finlay. Finlay got back to his feet and hit a clothesline before tagging in Booker T. Booker T missed a heel kick, allowing Benoit to hit a german suplex. He went for the pin, but Booker T kicked out. Benoit put Booker T into the corner and tagged in Scott. Scott hit a snap suplex and the pin, but Booker T kicked out. Booker T tagged in Finlay, who nailed Scott right in the stomach. Scott went to the top turnbuckle, but Booker T pushed him off and out of the ring. Benoit checked on Scott as we cut to commercial.
Commercial
Finlay drove his knee into the head of Scott. He tagged in Booker T. When Scott got back to his feet, Booker T nailed him down with a right hand. He whipped Scott to the ropes and hit a side kick. He went for the pin, but Scott kicked out. He attempted a suplex, but Scott countered that into a side Russing leg-sweep. He tagged in Benoit, who unleashed a fury of chops and bodyslams onto Booker T. He hit an running elbow drop, followed by the pin, but Booker T kicked out. He hit a snap suplex and the pin again, but Booker T kicked out. Benoit nailed Finlay off the apron before unleashing a fury of right hands onto Booker T. Finlay dragged Benoit out of the ring and thrusted him into the steel steps. Booker T distracted the referee as Finlay whipped the shillelagh right to the ribs of Benoit. Booker T hit a sideslam onto Benoit and the pin, but Benoit kicked out. He locked in the abdominal stretch, but Benoit elbowed out of it and hit a german suplex. Benoit tagged in Scott, who ducked a clothesline and hit a running forearm. He hit another running forearm, followed by a standing dropkick. He went for the pin, but Booker T kicked out. Booker T got back to his feet and placed Scott in the corner, but he ran into his boot. Scott went to the top turnbuckle and hit a missile dropkick. He went for the pin, but Finlay broke it up. Benoit stormed the ring and suplexed Finlay and himself out of the ring. Booker T brought Scott back to his feet and hit a side kick to the face of Booker T. At the top of the entrance ramp, Bobby Lashley stepped out and sat down on the throne. Booker T looked at Lashley in shock, but this allowed Scott to hit a crucifix pin onto Booker T for the victory!
Winners by pinfall: Chris Benoit & Gunner Scott
Tonight, Rey Mysterio will go up against a mystery opponent, who was chosen by John “Bradshaw” Layfield.
Commercial
Daivari is standing in the middle of the ring and told the audience that the Undertaker was an unstoppable force in the WWE… Until now. He wants the Undertaker to pay close attention to this video package, and this will show everyone why the Undertaker is afraid of the Great Khali. The video package highlighted some of the Undertaker’s career moments before ending with the Great Khali destroying him seven weeks ago. The camera went back to Daivari, who introduced the Great Khali. Khali made his way down to the ring and took the microphone from Daivari. He spoke some words in an inaudible tone. He dropped the microphone and left the ring.
Up next, before Mark Henry can take on Kurt Angle at Judgment Day, he will have to go through Matt Hardy.
Commercial
Mark Henry made his way down to the ring for the next match. Matt Hardy came down to the ring to start the match.
Singles Match
Mark Henry vs. Matt Hardy
Hardy stomped on the foot of Henry and attempted the side effect, but Henry pushed him off. He threw Hardy out of the ring, but Hardy landed on his feet. Henry followed, but Hardy went back into the ring. He hit a baseball dropkick before sending Henry back into the ring. He went to the top turnbuckle and hit a diving leg-drop onto Henry. He went for the pin, but Henry kicked out. Henry got back to his feet and locked in the bear hug. Hardy clubbed out of the move, but Henry powered him into the turnbuckle. He whipped Hardy to the opposite corner and charged at him, but Hardy hit a drop toe-hold. He attempted the Twist of Fate, but Henry pushed him back and hit the World Strongest Slam for the victory.
Winner by pinfall: Mark Henry
He picked Hardy up by his hair and placed him in the corner. He hammered away at Hardy before grabbing the microphone. He wanted to tell Kurt Angle that at Judgment Day, he will finish what he started.
We then see some footage of WWE’s new movie, See No Evil, which opens tomorrow (May 19th).
Commercial
Nunzio and Vito were backstage. Vito got a phone call from a girl and left as Paul Burchill confronted him. He told Nunzio that he saw a familiar looking woman last week, but then he realized that it wasn’t a woman, it was Vito. Nunzio told Burchill that Vito is not a cross dresser. Nunzio left as Burchill took a drink from his alcohol bottle.
Rey Mysterio made his way down to the ring for the main event. The mystery opponent will be revealed after this commercial (of course).
Commercial
Rey Mysterio was in the ring as John “Bradshaw” Layfield came down to the announcer’s table. He stepped on top of the table with a microphone and told Mysterio that this Sunday is Judgment Day, and that his Judgment Day is when he will take that championship off of Mysterio’s undeserving body. He ordered Mysterio to take a microphone, which he did. He wanted to ask Mysterio a question: does he even know he is or what year it is? He told Mysterio that they are in North Mexico and it is the year 2006. He asked him what day it is, and Mysterio told him that it was May 19th. JBL started laughing as RAW’s Kane made his way down to the ring!
Singles Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane
Kane slammed him down to the mat before whipping him to the corner. He hit a huge head-butt. Mysterio attempted to fight back with several kicks to the hamstring before launching himself off the top turnbuckle, but he flew into a big boot by Kane. Kane whipped Mysterio into the turnbuckle. He hit the choke toss before sending him right out of the ring. He picked Mysterio up and slammed him down on the steel steps. He tossed Mysterio back into the ring and kicked him in the head. He picked Mysterio up and hit a straight right hand. He placed him in the corner and continued to hammer away at him. He ran all the way across the ring and hit a huge clothesline. Mysterio started to fight back with several kicks. He hit a dropkick and went onto the apron. He springboarded off the ropes, but he ran into a right hand. The lights suddenly went red and the words “May 19th” were whispered around the arena. He fell onto the second rope, but this allowed Mysterio to hit the 619. He went for the springboard seated senton, but Kane caught him by the throat and hit the chokeslam. Kane didn’t go for the pin and JBL entered the ring. He told Kane that Mysterio said the words May 19th, but Kane snapped and chokeslammed JBL. He walked up the ramp as SmackDown! went off the air.
Winner: No Contest
