WWE taped the September 4 edition of SmackDown! Tuesday evening. Though WWE’s on-air promotion revolved around an Undertaker appearance, most fan interest concerned how WWE would handle Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio’s last show before serving his suspension.
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Smackdown:
– Punk-Hardy recap video.
– CM Punk comes out dressed as Jeff Hardy. Some fans think it is Hardy at first. Then they started booing as Punk heels Hardy. F’n hilarious. Punk is drawing SERIOUS heel heat, and calls out the Undertaker. Matt Hardy arrives and attacks Punk. Four referees break them up, ending the segment.
– Teddy Long announces CM Punk vs. Matt Hardy in a non-title match for later.
– Great Khali & Fit Finlay defeated Kane & Mike Knox.
– Vince McMahon is here. We get a kind of, sort of funny backstage piece with McMahon and Long. This is followed by a backstage vignette with Maria and Michelle McCool.
– Rey Mysterio vs. John Morrison. Lots of pro-Morrison and 619 chants. In a great, fun and PPV quality 20+ minute match, Rey loses the Intercontinental Title to Morrison. This match was fantastic.
– R-Truth got jumped by Drew McIntyre in the ring.
– Maria & Eve Torres defeated Natalya & Layla.
– Matt Hardy vs. CM Punk went over ten minutes. Then the lights went out, gong, lights back on, and Undertaker chokeslammed CM Punk through the announce table. The arena went CRAZY for Undertaker’s appearance. No finish was announced for the match.
– Steel cage being lowered now for the Dark Match.
– DX defeats Legacy in a cage after a dual Pedigree/Superkick.