The Undertaker has faced many hellacious opponents over his illustrious career…but to date, none has been as dominating as The Great Khali. As SmackDown opened tonight, the saga unfolded between these two goliaths as footage from their previous encounters marched across the screen. Tonight, the issue would be made final, as The Punjabi Warrior would face The Phenom later on in the evening.
Batista, who will face King Booker at this Sunday’s SummerSlam, looked to continue his roll going into the Pay Per View as he faced Sylvan. The number one contender for the WWE Championship returned to his hometown and did not disappoint as he dispatched the Quebec Ambassador in less than 30 seconds.
As Sylvan entered the ring, The Animal attacked with a vicious spear, which crumpled the French-Canadian. After his signature spine buster, The Animal decimated Sylvan with a Batista Bomb for the win!
Sylvester Terkay continued his reign of destruction upon the SmackDown roster as he wrote he used Scotty2Hotty as this week’s messenger. Montel Vontavious Porter enjoyed the match from his private skybox (provided by SmackDown general manager, Theodore Long) with a bevy of beauties.
Scotty tried desperately to mount an offensive strike; however, Terkay’s brute force style overwhelmed the former tag champion. While Scotty worked valiantly to stay away from Terkay’s brutal knee strikes, it would only be a matter of time before the mixed martial artist would connected with a lethal kick that sent Scotty to the floor.
He would not quit there. Like a predator smelling the demise of its prey, Terkay sent a volley of forearm shots into Scotty’s ribs. Scotty’s beating would not end until Terkay cinched in a cradle, walked Scotty to the center in the ring and planted him into the mat for the three-count.
After the match, Terkay locked in his submission, ignoring the sound of the bell.
The conflict between Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero has affected not only the lives of the combatants, but also the life of Eddie Guerrero’s widow, Vickie. Now the two will face one another at SummerSlam this Sunday. Which side of la familia will Vickie Guerrero choose?
Kristal interviewed WWE Tag Champions Kendrick and London to solicit their opinion on Michelle McCool’s hot new tag upstarts, K.C. James and Idol Stevens and to address their loss on last week’s SmackDown. Before the interview could commence, the usurpers to the WWE Tag throne ambushed the champions, leaving Kendrick and London sprawled on the arena floor.
Arguably, one of the SmackDown’s fastest rising stars, Mr. Kennedy saw action as he faced Tatanka. Both men commenced in a grappling war, trading hold for hold, until Mr. Kennedy sought the advantage with throwing an elbow to Tatanka’s face.
The Lakota Tribe member would continue using various grapples to keep his advantage in the match; at one point, frustrating Mr. Kennedy to the point where he tried to walk away from the match. Tatanka not want to accept a win via disqualification brought Kennedy back into the ring.
The advantaged turned in Kennedy’s favor as he attacked Tatanka’s leg. Showing a veteran’s tenacity, Kennedy continued the attack on Tatanka’s leg. However, the Native American would battle back once more, marring Kennedy’s chest with chop after thundering chop.
After several near falls, Kennedy was able to secure a win by grabbing Tatanka’s tights and holding on for the three-count. The contest ended with an irate and frustrated Tatanka trying to explain to the ref that he was robbed of yet another match.
In an attempt to end the war that has brewed between Chavo and Rey, Vickie tried to intercede by going to the General Manager, Theodore Long. At one point, Eddie’s widow begged for Long to call off the match; however, the General Manager explained that having both men meet in the ring was the best way to settle their differences.
The time had come for death to make a house call. The Great Khali wanted impatiently in the ring as the area lights dimmed and the funeral dirge sounded. The Phenom appeared in the entranceway and the atmosphere in the area changed. Fog rolled as Undertaker walked the isle, never taking his eyes of his opponent. Tonight, one man would be left standing, as the match was underway.
After Khali took an early advantage, Taker quick mounted a comeback, sending the behemoth to the mat. While Khali lay sprawled on the mat, Taker rained down guillotine leg drops onto the chest of his opponent. To further press his advantage, Taker locked in a triangle choke, to steal the breath from The Punjabi Warrior.
Davari would get involved in the match, attacking Taker with a chair. The Phenom chased Davari to the SmackDown stage, where it looked as if The Dead Man would dispatch Khali’s handler; however, the giant had other plans, throwing Taker from the stage and onto the tables below.
Seemingly broken, Taker lay sprawled on the broken debris as the referee continued his count. As it looked to be the end of an era, the dead rose once again and Taker made it to his feet and staggered back into the fight.
Khali pressed his attack, but Taker would not stay down. At one point, The Phenom found his arms caught in the ropes. Khali would land several brutal chops on Taker; even landing a boot to face of The Dead Man. Again Taker did not look as if could continue, but how does one kill something that is already dead? Taker would sit up once more with seconds to spare.
The fight spilled the outside as Khali threw Taker into the ring steps. Wanting to end the match, Khali threw the steps into the ring and prepared to destroy Undertaker with them. At the last moment, Undertaker was able to wrestle the stairs from and smash The Punjabi Warrior in the head. Taker, who like a shark smelled the blood of his prey, followed up with chair shot after skull-shattering chair shot to Khali, at one point, busting open the giant’s face. (Later reports indicated that Khali needed nine stitches to close the wound.)
Khali made it to his feet once more, and Taker, who did the impossible by knocking the giant off his feet, would cast Khali to hell with a savage chokeslam that incapacitated Khali and rendered him unable to make the count.
Vito, who remained undefeated since donning a dress, faced Scott Fowler in singles competition. The more aggressive Vito controlled the action for most of the match, using his dress-over-the-head submission for the win.
Lashley, who continued his pursuit to regain his United States Championship, faced Finlay in a contest that would see both men give their all. The champion managed to stay ahead of the challenger in the early part of the match, frustrating Lashley, by using various ground locks and holds.
Lashley’s strength proved overwhelming to Finlay as the challenger’s aggression almost cost him the match. Finlay’s feigned eye injury illustrated that the older champion believed that brains would win out over brawn in this contest. Additionally, William Regal made an appearance, attacking Lashley while the referee attended to Finlay.
Finlay focused on Lashley’s shoulder, with various locks and kicks. Lashley was able to hit a big body drop, but the wily vet gained control once more as the challenger rolled him into the ring.
Lashley would get the upper had at one point in the match, spearing the champion, who tried to attach with The Little Bastard. Lashley made the cover, but Regal pulled the referee from the ring, causing the disqualification.
The champion, Regal, and the leprechaun attacked Lashley, but the former champion was able to battle back, at one point, clearing the ring and throwing a chair at Finlay. The uneasy alliance between Regal and Finlay seems to be intact, but for how long?
King Booker came to the ring to address the SmackDown crowd. He thanked his loyal subjects and made a decree that he would march into SummerSlam and beat The Animal to a “royal bloody pulp”. He continued to taunt Batista, saying that the number one contender had no intestinal fortitude and that he did not have the passion to win the title.
The King, however, being as noble as he was, requested Batista’s presence and The Animal would oblige. King Booker offered Batista and alternative to the challenger: rather than being humiliated at SummerSlam, Batista could kiss the King’s royal foot.
Queen Sharmell removed the King’s boot, revealing the royal toes. Batista kneeled for a second, then quickly stood and stomped on the King’s feet. Batista then sent the champion to the outside, donned the royal cloak and sat on the King’s throne, victorious in this latest encounter. Could this be a foretelling of things to come? Tune in to both SummerSlam and Rajah.com for the answers.
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