WWE Smackdown/ECW house show report
October 17th, 2007
Manchester, England, MEN Arena.
By Mike B
Show started with The Fink welcoming us all. Estrada then comes down to
announce the main events for the show, Punk vs Big Daddy V and Matt Striker
in a handicap match and a 6 man tag match of MVP, Finlay and Khali vs Matt
Hardy, Batista and The Undertaker!
Jesse and Festus defeated Duece and Domino.
Ok match with Jesse getting the upperhand then playing the 'face in peril'
untill he hit the tag on festus who cleaned house then tagged Jesse back in
who hit a top rope clothesline to win.
John Morrisson defeated some blonde long haired guy.
I think Jeter was his surname but i dont think it was the spirit squad guy,
I may be wrong though. Blonde guy got all the offense in untill Morrison
used the ropes on a roll up for the cheap win.
Michelle McCool and Maryse defeated Victoria and random brunette diva, i
have no idea who it was.
McCool escaped the widows peak then hit the chick kick for the win.
Chuck Palumbo defeated Dave Taylor.
Taylor got on the mic saying how he know knows why he left the UK, because
he hates English people. Palumbo won with the big boot then posed for the
crowd.
Kane defeated Kevin Thorn.
Kanes pyro was scary and unexpected at a house show. Kane won with the choke
slam.
Rey Mysterio defeated Chris Masters.
Crowd loved Mysterio. Ok match with Rey hitting all his moves then finishing
with the 619 followed by a frogsplash. Post match Rey put some little kid on
his shoulders who was dressed in complete Mysterio gear and posed on the
ring steps. Kid must have been happy.
Big Daddy V and Striker defeated CM Punk.
Punk came out to a great reaction. His ribs were taped. Punk wore down
Striker untill he tagged in V who then destroyed Punk with his standing
splash for the crappy finish. Poor match.
Matt Hardy, Batista and The Undertaker defeated MVP, Finlay and Khali.
Great match with lots of action. Being at an Undertaker entrance was worth
the ticket money alone. Hornswaggle ran in towards the end to help Finlay
but Undertaker grabbed him for his troubles. Taker threw him out the ring
then hit Finlay and MVP with clotheslines. Hardy hit the Twist of Fate on
MVP then Batista speared Khali. Finlay set Undertaker up for the tombstone
but Taker reversed by falling back to set Finlay up but then immediately
dropped finaly on his head by mistake. Taker shook his head and picked
Finlay up for a proper Tombstone and it's over. Show closed with taker
posing then leaving. Batista and Hardy stayed in the ring while Batista did
the V1 taunts to the crowd. Hardy leaves and Batista has fun with the crowd
seeing which side is loudest which was quite funny. Crowd went home happy.
Good show overall. Worth the money.
