WWE Dark Match & Smackdown Spoilers (San Diego, CA)
Recap credited to Nick Avila:
Smackdown opened with footage of NWO, and then went immediately to the ring where Batista came out and talked about Undertaker, what happened at NWO and their match at WrestleMania.
6 Man Tag match was next with Matt Hardy & Paul London & Brian Kendrick beating the team of Joey Mercury & Deuce & Domino. Great action from all involved.
Next they show Kristal interviewing Vickie Guerrero. I didn't catch what she said but the segment was short and sweet, ending with Kristal hugging Vickie again. They didn't show Teddy Long at all during the show.
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero beat Scotty 2 Hotty. The end came with Chavo rolling up Scotty and hooking the ropes with his legs for the win.
Kristal interviews King Booker about his Money in the Bank qualifying match against Kane.
King Booker beats Kane in the Money in the Bank qualifying match. This match was no DQ and falls count anywhere. Match went kind of long. Great Khali comes out and beats up Kane, with Booker taking advantage of this and pinning Kane outside the ring for the victory.
They had a rematch from NWO with Little B, and Boogeyman vs. Finlay and Little Bastard. This match had some funny moments as Little B. beat up on Finlay for a bit, then Little Bastard got involved. Finlay and Little Bastard won when Finlay pinned Boogeyman.
They showed a HOF package, first announcing Dusty Rhodes, then announcing Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig as the latest inductee. Nice response from the crowd.
The biggest pop of the night came when Rey Mysterio came out. It was very loud in the arena when Rey was announced then showed up. He said that his rehab is way ahead of schedule and that he'll be back in the ring sooner than expected. He was then interrupted by Mr. McMahon who came out, talked about his "match" with Trump at Wrestlemania, then asked Rey who he thought would win. Rey says "you're a loser Vince" then Vince brings out Umaga. Umaga goes on to beat up on Rey, ending with a splash from the top rope to Rey's legs. Rey gets carried out on a stretcher.
The bonus match saw Batista beat Mr. Kennedy. A lot of the fans left after Mysterio was taken out of the ring. Batista beats Kennedy with a Batista Bomb. As he is celebrating, more fans are leaving, then we hear the "bong" of the Undertaker, lights go out, then they come back and Taker is behind Batista. Batista turns around and Taker choke slams him, grabs the World title belt and raises it, then leaves. Batista gets up a few minutes later, then goes on to pose & celebrate for a few before leaving and ending the show.
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