<font size="3" face="arial">Spoilers: WWE SmackDown! Tapings from Bakersfield</font></p> <font class="newsbody">Thanks to Andy for sending these in, stay tuned later for a more detailed report! I attended SD live from Bakersfield CA, so here's some quick match results. Order may not be entirely right. The Major Brothers won a tag team battle royal to earn a title shot later "tonight." Other teams were Deuce/Domino, Jesse/Festus, Drew McIntyre/Dave Taylor and Jimmy Wang Yang/Shannon Moore. The Majors eliminated Deuce/Domino for the win. Victoria w/Kenny beat Michelle McCool w/Chuck Palumbo. Victoria won with a DDT. Finlay beat Rey Mysterio after knocking Rey off the top rope as Rey was about to hit a West Coast Pop and hitting the Celtic Cross. Match had to have gone around 20 minutes, really good stuff. CM Punk beat Jaime Noble. Afterwards, the Miz attacked Punk and John Morrison attacked Miz, leading to a three way brawl. Punk won the day, but was laid out by Noble. MVP/Matt Hardy beat The Major Brothers to retain. The Undertaker beat The Great Khali in a No Holds Barred match. No weapons were used, Taker won with a Triangle choke. </font></p> <div> <font size="3" face="arial">Spoilers: WWE SmackDown! Tapings from Bakersfield</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Harry Smith's Suspension, Return Push; Vince Shocked, More</font></p> </div> </p> <font class="newsbody"> Source: F4Wonline.com - Regarding rumors that Harry Smith failed a Wellness test back in September and WWE just held the suspension off until November to go along with the new policy, sources close to the situation say that's likely not the case. WWE wouldn't have debuted him with wins over Carlito and thrown him into the mix with Kennedy and Hardy on RAW if they were planning to suspend him on November 1st. The fact that Harry's father, British Bulldog died in part due to long term steroid abuse and the fact that Harry was so close to Chris Benoit had people shaking their heads at the situation all week. Those close to the situation say Vince McMahon was caught off guard by Harry's suspension. When he returns from his 30 day suspension, he will be in a role similar to that of Rob Van Dam, like a lame duck for a few months or so. When Vince spoke to the WWE creative team immediately following the suspensions, he basically said Harry wouldn't be punished when he returns, but he also won't be pushed hard yet. As far as Chris Masters go, people within the company don't believe that this is only his second strike. </font></p> <font class="newsbody"> </font><font size="3" face="arial">Harry Smith's Suspension, Return Push; Vince Shocked, More</font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Brooke's Release; Melina/Vince Heat Over Furry Boots, More</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Partial Source: F4Wonline.com - Sources say Brooke also had a backstage altercation with Melina at RAW over furry boots. Apparently Melina is the one who wears the funny boots on RAW, and Brooke tried wearing them as well and it created some problems. Vince McMahon was actually upset at Brooke for being ignorant about the issue and not protective of Melina's gimmick. There is a belief that Melina went to Vince and complained, then Vince made the call to axe Brooke. Johnny Ace was one of her strongest supporters and fought hard for her to stay with the company. When she was first hired, she was to be one of the Funkette Dancers when Flash Funk returned. Ace paid for her dance lessons and everything. Of course that angle never went through and Ace always pushed hard for her to debut on all three of the WWE brands which became a running joke in the company because Brooke really didn't have much going for her. Also, it appears she had heat similar to that of Kristal Marshall, as she was rubbing people backstage the wrong way with her behavior. Sources say from day one she was considered a problem and she made it a point to draw attention to herself. She was considered an expendable talent and with not much going for her, WWE felt it was time for her to go. With the turnover rate of women in WWE, especially this time of year with the Diva Search contestants being brought in, her release didn't come as a surprise to most within the company.</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> </font><font size="3" face="arial">Brooke's Release; Melina/Vince Heat Over Furry Boots, More</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">More News and Notes From Last Night's WWE SD! Tapings</font></p> <font class="newsbody">Thanks to Jeff for sending these spoiler notes along! I thought I would add some more notes to your SmackDown spoiler report from last night. After the Undertaker/Khali match, JBL comes in the ring talking crap to The Undertaker and says that unlike the Great Khali he says that he has a victory over The Undertaker and says that he may be retired but he's not dead. The Undertaker comes in the ring and chokeslams JBL and then he Tombstoned him and said Batista is next. Overall it was a good show I think that everyone worked really hard tonight and it paid off so I will give the show a 10/10 just being there live was cool. The arena was 95% full tonight and the crowd was very hot. There also were several backstage promos that I didn't see in your report. One with Mysterio, one with Punk/Vickie/Noble and some others. Also, Batista cut a promo wishing Undertaker luck against Khali. He also said he would be facing Undertaker next week on SmackDown. Biggest Pops Cm punk Rey Mysterio Matt Hardy Undertaker Batista Elijah Burke Biggest Heat Jamie Noble MVP The Miz John Morrison JBL Finlay </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">More News and Notes From Last Night's WWE SD! Tapings</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Hulk Hogan's Son Arrested on Criminal Charges; Details</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> - From TMZ.com: Clearwater, Fla. Police have arrested Nick Hogan for reckless driving involving serious bodily injury. He turned himself in to Clearwater Police this morning and is currently being booked in to the Pinellas County Jail. Hogan was involved in a one-car crash in August that severely injured his friend, John Graziano. John has severe brain injuries and will likely require specialized care for the rest of his life. Cops have concluded Nick Hogan was drinking the night he crashed his Supra, severely injuring his best friend. Clearwater PD also today released details of their investigation into the August 26 crash. In addition to being arrested for reckless driving involving serious bodily injury, cops also cited Hogan for use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony, a person under the age of 21 operating a vehicle with a breath-alcohol level of .02 or higher and having an Illegal window tint. Police also concluded that although Hogan and a second car were racing right before the crash, the driver of the second car was not a direct cause of the accident. That driver has also been ticketed for reckless driving. Hogan was going 60 mph in a 40 mph zone when he lost control and hit a tree. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Hulk Hogan's Son Arrested on Criminal Charges; Details</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">This Week's RAW Rating; Did DX and Austin Help Out?</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> - This week's WWE RAW broadcast with the return of DX and Steve Austin did hours of 3.7 and 3.8, with a broadcast rating of 3.75. RAW had an average of 5,198,000 viewers. WWE had been hoping for a higher number than previous weeks with the returns of their biggest draws. A lot of promotion surrounding DX and Austin was done last week and it looks like it paid off. WWE would like this number to be higher obviously, but it's a step in the right direction and up from previous weeks.</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> </font><font size="3" face="arial">This Week's RAW Rating; Did DX and Austin Help Out?</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Stephanie Reading Moolah's Eulogy, Maryse Update, More News</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> - Stacy Keibler celebrated her 28th birthday on 10/20 at the LAX Nightclub in Las Vegas, NV. - SmackDown's Maryse is down training in Tampa, FL at WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. She lost in a match last night to Victoria Crawford. - Stephanie McMahon is expected to give the eulogy today at the funeral for WWE Hall of Famer The Fabulous Moolah. The State newspaper is reporting several superstars from wrestling, past and present, are expected to be at the service. Moolah will be entombed at the Greenlawn Memorial Park where she built a crypt years ago. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Stephanie Reading Moolah's Eulogy, Maryse Update, More News</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">News On SAVE_US, Khali, Cena, Batista/Guerrero, More Notes</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Source: PWInsider.com - Merinews.com has an article up today on The Great Khali. Nothing really new is in it, but they mention that he is 36 years old. They also talk about the tragic Ong incident where on May 28, 2001, Brian Ong, a professional wrestler died after receiving a flapjack from Khali in the ring during practice. Ong had suffered a concussion earlier in the session. - To follow-up on the SAVE_US t-shirt being sold by WWE, it's being listed as going on sale on November 19th. That, of course is the latest rumored return date for Chris Jericho. - Leon sent the following: The new John Cena: My Life DVD will have a Best Buy exclusive box set called "The Ultimate Fan Edition". It includes the 3 disc DVD, a Cena shirt, Cena wristband and Cena dog tags. The box resembles the WrestleMania and Royal Rumble Anthology sets. The new 500th Issue of WWE Magazine shows an advertisement for it. - The Sun paper in the UK has a new article that quotes a passage from Batista's new book "Unleashed" where he said that due to his own lat injury, he lobbied for Eddie Guerrero to get the World Title back shortly before his untimely death in 2005. According to the report, Vince McMahon's plan was to put it on Randy Orton but Batista lobbied for Eddie to get it back.. Batista says that Guerrero thanked him for doing that, but felt that Vince was smart and that the right move was to put it on Orton. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">News On SAVE_US, Khali, Cena, Batista/Guerrero, More Notes</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Another WWE Survivor Series Match Added; Updated Card</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> - WWE.com has just added a Triple Threat for the ECW Championship to the Survivor Series card. Below is the updated card: WWE Title Match Special Stipulations Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels World Heavyweight Title Match Hell in a Cell Batista vs. The Undertaker ECW Championship Match Triple Threat CM Punk vs. The Miz vs. John Morrison Inter-brand Traditional Elimination Match Triple H, The Hardys, Kane and Rey Mysterio vs. Umaga, Finlay, Mr. Kennedy, MVP and Big Daddy V The Great Khali vs. Hornswoggle</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> </font><font size="3" face="arial">Another WWE Survivor Series Match Added; Updated Card</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Jericho’s Possible Return Date, Carlito Not Happy, & More</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Credit: PWInsider -- Despite the crowd’s lack of response towards Snitsky, Vince is still a big fan of him. -- There has been a lot of talk that Carlito is not happy within WWE. The feeling backstage is that he doesn’t have the attitude that it takes to get a major push on TV. People have said that they feel he isn’t giving 100% in matches and he has been saying things they don’t like. -- Right now it is said to be about 75% sure that Jericho will return to WWE on November 19. As always with WWE, things change rapidly so take that with a grain of salt.</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> </font><font size="3" face="arial">Jericho’s Possible Return Date, Carlito Not Happy, & More</font></p>
LOL!!!!!!! big fan of snitsky y he does nothing at all ever he takes on locals and destroys them big woop congratualtions, as for the carlito thing what the hell the guy is a gifted he is a pure athlete its a bit og a joke to be honest. glad to see the raw rating higher then it ahs been recently it wasnt as gd as i exspected but on well cant ahv everytin. Jerichos return klkl shod be gd hopefully Jericho can still perform, Smackdown sounds gd glad to see Elijah gettin a reaction from the corwd especially a pop im a big big fan of the guy i believe he has a future but WWE isnt using him as well with sorry to go off topic to shannon moore the guy is a outstanding cruiserweight i wish WWE wod sue him in a better way he has the potential the gift and a gr8 cruiseriwehgt ability he shod be the cruiserweight champ, harry smith he dont deserve a push to be honest unlike every1 else i havent seen anytin special in his matches so far chismasters the guys talented hopefully this all get it into his head; ermm chuk palumbo im also not impressed with at the moment, kenny dykstra qiute frankly im another big fan of i no he is young has a gd future he is another talent im lookin forward to his future</p>
Yeah Snitsky is one of my favs, he just freakin kills them in the ring lol. WWE is saying that there is <font class="newsbody">75% sure that Jericho will return to WWE on November 19. Hopefully its true I mean I really don't know what the guys problem is right now. Or what the hell is he doing, he keeps saying he will return for sure, next he says he will only return with his terms...Sense his book signing will be finished by November 15, I hope he will come back after that. </font></p>
