John
04-18-2009, 07:53 AM
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Here are the results of the Smackdown!/ECW show from The Zenith Of Strasbourg, France. Date : April 17
The show starts at 8:25PM.
Evan Bourne Vs Tyson Kidd.
Good match. Great boos for Tyson Kidd and nice pops for every "Air" move. Evan wins with the Shooting Star Press.
Finlay w/ Hornswoogle Vs Mark Henry
Henry dominates the Irish man in a slow match. Hornswoogle distracts the fans at ringside. Shillelagh strike by Finlay. He gets the win. Hornswoogle and Finlay celebrates with a French Flag. I think Finlay has a good time here because at a previous show, after the football Irish Team was criticized by a fan, Finlay simulated a fight with him, for easily ten minutes, threatening to jump over the barricade to "go find him".
Maryse, Natalya & Katie Lea Vs Bella Twins & Gail Kim
Huge pops for Maryse (as you know she's French/Canadian, she even was a special announcer for previous shows in France). During this match, there were some "problem" as WWE had to stop the match due to a technical problem. When the match continues, no one cares about the in-ring work. Some guys left the arena... (stupid, for sure), as the announcer and staff workers worked on the ring. The faces have won this one.
MVP Vs Shelton Benjamin
Great attitude from Shelton, as he has a really good time with the fans, getting huge pops. He acts like a face during his entrance, so the usual pre-match had to be longer to re-define the classic face/heel. Very slow opening fight, with several submission moves. The crowd wasn't reactive before the last few minutes, as MVP hits his PlayMaker for the pin. After the match Shelton stays in the ring for some time, with again some greats pops from the fans. However he did flip off the crowd in the end. Pretty funny.
Intermission. Many fans having $35 tickets have been allowed to sit at ringside.
Tiffany speaks French to introduce the next match, an ECW title bout.
Christian Vs Jack Swagger
Probably the best mach of the evening. Swagger is a true heel. The crowd likes to hate him. Christian was cheered a lot. After several counters, Swagger retains.
Street Fight : Matt Hardy Vs Jeff Hardy
Good pops for the Hardy Brothers. Trash cans were used, as were many chairs, kendo sticks and obviously a ladder. A couple of ladder bumps from Jeff. Jeff tries to connect with a legdrop from the ladder through a table but nobody's home, so Matt gets the 3 count. After the match he tries to hit Jeff with the Twist Of Fate but The Charismatic Enigma countered it to a great pop.
Main Event
HHH & Undertaker Vs Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton
Huge huge pops for HHH and Taker. Orton, as a great coward, escapes from the match for several minutes. He came back to viciously attack his opponents. Nice stuff. Crazy crowd, Undertaker hits a double chokeslam on DiBiase and Rhodes. Orton hides and then its a vicious RKO on Undertaker. Later, he tries to escape again but HHH follows him and then the faces hits a combo Pedigree/Tombstone for the victory. Great and long match.
Here are the results of the Smackdown!/ECW show from The Zenith Of Strasbourg, France. Date : April 17
The show starts at 8:25PM.
Evan Bourne Vs Tyson Kidd.
Good match. Great boos for Tyson Kidd and nice pops for every "Air" move. Evan wins with the Shooting Star Press.
Finlay w/ Hornswoogle Vs Mark Henry
Henry dominates the Irish man in a slow match. Hornswoogle distracts the fans at ringside. Shillelagh strike by Finlay. He gets the win. Hornswoogle and Finlay celebrates with a French Flag. I think Finlay has a good time here because at a previous show, after the football Irish Team was criticized by a fan, Finlay simulated a fight with him, for easily ten minutes, threatening to jump over the barricade to "go find him".
Maryse, Natalya & Katie Lea Vs Bella Twins & Gail Kim
Huge pops for Maryse (as you know she's French/Canadian, she even was a special announcer for previous shows in France). During this match, there were some "problem" as WWE had to stop the match due to a technical problem. When the match continues, no one cares about the in-ring work. Some guys left the arena... (stupid, for sure), as the announcer and staff workers worked on the ring. The faces have won this one.
MVP Vs Shelton Benjamin
Great attitude from Shelton, as he has a really good time with the fans, getting huge pops. He acts like a face during his entrance, so the usual pre-match had to be longer to re-define the classic face/heel. Very slow opening fight, with several submission moves. The crowd wasn't reactive before the last few minutes, as MVP hits his PlayMaker for the pin. After the match Shelton stays in the ring for some time, with again some greats pops from the fans. However he did flip off the crowd in the end. Pretty funny.
Intermission. Many fans having $35 tickets have been allowed to sit at ringside.
Tiffany speaks French to introduce the next match, an ECW title bout.
Christian Vs Jack Swagger
Probably the best mach of the evening. Swagger is a true heel. The crowd likes to hate him. Christian was cheered a lot. After several counters, Swagger retains.
Street Fight : Matt Hardy Vs Jeff Hardy
Good pops for the Hardy Brothers. Trash cans were used, as were many chairs, kendo sticks and obviously a ladder. A couple of ladder bumps from Jeff. Jeff tries to connect with a legdrop from the ladder through a table but nobody's home, so Matt gets the 3 count. After the match he tries to hit Jeff with the Twist Of Fate but The Charismatic Enigma countered it to a great pop.
Main Event
HHH & Undertaker Vs Rhodes, DiBiase and Orton
Huge huge pops for HHH and Taker. Orton, as a great coward, escapes from the match for several minutes. He came back to viciously attack his opponents. Nice stuff. Crazy crowd, Undertaker hits a double chokeslam on DiBiase and Rhodes. Orton hides and then its a vicious RKO on Undertaker. Later, he tries to escape again but HHH follows him and then the faces hits a combo Pedigree/Tombstone for the victory. Great and long match.