WWE taped this week's edition of Smackdown tonight from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thanks to Wrestling News World reader Simon for sending text message updates. Below are full results:
WWE Smackdown (Airing Friday on MyNetworkTV):
* They pyros go off to open this week's show. Batista vs. Matt Hardy is the opener. Batista wins with a Batista Bomb. Footage is shown from last week's Batista vs. Rey Mysterio Survivor Series match contract signing.
* They air a segment with The Undertaker and Kane talking.
* A Teddy Long/Vickie Guerrero backstage segment is shown next. Teddy says he doesn't need Vickie's advice. Vince McMahon comes in and names Vickie a Smackdown consultant.
* Drew McIntyre comes out, a Finlay/McIntyre promo is shown. The promo is proceeded by Finlay vs. McIntyre. McIntyre wins via pinfall after a double arm DDT.
* CM Punk comes out and gives his typical Straight Edge promo. R-Truth comes out and interrupts him. He attacks Punk and dumps a trash can on him filled with alcohol, cigarettes and prescription medication.
* Josh Mathews interviews Batista backstage. He talks about how Rey Mysterio embarrassed him. They role footage from WWE's most recent European tour.
* John Morrison defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler in a two out of three falls match is up next. Morrison got the first fall via pinfall. Ziggler got the second via pinfall after hitting Zig Zag. Morrison got the third and final pinfall after hitting Starship Pain to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
* Mickie James b. Layla with a rollup. After the match, Michelle McCool sings an E-I-E-I-O parody on Mickie.
* Batista comes out to do commentary for Rey Mysterio vs. Tyson Kidd w/Natalya. Kidd wins via disqualification after Batista attacked Kidd. Mysterio attacked Batista and went to the back.
* Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Big Show and Chris Jericho talk backstage. Jericho says he's not scared of The Undertaker and Kane. Show turns out the lights in the locker room, in an attempt to frighten Jericho.
* Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Big Show & Chris Jericho vs. World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker & Kane. The match ends in no contest as Jericho runs backstage with the World Heavyweight Championship belt.
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