WWE Smackdown on The CW
Taped July 8 in Baton Rouge, La.
Source: Prowrestling.net

[Q1] Highlights aired from last week of the Edge and Vickie Guerrero squabble... Edge's music played and he walked to the ring in street clothes while Jim Ross and Mick Foley introduced the show. Edge said he's had a week to think about calling off the wedding to Vickie Guerrero. "I stand by my statement, the wedding is off," he said.

Edge said he loved Vickie, but he won't take orders from her. "I don't work that way," he said. "I am the Rated R Superstar." He said he's been happier since he made the announcement. "Let's face it, Vickie Guerrero is not good enough for me." He vowed to prove everyone wrong who thought that he was only World Hvt. Champion because he had Vickie in his corner.

Edge claimed that he's won more championships than anyone currently in the industry. An angry Vickie wheeled onto the stage and said she was giving Edge a warmup match for the Great American Bash. She booked him in a No DQ match against the Big Show. Edge said he's not afraid of the Big Show. "By the end of Smackdown tonight, Big Show is going to be just like you—a loser." Vickie had Edge's mic cut to close the segment... [C]

[Q2] A video hyped that Maria is coming soon to Smackdown...

1. Shelton Benjamin defeated Matt Hardy in a non-title match in 5:00. Ross and Foley did a nice job of explaining that Benjamin had a lot to gain by winning the non-title match. It was more effective than the typical Michael Cole non-title introduction in which he mentions it almost in passing as if he's trying to sneak it in and move on.

Benjamin had the more impressive offense and the live crowd reacted nicely to some of his bigger moves. He scored the clean pin out of nowhere, which left the crowd surprised and silent.

Backstage, Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins asked Vickie for a revenge match against Jese and Festus. She agreed. They comforted her by saying she deserves someone better than Edge... [C]

Ross hyped the Big Show vs. Edge main event... Ross introduced MVP as the guest commentator for the next match...

[Q3] 2. Mr. Kennedy pinned Domino in 3:00. Before the match, Kennedy did his mic work and took a minor shot by saying he's more valuable than MVP. He also teased the crowd before saying his name. MVP took offense on commentary. The production team hasn't bothered to change Domino's video. He's still using the Deuce and Domino entrance. Kennedy dominated the match and scored the clean pin.