**SPOILERS** Complete WWE SmackDown! Tapings
WrestleMag.com are at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, and over the next few hours we ll be bringing you live coverage of tonight s WWE Smackdown TV tapings, ahead of the show airing this Friday night.
- In a dark match, Funaki beat KC James after a sunset flip.
- The Boogeyman vs The Miz & Kristal went to a no-contest to open Smackdown. No official announcement was made on the result.
- Backstage, King Booker and Finlay got talking as it was announced they ll be taking on Batista and Bobby Lashley later on in the show.
- Footage of Rey Mysterio undergoing knee surgery last week was shown.
- Chris Benoit beat Tatanka after Tatanka (who looked awful) tapped out to the Sharpshooter. Post-match, Chavo Guerrero laid Benoit out with a chair.
- Mr Kennedy cut a promo on the TitanTron. He said he s the future of the business and that he had surpassed The Undertaker.
- William Regal came out to a huge pop and went on to beat Paul London via pinfall after a running kneelift.
- Michael Cole brought some fans from ringside into the ring and got them to start up some football chants. Two of the fans supported Manchester United, a third a Liverpool fan.
- MVP beat Kane via pinfall in a Street Fight after interference from Ken Kennedy. The Undertaker made the save and the heels bailed out. Kennedy then threw MVP into the ring where he was met with a double chokeslam.
- Matt Hardy beat Gregory Helms via pinfall in a non-title match after a Twist of Fate.
- Backstage, Teddy Long announced that next week on Smackdown, MVP would again face Kane, this time in a Cage match.
- While the cameras weren t rolling, fans were treated to seeing Big Dick Johnson in the ring, rubbing himself up against Tony Chimmel.
- Batista & Bobby Lashley beat King Booker and Finlay in the main event after Batista pinned Booker following a spinebuster