WWE SmackDown! Results - August 8, 2008

SmackDown Recap [August 8th, 2008]
Source: Joseph Moore

SmackDown opens up with what happened last week, with Edge coming out and talking about his upcoming match with the Undertaker. His guest on the Cutting Edge was Mick Foley, who really chewed him out, and then Edge attacked Mick. The show opens with the pyro like it normally would. Jim Ross welcomes us to SmackDown! in Atlanta, Georgia. Tazz will fill in for Mick Foley for tonight.

Ross plugs the card for tonight: Shelton Benjamin vs Jeff Hardy, Triple H and The Great Khali in a Indian Broken Glass Arm Wrestling Contest.

Match (1): Six Diva Tag Team Match with Oylmpic flavor: Maryse, Victoria, and Natalya vs Michelle McCool, Cherry, and Maria.

Maryse is dressed as a tennis player, Victoria is a gymnast, Natayla as an Equestian (horse) rider with Michelle McCool being a volleyball player, Cherry as a boxer, and finally Maria is dressed as a snow skier. Maybe she doesn't know this is the summer Olympics. Match begins with Natayla vs Michelle, who start off with submission moves, with McCool going for early pins. Blind tag from Maria, and McCool and Maria clothesline Natalya. Big kick in the face by Natayla, who throws Maria outside, and hits Michelle. Cherry enters and delievers a DDT to Natayla as Victoria comes in and hits the Widow's Peak. McCool comes in and knocks down Victoria, and then is hit from behind my Maryse. Maria comes back in and bulldogs Maryse. Natayla knocks down Maria and puts her in the sharpshooter. Maria taps out almost immediately.

Winner(s): Maryse, Victoria, and Natayla

The camera goes back stage where Hawkins and Ryder are at the side of Bam Neely who has been laid out cold. Chavo and Vickie come in, Chavo discovers a black rose.

WWE Did You Know?

Last Friday more males watched SmackDown than any show on CBS, ABC, NBC or Fox.

Match (2): Tag Team Match: Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryder vs Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore

Hawkins starts out with Yang; Yang takes it to Hawkins before making the tag to Shannon Moore, who tags in Yang quickly. Yang runs into the corner hitting Hawkins shoulder, Hawkins tags in Ryder who starts punching Yang, then starts wearing him down with a neck lock before Yang reverses; Yang goes for a sunset flip, but Ryder makes the tag to Hawkins, who kicks Jimmy right in the spine. One count for Hawkins on Yang, then a two count. Hawkins then has an armbar neck lock, Yang performs a neckbreaker, Ryder tags himself in and goes after Yang, who makes the tag to Shannon Moore, who knocks down Ryder, then knocks Hawkins off the apron. Moore goes to the top rope, with a cross body and gets a two count before Hawkins breaks it up. Yang is being forced back to his side, while the double team DDT knocks Shannon Moore out, as Hawkins knocks Yang off the ropes.

Winner(s): Curt Hawkins and Zach Ryder

Eve is in the back interviewing MVP, who pushes the Summerslam match, MVP vs Jeff Hardy. Eve stats the obivious about how MVP has been talking about Jeff's personal life and how he is causing Jeff to lose his matches, then we go back to Saturday Night's Main Event, where MVP kicks Jeff in the head. Then he starts talking about how he will beat Jeff Hardy, saying Jeff will beat himself.

Up next: Jeff Hardy vs Shelton Bejamin

Again the Arm wrestling contest between Khali and HHH are shown with Tazz saying shardes of glass will be around the table.

Match (3): Singles Match: Jeff Hardy vs Shelton Benjamin

This is a non title match, and JR points out its North Carolina vs South Carolina. The match begins with a tie up, with Benjamin backing Hardy off, with a clean break. Back and forth, with Benjamin getting the upper hand with a headlock, Hardy goes towards the ropes and Bejamin knocks him down, putting the headlock back on; The fans will on Hardy back to a vertical base. Jeff Hardy dominates with am arm bar until Shelton gets him in the corner, and Shelton goes off and almost gets DQed. Headlock again until he gets to the vertical base, a mule kick takes Benjamin outside. Hardy overtop of the rope with a crossbody takes down Benjamin, and throws Benjamin back in the ring. Jeff is going up to the top rope, but the Benjamin runs and just jumps to the top rope, but is pushed down. Jeff misses with the Swanton, and Benjamin gets a two count. We come back from commerical break with Bejmain still dominating, but Hardy starts to fight back. Shelton only gets a two count after Hardy was pulled off the top rope, Benjamin starts to work on the leg on Hardy that Edge worked on. A two count only, as Benjamin goes nack to the leg, doing different moves. Shelton just keeps going after that leg, right at the knee, as Jeff tries to battle back; Shelton goes to a Boston crab single legged, but Hardy gets to the ropes. Hardy limps outside and around the ring, before Benjamin jumps off the ring into a drop kick like move from Hardy. Hardy throws Benjamin back into the ring and takes over, and only gets a two count. Ever time Benjamin goes for a move, Jeff is able to reverse it. Hardy hits the Whisper in the Wind and a very very close two count. Shelton plays possum and power slams Jeff, who kicks out at two. The look on his face is priceless. Jeff hits the Swanton Bomb after the Twist of Fate, but MVP comes in and kicks him in the head. The ref calls for the bell as MVP stands over Hardy.

Winner: Jeff Hardy

Chavo and Vickie are talking about possibly who could have laid out Neely, and Chavo hints at the Undertaker. Curt comes in saying he can not find Zach. He says he has looked everywhere, but Vickie hints at the parking lot, as Curt Hawkins takes off. The commerical break plugs Summerslam, Batista vs John Cena.

The Indian Broken Glass Arm Wrestling Challenge is next as Triple H comes out first. We are shown the shards of glass. Khali comes out with Rajnin Singh beside him. Triple H touches the glass and pulls back quickly, as the ref checks both of their arms. The ref is cut off by Singh who says The Great Khali has something to say, and then he speaks. HHH picks up the microphone and says: "Thats a really good point, I have no idea what he said." Singh translates saying Triple H should get out while he can, after being the best in the business, but has never beat Khali. Triple H cracks a joke Addalin related. The Game says, he has never been in the ring with Khali, but Khali has never stepped in the ring with the Game. He goes on to say he will brek Khali's legs until he is his heigh then beat him. HHH gets down and before Khali can wrap around HHH pulls out and stretches. Again, HHH pulls back, but the third time is the charm, as the ref secures their wrist. Triple H is so close before Khali gets it back even, then The Game battles back, but Khali grabs HHH and headbutts him. Khali breaks the strap, and goes for the Chokebomb, but HHH gets him into a position for the Pedigree. Khali escapes and puts HHH in the Vice Grip, but Triple H is not able to battle out, until he finally lets go. Singh says Khali has two words for Triple H, "Game Over". They show a replay of the struggle and then the Vice Grip.

We are back from the commerical break, as we see Hawkins laid out with a black rose on his chest. We are shown a video of Ron "R Truth" Killings. We come back with Chavo and Vickie talking with Vickie holding a black rose. Chavo says that he has found three black roses and that Vickie and himself are vulnerable. Chavo says that they have to find Edge. Chavo says he will find and talk to Edge as Vickie wishes him safe journey.

We come back to a small video of Kozlov's domination.

Match (4): Singles Match: Vladimir Kozlov vs Jesse

Kozlov comes out and he gets on the microphone saying he is undefeated and wants competition. Jesse and Festus. The bell rings as Festus goes crazy and Kozlov ducks out of the way. Jesse gets Festus to the outside as he is attacked from behind. Jesse tries to battle back but gets headbutted and then the suplexed. Jesse gets a one count as he tries to fight back. Jesse goes to the top rope and gets the head butt in the ribs and gets the win. Kozlov circles around Festus as he stands in the daze and walks off. Another Summerslam promo is shown with the Hell in a Cell Match between Edge and The Undertaker.

Winner: Vladmir Kozlov

The Raw Rebound shows John Cena and Batista being in a tag team match with the titles one the line against Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. We see how Batista refuses the tag, and Cena slaps him as Batista takes the anger out on DiBiase as he gets the 1,2,3. Making this a very interesting storyline going into Summerslam. JR and Tazz go over the Summerslam card.

Chavo and Vickie are shown, as Chavo said Edge and him talked, and Edge wants to talk to Vickie. Chavo tells her to be nice. Vickie breaks the rose off the stem as another commerical break comes up.

Match (5): Singles Match: The Brian Kendrick vs Super Crazy

The Brian Kendrick along with his associate Ezekiel comes out to begin with. TBK gets on the microphone and hypes up himself, and also refers to Ezekiel Jackson being his advisor, as Super Crazy comes out. Super Crazy is wearing an ECW shirt as the match starts with TBK being on the offensive side. Kendrick gets a two count and then starts hard kicking Crazy's back, but only gets a two count. Super Crazy is able to get out of the submission, but Kendrick is able to get another close count, before putting on the Camel Clutch. Tazz compares Super Crazy to a bumblebee and Kendrick to a knat (mosquito) as Kendrick keeps dominating with submission moves. Tazz also says, Super Crazy must not have gotten the email saying he had been traded to SmackDown as Super Crazy gets on a roll and hits the standing moonsault, but only for a two count. As he is going to the top, Ezekiel distracts Super Crazy and Kendrick is able to hit The Kendrick for the win, as TBK celebrates in the ring as Ezekiel puts the backbreaker on Super Crazy. TBK and Zeke continue to celebrate as the reply of The Kendrick and the backbreaker is shown.

Winner: The Brian Kendrick

We see Chavo and Vickie as Edge knocks on the door and hugs Chavo. Edge says "Hi" and Vickie goes for the chewing, as Edge is not able to speak. He says that he and Vickie need to get past this to get past the Undertaker. He says he has a plan and they have to do it his way, as Chavo agrees and Vickie stalls before saying yes. Edge says "Let's go do this" as we go to commerical break.

Back from commerical break, as Edge's entrance music hits and Edge, Chavo, and Vickie come out to the ring. Edge and Chavo has a chair and calls out The Undertaker as he tells the Undertaker to strike him down. Edge hits Chavo with Vickie screaming and then plants his face into the chair as he grabs another chair with Vickie screaming. Edge delievers the Con Chair To to Chavo as Vickie screams. Edge pulls Vickie out to the middle of the ring, and flips Vickie over in her wheelchair. Edge asks her whats wrong and tells her that she should worry not about The Undertaker, but about him. Edge says Mick Foley is right. He says that if the Undertaker wants to take him down, then he is going to take the Undertaker down to hell with him and the family with him. He says that he will more than anyone take Vickie with him as the show goes off.