Rey Mysterio d. Matt Hardy
- Good match, which seemed to be given more time than most SmackDown! matches.
Kidman was with Rey, but kicked out by the ref early. One blown spot had Rey making a decision of who to give the 619 to, as Matt and Shannon were drapped on the ropes at different sides of the ring. He ran towards Shannon and stopped, because Matt Hardy did not get up in time to attack him, so they repeated the spot. No one chanted anything, and to some it may have looked like Rey was just changing his mind about who to hit. Rey won with a great looking West Coast Pop after Zach Gowen hit Hardy with a crutch.
Basham Brothers d. Gunn and Noble.
Short match. Gunn KO'd either Doug, but Danny snuck in and played dead, then small packaged Noble for the win.
Zach Gowen vs Brock Lesnar was announced, as Brock was being a good sport and taking on someone to be on equal footing with Angle. Zach's mom was interviewed at ringside by Michael Cole.
Zach Gowen d Brock Lesnar via DQ.
No official announcement made, Brock just pretty much killed Zach after promsing in an earlier segment to break his one good leg. Gowen to the outside when Brock was taunting his mom, but that was bout it. Double powerbomb and a brutal chair shot lead to the DQ. Big blade job by Zach after Lesnar smashed him with a chair. Lesnar F5'd Zach on the post twice, then attacked him while he was being stretchered out. The SummerSlam match recap later in the show still showed Gowen / Hardy as being on the card, but this 'match' really seemed to
suggest Gowen is seriously injured in storyline terms.
John Cena & A-Train def. Undertaker and Orlando Jordan.
Cena's freestyle on the way out was hilarious (something like "You had to know Brock would smoke Zach like a joint / he really sucks because he's from Detroit, and something about Joe Louis Arena actually being a big crack house) big heat for Cena for the rap, but most people around us seemed thrilled when he pinned Undertaker relatively clean. Taker had Cena up for the Last Ride, but A-Train clipped Taker in the knee. Cena fell on the Dead Man for the one, two,
three. Word life, indeed.
Eddie/Rhyno d. Benoit/Tajiri.
Criminally short, but good for what time it was given. A big "Eddie" chant started during the break as people could see the lowrider hidden behind the set. Rhyno won with a Gore on Tajiri. Eddie hit him wit hthe US belt afterwards. Rhyno got a good exit pop.
Kurt Angle d. Big Show in a Street Fight, Falls Count Anywhere match.
Angle has a knack for carrying Show to good matches, and this seemed enjoyable live. The match had some good near falls, despite the fact a table was set up in the ring and never used until the finish, making any fall prior to Kurt Angle Slamming big show through it for the pin seem like an obvious kick out.
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