WWE SMACKDOWN 19 DECEMBER 2008 FULL SHOW HD
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00:00:00Yes, sir. We promised you a great main event here tonight.
00:00:07WrestleMania is running wild.
00:00:09You're fired.
00:00:13It's not over.
00:00:15The world is watching.
00:00:22The game sticks to Perry.
00:00:26Where's that Hardy?
00:00:27Hardy! Hardy!
00:00:29Spontop! Spontop!
00:00:31Hardy wins!
00:00:37Now Hardy's realized the dream he'd liked.
00:00:41Hardy wins!
00:00:53The new WWE Champion!
00:00:56Hardy McMahon to the top!
00:01:01Tonight truly was a new chapter in Jeff Hardy's career.
00:01:05Congratulations to the new WWE Champion.
00:01:10Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:01:21Here I come.
00:01:40Because I will stand up strong
00:01:44It's what I'm all about
00:01:48Because if you are like me
00:01:52You always stand your ground
00:01:56And you'll turn your back
00:01:59On what you're going to
00:02:04Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the new WWE Champion, Jeff Hardy!
00:02:34Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:38Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:42Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:46Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:49Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:52Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:55Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:02:58Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:01Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:04Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:07Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:10Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:13Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:16Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:19Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:22Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:31Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:34Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:37Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:40Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:43Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:46Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:49Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:52Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:03:55Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
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00:04:01Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
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00:04:07Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:04:10Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
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00:04:16Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:04:19Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
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00:04:37Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
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00:04:46Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:04:49Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:04:52Hardy!
00:04:54Hardy!
00:04:57Hardy!
00:05:00Hardy!
00:05:03Hardy!
00:05:06Hardy!
00:05:13Splendidly marvelous
00:05:17How she makes our throne soar
00:05:20Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
00:05:50Wow.
00:06:19You know, I've heard you guys screaming for like a decade now, and I want to apologize
00:06:30for taking so long, but yes, it finally happened.
00:06:40You know, the thought of Jeff Hardy being this WWE champion in the past kind of put
00:06:46reality in danger, but now the reality is that WWE, oh, it's about to change.
00:07:00This title just doesn't represent me.
00:07:03It just represents all the world's rejects, all the screw-ups, and from now on, I am the
00:07:10WWE champion.
00:07:11For those of you that know me, I feel I do represent a good kind of crazy, so I'm going
00:07:24to ask you all to do something right now to go a little crazy and not just you here, everybody
00:07:29sitting at home watching this right now.
00:07:32Get up out of your couches, get a little crazy, and scream right now.
00:07:39Oh, oh, oh, that's heartwarming.
00:07:45That's heartwarming, Jeff.
00:07:48That's really heartwarming.
00:07:50I'm feeling it.
00:07:59I'm feeling it.
00:08:07I'm feeling it.
00:08:15I'm feeling it.
00:08:24Nothing has changed because you got lucky.
00:08:29Lucky.
00:08:37One good day out of 365 does not make a champion.
00:08:45It takes a lifetime of dedication.
00:08:57Representing this company, representing the WWE, it's not about fate.
00:09:02It's not about destiny.
00:09:05It's about sacrifice.
00:09:12Fate is what spoiled kids use whenever things don't go their way.
00:09:18Destiny?
00:09:19Well, that's just a cop-out.
00:09:23But then again, Jeff, you know all about that, don't you?
00:09:36I was the WWE champion for one reason and one reason only.
00:09:51And that was hard work, period.
00:10:02I got a word for you.
00:10:03Liar.
00:10:04Liar.
00:10:05Liar.
00:10:06Liar.
00:10:07Liar.
00:10:08Liar.
00:10:09Shut up.
00:10:10Shut up.
00:10:11Shut up.
00:10:12Liar.
00:10:13Liar.
00:10:14Liar.
00:10:15Liar.
00:10:16That's clever.
00:10:17Liar.
00:10:18Liar.
00:10:19Liar.
00:10:20That's clever, Jeff.
00:10:21That's real clever.
00:10:22But I didn't touch you.
00:10:23I had nothing to do with what happened to you at Survivor Series.
00:10:24Nothing.
00:10:25Okay?
00:10:26You want to know why?
00:10:27Because I don't need to.
00:10:31Because I'm better than you, Jeff.
00:10:38Oh, yeah.
00:10:39You might not like it, but look at the facts.
00:10:42For the past decade, with everything that you and I have been through,
00:10:46I have always outperformed you.
00:10:50Always.
00:10:59Okay.
00:11:00You wanted to get everybody's attention, right, Jeff?
00:11:03Well, you got it.
00:11:04You got it.
00:11:05Tonight, our general manager, Vickie Guerrero,
00:11:17independent of our relationship, it's got nothing to do with her and I,
00:11:21but she's made two matches for tonight.
00:11:23She's giving this audience an early Christmas.
00:11:28See, tonight, it's going to be your big brother, the ECW champion, Matt Hardy.
00:11:35Wait, it gets better.
00:11:36It gets better.
00:11:38Because he's going to be facing yours truly.
00:11:45Oh, but, Jeff, you wanted to make change, right?
00:11:48That's what you're talking about.
00:11:49You want change.
00:11:50It's all the confetti and the pyro.
00:11:52You want change, right?
00:11:54Well, tonight, it's going to be the WWE champion, Jeff Hardy,
00:12:04versus the undefeated, Vladimir Kozlov.
00:12:17Come on, Jeff, just so you know, no matter what,
00:12:21you're always going to be the screw-up.
00:12:31Are you done?
00:12:33Whoa.
00:12:36A twist of fate, ironically,
00:12:41on Edge, who had a lot to say to the new WWE champion.
00:12:50The Hardy Party is just getting underway on an epic night,
00:12:55here on Friday Night SmackDown, much to the embarrassment of Edge.
00:13:01We're back, everybody, on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:13:03Thanks for being with us.
00:13:04We're getting ready for tag team action,
00:13:06as Hurricane Helms awaits his tag team partner.
00:13:10But right now, we can tell you that next week on Friday Night SmackDown,
00:13:13right here on my TV, a main event's already been signed
00:13:16for the United States title.
00:13:17There you see it.
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00:14:57What's this?
00:14:58What's this?
00:14:59Wait!
00:15:00What's this?
00:15:01What's this?
00:15:02What's this?
00:15:04What's this?
00:15:06Smiley award winner, R-Truth.
00:15:07Best musical performance, dancing away.
00:15:12Baltimore!
00:15:21What's this?
00:15:22Baltimore!
00:15:24Tag team action here, ladies and gentlemen.
00:15:25Shelton Benjamin and MVP to take on that man, Hurricane Helms.
00:15:33Oh, what?
00:15:34Look at this.
00:15:37Well, it seems that the argument was going on
00:15:39between Shelton Benjamin and MVP.
00:15:41Who's going to start the matchup?
00:15:43I don't think Benjamin was overwhelmed
00:15:45that MVP started the match, at least that's my impression.
00:15:51Well, you'd have to assume if you're Shelton Benjamin,
00:15:53you wouldn't want MVP to start the match.
00:15:56MVP's been in a well-documented slope as of late.
00:15:59Well-documented.
00:16:01He is the Detroit Lions of the WWE.
00:16:04He's winless for the season.
00:16:06He's wearing a necklace too.
00:16:09And the Hurricane, returning after a year
00:16:13after a serious neck surgery.
00:16:15You are killing us.
00:16:16Coming back harder than ever.
00:16:18And the ink on his back.
00:16:20Could be the next United States champion.
00:16:22Hurricane Helms seems extremely focused.
00:16:26They're trying to win the United States championship
00:16:28from Shelton Benjamin.
00:16:30We'll see what happens with that next week.
00:16:32But MVP now giving a little momentum here.
00:16:35Innovative offense there.
00:16:36The drop to hold, face buster.
00:16:37Man, did we get some big news from Edge earlier or what?
00:16:40We got some big news, you're not kidding.
00:16:42I mean, Edge dropping a bombshell
00:16:43at his wife, our general manager, Vivian Guerrero.
00:16:47Making two huge matches here.
00:16:49Yeah, independent of Edge.
00:16:50Oh yeah, wink, wink, in my opinion.
00:16:53Edge will go one-on-one with ECW champion, Matt Hardy.
00:16:57And then we found out that new WWE champion, Jeff Hardy,
00:17:01will go against the undefeated Moscow Moral
00:17:03of Vladimir Kozlov.
00:17:06Edge stressing that these decisions were made
00:17:09independent of his relationship
00:17:13with his wife, our general manager,
00:17:15as R-Truth takes down the United States champion.
00:17:18So what a night you picked to join us, folks.
00:17:21We're glad you're here.
00:17:22The new WWE champion, Jeff Hardy.
00:17:24Look out, nice Samoan drop.
00:17:26Makes the undefeated Vladimir Kozlov
00:17:29as Shelton Benjamin looks for three.
00:17:33Notwithstanding the fact that Edge is looking
00:17:35for retribution against Matt Hardy.
00:17:38You know, I've never seen a celebration
00:17:40like we saw at the top of SmackDown
00:17:42with our new WWE champion, Jeff Hardy, never.
00:17:44What a celebration, the pomp and circumstance was awesome.
00:17:48Can you spell pomp?
00:17:49P-O-M-P.
00:17:51I knew it.
00:17:53It's the Hardy Party.
00:17:54It's a new era here in the WWE.
00:17:58And what a moment for Jeff Hardy
00:17:59and Armageddon this past Sunday.
00:18:01That was an amazing event.
00:18:03I can tell you that we had a great seat at ringside.
00:18:05We were fortunate enough to be where we were.
00:18:09Still can't believe what happened.
00:18:10We brought a new WWE champion,
00:18:11but right now, R-Truth and Dire Straits
00:18:15to say the least here with Shelton Benjamin.
00:18:17Benjamin, the highly talented,
00:18:19acclaimed United States champion,
00:18:21former All-American amateur wrestler
00:18:24from the University of Minnesota.
00:18:27Looking for that showdown next week,
00:18:29which we understand will be a one-fall match
00:18:31to the U.S. title.
00:18:32You talk about a Hardy Party.
00:18:33What about both Hardy as champions?
00:18:35Matt Hardy used to be a champion.
00:18:37Now Jeff Hardy, WWE champion.
00:18:39Must be nice to be a Hardy.
00:18:40No doubt about that.
00:18:42Big week for both the Hardys
00:18:43in the state of North Carolina.
00:18:45Nice win on five by Matt Hardy
00:18:49over the great, talented Chavo Barrero.
00:18:52Well, Lord knows that both Matt and Jeff Hardy
00:18:55have earned it.
00:18:56They've worked their butts off to get what they've got.
00:18:58MVP looking to receive a tag,
00:19:01but his requests are being a little bit ignored
00:19:05right now, we'll see.
00:19:08Can't ignore that right hand from R-Truth.
00:19:12That came from the inner harbor.
00:19:16Or downtown, if you will.
00:19:21Oh, look at this.
00:19:23Benjamin blocking a tag.
00:19:27Turning it into a slam.
00:19:29And MVP is beside himself,
00:19:32looking for a tag.
00:19:33But the same could be said, theoretically,
00:19:35of Hurricane Hills.
00:19:37The frustration you can see quickly
00:19:39there on MVP's face.
00:19:41To your point.
00:19:42Uh-oh.
00:19:43Hurricanes gets a tag.
00:19:45And Helms deposits MVP on the outside.
00:19:50I wonder if that's FDIC insuring the deposit.
00:19:54It went south in a hurry.
00:19:56And the sternum first turnbuckle.
00:19:59Hurricane giving us perhaps a little taste
00:20:02of what we can expect next week
00:20:05in that US title tilt.
00:20:08Could Hurricane, oh!
00:20:11Hurricane with some hang time.
00:20:13And MVP, MVP did a good thing there,
00:20:17breaking up that three count.
00:20:20He couldn't get a tag, but he did a nice job
00:20:21of interrupting the count.
00:20:23And Benjamin going back to work.
00:20:26Remember, it's Helms and Benjamin,
00:20:27the two legal men in this tag match.
00:20:34Leverage and balance.
00:20:37It's gonna be tough to pull off a backslide.
00:20:39I think that's what Hurricane's trying to do
00:20:40to Shelton Benjamin.
00:20:43Miscalculation by MVP,
00:20:47aiming for Hurricane Helms.
00:20:53And that corkscrew running elbow
00:20:56is a difference maker.
00:20:59Hurricane Helms.
00:21:04Crossed Benjamin straight south.
00:21:07And for the second week in a row,
00:21:10Hurricane Helms beats the US champion.
00:21:14And Hurricane Helms.
00:21:17And next week, the United States championship
00:21:19is on the line, an opportunity,
00:21:21golden opportunity coming up for Hurricane.
00:21:23You talked about momentum on many occasions.
00:21:26It's a term often used.
00:21:27Certainly Hurricane Helms has some momentum right now.
00:21:31Not a lot of teamwork or cohesion
00:21:34between Shelton Benjamin and MVP.
00:21:36And that's only, as you said,
00:21:39not a cohesive unit to say the least,
00:21:40but MVP, we saw that Shelton did not want MVP
00:21:44even involved in that.
00:21:47As you said, momentum.
00:21:48Hurricane Helms now renting some space
00:21:51in the head of the United States champion.
00:21:54MVP's losing streak continues.
00:21:59Hurricane Helms builds momentum.
00:22:01And the US title on the line right here next Friday night.
00:22:11Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:22:13Charlie, this doesn't even feel hot.
00:22:15I, I like hot coffee.
00:22:17Look, touch it.
00:22:18I just brewed it.
00:22:20I just brewed it right now.
00:22:21Taste it.
00:22:22It doesn't even, it doesn't even feel hot.
00:22:24It's hot.
00:22:29What the?
00:22:30I said hot coffee!
00:22:33Okay, okay, okay, okay.
00:22:36Oh, my.
00:22:37Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, what the hell is going on?
00:22:40Babe, wait, calm down.
00:22:42Calm down, calm, calm down.
00:22:45How do I calm down?
00:22:46I'm sick of those two embarrassing me.
00:22:48I wanna hurt Jeff, and I wanna hurt him tonight, tonight.
00:22:51Babe, calm down.
00:22:53Step by step.
00:22:55Step by step, step by step.
00:22:59Babe, look, we will deal with Jeff Hardy later.
00:23:03Tonight, we deal with the big brother.
00:23:16♪ Biscuits and gravy, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
00:23:18Oh, I'd like to ask some biscuits and gravy right now.
00:23:22Jim Ross, Taz, back with you on Friday Night Smackdown.
00:23:27It's not a simple one-fall.
00:23:28Making his way to the ring, weighing 291 pounds,
00:23:32Festus!
00:23:34My barbecue brethren, Festus.
00:23:38Getting ready to go one-on-one here,
00:23:39and Festus looking for a little bit of retribution.
00:23:42I'm not sure he remembers it,
00:23:43but to be that as it may, three weeks ago,
00:23:46we saw the new world tag champions, Miz and Morrison,
00:23:50having some fun with Festus.
00:23:52It kind of goes into a trance.
00:23:57On the bell rings, and then he comes out of it
00:23:59when the bell rings again.
00:24:03Miz and Morrison, well, trying to have a little fun here
00:24:06at the expense of Festus.
00:24:07And then Jesse got his brain scrambled,
00:24:10but right here, Miz literally drops the hammer.
00:24:14It rings the bell, and we see the results.
00:24:18Yeah, the bell's ringing.
00:24:19Festus stopped ringing Miz and Morrison's bells.
00:24:26The Corned Back Colossus, around six feet six,
00:24:30around six feet six, certainly over 300 pounds,
00:24:33I would estimate.
00:24:35When that bell rings, man, as you would say,
00:24:36business picks up with Festus.
00:24:39And Miz is a boy from Los Angeles, California,
00:24:42weighing 219 pounds.
00:24:44He is one half of the world tag team champions,
00:24:48two-time Slammy Award winner, John Morrison.
00:24:54Well, last Saturday night, ladies and gentlemen,
00:24:56the night before Armageddon in Hamilton, Ontario.
00:25:00It was Miz and Morrison challenging CM Punk
00:25:04and Kofi Kingston for their then world tag team titles.
00:25:09Yeah, and you know, who would have thunk it?
00:25:10Who came out on top?
00:25:12We had a crowning new WWE tag team champions
00:25:15in Miz and Morrison.
00:25:16You never know, it could be on SmackDown, on Raw,
00:25:19on ECW, WWE live event, anywhere in this world.
00:25:22Your title's on the line.
00:25:24It could be lost at any time.
00:25:26All it takes, three seconds.
00:25:29That's what Kingston and CM Punk found out
00:25:31last Saturday night.
00:25:33And let's see how serious John Morrison takes Festus.
00:25:37I would suggest Morrison better take him very serious
00:25:40because we saw how serious Kane took Miz on Monday night.
00:25:44Oh man, here we go.
00:25:47And look at Miz, up to his own tricks,
00:25:50trying to commandeer the bell.
00:25:53Miz was obviously going for the bell,
00:25:55and yes, he realized it.
00:25:58Yeah, this is, this plan has not worked well thus far
00:26:03for Miz Morrison.
00:26:04Oh man.
00:26:08So let's see how well Miz, or excuse me,
00:26:11John Morrison can fare against the Corbett Colossus,
00:26:17who is a straight ahead, no nonsense,
00:26:19no thrills competitor.
00:26:23Once Festus gets rolling in,
00:26:24it's just so difficult to stop this mammoth man.
00:26:30Anybody in Brooklyn ever named Festus?
00:26:32You ever knew it?
00:26:33No, not too many Festus's, no.
00:26:34Look at the quickness of Morrison.
00:26:35Very clever.
00:26:38Right hand, basic downtown.
00:26:40It's a good old corn fed right hand.
00:26:42Well, that'll definitely stop Clever in its tracks.
00:26:46Resourcefulness.
00:26:47What we're seeing out of the athletic John Morrison.
00:26:51Ooh, wow, you don't, tell you what,
00:26:52you don't see Festus get dropped too often.
00:26:56Morrison with a sense of urgency and rightfully so.
00:27:01Knee, that knee right to the face may do it.
00:27:04That knee may be enough.
00:27:06And somehow the big man able to kick out.
00:27:10Talk about knee, I mean, nothing but impact here.
00:27:14I'll tell you, that was a straight square shot.
00:27:19Yeah!
00:27:22Still thinking about Vickie Guerrero saying that
00:27:24tonight's the night that we get rid of big brother.
00:27:28Referring to Matt Hardy.
00:27:31Certainly didn't leave Jeff Hardy in a safe zone either.
00:27:35And Festus is trying to unlock the hands of Morrison.
00:27:39Finally a miss, bad neck and all.
00:27:41Able to regain a vertical base on the outside.
00:27:45That means he's standing up.
00:27:46Gotcha, gotcha.
00:27:49Ooh, wow, I'll tell you, he's not standing up.
00:27:51That's John Morrison.
00:27:53Long anyway.
00:27:54Nasty tackle.
00:27:56A big bear paw.
00:27:58That left hand is swatting.
00:28:00John Morrison followed by the right hand.
00:28:03Nothing pretty or fancy as we said about Festus.
00:28:08Morrison, oh man.
00:28:11Morrison caught in a bad place.
00:28:14Short trip, abrupt landing.
00:28:16Big time power by Festus.
00:28:18Missed one.
00:28:20Miz has not had a great week.
00:28:21Oh, wait, here comes the bell.
00:28:23Oh man, good power by Festus.
00:28:25Uh-oh.
00:28:29Bell rang and now you see the comatose state.
00:28:32The match is not over.
00:28:37Festus and Morrison.
00:28:39Oh, Morrison just taking advantage of the situation.
00:28:41Absolutely.
00:28:43And Morrison with a low-lying drive.
00:28:46And a boomer center to Morrison.
00:28:49The winner of this match, John Westmoreland.
00:28:53That's a bad break right there for Festus.
00:28:57Well, I'm sure we'll hear about it on the Dirt Sheet
00:29:01on www.com, the exploits of Miz and Morrison
00:29:05and their outstanding week.
00:29:07Miz and Morrison talk about, be jealous.
00:29:09Like, I'm jealous.
00:29:10Miz and Morrison talk about, be jealous.
00:29:12Like it or not, there's a lot to be jealous
00:29:14about these two guys.
00:29:17Two times slamming, slamming award winnings
00:29:19and tag team champions.
00:29:26Oh, man.
00:29:28Come on, hurry up.
00:29:32Damn.
00:29:40Oh.
00:29:51Well, I'm sure Miz feels better after that.
00:30:03Oh, come on.
00:30:06Yeah.
00:30:07Oh.
00:30:09All right, that's enough.
00:30:12Well, look, Miz and Morrison,
00:30:14these guys are just so brash and arrogant.
00:30:18And that doesn't surprise you, to be honest with you.
00:30:21Here's what happened.
00:30:22The downfall of Festus.
00:30:23Right here, Jesse looking to take Miz's head off.
00:30:27The bell rang errantly.
00:30:28Well, the bell ringing.
00:30:30And look what happened.
00:30:30Festus just shut down.
00:30:32As soon as the bell inadvertently hit the post,
00:30:35that was it.
00:30:38Morrison with that patented swinging neck breaker of his.
00:30:46Now, come on, rest in control.
00:30:47Get him out.
00:30:48This disrespect, he's just surfing.
00:30:50Of course, it's surfing.
00:30:51It's disrespecting Festus.
00:30:56Well, ladies and gentlemen, as we heard earlier tonight,
00:31:00the new WWE champion, Jeff Hardy,
00:31:02will be in his first SmackDown main event as WWE champion.
00:31:06He will meet the undefeated Moscow Mauler.
00:31:09Will the party end tonight?
00:31:16Hello.
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00:32:04when all the gift-giving is done,
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00:34:15We're in Baltimore, ladies and gentlemen,
00:34:16of course those DX videos were recorded a few weeks ago.
00:34:20It's gonna have a bittersweet taste
00:34:22considering the economic downturn
00:34:24adversely affecting Shawn Michaels.
00:34:27As we prepare now to take you to our colleague, Eve,
00:34:30who's standing by with the ECW Champion.
00:34:33Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to SmackDown ECW Champion, Matt Hardy.
00:34:40Matt, this Sunday, your brother Jeff made history and
00:34:43made millions of dreams come true.
00:34:45Tell us what it was like to witness your brother winning the WWE Championship for
00:34:48the first time.
00:34:50Eve, as long as I can remember, I've had to listen to Jeff's critics.
00:34:54You know, Jeff will never be champion, he's not good enough.
00:34:56Jeff's too much of a risk.
00:34:58Jeff has been through hell and back.
00:35:00He's been through everything,
00:35:01including being attacked by Edge the night before Survivor Series.
00:35:04But now, for the first time, finally, all the critics have to just shut up and
00:35:08enjoy the ride.
00:35:10Now, speaking of Edge, he is your opponent tonight.
00:35:12Any thoughts you wanna share?
00:35:14You know, earlier, Edge said that Jeff was lucky.
00:35:17Jeff wasn't lucky.
00:35:19Edge was embarrassed.
00:35:20And Edge doesn't handle being embarrassed very well.
00:35:22Well, tonight, he's gonna be embarrassed again.
00:35:25And I'm gonna prove to Edge that I can do to him just what my brother did.
00:35:28And ask Edge this, how does it feel to have everything you love be gone?
00:35:34And how does it look on a Hardy?
00:35:57And your winner by a swinging 236 pounds, he is the ECW champion, Matt Hardy.
00:36:06Well, sir, happy holidays, everybody, and welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown.
00:36:10It's been a joyous week for Matt Hardy and his brother Jeff, the new ECW champion.
00:36:15But if SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero and her husband, Edge,
00:36:19have their way, this will be a bittersweet night for the ECW champ.
00:36:28I can't wait to see it.
00:36:33We're in this for the win.
00:36:37Quite frankly, ladies and gentlemen, if our General Manager and company have it their way,
00:36:42they'll be a bittersweet night for both the Hardys.
00:36:51And his opponent, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
00:36:54the new 241 pounds, he is the Rated-R Superstar, Edge.
00:37:02And Edge had those wild saucer eyes out here earlier tonight.
00:37:06Looked like he was about to pump the gas here.
00:37:08Oh, I got it.
00:37:09If Edge doesn't look living and filled with rage, I don't know who does.
00:37:15It's totally embarrassing earlier tonight.
00:37:20At the hands of the new WWE champion.
00:37:25I've got an interesting summary at Armageddon in our WWE text vote.
00:37:31That 65% of the WWE Universe that voted think that Edge was the man that,
00:37:38or the person, that did end Jeff Hardy the morning of the Survivor Series in Boston.
00:37:48Matt Hardy certainly seems...
00:37:50That stopped Jeff Hardy from participating in the matchup at Survivor Series.
00:37:57And of course, Edge just happened to be in the area.
00:38:00How coincidental was that?
00:38:06Edge attributes everything in his life now to his hard work, period.
00:38:11As he said earlier tonight, sacrifice.
00:38:16It's a good story, if only it was true.
00:38:22I'm telling you, JR, it just seems like Edge just wants to vent his frustrations here on Matt Hardy.
00:38:28That might not be that easy, though.
00:38:32Edge certainly seems to me like a desperate man.
00:38:35And we all know that desperate men will do desperate things.
00:38:39And if Edge loses this match here, he's really going to be in trouble.
00:38:42And embarrassed, again.
00:38:46One can wonder, and ask the question,
00:38:49is Edge too keyed up for this contest?
00:38:53Great point.
00:38:54Because if you go into a matchup too enraged,
00:38:57you can lose your focus and take your eye off the prize.
00:39:00Next thing you know, boom, you're done.
00:39:03I found it interesting earlier tonight that Edge told Jeff Hardy that Jeff Hardy
00:39:08I found it interesting earlier tonight that Edge told Jeff Hardy
00:39:11that Jeff merely got lucky at Armageddon.
00:39:14That one good day out of 365 doesn't make a WWE champion.
00:39:23Matt Hardy certainly has given the ECW championship,
00:39:27which Taz held so proudly for quite some time,
00:39:30a lot of credibility in my view.
00:39:33Well, I mean, Matt Hardy, I mean,
00:39:35I know for his toughness, his heart, his fortitude,
00:39:38his resiliency, and his credibility.
00:39:43Chad Patton asking Matt to step back.
00:39:49I give Edge credit here.
00:39:51You know, I mean, he's not rushing into anything.
00:39:53When we first saw him come out here during his entrance,
00:39:55I thought he was going to be enraged and just snap and make some mistakes.
00:39:59Edge is a very calculating individual.
00:40:02And certainly at times during what I believe to be
00:40:05one of the greatest Triple Threat matches I have ever seen in my career,
00:40:09Edge had the opportunity to retain his title
00:40:13on more than one occasion in Buffalo last Sunday.
00:40:20The match had so many twists and turns,
00:40:22it was just an amazing ride emotionally.
00:40:26What's up, Matt?
00:40:27Hardy also not rushing into anything.
00:40:30The proverbial human chess we're witnessing here.
00:40:34Matt Hardy not taking any unnecessary chances.
00:40:37Hardy and Edge certainly are no strangers.
00:40:39We saw the reunion of sorts last week on the cutting edge.
00:40:46These two men have had a very,
00:40:47some personally struggling moments.
00:40:50I don't think that either will ever truly get over.
00:40:52Speaking of the cutting edge last week,
00:40:54I mean, Matt Hardy requested to be on the cutting edge,
00:40:58to be Edge's guest.
00:40:59I guess the vent gets some stuff off his chest.
00:41:01He confronted Edge about the attack in Boston.
00:41:05The morning of the Survivor Series.
00:41:07Edge hung up there.
00:41:08He was hung up to drive, if you will.
00:41:10Edge is absolutely on the cutting edge.
00:41:12I mean, he's not rushing into anything.
00:41:14He's not rushing into anything.
00:41:16He's not rushing into anything.
00:41:18It might be well.
00:41:19Edge is absolutely manic.
00:41:21Will Edge be able to regroup and eliminate Matt Hardy?
00:41:25We'll find out when we come back.
00:41:32And what a turnbuckle on Edge.
00:41:34Can't connect again.
00:41:35The frustration continues to build
00:41:38for the former WWE champion
00:41:40against the current ECW champion.
00:41:43Edge against Matt Hardy.
00:41:46Edge looking for retribution tonight.
00:41:52And Edge, from the beginning of this match,
00:41:54you can sense his frustration.
00:41:56And, you know,
00:41:57he's been making a few mistakes,
00:41:59and Matt Hardy's been capitalizing on it.
00:42:02Edge is so mentally wrapped up
00:42:04in the repayment for the revenge factor
00:42:08that he's basing this match on.
00:42:10Think that Matt Hardy had a hand
00:42:12in Edge losing the championship Sunday.
00:42:14Obviously, Edge has not had too much sleep
00:42:18since losing his championship this past Sunday.
00:42:20He's consumed by what happened.
00:42:22I mean, just imagine the level of misery and depression
00:42:25in this guy's mind, body, and soul.
00:42:28And obviously, his beloved wife,
00:42:31our general manager,
00:42:32a little high-strung this week as well,
00:42:34going to fit over a coffee not being hot enough tonight.
00:42:37I can only imagine how that union has coexisted this week.
00:42:42Ooh!
00:42:43Baseball slide through.
00:42:45I notice these circles in Edge's eyes.
00:42:49Like the old-timer, Sweet Hanson.
00:42:52Already got two blackouts with this lack of sleep.
00:42:55Ooh!
00:42:56And Matt Hardy
00:42:58introduced very rudely to the steel steps.
00:43:03Edge celebrating, but as best I know,
00:43:05ladies and gentlemen, this match is still continuing.
00:43:08It is a one-fall matchup.
00:43:13Edge with the first decided advantage
00:43:16in this contest at this point in time.
00:43:19I mean, look, can't take anything away
00:43:22from Edge's ability.
00:43:24It has to be said,
00:43:25Edge's ability to take advantage
00:43:28can't take anything away from Edge's ability
00:43:31as a WWE superstar.
00:43:33I mean, how accomplished,
00:43:34how much more accomplished can you get?
00:43:36That's what Edge has done in his career.
00:43:38Edge has won 24 championships
00:43:41in his 10-year WWE career.
00:43:44That's amazing.
00:43:48You know, he's often called,
00:43:50is as the ultimate opportunist.
00:43:53He will take advantage of any opportunity he sees
00:43:56and usually capitalize on it.
00:43:58Unfortunately for him, this past Sunday,
00:44:00that did not happen at Armageddon.
00:44:03And the irony of this matchup
00:44:06is so much a disdain for each other
00:44:09as Matt Hardy's head
00:44:11just popped right off the canvas.
00:44:13That was vile right there. Whiplash.
00:44:16We've seen enough concussions this week,
00:44:18and Matt Hardy just got planted into the canvas.
00:44:21Could be him.
00:44:23And instinctively,
00:44:25Matt Hardy able to count out
00:44:27their kickout.
00:44:28I'm talking about whiplash.
00:44:29Watch Matt Hardy's head and skull here.
00:44:31Look, there you go.
00:44:36Hardy looked like a victim of a bad car crash.
00:44:39The whiplash, the impact on his head.
00:44:45This is where Edge can stop building up that poise,
00:44:47that confidence,
00:44:48that, you know, his arrogance comes out here
00:44:50when he gets control.
00:44:51But Matt Hardy
00:44:53stopping Edge in the...
00:44:54Might as well do so now.
00:44:56Hardy looking for a side effect
00:44:58was quickly countered into an armbar takedown
00:45:01that may have hyperextended the elbow
00:45:03or worked on the A.C. joint
00:45:05of the shoulder of Matt Hardy.
00:45:10Well, once Edge gets the opportunity,
00:45:13he is ruthless.
00:45:15Relentless.
00:45:17Well, his attack, that...
00:45:18Edge's attack calculating cold, systematic...
00:45:25Courage of Matt Hardy fighting back.
00:45:27Hardy with that left arm damage.
00:45:31A beautiful textbook arm drag takedown by Edge.
00:45:35And we saw Matt...
00:45:37Matt Hardy grabbing at his shoulder before
00:45:39Edge pulled off the arm drag.
00:45:41And I can tell you from experience,
00:45:43you have a rotator cuff
00:45:45or an A.C. joint issue during a match,
00:45:47it is rough to continue with the match.
00:45:49And, you know, you don't want to
00:45:51let your opponent know how badly it's injured
00:45:53but it's just instinctive.
00:45:55It's the human element, the human nature.
00:45:58You're gonna try to touch that injured body part.
00:46:01And Edge is a savvy enough competitor
00:46:03when he sees the injury,
00:46:05it's a bullseye for the man.
00:46:07Boom, he's gonna hit the target.
00:46:09Like the man or not, this is a very wise
00:46:12and sound game plan by the former WWE champion.
00:46:16Edge has isolated the injured body part.
00:46:19You've heard us say it before
00:46:21but it's such a sound strategy.
00:46:23Whether you like the man or not,
00:46:25you gotta respect the abilities of Edge.
00:46:29And...
00:46:31ECW champ!
00:46:33Not too shabby either, by golly.
00:46:35That's a back drop, back suplex, counter.
00:46:39I think Matt was sensing this point in the matchup
00:46:42where Edge started building enough of a possible momentum.
00:46:45Matt stops him with his tracks.
00:46:48Swinging neckbreaker may do it.
00:46:50Hardy's got the hard leg hook.
00:46:52Well, you notice Hardy couldn't grasp his hands.
00:46:55He could only use one arm to hook the leg.
00:46:58And that may have been a difference there.
00:47:01Well, we heard Matt say earlier,
00:47:03you know, hey, my brother Jeff embarrassed Edge
00:47:05and I'm gonna do the same thing during this matchup.
00:47:08Hardy taking a huge chance.
00:47:10Maybe thinking moonsault
00:47:12but that's certainly not what the ECW champion got.
00:47:17Ow!
00:47:18Hard shot to the spine by Edge.
00:47:21Matt Hardy could try to compete with one arm.
00:47:26And that one arm, well enough to get Edge...
00:47:31Create some distance.
00:47:32Can Hardy go?
00:47:33The moonsault connected!
00:47:35The hook of the leg could it be?
00:47:37Oh, how close!
00:47:39Oh, man.
00:47:40Man.
00:47:42Matt Hardy just refused to leave that turnbuckle
00:47:46without executing his offense.
00:47:49They're risk-taking Hardys.
00:47:51Look at the counters.
00:47:58Ow!
00:47:59Hardy drilled after the counter for the Twist of Fate.
00:48:04But Hardy continues.
00:48:06That is the Hardy fighting spirit.
00:48:10We've seen it from Matt.
00:48:12We darn sure saw it from Jeff
00:48:14at Armageddon on Sunday winning the WWE title.
00:48:20Well, both Matt and Jeff Hardy ooze resiliency
00:48:24and intestinal fortitude.
00:48:26Can Edge capitalize here?
00:48:28That's the question.
00:48:30Edge took some time.
00:48:31Catches his feet.
00:48:33Look at the side effect.
00:48:34The side effect.
00:48:35Hardy with a cover.
00:48:37The hook.
00:48:38Oh, come on.
00:48:40Wow.
00:48:41Being 6'4 and having long legs
00:48:46came as a tremendous asset.
00:48:48Hey, Edge realized what part of the ring he was in
00:48:51and instead of exerting energy and kicking out
00:48:53which I don't think he was going to be able to anyway
00:48:55used that bottom rope as his best buddy.
00:49:02Uh-oh, uh-oh.
00:49:03Hardy's elbow blocked.
00:49:05Edge has got the tights.
00:49:08Hardy's got a cover.
00:49:10Good grief.
00:49:12Two near falls.
00:49:13Uh-oh.
00:49:16Both men with the same idea
00:49:19to deliver some high impact
00:49:21and they both were successful.
00:49:24And now for this match in on the Referee's 10 count.
00:49:36Count's up to five.
00:49:38Both men are up.
00:49:39Match continues.
00:49:41And Edge struck Toho face first.
00:49:44Second turnbuckle.
00:49:47The rope helped Edge.
00:49:48The turnbuckle left Hardy.
00:49:50And now the ring post comes into play.
00:49:52That left shoulder to left shoulder of Matt Hardy.
00:49:55Driven into the steel post.
00:49:57A slobber knocking spear.
00:50:00And Edge wins this matchup.
00:50:03What a match.
00:50:05New Rated-R Superstar.
00:50:09An outstanding one-on-one contest.
00:50:13The air from the fall.
00:50:15The momentum changing several times.
00:50:19I'll tell you, give credit to Edge.
00:50:21If he would have lost this match,
00:50:22I don't know if Edge would have ever recovered.
00:50:24But hey, Edge did not lose it.
00:50:26He was the victor.
00:50:27Edge gets a small measure of reprobation tonight.
00:50:35There's a little spear.
00:50:36But that's a turnbuckle.
00:50:38And now he's going for the twist of fate.
00:50:40And then a whole lot of steel post into that.
00:50:42The injured shoulder of Matt Hardy.
00:50:45And then this is it.
00:50:47There's a weak spear.
00:50:48A ring post and a spear.
00:50:51One Hardy down.
00:50:53One of the eyes of Edge.
00:50:58Well, as mentioned, one Hardy down and one to go.
00:51:01Because still to come tonight.
00:51:03What an amazing main event.
00:51:05The new WWE Champion looks to become the first man
00:51:08to pin the undefeated Vladimir Kozlov.
00:51:12Still to come tonight.
00:51:24It is a huge night here in Baltimore
00:51:26on Friday Night Smackdown.
00:51:27Because still to come,
00:51:29the new WWE Champion Jeff Hardy
00:51:31will collide with a man that has yet to lose.
00:51:35The undefeated Vladimir Kozlov.
00:51:41This contest is set for one fall.
00:51:43Currently in the ring from the Caribbean,
00:51:45weighing 220 pounds,
00:51:47he is one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions,
00:51:50Carlito.
00:51:54Older brother Carlito.
00:51:56His brother Primo will be at ringside.
00:51:59Here comes Strong.
00:52:03And his opponent, from the front row of New York,
00:52:05weighing 309 pounds,
00:52:08Ezekiel Jackson.
00:52:13He's somewhat pesky, but very talented.
00:52:15Steve Bryan-Kendrick will be at ringside.
00:52:18We talk about how impressive this monstrous human being,
00:52:22Ezekiel Jackson, is all dressed up in his whites.
00:52:26And when you see this man in wrestling gear,
00:52:28wow.
00:52:30Talk about a strapping force.
00:52:33Look at the vast, thick, built,
00:52:35build, I should say, of Ezekiel Jackson.
00:52:38A whole lot of bad attitude right there, folks.
00:52:40He's got traps.
00:52:44He's a big man.
00:52:45Well, I'll tell you, this is,
00:52:46no wonder that the Bryan-Kendrick
00:52:48can be so cocky around virtually everybody.
00:52:51He's got...
00:52:54You know, Steve Bryan-Kendrick,
00:52:56he's got some serious back-up.
00:53:04Ezekiel Jackson and Carlito.
00:53:06Carlito and Primo have their individual problems
00:53:09with Ezekiel Jackson and Steve Bryan-Kendrick
00:53:12in the last few weeks.
00:53:14And the southpaw from San Juan
00:53:16looking to get back on the winning track individually.
00:53:22Obviously, Carlito doesn't want to try
00:53:24and match power here with Ezekiel Jackson.
00:53:26That would not be good.
00:53:28Carlito may think again of spouting the apple.
00:53:35Carlito, I believe, stomped on Steve Bryan-Kendrick's hands.
00:53:38On the hands of Steve Bryan-Kendrick.
00:53:41Steve Bryan-Kendrick.
00:53:44And the quickness of...
00:53:46I think Carlito's got a do to survive this matchup.
00:53:52Always wondering what it would be like to run into a wall.
00:53:54I think I just realized...
00:53:57That carries through through Carlito.
00:53:59That's good enough for me.
00:54:01Just running into Ezekiel Jackson
00:54:04can just cause severe damage to your body.
00:54:07Oh, man.
00:54:09Substantially thick.
00:54:11Not just a powerful...
00:54:14Ezekiel Jackson looks just...
00:54:17A very intimidating demeanor.
00:54:22Certainly not going to make any mistakes with that bear hug.
00:54:26Squeezing the air right out of Carlito.
00:54:28And how do you inhale, exhale easily
00:54:32with those size arms around your torso?
00:54:35That's definitely not a good way to spend a Friday evening
00:54:38in lovely Baltimore.
00:54:40Look at that, being trapped in that clasp
00:54:43of that bear bell.
00:54:48A lot of power, a lot of strength.
00:54:52This is...
00:54:53Old arenas have been the scene of a lot of classics
00:54:55men using bear hugs.
00:54:57Same arena that Superstar Billy Graham beat Bruno San Martino
00:55:00for the WWE title back in the day.
00:55:02Both men used a bear hug very successfully.
00:55:05I don't know if either one are any stronger
00:55:07than Ezekiel Jackson is.
00:55:09This is a real freak of nature.
00:55:14Hard left hand.
00:55:16How wise was that?
00:55:19Well, just about a ransom.
00:55:24Carlito, first the apple and now the slap.
00:55:28I think the slap just made Ezekiel Jackson more angry
00:55:32as if that was possible.
00:55:35Battle scars on the back of Carlito.
00:55:37Look at LeBron Kendrick.
00:55:43He returns some outside interference
00:55:46that didn't pay off for him.
00:55:47Primo coming in.
00:55:56Carlito got a fucking break there.
00:55:59Got him off his feet.
00:56:00Cross body.
00:56:02Finally, Carlito was able to get Ezekiel Jackson
00:56:04off his feet.
00:56:05Not an easy task.
00:56:06And the ring rope did a little favor as well.
00:56:10Right into that massive arm.
00:56:13A clubbing blow.
00:56:16All about unorthodox.
00:56:22Man, that was a modified choke slam.
00:56:25Tight hook of the leg.
00:56:27Carlito going nowhere.
00:56:31The winner of this match, Ezekiel Jackson.
00:56:35I admire Carlito's courage
00:56:38and his willingness to fight Ezekiel Jackson.
00:56:43But I'm not so sure I would agree with the strategy
00:56:46in hindsight.
00:56:48Somewhere down the road, you gotta believe
00:56:50that LeBron Kendrick and Ezekiel Jackson
00:56:53will have their sights set on the WWE Tag Team.
00:56:57LeBron Kendrick, is that what he just won the match?
00:57:12WWE Divas Champion, Michelle McCool.
00:57:17Great way to return to Friday Night SmackDown.
00:57:21The athletic, the lovely, Michelle McCool,
00:57:23the first ever WWE Divas Champion.
00:57:27Will have a vested interest in our next contest,
00:57:30I assure you.
00:57:43Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this upcoming contest
00:57:46will receive a future Divas Championship match.
00:57:54Introducing first, from Chicago, Illinois, Maria.
00:58:01The lovely Maria.
00:58:03In a high stakes matchup as our Divas Champion
00:58:06looks on as you hear her name.
00:58:08The winner of this match will earn a Divas Championship opportunity
00:58:13with Michelle McCool.
00:58:17Michelle McCool, our Divas Champion,
00:58:18in the catbird seat, looking like a lovely cat.
00:58:21I might head to my right.
00:58:23Checking out the competition.
00:58:24Who will go on and face Michelle McCool for her title?
00:58:28And her opponent, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
00:58:31Maria.
00:58:34You must have had a conversation earlier with Maria.
00:58:36She was telling me that.
00:58:37I said I'm going with Georgia today.
00:58:40With a brawl.
00:58:41Yeah, yeah, you speak the French.
00:58:42I like French fries.
00:58:46Well, this could be a very competitive matchup
00:58:49that Aaron and Jerry Mahoney will be officiating.
00:58:52I think it's going to be a very competitive matchup.
00:58:54I think it's going to be a very competitive matchup.
00:58:56I think it's going to be a very competitive matchup.
00:58:58I think it's going to be a very competitive matchup.
00:59:00That Aaron and Jerry Mahoney will be officiating.
00:59:03And a one-ball match.
00:59:05You know, it was Maria's team
00:59:07that won the Santa's Little Helper match
00:59:09over Maria's squad at Armageddon.
00:59:14One-ball match.
00:59:16Let's see who's going to earn the opportunity
00:59:18to face Michelle McCool for the Divas title.
00:59:25Paz, would you agree that Maria's can be somewhat arrogant?
00:59:29Oh, you think? A little bit.
00:59:31Yeah, Maria's definitely has a certain air about her
00:59:35and arrogance.
00:59:36Small walk there.
00:59:37Yeah, she's got a certain panache.
00:59:41Young lady from near Chicago.
00:59:44Not wasting any time.
00:59:47Wow, look at the hair fly.
00:59:49Red-headed and blonde.
00:59:51Maria's looking very angelic in all that beautiful pure white.
00:59:54But look at this.
00:59:56Oh!
00:59:58I just hate to see these beautiful Divas
01:00:00just whack each other like that.
01:00:02That's been my senior prom.
01:00:04What a slap.
01:00:06That's me on my honeymoon, actually.
01:00:08Look at this.
01:00:10Playing possum was a very beautiful possum in Maria's.
01:00:13One could say that Maria's was laying in wait.
01:00:16And now look at Maria's.
01:00:18I wouldn't want to tour with Maria if I were Maria's.
01:00:22You know what I mean.
01:00:25Face first.
01:00:27Maria's can be very aggressive.
01:00:29Angelic.
01:00:31Her attire may be.
01:00:33Cover.
01:00:35Maria's, she's wont to showboat.
01:00:37We see that.
01:00:39Michelle McCool, on the other hand, the Divas champion.
01:00:41Completely different. Old business.
01:00:43Exactly.
01:00:45Maria's from Montreal.
01:00:47A French-Canadian.
01:00:50Ah!
01:00:52Oh!
01:00:54Interesting variation of that.
01:00:56By the way, I love the way Maria's talks, you know.
01:00:58Oh, yeah?
01:01:00The French accent, I like that.
01:01:02Drives you crazy, does it?
01:01:04Yeah, nutty.
01:01:10I'll tell you about it later.
01:01:12Ask your folks, kids.
01:01:15Who would you like to see to win this match?
01:01:18I'm curious what you think.
01:01:20I kind of like the redhead.
01:01:22You mean Maria?
01:01:24That'd be right.
01:01:26Well, you pull off the redhead.
01:01:28How'd you like it if she called you the guy with the black hat?
01:01:30It'd be all right.
01:01:32I like Maria's.
01:01:34I don't dislike Maria's. Don't get me wrong.
01:01:36I think Maria's, she has a non-title victory over Michelle.
01:01:38I think that's under proper consideration.
01:01:44But Maria's likes this maneuver.
01:01:47Putting the pressure on the lower back and neck.
01:01:49I personally think it's an excellent maneuver.
01:01:51The way Maria supplies it.
01:01:53She has that certain conceitedness about her.
01:01:56Swagger.
01:01:58And where Maria's just feisty.
01:02:00All heart, toughness.
01:02:02I like the feistiness.
01:02:04Oh, you got some right there.
01:02:06Nice clothesline.
01:02:09Maria trying to build up some momentum.
01:02:11Seems like every time Maria does,
01:02:13it's Maria that shuts her down.
01:02:17Got a hand from Maryse for that.
01:02:20Maryse a little overzealous.
01:02:24Maria fighting back now.
01:02:26Trying to regain the advantage.
01:02:32Maria jumped off the second turnbuckle.
01:02:34May have turned her ankle.
01:02:36Yeah, it seemed like Maria landed awkwardly
01:02:38on her foot and ankle area there.
01:02:42Maria at a distinct disadvantage.
01:02:46And in a vulnerable state,
01:02:48the DDT scores.
01:02:51And Maryse wins it.
01:02:55The winner of this match, Maryse.
01:02:58Well, Maryse now is the number one contender
01:03:01for Michelle McCool's Diva Championship.
01:03:06Like an analogy, got to give Maryse some credit.
01:03:08Physical matchup.
01:03:12The young, rich Canadian
01:03:14has earned her opportunity
01:03:16to compete for the Divas title.
01:03:44Kick her!
01:03:46Kick her!
01:03:48Kick her!
01:03:50Kick her!
01:03:52Kick her!
01:03:54Kick her!
01:03:56Kick her!
01:03:58Kick her!
01:04:00Kick her!
01:04:02Kick her!
01:04:04Kick her!
01:04:06Kick her!
01:04:08Kick her!
01:04:10Kick her!
01:04:12Kick her!
01:04:14Kick her!
01:04:22What, man?
01:04:26No, man, I just...
01:04:30I just wanted to say that...
01:04:32I know times are tough.
01:04:34Okay? And I feel for you.
01:04:36You mean that, man?
01:04:38Yeah, I mean it.
01:04:40You know, uh...
01:04:42I just feel that
01:04:44if you keep your chin up, if you smile a little bit,
01:04:46that things are gonna get better for you.
01:04:48You know, you got, I think, the New Year coming.
01:04:50Yeah, you got the New Year coming.
01:04:52And...
01:04:54And say...
01:04:56Right around, say...
01:04:58January...
01:05:00Aw, see, see, that's it! You couldn't just come in here and be cool.
01:05:02You came in here to push the movie, right?
01:05:04And now you're gonna tell me,
01:05:06January 6th, behind enemy lines,
01:05:08the movie comes out.
01:05:10And if MVP goes and buys this fabulous movie,
01:05:12it's gonna turn my life around.
01:05:14It's gonna make everything so damn great for me, right?
01:05:16That's what you was gonna say?
01:05:20Actually, no.
01:05:22But hey, thanks for the plug, buddy.
01:05:24I appreciate it.
01:05:26No, no, see, that's the kind of guy that you are.
01:05:28And that's what I like about you,
01:05:30is even when you're flat broke,
01:05:32you're still giving.
01:05:34It's a good trait to have, man.
01:05:36Hey.
01:05:38Keep your chin up.
01:05:44Oh, and hey, uh, Merry Christmas
01:05:46from
01:05:48Mr.
01:05:52Kennedy!
01:05:58Hey, come on, man!
01:06:00It's my moment, man!
01:06:06Kennedy!
01:06:16Not a lot of hard holidays here
01:06:18for MVP,
01:06:20but the massive and undefeated
01:06:22Russian Vladimir Kozlov
01:06:24has been invited
01:06:26to a hearty party
01:06:28in our main event, still to come.
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01:06:42at
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01:06:48Earlier tonight, I challenged Batista
01:06:50to a rematch, and I have yet
01:06:52to hear a reply. Batista
01:06:54is a coward.
01:07:00You want your answer?
01:07:02I've got your answer.
01:07:06Did Orton just slap Batista?
01:07:08Right in the mouth?
01:07:10And Batista, hey!
01:07:12Cody Rhodes!
01:07:14Orton, a three-on-one
01:07:16assault set up from the beginning.
01:07:18And Batista, and look at this!
01:07:20John Cena!
01:07:22And John Cena, even in the odds,
01:07:24a sly, brazen
01:07:26attack from the Viper.
01:07:28And John Cena, even in the odds,
01:07:30a sly, brazen
01:07:32attack from the Viper.
01:07:34Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
01:07:36You kidding me? Two weeks ago,
01:07:38these guys beat the hell out of me.
01:07:40I got plenty of beef with them.
01:07:42Sorry to interrupt, but Stephanie McMahon
01:07:44wanted to come down and let you know
01:07:46there's been a match made for later tonight.
01:07:48Randy Orton, Manu, and Cody Rhodes
01:07:50versus Batista and Johnson.
01:07:54Tonight, we try to take out Batista,
01:07:56and we fail. If we're not gonna be
01:07:58100% successful in everything
01:08:00that we do,
01:08:02then this legacy,
01:08:04it's over.
01:08:14Randy Orton can ill-sword
01:08:16to have his team not have a great showing
01:08:18in this match here.
01:08:22Batista looking to stick it to Orton
01:08:24for the second straight night.
01:08:26Batista bomb!
01:08:28Randy Orton using Manu as a battering ram!
01:08:32And from out of nowhere,
01:08:34the RKO!
01:08:54Orton with that punt
01:08:56to the temple of Batista.
01:09:00Sick.
01:09:02Orton's proud of himself.
01:09:04Apparently, the legacy is alive
01:09:06and well.
01:09:12Now, ladies and gentlemen, here's
01:09:14what we know about the situation.
01:09:16We know that Batista sustained a severe
01:09:18concussion. We know from the medical
01:09:20staff of the WWE that they are not sure
01:09:22and will not say when exactly
01:09:24Batista will return to action.
01:09:26And if you notice that the look of accomplishment
01:09:28on Randy Orton's face,
01:09:30zero remorse by Randy Orton.
01:09:32And no doubt about it, ladies and gentlemen,
01:09:34Batista likely will not be involved
01:09:36in the big competition
01:09:38to turn a number one contender for the
01:09:40world title that starts this Monday on
01:09:42Monday Night Raw as we take it out
01:09:44to our colleague, Eve.
01:09:46As a former
01:09:48recipient of the
01:09:50Kali Kiss Cam, I'm curious to know
01:09:52how your interaction with Hall of Famer
01:09:54Mae Young was at Armageddon.
01:09:56Let's relive that
01:09:58romantic moment, shall we?
01:10:02You're so overwhelmed
01:10:04with how handsome
01:10:06the great Kali is, and it's okay
01:10:08because I have a backup plan!
01:10:10Oh yeah, oh yeah.
01:10:12Here she is!
01:10:14Wow!
01:10:16Yeah!
01:10:18Look, look, look!
01:10:20Mae Young! Alright!
01:10:22There you go! Yeah!
01:10:26Alright!
01:10:28Yeah!
01:10:30Yes!
01:10:32See, the great Kali says that that
01:10:34kiss sent tingles
01:10:36up and down his spine.
01:10:38I mean, the great Kali's
01:10:40giant heart, his giant heart
01:10:42was pierced by the loving
01:10:44arrow of Mae.
01:10:46The great Kali
01:10:48says he's found his true
01:10:50soulmate. And
01:10:52the great Kali doesn't like picking
01:10:54favorites, not at all, but
01:10:56he says Mae Young
01:10:58has the most succulent
01:11:00lips in the WWE.
01:11:08Oh, and the great Kali says that
01:11:10you're definitely there, but
01:11:12you're a close second, Eve.
01:11:16Okay, then.
01:11:34This contest is set for one fall.
01:11:36Making his way to the ring from Moscow
01:11:38weighing 302 pounds,
01:11:40Vladimir
01:11:42Kozlov!
01:11:44The intensity on the face of Vladimir
01:11:46Kozlov tells a distinct
01:11:48and a potentially
01:11:50destructive story.
01:11:52We have seen one Hardy fall
01:11:54tonight. Will we see another?
01:11:56Because when we come back, ladies
01:11:58and gentlemen, the undefeated Vladimir
01:12:00Kozlov goes one-on-one
01:12:02with the new WWE
01:12:04champion, Jeff
01:12:06Hardy.
01:12:12Welcome back, everybody,
01:12:14to Friday Night Smackdown here on
01:12:16MyNetworkTV. Jim
01:12:18Ross and Taz back with you.
01:12:20The undefeated Russian
01:12:22awaiting the
01:12:24arrival of the new WWE
01:12:26champion.
01:12:36And his opponent,
01:12:38from Cameron, North Carolina,
01:12:40weighing 225 pounds,
01:12:42is the WWE
01:12:44champion,
01:12:46Jeff
01:12:48Hardy!
01:12:50The son of a
01:12:52rural North Carolina
01:12:54mail carrier
01:12:56who debuted in the WWE
01:12:58when he kind of drifted by his age
01:13:00at the age of 16.
01:13:02He's been around since
01:13:04the age of 16.
01:13:06Jeff Hardy became the
01:13:08WWE champion in a
01:13:10momentous night just
01:13:12five nights ago, and now
01:13:14he finds himself stepping
01:13:16in the ring with a 6'6",
01:13:18300-plus pound
01:13:20Russian who has never lost.
01:13:28This match was made,
01:13:30we've got to point that out, by Vicky
01:13:32Guerrero, our general manager,
01:13:34here at HSA at the top of the show,
01:13:36to Jeff Hardy. Hey, you know what?
01:13:38Independent to my relationship with
01:13:40my wife, Vicky. Okay, wait, wait.
01:13:42Vicky put
01:13:44Jeff Hardy in this
01:13:46ring right now with the
01:13:48Moscow Wolf. Oh, man.
01:13:50It's a tough task right out of the
01:13:52box for our new champ.
01:13:54Hey, one fall in that
01:13:56title match. Our men have been here
01:13:58tonight on Friday Night Smackdown, and
01:14:00Vladimir Kozlov was needy,
01:14:02and the WWE Championship
01:14:04was hooked,
01:14:06until just brother Matt
01:14:08intervened, and they beat the Pop Challenge
01:14:10a few weeks ago here on Friday Night
01:14:12Smackdown.
01:14:16Well, people have tried to change
01:14:18Jeff Hardy his entire life. We've heard
01:14:20Jeff say that in the past,
01:14:22but Jeff stayed true to himself.
01:14:24And look at this. A stupendous
01:14:26achievement. A new WWE
01:14:28Champion.
01:14:30Jeff has always
01:14:32been a dead honest, a
01:14:34self-professed
01:14:36reject, in his own words,
01:14:38as he said earlier tonight, and a good
01:14:40kind of crazy takedown
01:14:42by Vladimir Kozlov. And Jeff
01:14:44Hardy, well aware of the Matt
01:14:46wrestling skills and the
01:14:48destructive power of Vladimir
01:14:50Kozlov when he's got you on the canvas.
01:14:58This has got to be the run and
01:15:00gun of Jeff Hardy.
01:15:02That no huddle offense against
01:15:04this ground and pound and
01:15:06assault. You don't want a man
01:15:08with the accolades
01:15:10of Vladimir Kozlov behind you with his
01:15:12hands clasped. This is one
01:15:14threatening, aggressive individual
01:15:16in the Moscow Mall.
01:15:20Hardy fighting out of the predicament
01:15:22as aggressively as he can.
01:15:24And that shot caught Kozlov
01:15:26right under his left eye.
01:15:32Well that's the quickness
01:15:34there of the WWE Champion of
01:15:36Jeff Hardy.
01:15:38Hardy quick in the pace
01:15:40but ran smack into this
01:15:42300 pounder. Hardy
01:15:44goes down and then Kozlov
01:15:46taking advantage and Kozlov may
01:15:48have hurt his own shoulder, driving
01:15:50his arm into the carcass
01:15:52of Jeff Hardy.
01:15:54Well it doesn't seem to be slowing down.
01:15:56Vladimir Kozlov.
01:15:58The WWE Champion
01:16:00tossed outside.
01:16:04Kozlov
01:16:06enraged.
01:16:08Just a frightening presence
01:16:10is Vladimir Kozlov
01:16:12standing near this man, a person that's not a
01:16:14fun experience. I've seen a lot of intimidating
01:16:16athletes here in the
01:16:18WWE in my tenure. I don't
01:16:20think I've ever seen anyone more intimidating
01:16:22than Kozlov and Vladimir
01:16:24Kozlov found himself in the wrong
01:16:26place at the wrong time.
01:16:28How will this one end? We're going to
01:16:30find out when we come back.
01:16:36Vladimir Kozlov
01:16:38hammering away at the WWE Champion.
01:16:40We are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:16:42This is our main event.
01:16:44Just a mauling, just
01:16:46mauling situation here with Kozlov
01:16:48on the WWE Champion.
01:16:50Storming break. Watch this.
01:16:52Completely dropping
01:16:54Jeff Hardy.
01:16:56That was right in the sternum
01:16:58where the battering ram head
01:17:00of Kozlov usually is placed
01:17:02and now the ring post coming into
01:17:04play. The ring post certainly came into
01:17:06play earlier when Edge beat the
01:17:08ECW Champion, Matt Hardy.
01:17:12Now it seems as though
01:17:14Kozlov
01:17:16singling out the knee of Jeff Hardy.
01:17:18Cover here.
01:17:20Which will definitely affect the aerial game
01:17:22of Hardy. Veteran referee Mike Chioda
01:17:24found a two count. This is a one
01:17:26fall non-title matchup. The first time
01:17:28we're seeing Jeff Hardy here on
01:17:30Friday Night SmackDown in a main event
01:17:32since becoming WWE Champion
01:17:34just five days ago
01:17:36at an amazing Armageddon.
01:17:38They've got to give Jeff
01:17:40Hardy nothing but credit man and props
01:17:42according to this matchup
01:17:44here by Vickie Guerrero.
01:17:46Like a punishment type thing
01:17:48and Jeff Hardy not
01:17:50backing down at all.
01:17:52And that's Kozlov in there with you.
01:17:54You know what I mean? Vickie Guerrero
01:17:56the general manager of
01:17:58this program. The wife
01:18:00of Edge.
01:18:02A little bit of a conflict of interest
01:18:04wouldn't you say?
01:18:08Hardy leaving his feet
01:18:10and he
01:18:12turned into a dangerous predicament.
01:18:14What a power slam.
01:18:16And the cover.
01:18:18And the WWE Champion
01:18:20man what would
01:18:22it mean to Vladimir Kozlov
01:18:24to beat the WWE Champion
01:18:26in the champ's first main event
01:18:28since winning the title.
01:18:30Nothing bigger than that.
01:18:32Nothing bigger than that. If you could defeat
01:18:34the WWE Champion at any time
01:18:36that's gigantic.
01:18:38This is a
01:18:40perfect application of an
01:18:42unimaginable power.
01:18:44And then now assaulting the shoulder
01:18:46in that AC joint.
01:18:48Kozlov using his weight
01:18:50his strength and all of his
01:18:52leverage.
01:18:54Jeff Hardy
01:18:56in his career was able to overcome
01:18:58so many obstacles to become
01:19:00the WWE Champion. Right now
01:19:02another obstacle.
01:19:04The Moscow Mauler.
01:19:06Jeff Hardy no doubt a very
01:19:08unique individual.
01:19:10But his uniqueness and his
01:19:12resilience. His ability to
01:19:14counter Russell.
01:19:16Has got to come to the front here.
01:19:18Against a man that has yet to
01:19:20taste defeat in the WWE.
01:19:22And there's a battering ram.
01:19:24Massive
01:19:26skull.
01:19:28Beautiful belly to belly suplex.
01:19:30The cover.
01:19:32The champ is in trouble.
01:19:34You notice the torque in that suplex.
01:19:36Man.
01:19:38He popped the hips.
01:19:40Kozlov expertly
01:19:42comes back with the cross faces.
01:19:44Nothing but power and just man handling
01:19:46strength. And it's as if Kozlov
01:19:48now has hit his stride.
01:19:50His menacing
01:19:52destructive stride.
01:19:54But maybe one step over the limit there.
01:19:56As Hardy avoided it.
01:20:00Jeff Hardy putting his own body
01:20:02at risk.
01:20:04As you whisper in the wind.
01:20:06As usual Hardy giving his maximum
01:20:08effort in every move.
01:20:10Hardy with a whisper
01:20:12in the wind. Taking down
01:20:14Wait a minute. What the heck.
01:20:16Hardy hits a whisper
01:20:18in the wind. And here's Edge.
01:20:20And now we've
01:20:22got a two on one assault.
01:20:26One Hardy put down
01:20:28earlier tonight by Edge.
01:20:30And now look at this.
01:20:32Edge
01:20:34directing traffic.
01:20:38Edge three shots
01:20:40on Jeff Hardy.
01:20:42Jeff Hardy's at the mercy
01:20:44of Kozlov and Edge.
01:20:46Jeff Hardy's defenseless.
01:20:50Triple H.
01:20:58It may be too late
01:21:00for Jeff Hardy. And now Edge
01:21:02has got a steel chair in hand.
01:21:08Kozlov has Hardy
01:21:10in a helpless state. The WWE
01:21:12champion is at the mercy
01:21:14of two men.
01:21:18Edge looking back.
01:21:20The game
01:21:22is time to play the game here.
01:21:24Edge waiting with a weapon.
01:21:26Triple H will not retreat.
01:21:28Here we go.
01:21:30And the fight is on.
01:21:32Oh buddy.
01:21:34Earth shattering
01:21:36pedigree. And down goes
01:21:38the Russian.
01:21:40Batting down the hatches.
01:21:42Oh man.
01:21:44The Game Henry.
01:21:46The Game Henry.
01:21:48The Game Henry.
01:21:50Vladimir Kozlov.
01:21:52And Kozlov arguably
01:21:54cost Triple H the WWE
01:21:56title at Armageddon.
01:21:58And now Kozlov is paying
01:22:00a price. Triple H
01:22:02had the Triple Threat match
01:22:04won at Armageddon.
01:22:06Kozlov
01:22:08eating some steel ring post.
01:22:10Heads up.
01:22:12Heads up.
01:22:14And ahead of the
01:22:16massive Russian smacking
01:22:18into the announce table.
01:22:20Oh my gosh.
01:22:22My gosh. A sledgehammer.
01:22:26Kozlov says
01:22:28nyet. And the
01:22:30Game's got that sledgehammer
01:22:32that means business I will assure you.
01:22:36Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
01:22:38Jeff Hardy.
01:22:40We are not in touch.
01:22:44The WWE Champion
01:22:46giving Ed something to remember
01:22:48about Small Town Bomb.
01:22:52What will Jeff Hardy do
01:22:54to retain the WWE title?
01:22:56He is now a
01:22:58mortal man. Perhaps another question is
01:23:00what will others do
01:23:02to regain the
01:23:04prestigious WWE
01:23:06Championship?