WWE SmackDown Rebound: That Which Does Not Kill You...

I don't know what the story is with the WWE pushing Jeff Hardy the way they have been as of late. But since Survivor Series, Hardy has been in constant accidents. Is there a hit out on the WWE Champion? You be the judge.

Here's the recap of last night's SmackDown.

SmackDown opens with a quick look at the Hit and Run Accident involving WWE Champion Jeff Hardy and his girlfriend Beth. As the show goes live, it is confirmed that tonight’s Cutting Edge will have special guest Jeff Hardy.

SmackDown GM Vickie Guerrero comes out to demand disrespect and shows what happens if she doesn’t get respect. She shows the footage of last week’s Triple Jeopardy Matches involving Triple H. Vickie continues to gloat about her actions and insult The Game. But as she continues to laugh about her actions, guess who comes down to confront his illustrious GM?

Triple H comes out and apologizes to Vickie about his part in the actions. He then manages to get his hands on the nude photos that were once owned by The Great Khali and Joey Styles. She accepts the apology, but then she puts him in a Royal Rumble Match involving The Big Show in a Last Man Standing Match…and if he loses, he’s out of The Rumble.

So after getting screwed again, Triple H decides that he’ll get even…by putting the photos on the SmackTron. So her best way of getting even is putting Big Show against MVP…but if MVP loses to Big Show, Triple H is out of The Royal Rumble. And also, he’s banned from ringside during this match.

First Bout: Jack Swagger & Mark Henry vs. Finlay & Matt Hardy

In case you didn’t know yet, Teddy Long wasted no time in granting Hardy a rematch with Swagger. So at The Royal Rumble, Hardy and Swagger will battle once again for the ECW Championship. All four men get their chances in the ring, but Swagger and Henry seem to have control despite not having the best communication in the world.

Henry and Swagger manage to isolate Finlay from his partner. Swagger has control until a missed splash allows Finlay to tag in the former ECW Champion. Hardy comes with fire until Tony Atlas tosses in Hornswoggle. As the ref gets Horns out of there, Henry nails a clothesline on Hardy, Finlay drops the shillelagh on Henry, Swagger nails the big boot, but Hardy recovers and nails the Twist of Fate to hand Swagger his first pinfall loss.

In the back, La Familia is making their plans for tonight’s Big Show-MVP match. Big Show tells Edge that he intends to win the Rumble, go to Wrestlemania…and maybe knock Edge out in Houston. Also, R-Truth gets confronted by Brian Kendrick and Ezekial Jackson about his laid back attitude.

Then Josh Grisham interviews Michelle McCool about her actions over the past few weeks. As McCool brags about herself, Victoria tells her that she can’t bully her like she does the younger girls on SmackDown…and she’ll find out why tonight.

Second Bout: R-Truth vs. The Brian Kendrick w/Ezekial Jackson

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