Adam Wright here welcoming you all to my first even Smackdown report. Tonight I'm filling in for fellow Bleacher Report Writer Ron Johnson. Hope you all enjoy.
Now onto the show!
The show begins with a very well done video of last week's huge announcement. I've been saying it for years, the people who make and edit these videos for the WWE are very underrated. It begins normally as Edge apologize, but then as Vickie talks, the screen goes into a very dramatic shot. We see flashes of The Undertaker and the Hell in a Cell. The chilling video ends with Vickie Guerrero laughing in slow motion. Great way to pump us for this match at Summerslam
Pyros go off as J.R and Mick Foley welcomes us to Friday Night Smackdown. They announce tonight's Cutting Edge, with a mystery guest.
The Hershey crowd gives Jeff Hardy a huge pop as he makes his way down the ring. Jeff Hardy then takes a steel chair and sits to watch the following match.
Match #1 - MVP vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
MVP cuts a promo before his match, talking to Jeff Hardy. He says because of his risky behaviour, Hardy will never be WWE Champion.
Note that Wang didn't even get to do his entrance.
The match begins as MVP takes the early advantage, as Jeff Hardy watches on from the outside. As MVP continues his assault on Jimmy Wang Yang, he yells at Hardy.
Wang finally gets offence going with a heel kick to the back of the head. He goes for a risk manoeuvre off the top ropes, but MVP hits a gut buster.
MVP then hits a brutal kick on Wang, to make the pin
Winner: MVP
Hardy comes in the ring, and yells at MVP for what he said last week. After a stare-down, Jeff Hardy hits a Twist of Fate on MVP!
The Wright Take: This was a very short match, but the purpose was to continue the Hardy vs. MVP feud. Jeff actually showed some decent mic skills tonight, which is a rare occurrence.
J.R tells us this will not be the last of Jeff Hardy we see tonight, as he will be facing the new #1 contender, The Great Khali, later that night.
As we return from commercial, we see Chavo Guerrero pushing Vickie's wheelchair. Vickie sees Edge's new mistress and gives he a look as she enters her office.
Match #2 - Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin (Non-Title)
Kennedy does his usual promo, letting the crowd play along with him as he does his thing with the mic.
Out comes the The U.S. Champion Shelton Benjamin. J.R. says Benjamin could be the best athlete to ever hold the U.S. Title.
As the match begins, Kennedy yells his name at the Champion, but The Gold Standard gets in the early hits. But Kennedy quickly recovers and tries for a Mic Check, but Benjamin rolls out of the ring.
Back in the ring, Kennedy and Benjamin jockey for position. As both hit near falls, J.R. and Foley tout these two young superstars. The crowd is behind Kennedy as the smack-talker hits a swinging-kick. Before the commercial break, Benjamin shoves Kennedy's shoulder into the ring post.
Shelton Benjamin is working Kennedy's shoulder as we come back from commercial. Benjamin hits an impressive shoulder-breaker, which kind of looked like a pile-driver, expect focused on the shoulder.
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