Smackdown Recap 12.26.08

Smackdown recap from Toronto, Canada:

Hurricane Helms vs. Shelton Benjamin
US Championship Match

Shelton Benjamin was able to beat Hurricane Helms to retain his United States Championship in a great opening match.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Hurricane Helms to retain the United States Championship.

WWE Champ Jeff Hardy had a promo saying how he is going to defeat The Big Show tonight.

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HHH came out and asked for Vladimir Kozlov. Next, Chavo Guerrero came out and told HHH if he interfered in another Kozlov match then Triple H would not be in the Royal Rumble and also would lose any future title shots. Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero came out and ordered a Chavo vs. HHH match right then.

Chavo Guerrero vs. HHH

HHH easily beat Chavo in their Smackdown matchup via Pedigree and pinfall.

Winner: Triple H wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero.

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Carlito vs. The Brian Kendrick

Kendrick was accompanied by bodyguard Ezekiel Jackson, while the Bella Twins and Primo accompanied Carlito. Carlito picked up the pinfall match which was relatively drama-free.

Winner: Carlito wins via pinfall over The Brian Kendrick.

A video promo was shown for Umaga, announcing he'll be returning to Smackdown soon.

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Backstage, Edge talked with Vickie about Jeff Hardy. Edge informed Vickie how much he hates Jeff Hardy. Just then, Big Show entered the office and let them know he'll beat Jeff. Vickie told Big Show if he defeats Hardy tonight he will get a title shot. This announcement irritated Edge.

Maryse vs. Michelle McCool
WWE Divas Championship

WWE Diva Maria served as special guest referee. In the match, Maryse was able to defeat McCool to win the Divas Championship, making Maryse it's 2nd ever champ. Afterwards, Maryse took the belt and walked off with it cockily. An angry Michelle turned to Maria and began to beat her up.

The Great Khali vs. MVP

Khali came to the ring with brand new theme entrance music and was able to defeat MVP by pinfall, continuing the lousy losing streak of Montell Vontavius Porter. No kiss cam on tonight's show, but Khali's definitely a new fan favorite.

Winner: Great Khali wins via pinfall over MVP.

After the match, Mr. Kennedy came out while MVP was still down in the ring. Kennedy did a promo to plug his soon-to-be-released DVD movie, Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia.

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Promo commercial was shown to announce new WWE Superstar Kizarny is set to debut on Smackdown next week.

Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Vladimir Kozlov

In an easy match for Kozlov he was able to defeat Yang by pinfall, continuing Kozlov's dominance of the Smackdown roster.

Winner: Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over Jimmy Wang Yang.

Big Show vs. Jeff Hardy

In a non-title match, Jeff Hardy was able to beat Big Show by count-out, preventing Big Show from getting a title shot. After the victory, Matt Hardy came out to celebrate with Jeff on the ramp as Smackdown left the air.

Winner: Jeff Hardy wins due to countout of the Big Show.

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