Smackdown Recap 12.25.09

Smackdown recap from Orlando, FL:

Todd Grisham and Matt Striker were on hand to welcome viewers to the Christmas night edition of Smackdown. On tonight's show, The Undertaker must defend the World Heavyweight title against Rey Mysterio. Also, D-Generation X will invade Smackdown as they put their tag titles on the line versus The Hart Dynasty.

Vickie Guerrero was on camera backstage to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Smackdown GM Teddy Long was also there with her. Vickie said she invited her incredible boss over for a nice holiday meal. Long brought the egg nog and told Vickie he added a little "somethin somethin". Vickie showed how she makes mashed potatoes, by dumping all her peeled potatoes into the large pot and then a huge pile of sticks of butter. Teddy asked if she was trying to give him another heart attack. Vickie demonstrated her cooked turkey, with Teddy rushing her along saying they need to move along. Vickie showed off her stuffing with Teddy saying it looked like dog food. Vickie went to get her cranberry sauce from the refrigerator and as she turned she was shocked. Hornswoggle was up on the table and picked up the entire turkey to start gnawing on it. Vickie screamed at Teddy who apologized then said "dinner is served, Holla Holla Holla!"

R-Truth, Finlay, Matt Hardy & John Morrison vs. CM Punk, Luke Gallows, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre

R-Truth lead his team to the ring as he performed the "What's Up" rap song to get everyone hyped for the match. Luke Gallows carried CM Punk's Slammy trophy to the ring.

The heels kept working on Matt Hardy, preventing him from making the tag. He finally made the hot tag to John Morrison, just as McIntyre dove for a tag to CM Punk. Morrison was on fire as he took it to Punk. Punk got tagged by McIntyre who came right in to take a pounding from Morrison. Ziggler tagged in, and Morrison continued his momentum. Morrison had a pinfall but McIntyre came in to break it up. Finlay rushed in and hit the Celtic Cross on McIntyre. CM Punk came in to do the GTS on Finlay. R-Truth came in and hit his spinning scissor kick on Punk. Dolph Ziggler ran at Truth who avoided him, allowing Matt Hardy to hit a Side Effect on Ziggler. The big Luke Gallows came in and clotheslined Hardy and Truth down, and both rolled to the outside. Morrison did a flying chuck kick from the ropes on Gallows, leaving just Ziggler & Morrison in the ring.

In the closing moments, John Morrison took control and won the match by hitting Starship Pain on Dolph Ziggler. Morrison will face McIntyre for the Intercontinental title at the 2009 Royal Rumble.

Winners: R-Truth, Finlay, Matt Hardy & John Morrison win via pinfall over CM Punk, Luke Gallows, Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre.

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Chris Jericho was in the ring wearing a suite and tie to cut a promo speech. He discussed how if he and Show were still together they'd be the #1 Contenders, not the Hart Dynasty. He was interrupted as The Hart Dynasty were lead to the ring by Natalya. Jericho told the Hart Dynasty to calm down because he trained in the Hart dungeon himself with Stu Hart, so he respects where they came from. Jericho said he views Hart Dynasty as a bunch of punks just like when they were younger. Jericho asked how they feel they've earned a title shot of any kind. DH Smith said they don't run from controversy or complain, they face it head on. Tyson Kidd said Jericho might think he's the best, but they are the best there is and ever will be, period. Jericho began to chastise them when suddenly DX's music hit and the tag champs appeared on the Titantron.

HHH said it's supposed to be a DX Christmas but the guys in the ring are really killing the mood. Triple H said they have some gifts for everyone. First up he told Jericho they got him a ticket off Raw. But they also got him a "Tickle me Big Show" for Chris Jericho, which farts when you tickle it. Michaels said for the Hart Dynasty they got them a one way ticket back to Canada, where they can enjoy things like Hockey and bears. Jericho told the Hart Dynasty that's what DX is all about, doing immature jokes and pandering to the audience. Jericho yelled at the Harts that tonight they really need to make an impact. Jericho turned his back on the Harts to yell at DX that he will be back to regain their tag titles once again. The Hart Dynasty took the opportunity to lay out Jericho with their Hart Attack doubleteam finisher.

They replayed highlights of what happened between Jericho & The Hart Dynasty, then reminded fans they will compete with DX for the tag titles later tonight.

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Backstage, Michelle McCool and Layla walked up to Mickie James. Michelle and Layla said they were there to apologize to her since it's Christmas and all. Layla said they got her a gift and handed Mickie something then walked off. Mickie opened it to look at it. Michelle and Layla returned and yelled "it's a Jenny Craig gift certificate!" They made several comments about Piggy James, then wished her a Merry Christmas, leaving Mickie looking dejected.

Matt Striker and Todd Grisham discussed the Chairs match between Undertaker and Batista back at TLC PPV. They questioned the condition of Undertaker following that match, then showed still images from the match. Batista originally had the victory, but it was overturned due to his low blow on Taker. Undertaker bashed Batista with a chair upon his return to the ring, then Tombstoned him on a steel chair in the ring. Next, they showed highlights from Rey Mysterio vs Batista for the #1 Contender Spot last week. Mysterio won with a rollup pin when Batista was too lazy on his moves.

Mysterio was praying backstage in the locker room. Josh Matthews came in and asked Mysterio about his chances for defeating Undertaker later on tonight. Mysterio discussed how awesome it felt to defeat Batista last week. He said tonight he's not going to take Undertaker lightly. Mysterio said he'd be crazy to not take Undertaker seriously, but this is the time of year when miracles happen. Mysterio said the World Heavyweight title would be the present of a lifetime.

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After a "WWE Did You Know?" factoid, it was time for the World Heavyweight title match. Mysterio was introduced first to a decent pop from the crowd. Undertaker made his traditional entrance next.

Rey Mysterio vs. The Undertaker
World Heavyweight Title match

After both men arrived to the ring, both wrestlers were introduced and the ref held up the World Championship belt. Taker knocked Mysterio down early with a right hand, then threw him out through the ropes. He went out and set Rey on the side apron for a leg drop, but Mysterio pulled himself into the ring to avoid it. Rey then tried to jump off the apron, but Taker caught him. Taker prepared to ram Rey into the ringpost, but Rey slid off and shoved Taker into it instead, then got back in the ring to do a running suicide dive. Smackdown took a commercial break with both men down.

Back to the show, Taker was able to take Mysterio down in the ring. Rey was able to avoid Undertaker on one move, causing Taker to fall out over the top rope. From there, Mystero hit a sliding dropkick, but then tried to jump on Taker for a Hurricanrana. Taker caught him in it and flung him against the crowd barrier. Undertaker regained control in the ring and started picking Rey apart.

Taker prepared for the Last Ride, but Rey jumped off behind Taker, then did a Springboard off the top rope to take Taker down with a shoulder tackle. Mysterio with a Springboard splash but Taker escaped the pinfall. Rey avoided the Chokeslam and went for a series of moves, ending up getting kicked down from mid-air by Taker. Taker hit the Chokeslam and was ready for the pin, but suddenly Batista attacked Undertaker in the ring. Taker began to punch back, until Batista hit a Spinebuster on Taker leaving him down.

Things ended up getting crazy as Rey Mysterio managed escape Undertaker's Chokeslam to deliver a 619 on both Undertaker and Batista. Rey did a Springboard Hurricanrana onto Batista leaving both men down as he ran up the ramp.

Winner: Match ended in disqualification after Batista interfered.

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Matt Striker and Todd Grisham introduced a video of the WWE Tribute to the Troops show.

Cryme Tyme went up to a guy dressed as Santa backstage. The man was complaining about how tough it was to play Santa Claus and have kids all over him asking for stuff. He told them he didn't hand out any gifts to kids and took the good stuff all for himself. Cryme Tyme took exception to that, and Shad gave the guy a big boot. They took off with his bag of goodies saying it was time to get Christmas poppin'.

Bryce Andrews & Pat Buck vs. Cryme Tyme

Cryme Tyme came down the ramp passing out gifts from the Santa's bag they took from the fake Santa backstage. JTG dominated for a bit before tagging in Shad. Shad took it to the opponents, knocking one off the apron, then doing a Money Money Yeah Yeah elbow drop. The other guy came back into the ring, and Shad pressed him overhead then tossed him over the ropes. Shad hoisted the opponent up so JTG could tag in and do a neckbreaker from the corner for the win.

After the match, Cryme Tyme handed out more gifts to the crowd.

Winners: Cryme Tyme wins via pinfall over Bryce Andrews & Pat Buck.

Vickie and Teddy were shown backstage arguing on camera about what happened earlier. Vickie threatened to call Mr. McMahon, and Teddy begged her not to. Vickie showed off an apple pie she made. Teddy made a comment and Vickie got miffed, threatening to hit him in the face with it. Teddy picked up a cream pie he made, and both of them were about to pie each other but stopped. Vickie continued her speech to the camera about making pie, with Hornswoggle sneaking in again. Teddy handed his pie to Hornswoggle. Teddy told Vickie to turn around, and Hornswoggle threw the pie in her face. Teddy Long told the camera the moral of the story is always save room for dessert. Hornswoggle tapped Teddy, and as Teddy turned he got hit with a pie in the face also. Horney got on the table and dipped his face in the egg nog to get a drink.

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Mickie James & Maria vs. Beth Phoenix & Layla

Michelle McCool joined Grisham and Striker for ringside commentary. Michelle made insulting remarks about Maria and Mickie, saying Mickie needs to burn more calories and that Maria hasn't done anything to earn the Diva of the Year Slammy.

The heels beat on Maria a bit as the weak link. Maria managed to escape and make a tag to Mickie. Mickie James was in control of things as she flung Layla around the ring, then kicked and knocked Beth Phoenix off the apron. Layla went for a kick move on Layla, and Mickie dodged it then hit a roundhouse kick of her own to score the winning pin.

Mickie immediately rushed outside the ring to go after Michelle McCool who got up and shoved her chair at her. Beth Phoenix came out and attacked Mickie, knocking her down from behind. However, Mickie was right back up and pounding away on Beth. Beth got the upperhand and tossed Mickie into the announcers table. Michelle knelt down and told Mickie "I told you not to mess with us". Michelle then noticed the Glamazon standing there glaring down towards her, so McCool got up and walked away quickly.

Winners: Mickie James & Maria win via pinfall over Beth Phoenx & Layla.

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The Hart Dynasty vs. D-Generation X
Unified Tag Team title match

DH Smith took down HHH at one point, then tagged in Kidd. Kidd rushed at HHH but was quickly taken down to the mat. Both men struggled to get up, with HHH able to make the hot tag to HBK. Kidd was stuck in the ring, as Michaels came in with momentum. HBK hit a huge slam on Kidd then climbed onto the corner. DH Smith rushed over to intervene, and ended up getting kicked by HBK. That brief moment of time allowed Kidd to roll away on HBK's attempted elbow drop. Kidd hit a Springboard Blockbuster off the top rope for a near fall. Smith tagged back in for more punishment on HBK. After Smith beat on HBK outside the ring some, Natalya got involved again by slapping HBK on the apron as the ref's back was turned.

The heels continued to take it to Shawn Michaels. At one point, Tyson Kidd went for a Springboard move from the top rope, but got caught by HBK who hit the Atomic Drop. Both guys were down, but Michaels managed a hot tag to HHH, while Kidd tagged in Smith. HHH knocked Kidd off the side apron, then did a Spinebuster on Smith. He had a near fall, and then hit another Spinebuster on Kidd who came in to attack. HHH set up the Pedigree on Smith, but wound up getting hit by the Hart Attack. Michaels came in to save his partner. Kidd came in and knocked Michaels outside, but then missed as he leapt over the ropes at him. Back in the ring, Smith picked up HHH and went for a powerslam move. HHH avoided it, with Smith trying to ram him to the corner where HBK was. HBK hit Sweet Chin music on Smith as HHH ducked. From there, a Pedigree from HHH won the match.

Winners: D-Generation X wins via pinfall over The Hart Dynasty.

Hornswoggle's music hit and he came out from under the ring with three Santa hats. Horney got in the ring and tossed hats to HBK and HHH so they could all celebrate as Santas. Michaels got on the mic and said Hornswoggle's got two words for ya. Horney yelled "Merry Christmas!" and then they did the DX crotch chops as pyro went off. DX and Horney posed in the ring to close the show out.

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