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WWE Smackdown Hitlist: Undertaker vs. Batista, Edge vs. C.M. Punk, MVP and Matt Hardy
By Jason Powell Apr 26, 2008 - 11:14 AM
WWE Smackdown Hits
Undertaker vs. Batista: If I could go back in time one week, I’d give last week’s Taker vs. Batista match a “miss” because they were clearly going through the motions. OK, so there are a few other things I’d be more concerned with such as betting the house on the Flyers and Sharks to win their respective seventh games in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Having said that, though, the second week of Taker vs. Batista was much better than the match they put together last week.
I didn’t even mind the finish with Shawn Michaels interfering. That might seem hypocritical given that I was down on Scott Steiner interfering in the Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle match on Thursday night, but the difference is that HBK rarely appears on Smackdown in any type of an in-ring segment, so it was surprising to see him show up, let alone out of nowhere like the did. On the other hand, I think Impact viewers groaned the moment they saw Steiner because they knew what was coming next.
Edge vs. C.M. Punk: Another strong match. I was worried when Punk worked Edge’s arm and shoulder for the first five minutes of the match, but they really turned it up down the stretch and had the live crowd popping for all the nearfalls. Of the big three matches (Taker vs. Batista, Joe vs. Angle) on Thursday and Friday, I enjoyed this match the most. It felt like the freshest match of the three and it didn’t hurt that the finish seemed slightly less predictable because there was no title on the line. For that matter, the hot live crowd really gave it an edge over Angle vs. Joe. The Impact Zone fans were into the Joe vs. Angle match, but they just can’t compete with a hot arena crowd.

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