Kane has an announcement for the WWE Universe. (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

The epic rivalry between The Undertaker and the World Champion, Kane, continues on Smackdown.  Kane had a “major announcement” that would shake things up going into Night of Champions in a few weeks.  What was it?  Read on and find out.

Video Package: The Undertaker was attacked and put in a vegetative state.  Kane stood up for his brother and believed it was Rey Mysterio who attacked.  It wasn’t.  It was the “Big Red Monster” himself.  Since then, the Brothers of Destruction have been at odds.

Alberto Del Rio is introduced and comes to the ring where a fiesta is awaiting him.  He shows a video package of what he did to Rey Mysterio last week.  The incident fractured Rey’s wrist.  Del Rio says that Rey is ashamed, that’s why he wears a mask.  Alberto beats down a pinata in the ring wearing a Mysterio mask saying that Rey is now broken.  He goes to have a champagne toast to himself.

• Interrupted by Christian who’s a little upset about what he did to Rey.  Christian starts teasing him by calling him names like JBL (Juan Bradshaw Layfield) and Enrique Iglesias, even starts to sing his song, Hero.
• Del Rio threatens Christian saying that he doesn’t want to end up like Rey.
• Christian says he’s got a match tonight, but doesn’t mind doing something now…
• Things look like they’re going to come to blows, but Del Rio walks away saying another place and another time.
• Christian still in the ring gets jumped from behind by Drew McIntyre (his opponent tonight), knocking him out of the ring.
• Del Rio takes the opportunity to pour champagne on Christian.

Christian vs. Drew McIntyre
WINNER: Christian via jacknife pin fall

Non-Title Match
Kelly Kelly vs. Michelle McCool with Layla (On Commentary)
WINNER: McCool via pin fall after hitting the Faith Breaker

Backstage: A doctor is hooking up electrode monitors on Hornswoggle.  Teddy Long comes into the office wondering what’s going on.  The doctor says that he’s tried to help Hornswoggle with his communication skills and nothing normal has worked.  He’s now going to try something drastic, electroshock therapy.

• Teddy looks hesitant, but asks for Hornswoggle to give it a try.  The doctor shocks him twice, and Hornswoggle is done.  He takes the monitors off and sticks one to the doctor’s head and turns it on, shocking the doctor.  Hornswoggle and Teddy leave.

Non-Title Match
Chris Masters vs. Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero
WINNER: Ziggler via pin fall after hitting the Zig Zag

Big Show vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows with Joey Mercury
WINNER: Big Show via submission with a variation of a Camel Clutch/Rear chin lock

• Post match, Punk is so pissed that he hits Gallows with the Go To Sleep

VIP Lounge is set up and this time around, the host is Jack Swagger after winning his bet with MVP. Swagger’s guest is his daddy who’s been all beaten up and is sitting in a wheel chair with a neck brace on.  Swagger Sr.  says he’s so proud of his son, and asks him to do some push ups to show off.

• MVP interrupts the segment saying that there’s nothing ballin’ about this VIP Lounge.
• Swagger gets upset with him, and MVP says I own the VIP Lounge and tonight it’s closed for renovations.  MVP goes to attack Swagger and Jack uses his daddy in the wheel chair as a shield.  Swagger Sr. ends up on the canvas, and Jack ends up on the outside.  MVP hits Senior with Ballin’.

Matt Hardy to the ring.  He’s followed by his opponent, “Dashing” Cody Rhodes who cuts a promo on Hardy as he walks the aisle poking fun at his hygiene and weight.

Cody Rhodes vs. Matt Hardy
WINNER: Rhodes via pin fall after hitting Cross Rhodes

Kane appears on the TitanTron in the arena, he’s backstage.  He cuts a promo saying that The Undertaker’s end will come at Night of Champions when he defends his World Title against his brother.  Kane says that he’s longed for his brother’s powers, and now they’re his!

• Out to the ring come some druids and they’re wheeling a casket.  Out of the casket pops Kane.  He continues the promo saying that there is nothing his brother can do about it.  Kane shows the video package of what happened to Taker earlier this week on RAW.  He believes that The Undertaker will be nothing more than a memory and nothing can stop him!
• Taker’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring.  As soon as he steps foot in the ring, the music stops and the lights go out.  When the lights come back on, Kane is no longer in the ring, and is backstage appearing on TitanTron.  He says to Taker, after Night of Champions, you will be known as the brother I destroyed!

QUICK THOUGHTS:

I can’t help but love Christian’s witty humor… I know that people have compared Alberto Del Rio’s entrance with the fancy car to John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL), but the Juan Bradshaw Layfield joke had me rolling on the floor.  Totally caught me off guard.  Also, I think Christian should stick to wrestling because his singing sucked.

For the most part, the show sucked.  I wasn’t really into it at all.  The matches weren’t terrible, but there wasn’t really anything too epic that made me stand up and cheer.

Kane’s announcement wasn’t really a huge announcement like WWE always builds things up to be.  He’s going to face Taker at Night of Champions… Like we didn’t see that coming anyway!  Stevie Wonder could’ve seen that coming!

The Undertaker speaks on his brother's betrayal. (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

Last week, Kane gave his explanation as to why he attacked his brother, The Undertaker, and put him out of action.  This week, “The Deadman” gets his say on the matter.  Find out what happened on WWE Smackdown this week right here:

No Disqualification Match – Non-Title
Kane vs. Rey Mysterio
WINNER: Kane via pin fall after hitting Rey with a Choke Slam onto a chair

• Post match, Alberto Del Rio comes out to “check on Rey,” and it turns into Del Rio saying “you look like a dying dog… and someone needs to put you down.”  Del Rio attacks and locks on the Cross Arm Breaker until referees pull him off.  Del Rio walks away, but notices a chair in the ring.  He grabs it, wraps it around Rey’s arm and then slams it into the ring post.  He then says to Rey as he’s lying on the ground, “I think there’s a new rey (Spanish for king) on Smackdown!”

CM Punk with Straightedge Society vs. JTG
WINNER: Punk via submission after locking on the Anaconda Vice

• Post match, Punk has the SES get into the ring and yells at them telling them to “be better or be gone!”  He singles out Luke Gallows telling him for tonight’s match to leave Big Show “in a pool of his own drool.”

Backstage: Rosa Mendes showing off her new Shake Weight workout tool to Teddy Long.  She leaves and Teddy sits to have a look at the new WWE Magazine.  Behind him is a moving plant… It’s Hornswoggle again in costume.  Teddy asks if he’s been spying on other people.  Hornswoggle plays charades to get him to say LayCool.  Hornswoggle tries to tell him what they’ve said, but Teddy doesn’t speak leprechaun.  Teddy gets an idea for them to work things out…

Video Package: Last Friday, Vickie Guerrero got Dolph Ziggler DQ’d on purpose so that he wouldn’t lose his Intercontinental Title to Kofi Kingston.  Because of that, this week there’s a rematch and if Ziggler gets DQ’d again, he’ll lost the title.

Video Package: Grooming tips with “Dashing” Cody Rhodes.  This week’s topic, body shaving.

Intercontinental Title Match
Dolph Ziggler (Champion) with Vickie Guerrero vs. Kofi Kingston
WINNER: Kingston via count out after Vickie held Ziggler back from getting in the ring (No title change)

• Post match, Kofi gives chase to Ziggler who runs through the crowd.

Video Package: Last week, Kane explains the whole “plan” to finally over take his brother, The Undertaker, and be out of his shadow.

Jack Swagger Sr. Invitational Match (Amateur Wrestling – 1st to Five Points)
Jack Swagger vs. MVP
WINNER: Swagger via DQ after MVP got pissed and punched Swagger in the face

• Post match, Swagger jumps MVP and hooks up an Ankle Lock until refs pull him off.

Backstage: LayCool having a photo shoot as their NXT Rookie, Kaval, looks on.  They make fun of Diva’s Champion, Melina, and tease about what they’re going to do to her on the 900th edition of RAW this week.

Video Package: Last week, Christian upsets Drew McIntyre, but Drew and Cody Rhodes beat him down post match… Matt Hardy tries to run down for the save, but with a bum ankle he was no help as he took a beating too.

Alberto Del Rio vs. Carlos Sanchez (Local Jobber)
WINNER: Del Rio via submission after locking on the Cross Arm Breaker

Big Show with Kelly Kelly vs. Luke Gallows with Serena & Joey Mercury
WINNER: Show via pin fall after hitting the KO Punch

• Post match, we see that CM Punk is looking on backstage and is pissed.

The Undertaker comes to the ring.  He says, “I may look dead, but I’m not dead yet… This is still my yard… I will never pardon the guilty…”  He speaks of how Kane will pay dearly for his betrayal…

• Interrupted by Kane who stays on the stage.  Says that Taker is lying and anyone can see his weakness, and is no longer “The Phenom.”  He claims that the reality is that Kane is the dominant brother now with nothing left to prove.
• Taker responds that there’s a reason why Kane walked in his shadow… Taker reminds his brother of a name he called himself last week, “The devil’s favorite demon.”  Taker tells Kane that “he’s forgotten that I built the devil’s house and when I come calling he refers to me as sir… You are not worthy of that title… you’re unworthy of being my brother… I taught you everything you know, but not everything I know.  Things will end the same way…”
• Kane believes, “Not this time… I promise, no I vow on the grave of our mother that you will NEVER rest in peace!”

QUICK THOUGHTS:

Quote of the day goes to Matt Striker on commentary during the Show/Gallows match.  Gallows is draped across the front of the announce table and show open hand slaps his chest.  Striker says, “The water on our table just shook like that scene from Jurassic Park!”

I’m really liking how the WWE is booking Alberto Del Rio.  So far things have been really good and in two weeks of action, he’s already got a ton of heat from the fans.  I’m wondering if this could possibly be the final rivalry for Rey Mysterio..?

The Swagger/MVP amateur match was just a way for Swagger to win a chance to host MVP’s VIP Lounge segment next week.  That was Swagger’s stipulation if he won.

Once again Kofi Kingston gets screwed out of the IC Title… Hoping that they might be in a ladder match at Night of Champions.  That would be fantastic!!!

Have to give credit to the local jobber in his match against Del Rio… He lasted just as long if not longer than JTG did against CM Punk!

Kane and Taker don’t even need to wrestle and their rivalry grows.  Their promo wasn’t as great as past ones, but still good.  I’m wondering if WWE Creative are possibly thinking about dragging this out all the way to WrestleMania?  I could see them having a loser leaves the WWE match with Taker’s streak on the line.  That’d be good, but I really don’t know how they could stretch for that long considering Taker can’t wrestle as much anymore.