Smackdown! opened up with a recap from SummerSlam, looking at Batista retaining the World Heavyweight Title over JBL, Chris Benoit winning the United States Title against Orlando Jordan in record time, Randy Orton defeating the Undertaker with help from his father, and Rey Mysterio defeating Eddie Guerrero in the Ladder Match with help from Eddie’s wife, Vicky.

Cowboy Bob Orton is in the ring to start Smackdown. He says at SummerSlam, his son Randy did exactly what he said he was going to do. He killed the legend of the Undertaker, and you’re looking at one proud father tonight. He then introduced his son, Randy Orton, to the ring. The music of Hardcore Holly then hit in the arena as he made his way down for this one on one match.

The start:

Orton and Holly locked up and Holly backed Orton to the corner and gave a clean break. They locked up again and Holly again got Orton in the corner and broke clean, but then went for a chop and Orton ducked away. Another lock up, and Randy grabbed a side headlock but Holly sent him to the ropes but Orton came back with a shoulder block.

Mid-match notes:

Holly then came back and went for a chop, but Orton backed off and wants no part of Holly chopping him tonight. Holly grabbed a side headlock and Orton threw him to the ropes and Holly came back with a shoulderblock. Holly then went for the Alabama Slam out of nowhere, but Orton floated out and they had a stare down. Orton got some advice from his dad in the corner and then they tied up again and Orton grabbed a hammerlock. Holly escaped with a standing switch into one of his own and then took Orton down with a side headlock. Orton fought to his feet and reversed into a side headlock of his own.

Holly backed Orton to the corner and then Orton went for an up and under but Holly caught him and went for the Alabama Slam but Orton blocked by holding onto the ropes. Holly then took Orton down and locked in an STF but Orton made the ropes and then slid to the outside. Holly suplexed Orton back into the ring and then covered for a two count. Orton then tossed Holly through the middle rope the outside and then Holly came back in and charged at Orton, but Orton took him down with a dropkick followed by a knee drop for two. Orton wrenched away with a head vice on Holly, and then taunted the crowd.

Orton perched Holly on the top turnbuckle, but Holly scored with a right hand and then a kick to the face before jumping off the ropes onto Orton, but Orton got his boot up and both men are down. Holly missed a chop and then Orton scored with a big uppercut for a two count and then went for a right hand but Holly blocked and unloaded with right hands of his own but then Orton sent him to the ropes and hit a reverse elbow knockdown. Holly and Orton traded right hands and then Holly hit a high elbow followed by a back body drop. Holly took Orton down with a half nelson slam for a two count and then went up top and came off with a flying clothesline for another near fall.

The Finish:

Holly chopped away at Orton in the corner and then signalled for the Alabama Slam. Holly went for it but Orton backed out and Bob Orton got on the apron distracting Holly. Randy then went for the RKO but Holly threw him off and then hit a big time spinebuster for a near fall. Bob Orton again distracted Holly on the outside and then walked right into an RKO for the finish.

The Aftermath:

Orton and his father celebrated the win in the ring and then made their way up the aisle in victory.

Backstage:

Theodore Long is shown entering his office, and there is some guy in there. He says his name is Paul Cannon from the network. He says everyone at the network want to make sure that Smackdown stays as the number one leader in its timeslot. He says in two weeks time on September 1st, Smackdown debuts on Friday nights. He said he wants to make sure Smackdown continues to be the flagship show. He says he’s come up with a main event for the first Friday Smackdown, a rematch from SummerSlam for the World Heavyweight Championship, JBL vs. Batista. He says this is going to be a wonderful business relationship. Long thanks him and he leaves.

The Peep Show:

The music of Christian is playing in the arena, and he is in the ring for the Peep Show. He says after last week, he had a lot of cleaning up to do around here. He said he is right here, and he is ready. He says this is his show, because that’s how he rolls. He said in the time honored tradition, we like to peer into the lives of our superstars. Tonight, his guests are the first couple of Smackdown, Sharmell and Booker T. Christian welcomed them to the Peep Show, and says he doesn’t need to tell these people his credentials. He said Booker is a huge star, and only the big stars get to be on the Peep Show. He says his first question is after the events of last week, are those two still on speaking terms. Booker asked him what he’s talking about, and Christian said he brought the footage of the two of them arguing after the mixed tag team match last week. Christian said Booker was very impressive letting his non wrestling wife Sharmell get beat by Melina. Christian said they have had a lot of battles, and Booker is a five time WCW champion, and that is impressive. Since he came to the WWE, he has done so many impressive things, but then fails to come up with anything. He asks Booker what the hell he had done lately. Sharmell said that’s a pretty good question, and then Booker said he kicked Christian’s punk ass at the Great American Bash, he beat the hell out of Kurt Angle for putting his hands on Sharmell, and now she’s putting him on blast for that? Sharmell said Christian makes a good point; she’s not a wrestler, she’s a beauty queen. She said its time he started looking out for himself. Booker said he will tell her who he really is; he’s the five time, five time…the music of the Mexicools then hit as they made their way down on lawnmowers. They circled the ring and then Christian dived off the apron onto Psicosis and then Super Crazy jumped him from behind. Juvy got in the ring and knocked Sharmell down by accident and then Booker started to go to work on the Mexicools and tossed Psicosis and Super Crazy over the top to the outside, and then Christian went to work on Juvy and Booker and Christian have sent the Mexicools packing!

Jillian Hall is in the ring with the Smackdown magazine in her hand. She says on the cover, are not only the next WWE Tag Team Champions, but they are the greatest tag team in history. The music of MNM hit in the arena as Johnny Nitro, Joey Mercury and Melina made their way to the ring. The music of the Legion of Doom then hit as Heidenreich made his way to the ring with Road Warrior Animal as the WWE Tag Team Champions.

The start:

Heidenreich and Nitro locked up and Nitro kicked him in the mid section and went to work with right hands but then Heidenreich came back with a right hand of his own followed by a big knee lift. Heidenreich sent Nitro to the ropes and went for a big boot but Nitro slid to the outside. Animal went after Nitro and then Heidenreich pulled him back into the ring but missed a splash in the corner and walked into a superkick from Nitro for two. Nitro locked in a rear naked choke but Heidenreich battled out.

The Finish:

Nitro clubbed Heidenreich in the back to no effect and then ran down Nitro with a shoulder block followed by a clothesline. Heidenreich hit the side walk slam for a near fall and then hit some right hands in the corner. Heidenreich perched Nitro on the ropes and then Jillian got on the apron. Melina distracted Animal and then Mercury came in the ring and nailed Heidenreich in the back with a chair and the referee called for the bell. Nitro then came off the top with a missile dropkick on Animal and MNM have left the Legion of Doom laying.

Backstage:

Josh Mathews is backstage, and introduces the new United States Champion, Chris Benoit. Mathews said Benoit made Orlando Jordan tap out in less than thirty seconds. Benoit said it was 25 ½ seconds, and it got him thinking. How many things can you get accomplished in 25 ½ seconds? He asked them to put up a clock and run the match, and he’s going to make a cup of coffee. They did a split screen of the match and Benoit making coffee and Benoit said he wins again.

Backstage:

JBL and Orlando Jordan are shown backstage, and JBL is angry that Jordan lost in 25 ½ seconds. JBL said he should be in hospital, not some six man tag team match. He said two weeks on Friday, it’s time for a change and there will be a new World Heavyweight Champion. Jordan said he wasn’t ready; he didn’t even have his knee pad on. JBL said he better be ready tonight, because he needs him.

The music of Booker T is playing in the arena, and he is set to team with Christian here tonight after what happened earlier in the night on the Peep Show. The music of the Mexicools then hit as Juvy, Psicosis and Super Crazy made their way to the ring.

The start:

Psicosis and Super Crazy got into it with Booker and Christian and Booker sent Psicosis to the outside and Christian kicked things off with Crazy. Christian choked Crazy in the ropes and then hit a powerslam off an Irish whip for two. Juvy distracted Christian on the apron and Super Crazy took over with right hands. Christian hit a back slam for two and then tagged in Booker. Christian held Crazy and Booker hit some right hands but then Crazy got a thumb to the eyes and tagged in Psicosis.

Mid-match notes:

Psicosis hit some right hands but then walked into a mule kick and Christian tagged back in. Christian was tossed into the ring post by Psicosis and then Juvy went for a cheap shot but Booker ran him off. Psicosis worked over Christian’s shoulder and then tagged Crazy in who hit a dropkick from the middle rope for two. Crazy choked Christian over the middle rope and then Psicosis went up top and dived off at Christian. Super Crazy hit a low dropkick to the jaw and covered but Booker broke the fall. Psicosis tagged in and worked over Christian in the corner, but Christian fought back with right hands but then walked into a spinning heel kick for two. Crazy tagged back in and went for a moonsault from the top, but Christian moved. Christian tagged in Booker and Crazy tagged Psicosis.

The Finish:

Booker hit a kick to Psicosis and took Crazy down with a clothesline. Booker hit a spinebuster on Crazy and then Juvy got on the apron and held onto Booker and the Mexicools started a three on one attack on Booker. Booker hit a double clothesline to take them down, and then Sharmell started to shout at Christian to get in here and help Booker, but Christian walked off. The Mexicools then hit a back suplex from behind on Booker and covered for the win.

The Aftermath:

Booker did not look pleased as Sharmell tried to explain what happened.

Backstage:

Josh Mathews is backstage with Randy Orton. Mathews asks him his thoughts on his win over the Undertaker at SummerSlam. He said it took the Orton’s to kill off the legend of the Undertaker. He said all is not lost for the Undertaker, he said he is the Legend Killer, but he is not heartless. He said they have gone out of their way to bring this Undertaker DVD backstage, and they have signed it and put it up for auction on WWE.com, and the proceeds will go to the Undertaker’s Retirement Fund, because the legend of the Undertaker is dead.

Backstage:

Theodore Long is backstage with Mr. Cannon. Cannon said tonight has been a great show, and Long said he has a major announcement to make. Cannon said he wanted to know what the announcement was, since they were business partners. Long said Mr. Cannon will have to find out like everyone else, right now.

In the arena:

Theodore Long is in the ring, and says right here in this ring, they are going to have themselves an old fashioned Lingerie Pillow Fight. He said he has two Diva’s who he drafted from RAW, and then introduced WWE’s Babe of the Year, Stacy Keibler to the ring. Stacy kissed Long as she entered the ring, and then Long introduced her opponent, the fire red Playboy cover girl, Christy Hemme! Long said he doesn’t see any sense in wasting any more time, and they were about to disrobe when Cannon made his way to the stage. He said while he appreciates Long’s attempts to boost the ratings, this is not acceptable. He said the network feels that people do not want to see a Lingerie Pillow Fight; and so on behalf of the network, this match is cancelled. The crowd booed and Christy and Stacy did not look pleased.

The music of Ken Kennedy hit in the arena as he made his way to the ring. Kennedy grabbed the mic from Tony Chimel and said unacceptable, and told Chimel to go and sit, watch and learn. Kennedy then introduced Funaki, and said even though he can’t speak a lick on English, he is still Smackdown’s number one announcer, explain that to him! He then introduced himself, overkill style, as Mr. Kennedy.

The start:

Kennedy and Funaki locked up and Kennedy backed him to the corner and gave a clean break, and then patted Funaki on the head. Kennedy went for a right but Funaki hit one of his own and then hit a hip toss followed by an arm drag and then worked the arm. Funaki went for a cross body but Kennedy ducked and Funaki slid to the outside. Kennedy went out and tossed Funaki back into the ring and then took him down with a slam.

The Finish:

Kennedy went for a splash but Funaki got the knees up. Kennedy came back with club to the back but then Funaki hi an enziguri. Funaki went to the middle rope and went for a Tornado DDT but Kennedy tossed him off onto the rope. Kennedy got Funaki in a fireman’s carry in the corner, and then hit a rolling fireman’s carry slam from the top for the win.

The Aftermath:

Kennedy went over to Chimel and grabbed the mic, and introduced himself as the winner.

The music of John Bradshaw Layfield hit in the arena as he made his way out in the limousine with his Chief of Staff, Orlando Jordan, and they are set to team with Eddie Guerrero, whose left arm was heavily taped, to face Rey Mysterio, United States Champion Chris Benoit, and the World Heavyweight Champion Batista!

The start:

Benoit and Jordan kicked things off and Benoit took him down and went to work with right hands. Jordan came back with some kicks and went for a right but Benoit hit a German. Batista and Rey nailed Jordan from the apron and then Benoit went for the Crossface but Jordan slid to the outside as we went to our final commercial of the night.

Mid-match notes:

Back on Smackdown, and Eddie Guerrero is in control of Rey Mysterio with right hands and clubs to the back. During the break, Rey went for a 619 on Jordan but Eddie pulled him down from the apron. Eddie gave Rey an elbow to the neck and then hit a tilt a whirl backbreaker. Rey came back with a nice bulldog and then Eddie tagged in JBL. Batista called for a tag, and he got it and then Bradshaw and Batista traded right hands. Batista knocked JBL down with a shoulderblock and gave Jordan a back body drop.

Eddie got in and Batista tossed him onto Jordan and then hit some shoulder thrusts in the corner on JBL’s taped ribs. Benoit tagged in and kicked the mid section of Bradshaw, and then delivered some chops until he was given a thumb to the eye. JBL went for a suplex but Benoit blocked and hit one of his own and then went for a sharpshooter, but JBL kicked him off and Jordan lowered the ropes sending Benoit to the outside. JBL sent him into the post on the outside, and then Jordan levelled him with a huge right hand before sending him back inside and Bradshaw covered for two.

JBL hammered away at Benoit in the corner with kicks and right hands and then gave him a Russian leg sweep before tagging in Guerrero who covered for two. Eddie locked in an abdominal stretch and then tagged in Jordan. Jordan took over with the abdominal stretch with Guerrero giving Jordan extra leverage. Benoit hit a hip toss to escape the hold and went for a tag but Jordan dropped an elbow on him and tagged in Bradshaw. JBL hammered Benoit with right hands but Benoit started to come back with chops to the chest until Bradshaw trapped him in the corner and then distracted the referee to allow Jordan and Guerrero to choke Benoit.

Bradshaw gave Benoit a vertical suplex for a near fall and then followed up with a slam and tagged in Guerrero who hit the Hilo for two. Guerrero sent Benoit hard to the corner and then pulled him back to his corner and tagged in Jordan. Jordan kicked at the ribs of Jordan and then followed up with a swinging neckbreaker for two. Bradshaw came in and locked in a side bearhug on Benoit but Benoit escaped with headbutts until Bradshaw hit a knee to the gut. Bradshaw missed a charge in the corner and then hit a drop toe hold and then an enziguri before tagging in Batista while Jordan got the tag from Bradshaw. Batista went to work with right hands and then a splash in the corner and knocked Guerrero and JBL off the apron with right hands.

The Finish:

Batista hit a spinebuster on Jordan and then went for the Batista Bomb, but Guerrero came from behind with a dropkick. Benoit took down Guerrero with a German and then went for a sharpshooter, but Bradshaw attacked from behind until Rey took him out with a seated senton. Bradshaw and Guerrero were then clotheslined to the outside and Rey hit the 619 on Jordan and Benoit hit a German before Batista hit the Batista Bomb for the win!

The Aftermath:

Batista, Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio all celebrated their big victory in the ring as Smackdown went off the air!

WWE Smackdown! - Quick Match Results

- Randy Orton def. Hardcore Holly
- Heidenreich def. Johnny Nitro by DQ
- Psicosis and Super Crazy def. Booker T and Christian
- Ken Kennedy def. Funaki
- Batista, Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio def. JBL, Orlando Jordan and Eddie Guerrero

At the end of the show it was announced that Smackdown would be on Friday's in two weeks at same time.