In the last Beat the Clock Sprint match of the night and of the challenge Undertaker took on the Miz. Undertaker was dominating the wrestling rookie and looked like he was going to beat Mr Kennedy’s time. That was until Kennedy pulled Miz out of the ring giving Undertaker just too little time to get the pin in less time than it took Kennedy. Ever since Kennedy has reached main-event status we had to expect he’d get a shot at the title and it appears that shot is just a few weeks away.

MVP was really selling his burns in his match with Vito which ended when neither could beat Mr. K’s time. Matt Hardy and Finlay too fought hard but neither got a decision in time. This was a bit better match than MVP and Vito but that is expected considering they are more renowned wrestlers. The match got interesting when Joey Mercury entered and attacked Hardy. Looks like WWE is going to keep the Hardys/MNM feud going after all.

Kennedy won his non-title match against Chris Benoit when Chavo got involved. Chavo and Benoit will face off next week on SmackDown in a no DQ match for the U.S. championship. London & Kendrick retained against Regal & Taylor. They have had the tag titles for 8 months now so I wouldn’t be suprised to see them switch hands soon, but then again SmackDown is really lacking on tag talent so maybe they should just keep them.

Worst match of this night goes to Tatanka vs. Jimmy Wang Yang. The match was just dull and the crowd was totally out of it. Tatanka got the victory but I just hope this rivalry doesn’t last too long.

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Mr. Kennedy Gets Title Shot

Here are tonight’s matches:

• Finlay vs. Matt Hardy
• Tatanka vs. Jimmy Wang Yang
• Mr. Kennedy vs. Chris Benoit (non-title match)
• London & Kendrick vs. Regal & Taylor (tag team title match)
• MVP vs. Vito
• Undertaker vs. The Miz

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Beat the Clock Sprint – Week 2

First match of the night was Chavo Guerrero against Kane. Being the first match of the night both competitors had the opportunity to set the mark that everyone else had to beat. Kane seized the opportunity beating Chavo in 7 minutes 52 seconds.

The next match was one of the more interesting ones as normal tag team partners Paul London and Brian Kendrick had to go head to head in singles action. The tag team champions fought hard but neither were able to score a decision as Kane’s time came and went.

Former Champion King Booker was next on the mat to take on Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms. Booker won in 6 minutes 24 seconds to set a new time for the rest of the competition to beat. After the match Boogeyman continued his recent series of assaults of Helms as he attacked the champion with his trademark worms.

Jimmy Wang Yang, who I personally consider the funniest gimmick on the entire show based on his name alone, faced Tatanka in the next match. He came close to beating the King’s time but as the referee was counting Wang’s pin the buzzer signifying Booker’s time sounded. Tatanka took advantage of the stunned cowboy and assaulted him before leaving the ring.

Although no ‘main event’ was hyped for the evening the last match could really be considered one as Mr. Kennedy took on Chris Benoit in what appeared to be the last chance the Superstars had to beat Booker’s time and earn their shot at Batista.

Kennedy used an exposed turnbuckle to turn the tide on Helms and get the victory in just 5 minutes 7 seconds effectively securing his chances for the title. But not so fast? The sprint has been extended and will likely dominate next weeks action as well. On the docket for next week: Matt Hardy, Finlay, Undertaker and MVP.

As promised MVP took to the mic during the episode showing the remaining damage he had left from Armageddon’s inferno match with Kane. In the speech MVP vowed to ‘beat the clock’ to garner his chance at the title.

In other happenings Ashley defeated Jillian, Vickie Guerrero discussed being betrayed, and former Diva Search contestant Maryse made an appearance in a video likely hyping her eventual addition to the SmackDown roster.

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Mr. Kennedy Earns Title Shot…For Now