WWE SmackDown Taping Results (09/18) *Spoilers*

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- Teddy Long arrives in a limo, surrounded by security.

- Batista opened the show with an in-ring promo. Chris Jericho interrupted, claiming that Smackdown has changed since Batista left, and he is now "the Man" on Smackdown. Batista informed Jericho that they had a match together tonight, then hit Jericho with a spinebuster.

- Backstage, Jericho accosted Show for not being out there, then said he would beat Batista on his own.

- John Morrison defeated Mike Knox. Dolph Ziggler was on commentary during the match, and was mocked by Morrison afterwards. Morrison vs Ziggler looks to be on for Hell in a Cell.

Backstage Josh Matthews interviewed referee Scott Armstrong (they used his name). Armstrong said that he knew what he did at Breaking Point was wrong, and he regretted it but he had to do it to save his own job.

- Melina defeated Michelle McCool in a non-title match

- Backstage Vince McMahon congratulates Teddy Long on shaking up Smackdown by bringing in Batista. He also asked Teddy what he was thinking by screwing over the Undertaker. "Do you know what the Undertaker is going to do to you?". Vince tells Teddy to go out to the ring to explain himself to the fans.

- Teddy comes out to the ring (surrounded by security). He said that he had to shake things up on Smackdown and he was too old to try new things so he went with what he knew worked. He said he hoped the Undertaker could find it in his heart to forgive him.

- Backstage, Teddy gets in his limo to leave, but is trapped inside. The driver's window rolls down and Taker says "Where to, Stephanie?" "Buckle up, Teddy". Smoke rises inside the limo as it drives off.

- CM Punk cuts a promo about how he keeps coming out to tell us "I told you so". He preaches the usual stuff about the fans needing drinks, drugs, and cigarettes to get through the day, and how they're lying to themselves, their families, and worst of all, to him. Therefore, he's better than you.

- The Hart Dynasty defeated Cryme Tyme. Kidd used an impressive-looking flip-over neckbreaker for the pin.

Backstage we see Melina walk into the Diva's locker room. The walls are covered with pictures of Dolph Ziggler and Michelle McCool from last week. Melina starts frantically taking the pictures down so that Maria won't see them. Maria walks in and says that Dolph already explained everything to her already. She also said she doesn't want to be friends with Melina anymore.

- The Great Khali defeated Kane by DQ when Kane used a chair. Kane then trapped Khali's leg in the ring steps and smashed it multiple times, denting the steps so badly they had to be removed for the rest of the show. Hopefully they'll use an angle that doesn't show how badly he missed. Khali did a stretcher job.

- Charlie Haas came out for a match with R-Truth. Drew McIntyre came out and said that R-Truth had an accident and would be unable to compete tonight which means that Haas wins by forfeit. McIntyre shook hands with Haas, but then laid Hass out after he turned his back.

- Batista defeated Chris Jericho

- In a post-Smackdown dark match, CM Punk defeated The Undertaker by DQ when Taker kicked a chair back in Punk's face. Taker then chokeslammed Punk and delivered two Tombstones.