WWE Smackdown/ECW house show results
November 6, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
Report by Koen Verjans, Torch reader

The arena was sold out for months in advance. The crowd wase hot for most of the matches, especially all the kids. I guess there were 8,000-10,000 people.

(1) ECW champion Christian beat William Regal. This was a very fun match. Regal got a lot of heat as he was running from Christian all the time. Christian was one of the most over Superstars tonight. Maybe it was because he came out first. When Christian pointed at Regal, the crowd booed and when Christian raised his own hand, the crowd cheered. He did that trick for a few minutes and the crowd loved it. Regal’s facial expressions were hilarious. The match had some hard-hitting moves, a lot of nearfalls, and Christian got the pin after a horrible Killswitch.

(2) Yoshi Tatsu beat Zack Ryder. Nothing special. Decent, but short.

(3) Mickie James won a Divas Battle Royal. The crowd was really behind Mickie James in this match. A fun and entertaining match where the winner would face Women's champion Michelle McCool later that night. Layla had a really bad landing at ringside during the match.

(4) Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard & JTG) beat Hart Dynasty (D.H. Smith & Tyson Kidd). Basic tag match. It took forever before JTG could make the hot tag, but once he did, CT quickly finished the Harts.

(5) Ezekiel Jackson beat Goldust. Boring match. Crowd was pretty dead.

(6) Intercontinental champion John Morrison beat Rey Mysterio and Dolph Ziggler. Rey Mysterio got the second biggest pop of the night. A lot of kids with masks in the arena. John Morrison was laughing all the time in the ring, but I don’t know why. A lot of action and high-flying moves like the 619 (big pop). Morrison got the pin after a Starship Pain, which completely missed Dolph Ziggler. This was actually a good match, but nothing amazing.

(7) Drew McIntyre beat Finlay. Drew tried a few French words before the match, but half of the arena spoke Dutch so no-one really cared. Finlay received a good reaction from the crowd, but got pinned when McIntyre used the ropes for leverage. Basic match.

(8) Women's champion Michelle McCool beat Mickie James. Crowd was more into the women than into the wrestling.

(9) World Hvt. champion The Undertaker beat C.M. Punk in a Casket Match. After Punk called himself the "Muscles from Brussels," the casket was brought to the ring. When the bells rang, the crowd went crazy and Taker made his famous entrance. I think everyone in the arena was standing for the Deadman. C.M. Punk jumped out of the ring a few times in the beginning of the match. But in the end, Taker rolled Punk into the casket after a Tombstone Piledriver.

Overall, it was fun three-hour show. No Jericho (who was in Phoenix promoting WrestleMania 26 tickets), Batista, and Kane, but I was glad Taker and Rey were there. There was no match above the three-star level, as the wrestlers didn't take too many risks. However, it was nice to see the WWE stars live in action. I also went to the TNA house show in London and this one was totally different. With TNA, there was much more fan interaction and I have to say the action was faster and better.

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