WWE Smackdown house show report
August 4, 2010
Auckland, New Zealand
Report by Rohan Singh, PWTorch reader

The arena was about 60-70 percent full, but not as full as it was for the Raw show last year. The nosebleed seats were tarped off and a couple of the upper sections were completely empty. I'd say attendance was around 7,000-8,000. The crowd was hot throughout and the arena was full of kids, which was no surprise.

(1) Unified tag champions Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd & D.H. Smith) beat Cody Rhodes & Drew McIntyre to retain the Unified tag titles.

(2) Alberto Del Rio beat Chavo Guerrero via submission.

(3) Co-Women's champion Layla beat Kelly Kelly via pinfall to retain the Women's Title.

(4 MVP beat Jack Swagger via pinfall. Really good match, I thought it was the match of the night.

(5) Soon-to-be Intercontinenal champion Dolph Ziggler beat Kofi Kingston, Christian, and Matt Hardy in a four-way match to retain the Intercontinental Title.

(6) Big Show beat Straight Edge Society (Luke Gallows & Joey Mercury) via pinfall in a handicap match.

(7) World Hvt. champion Kane beat Rey Mysterio via pinfall to retain the World Hvt. Title.

Post-match: Kane was going to Tombstone Rey when Big Show came out and made the save. This was followed by run-ins by Jack Swagger, kofi Kingston, and McIntyre. The faces cleared the ring of the heels except for Kane, who ate a bunch of finishers to send the crowd home happy.

Biggest Pops:
(1) The Big Show
(2) Rey Mysterio
(3) MVP

Biggest Heat:
(1) Cody Rhodes
(2) Dolph Ziggler
(3) Jack Swagger

Overall, it was a really good show. Every match was above average to good, with the exception of the handicap match, which was your typical Big Show comedy match. Smackdown's show blew last year's very average Raw show out of the water.

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