10 YRS AGO – WWE in Knoxville, Tenn.: Punk, Dreamer, MVP, Kane, Undertaker, Palumbo, Miz & Morrison, Festus

WWE Smackdown/ECW House Show
November 24, 2007
Knoxville, Tenn. at the Knoxville Civic Center
Report by Justin Moses, PWTorch VIP Member

The show started promptly at 7:30 p.m. and lasted until 10 p.m. I got there just a bit late, so the first match was started before I got to my seat. It was probably the worst house show I’ve attended, but not completely horrible either. Best matches were the tag team elimination match and the main event. Not sure how many the Knoxville Civic Center holds but it was pretty full. Good lively crowd through the whole show.

(1) Chuck Palumbo won a squash over a jobber whose name I didn’t catch.

(2) John Morrison & The Miz defeated Jesse & Festus and Deuce & Domino in a three-way tag team elimination match. Jesse eliminated Deuce & Domino with a pin, then Miz pinned Jesse after Morrison interfered. Lots of cheers for Festus. Good match with a weak finish.

(3) Chavo Guerrero beat Charles Evans with a rollup.

(4) Big Daddy V (w/Matt Striker) defeated Tommy Dreamer in a short match with an elbow drop.

(5) Torrie Wilson & Michelle McCool defeated Victoria & Maryse

Intermission

(6) Jamie Noble pinned Funaki. Not much heat for this one.

(7) C.M. Punk defeated Ellijah Burke with his finisher. This match was a little slow with several boring rest holds in the middle, but the crowd was really into Punk. It picked up near the end with Punk hitting his signature spots and overall it was a good match.

(8) Kane & Undertaker defeated MVP & Edge. Taker pinned MVP after a double choke-slam and then a tombstone piledriver. Taker’s entrance got the loudest pop of the night and the crowd stayed into him the whole time. MVP and Edge did a lot of stalling before the match, but it was decent once it got started.

BIGGEST POPS
1) Undertaker
2) C.M. Punk
3) Jesse & Festus
4) Torrie Wilson

MOST HEEL HEAT
1) Chavo Guerrero (after saying Knoxville sucks)
2) MVP & Edge (after stalling and baling out on tags)
3) Deuce & Domino

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