WWE Smackdown/ECW results 9/30

First of all, the original post is misleading. If it wasn't sold out, there were very few seats left because it sure looked like every seat was taken.

Almost all of the matches were very good. I appreciate that most of the guys give it their all even for a smaller house show.

Here's my 2 cents for the matches:

Kane d. Finley - This was a fun match to watch. Kane finished the match wearing Hornswoggle's hat, which was a silly, but funny sight. Finley spent alot of time before the match arguing with fans. After the match, Finley kicked Hornswoggle which got alot of heat from the fans. When they left the ring, Hornswoggle gave Finley a low-blow with the Shileley (however you spell it), then gave a security guard a low blow on his way out.

Miz d. Balls - This was the same as the matches have been on ECW between them. Balls is doing o.k., then gets distracted by the blonde extreme expose girl. This time there was distraction from the other 2 girls who took the blonde's bear (gift from Balls?) and were playing keep away which distracted him. Same finish with the blonde going to his aid after the loss only to be pulled away by the other two girls. Miz is getting better as a wrestler as time goes on.

Daddy V. vs. Dreamer - Another squash match for V. Why has Dreamer just become a jobber for WWE? That teacher guy was there with V. I hate to admit it was fun to watch that much weight fly through the air - you just don't see people that big get airborne very often.

Michelle McCool d. (didn't hear first name) Vain. She is the mystery person from Smackdown this past friday. This match was ok.

Matt Hardy MVP d. Deuce & Domino - I thought this was one of the stronger matches. It was the first match of the night where you could see the difference between the WWE guys and the local indy guys. Both teams did very well. Right before the victory Hardy 'accidentally' knocked MVP off the ring into the rails below - MVP sold it well - at least from my vantage point on the opposite side of the arena.

Jimmy Wang Yang d. K. Dykstra - Jimmy Wang looked great in this match - he is FAST in the ring.

Chuck Palumbo d. Masters - This match was ok. Masters did a good job playing the heel. As Masters left the arena everbody was chanting "steroids... steroids..." he seemed to laugh at is as he left.

CM Punk d. John Morrison - I don't like either wrestler much - but I have to say this was the best match of the night - these two work very well together and they did not hold anything back this time. I appreciate that they gave it all for their fans at a house show. This match was very strong and probably a preview of a future title match - I wouldn't be surprised if it was worked into No Mercy somehow.

'Taker & Rey d. Khali & Mark Henry - I was disappointed by this match. Not a whole lot happened - if anybody held back for the house show - it was these guys - not that Khali has much more to offer. It was the only match that started to get boring - again, this could have alot to do with Khali's skill (or lack thereof) as a wrestler. The finish was good though with a 'taker choke slam to Henry, then tagging Rey in to finish him off with a high flying move.

Taker seemed to be limping a bit before the match even began - hopefully he isn't hurt again.

All in all it was a good show.

The Hammond Civic Center really can not handle the crowd well. If you are going to an event there eat in advance - as the original poster said, he missed 2 1/2 matches in line for food. I didn't wait, but those around me seemed to be gone for over 30 minutes when they went for food. Also, the line to get in was over 2 blocks long - they started right on time, so Im sure lots of people missed the beginning.