The final episode of Smackdown before WrestleMania XXVI focused on hyping Sunday's pay-per-view through video packages and cut-ins from WrestleMania Axxess.
There were only three matches on the show: a 10-man tag team match involving all of the Money in the Bank ladder match participants, a divas match and a main event of R-Truth versus The Big Show. There also was a promo by Chris Jericho, which was interrupted by Edge.
The good thing is that if you taped the show you can get through it pretty quickly by fast-forwarding through the commercials and video packages.
Other thoughts on Friday's show:
The best match on the show was the 10-man tag team match that pitted the Money in the Bank qualifiers from Raw (Christian, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, MVP and Evan Bourne) against the MITB qualfiers from Smackdown (Drew McIntyre, Kane, Dolph Ziggler, Matt Hardy and Shelton Benjamin). I like the idea of babyfaces and heels teaming up in these types of situations. McIntyre was booked to stand out, as he scored the winning pin and the announcers singled him out as the guy everyone disliked. ...
There was a cool spot in the 10-man tag match that saw Benjamin leap up to the top rope and toss Bourne across the ring. ...
There was little heat for the main event in which The Big Show defeated R-Truth by disqualification. Before the match, R-Truth and John Morrison – two guys I usually enjoy watching – did a bad comedy segment that made them both look like dorks. ...
Predictably, the Beth Phoenix versus Vickie Guerrero match was a sham, as Guerrero announced that it was going to be a five-on-one handicap match that involved Michelle McCool, Lalya, Maryse and Alicia Fox. This was a good showcase for Phoenix, who has picked up steam since going babyface. She was dominating the match until the numbers finally caught up with her and Guerrero pinned her. Phoenix got the last laugh, however, as she pantsed Guerrero, revealing granny panties that had "excuse me" written on the back. Now that was funny. Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim and Eve Torres made the save when Phoenix was being beaten down by the heels. This sets up a 10-woman tag team match at WrestleMania.