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SmackDown: 1/1/2010

The first SmackDown of 2010 was live at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The show opens with a highlight of the final SmackDown of 2009 where the Bladewolf took on his brother, the Undertaker, for the World Heavyweight Championship but it ended on DQ when Batista interfered and attacked Undertaker, then Bladewolf only for Rey Mysterio to come out and take out Batista with a 619.

The SmackDown intro video played, and a big pyro went off to celebrate the New Year. Tonight is a Beat the Clock challenge, where the winner will face the Bladewolf next week for his #1 Contender's spot, and the right to face the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble event for the World Heavyweight Championship.

CM Punk's music hits and he makes his way to the ring with Luke Gallows and his Slammy. Punk asks for a show of hands to see who made New Year's Resolutions and who already broke them. Punk picks on an overweight guy at ringside. Punk asks who said they would stop drinking for the New Year. Punk says New Year's Resolutions are about bettering yourself, which is why he's never made a resolution himself because he's already better. Punk says he can save us like he did for Luke. Punk asks the crowd to stand up and repeat after him. The pledge was that we are tired wasting our lives being losers and treating our bodies like sewers. In 2010 we will adhere to the straightedge lifestyle by not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs. The crowd doesn't exactly follow along and he gets upset.

Punk says we shouldn't make him beat that into us, because he can. Punk says he'll beat up everyone in this arena if that's what it takes to get through to us. Punk says that next week he'll save someone from the audience because he has heart. Then city to city, person by person, his message will grow and spread. We'll realize that he's not just a minor threat. The youth of today will come together as one straightedge society. He'll start it all off tonight by setting the winning time in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Then he'll go to beat the Bladewolf next week, and go on to the Royal Rumble and destroy the Undertaker.

His opponent will be Matt Hardy. They'll lock up next.

*After commercial break*

The bell rings and they lock up. Hardy gets a side headlock and a hammerlock before rolling him up for a quick one count. Punk stands back for a few before Hardy catches him in a front face lock. Hardy gets an inside cradle for a two count. Punk keeps his distance before getting a waist lock. Hardy breaks out of it and wrenches the arm at the 1:00 mark. Hardy yanks on the arm before Punk kicks away. Hardy blocks a kick, takes him down, and stomps on the midsection. Hardy kicks him in the ribs a few times before driving some shoulders in the corner. Hardy hits a front suplex for a two count.

Punk goes to the apron and snaps Hardy's neck off the top rope at the 2:00 mark. Punk springboards off the top rope with a clothesline attempt but Hardy hits him in the midsection and covers for a two count. Hardy hits a Russian leg sweep for a two count at the 2:30 mark. Hardy has a whip into the corner reversed on him. Punk charges and catches Hardy's boot. Punk spins him through the ropes and kicks him hard in the back. Punk pushes him down hard to the mat and covers for a one count as Hardy gets a hand on the bottom rope.

Punk stomps away at him at the 3:00 mark before hitting a nice neckbreaker for a two count. Punk grapevines the neck and turns up the pressure. Punk releases and covers for a two count. Punk elbows away at Hardy's head around the 4:00 mark. Punk punches Hardy to the mat and slowly covers for a two count. Hardy hits a kick and bounces Punk's head off the turnbuckle. Hardy clotheslines him in the corner and tries for a bulldog but Punk pushes him into the opposite corner. Punk takes him down with a jumping calf kick for a near fall at 4:40. Punk hits a back suplex for a near fall at the 5:00 mark. Time is ticking away. Punk gets a rear chin lock cinched on. Hardy eventually fights up at 5:30 and punches. Hardy gets out with a back suplex.

Hardy recovers a bit and kicks Punk in the face as he charges. Hardy bounces him off the turnbuckle before hitting a big clothesline at the 6:00 mark for a two count. Hardy clotheslines him in the corner and hits a bulldog for a near fall. Punk pushes him and runs right into a Side Effect for a near fall. Hardy signals for the Twist of Fate at 6:45. Hardy tries for it but Punk pushes him into the corner. Charles Robinson keeps Hardy away at the 7:00 mark. Hardy runs into a huge roundhouse kick to the temple. Hardy is loopy as Punk hits the GTS and covers for the win. The time to beat is 7:20.

Luke Gallows then comes into the ring but Hardy fights him back. Punk then kicks him in the back of the head and Gallows hits his finisher. Punk talks some trash as his music hits.

Still to come tonight is John Morrison's rematch for the Intercontinental Championship. Also our other matches to come for Beat the Clock are Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio, and Batista vs. R-Truth.

*After commercial break*

Kane's pyro hit and he came out to face Dolph Ziggler. The bell rings and Ziggler immediately gets on the attack. They struggle on the mat with some amateur wrestling maneuvers. That burns up some time and by the time it stops we have 6:45 left. Ziggler dropkicks Kane in the knee and chop blocks him down. Ziggler really works on the knee with elbows and wrenches. Ziggler goes into the ropes and gets clotheslined down for a near fall at 6:05. Kane hits a delayed vertical suplex and covers for a near fall at 5:47. Kane gets a snapmare and a low dropkick for a near fall. Kane sends Ziggler into the ropes and goes for a back body drop but Ziggler hangs on and DDTs him for a two count. Ziggler hits a rolling neck snapper with 5:00 left for a two count.

Ziggler pounds away at the head and dropkicks him in the face for a no count. We've got 4:30 as Ziggler works on the neck with a neck wrench. Kane gets to his feet and hits a body slam. Kane misses an elbow drop with 4:00 left. Ziggler hits a Fame-ass-er for a near fall. Ziggler stomps away and elbows Kane. Ziggler drops a huge elbow and covers for a near fall. Ziggler locks on a rear chin lock and really applies the pressure. Kane is completely grounded with 3:00 left. Kane fights up and whips him into a big boot. Kane covers for near fall with 2:30 left.

Kane sends Ziggler to the corner and hits a clothesline. Kane hits a sidewalk slam at 2:15 for a near fall. There's less than two minutes left as Kane hits a running powerslam for a near fall. Kane goes to the top rope but Ziggler cuts him off. Ziggler attempts a superplex but Kane pushes him away. Kane hits his flying lariat with 1:10 left and gets a near fall. The match continues! We've got less than a minute left as Kane attempts a Chokeslam but Ziggler gets to the apron and snaps Kane's neck on the top rope. Ziggler quickly jumps on Kane's back with a sleeper hold. The time ends up expiring.

Dolph Ziggler angrily punches the mat. Kane gets up and Ziggler immediately drops him with the Zig-Zag! Dolph Ziggler really dominated this. CM Punk is seen backstage happy that his time still stands.

The time to beat is still CM Punk's 7:20. We've still got Batista vs. R-Truth and Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho coming up.

OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!

The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud pop as the lights change to the sinister, blood red and out comes the Bladewolf. he makes his way down the ramp towards the ring and gets in through the middle rope. He takes his metallic mask off, and grabs a microphone.

"The World Heavyweight Championship...was within my grasp." He said, looking down at his hand which was opened to show his meaning. "There are few things in this world that brings joy and delight to my dark heart. One is being able to fight alongside my brothers, Kane and the Undertaker. The second thing is fighting against my brothers. And last week, as I fought my older brother, Batista took the opportunity away from me when he foolishly interfered in my match out of his pitiful desperation to have what he cannot win. Batista, we have NEVER battled one on one, it's true, not once. But if you win the Beat the Clock challenge tonight...you will suffer next week at my hands. Death waits for no man, and Hell waits for the worst kind of souls to be dragged down into it's dark, deep, fiery pits! This warning goes out to whoever wins the challenge tonight, you will suffer at my hands. Nothing will stop me from facing my brother for the World Heavyweight Championship. If they do try to stop me...then they will...BURN!...IN!...HELL!"

Bladewolf drops the microphone and his theme plays as he leaves the ring, his piece said, his warning stated...

And that's it for this chapter folks. I hope you all enjoyed it. Yeah, Bladewolf wasn't in a match, he was cuttinga promo on whoever beats the clock and goes on to face him for the right to face the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble.