Smackdown kicks off with C.M. Punk running down the events of The Bash. He claims he kicked the ref by accident and demands an apology from Jeff Hardy for him attacking him intentionally.

Teddy Long came out and announced that Hardy will get his rematch at the Night of Champions pay-per-view.

- Finlay defeated Ricky Ortiz. Finlay won a short match with the Celtic Cross finisher.

- Dolph Ziggler defeated R-Truth. Ziggler gets the win via his finisher.

- Kane defeated Rey Mysterio. Kane counters the West Coast Pop and chokeslammed him for victory. Khali comes out with a chair and runs Kane off.

- Cryme Tyme defeated The Hart Dynasty. JTG made a hot tag to Shad, who pinned David Hart Smith for the win.

- Melina defeated Maria, Michelle McCool, and Layla in a four-way.

- Edge and Chris Jericho defeated C.M. Punk and Jeff Hardy. Punk got beat down and crawled to tag Hardy, but Hardy oversold an eye injury of his own. Punk hit Jericho with the GTS, but Edge got a blind tag and speared him for the win.