 |
| Reported by Earnest I Aguilar |
The Smack is being laid Down for us tonight in Dallas Texas. The show opens with Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis walking to the ring to announce that Smackdown is now the second longest running episodic show in TV history, second only to Raw. They tell us that tonight's historic episode will feature the largest battle royal in WWE history; and the winner will get a shot at the title of their choice.
Match #1: 41 man battle royal.
All battle royals start off badly; there are too many people doing too many things at once for any of it to mean anything to the viewer. This one did start off with one major surprise though; Cody Rhodes was the FIRST man eliminated! Cody was eliminated before any of the NXT rookies, before Santino, before ANYONE.
After TWO commercial breaks the battle royal is still going strong. The Miz and R Truth are teaming up. Mason Ryan military press slams Justin Gabriel out of the ring, and is then eliminated by Wade Barrett.
Sheamus eliminates Zach Ryder, David Otunga, Jay Uso, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, and Sin Cara Negro, one after the other in about a minute. Christian tries to eliminate his rival Sheamus, but Sheamus eliminates Christian to. Christian gets revenge by re-entering the fray and eliminating Sheamus.
CM Punk eliminates R Truth and is then eliminated himself. Punk and Truth brawl outside the ring as the battle royal continues. Randy Orton eliminates Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, and Jinder Mahal after hitting each of them with an RKO.
The Miz nearly throws Orton over the top, but Orton stays in the ring. Miz beats Orton down and then hits him with knee lifts to the face. After an Irish Whip, Orton hits Miz with a pair of powerslams and a scoop power slam. Randy goes for an RKO but Orton tries to counter with the Skull Crushing Finale. Randy counters the Miz and tries to throw him out, but they both end up on the edge of the ring apron just outside the ropes.
The two men exchange punches and eventually Orton hits Miz with an RKO, causing them both to hit the mat and bounce to the floor. The refs declare Orton the winner and the replay shows that the Miz' feet did hit first. Randy Orton wins the largest battle royal in history and earns a championship match of his choosing; he chooses Mark Henry and the World Heavyweight title.
Commercial
When we return, Alberto Del Rio appears to be leaving and is confronted by GM Teddy Long. Alberto says Orton chose to fight for Henry's title, not Alberto's, so he's going home. Alberto thinks Orton is probably afraid to face him, because he knows he would lose. Teddy says that while Alberto may not have to wrestle Randy Orton tonight, he is going to wrestle, and his opponent is going to be Sheamus.
Match #2: Beth Phoenix versus Kelly Kelly.
The two Divas lock up and Beth pushes Kelly into the corner. Beth takes a swing and misses; Kelly pushes Beth into the corner and administers an aggressive beating. Kelly goes for a hurricanrana, but Beth turns it into a backbreaker.
Kelly lands several forearms and then takes Beth down with a Thesz press. Kelly hits a DDT, goes for a cover and gets a two count. Kelly goes for a handspring back elbow but Beth catches her. Beth lands a kick, then takes Kelly out with a Glam Slam for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Sin Cara Negro is attacking Sin Cara Azule in the back. After beating him down, Sin Cara Negro takes off Sin Cara Azule's mask and walks away with it. Sin Cara Negro, with his back to us, takes off his own mask and puts on Azule's mask and walks towards the ring area.
Match #3: Justin Gabriel versus Sin Cara.
Gabriel comes out first, and then Sin Cara Negro comes out, still wearing Sin Cara Azule's mask. Sin Cara lands several strikes early before being dropkicked to the floor by Gabriel. Gabriel does a spinning dive over the top rope onto Sin Cara, and then rolls him back into the ring.
Gabriel goes for a springboard splash but is hit in mid air with a Sin Cara dropkick. Gabriel knocks Sin Cara down and then climbs to the top rope. Sin Cara knocks Gabriel off the top rope and then hits him with a top rope senton for the win.
In the back, Teddy Long is talking to both members of Air Boom, and he is informing them that Evan Bourne is not cleared to wrestle tonight. Vickie Guerrero is there and is outraged that her clients, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger, aren't going to be facing Air Boom for the titles tonight.
Teddy Long's assistant, Zach Ryder, offers to tag with Kofi Kingston tonight to face Swagger and Ziggler, and Teddy Long makes the match.
Commercial
Match #4: Alberto Del Rio versus Sheamus.
The two men lock up, and after an Irish Whip, Sheamus shoulder blocks Alberto to the mat, then knocks him down again. Sheamus slams Alberto's face to the turnbuckle, and then wraps his arms up in the ropes and repeatedly pounds on his chest. Sheamus downs Alberto with a clothesline and gets a two count. Sheamus tries to knock Alberto down again but misses, and Alberto responds with a missile dropkick.
Alberto lands a couple boots to the chest and then goes to work on the left arm of Sheamus. Alberto lands a kick and then puts Sheamus' arm in a hammerlock. Sheamus punches his way out but Alberto lands a kick and then hits Sheamus with an armbreaker. Alberto applies a key lock to Sheamus' left arm. Sheamus again punches his way out and then hits Alberto with a headbutt and a double fisted blow to the chest. Sheamus follows up with a bodyslam, a clothesline, and a backbreaker.
Sheamus climbs to the top rope but is distracted by Alberto's ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Sheamus pushes Rodriguez away but is then hit with a cheap shot by Christian, who immediately hides below ring level. Alberto takes advantage, slams Sheamus to the mat, and covers him for the win.
After the match, Christian sneaks into the ring and spears Sheamus. As Christian walks away, he sees Sheamus slowly getting to his feet. Christian seems a little annoyed and spears Sheamus again. As Christian makes his way to the back, he sees Sheamus slowly stagger to his feet again, and looks unnerved.
Commercial
Match #5: Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger with Vickie Guerrero versus Kofi Kingston and Zach Ryder.
Zach and Jack start the match off. Swagger lands a headbutt and then a shoulder block. After an Irish Whip, Ryder leapfrogs Swagger and then hits him with a flapjack. Swagger hits a belly to belly suplex and tags in Dolph. Ziggler stomps on Ryder then hits him with a neckbreaker for a two count.
Dolph puts Zach in a chin lock and Zach fights his way out. Dolph lands a kick; Zach responds with a facebuster and then tags in Kofi. Kofi lands a pair of double chops, a clothesline, a dropkick, and then the Boom Drop. Kofi sets up for the Trouble in Paradise, Dolph rolls to the floor, and then Kofi hits him with a suicide dive!
Commercial
During the break, Vickie created a distraction allowing Swagger and Ziggler to regain control. Dolph is working on Kofi's arm, and then hits with a bulldog leg drop. Dolph tags in Swagger. Swagger beats Kofi down, suplexes him, and gets a two count. Swagger pulls back on Kofi's arms but Kofi is able to fight his way out. Swagger slams Kofi into the corner, but Kofi responds with a big DDT from out of the corner and both men are down. Swagger tags Dolph and Kofi tags Zach at the same time.
Zach knocks Dolph down, slams him into the corner and knocks him down with a forearm before nailing him with the "Broski Boot." Zach tries to finish Dolph off with the Rough Ryder, but Dolph dodges it and gets Zach in a sleeper hold. Zach is starting to fade, but finally runs into the corner; freeing himself and knocking out Ziggler. Swagger tries to interfere but Kofi hits him with the Trouble in Paradise and then drapes the barely conscious Ryder on top of the unconscious Ziggler for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Matt Striker is interviewing Sheamus and asking him about Christian. Sheamus says Christian is like an ugly, slow, dim witted troll he heard about in Ireland that hides under a bridge and bites everyone on the arse. Eventually, a big white bull came along and booted that troll off the bridge. Sheamus says he is that big white bull.
Commercial
Match #6: World Champion Mark Henry defends his title against Randy Orton.
Henry pushes Orton to the corner but Orton slips out, lands a couple punches, and then backs off. Orton hits a few more punches, a clothesline, several kicks and a couple European uppercuts. Henry retaliates by shoving Orton through the ropes and out to the floor. Randy lands a couple punches, but Henry knocks him down and then slams him into the steel ring post. Henry rolls Orton in and goes for a cover but gets only 2. Henry lands a couple punches and puts Orton in a shoulder nerve pinch.
Randy fights his way out but is knocked back down by Henry. Henry grabs the ropes for balance and then stands on Orton. Henry hits Orton with a headbutt and then re-applies the nerve pinch. Orton fights his way to his feet and then lands a headbutt. Orton then lands a series of strikes before being flattened by a Mark Henry clothesline. Henry hits Orton with a big splash and covers him for a two count.
Commercial
When we return, Henry is stomping on Orton in the corner and pressing his boot to Orton's throat. Henry picks Orton up and hits him with a front slam, and then beats him down in the corner. Henry hits Orton with a headbutt and then a bodyslam. Henry hits Orton with another big splash and gets another two count. Henry drags Orton to the corner and goes for a corner slingshot splash but Orton gets his knees up to block it.
Randy hits Henry with a pair of clotheslines that fail to take him off his feet, and then hits him with a standing dropkick that does knock him down. Cody Rhodes runs in and attacks Orton, causing the match to end in disqualification. After administering a beating to Orton, Rhodes exits the ring to grab a paper bag to put on Orton's head.
The Big Show runs out to attack Mark Henry and knocks him down with a shoulder block. Cody goes to the top rope and launches himself at the Big Show, but Show catches him and then Orton hits Cody with an RKO. Mark Henry is still in the ring and Big Show choke slams him. Randy Orton and the Big Show stand triumphant over IC champion Cody Rhodes and World Champion Mark Henry as this historic episode of SmackDown comes to a close.
Match #1: 41 man battle royal.
All battle royals start off badly; there are too many people doing too many things at once for any of it to mean anything to the viewer. This one did start off with one major surprise though; Cody Rhodes was the FIRST man eliminated! Cody was eliminated before any of the NXT rookies, before Santino, before ANYONE.
After TWO commercial breaks the battle royal is still going strong. The Miz and R Truth are teaming up. Mason Ryan military press slams Justin Gabriel out of the ring, and is then eliminated by Wade Barrett.
Sheamus eliminates Zach Ryder, David Otunga, Jay Uso, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, and Sin Cara Negro, one after the other in about a minute. Christian tries to eliminate his rival Sheamus, but Sheamus eliminates Christian to. Christian gets revenge by re-entering the fray and eliminating Sheamus.
CM Punk eliminates R Truth and is then eliminated himself. Punk and Truth brawl outside the ring as the battle royal continues. Randy Orton eliminates Wade Barrett, Jack Swagger, and Jinder Mahal after hitting each of them with an RKO.
The Miz nearly throws Orton over the top, but Orton stays in the ring. Miz beats Orton down and then hits him with knee lifts to the face. After an Irish Whip, Orton hits Miz with a pair of powerslams and a scoop power slam. Randy goes for an RKO but Orton tries to counter with the Skull Crushing Finale. Randy counters the Miz and tries to throw him out, but they both end up on the edge of the ring apron just outside the ropes.
The two men exchange punches and eventually Orton hits Miz with an RKO, causing them both to hit the mat and bounce to the floor. The refs declare Orton the winner and the replay shows that the Miz' feet did hit first. Randy Orton wins the largest battle royal in history and earns a championship match of his choosing; he chooses Mark Henry and the World Heavyweight title.
Commercial
When we return, Alberto Del Rio appears to be leaving and is confronted by GM Teddy Long. Alberto says Orton chose to fight for Henry's title, not Alberto's, so he's going home. Alberto thinks Orton is probably afraid to face him, because he knows he would lose. Teddy says that while Alberto may not have to wrestle Randy Orton tonight, he is going to wrestle, and his opponent is going to be Sheamus.
Match #2: Beth Phoenix versus Kelly Kelly.
The two Divas lock up and Beth pushes Kelly into the corner. Beth takes a swing and misses; Kelly pushes Beth into the corner and administers an aggressive beating. Kelly goes for a hurricanrana, but Beth turns it into a backbreaker.
Kelly lands several forearms and then takes Beth down with a Thesz press. Kelly hits a DDT, goes for a cover and gets a two count. Kelly goes for a handspring back elbow but Beth catches her. Beth lands a kick, then takes Kelly out with a Glam Slam for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Sin Cara Negro is attacking Sin Cara Azule in the back. After beating him down, Sin Cara Negro takes off Sin Cara Azule's mask and walks away with it. Sin Cara Negro, with his back to us, takes off his own mask and puts on Azule's mask and walks towards the ring area.
Match #3: Justin Gabriel versus Sin Cara.
Gabriel comes out first, and then Sin Cara Negro comes out, still wearing Sin Cara Azule's mask. Sin Cara lands several strikes early before being dropkicked to the floor by Gabriel. Gabriel does a spinning dive over the top rope onto Sin Cara, and then rolls him back into the ring.
Gabriel goes for a springboard splash but is hit in mid air with a Sin Cara dropkick. Gabriel knocks Sin Cara down and then climbs to the top rope. Sin Cara knocks Gabriel off the top rope and then hits him with a top rope senton for the win.
In the back, Teddy Long is talking to both members of Air Boom, and he is informing them that Evan Bourne is not cleared to wrestle tonight. Vickie Guerrero is there and is outraged that her clients, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger, aren't going to be facing Air Boom for the titles tonight.
Teddy Long's assistant, Zach Ryder, offers to tag with Kofi Kingston tonight to face Swagger and Ziggler, and Teddy Long makes the match.
Commercial
Match #4: Alberto Del Rio versus Sheamus.
The two men lock up, and after an Irish Whip, Sheamus shoulder blocks Alberto to the mat, then knocks him down again. Sheamus slams Alberto's face to the turnbuckle, and then wraps his arms up in the ropes and repeatedly pounds on his chest. Sheamus downs Alberto with a clothesline and gets a two count. Sheamus tries to knock Alberto down again but misses, and Alberto responds with a missile dropkick.
Alberto lands a couple boots to the chest and then goes to work on the left arm of Sheamus. Alberto lands a kick and then puts Sheamus' arm in a hammerlock. Sheamus punches his way out but Alberto lands a kick and then hits Sheamus with an armbreaker. Alberto applies a key lock to Sheamus' left arm. Sheamus again punches his way out and then hits Alberto with a headbutt and a double fisted blow to the chest. Sheamus follows up with a bodyslam, a clothesline, and a backbreaker.
Sheamus climbs to the top rope but is distracted by Alberto's ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez. Sheamus pushes Rodriguez away but is then hit with a cheap shot by Christian, who immediately hides below ring level. Alberto takes advantage, slams Sheamus to the mat, and covers him for the win.
After the match, Christian sneaks into the ring and spears Sheamus. As Christian walks away, he sees Sheamus slowly getting to his feet. Christian seems a little annoyed and spears Sheamus again. As Christian makes his way to the back, he sees Sheamus slowly stagger to his feet again, and looks unnerved.
Commercial
Match #5: Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger with Vickie Guerrero versus Kofi Kingston and Zach Ryder.
Zach and Jack start the match off. Swagger lands a headbutt and then a shoulder block. After an Irish Whip, Ryder leapfrogs Swagger and then hits him with a flapjack. Swagger hits a belly to belly suplex and tags in Dolph. Ziggler stomps on Ryder then hits him with a neckbreaker for a two count.
Dolph puts Zach in a chin lock and Zach fights his way out. Dolph lands a kick; Zach responds with a facebuster and then tags in Kofi. Kofi lands a pair of double chops, a clothesline, a dropkick, and then the Boom Drop. Kofi sets up for the Trouble in Paradise, Dolph rolls to the floor, and then Kofi hits him with a suicide dive!
Commercial
During the break, Vickie created a distraction allowing Swagger and Ziggler to regain control. Dolph is working on Kofi's arm, and then hits with a bulldog leg drop. Dolph tags in Swagger. Swagger beats Kofi down, suplexes him, and gets a two count. Swagger pulls back on Kofi's arms but Kofi is able to fight his way out. Swagger slams Kofi into the corner, but Kofi responds with a big DDT from out of the corner and both men are down. Swagger tags Dolph and Kofi tags Zach at the same time.
Zach knocks Dolph down, slams him into the corner and knocks him down with a forearm before nailing him with the "Broski Boot." Zach tries to finish Dolph off with the Rough Ryder, but Dolph dodges it and gets Zach in a sleeper hold. Zach is starting to fade, but finally runs into the corner; freeing himself and knocking out Ziggler. Swagger tries to interfere but Kofi hits him with the Trouble in Paradise and then drapes the barely conscious Ryder on top of the unconscious Ziggler for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Matt Striker is interviewing Sheamus and asking him about Christian. Sheamus says Christian is like an ugly, slow, dim witted troll he heard about in Ireland that hides under a bridge and bites everyone on the arse. Eventually, a big white bull came along and booted that troll off the bridge. Sheamus says he is that big white bull.
Commercial
Match #6: World Champion Mark Henry defends his title against Randy Orton.
Henry pushes Orton to the corner but Orton slips out, lands a couple punches, and then backs off. Orton hits a few more punches, a clothesline, several kicks and a couple European uppercuts. Henry retaliates by shoving Orton through the ropes and out to the floor. Randy lands a couple punches, but Henry knocks him down and then slams him into the steel ring post. Henry rolls Orton in and goes for a cover but gets only 2. Henry lands a couple punches and puts Orton in a shoulder nerve pinch.
Randy fights his way out but is knocked back down by Henry. Henry grabs the ropes for balance and then stands on Orton. Henry hits Orton with a headbutt and then re-applies the nerve pinch. Orton fights his way to his feet and then lands a headbutt. Orton then lands a series of strikes before being flattened by a Mark Henry clothesline. Henry hits Orton with a big splash and covers him for a two count.
Commercial
When we return, Henry is stomping on Orton in the corner and pressing his boot to Orton's throat. Henry picks Orton up and hits him with a front slam, and then beats him down in the corner. Henry hits Orton with a headbutt and then a bodyslam. Henry hits Orton with another big splash and gets another two count. Henry drags Orton to the corner and goes for a corner slingshot splash but Orton gets his knees up to block it.
Randy hits Henry with a pair of clotheslines that fail to take him off his feet, and then hits him with a standing dropkick that does knock him down. Cody Rhodes runs in and attacks Orton, causing the match to end in disqualification. After administering a beating to Orton, Rhodes exits the ring to grab a paper bag to put on Orton's head.
The Big Show runs out to attack Mark Henry and knocks him down with a shoulder block. Cody goes to the top rope and launches himself at the Big Show, but Show catches him and then Orton hits Cody with an RKO. Mark Henry is still in the ring and Big Show choke slams him. Randy Orton and the Big Show stand triumphant over IC champion Cody Rhodes and World Champion Mark Henry as this historic episode of SmackDown comes to a close.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.