Smackdown TV Report 5/21/11

Reported by Earnest I Aguilar

The Smack is being laid Down for us tonight in Corpus Christi Texas.

Match #1: Christian versus Sheamus.

The two men lock up in the middle of the ring and Sheamus pushes Christian to the corner. After a clean break, Christian gets behind Sheamus and tries to tie up his waist, but Sheamus escapes and slams Christian into the corner. After an Irish Whip, Christian baseball slides under Sheamus then slaps him after getting back to his feet.

Christian then trips Sheamus into the ropes and then hits him in the head with a hard right hand after leaping to the floor. After the two men get back into the ring, Sheamus lands a big boot to the head and goes for a cover but gets only two. Sheamus lands a few more strikes and a back elbow knocking Christian into the ropes.

Sheamus charges; Christian ducks and pulls down the top rope, causing Sheamus to fall out to the floor. Sheamus hits Christian with a shoulder block as he re-enters the ring, then tries to suplex Christian out of the ring. Christian blocks the suplex attempt and slides out to the floor, pulling Sheamus out with him. Christian goes back into the ring and climbs to the top rope, but Sheamus catches him there and knocks him to the floor.

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When we return, Sheamus whips Christian to the ropes and then takes him down with a front slam. Sheamus pounds on Christian's chest and stomps him into the mat before making another unsuccessful pin attempt.

Sheamus hits Christian with a knee drop and then puts him in a chin lock. Christian turns things around with a series of punches and then hits Sheamus with a falling inverted DDT. Sheamus gets back to his feet and goes after Christian but gets hit with a pendulum kick. Christian follows up with a flying cross body and goes for a cover but gets only two.

Sheamus hits Christian in the face with a knee, Christian responds with a kick and a springboard sunset flip. Sheamus gets back to his feet, knocks Christian down, and then sets him up for the Celtic Cross. Christian escapes; shoulder blocks Sheamus, and then hits him with a back elbow. Christian goes for the Unprettier but Sheamus reverses it and hits Christian with a back breaker.

Sheamus hits Christian with a boot to the head and places him on the top rope. Christian fights Sheamus off with several punches and takes him down with a tornado DDT. Christian goes for a cover and gets 2. Sheamus retaliates with a punch, a knee strike, and then a slingshot shoulder block. Sheamus sets Christian up for the Celtic Cross, but Christian slides out and rolls Sheamus up in a small package for the win!

After the match Mark Henry comes to the ring to attack Christian. Sheamus joins in and they both beat down Christian. Randy Orton comes out to help, but doesn't come out right away. Instead, Randy watches the beating for a few seconds, and then runs down to make the save. Orton and Christian chase Henry and Sheamus out of the ring and then shake hands.

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When we return, we see a recap of the Cena/Miz feud leading to their upcoming "I Quit" match this Sunday at Over the Limit. The rest of the PPV is also hyped, ending with the Divas match between Brie Bella and Kelly Kelly for the Divas title.

The Bellas are being interviewed by Todd Grisham and he asks them about Kharma. We see footage of Kharma crushing Nikki Bella last week as Brie watched, which seems to cause some tension between the Bellas. AS the interview ends, they insist they are on the same page and go off to prepare for Brie's match later tonight with Natalya.

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Match #2: Brie Bella versus Natalya. The two Divas lock up and Natalya quickly gets Brie up in the air. Brie slides out and Natalya gets her in a headlock. Brie responds with a head scissors and Natalya escapes. Natalya takes Brie down with an unconventional but nicely executed take down. Brie gets to her feet and slams Natalyas arm to the mat.

Brie works on Natalya's arm for a couple minutes before Natalya is able to escape by dropping Brie backwards onto her back. Natalya goes on offense and lands a couple strikes and a couple clotheslines.

Natalya hits Brie with a delayed vertical suplex. Natalya takes Brie down with a snapmare and lands a kick. Brie cowers in the corner before landing a cheap shot, and then follows up with a sit out face buster for the win.

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When we return, Ezekiel Jackson comes to the ring to tell us his WWE life story. He's not great at this, but he does look scary. He says he wanted to make an impact, and that's why he joined the Corre. He soon realized he was the only one body slamming 500 pound men, so he quite, and they beat the hell out of them. Now he wants to get back at them, and he's starting with Wade Barrett this Sunday at Over the Limit.

The Corre comes out to interrupt, but Teddy Long comes out to do what he does best: make a tag team match. Tonight the Corre will face Ezekiel Jackson and the tag team champs: Kane and the Big Show.

Match #3: Ezekiel Jackson, Big Show and Kane, versus Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater.

Big Show and Gabriel start things off. Big Show tosses Gabriel around the ring for a short time before tagging in Kane. Kane pummels Gabriel and goes for a cover but gets only 2. Gabriel tags in Heath Slater and Slater gets floored by Kane.

Kane picks up Slater, but Slater slides out and tags in Wade Barrett. As Wade enters the ring, Kane tags in Jackson. Wade lands several strikes before Jackson clotheslines him to the floor. Gabriel, Slater, and Barrett all huddle outside the ring.

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Jackson runs over Gabriel and tags in the Big Show. The Big Show punches Gabriel then puts him down with a big leg drop. Gabriel fights back with a punch and a series of kicks before being knocked back down by Big Show. Show hits Gabriel with a huge chop and then tags in Jackson. Ezekiel knocks Gabriel down, and Gabriel makes his way to the corner to tag in Barrett. Wade knocks Jackson down and tags in Slater.

Slater punches Jackson, but is then knocked down by Jackson with a shoulder block. Jackson tags in Kane and Kane hits Slater with a flying clothesline from the top rope and a side slam. Wade pulls down the top rope causing Kane to spill out to the floor. Slater tags Wade and Wade slams Kane into the ring apron. Wade tags Slater back in and Slater attacks Kane, stomping on him and then putting him in a headlock.

Kane gets out with a back suplex, but Slater tags in Wade and Wade keeps Kane from making the tag. Kane fights his way back to his feet, and after an Irish Whip, Kane and Wade simultaneously hit each other with a big boot to the face. Wade tags in Slater and Slater tries to keep Kane from making a tag. Kane grabs Slater by the throat and tosses him out of the ring.

Kane tags in Jackson and Slater tags in Gabriel. Ezekiel bodyslams Gabriel 4 times in a row. Heath Slater tries to run in and make the save, but Big Show choke slams him out of the ring. Jackson punches Gabriel then puts him in the torture rack. Gabriel taps out, Jackson and the tag team champs win!

Matt Striker interviews Christian in the back. Christian tells us that while he is glad Orton came to help him earlier, he sure did take his time about it. Christian then tells us he's not really mad at Randy, then says he's REALLY not mad at Randy (which I think means he's mad at Randy.) Christian also tells us that he's still 100% and he will win back his title Sunday.

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Match #4: Chavo Guerrero versus Daniel Bryan.

Before the match, Chavo complains about Sin Cara. He says that Sin Cara owes Chavo everything, that Sin Cara has modeled himself after Chavo. Chavo also tells us he is going to do in less than 5 minutes what Sin Cara couldn't do in 15 without Chavo's help: beat Daniel Bryan.

The match starts with a 5 minute timer. The two men lock up and Chavo takes Bryan down with an arm drag. They lock up again and break up in the ropes. Chavo tries for a single leg take down by Bryan grabs his arm and takes him down with a hammerlock. Chavo elbows his way out but Bryan knocks him down again with a drop kick, then takes him down again with a drop toe hold. Bryan whips Chavo into the corner and charges but Chavo gets his feet up and knocks Bryan down.

Chavo suplexes Bryan and gets a two count. Chavo then puts Bryan in a head lock, then a camel clutch. Bryan fights his way out and the two men exchange quick pin attempts. Chavo and Bryan exchange punches. Bryan runs up the ropes and over Chavo's head and then clotheslines him. Bryan then lands several kicks to the chest of a kneeling Chavo, and then knocks him down with a vicious kick to the head.

Chavo gets to his feet, but Bryan gets him back down and goes for the LeBell lock. Chavo makes it to the ropes and slides to the floor. Bryan dropkicks Chavo away from the ring, then gets a running start and hits Chavo with a suicide dive. Bryan rolls Chavo in and goes for a missile dropkick, but Chavo gets out of the way.

Chavo goes for the 3 Amigos as time on the clock gets down to under half a minute. Chavo hits the 3 Amigos and then hits Bryan with a frog splash with 10 seconds left. Chavo goes for a cover but Bryan kicks out. Chavo tries 2 more time, but Bryan kicks out each time and time runs out.

After the match, an angry Chavo whips Bryan shoulder first into the steel steps. Sin Cara then comes out to confront Chavo and hurricanranas him out of the ring.

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After the commercial break, Cody Rhodes comes to the ring wearing a suit and is joined by his usual bag carrying assistants. This time, Ted DiBiase is with them, and he looks ready to wrestle.

Cody tells the crowd they are repellent and should wear their paper bags. He then makes Ted wear one, and asks Ted his name, and Ted replies (in a Mexican accent) Corpus Christ. After a bit of humiliation, Ted is ready for his match with formidable competitor Trent Barreta.

Match #5: Ted DiBiase versus Trent Barreta. Ted pushes Trent to the corner, and they exchange punches. Ted takes Trent down with a clothesline. Trent lands a kick then goes to the top rope and knocks Ted down with a high flying move before going for a tornado DDT. DiBiase blocks the DDT and hits Trent with "Dream Street" (Cobra Clutch Slam) for the win.

After the match, Cody hands Ted a paper bag, which Ted puts on the unconscious Trent Barreta.

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Match #6: Khali versus Jay Usso.

Jay Usso, like Trent Barreta,is not to be taken lightly. Trent starts off with a couple kicks before being thrown across the ring by Khali. Khali waves for the crowd as Trent recovers. Trent dropkicks Khali into the corner as Jinder Mahal comes to the ring.

Jinder is angrily yelling at Khali, and Khali goes to the floor to confront him. Jinder slaps Khali hard across the face, and Khali just takes it, like last week. Khali gets back into the ring to beat the count and finishes Trent off with a 2 handed choke slam.

After the match, Runjin Singh enters the ring, only to be choke-slammed by Khali as Jinder smiles.

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Match #7: Randy Orton versus Mark Henry.

The two men lock up and Henry pushes Orton to the corner. Orton responds with several strikes before being flattened by Henry. Henry then stands on the fallen Orton before throwing him to the floor. Henry goes out after Orton and pounds on him before rolling him back into the ring. Randy retaliates with some punches and a standing drop kick.

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When we return, Orton is knocking Henry to the floor with another sweet looking standing drop kick, sending Henry to the floor. Randy rolls Henry back in, but Henry is able to regain the advantage when they get back in the ring. Henry hits Orton with a front slam and goes for a cover by just placing his hands on Orton's chest.

Orton kicks out at 2. Randy lands a couple punches but Henry knocks Orton back down with a pair of headbutts. Henry stomps on Orton, pounds on his back, and starts to work on his left arm. Randy gets to his feet, lands a punch and then knocks down Mark Henry with a shoulder block!

Randy hits Henry with a knee drop and stomps every limb on his body, ending with his head. Randy starts to pound the mat to set up for the RKO. Sheamus runs to the ring and attacks Orton, and Orton gets double teamed by Sheamus and Mark Henry.

Christian comes out, but waits before making his way to the ring, just like Orton did at the start of the show. Christian stretches his arms for a while but then does run down to the ring, saving Orton from Sheamus and Henry. Orton RKO's Mark Henry and then angrily confronts Christian.

Orton doesn't seem pleased that Christian did unto him as he did unto Christian. The two men have to team up again to repel Sheamus and Henry again, and after that shake hands. Orton and Christian face each other in the ring while Orton holds up his title as the show comes to a close.