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The Smack is being laid Down for us tonight in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. The show begins with HHH announcing that he is now in charge and intends to address the title situation on Raw and Smackdown. Raw currently has two champions, CM Punk and John Cena, who have a legitimate claim on the title. He tells us that he will make a decision on Monday regarding this problem.
HHH is interrupted by Christian, who claims to be glad HHH is now in charge. Christian claims to have been treated unfairly by Teddy Long, but feels certain that HHH will want to have a close relationship with the reigning World Champ.
HHH replies that he doesn't. In fact, HHH is insulted that Christian interrupted him. He says that while Vince had the patience of a saint and didn't mind if people interrupted him, HHH takes it as a slap in the face and he intends to slap Christian back. HHH tells Christian he will be defending his title at Summer Slam against Randy Orton in a no holds barred match.
HHH is interrupted again, this time by R Truth. Truth tells HHH about the conspiracy against him while the crowd yells "what" after every sentence. Truth orders them to stop saying "what", and of course they respond by yelling "what" even louder.
HHH even says "what" when R Truth addresses him. Truth wants to 'axe' HHH a question, and HHH says 'axe' away. Truth asks when HHH is going to deal with the conspiracies against R Truth. HHH says he has an idea, and puts Truth in a match with Orton for later tonight in the main event.
Christian offers to give Truth some advice on how to beat Orton, but HHH tells Christian that he's got a match to get ready for. Christian will be facing John Morrison next.
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Teddy Long and HHH are talking in the back and are approached by Zack Ryder. Ryder has apparently been pestering HHH and HHH decides to appease him by making him Teddy Long's new assistant. Teddy doesn't look thrilled.
Match #1: Christian versus John Morrison.
John Morrison rolls Christian up for a quick pin attempt. Morrison goes for a spin kick but it Christian dodges it. Morrison throws Christian out of the ring and Christian quickly re-enters. Christian hits Morrison with a kick, an Irish Whip, a back elbow, and a punch.
John Morrison responds with a kick of his own, followed by a springboard kick. Christian buys some time by throwing Morrison to the floor. Christian flies out to the floor after Morrison, but Morrison gets out of the way. Morrison rolls into the ring then flies out again, hitting Christian with a spinning dive over the top rope.
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When we return, Christian hits Morrison with a neckbreaker and covers him for a two count. Christian drapes Morrison over the 2cnd rope and stands on his back, pulling on the ropes for added pressure. Christian grabs Morrison by the hair and slams him to the mat. Morrison is just coming back from a neck injury and Christian is focusing on the neck.
Morrison gets back to his feet and lands several punches. Christian responds with a punch and DDT attempt that is locked. Morrison hits a pair of clotheslines and a leg lariat. The two men jockey for position and Morrison gets knocked to the mat. From his back, Morrison kicks Christian in the head. Morrison picks up Christian and hits him with a flapjack.
Christian responds with a spinebuster and then drapes Morrison over the 2cnd rope. Christian slingshots to the floor and then punches Morrison in the face. When Christian re enters the ring, Morrison grabs him and hits him with a standing moonsault side slam. Morrison beats Christian down in the corner, but Christian gets to his feet and spears Morrison for a two count!
Christian goes to the top rope and the two men exchange several punches. Morrison eventually gets the edge and throws Christian off the top onto the mat. Morrison goes for Starship Pain (a split legged corkscrew moonsault) but Christian avoids it. Christian snaps Morrison's injured neck over the top rope, and then hits him with the Kill Switch for the win. Jinder Mahal and the Great Khali are watching the show from a luxury skybox.
Commercial
When we return, Wade Barrett is in the ring talking about Daniel Bryan. Barrett claims he should have won the Money in the Bank Ladder match, and not Bryan. Barrett tells us that he came to the WWE to make money, but lost sight of that while he was molding Daniel Bryan and other NXT rookies into the Nexus.
Bryan comes out and tells Barrett that he didn't mold him into anything; he kicked Bryan out of Nexus because he saw him as a threat. Bryan says that while Barrett may have already main evented a PPV, Bryan is going to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and main event WrestleMania.
Barrett hits Bryan with a cheap shot and knocks him down, but Bryan quickly puts Barrett in the Lebell lock and makes him tap out. Bryan walks away as Barrett stands in the ring, clutching his arm.
In the back, Teddy Long is talking to his new assistant, Zack Ryder, when they are interrupted by Mark Henry. Mark wants to know if Teddy has an opponent for him. Teddy says that with all the trouble Henry has caused lately, he's having a hard time finding an opponent for him. Ryder says he'll find an opponent for him.
Commercial
When we return, we're shown a video of Justin Gabriel visiting his home; South Africa. Apparently he likes it there.
Match #2: Natalya and AJ and Kaitlyn versus Tamina, Alicia Fox, and Rosa Mendes.
Natalya and Tamina start things off with a slap exchange. Natalya baseball slides under Tamina and then rolls her up for a two count. Natalya grabs Tamina's legs, possibly to set up a sharp shooter, but Tamina kicks her off. Tamina hits Natalya with a Samoan drop and then slams her face to the mat. Tamina tags in Alicia and Alicia goes for a quick cover but Natalya kicks out. Alicia puts Natalya in a headscissors.
Natalya gets to her feet with Alicia's legs still wrapped around her head. Natalya backs Alicia into the corner to free herself. Natalya crawls to her corner and tags in AJ. AJ takes Alicia down, and then hits her with a hurricanrana when she gets back up. Alicia gets back up to one knee and AJ hits her with a shining wizard.
Alicia's team mates run in to make the save, and soon all 6 divas are in the ring. Order is quickly restored and Alicia and AJ, the two legal divas, remain in the ring. AJ tries a springboard splash but misses and Alicia hits her with the scissors kick for the win.
Booker T seems to take a lot of pride in the fact that Alicia uses his old finishing move. Cole says Booker probably wishes he had legs like Alicia, and Booker actually responds "sometimes I do", which prompts Josh Matthews to hastily say "OK, moving on!"
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Match #3: Mark Henry versus Bob Howard.
Bob Howard is a local wrestler from Philadelphia that Zack Ryder chose for this match. Bob seems understandably nervous as Henry is about 2.5 times larger than him. Zack tries to encourage Bob, but Bob is predictably squashed. Henry hits Bob with a double handed choke slam, a couple World's Strongest Slams, and a back breaker.
After the match, Henry beats Bob down some more and grabs a chair to break his leg with. Teddy Long comes out and tells Henry not to do that, it's already too hard to find opponents for him and this is just making it worse.
Henry says he wants some competition, and Sheamus comes out to answer the challenge. Sheamus says he is reminded of the story of the Irish King Brian Boru, which somehow ends with Sheamus implying that Mark Henry is a 420 pound pile of crap.
Henry says he wanted someone to fight and Sheamus slaps him hard across the face. Henry charges Sheamus but Sheamus ducks and pulls down the ropes, sending Henry flying out to the floor. Henry starts to re enter the ring, but Sheamus chases him off by swinging a chair at him.
Henry grabs the steel steps and throws them into the ring, but doesn't try to re enter. Henry eventually walks away and Sheamus unfolds the chair and sits it, smiling, as Mark Henry walks back to the locker room. This appears to be a successful face-turn for Sheamus, the crowd was really into him.
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Match #4: The Usos versus tag team champions David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty for the titles.
McGillicutty and Jay Uso start things off. The Usos double team McGillicutty briefly and Jimmy gets tagged in. McGillicutty makes it to his corner and tags in Otunga. Jimmy hits Otunga with a sunset flip and gets a two count. Otunga gets to his feet and hits Jimmy with a boot to the face.
Otunga chokes Uso on the ropes and McGillicutty gets in a cheap shot. Otunga puts Jimmy in a chin lock, but Jimmy lands an elbow, escapes, and then tags in his brother Jay. Otunga tags in McGillicutty and Jay knocks him down twice in a row. Jay then hits McGillicutty with a running butt bump to the head.
Otunga and Jimmy Uso run into the ring, but eventually they both end up on the floor leaving McGillicutty and Jay in the ring. Jay goes to the top rope but is pushed off by Otunga. McGillicutty then hits Jay with a running neckbreaker for the win.
In the back, Zack and Teddy are talking (wasn't there a movie recently called "Zack and Teddy make a porno?") and Zack says he has an idea for a match: Intercontinental champ Ezekiel Jackson in a handicap match against Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Teddy reminds him that he makes the matches, and Zack seems cool with that. The match appears to be on though.
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Match #5: IC champ Ezekiel Jackson versus Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
Ted starts things off against Jackson and puts him in a headlock. After an Irish Whip and a tag, Ted and Cody double team Jackson, but Jackson responds by knocking them both down at the same time. Cody chop blocks Jackson behind the knee and tags Ted back in.
Ted chokes Jackson on the ropes and then puts him in a chin lock. Jackson escapes with an elbow to DiBiase. DiBiase tries to stay on offense but Jackson throws him to the corner. DiBiase tags in Cody and Jackson knocks him down. Jackson picks up Rhodes, bodyslams him three times, and then puts him in the torture rack.
Ted runs in to make the save and Jackson knocks him out of the ring. Cody goes for CrossRhodes, but Jackson blocks it. Jackson charges Rhodes, but Rhodes dodges him and then hits Jackson with Cross Rhodes for the win.
Jinder Mahal and the Great Khali are still in the skybox and Jinder is speaking to the fans. Unfortunately he's not speaking English and no one is translating, so I have no idea what he is saying. I did hear the words import and export, so maybe he's discussing the finer points of international trade.
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Match #6: R Truth versus Randy Orton.
The two men lock up and Randy quickly puts Truth in a headlock. Orton whips Truth to the ropes and shoulder blocks him twice. Randy Orton lands several kicks and punches. After an Irish Whip, Truth leapfrogs Orton, and Orton takes him down with a clothesline. Orton goes for a big knee drop but Truth slides out of the way. Truth hits Orton with a spinning leg lariat.
Orton goes out to the floor and Truth pursues him. Orton tries to slam Truth into the security barrier, but Truth reverses it and slams Orton into the barrier instead. Truth rolls Orton into the ring and attempts a rope hung DDT, but Truth blocks it.
Truth hits Orton with an eye poke and then snaps his neck down across the top rope. Truth hits Orton with an elevated cradle neckbreaker and gets a near fall. Christian comes out to watch from the entrance ramp.
Commercial
When we return, Orton lands several punches. Truth responds with a flying twisting forearm. Truth ties Orton up in the ropes and pulls back on his head and neck. Truth gets Orton in a headlock but Orton escapes and hits Truth with a headbutt. Truth knocks Orton down with a shoulder block and then climbs to the top turnbuckle.
R Truth flies off but Orton hits him as he's coming down. Orton hits Truth with a boot to the face and a scoop power slam. Orton hits Truth with a rope hung DDT and sets him up for the RKO. Christian walks a little closer to the ring. Truth rolls out to the floor and Orton pursues him.
Truth shoves Orton into the side of the ring and then hits him in the head with his water bottle. Back in the ring, Orton tackles Truth, grounds him and pounds him. Orton leaves the ring to get a chair and hits R Truth with it in the gut and then the back. R Truth wins the match by DQ.
After the match, Orton hits R Truth with an RKO on top of the announce table. The table doesn't break, but it looked pretty painful. Christian looks concerned. The match between Orton and Christian at Summer Slam is no holds barred, so nothing that Orton is doing now would result in a disqualification.
As Christian anxiously watches, Orton hits R Truth with another RKO on the announce table. The show comes to an end with the crowd cheering for Orton as he stares maniacally at the increasingly fearful looking Christian.
HHH is interrupted by Christian, who claims to be glad HHH is now in charge. Christian claims to have been treated unfairly by Teddy Long, but feels certain that HHH will want to have a close relationship with the reigning World Champ.
HHH replies that he doesn't. In fact, HHH is insulted that Christian interrupted him. He says that while Vince had the patience of a saint and didn't mind if people interrupted him, HHH takes it as a slap in the face and he intends to slap Christian back. HHH tells Christian he will be defending his title at Summer Slam against Randy Orton in a no holds barred match.
HHH is interrupted again, this time by R Truth. Truth tells HHH about the conspiracy against him while the crowd yells "what" after every sentence. Truth orders them to stop saying "what", and of course they respond by yelling "what" even louder.
HHH even says "what" when R Truth addresses him. Truth wants to 'axe' HHH a question, and HHH says 'axe' away. Truth asks when HHH is going to deal with the conspiracies against R Truth. HHH says he has an idea, and puts Truth in a match with Orton for later tonight in the main event.
Christian offers to give Truth some advice on how to beat Orton, but HHH tells Christian that he's got a match to get ready for. Christian will be facing John Morrison next.
Commercial
Teddy Long and HHH are talking in the back and are approached by Zack Ryder. Ryder has apparently been pestering HHH and HHH decides to appease him by making him Teddy Long's new assistant. Teddy doesn't look thrilled.
Match #1: Christian versus John Morrison.
John Morrison rolls Christian up for a quick pin attempt. Morrison goes for a spin kick but it Christian dodges it. Morrison throws Christian out of the ring and Christian quickly re-enters. Christian hits Morrison with a kick, an Irish Whip, a back elbow, and a punch.
John Morrison responds with a kick of his own, followed by a springboard kick. Christian buys some time by throwing Morrison to the floor. Christian flies out to the floor after Morrison, but Morrison gets out of the way. Morrison rolls into the ring then flies out again, hitting Christian with a spinning dive over the top rope.
Commercial
When we return, Christian hits Morrison with a neckbreaker and covers him for a two count. Christian drapes Morrison over the 2cnd rope and stands on his back, pulling on the ropes for added pressure. Christian grabs Morrison by the hair and slams him to the mat. Morrison is just coming back from a neck injury and Christian is focusing on the neck.
Morrison gets back to his feet and lands several punches. Christian responds with a punch and DDT attempt that is locked. Morrison hits a pair of clotheslines and a leg lariat. The two men jockey for position and Morrison gets knocked to the mat. From his back, Morrison kicks Christian in the head. Morrison picks up Christian and hits him with a flapjack.
Christian responds with a spinebuster and then drapes Morrison over the 2cnd rope. Christian slingshots to the floor and then punches Morrison in the face. When Christian re enters the ring, Morrison grabs him and hits him with a standing moonsault side slam. Morrison beats Christian down in the corner, but Christian gets to his feet and spears Morrison for a two count!
Christian goes to the top rope and the two men exchange several punches. Morrison eventually gets the edge and throws Christian off the top onto the mat. Morrison goes for Starship Pain (a split legged corkscrew moonsault) but Christian avoids it. Christian snaps Morrison's injured neck over the top rope, and then hits him with the Kill Switch for the win. Jinder Mahal and the Great Khali are watching the show from a luxury skybox.
Commercial
When we return, Wade Barrett is in the ring talking about Daniel Bryan. Barrett claims he should have won the Money in the Bank Ladder match, and not Bryan. Barrett tells us that he came to the WWE to make money, but lost sight of that while he was molding Daniel Bryan and other NXT rookies into the Nexus.
Bryan comes out and tells Barrett that he didn't mold him into anything; he kicked Bryan out of Nexus because he saw him as a threat. Bryan says that while Barrett may have already main evented a PPV, Bryan is going to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and main event WrestleMania.
Barrett hits Bryan with a cheap shot and knocks him down, but Bryan quickly puts Barrett in the Lebell lock and makes him tap out. Bryan walks away as Barrett stands in the ring, clutching his arm.
In the back, Teddy Long is talking to his new assistant, Zack Ryder, when they are interrupted by Mark Henry. Mark wants to know if Teddy has an opponent for him. Teddy says that with all the trouble Henry has caused lately, he's having a hard time finding an opponent for him. Ryder says he'll find an opponent for him.
Commercial
When we return, we're shown a video of Justin Gabriel visiting his home; South Africa. Apparently he likes it there.
Match #2: Natalya and AJ and Kaitlyn versus Tamina, Alicia Fox, and Rosa Mendes.
Natalya and Tamina start things off with a slap exchange. Natalya baseball slides under Tamina and then rolls her up for a two count. Natalya grabs Tamina's legs, possibly to set up a sharp shooter, but Tamina kicks her off. Tamina hits Natalya with a Samoan drop and then slams her face to the mat. Tamina tags in Alicia and Alicia goes for a quick cover but Natalya kicks out. Alicia puts Natalya in a headscissors.
Natalya gets to her feet with Alicia's legs still wrapped around her head. Natalya backs Alicia into the corner to free herself. Natalya crawls to her corner and tags in AJ. AJ takes Alicia down, and then hits her with a hurricanrana when she gets back up. Alicia gets back up to one knee and AJ hits her with a shining wizard.
Alicia's team mates run in to make the save, and soon all 6 divas are in the ring. Order is quickly restored and Alicia and AJ, the two legal divas, remain in the ring. AJ tries a springboard splash but misses and Alicia hits her with the scissors kick for the win.
Booker T seems to take a lot of pride in the fact that Alicia uses his old finishing move. Cole says Booker probably wishes he had legs like Alicia, and Booker actually responds "sometimes I do", which prompts Josh Matthews to hastily say "OK, moving on!"
Commercial
Match #3: Mark Henry versus Bob Howard.
Bob Howard is a local wrestler from Philadelphia that Zack Ryder chose for this match. Bob seems understandably nervous as Henry is about 2.5 times larger than him. Zack tries to encourage Bob, but Bob is predictably squashed. Henry hits Bob with a double handed choke slam, a couple World's Strongest Slams, and a back breaker.
After the match, Henry beats Bob down some more and grabs a chair to break his leg with. Teddy Long comes out and tells Henry not to do that, it's already too hard to find opponents for him and this is just making it worse.
Henry says he wants some competition, and Sheamus comes out to answer the challenge. Sheamus says he is reminded of the story of the Irish King Brian Boru, which somehow ends with Sheamus implying that Mark Henry is a 420 pound pile of crap.
Henry says he wanted someone to fight and Sheamus slaps him hard across the face. Henry charges Sheamus but Sheamus ducks and pulls down the ropes, sending Henry flying out to the floor. Henry starts to re enter the ring, but Sheamus chases him off by swinging a chair at him.
Henry grabs the steel steps and throws them into the ring, but doesn't try to re enter. Henry eventually walks away and Sheamus unfolds the chair and sits it, smiling, as Mark Henry walks back to the locker room. This appears to be a successful face-turn for Sheamus, the crowd was really into him.
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Match #4: The Usos versus tag team champions David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty for the titles.
McGillicutty and Jay Uso start things off. The Usos double team McGillicutty briefly and Jimmy gets tagged in. McGillicutty makes it to his corner and tags in Otunga. Jimmy hits Otunga with a sunset flip and gets a two count. Otunga gets to his feet and hits Jimmy with a boot to the face.
Otunga chokes Uso on the ropes and McGillicutty gets in a cheap shot. Otunga puts Jimmy in a chin lock, but Jimmy lands an elbow, escapes, and then tags in his brother Jay. Otunga tags in McGillicutty and Jay knocks him down twice in a row. Jay then hits McGillicutty with a running butt bump to the head.
Otunga and Jimmy Uso run into the ring, but eventually they both end up on the floor leaving McGillicutty and Jay in the ring. Jay goes to the top rope but is pushed off by Otunga. McGillicutty then hits Jay with a running neckbreaker for the win.
In the back, Zack and Teddy are talking (wasn't there a movie recently called "Zack and Teddy make a porno?") and Zack says he has an idea for a match: Intercontinental champ Ezekiel Jackson in a handicap match against Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase. Teddy reminds him that he makes the matches, and Zack seems cool with that. The match appears to be on though.
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Match #5: IC champ Ezekiel Jackson versus Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase.
Ted starts things off against Jackson and puts him in a headlock. After an Irish Whip and a tag, Ted and Cody double team Jackson, but Jackson responds by knocking them both down at the same time. Cody chop blocks Jackson behind the knee and tags Ted back in.
Ted chokes Jackson on the ropes and then puts him in a chin lock. Jackson escapes with an elbow to DiBiase. DiBiase tries to stay on offense but Jackson throws him to the corner. DiBiase tags in Cody and Jackson knocks him down. Jackson picks up Rhodes, bodyslams him three times, and then puts him in the torture rack.
Ted runs in to make the save and Jackson knocks him out of the ring. Cody goes for CrossRhodes, but Jackson blocks it. Jackson charges Rhodes, but Rhodes dodges him and then hits Jackson with Cross Rhodes for the win.
Jinder Mahal and the Great Khali are still in the skybox and Jinder is speaking to the fans. Unfortunately he's not speaking English and no one is translating, so I have no idea what he is saying. I did hear the words import and export, so maybe he's discussing the finer points of international trade.
Commercial
Match #6: R Truth versus Randy Orton.
The two men lock up and Randy quickly puts Truth in a headlock. Orton whips Truth to the ropes and shoulder blocks him twice. Randy Orton lands several kicks and punches. After an Irish Whip, Truth leapfrogs Orton, and Orton takes him down with a clothesline. Orton goes for a big knee drop but Truth slides out of the way. Truth hits Orton with a spinning leg lariat.
Orton goes out to the floor and Truth pursues him. Orton tries to slam Truth into the security barrier, but Truth reverses it and slams Orton into the barrier instead. Truth rolls Orton into the ring and attempts a rope hung DDT, but Truth blocks it.
Truth hits Orton with an eye poke and then snaps his neck down across the top rope. Truth hits Orton with an elevated cradle neckbreaker and gets a near fall. Christian comes out to watch from the entrance ramp.
Commercial
When we return, Orton lands several punches. Truth responds with a flying twisting forearm. Truth ties Orton up in the ropes and pulls back on his head and neck. Truth gets Orton in a headlock but Orton escapes and hits Truth with a headbutt. Truth knocks Orton down with a shoulder block and then climbs to the top turnbuckle.
R Truth flies off but Orton hits him as he's coming down. Orton hits Truth with a boot to the face and a scoop power slam. Orton hits Truth with a rope hung DDT and sets him up for the RKO. Christian walks a little closer to the ring. Truth rolls out to the floor and Orton pursues him.
Truth shoves Orton into the side of the ring and then hits him in the head with his water bottle. Back in the ring, Orton tackles Truth, grounds him and pounds him. Orton leaves the ring to get a chair and hits R Truth with it in the gut and then the back. R Truth wins the match by DQ.
After the match, Orton hits R Truth with an RKO on top of the announce table. The table doesn't break, but it looked pretty painful. Christian looks concerned. The match between Orton and Christian at Summer Slam is no holds barred, so nothing that Orton is doing now would result in a disqualification.
As Christian anxiously watches, Orton hits R Truth with another RKO on the announce table. The show comes to an end with the crowd cheering for Orton as he stares maniacally at the increasingly fearful looking Christian.
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