Friday Night Smackdown!
Columbus, Ohio
March 25, 2011
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"Yes, sir, we promised you a great
main event..." The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video gives us a recap of our tremendous main event from last week. Christian
took on, and defeated, Alberto Del Rio in a tremendous steel cage match. After
the match, Edge was blindsided by big Brodus Clay and Del Rio gave his left arm
a con-chair-to.
Edge and General Manager Teddy Long are backstage in Long's office. Edge's left
arm is heavily taped up. Edge is arguing about how his arm is all taped up and
Long is favoring Alberto Del Rio right now. Edge says what goes around, comes
around, and Long isn't giving him a chance to let that happen. Long says he's
doing what's in the best interest of WWE, Smackdown's WrestleMania main event,
and the two competitors. Edge asks why he should care about Del Rio's best
interests since he doesn't care about his. Long says the conversation is over.
If Edge or Alberto Del Rio touches one another, then they will both be banned
from WrestleMania! Edge angrily walks off.
The Smackdown intro video plays and we're brought into the arena with a
tremendous fireworks display. Josh Mathews, Booker T, and Michael Cole, in his
Cole Mine, welcome us to the show. We're 9 days away from WrestleMania!
WrestleMania Rewind Match
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
This is a rematch from last year's WrestleMania. They showed a replay of CM Punk
attacking Randy Orton outside his bus as his wife watched on. Whether she
watched on in fear or was just really hot for CM Punk has yet to be determined.
That girl was a terrible actress.
They lock up and Punk quickly backs Mysterio to the corner. Punk head-butts
Mysterio in the chest and stomps him a few times. Punk whips him to the corner
but Mysterio slingshots over him, goes into the ropes, and hits a head-scissor
takeover, putting Punk in position. Mysterio goes for the 619 but Punk knees him
in the midsection. Punk goes for a schoolboy but Mysterio rolls through and
kicks him in the face for a two count. Mysterio punches at him, ducks a
clothesline, and goes for a springboard cross-body but Punk sidesteps him. Punk
gives him a baseball slide and stomps the midsection. Punk covers for a two
count.
Punk applies an abdominal stretch but Mysterio fights out. Punk gets a waist
lock but Mysterio charges the ropes, sending Punk out of the ring. Mysterio gets
on the apron but Punk gets him on his shoulders and slams him on the barricade.
We'll take a commercial here.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Mysterio kick out of a pin attempt. Mysterio
recovers in the corner but Punk quickly hits a snapmare and applies a body
scissor. Mysterio eventually elbows out of it and kicks away at Punk. Mysterio
goes into the ropes but Punk catches him and knees him in the back, getting a
near fall. Punk drops a leg on the injured midsection for another two count.
Punk goes for a suplex but Mysterio counters it and goes into the ropes but Punk
catches him with a cross-body for another near fall. Punk goes to the top rope
and jumps right into a dropkick from Mysterio!
Both men take their time getting to their feet. Mysterio kicks away at Punk's
legs. Mysterio ducks a clothesline and goes for a monkey flip. Punk counters it
and puts him against the ropes but Mysterio uses his momentum to hit a
hurricanrana out of the ring. Mysterio then goes to the apron and hits a picture
perfect Asai Moonsault! All of a sudden Cody Rhodes runs down and throws
Mysterio into the ring post, causing a disqualification!
Winner by Disqualification: Rey Mysterio
Match Rating: **
Rhodes takes his jacket off and throws Mysterio into the ring. Rhodes head-butts
him in the face twice with his facemask and hits a falling head-butt. Rhodes
stomps away at him exposes a knee brace, similar to the one Mysterio used to
ruin Rhodes's face! Rhodes then hits a running knee to the face in the corner!
Rhodes leaves the ring, trying to make sure the camera can't see his face.
Mysterio is left holding his face in the ring. Doctors run down to help him.
Edge is backstage when Christian walks up to him. Christian says we're nine days
from WrestleMania and says he should give his arm a chance to heal up. Christian
doesn't think he should be in the same building with Del Rio, especially after
the ruling. It seems like a big risk just to face Drew McIntyre. Edge says he
appreciates what Christian is trying to do but he'll beat Drew and be in
Christian's corner for his match against Del Rio later tonight. Edge just wants
to show the world and Del Rio that he is 100% for WrestleMania.
The Undertaker will address Triple H tonight on Smackdown!
-Commercial Break-
Edge vs. Drew McIntyre
They show the Ohio National Guard at ringside. To any troops reading this, I
thank you.
They lock up and McIntyre quickly goes for the arm but Edge viciously punches
and stomps away at McIntyre. Edge gets the crowd into it and runs into a back
elbow. McIntyre kicks the arm and hits an arm breaker. McIntyre stretches the
arm out over the rope and continues stomping. McIntyre punches away and wrenches
the arm, taking Edge down in the process for a two count. McIntyre stomps on the
arm and goes to the second rope but Edge uses his good arm to pull him off.
Edge ducks a clothesline and hits a pair of his own. Edge goes for an impaler
DDT but his arm hurt too much. McIntyre goes for the Future Shock DDT but Edge
hits a back body drop. Edge then applies the Edgecator for the submission
victory!
Winner by Submission: Edge
Match Rating: * 1/2
After the match that crazy look comes on Edge's face and he backs to the corner.
The crowd chants "Spear" and Edge gives them what they want, splitting McIntyre
in half with a vicious Spear. Edge raises the title above his head.
Tonight we'll see Christian, with Edge in his corner, take on Alberto Del Rio.
-Commercial Break-
We see that video from Raw where the WWE Legends and Superstars talk about
Undertaker vs. Triple H. I'm just not completely sold on this match. A lot of
their comments seem so forced. At least they got some comments from Harley Race.
He's the man.
The Undertaker will address Triple H tonight on Smackdown. They'll then meet
face to face on Raw this Monday!
Kelly Kelly and Rosa Mendes make their way to the ring. They'll be in action
next against Lay-Cool.
-Commercial Break-
Kelly Kelly & Rosa Mendes vs. Lay-Cool
Lay-Cool are both dressed up like Snooki, mocking her. They do the fist pump and
everything. Kelly and Rosa then take them both down, bouncing their heads off
the apron. Kelly throws McCool into the barricade but she just as quickly kicks
her down. Layla sends Road into the ropes but Rosa hits a pair of clotheslines.
Rosa hits a nice suplex for a one count broken up by McCool. McCool dances and
Rosa kicks her down. Layla then hits the Lay-Out for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Lay-Cool
Match Rating: Who cares?
Lay-Cool says it's match time and WrestleMania is here. McCool says they're
dealing the "Trash Stratus", "John Bore-ison", and Snooki. Layla calls her a
meatball guidette who's famous. McCool says she'll never be flawless.
A video recaps the vicious assault The Corre gave Big Show and Kane following
last week's match.
A split screen shows Kofi Kingston and Wade Barrett making their way to the
ring. Heath Slater is seen in the background with a massive shiner. The
Intercontinental Championship is on the line next.
-Commercial Break-
WrestleMania is 9 days away. I CANNOT WAIT!
Intercontinental Championship Match
Wade Barrett w/ The Corre vs. Kofi Kingston (c)
They circle the ring and lock up. Barrett powers Kingston to the corner and
gives a rough break. Kingston comes back with punches and kicks and gets a
crucifix pin for a two count. Kingston hits a nice dropkick for another two
count. Barrett comes back with some punches but Kingston avoids a move and hits
a nice forearm smash for another two count. Kingston kicks him in the corner but
has a whip to the opposite corner reversed on him. Barrett runs into a boot but
he comes back quickly by kicking Kingston's legs out from under him as he
attempted a springboard maneuver.
Barrett stretches Kingston over the ropes and big boots him out of the ring.
Barrett follows and drives him into the apron. Barrett puts him back in the ring
and walks into some punches. Kingston goes into the ropes and Barrett catches
him with a Boss Man Slam for a near fall. Barrett digs his knee into the back
and pulls back on the arms looking for a submission. Kingston fights up but
Barrett quickly forearms him down. Barrett hits a body slam and goes to the
second rope. Barrett taunts and misses an elbow drop when Kingston moves.
Kingston avoids a big boot and hits some chops. Kingston hits a nice dropkick
and goes into the ropes. Barrett ducks a superman punch and he kicks him in the
ribs. Barrett goes for a pumphandle slam but Kingston slides through and hits a
pendulum kick in the corner. Kingston hits a nice cross-body block for a near
fall! Kingston hits a running boot to the face and gets the crowd into it.
Kingston hits the Boom Drop and signals for his finisher. All of a sudden The
Corre distracts the referee. Heath Slater tries to attack Kingston but he gets
hit with Trouble in Paradise! Kingston then goes for Trouble in Paradise on
Barrett but Barrett impressively catches him on his shoulders and hits The
Wasteland for the win! Wade Barrett is the new Intercontinental Champion!
Winner & NEW Intercontinental Champion: Wade Barrett
Match Rating: **
Wade Barrett celebrates winning his first singles title in WWE with The Corre.
All of a sudden Justin Gabriel sets Kingston up in the corner and hits a
beautiful 450 Splash. The Corre then lifts Barrett up on their shoulders.
Alberto Del Rio is backstage with Teddy Long. Del Rio says he's not done with
Edge yet. Del Rio says there's nine more days until WrestleMania and that's nine
more things he can do. Long reiterates that if they touch one another then
they'll be banned from WrestleMania. Del Rio says he doesn't have the guts to
ban him. Long says there's been 26 WrestleMania events without Del Rio and he
wouldn't have a problem making it 27. Long tells him to concentrate on his match
with Christian. Del Rio laughs and walks off.
The Undertaker responds to Triple H next!
-Commercial Break-
Hell's bells tolls and the last outlaw, The Undertaker, makes his way out to the
stage.
"There's an old saying that goes, 'The more things change, the more they stay
the same.' Triple H has convinced himself that he has the equation in how to
eradicate the Undertaker. He talks with confidence in how he will defeat me at
WrestleMania and break the Streak. But this past Monday, I heard Triple H on Raw
and that confidence is starting to fade into uncertainty and soon the
uncertainty will turn into despair because as the days grow closer to the
apocalypse, an Armageddon of mega-sized proportion, he will realize that the
words 'die trying' were more prolific than he thinks. It is the words 'die
trying' that will be his epitaph on his tombstone.
"Now I look forward to this Monday night on Raw when I get to tell Triple H all
this face to face. Triple H, on 2-21-11, the night that you decided to interrupt
me, your fate was decided. Your number was chosen. At WrestleMania, Triple H,
you will put all of your accolades, all of your success, all of your fame on the
line to become a number, and that number is NINETEEN!"
The Undertaker leaves to the back as Johnny Cash's haunting song, "Ain't No
Grave", plays.
Christian takes on Alberto Del Rio in tonight's main event.
-Commercial Break-
A Sin Cara vignette plays.
Jack Swagger vs. R-Truth
Michael Cole gives Jack Swagger a standing ovation in the Cole Mine. Cole puts
over how much Swagger is teaching him. They show a replay from Monday when Cole
applied the An-Cole Lock on Jerry Lawler, after an assist from Jack Swagger. In
other news, R-Truth got the name of the city right.
They lock up and Swagger powers R-Truth to the corner. Swagger hits some
shoulder thrusts in the corner and a nice belly-to-belly side suplex for a one
count. Swagger grinds R-Truth's face in the mat and knees him a few times.
R-Truth hits some kicks and punches but Swagger stops him with a hard Irish whip
to the corner. Swagger runs into a boot in the corner and misses another running
splash. R-Truth hits a pair of clotheslines and pulls the top rope down when
Swagger charges him. R-Truth then hits a SCARY plancha over the top rope.
R-Truth nearly landed on his head.
R-Truth puts him in the ring and goes to the top rope but Swagger quickly
crotches him. R-Truth's leg gets hung up in the ropes so Swagger works over it
quickly. Swagger quickly pulls him into the center of the ring and DDTs the leg.
Swagger then applies an Ankle Lock for the submission victory.
Winner by Submission: Jack Swagger
Match Rating: * 1/4
Michael Cole gets in the ring with a microphone and asks R-Truth how he's
feeling. Swagger still has him trapped in the Ankle Lock. Cole sings a rap: "I'm
R-Truth and I just tapped to Jack. That's the truth because I'm just whack.
What's up?!" That was hilarious! Cole says he has an idea for Columbus – he and
Swagger will take a victory lap. They then run around the ring and I'm seriously
laughing out loud here!
Alberto Del Rio will take on Christian with Edge in his corner tonight.
-Commercial Break-
The Raw Rebound airs and they show John Cena interrupting The Miz as he was
attempting to rewrite "Miz-tory". They then go over the WrestleMania card.
Ricardo Rodriguez is in the ring and he does the introduction for Alberto Del
Rio. Del Rio drives into the arena and makes his way to the ring. He'll take on
Christian next.
-Commercial Break-
Alberto Del Rio w/ Brodus Clay vs. Christian w/ Edge
They take their time before locking up. They tussle around a bit until Del Rio
knees him in the midsection. Del Rio punches and puts him in a side headlock.
Christian whips him off and hits a forearm smash for a one count. Christian
applies a side headlock but Del Rio is able to back him to the corner. Del Rio
kicks Christian in the ribs rather than giving him a clean break. Del Rio stomps
away at Christian and sends him hard to the opposite corner. Del Rio charges and
Christian back body drops him over the top rope. Christian goes to the top rope
and hits a BEAUTIFUL cross-body block to the outside!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Del Rio run into a sidekick. Christian hits a
springboard sunset flip for a near fall. Del Rio then kicks Christian in the
face but Christian quickly comes back, clotheslining him over the top rope. Del
Rio avoids a baseball slide and throws Christian into the barricade. Del Rio
sends Christian into the steel steps and throws him into the ring for a near
fall. Del Rio applies an arm bar and is really stretching it out. Christian
fights up and punches out but Del Rio stops his momentum, knocking him back
down. Del Rio goes to the second rope and hits a senton splash for a near fall!
I love that move so much.
Del Rio punches away at Christian and points to the WrestleMania sign. Del Rio
goes back to the arm bar but Christian again fights up and punches. Del Rio
knees him and slams him down. Del Rio hits a running boot to the face and again
goes to the second rope. Christian cuts him off and hits an awesome top rope
hurricanrana for a near fall!
Both men fight to their feet and Christian punches away at him. Christian hits a
running forearm shiver and uppercuts Del Rio from outside. Christian goes to the
top rope and goes for a cross-body but Del Rio avoids it. Del Rio charges but
misses a step-up enzuigiri. Christian then hits a second rope tornado DDT and
covers but Ricardo Rodriguez puts Del Rio's foot on the bottom rope. Edge scares
Rodriguez away and Brodus Clay blindsides him. Del Rio goes for the Cross Arm
Breaker but Christian counters into a Kill Switch attempt. Del Rio gets out of
it and hits a step-up enzuigiri for a near fall!
Del Rio nearly gets the Cross Arm Breaker applied but Christian gets to the
rope. Del Rio argues with the referee. He and Christian then double clothesline
one another. Edge Spears Brodus Clay out of nowhere on the outside and smashes
his back with a chair twice. In the ring Del Rio goes for the Cross Arm Breaker
but Christian counters into a Kill Switch for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Christian
Match Rating: ** 1/2
Edge gets in the ring with a crazy look on his face. Edge goes to hit Del Rio
with the chair but Christian takes it out of his hands. Christian warns him
about the edict Teddy Long put out that would ban Edge from WrestleMania if he
touches Del Rio, or vice versa. Christian then smashes Del Rio across the back
with the chair. Edge then gets in Del Rio's face and Christian makes sure they
don't touch. Edge says he can put his hands on him at WrestleMania and he'll
beat him because it's HIS destiny!