Friday Night Smackdown!
Charlotte, North Carolina
April 8, 2011
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The Smackdown video plays and we're
brought into the arena with a big fireworks display. Josh Mathews and Booker T
welcome us to the show.
The show kicks off to Alberto Del Rio making his way to the ring with Ricardo
Rodriguez and Brodus Clay. He doesn't come out with his car this week due to it
being demolished by Edge and Christian at WrestleMania XXVII. Del Rio gets in
the ring and repeats his name... but we already knew that. Del Rio says we
didn't know that destiny can be delayed, but it can't be stopped. This past
Sunday his destiny was delayed by Edge and the coward Christian. Together they
destroyed his WrestleMania moment and his car. He paid $120,000 for the Rolls
Royce. It's not about the money – those cars are like his children. They may
think they broke him but he'll make them pay. When he fulfills his destiny and
becomes the World Heavyweight Champion, everything Edge did to his car...
Hold that thought – Edge and Christian drive out to the arena with the Rolls
Royce on a Brisco Brothers tow truck. Edge says when he saw Del Rio crying and
hugging his car he assumed it was because he was a greedy, arrogant,
narcissistic moron. Then when he said this car is like his child it almost made
him reassess things. If this was like his child then he needs to love it
unconditionally. It may be damaged but nothing a little tender love and care
can't fix. Edge then takes a spray paint can and starts redecorating it.
Del Rio says this isn't a joke. Del Rio says he had Edge close to tapping out at
WrestleMania. Edge says he didn't get the job done and that's why he's in the
ring whining and crying, and he's the World Heavyweight Champion. Del Rio says
Edge is going to give him a rematch and that way he'll redeem himself for his
behavior at WrestleMania. Edge thinks about it and says he'd love to give him a
rematch but since destiny can't be changed, he lost. Del Rio needs to wait in
line because there are so many worthy competitors in front of him. Christian
then emerges from the seat of the truck. Edge says Christian beat Del Rio twice
already. Edge says if it's a fight Del Rio wants, then he'll complete his
destiny.
Teddy Long's music hits and the General Manager comes out to the stage. They can
talk destiny all they want but it's still his show. If they're going to settle
this then they'll do it in a match. Alberto Del Rio will face Christian tonight
and the winner will face Edge at Extreme Rules. Extreme Rules is the night the
WWE will go extreme so the title will be on the line in Edge's specialty – a
ladder match.
Coming up next we'll have a WrestleMania Rematch. Big Show, Kane, Santino
Marella, and Kofi Kingston will take on The Corre in a Two-Out-Of-Three Falls
Match.
-Commercial Break-
Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Match
Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella & Kofi Kingston vs. The Corre
Santino will start out against Gabriel. Santino does some wacky moves and avoids
a kick. Gabriel avoids Santino's lame kick and punches him down for a two count.
Gabriel punches and tags in Heath Slater. Slater stomps away at Santino and
Gabriel chokes him while the referee's back is turned. Slater punches him down
and stomps him. Santino counters a punch with a nice arm drag and tags in Kane.
Kane hits a snapmare and dropkicks him in the face. Big Show is tagged in and he
chops Slater's chest. Big Show hits a nice body slam and steps on him. Big Show
hits a head-butt and tags in Kingston. Kingston gets on Big Show's shoulders and
splashes Slater. Kingston goes for Trouble in Paradise but The Corre pulls
Slater out of the ring. The Corre regroups as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Kane bounce Barrett in the corner. Kane
punches away at him and sends him to the corner. Kane runs into a back elbow and
Ezekiel Jackson is tagged in. They circle the ring and Kane gets a waist lock.
Kane goes to the side headlock but Jackson punches him off. Kane goes into the
ropes and shoulder blocks him but Jackson doesn't move. The Corre then distracts
Kane and Jackson clotheslines him down.
The Corre make quick tags, punching away at Kane. Barrett stomps him down and
Jackson chokes Kane as the referee yells. Jackson is tagged back in and he clubs
Kane. Gabriel is then tagged in and he hits a missile dropkick for a near fall.
Gabriel applies a front face lock but Kane fights up and tosses him off.
Kingston is tagged in and he hits a nice springboard clothesline. Kingston
knocks The Corre off the apron and hits a nice dropkick. Kingston misses a
splash on Gabriel in the corner but comes back with a pendulum kick. Kingston
hits a cross-body block off the top rope and picks up the first pin of the
match!
Winners of Fall #1 by Pinfall: Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella & Kofi Kingston
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Slater punch Santino down and slam him for a
near fall. Slater applies a chin lock but Santino soon fights up and slams him
off. Slater quickly comes back with a forearm to the face for a near fall.
Slater talks trash before going for a clothesline. Santino splits underneath it
and hits a hip toss. Santino hits a falling head-butt and takes the Cobra out.
Santino doesn't know that Barrett is tagged in and he gets big booted. Barrett
hits The Wasteland and picks up the second fall.
Winners of Fall #2 by Pinfall: The Corre
The referee checks on Santino and gives the go ahead for the match to continue.
Barrett quickly takes Santino down and tags in Slater. Slater chokes Santino and
Barrett stomps him when the referee isn't looking. Jackson is tagged in and he
punches Santino hard. Jackson sends him to the corner and hits a nasty
clothesline. Jackson pins but Big Show breaks it up. Jackson slams Santino down
and Gabriel, who was just tagged in, hits a slingshot senton for a near fall.
Gabriel kicks and applies a chin lock. Santino fights up with Gabriel on his
back but quickly gets taken back down by an STO for a near fall. Gabriel then
misses a splash and Santino tags in Kane.
Kane hits Barrett, who was just tagged, with some uppercuts. Kane hits a
clothesline in the corner and a sidewalk slam for a near fall. Kane drops him
with a nice top rope lariat but Jackson breaks up the fall. A big brawl breaks
out with the highlight being Jackson clotheslining Big Show on the outside. Kane
goes to Chokeslam Barrett but The Corre attacks, causing a disqualification.
Winners by Disqualification (2-1): Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella & Kofi
Kingston
Match Rating: **
Big Show, Santino, and Kingston make the save. Big Show head-butts Gabriel and
Slater down, and Kingston hits Barrett with Trouble in Paradise. Kane hits
Slater with a Chokeslam and Big Show knocks Gabriel out with the Knockout Punch.
Big Show and Kane grab Jackson by the throat but Santino stops them. Santino
then breaks out the Cobra and opens it's mouth. They then hit a TRIPLE Chokeslam
on Jackson. That was pretty funny.
Alberto Del Rio will take on Christian in a Number One Contender match.
-Commercial Break-
A video for Sin Cara airs. I have a feeling he'll be out tonight.
JOBBER ALERT: Trent Barreta is in the ring with no TV entrance.
Trent Barreta vs. Cody Rhodes
The bell rings and they lock up. Rhodes takes him down and kicks away at him.
Rhodes punches him down and Barreta goes to the apron. Barreta kicks him and
hits a springboard missile dropkick for a one count. Rhodes reverses a whip,
kicks him, and hits a Russian Leg Sweep. Rhodes bounces him in the corner and
stomps him down. Rhodes sends him shoulder first into the ring post and hits the
Cross Rhodes for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Cody Rhodes
Match Rating: N/A
Rhodes continues assaulting Barreta with his facemask until Rey Mysterio's music
hits. Mysterio runs down to the ring and punches away at Rhodes. Mysterio goes
to rip the mask off but Rhodes escapes quickly.
We'll see John Cena call out The Rock next.
-Commercial Break-
They show the video of John Cena calling out The Rock leading to them making a
match for WrestleMania XXVIII. Showing this entire clip is fine for shows like
NXT and Superstars but not Smackdown. Seriously, if people weren't tuning in to
watch Raw then why the heck would they stay in on a Friday night and watch
Smackdown?
Edge and Christian are backstage in the locker room. Edge says he hopes
Christian beats Del Rio. Christian says he knows then wonders if he really means
he wants to face him in a ladder match. Edge says they revolutionized that match
and it'd be cool to face him. Christian says he won't be saying that after
Extreme Rules and smiles. Edge tells him to cool his jets and laughs. Christian
says he won't mind if Edge roots for Del Rio. Edge wishes him luck tonight and
walks off. Christian looks at the World Heavyweight Championship and Edge comes
back to grab it.
-Commercial Break-
Lay-Cool vs. Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix
McCool starts the match off against Beth. They lock up and Beth powers her off.
Beth sends her to the ropes and clotheslines her down. When McCool went into the
ropes she knocked Layla off the apron by accident. McCool looks for a tag but
sees Layla on the floor. She yells at Layla and Beth hits a backbreaker. Layla
is eventually tagged in and Beth press slams her to the top rope. Beth kicks her
in the midsection and tags in Kelly. Kelly chokes her on the ropes and hits a
cross-body block for a two count. Kelly hits an X-Factor for a near fall. Layla
looks for a tag but McCool pretends to have a back injury. Kelly then rolls up
Layla for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix
Match Rating: 1/2 *
Lay-Cool argues at ringside. I smell a breakup. It's about a year too late
though.
-Commercial Break-
The WWE Rewind is Michael Cole splashing JR in the face with his own Bar-B-Q
Sauce.
Michael Cole is in the middle of the ring laughing. Cole says he shot JR (a
reference to the TV show "Dallas"). Cole asks for our attention, please. Cole
introduces us to the man who taught him everything that he knows and has been so
supportive of him. This man cares only for his wellbeing. Cole introduces Jack
Swagger to the ring.
Jack Swagger enters the ring and asks the crowd to settle down. There's plenty
of Team Cole to go around. Everyone told him it would be impossible for him to
get Michael Cole ready for the main event of WrestleMania but, honestly, it was
easy. You start with superior intelligence, mix that with an insatiable desire,
and balance it out with the gift of athletic ability. Only a man like Michael
Cole could have his first match at WrestleMania, earn a dominating victory, and
become the new Mr. WrestleMania. Swagger asks the crowd to applaud Cole. Cole
says if it were a fair fight, no one in the locker room could beat Swagger. They
then celebrate with a victory lap.
All of a sudden Sin Cara's music hits and WWE's newest masked wrestler makes his
way to the ring. Sin Cara springboards into the ring off a trampoline (not seen)
and goes face to face with Swagger. Swagger pushes him and Cara comes back with
a handspring back elbow. Cara hits a nice hurricanrana that takes Swagger out of
the ring. Cara then drops him with a beautiful corkscrew plancha! Sin Cara walks
to the back as Michael Cole and Jack Swagger are outraged.
Josh Mathews and Booker T talk about Sin Cara's impact on Jack Swagger. They
then go to a replay from Raw where Stone Cole Steve Austin, with the Tough
Enough rookies, were confronted by The Miz. Austin then beat the tar out of Alex
Riley. Tough Enough is truly awesome.
We'll see Christian take on Alberto Del Rio to determine who will face Edge for
the title in a ladder match at Extreme Rules later tonight.
-Commercial Break-
Layla comes up to McCool and McCool tells her to leave her alone. Layla gives
her a card and McCool reads it – it's an appointment for couple's therapy.
McCool says they aren't a couple. Layla tells her to just show up.
They show a quick recap of the WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. I wish
they'd have given some time to the inductors – I'd have loved to see The Funker.
Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Alberto Del Rio to the ring. He'll take on
Christian next.
-Commercial Break-
Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian
Before the match begins, Edge joins the announcers at their table. Del Rio gets
a waist lock on Christian. Christian tries to break it but Del Rio kicks him
down. Del Rio gets a side headlock applied and Christian whips him off but gets
shoulder blocked down. Del Rio gets a one count. They go for a test of strength
and, of course, Del Rio kicks Christian in the midsection. Del Rio kicks away at
Christian. Christian reverses a whip, leap frogs Del Rio, hits a pair of forearm
smashes, and picks up a two count. Christian executes a headlock takeover. Del
Rio fights up and punches out. Christian comes back with some punches of his own
and fakes a slingshot punch. Del Rio gets scared away and Christian throws him
over the top rope.
Christian takes Del Rio out with a baseball slide. Edge taunts Del Rio with the
ornament of the Rolls Royce and shows him the title. Del Rio angrily looks at
him as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Del Rio rip Christian out of the ring and
send him into the steps. Del Rio slams him into the barricade and chokes him.
Del Rio sends him into the ring and covers for a near fall. Del Rio rubs
Christian's face on the mat and applies a chin lock. Christian fights up but Del
Rio head-butts him. Del Rio hits a nice backbreaker for a near fall. Del Rio
stomps him and chokes him on the bottom rope. Del Rio kicks him in the back and
gets a near fall. Del Rio hits a running kick to the head. Del Rio picks him up
and slaps him hard in the face. Christian answers back with a slap of his own.
Christian goes to the top rope but Del Rio cuts him off. Del Rio hits a nice
superplex and now both men are down. The referee begins counting but Del Rio
gets to his feet at nine. Del Rio walks into an inside cradle by Christian for a
near fall. Del Rio punches away at him and goes for a clothesline but Christian
ducks it. Christian then hits a clothesline over the top rope that takes him
over as well. That was kind of like the old Cactus Jack clothesline. Del Rio
struggles up to his feet and sends Christian into the ring post. Del Rio puts
him in the ring and steps on his face. Del Rio goes for the second rope but
Christian avoids the senton.
Christian hits some punches and a nice forearm smash. Christian hits a missile
dropkick for a near fall. Christian hits a slingshot uppercut and goes to the
top rope. Christian hits a nice cross-body block for a near fall. Christian
signals that its time for the Kill Switch but Del Rio stops him. Del Rio goes
for the Cross Arm Breaker but Christian pushes him off. Del Rio avoids a splash
but Christian kicks, goes for a springboard sunset flip but Del Rio rolls
through, and catapults him into the corner. Del Rio applies the Cross Arm
Breaker but Christian gets on the bottom rope quickly! Christian snaps Del Rio
off the top rope and gets distracted by Brodus Clay. Edge Spears Clay and Del
Rio capitalizes on the distraction by hitting an enzuigiri. Christian falls off
the top rope and picks up the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Alberto Del Rio
Match Rating: ** 1/2
Alberto Del Rio celebrates his win. He'll face Edge at Extreme Rules in a ladder
match for the World Heavyweight Championship.