Friday Night Smackdown!
Roanoke, Virginia
June 10, 2011
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A video recaps the events of last
week's Smackdown. Randy Orton retained the World Heavyweight Championship
against Sheamus with Christian as the referee. After the match as Orton was
celebrating, Christian clocked him with the World Heavyweight Championship,
screaming he knows he can beat Orton.
Christian's music hits and he makes his way to the ring smiling to a mixed
reaction. I definitely still hear some cheers in that crowd. Josh Mathews,
Booker T, and Michael Cole welcome us to the show. They announce that Randy
Orton is not in the building tonight. Christian gets in the ring and grabs a
microphone. The boos are starting to come through now.
Christian says he was curious to see what type of reaction he'd get coming out
tonight. That gets a mixed reaction. If the people cheered for him then that
means they got it. That means they understood that he was screwed out of the
World Heavyweight Championship just five days after winning it. Those people
also understood that he was screwed out of the number one contender's spot just
two weeks. They really understood that he was justified for doing what he did to
Randy Orton in the ring last week. Christian says as he looks around the
audience tonight, hears them and sees their faces, most of them, maybe all of
them, don't quite get it. That's why he's through with all the people. He's
through with his so-called "peeps".
Christian says he doesn't want to talk to the people ever again. The crowd is
really getting hot now and he just smiles. There is one person that he will talk
to tonight and that person is at the announcer's table. Christian asks Michael
Cole to come into the ring and he happily obliges. Christian tells Cole that he
just wants one more match for the World Heavyweight Championship and he feels
he's earned it. Christian feels like he deserves one more match for the title.
Christian says he doesn't understand the same people who have cheered and
supported him all these years are the same people who are so angry that he
smashed Randy Orton in the face last week on Smackdown.
Christian tells Cole that he doesn't understand what type of show Teddy Long is
trying to run by polling the audience. That's like "Bob from accounting" asking
his boss for a raise and his boss goes to the streets to ask the people what he
should do. That's basically what Teddy Long is doing. The way he sees it, these
people had no right to try and control his life. These people had no right
ruining something that he worked so hard on for seventeen years.
It's disrespectful and he's never felt so disrespected in all his life,
especially by one person: Randy Orton. Cole nods his head in approval. If Randy
Orton was a man then he'd have never accepted a title match knowing that he'd
just competed in a grueling ladder match just five days prior. Christian says he
needs Cole to do him a favor. Since he's not talking to them, he needs Cole to
ask them a question. He needs Cole to ask them if Christian deserves to be the
World Heavyweight Champion. The crowd is already booing loudly as Cole asks for
the crowd's attention. Cole asks the crowd Christian's question and they boo.
Christian says that's exactly what he expected – the people are completely and
utterly clueless. Christian says he'll be the World Heavyweight Champion again.
When he does become champion he's going to do it for himself because he won't
share it with anyone else. Christian tells Cole it was a good talk and he walks
off.
The Corre is walking backstage. They'll be in action next.
-Commercial Break-
They remind us that Wade Barrett walked off on Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel,
as they got beat down by Ezekiel Jackson.
The Corre vs. Ezekiel Jackson & The Usos
Ezekiel Jackson starts out against Heath Slater. Slater goes for a kick but
Jackson blocks it and pushes him back. Jackson takes him down with a shoulder
block and sends him to the corner for a clothesline. Jackson clubs him down and
tosses him to his corner. Jackson punches and knees him in the face before
tagging in Jimmy Uso. Jimmy covers Slater for a one count. Jimmy applies a side
headlock but Slater whips him off. Jimmy quickly comes back with a diving
shoulder block and a forearm to the face. Slater backs away to the corner as
Jimmy smiles at him. Justin Gabriel tags in and he runs into an arm drag. Jimmy
applies an arm bar and Gabriel backs him to the corner. Jimmy ducks an attack
and backs up. Jimmy dances, ducks a clothesline, and kicks him in the
midsection. Jimmy sends him to the ropes for a jumping leg kick for a one count.
Jey Uso is tagged in and they hit a double-team back elbow and drop combo. Jey
puts him in the corner and stomps him. Jey goes for a running butt bump but
Gabriel moves. Gabriel takes him down and applies a side headlock. Gabriel backs
him to his corner and Jey fights off The Corre. Slater pulls the ropes down and
Jey falls out of the ring. Jey quickly gets back on the apron and Gabriel
dropkicks him off. Slater drops Jey into the announcer's table as we go to
commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Barrett punching away at Jey. Barrett kicks
him in the head a few times and punches him down. Barrett sends him to the ropes
for a Boss Man Slam and a near fall. Barrett talks a little trash to Jackson as
he continues to assault Jey. Slater is tagged in and he stomps away at Jey for a
near fall. Slater applies a chin lock but Jey quickly fights up and backs him to
the corner. Slater quickly punches Jey and hits a neckbreaker for another near
fall. Slater is frustrated and tags in Gabriel. Slater body slams him and
Gabriel hits a springboard stomp to the midsection. Barrett is tagged in and he
punches Jey down. Barrett sends him to the ropes but lowers his head and eats a
kick.
Jey quickly tags in Jackson and Barrett just as quickly tags in Gabriel. Barrett
then walks off on the team as Gabriel gets shoulder blocked down. Jackson body
slams Gabriel as Slater cuts Barrett off, asking what he's doing. Barrett just
turns his back and leaves. Slater gets in the ring and gets body slammed by
Jackson. The Usos hit a double superkick on Slater, taking him out of the ring.
Jackson hits a pair of body slams on Gabriel and applies the Torture Rack for
the win.
Winners by Submission: Ezekiel Jackson & The Usos
Match Rating: **
Teddy Long is in his office talking on his phone placing a bet on something.
Sheamus walks in and Long pretended he was talking to his wife. Sheamus says he
wants a match with Christian tonight. Long says that's not going to happen.
Sheamus says this is all Long's fault. Long was the one who made him the guest
referee last week. Sheamus had the match won when Christian pretended his arm
was hurt. Christian cost him the World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus isn't
asking Long – he's telling him. Sheamus wants a match against Christian tonight.
Long says he's going to put Sheamus in a match against Randy Orton in a no
disqualification match. Sheamus smiles and walks off.
-Commercial Break-
Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel are yelling at Wade Barrett for walking off on
them. Barrett says they don't have to face Jackson with the Intercontinental
Title on the line. Barrett says that helps them. Gabriel says that just helps
Barrett. Slater says The Corre are supposed to be equals. Barrett says they'd be
nothing without him. Gabriel says he'll find out because The Corre is over. They
walk off as Barrett looks surprised.
JOBBER ALERT: Trent Barreta is in the ring with no TV entrance.
Trent Barreta vs. Jinder Mahal w/ The Great Khali
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee in the world, is the official of this
match. Barreta pushes Mahal into the corner. They lock up and Mahal quickly
pounds him down. Mahal punches him around the ring before sending him to the
ropes for a big back body drop. Mahal taunts the crowd as he stomps Barreta.
Barreta counters a back suplex and hits an enzuigiri. Mahal staggers back to his
feet and Barreta hits a back elbow. Barreta goes to the top rope and Khali
climbs the steps to get in his face. Mahal pulls Barreta off the top rope and
hits a Full Nelson Slam for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Jinder Mahal
Match Rating: N/A
The Great Khali gets in the ring and raises Mahal's arm. Mahal then points at
Barreta and shouts some instructions. Khali applies a Khali Vice Grip to Barreta
and throws him to the side. Khali raises Mahal's arm one more time.
Jack Korpela is backstage with Smackdown's newest diva AJ. Korpela asks her how
it feels to be in WWE but Rosa Mendes and Tamina interrupts. They give her a box
and it has a thing of cheese inside. AJ asks what that's for and Mendes says
it's for a little mousy loser like her. AJ says Lay-Cool wants their gimmick
back. Tamina says that's big words coming from a little girl who will be all
alone in the ring. Natalya walks up and puts her arm around AJ. Tamina and
Mendes pretend someone cut the cheese and laugh as they leave.
-Commercial Break-
Tamina is in the ring without a TV entrance but I don't think this will qualify
as a "jobber alert".
Tamina w/ Rosa Mendes vs. AJ w/ Natalya
AJ gets a waist lock but Tamina quickly back elbows her down. AJ goes for a
wheelbarrow bulldog but Tamina gets her on her feet. AJ dropkicks her to the
corner but Tamina quickly comes back with a kick. Tamina head-butts her down and
hits a body slam. Tamina applies an arm bar but AJ fights up. Tamina quickly
takes her back down and goes for a big splash but AJ moves. AJ ducks a
clothesline and dropkicks her in the knee. AJ goes into the ropes and hits a
running knee to the face for a two count. AJ punches Tamina back to the corner.
Tamina quickly comes back and puts her in the corner but Tamina runs into a back
elbow. AJ goes for a springboard cross-body block but Tamina catches her. Tamina
goes for a Samoan Drop but spends too much time jawing with Natalya so AJ rolls
her up for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: AJ
Match Rating: 1/4 *
Randy Orton is seen walking backstage. He'll be coming out to the ring next.
-Commercial Break-
The video that led off the show is shown again to lead off hour-two of the
broadcast.
Randy Orton's music hits and the World Heavyweight Champion makes his way to the
ring to a massive pop. Orton says he heard Christian was out here running his
mouth earlier tonight before he arrived. Orton tells Christian to come to the
ring and say what he has to say to his face.
Christian appears on the video screen and tells Orton to ask the crowd what they
want him to do. Better yet, do what Teddy Long does. Christian does a pretty
good Teddy Long impression. Christian says he knows Orton wants to do more than
talk so he's not going to do that. Orton tells him he wants him to be a man and
deal with this face-to-face. Beating the hell out of Christian will only be an
added bonus.
Christian says he wants one more match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Christian continues to chant "one more match" but Orton says he doesn't care
what Christian wants. Christian says he should care. Before he smashed him in
the face with the title he was the special guest referee. Christian could have
counted Orton's shoulders on the mat but he didn't want to beat Sheamus for the
title. He wants to beat Orton for the title. Christian says he knows he can beat
him. Christian says Orton should be thanking him.
Orton says five days after Christian became champion he beat him. Orton beat him
again three weeks later and now he's ready to beat him again. Christian pretends
he's going to come in but he laughs. Christian says he's tired of doing things
on Orton's terms, Long's terms, and the peep's terms. Now we'll do things on
Christian's terms: Christian versus Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight
Championship at Capitol Punishment. Orton agrees to the match but the result
will be the same. Orton will beat him like he always does and he'll remain World
Heavyweight Champion. Christian smiles and gets in his car. Orton raises his
championship above his head.
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase are backstage. Rhodes asks if it's ok if he calls
the shots considering the way things are going. DiBiase says they were on the
same page not long ago as members of Legacy. Rhodes says over the past year,
while money and women distracted DiBiase, he kept his focus. DiBiase says more
like he got his face busted and turned a mental complex into a life strategy.
DiBiase says he's nuts. Rhodes calls a "bagger" over and tells him to put a
paper bag over his head and leave. The bagger does that and leaves. Rhodes takes
his hood off and says he's hideous. Rhodes calls it "premature enlightenment".
Only after Rhodes lost everything did he feel free to do anything. Rhodes says
he may be nuts but he may be a genius too.
-Commercial Break-
Sin Cara vs. Ted DiBiase w/ Cody Rhodes
Rhodes's baggers hand out bags to the people at ringside. They circle the ring
and lock up. DiBiase gets a side headlock applied and wrenches the arm. Cara
elbows out and hits a big snapmare. Cara ducks a clothesline and hits a big
springboard cross-body for a near fall. Cara kicks away at DiBiase and hits a
springboard corkscrew arm drag. Cara kicks away at him and goes for a handspring
back elbow but DiBiase moves. Cara ducks a clothesline and hits a head-scissor
takeover.
DiBiase gets up in the corner and hits Cara with a boot to the face. DiBiase
goes for Dream Street but Cara flips through it. Cara dropkicks him to the
corner. DiBiase lifts him to the apron but Cara quickly comes back with a kick
to the skull. Cara goes for a springboard move but Rhodes pulls him off the
apron for a disqualification.
Winner by Disqualification: Sin Cara
Match Rating: *
Rhodes quickly throws Sin Cara back into the ring and they double-team him.
Daniel Bryan then runs down and evens the odds, taking DiBiase and Rhodes out of
the ring. Teddy Long's music hits and he comes out to the stage. Long says this
isn't how things are done on Smackdown. If they want to mix it up then they'll
do it right. Long makes it a tag team match. HOLLA!
-Commercial Break-
Sin Cara & Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase
We join the match in progress as Bryan hits DiBiase with an arm drag. Bryan
applies an arm bar but DiBiase fights up. DiBiase quickly wiggles out and tags
in Rhodes. Rhodes slowly gets into the ring and goes for a kick but Bryan blocks
it. Bryan hits some big kicks and an uppercut. Bryan has a whip reversed but he
slingshots over Rhodes. Sin Cara blind tagged in during that. Rhodes didn't
realize and he turns into a springboard dropkick. Cara kicks and goes for a
wheelbarrow bulldog but Rhodes counters and sends him shoulder first into the
ring post.
DiBiase is tagged in and he kicks away at Cara in the corner. DiBiase works on
the arm and Rhodes gets a cheap shot in. DiBiase takes him down and kicks him in
the arm for a one count. DiBiase goes for a body slam but Cara counters into an
arm bar attempt. DiBiase gets out of it and kicks him down. Rhodes is tagged in
and they hit a double gut punch. Rhodes kicks him in the head and wrenches the
arm. Rhodes applies an arm bar and works at it. Rhodes continues to wrench the
arm so Cara kicks away. Rhodes quickly takes him down with an arm breaker for a
two count. Rhodes tags DiBiase into the ring and he kicks Cara. DiBiase
continues to work on the arm and he drops an elbow. Rhodes is tagged back in and
he hits the arm. Rhodes knocks Bryan off the apron. Bryan argues and that
distracts the referee so DiBiase and Rhodes can assault Sin Cara.
Rhodes continues to work at the arm and take him down. Rhodes applies a key lock
and grinds his knee into the face. Cara gets out with some kicks to the face.
Rhodes sends him to the ropes but lowers his head and eats a kick. Rhodes tries
to prevent the tag to Bryan but eats an enzuigiri.
Bryan and DiBiase are tagged in. Bryan takes DiBiase down with a forearm shiver
and a belly-to-belly suplex. Bryan hits a big dropkick in the corner for a near
fall. Bryan goes to the top rope and kicks Rhodes off the apron. Sin Cara takes
Rhodes out with a suicide dive and DiBiase cuts Bryan off on the top. Bryan
punches him off and leaps but DiBiase catches him. Bryan all of a sudden
counters into a LeBell Lock for the win!
Winners by Submission: Sin Cara & Daniel Bryan
Match Rating: **
Later on tonight we'll see Randy Orton take on Sheamus in a non-title, no
disqualification match.
-Commercial Break-
Johnny Curtis introduces himself as the Season Four winner of NXT. Despite
winning over three months ago we've only seen him twice. He's not bitter but he
does have one of these: Curtis shows he has a potato "chip on his shoulder".
Curtis takes the chip and eats it.
They put over the winner of Tough Enough Big Andy.
They then show the President Obama/R-Truth Capitol Punishment press conference.
That one was actually pretty funny.
Randy Orton is backstage with Matt Striker. Striker asks Orton if he can
concentrate on Sheamus considering his current state of mind. Orton says he had
anger management issues a few years ago so this match will be like therapy.
Sheamus makes his way to the ring for his non-title, no disqualification match
against Randy Orton. That match will happen next.
-Commercial Break-
No Disqualification Match
Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
They lock up and Sheamus powers Orton to the corner. Sheamus punches away at
Orton and stomps him down. Sheamus chokes him in the corner and elbows him in
the back of the head. Sheamus continues to punch away at Orton and clubs his
chest. Orton reverses a whip. Sheamus ducks a clothesline but Orton catches him
with a Lou Thesz Press. Orton has a whip to the corner reversed but he quickly
explodes out with a clothesline. Orton gets the crowd into it as he kicks
Sheamus in the chest. Sheamus gets out of the ring to regroup. Orton follows and
punches him at ringside. Orton sends him into the barricade a few times and
clotheslines him down.
Orton puts him back in the ring, blocks a kick, takes him down, and stomps him.
Sheamus avoids a knee drop and Orton grabs his knee in pain. Sheamus stretches
him on the ropes and clubs the chest a few times. Sheamus gets on the apron and
knees him in the face. The crowd is booing Sheamus and he soaks it in. Sheamus
goes for a slingshot shoulder block but Orton counters with a dropkick that
sends Sheamus to the floor. Orton bounces him off the apron and sends him into
the barricade. Orton punches him around ringside and smashes him into the steel
steps. Orton sets him up and goes for a stomp but Sheamus counters but bouncing
Orton off the steps. Sheamus clotheslines him down at ringside as we go to
commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Orton trapped in a chin lock. Orton fights up
but Sheamus works him back down to a knee. Sheamus grounds him and clubs away at
his chest. Sheamus goes back to the chin lock but Orton again fights up. Orton
punches and head-butts out. Orton goes into the ropes and eats a back elbow for
a two count. Sheamus applies another chin lock but Orton quickly fights up and
head-butts out. Sheamus quickly knees him and clubs him down. Sheamus goes to
the apron and hits a slingshot shoulder block for a near fall. Sheamus argues
with the referee over the count. Sheamus puts his fingers in Orton's nostrils
and rips away. Sheamus and Orton begin to trade punches but Sheamus comes out on
top with a hammer blow to the face for a near fall.
Sheamus goes back to the chin lock and is looking for the submission. Orton
fights up once again so Sheamus turns it to a side headlock. Orton counters that
with a big back suplex and now both men are down. Orton all of a sudden begins
to slither and he starts punching away at Sheamus. Sheamus quickly comes back
with punches but Orton comes back. They trade blows and Sheamus staggers him
against the ropes. Orton regroups and kicks Sheamus in the face. Orton hits a
pain of clotheslines, ducks Sheamus's clothesline, and hits a powerslam. Orton
catches Sheamus on the ropes and goes for a draping DDT but Sheamus counters by
tossing him over the top rope.
Orton kicks Sheamus at ringside and sends him into the barricade. Sheamus
counters a whip into the steps and Orton hits hard. Orton grabs his shoulder and
is really hurting. Sheamus grabs the top half of the steel steps and smashes it
off Orton's back! Sheamus lifts Orton and throws him back into the ring. Sheamus
takes the bottom half of the steel steps and slides them into the ring.
Sheamus charges into Orton's patented backbreaker for a near fall. Orton sees
the steps in the ring and drags them to the center of the ring. Orton has a
wicked look on his face. Orton approaches Sheamus but he gets pulled face first
into the turnbuckle. Sheamus stomps Orton in the corner. Sheamus goes for a
powerslam on the steps but Orton slides off and hits a NASTY powerslam onto the
steel steps! Wow! Orton covers for a near fall! A replay shows that half of
Sheamus's back hit the actual steps. That looked similar to the type of impact
that ended Rick Rude's career.
Orton goes to bounce Sheamus's face off the steps but he counters. Sheamus gets
Orton with an Irish Curse Backbreaker for a near fall. Sheamus leaves the ring
and grabs a kendo stick from underneath. Sheamus hits him in the gut and smacks
it across the back. Sheamus continues to crack it over his back but he won't go
down! Sheamus smashes it on his head and he goes down for a near fall! There are
definite welts on Orton's back. Sheamus throws the kendo stick out of the ring
and backs up. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick but Orton ducks, hanging Sheamus
up on the top rope. Sheamus goes to fall out of the ring but his foot gets
caught in a twist in the ropes. Sheamus is hung upside down as Orton smiles and
grabs the kendo stick! Orton goes nuts and smashes him at least twenty times
with the kendo stick all over his body!
Orton grabs Sheamus and hits his draping DDT. Orton falls down and stalks his
prey. All of a sudden Christian runs in and goes for a Kill Switch! Orton goes
for an RKO but Christian pushes him off. Sheamus hits an Irish Hammer on Orton
for a near fall! The welts all over Sheamus's back are sick. Sheamus goes for
the Pale Justice Powerbomb but Orton slides off and hits an RKO! Christian all
of a sudden comes from behind and smashes Orton in the face with the World
Heavyweight Championship! Sheamus slowly crawls over and covers for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Sheamus
Match Rating: ****
Sheamus raises his arm and leaves the ring. Christian stands over Randy Orton
holding the World Heavyweight Championship. Christian drops to a knee and pats
the title. Christian then raises the championship over his head to end the show.