Friday Night Smackdown!
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 26, 2010
results thanks to wrestleview.com
“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…” The WWE video leads us into the
show.
A video showcasing what happened during the World Heavyweight Championship
Elimination Chamber airs. That was a terrific match. It then ended with Shawn
Michaels coming up from under the chamber and delivering Sweet Chin Music to the
Undertaker. Chris Jericho then made the pin and became the new champion.
Tony Chimel asks us to welcome the new World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho.
As Jericho comes to the ring they air his hilarious promo from Raw where he kept
saying he’s going to WrestleMania. That ended when Edge ran in and Speared him
before saying that he’ll face Jericho at WrestleMania for the title. Jericho
gets in the ring and says he’s the World Heavyweight Champion. Jericho repeats
that and says after fifteen months of fighting he’s returned to where he belongs
– standing in the ring with the title in his hands. Jericho has them zoom in on
the name plate.
Jericho says Monday night was his inauguration ball. It was his party and our
chance to bask in all his successes. It was our chance to give him the respect
he deserves. That was taken away from him by Edge and he didn’t deserve that.
Edge’s music hits and the number one contender makes his way to the ring. The
crowd chants his name and he soaks it up. Edge says even though he hates to do
it he has to congratulate him. Jericho walked into the Elimination Chamber and
walked out with the World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho says of course he
did because he’s the best in the world at what he does. Edge says he’s the best
in the world at getting speared by him. Edge goes over all of Jericho’s
accomplishments while quickly saying “Spear” at the end of it. Edge says the
Spears aren’t just getting to Jericho physically but mentally. The audience
chants “Spear.” That’s a first.
Edge says he sees doubt in Jericho’s eyes. Edge says Jericho doesn’t think he
can beat him. Jericho says he can but Edge denies that. Edge says that his face
is the last he thinks of before he sleeps at night. Edge says he wants Jericho
at WrestleMania being the best in the world at what he does. Edge doesn’t want
any whining, complaining, or excuses. If Jericho isn’t that guy and he comes to
WrestleMania with that doubt, then you can guess what will happen. The audience
chants “Spear.” Edge says one more Spear and it’s all over.
Jericho says Edge will never Spear him again. Jericho then sucker punches Edge
with the microphone. Jericho backs up and goes for the Codebreaker but Edge
holds on to the top rope. Edge then backs up and Spears Jericho again! Jericho
rolls out of the ring and Edge raises his arms up. It looks like Jericho bit his
lip during the Spear.
-Commercial Break-
WrestleMania is 30 days away! I can’t wait!
The Money in the Bank contract is hanging over the ring. It looks like we’ll
have a qualifying match.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Triple Threat Match
John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth
R-Truth comes out to the ring with his NXT rookie David Otunga. I like that some
of the guys are getting exposure on the bigger shows.
The match begins and they take their time. Ziggler slides out of the ring and it
looks like he’ll let Morrison and R-Truth duke it out. They decide against that
and corner Ziggler outside before throwing him in. They send him to the ropes
and hit stereo back elbows. Ziggler now rolls out of the ring. Morrison and
R-Truth lock up. Morrison wrenches the arm before sending R-Truth to the corner.
R-Truth slingshots over him, splits under a clothesline, and hits his jumping
heel kick for a near fall broken up by Ziggler. Ziggler quickly gets back out of
the ring.
Morrison gets a side headlock on but R-Truth whips him off. Morrison slides
through the legs and hits a nice dropkick for another pinfall broken up by
Ziggler. Ziggler again gets out of the ring. Morrison chases Ziggler around the
ring. Ziggler runs into the ring and eats a clothesline from R-Truth. R-Truth
then surprises Morrison by clotheslining him over the top rope. R-Truth has a
whip reversed on him but he’s able to counter Ziggler by throwing him over the
top rope. R-Truth then hits a crazy over the top rope suicide dive on Ziggler.
All three men are down on the outside. R-Truth gets up and sends Ziggler into
the ring. He goes to get in the ring but Morrison knees him in the face.
Morrison quickly covers and gets a near fall on Ziggler. We’ll take a commercial
here.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ziggler give R-Truth a snapmare. Ziggler
applies a chin lock and really cinches it in. During the break R-Truth sent
Morrison shoulder first into the ring post. R-Truth fights up but Ziggler knees
him and baseball slides Morrison off the apron. Morrison crashes to ringside
hard! R-Truth starts punching Ziggler. Ziggler ducks on and jumps on his back
with that dreaded sleeper hold. R-Truth frantically fights to the ropes but
Ziggler pulls him back and puts the body scissors on. Morrison quickly gets in
and breaks the hold.
Morrison punches Ziggler to the corner and sends him sternum first to the
opposite side. Morrison goes for the Flying Chuck but Ziggler sweeps the legs
and he hits the mat hard. Ziggler hits his leg drop bulldog for a near fall.
Ziggler dropkicks R-Truth out of the ring for good measure. Ziggler hits a
beautiful inverted body slam for a near fall. Ziggler slaps Morrison in the head
and Morrison gets a surprise inside cradle for a one count broken up by R-Truth.
R-Truth sends Morrison out of the ring and he takes another nasty spill on the
outside. Ziggler forearms R-Truth and hits a nice dropkick for a near fall.
Ziggler goes for the Zig-Zag but R-Truth holds on to the top rope. R-Truth then
runs into a scoop powerslam for a near fall. Ziggler waits for R-Truth to get up
and R-Truth locks him up with an inside cradle for a near fall broken up by
Morrison. Morrison punches away at Ziggler and clotheslines him down. Morrison
hits a jumping heel kick before taking a school boy from R-Truth for a near
fall.
Morrison eats a bicycle kick from R-Truth and gets covered for a near fall
broken up by Ziggler. R-Truth stuns Ziggler with a jawbreaker and goes for the
Lie Detector but Ziggler moves and Morrison takes the move. R-Truth covers
Morrison for a near fall broken up by Ziggler. Ziggler throws R-Truth out of the
ring and covers Morrison for a near fall. Ziggler puts Morrison in the corner
and goes for a Superplex but Morrison blocks it. They fight on the top rope and
R-Truth comes up. They all duke it out and Ziggler falls to the outside,
smashing his face on the apron on the way down! Morrison hits a sunset flip
powerbomb off the top rope on R-Truth! Morrison hits Starship Pain and covers
but Ziggler pulls him out of the ring! Ziggler then covers R-Truth for the win!
Dolph Ziggler is going to WrestleMania!
Winner by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler
Match Rating: ** ½
Dolph Ziggler celebrates his win big time outside. So far it’s Christian and
Dolph Ziggler in the match. There’s many more to be added.
-Commercial Break-
Matt Striker thanks Kevin Rudolf for the use of the song “I Made It,” one of
WrestleMania’s official theme songs.
The awesome video highlighting Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania
airs. Streak vs. Career – that’s just unreal. This is probably the most
important match since Ric Flair’s supposed retirement two year ago.
Vickie Guerrero is walking backstage in a referee’s shirt. She’ll referee the
Women’s Championship match next.
-Commercial Break-
Tony Chimel introduces Vickie Guerrero and she comes out to massive heat. She’s
still getting more heat than half the roster.
WWE Women’s Championship Match
Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James (c)
Guest Referee: Vickie Guerrero
Vickie calls for the bell. They lock up and McCool gets a side headlock. Mickie
throws her off but takes a shoulder block. McCool goes into the ropes and takes
a dropkick. Mickie hits another dropkick for good measure. Mickie runs into a
kick and gets sent to the corner. McCool runs into a kick and Mickie hits a
neckbreaker. Layla distracts Vickie so no pin is counted. Mickie argues with
Vickie so McCool goes to send her to the ring post. Mickie counters and throws
her out of the ring.
Mickie baseball slides McCool down on the outside and gives her a back elbow.
Mickie then hits a hurricanrana on the outside. Mickie bounces McCool’s face off
the barricade and throws her in the ring. Mickie kicks Layla in the face and
McCool sweeps Mickie’s legs. McCool throws her in the ring and smashes her head
off the ring mat. Beth Phoenix is seen watching in the back. McCool stomps
Mickie around the ring and taunts the crowd. Mickie fights back with kicks and
punches. McCool knees her and goes for the Faith Breaker. Mickie counters into a
hurricanrana.
Mickie hits a clothesline and hits some forearms. McCool counters into a belly
to belly suplex and covers near the ropes. Vickie hilariously goes for the pin
but trips and falls out of the ring. Layla rubs Vickie’s butt to make it better.
In the meantime Mickie rolls up McCool. Vickie slowly gets in the ring and slaps
Mickie in the face. McCool then kicks Mickie in the face and Vickie counts the
pin.
Winner & NEW Women’s Champion: Michelle McCool
Match Rating: * ¼
Michelle McCool celebrates her win big time in the ring. Vickie raises her arm
and Mickie just lays motionless on the canvas.
It’s Kane taking on Drew McIntyre in a Money in the Bank Qualifier next.
-Commercial Break-
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Kane vs. Drew McIntyre
McIntyre cuts a promo before the match, saying he’s undefeated. McIntyre says
there’s not a man in the entire WWE who can beat him, not even Kane. McIntyre
reminds us that he beat Kane at Elimination Chamber. McIntyre says he’ll beat
Kane, win Money in the Bank, and the prophecy will be fulfilled at WrestleMania.
He’ll be the Intercontinental Champion, World Heavyweight Champion, and still
undefeated.
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee ever, has this match. McIntyre quickly
puts himself through the ropes to keep Kane away. McIntyre tries to surprise him
with a big boot but Kane blocks it before hitting an uppercut. Kane pummels
McIntyre in the corner with kicks and punches. Kane hits some back elbows before
executing a suplex for a two count. I haven’t seen Kane do that in a while… that
I can remember. Kane continues with an uppercut. Kane hits a snapmare and goes
for a low dropkick but McIntyre goes to the apron. McIntyre stuns Kane with a
shoulder to the midsection and then he hits a neckbreaker on the top rope.
McIntyre viciously punches Kane in the back of the head. McIntyre continues
pummeling Kane and clubbing him in the corner. McIntyre takes him down with a
clothesline for a two count. McIntyre locks on a neck vice. Kane takes a while
to fight up but he eventually does. McIntyre turns it to a front face lock and
Kane throws him off. Kane punches McIntyre in the midsection and clotheslines
him in the corner. Kane does it again and hits a sidewalk slam for a two count.
Kane goes to the top rope but misses his flying lariat. McIntyre hits what looks
like the Zig-Zag and Todd Grisham exclaims “Ziggler… er McIntyre!” That was a
good call because I thought the exact same thing. This gets McIntyre a near
fall. McIntyre goes for the Future Shock but Kane backs him to the corner. Kane
runs into a back elbow. McIntyre then runs into a Chokeslam attempt but he
elbows out. McIntyre then runs into a big boot for a near fall. Kane waits for
the Chokeslam but McIntyre goes to the corner. McIntyre again goes for the
Future Shock but Kane instead goes for a back body drop. McIntyre goes for a
roll up but Kane kicks him in the face and picks up the win. There goes the
undefeated streak…
Winner by Pinfall: Kane
Match Rating: * ½
Drew McIntyre takes a few moments for it to sink in before flipping out.
McIntyre slaps the announcer’s table a few times as Matt Striker tells him to
take it easy. That was a little lame. Now the Money in the Bank will feature
Christian, Dolph Ziggler, and Kane.
The Miz is making his way to the ring. He has something to say next.
-Commercial Break-
Matt Striker thanks AC/DC, one of my favorite bands, for the use of the song
“Thunderstruck,” one of WrestleMania’s official theme songs.
Tony Chimel asks us to introduce The Miz. The Miz comes out with all his gold
and says he’s one-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions, which means he can be
on whichever show he wants. He and Big Show can defend their titles against any
team in WWE yet they still don’t have a match at WrestleMania. Last Monday on
Raw they defeated Mark Henry and MVP so they need challengers. The Miz asks
Teddy Long to find ShowMiz a suitable tag team so they can prove that they’re
the most dominant force in WWE. Miz doesn’t care if they’re invited back to
Smackdown or if he just goes ahead and makes the WrestleMania match so he can
have his WrestleMania moment. He’ll do that because HE’S THE MIZ… AND HE’S
AWESOME!
Teddy Long comes out to the stage and says he’ll take that under advisement. If
Big Show was here then maybe they would have a Tag Team Championship match, but
he’s not. Since Miz is here then they might as well have a singles match, unless
he needs the Big Show to hide behind. Miz says he doesn’t need Big Show to hide
behind and he’s not afraid of anyone. Long says since he’s not afraid of anyone
he’ll go one on one with the 2010 Royal Rumble Winner Edge!
Smackdown’s newest free agent acquisition Shelton Benjamin will take on CM Punk
in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match next.
-Commercial Break-
The Smack of the Night was last year’s Money in the Bank match, which CM Punk
won.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
CM Punk vs. Shelton Benjamin
They lock up and Punk powers him to the corner, where he delivers some knees and
punches. The referee has to forcefully back him up. Benjamin reverses a whip and
kicks Punk. Benjamin punches him down and Punk rolls out of the ring to be
consoled by the S.E.S. Punk surprises Benjamin by snapping the neck off the top
rope and hitting a springboard clothesline. Punk grounds and pounds before
covering for a one count.
Punk twists the arm and sends him hard sternum first into the corner for a two
count. Punk gets a front face lock on. Benjamin punches out and charges but Punk
ducks and hits a neckbreaker for a two count. Punk grapevines the neck and is
looking to put him to sleep. Benjamin rolls to his stomach and powers up with
Punk on his shoulders. That’s impressive. Punk gets off and clubs him. Punk goes
for a short-arm clothesline but Benjamin ducks and hits a German Suplex with a
bridge for a near fall.
They go back and forth with Benjamin coming out on top with a whip. Benjamin
clotheslines him twice. Punk reverses a whip to the corner but Benjamin counters
with a springboard forearm smash. Benjamin sends Punk to the corner but misses a
splash. Punk hits a nasty roundhouse to the temple for a near fall. Punk hits a
high knee in the corner and goes for the bulldog but Benjamin pushes him off.
Whoa Luke Gallows got on the apron and for a second looked just like Stone Cold
Steve Austin. Benjamin yells at Gallows and Rey Mysterio comes out of nowhere to
pull him off the apron. That distracts Punk enough for Benjamin to hit Pay Dirt
and pick up the big win!
Winner by Pinfall: Shelton Benjamin
Match Rating: * ¾
Shelton Benjamin celebrates going back to Money in the Bank big time. Rey
Mysterio smiles and waves to CM Punk as he yells angrily. I smell a WrestleMania
match between those two.
Our main event tonight will be Edge taking on The Miz.
-Commercial Break-
The Raw Rebound airs. I wonder where Sheamus will play into the WWE Title match.
I’d rather just see Batista and John Cena go one on one. Maybe put Sheamus into
Money in the Bank? I don’t know.
Matt Striker and Todd Grisham run down the main events of WrestleMania. What a
card.
Edge makes his way to the ring for his second singles match since returning. We
see footage of Edge Spearing Jericho earlier tonight. The Miz is out next. This
awesome match will take place next.
-Commercial Break-
Edge vs. The Miz
The match begins and they circle the ring. They lock up and get nowhere, quickly
breaking it. They circle the ring again and lock up. Edge backs him to the
corner and Miz turns him. Miz goes for a cheap shot but Edge quickly turns it on
him. They lock up and Edge gets a waist lock. Edge hits a takedown and Miz
quickly gets back to his feet. Miz turns it and Edge counters with a beautiful
northern lights suplex for a one count. I haven’t seen Edge execute that ever.
That was awesome, pardon the pun.
Edge gets a side headlock on. Miz whips him off but takes a shoulder block. Edge
taunts Miz and gets a favorable reaction from the crowd. They lock up and Edge
gets a side headlock on. Miz breaks it and clubs Edge down. Edge rolls out of
the ring so Miz goes for a baseball slide and Edge quickly gets back in. Miz
goes to get in but Edge slides out, pulls Miz out, and sends him to the
barricade. Edge forearms him and sends him back into the ring. Edge hits some
punches and whips him to the corner. Edge charges, avoids the boot by sliding
out of the ring, and sweeps the feet. Edge punches Miz on the apron and goes to
get back in but Miz knees him in the face. Miz sends him into the ring post and
Edge falls to ringside as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Miz hitting Edge in the neck with some
elbows. Miz applies a chin lock. Apparently during the break Miz laid the
Smackdown on Edge. Edge fights up and elbows but Miz slams him back down by the
hair. Miz goes into the ropes and hits a running boot to the face for a near
fall. Edge quickly goes to the ropes where Miz chokes him. Miz punches Edge in
the corner before being backed up by the referee. Miz then hits his nasty
patented clothesline. Miz goes to the top rope and goes for a double axe handle
but Edge counters into a flapjack.
Both men are down now. The Miz is the first up and he punches. Edge finally
ducks one and hits a Russian Leg Sweep. Daniel Bryan is seen watching backstage.
He’s the Miz’ rookie on NXT in case you didn’t know. Edge punches Miz until he
ducks, goes into the ropes, and hits a big boot. Edge hits a pair of
clotheslines before having a whip reversed on him. Edge counters a scoop slam
into the Edge-O-Matic for a near fall. Edge goes for the Edgecution but Miz
counters into a backbreaker for a near fall. Miz waits for the Skull Crushing
Finale but Edge counters into the Edgecution. Edge backs up and sets up for it.
Edge then charges and rips Miz in half with a SPEAR for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Edge
Match Rating: ** ¼
Edge celebrates his win as Miz lies on the mat in pain. Edge gets on the
turnbuckle and points to the WrestleMania XXVI sign.