Friday Night Smackdown!
Seattle, Washington
March 12, 2010
results thanks to pwtorch.com
- WWE Open.
- They went right to the arena where Todd Grisham and Matt Striker intro’d the
show and the camera panned the crowd. The duo plugged Edge on Chris Jericho’s
Highlight Reel tonight on Smackdown.
- Rey Mysterio opened the show as he came out to a good-sized pop from the
crowd. Mysterio’s family followed him out – his wife, daughter and son. Striker
mentioned that WWE fans have seen Dominic, Rey’s son, in the past, but didn’t go
into any detail about it. Rey said that every week, the fans let him into their
homes, so he wants to reciprocate this week. He said he considers the fans part
of his familiar. He introduced his son, Dominick (and noted that he was taller
than him), his wife Angie and daughter, Aalyah. Rey said sometimes when
wrestlers are on the road, they miss important moments. But tonight, he said it
was his daughter’s ninth birthday. “Happy Birthday” chant from the crowd. Rey
led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to her. Near the end of the song, C.M
Punk’s music interrupted and he and his Straight Edge Society crashed the
festivities. I like where this is going already!
Rey shuffled his family into the corner and stood in front to protect them. Punk
said not to stop on account of him, and finished the song. “You suck” chant from
the fans, but it sounded a bit muted. Punk assured Rey he wasn’t out there to
hurt him or his family. Punk said it’s nice that he and his family are in the
ring with Rey and his family. He said it doesn’t get bigger than Wrestlemania,
and challenged Rey to a match at the show. Not much of a response there. Punk
also challenged him to a match tonight, but not later in the show – now.
Mysterio was not dressed to compete, and his daughter seemed frightened. Punk
told her not to be frightened. As his birthday present to her, she’d allow her
to shut her eyes as he made her father beg for mercy. Then he turned his
attention to Dominick, saying he has never heard his father squeal like a pig
from someone stomping on his surgically repaired knees. He politely told
Dominick he could plug his ears for that. He told Angie that she and Rey have
shared the best of times, but after he gets done with Rey, it’ll be the worst of
times. He advised her to cover her mouth to muffle the screams. Punk called Rey
a coward, and said now his whole family knows it. He asked Rey what it would
take to get him into a match. “619” chant from the crowd as Rey tried to talk to
Punk off-mic. He asked Rey where his machismo was. Punk said he never had that
machismo or courage. Punk got down on his knees and asked Rey to fight him. He
was almost begging. He got back up and was in his face. He slapped Rey as
Mysterio’s family exited the ring. Rey did too, ushering them to the aisle. Punk
told the fans to watch Rey take his walk of shame. Punk, in an evil tone, again
started singing “Happy Birthday” to Aalyah. By the time he got through with it,
Mysterio and his family had gone to the back. Beautiful segment. I’m still
hoping for a turn to the Straight Edge life by one of Rey’s kids.
[Commercial Break]
- Grisham and Striker addressed the previous segment, with Grisham calling it
“uncomfortable.” Striker said he could think of no greater humiliation than what
just happened.
1 – THE MIZ vs. R-TRUTH
Daniel Bryan came to the ring with Miz, but stayed far behind him. They showed
what happened in the ShoMiz vs. John Morrison & R-Truth match on Raw. Miz had
the mic and addressed his challengers at Wrestlemania. He said later tonight,
Show is going to show Morrison what he can do, but right now, he’s going to show
Truth what he’s got. David Otunga came out with Truth.
Truth dodged a charge in the corner, did a split, and connected with a heel
kick. Truth then clotheslined Miz over the top rope, then dove onto him at
ringside. They went to break just shy of a minute into the match.
[Commercial Break]
Truth and Miz traded rights in the middle of the ring. High hip-toss by Truth.
Back-breaker/neck-breaker combo by Miz for two. Truth with a roll-up…did Striker
call it an “O’Connor roll”? Anyway, it got two. Miz tried a pin with his feet on
the ropes, but Bryan pushed them off. Miz took his eye off the prize, which
allowed Truth to hit the Lie Detector for the win.
WINNER: Truth, at 6:04. Striker was upset at Bryan for getting involved. Good
match though.
- Tonight, for the first time in two years, the Highlight Reel. Edge is the
special guest.
[Commercial Break]
- Striker plugged Audioslave’s “Be Yourself,” one of the many theme songs to
Wrestlemania.
- The Johnny Cash Undertaker vs. Michaels video package aired, with comments
from other wrestlers.
- Striker and Grisham discussed some of the top matches on the Wrestlemania
card.
- Drew McIntyre weas walking backstage when Teddy Long popped out of his office.
Long reminded McIntyre that he was defeated in both of his MITB qualifying
matches, but McMahon expunged both of the losses. Derw is going to attempt to
qualify again tonight. He said he was proud to be Intercontinental Champion, and
proud to qualify for the MITB match tonight. Long said Mr. McMahon hand-picked
Drew’s opponent tonight. While he is still on probation, he can’t change the
match, but he can change the stipulations: so he made it a winner-take-all
match, MITB qualifier AND I.C Title. It’s next.
[Commercial Break]
- Kane will face Luke Gallows tonight on Smackdown.
2 – DREW MCINTYRE vs. AARON BOLO - MONEY-IN-THE-BANK QUALIFIER AND
INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Chimel introduced McIntyre’s opponent as a 3-time Washington state wrestling
champion and Mixed Martial Arts champion in the light-weight division. McIntyre
clobbered Bolo with clotheslines in the corner. Hey, at least the jobber got an
entrance and music. McIntyre with the Future Shock DDT for the win.
WINNER: McIntyre, at :32. Hard-fought victory for the youngster McIntyre. Will
he have anything left in the tank for ‘Mania after this match?
McIntyre shouted at Striker to say he was going to Wrestlemania. Striker did so,
and raised Mac’s arm in the process. Is that the new thing now, wrestlers
yelling at the announcers to say something?
- Big Show was walking backstage. He takes on John Morrison next.
[Commercial Break]
3 – THE BIG SHOW vs. JOHN MORRISON
Morrison went on the attack off the bat, but Show put him down hard to the mat.
Big chop to the chest by Show. He grabbed Morrison by the hair and shoved him to
the canvas. Morrison attempted to fight back while Show tried to convince
Morrison to stay reposed. Another chop to the chest as the trash-talking
continued. Standing rear chin-lock by one-half of the Unified Tag Champs.
Morrison finally got to the ropes to break the hold. However, Show booted him
right in the side of the head, felling Morrison at ringside. Show brought
Morrison in the hard way, but Morrison landed a desperate side-kick. Morrison
caught Show charging in the corner with a dropkick to the knee. Chokeslam, but
Morrison got set on the apron and Morrison kicked him in the head. Dropkick off
the top by Morrison for two. Running knee to the seated Big Show for two. He
tried the Flying Chuck Kick, but he turned around right into a big right hand.
Show made the cover and picked up the win.
WINNER: Show, at 5:05. Well, the teams were even with one win tonight.
Entertaining match, thanks to the things Morrison can do in the ring.
- Tonight, Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel with special guest Edge.
[Commercial Break]
- The announcers plugged WWE.com
- Teddy Long and Tiffany had a reunion of sorts backstage. Tiffany asked how
Mickie James was doing after her knee injury, and Long said she was doing fine.
Vickie Guerrero walked in and asked Vickie to welcome his good friend, Tiffany,
to Smackdown. Vickie was aghast and said Tiffany was the reason ECW was
cancelled. Long objected to that as Tiffany tried to play nice with Guerrero.
Long said Tiffany is here to compete as a Diva, and not to take Vickie’s job.
Guerrero had her t-shirt on that Simply Flawless gave her last week, under a
suit jacket. Vickie told Tiffany to get her gear on, because she’s facing
Michelle McCool tonight.
4 – THE HART DYNASTY vs. CRYME TYME
The poor Harts didn’t even get an entrance. Haven’t I been subjected to this
match enough? JTG clipped Tyson Kidd with a right hand, but came down hard on
his left knee in the corner. Kidd saw it immediately and chop-blocked it. He
continued to work the leg and applied a single-leg Boston crab when the lights
went out. Undertaker was in the ring when they came back on. He booted Kidd in
the face and ended up taking out all four men, with a chokeslam, Tombstone,
Hell’s Gate and Last Ride.
WINNERS: No Contest, at about 1:23 (no bell).
Taker assessed the damage after laying everyone out. His music played again as
they showed replays of Taker’s destruction. The Dead Man looked back at the ring
from atop the ramp as the announcers hyped his Wrestlemania match with Shawn
Michaels.
[Commercial Break]
- The Raw Rebound aired.
- They showed the Space Needle in Seattle.
- Striker and Grisham discussed Steve Austin as Raw guest host Monday night.
They also plugged the Wrestlemania Rewind matches.
5 – MICHELLE MCCOOL vs. TIFFANY
Oh God, I’d forgotten how bad Tiffany’s music is. Hopefully, she used her time
off to brush up on her wrestling skills. McCool pushed Tiffany down and did
jumping jacks and push-ups. Atomic Drop by Tiffany, followed by a clothesline.
Kick to the gut sent McCool to ringside. Tiffany went right after her, shoving
her down from behind. She bounced McCool’s head off the apron as Layla and
Vickie Guerrero looked on from ringside. Tiffany whipped McCool into the
barricade. No ten-count yet? Vickie charged at Tiffany and took her down with a
shoulder tackle in full view of the referee, drawing a DQ.
WINNER: Tiffany, via DQ, at 1:28. Well, Tiffany showed a bit of promise.
McCool continued the beat-down on the outside, then took Tiffany in the ring for
more. But before she get physical, Beth Phoenix ran to the ring. She tossed
Layla and McCool around, then grabbed Vickie by the arm as Guerrero tried to
escape. Phoenix seemed to realize that she was about to hurt the person that can
give her a title shot, so she slowly let go. Then she clotheslined Vickie down
and was about to do more damage when McCool distracted Phoenix. Vickie ran out
of the ring and to the back. Beth helped Tiffany to her feet, then raised her
arm in the ring.
- Kane walked backstage. He faces Luke Gallows for the first time, next.
[Commercial Break]
6 – LUKE GALLOWS vs. KANE
During Luke’s entrance, they showed what happened when the Straight Edge Society
crashed Rey’s daughter’s birthday party earlier in the night. Kane registered a
shoulder knock-down for a one-count. Body shots by Gallows in the corner, and he
had to be restrained by referee Chad Patton. It was a straight brawl early on,
but Gallows did leave his feet for a shoulder tackle. Seated dropkick by Kane,
who set up for the chokeslam early. Crowd chanted for Kane, but Gallows exited
the ring to avoid it. He pow-wowed with Punk on the outside as they went to
break about 1:40 into the match.
[Commercial Break]
The show returned with Gallows in control. Big suplex for a two-count. Darren
Young was shown watching the match backstage. Clothesline by Gallows, then a big
splash (shades of Festus) for two. Gallows hit the ropes, but ran right into a
big boot. Kane capitalized with his usual hard-hitting offense. Striker called
this match “almost like Kane vs. Bizarro Kane.” It’s funnier when you realize
Gallows played the Impostor Kane during that short-lived Raw feud in 2006. Kane
hit the chokeslam, which caused Punk to run in and interfere, leading to a DQ.
WINNER: Kane, via DQ, at 7:35. That’s two DQs and a no-contest in three matches
in a row now. Match was on the high end of the Kane matches lately.
Rey Mysterio’s music hit and he slowly walked to the ring. The two men started
brawling and referees (and agent Dean Malenko) had to hold Rey back as Punk
high-tailed it to the back.
- Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel is next.
[Commercial Break]
- Chris Jericho was introduced and came to the ring for his interview segment.
Edge came out before Jericho could say anything on the mic. Before either man
could say anything, the crowd started up an unprovoked “spear” chant. Jericho
asked why Edge was smiling. Edge said Jericho’s show is called the Highlight
Reel, but the only highlight Jericho has been involved in lately has to do with
a move Edge keeps hitting….but he couldn’t remember it, so he asked the fans to
remind him. Jericho said it’s cute that Edge has the sheep in the crowd chanting
for him. Jericho went to the “honest man” well, saying he only tells the truth.
He accused Edge of “selfishly” getting hurt during their time as tag team
champions. He said Edge seems to always get injured. Matter of fact, when
Jericho stole the show with Shawn Michaels in that very city, Edge was watching
at home. Jericho said he was losing while Edge was sitting at home, and the
crowd popped for that. Edge recounted Jericho’s losses at Wrestlemanias 19 and
20 to Jericho and Christian. Jericho countered by saying he was forging a
Hall-of-Fame career, injury-free.
Edge asked what the point was. He said he gets injured because he takes risks.
He said his style may have taken years off his career, but he faces adversity
without fear and has no regrets. He said he’d do whatever it takes at
Wrestlemania to get his World Title back. Jericho said Edge has taken a lot of
risks, which would include agreeing to face him at ‘Mania. He accused Edge of
never succeeding on his own, and said his best years came when he was with
Vickie Guerrero. Edge said, “touché,” and said everybody has girlfriends they
regret. For him, it was Vickie, and for Chris, it was Big Show. Fans liked that
one. Jericho reminded Edge that bad things will happen if he sticks around
Jericho. He talked about Edge’s quick recovery from his Achilles injury, but
said it will cost him because he doesn’t think Edge is 100% healthy. Jericho
guessed that Edge is still injured, and while the fans would love to see Edge
standing tall at Wrestlemania, but the reality is that he will beat Edge. Not
only hurt him, but send him home for another six months. Jericho guaranteed
this. Edge countered by saying he’s going to do something at ‘Mania too: Make
Jericho an ex-World Champion. And he’ll do it after hitting him with a spear.
As soon as he got the word “spear” out, Jericho bopped him with the mic, then
took one of the stools from the set and took Edge down with it. Jericho tried to
throw Edge into the JeriTron, but Edge shoved Jericho away and took him down. He
set up for a spear, but Jericho grabbed the belt as he rose to his feet. It was
unbeknownst to Edge, because he went for the spear only for Jericho to nail him
with the belt. Jericho began to do the “spear, spear, spear” mantra while
pointing to the fans. The last one was said quietly, in the face of the fallen
Edge. Well, Jericho finally one-upped his Wrestlemania opponent. As Jericho’s
music played, they replayed the key moments in the brawl. Jericho held the title
above his head as the show faded out.