Friday Night Smackdown!
Dallas, Texas
October 14, 2011
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The Smackdown video plays and we're
brought into the arena with some fireworks. Josh Mathews, Booker T, and Michael
Cole welcome us to the show.
Smackdown's General Manager, Teddy Long, comes out to the stage. John
Laurinaitis, interim General Manager of Raw, joins him. Long says we're all a
part of history. Tonight's episode moves Smackdown into second place on the list
of longest running television programs of all time. Laurinaitis says it's second
to Raw. Laurinaitis says he's excited to be here not only as the Executive Vice
President of Talent Relations but also as interim Raw GM. He's lending Raw's
support for this special night. Long says what better way to celebrate tonight
than by having the largest battle royal in WWE history. Laurinaitis says the
winner will get a title match of his choosing tonight on Smackdown.
41-Man Battle Royal
CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. Alex Riley vs. Curt Hawkins vs. Kofi Kingston vs.
Zack Ryder vs. Mason Ryan vs. Tyler Reks vs. Drew McIntyre vs. David Otunga vs.
Primo vs. JTG vs. Michael McGillicutty vs. Percy Watson vs. Santino Marella vs.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. R-Truth vs. The Miz vs. Christian vs. Daniel
Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Ezekiel Jackson vs. Yoshi Tatsu vs. Wade Barrett vs.
Jinder Mahal vs. Sin Cara II vs. Heath Slater vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Justin Gabriel
vs. Trent Barreta vs. William Regal vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Johnny Curtis vs. Derrick
Bateman vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Jey Uso vs. Matt Striker vs. Sheamus vs. Titus O'Neil
vs. Randy Orton
The bell rings and absolute mayhem ensues. Cody Rhodes is dumped over the top
rope within the first ten seconds, and he is not pleased about that. Rhodes
throws a tantrum at ringside, but the referees back him away from the ring.
Johnny Curtis is the next to go and we're down to 39 now. John Morrison nearly
gets eliminated, but he hangs on. Morrison tries to pull Jack Swagger out, but
to no avail. Dolph Ziggler pulls Randy Orton to the apron, but can't eliminate
him. Santino Marella gets David Otunga over the top rope, but Otunga hangs on to
the apron. JTG is eliminated on the other side of the ring. McGillicutty gets
Kingston on his shoulder, but Kingston slides off and eliminates him. Titus
O'Neil grabs his NXT rival Derrick Bateman and deposits him over the top rope.
The field is thinning quickly in this giant battle royal. Yoshi Tatsu and Titus
O'Neil are eliminated at pretty much the same time. Both times I couldn't see
who got them out. DiBiase has Swagger in a precarious position, but Swagger
slides under the bottom rope. William Regal grabs Matt Striker and tosses him
out. Striker's head bounced off the floor hard. That was nasty. Orton nearly
eliminates Christian, but he hangs on. Ziggler is nearly eliminated, but he
hangs on the apron. Then someone dumps Primo right on top of Ziggler's face.
Primo hangs on as well. Orton has Christian on his shoulders and tries to
eliminate him, but Christian slides off.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break and madness is still going on. Morrison has Ziggler
on the apron, but can't eliminate him. They announce that there's 32 men left in
the ring. William Regal is eliminated by the man he helped train, Daniel Bryan.
CM Punk then sneaks up from behind and tries to take Bryan out but can't.
Someone eliminates Percy Watson. Swagger and Ziggler then team up to take out
John Morrison. Ryder then eliminates Ziggler. That's a little revenge stemming
from Ryder's Internet show. McIntyre is hanging on the ropes for dear life. The
camera cuts to Trent Barreta being eliminated. Barreta hits the ground hard. Jey
Uso is eliminated as well. Orton and Punk are both hanging on the ropes. That
was a cool visual. Kingston and Ryder try to eliminate Swagger as Ezekiel
Jackson eliminates Ted DiBiase. Tyson Kidd is eliminated on the other side of
the ring. Sin Cara II nearly eliminates Primo, but he hangs on.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break and Ryder nearly has Christian eliminated. Daniel
Bryan is eliminated on the other side of the ring. They didn't show who did it.
Punk nearly eliminates Reks, but Reks hangs on. Primo is nearly eliminated, but
he hangs on as well. Sheamus nearly gets Ryder out of the ring, but Ryder hangs
on. Mason Ryan eliminates Tyler Reks and then hip tosses Curt Hawkins over the
top rope. Miz and R-Truth beat down CM Punk in the corner. Mason Ryan back body
drops McIntyre out of the ring and press slams Gabriel out. Wade Barrett then
sneaks up and eliminates Ryan. Punk back body drops Primo to the apron and gives
him a roundhouse to eliminate him. Santino gets knocked to the apron, takes the
cobra out, and Christian punches him off the apron. Miz pulls the rope down and
Alex Riley eliminates himself.
The competition is really thin now. Sheamus is trying to eliminate Heath Slater,
but he can't. Kingston is nearly eliminated, but he skins the cat. As he does
that, he tries to eliminate Swagger with a head-scissor takeover. Swagger gets
an ankle lock on and kicks Kingston off. Jinder Mahal eliminates Zack Ryder in
your "Why?" moment of the night. Sheamus tosses Otunga over the top rope, and he
slinks off the apron. Sheamus eliminates Jimmy Uso, gets out of a Torture Rack
from Jackson, and clotheslines Jackson over the top rope as well. Slater gets
tossed, but hangs on so Sheamus gives him a Brogue Kick to take him out.
We're down to the final ten men now. Sin Cara II tries to give Sheamus a
hurricanrana, but Sheamus doesn't go down. Sheamus then powerbombs Sin Cara II
out of the ring on top of some recently eliminated guys. Christian is behind him
and tries to surprise him with a spear, but Sheamus kicks him. Christian nearly
takes an Irish Cross, but he slides off. Sheamus then catches Christian and
eliminates him. Jinder Mahal then knocks Sheamus down in your second "Why?"
moment of the night. CM Punk eliminates R-Truth and The Miz immediately
eliminates Punk. Sheamus then catches Miz with a Brogue Kick. Barrett attacks
Sheamus from behind and beats him down in the corner. Sheamus comes back and
winds up beating him down. CM Punk and R-Truth are going at it at ringside,
distracting the referees. Christian then runs in and eliminates Sheamus despite
not being in the match. The referees don't know this. Sheamus chases Christian
to the back.
Randy Orton easily throws Wade Barrett over the top rope. Orton ducks a Swagger
clothesline and RKOs him. Orton eliminates Swagger and immediately RKOs Mahal.
Orton thinks he's won this, but Miz comes back in and nearly eliminates him. Miz
viciously beats on Orton and charges. Orton clotheslines him a pair of times and
hits a nice powerslam. Orton stalks his prey and goes for an RKO, but Miz
counters into a Skull Crushing Finale attempt. Orton counters with a snapmare.
Orton throws Miz to the apron, but he hangs on. Miz shoulders him and pulls him
to the apron. They punch it out on the apron. This reminds me of a battle royal
from a 2004 Raw where Jericho and Orton do the same thing. Miz pushes Orton into
the ring post. Orton then comes back and RKOs him. They both fall to the floor
and appear to hit at the same time. The referees consult and a replay is shown.
The Miz's feet were the first to hit, so Randy Orton is your winner.
Winner: Randy Orton
Match Rating: **
Josh Mathews interviews Randy Orton in the ring. Mathews asks which champion
Orton will face tonight. Orton says the decision is easy. Orton asks if everyone
remembers when he said vengeance would be his on Raw. Orton chooses Mark Henry.
Not only will vengeance be his, but also he will take back his World Heavyweight
Championship.
Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres are seen walking backstage. Kelly will be in action
next.
-Commercial Break-
Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are walking backstage. Teddy Long runs up
to him and asks where he's going. Del Rio says Orton chose Mark Henry since he
knows he can't beat him. Del Rio says there's no reason for him to be here so
he's leaving. Long says Del Rio is going to go one-on-one with Sheamus. Del Rio
isn't happy about that.
Beth Phoenix w/ Natalya vs. Kelly Kelly w/ Eve Torres
They fight it out in the corner to start it out. Kelly ducks a clothesline and
goes for that head-scissor, but Beth counters into a backbreaker for a near
fall. Kelly fights back and hits a Thesz Press. Kelly gets sent to the ropes,
barely hits them, and hits a DDT for a near fall. Kelly goes for a handspring
back elbow, but Beth back body drops her to the apron. Beth bounces her off the
turnbuckle, pulls her into the ring, and hits the Glam Slam for the decisive
win.
Winner by Pinfall: Beth Phoenix
Match Rating: 1/2 *
The announcers talk about the WWE Network. Booker T hints at hosting a show
called "The Book Show".
Randy Orton will take on Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship later
tonight.
-Commercial Break-
Sin Cara's music hits, but he doesn't come out. They cut to a camera backstage
to see Sin Cara II beating him up. The referees break it up. Sin Cara II rips
Sin Cara's mask off and puts it on for himself.
Justin Gabriel vs. Sin Cara II
Sin Cara quickly kicks and punches away at Gabriel. Cara chops the chest and
punches. Gabriel sends him to the ropes and dropkicks him out of the ring.
Gabriel hits a nice corkscrew plancha and throws him into the ring. Gabriel
springboards off the top rope into a dropkick. Sin Cara punches, goes into the
ropes, and Gabriel catches him with a sit-out powerbomb. Gabriel goes to the top
rope and Cara crotches him. Cara goes to the top rope, hits a Swanton Bomb, and
picks up the pin.
Winner by Pinfall: Sin Cara II
Match Rating: 3/4 *
Teddy Long is talking to Air Bourne backstage. Vickie Guerrero walks up
pretending to cry. Vickie wants Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler to get a Tag Team
Championship match tonight. Long turns it down because Evan Bourne is hurt. Zack
Ryder comes up and suggests he and Kingston take on her guys. Long likes that
and Vickie isn't happy about that.
Sheamus will take on Alberto Del Rio next.
-Commercial Break-
Ricardo Rodriguez is in the ring and he introduces WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio
to the ring.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus
They lock up and Sheamus gets a side headlock applied. Del Rio whips him off,
but Sheamus shoulder blocks him down. They circle the ring and Sheamus ducks a
clothesline. Sheamus takes Del Rio down and tries to get him tied up in the
ropes. Sheamus gets him tied up and hammers away at his chest. Sheamus hits a
short-arm clothesline for a two count. Del Rio sidesteps Sheamus in the corner
and hits a missile dropkick. Del Rio kicks Sheamus and begins working on the
arm. Sheamus punches out, but Del Rio quickly takes him down with a double knee
arm breaker. Del Rio applies an overhead wristlock, but Sheamus punches out. Del
Rio runs into a back elbow and Sheamus clotheslines him down a few times.
Sheamus hits a powerslam and clotheslines him in the corner. Sheamus hits an
Irish Curse backbreaker for a near fall.
Sheamus goes to the top rope so Ricardo Rodriguez gets on the apron. Sheamus
punches him off and the referee argues with Rodriguez to go to the floor.
Christian then runs down and crotches Sheamus. Del Rio hits a step-up enzuigiri
and kicks him in the head a second time for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Alberto Del Rio
Match Rating: * 1/2
Alberto Del Rio quickly leaves the ring. Christian then gets in and spears
Sheamus down. Christian leaves the ring but turns around to see Sheamus getting
up. Christian gets back in the ring and spears him a second time. Christian
leaves the ring smiling as Sheamus angrily looks at him. Sheamus fights up to
his feet and Christian looks like he can't believe he did that.
Mark Henry will defend his World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton
later tonight. Orton chose this match after winning a 41-man Battle Royal
earlier tonight.
-Commercial Break-
EXCUSE ME! Vickie Guerrero comes out to the stage and introduces Jack Swagger
and Dolph Ziggler to the ring.
Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger w/ Vickie Guerrero vs. Kofi Kingston & Zack Ryder
w/ Evan Bourne
Jack Swagger starts the match out against Zack Ryder. They lock up and Swagger
gets a side headlock. Ryder whips him off and takes a shoulder block. Swagger
goes into the ropes and Ryder hits a flapjack. Swagger quickly comes back with a
belly-to-belly side suplex. Ziggler is tagged in and he kicks Ryder. Ziggler
talks a little trash and hits a neckbreaker for a one count. Ziggler elbows
Ryder and applies a chin lock. Ryder fights up and punches out. Ziggler sends
him to the ropes and Ryder comes back with an X-Factor.
Kingston is tagged in and he hits a springboard chop on Ziggler. Kingston knocks
Swagger off the apron and takes Ziggler down a few times. Kingston hits the Boom
Drop on Ziggler and sets up for the Trouble in Paradise, but Swagger pulls
Ziggler out of the ring. Kingston then charges and takes both Swagger and
Ziggler out with a suicide dive.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Kingston trapped in an arm bar. During the
commercial, Swagger pulled Kingston off the top rope as he was attempting a
springboard. Ziggler punches Kingston down and hits a leg bulldog for a near
fall. Swagger is tagged in and he punches away at Kingston. Swagger hooks both
arms and applies some pressure. Kingston punches out and tries to tag in Ryder,
but Swagger powers him to the corner. Kingston finally comes back with a nice
DDT and they're both down.
Both Ryder and Ziggler are tagged in. Ryder hits some clotheslines and puts him
in the corner. Ryder forearms him down and hits the Broski Boot for a near fall.
Ziggler comes back with a dropkick. Ziggler charges into Ryder's knees. Ryder
goes for the Rough Ryder, but Ziggler gets out of it. Ziggler applies the
Sleeper Hold, but Ryder runs him off and into the ring post. Ryder tries to get
Kingston in, but Swagger knocks Kingston off the apron. The referee admonishes
Swagger and Kingston hits the Trouble in Paradise as his back is turned.
Kingston puts Ryder on top of Ziggler and he picks up the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Kofi Kingston & Zack Ryder
Match Rating: * 1/2
They play the Raw Rebound. That wasn't the greatest episode.
Randy Orton will take on Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship later
tonight.
-Commercial Break-
Matt Striker interviews Sheamus about Christian screwing him twice tonight.
Sheamus says Christian is a pain in the arse that he can't get rid of. Christian
reminds him of a troll he knew in Ireland. Sheamus bit the troll in the arse and
booted him right off the bridge. Sheamus says Christian is the troll and he's
the bull. Next time he sees Christian, he'll boot his stupid face right off his
skull.
They show a recap of Big Show's return to Smackdown last week.
Mark Henry makes his entrance. He'll attempt to defend his World Heavyweight
Championship against Randy Orton next.
-Commercial Break-
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Mark Henry (c) vs. Randy Orton
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee in the world, is the official for this
match. They lock up and Henry powers Orton to the corner. Orton ducks a punch
and punches away at him. Orton ducks a clothesline and he punches away at him.
Orton ducks another clothesline and continues punching away at him. Henry drops
to a knee and Orton geos for a clothesline, but Henry quickly pushes him out of
the ring. Henry follows him out and walks into a right hand. Henry quickly
punches him down and tosses him into the ring post. Henry rolls him into the
ring for a near fall. Henry punches and head-butts him in the corner. Henry
clubs him down and applies a nerve hold to the shoulders. Orton fights out and
runs into a back elbow. Henry stands on Orton's back. Henry picks him up,
head-butts him down, and applies another nerve hold. Orton fights up and punches
out, again. Orton kicks him in the corner until the referee backs him up. Orton
goes into the ropes and eats a clothesline from Henry. Henry drops an elbow for
a near fall.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Henry kicking Orton in the corner. Henry
apparently dominated Orton during the break. Henry hits a nice delayed powerslam
for a near fall. Henry chokes Orton in the corner. Henry hits a nice body slam
and hits a big splash for a near fall. Henry sets him up by the turnbuckle and
goes for the Vader Bomb, but Orton gets his feet up. Orton tries to clothesline
him down, but Henry doesn't go down. Orton tries it again and meets the same
result. Orton then takes him down with a nice dropkick. Cody Rhodes run in and
starts beating up on Orton. The referee calls the match.
Winner by Disqualification: Randy Orton
Mark Henry is still the World Heavyweight Champion
Match Rating: * 1/2
Rhodes and Henry beat on Orton for a bit. Rhodes grabs a paper bag mask and Big
Show runs down. Big Show wildly punches away at Henry. Big Show takes him down
with a shoulder block and catches Rhodes flying. Big Show shoves him into Orton
and Orton hits Rhodes with the RKO. Orton punches away at Henry and he stumbles
into a Chokeslam from Big Show. Orton and Big Show stand tall in the ring.