Friday Night Smackdown!
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
November 25, 2011
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They show some footage of the World
Heavyweight Championship match between Big Show and Mark Henry at Survivor
Series. Henry got himself intentionally disqualified after kicking Big Show in
the groin. Big Show then took Henry down, put a chair around his leg, and
dropped a leg on it. They finish the video by asking what's next for the two of
them.
Mark Henry's music hits, and the World Heavyweight Champion makes his way to the
ring. Henry has a boot around his left ankle and is using a crutch to get to the
ring. Henry takes a while to get into the ring, and then he holds the belt up
for everyone to see. Henry says it seems like the crowd is happy to see him in
pain. Henry says Big Show did this to him, and he can't believe they're happy
about this. Henry wonders what kind of people they are. Henry asks who would do
this kind of thing. Henry says this is not the kind of treatment that a
heavyweight champion deserves, and this is not the kind of respect you give a
champion. Henry looks into the camera, and he says to the Big Show that he
stands here hurt, but not broken. The crowd revels in the fact that he stands
there injured, and they wish they could have done it to him. The crowd cheers,
and they chant, "You suck".
Henry says Big Show knows that he kicked him in the knee, but he acts like he
kicked him in the private spot because he wanted to make him look bad. Big Show
wanted to make him the bad guy. Henry says the reason he's out here is to set an
example for all the kids that watch him, and he's here to show them that a
champion fights through pain. A champion fights through injuries. Henry wanted
to compete tonight, but Teddy Long and the doctors would not clear him. He's
injured. He's not only the World's Strongest Man, but he's standing in the ring
as the World's Toughest Man, and the Heavyweight Champion.
Big Show's music hits, and he comes to the ring smiling. Big Show says the only
way the World Heavyweight Championship can change hands is through a pinfall or
submission. Big Show tells Henry to stop lying about where he kicked him, and he
knows why he did it. Henry knew he'd be disqualified for kicking him there
because he felt the title slipping away from him. As far as Henry's ankle goes,
he just did to Henry what Henry did to him. Henry says there won't be a next
time. Not only is he the World's Largest Athlete, but he's also the World's
Largest Loser. Big Show looks at him angrily before delivering a WMD. Henry is
lying flat in the ring. Big Show leaves the ring.
Daniel Bryan's music hits, and he runs to the ring with Charles Robinson! Bryan
wants to cash in his Money in the Bank contract!
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match
Mark Henry (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
Charles Robinson calls for the bell, and the match begins. Bryan struggles to
turn Henry over to his back, and he pins him to win the championship!
Winner and NEW WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Daniel Bryan
Match Rating: N/A
Daniel Bryan celebrates big time with the championship, and the crowd goes nuts.
Bryan jumps on the announcer's table and shoves it in Michael Cole's face. Cole
screams that he's a hypocrite.
All of a sudden Teddy Long runs down to the ring. Long says he got here as
quickly as he could, but all of this happened so fast. Mark Henry was right. He
was not medically cleared to compete. Therefore there is no official match.
Daniel Bryan is NOT the World Heavyweight Champion. The crowd chants that Long
sucks. Bryan cannot believe it. Bryan doesn't want to hand over the
championship, but eventually, after one last, long look, he gives it back. Long
then delivers it back to Mark Henry, who quickly hobbles away.
Long takes the Money in the Bank briefcase, and he gives it back to Bryan. Since
the match technically never happened, he technically never cashed it in. Long
will also give him another opportunity for a World Title match by winning
tonight's main event. It'll be a Fatal Four Way match between Daniel Bryan, Cody
Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and Randy Orton. The winner will face Mark Henry this
Tuesday on a special live holiday edition of Smackdown. Henry is at the top of
the ramp, and he doesn't like that decision. HOLLA!
Sheamus and Zack Ryder will team up to take on Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler
later tonight.
-Commercial Break-
They announce that not only will next week's World Heavyweight Championship
match be a Steel Cage match, but the winner will go on to face the Big Show at
TLC with the title on the line.
Justin Gabriel vs. Hunico
They lock up, and Hunico quickly gets a side headlock applied. Gabriel twists
out, and he hits an arm drag. Hunico quickly comes back, and he takes him down.
Hunico sends him into the ropes, but Gabriel holds on. Hunico charges, and
Gabriel back body drops him to the apron. Hunico slides through the legs, and he
kicks him in the head. Hunico suplexes him back into the ring and gets a two
count. Hunico sends him into the ropes, and he hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker
for a near fall. Hunico applies a knee to the back chin lock. Gabriel fights up,
and he elbows out. Hunico quickly takes him back down with an Angle Slam. Hunico
drops a leg for a two count. Hunico applies another chin lock, but Gabriel
fights up, and he elbows out. Hunico quickly sends him to the corner hard.
Hunico goes to the apron, and he hits a slingshot dropkick to the midsection for
a near fall. Hunico sends him to the corner, but Gabriel catches him with a
head-scissor takeover that sends Hunico (sort of) out of the ring.
Gabriel catches Hunico with a corkscrew plancha. Gabriel rolls him back into the
ring for a near fall. Hunico ducks a roundhouse, but Gabriel catches him on the
rebound with a kick to the back of the head. Gabriel springboards off the top
rope with a moonsault, and he gets a near fall. Gabriel props him up on the top
rope, and he goes for a back suplex. Hunico rakes the eyes, and he elbows him
off. Hunico hits a Swanton Bomb for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Hunico
Match Rating: * 1/4
Tonight's main event will be a Fatal Four Way between Randy Orton, Wade Barrett,
Cody Rhodes, and Daniel Bryan. The winner will face Mark Henry on Tuesday in a
Steel Cage match with the title on the line. The winner will then face Big Show
at TLC.
-Commercial Break-
Alicia Fox is on commentary for the following match.
Beth Phoenix and Natalya vs. Kaitlyn and AJ
Natalya starts off against Kaitlyn. Natalya powers her to the corner, and she
knees her in the midsection. A "We Want Ryder" chant breaks out. Kaitlyn quickly
sidesteps her, and she sends Natalya to her corner. AJ tags in, and she
clotheslines Natalya in the corner. AJ hits a head-scissor takeover, and she
goes for a roll up, but Natalya holds on to the ropes. AJ hits a roll up for a
near fall. Natalya quickly takes her down by the hair, and she locks her in the
Sharpshooter for the win.
Winners by Submission: Beth Phoenix and Natalya
Match Rating: N/A
Kaitlyn gets in the ring, mentions that this is the second week AJ has lost, and
she walks off. Beth Phoenix gets on the microphone, and she says it's, "Cry
Time". Natalya locks her in the Sharpshooter, and Phoenix puts the microphone to
her mouth so the crowd could hear the screams. Alicia gets up from commentary
and gets in the ring. Beth and Natalya simply back away.
Sheamus and Zack Ryder will take on Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler later
tonight.
-Commercial Break-
They play a vignette for Kane.
Teddy Long is on the phone, and he says next week's Smackdown will be hosted by
Mick Foley. Aksana walks in, and they play the cheesy saxophone music. Aksana
asks about mistletoe. All of a sudden Mark Henry comes in. Henry asks how he
could allow that to happen. Long says he made it right. Henry asks why he has to
defend the championship next week. Long says he needs a huge main event since
Smackdown is live. Henry says that he's injured. Long says the doctor says he'll
be ready to go. Henry says this is going to bring it all to a head. Henry asks
if this is Long's opportunity to pick on him since he's injured. Henry asks if
"Mattel" is written on his forehead. Henry tells him not to play him like a
game. Long forgot to mention that next week will be a Steel Cage match. Henry
flips out, and he says Long will get his one day.
Elsewhere backstage, Zack Ryder is playing WWE '12. Ryder is beating up Dolph
Ziggler in the game. Sheamus walks up, and he says he signed Ryder's petition.
Ryder says they're broski's, and they'll go to the clubs. Ryder sings some song
that Sheamus doesn't like, but Sheamus smiles anyway. Sheamus says they should
concentrate on kicking the collective arses of Swagger and Ziggler. Ryder says
"Woo, woo, woo", and Sheamus follows up with, "You know it".
Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger make their way to the ring with Vickie Guerrero.
They'll be in action against Zack Ryder and Sheamus next.
-Commercial Break-
EXCUSE ME! Vickie wants everyone to stand up and show their respect for Dolph
Ziggler winning twice at the Survivor Series. Ziggler says, unlike him, these
people need to worry about double chins and double mortgages. They don't know
what it's like to be double victorious at Survivor Series. That wasn't him just
showing off. That was him making history. #HEEL. Vickie kisses his hand.
Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger w/ Vickie Guerrero vs. Zack Ryder and Sheamus
Sheamus starts the match out against Dolph Ziggler. They lock up, and Sheamus
backs him up against the ropes. Ziggler puts himself through them to get Sheamus
away. They lock up, and Sheamus gets a side headlock applied. Ziggler whips him
off, leapfrogs him, and hits a nice dropkick. Ziggler celebrates a little bit.
They lock up, and Sheamus takes him down with a headlock takeover. Ziggler
fights up, and he whips Sheamus off. Ziggler leapfrogs him, and he goes for a
dropkick, but Sheamus hangs on to the ropes. Sheamus then picks him up and hits
a nice fall-away slam. Ziggler quickly tags in Jack Swagger. Swagger quickly
takes him down with a waist lock. Swagger clubs him in the head, so Sheamus
elbows him off. Sheamus takes him down with some head-butts, and he begins
clubbing the chest. Sheamus then clotheslines him over the top rope. Ziggler
tries to interfere, so Sheamus dumps him over the top rope as well. Ryder gets
in the ring, hits a nice flipping senton to the outside, lands on his feet, and
does his "Woo, woo, woo" line.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Ryder beating Swagger down in the corner.
Swagger sends him to the ropes, misses a pair of clotheslines, and Ryder catches
him with a flying forearm for a one count. Ryder kicks him in the face, and he
tags in Sheamus. Ryder whips Swagger into Sheamus's battering ram for a near
fall. Sheamus sends him to the ropes, misses a clothesline, and Swagger takes
him down with a chop block. Swagger quickly clotheslines him down, and tags in
Ziggler. Ziggler kicks away at Sheamus and punches him down. Sheamus kicks him
away, but Ziggler quickly elbows him back down. Swagger is tagged in, and he
clubs him down. Swagger applies a submission, but Sheamus quickly fights up.
Swagger quickly knees him down and hits a nice body slam. Swagger backs up
before going for a Swagger Bomb. Sheamus gets his boots up, and clotheslines him
down.
Sheamus gets the tag to Ryder, and he hits a pair of clotheslines. Swagger
reverses a whip to the corner, and he runs into Ryder's knees. Swagger is down
in the corner, and he hits the Broski Boot. Vickie is screaming at ringside.
Swagger rolls out of the ring, so Ryder follows. Ryder quickly clotheslines
Ziggler at ringside, and he turns into a nasty clothesline from Swagger. Swagger
rolls Ryder into the ring for a near fall. Ziggler is tagged in, and he kicks
Ziggler in the back. Ziggler goes for a neckbreaker, but Ryder counters with a
roll up for a near fall. Ziggler quickly drops an elbow for a two count. Ziggler
applies a modified chin lock, and the crowd is chanting Ryder on hard. Ryder
fights up, and he punches out. Ziggler quickly hits a neckbreaker, and he kips
up. Ziggler celebrates a bit before tagging in Swagger. Ryder fights both
Ziggler and Swagger off before being taken down. Swagger applies a wheelbarrow,
and Ziggler hits a leg drop bulldog. Sheamus breaks the pin up.
Ziggler and Swagger continue to double-team Ryder. Swagger hits a body slam and
follows up with a Swagger Bomb. Ryder kicks out at two and a half. Ziggler is
tagged in, and Ryder catches him with an inside cradle for a near fall. Ziggler
hits a quick dropkick for a near fall. Ziggler prevents Ryder from tagging in.
Swagger is tagged back in, and he drops an elbow on Ryder. Swagger kicks him,
and then knocks Sheamus off the apron. The referee holds Sheamus back. Swagger
applies a front face lock. Ryder knees out, but Swagger prevents him from
tagging in Sheamus. Swagger puts him on the top rope, and he slaps Ryder in the
face. Ryder quickly fights back, and he hits a NASTY tornado DDT.
Sheamus and Ziggler are tagged in. Sheamus hits some running hammers, and he
sends Ziggler to the corner. Sheamus clubs him down, and hits a beautiful
short-arm clothesline. Sheamus goes for a Celtic Cross, but Swagger kicks him.
Ryder blind tags in. Sheamus hits Swagger with a Brogue Kick. Ziggler tries for
a Zig-Zag, but Sheamus powers him off. Ryder then surprises him with the Rough
Ryder for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: Zack Ryder and Sheamus
Match Rating: ** 1/4
Daniel Bryan is talking with AJ backstage. Bryan says holding the World
Heavyweight Championship tonight felt better than he imagined. AJ reminds him
that he still has the contract, and he has a shot tonight in the main event.
Wade Barrett walks up, and he says he has his chances, but not tonight. Barrett
asks if he's even seen anything the Barrett Barrage has done. Bryan says Barrett
has won the same amount of World Titles he has: zero. Bryan says nobody is
fighting his battles for him. He's not intimidated by Mark Henry or Barrett.
Barrett walks off. AJ wishes him luck, and she gives him a kiss on the cheek.
We'll see a Fatal Four Way between Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and
Daniel Bryan in tonight's main event. The winner will face Mark Henry on Tuesday
in a Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
-Commercial Break-
Ted DiBiase vs. Heath Slater
The match begins, and Jinder Mahal appears on the screen. Mahal speaks in his
native tongue. Mahal then says that DiBiase forsakes his family's name, wealth,
and upbringing to hang out in the parking lot with mere commoners. Slater
attacks DiBiase from behind, and he takes him down with some punches and kicks.
DiBiase dropkicks Slater as he celebrates. DiBiase hits the ten punches in the
corner and follows up with a nice suplex for a two count. DiBiase continues to
punch him, ducks a clothesline, and Slater cuts off DiBiase's clothesline.
Slater sends him into the ring post shoulder first, hits an arm breaker, and
picks up a two count. Slater hits another arm breaker for a near fall. Slater
works over the arm, and he applies a wristlock. DiBiase fights up, and Slater
takes him down again with an arm breaker. Slater really works over the arm, but
DiBiase fights up eventually. DiBiase sends him to the corner and hits a back
body drop. DiBiase hits an inverted atomic drop and a flying knee for a two
count. Slater kicks him in the knee, but DiBiase catches him with a clothesline.
DiBiase hits the Dream Street for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Ted DiBiase
Match Rating: 1/2 *
The Fatal Four Way match is next.
-Commercial Break-
Matt Striker is backstage with Cody Rhodes. Striker asks Rhodes to explain why
he threw water onto Booker T on Monday. Rhodes says people think he threw water
on the face of a former six-time champion and King of the Ring. Rhodes says he
threw water onto a lowly commentator. Rhodes says he saw the disparaging,
mocking look on Booker T's face, and he did something about it. He's free
without the mask. He's free to get his revenge on Randy Orton, defend the
Intercontinental Championship, and free to win the Fatal Four Way match tonight.
Rhodes says the world is his oyster. As a certain mentally limited commentator
might say, he can dig that, SUCKA. Rhodes laughs, and he walks off.
Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton make their way to the ring. The Fatal Four Way
match is next.
-Commercial Break-
#1 Contender's Fatal Four Way Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Wade Barrett
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee of all time, will officiate this match.
The match starts, and Orton quickly beats on Barrett in the corner as Rhodes
focuses on Bryan. Orton and Barrett are in the ring as Rhodes and Bryan fight at
ringside. Barrett sends Orton into the corner, but Orton explodes out with a
clothesline. Orton stomps some limbs and drops a knee for a near fall. Barrett
quickly rolls out of the ring. Rhodes turns Orton around, and Orton quickly hits
a dropkick. Bryan gets in the ring, and he hits Rhodes with a kick. Orton sends
Rhodes to the corner, and Bryan hits a nice running dropkick. Rhodes quickly
rolls out of the ring, leaving Bryan and Orton in the ring together. They begin
to circle the ring as we go to commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Barrett and Rhodes beating down Bryan and
Orton. Barrett throws Orton out of the ring. Barrett sends Orton into the steel
steps as Rhodes hits a front suplex. Barrett and Rhodes double-team Bryan. They
take turns holding him up to punch him. They send him to the ropes, and they hit
a double back elbow. Barrett stands on Bryan's head. Orton snaps Barrett off the
top rope and fights them both off. Orton stomps Rhodes down in the corner, and
he turns into a kick from Barrett. Barrett goes for a pump-handle slam, but
Orton slides out. Rhodes immediately takes him down with a Russian Leg Sweep.
Barrett and Rhodes take turns punching away at Orton. They double whip him into
the corner. They stomp him in the corner.
All of a sudden Bryan takes Barrett out with a missile dropkick. Bryan then
takes Rhodes out with a flying elbow. Bryan punches Rhodes to the corner, and he
viciously kicks away at him. Bryan puts him on the top rope, but Barrett catches
him on his shoulders. Barrett and Rhodes then execute a PERFECT Doomsday Device!
That was nasty! Barrett covers, and Rhodes breaks up the pinfall attempt. Rhodes
quickly sends Barrett into the ring post shoulder first.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the final commercial break of the evening to see Orton hit a
beautiful suplex on Rhodes for a near fall. Barrett punches Orton from behind,
and Orton quickly fights back. Orton sends him to the corner and runs into a
back elbow. Barrett chokes Orton on the ropes, and he knees away at him. Barrett
backs up, and he big boots him to the floor. Barrett quickly catches Bryan with
a Boss Man Slam for a near fall. Rhodes quickly kicks Barrett out of the ring,
and he hits Bryan with a Beautiful Disaster for a near fall! Rhodes punches
Orton off the apron, and he stalks Bryan. Rhodes goes into the ropes, and Bryan
back body drops him over the top rope! Barrett sends Bryan into the ropes, but
Bryan ducks a clothesline, and he takes Rhodes out with a suicide dive!
Orton clotheslines Barrett a few times, and he hits a nice powerslam. Orton
brings Rhodes back into the ring the hard way, clotheslines him, and then
clotheslines him over the top rope. Orton hits his trademark backbreaker, but
Bryan breaks up the pinfall. Bryan kicks Orton in the head and covers, but
Rhodes breaks it up. Rhodes hot shots Bryan off the top rope, and he falls to
the outside. Rhodes covers Orton for a near fall. Rhodes stomps away at Orton.
Rhodes picks him up and hits a nice front suplex. Rhodes goes to the top rope,
and Orton sweeps the feet. Orton punches him, goes to the top rope, and hits his
father's old finisher, the superplex.
Barrett quickly kicks Orton in the ribs, and he covers Rhodes, but Bryan breaks
it up with a flying head-butt. Orton gets in the ring, and he throws Barrett out
of the ring. Orton does the same to Rhodes, and he catches Bryan with a draping
DDT. Orton stalks Bryan, but Barrett pulls him out of the ring, and he hits a
DDT on the outside! Rhodes tries to sneak in and cover Bryan, but Bryan counters
into the LeBell Lock! Rhodes quickly taps out!
Winner by Submission: Daniel Bryan
Match Rating: ***
Daniel Bryan will face Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship in a
Steel Cage Match on Tuesday's LIVE Smackdown taping! Rhodes attacks him from
behind, and he stomps away at Bryan. Rhodes screams that it was his opportunity.
Orton makes the save, and he hits Rhodes with the RKO! Orton nods to Daniel
Bryan, and he leaves the ring. Bryan celebrates in the ring as the show ends.