Friday Night Smackdown!
London, England
April 26, 2013
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"Then. Now. Forever." The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video shows Alberto Del Rio getting the win against Jack Swagger last week on
Smackdown. They will meet again in a No Disqualification match tonight. The
Undertaker will also compete on Smackdown for the first time in over three
years. He'll face Dean Ambrose of The Shield.
No Disqualification Match
Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Colter vs. Alberto Del Rio w/ Ricardo Rodriguez
Del Rio's knee is still taped up, as is Swagger's arm. They quickly start the
match by trading punches, but Del Rio comes out on top. Del Rio charges him
against the ropes and clotheslines him over the top rope. Del Rio then takes him
down with a suicide dive. Del Rio then slams Swagger's arm off the steel steps
before going under the ring to get a kendo stick. Swagger quickly kicks away at
him as soon as he gets in the ring, and he grabs the kendo stick from Del Rio.
Swagger then hits him on the injured leg with it a few times before working on
his body. Swagger taunts the crowd and goes to hit Del Rio again, but the shot
is blocked. They fight for control on the kendo stick. Del Rio kicks him in the
midsection and charges him in the corner, but Swagger gives him a back body drop
over the top rope. Swagger goes outside to scream in Del Rio's face that he
should give up.
Swagger goes under the ring to get another weapon, so Del Rio kicks him in the
ribs. They begin to fight up the ramp. Del Rio then gives Swagger a suplex on
the ramp. Del Rio then goes under the ring and grabs a ladder. Del Rio leans it
against the ring before throwing Swagger into it as he charges at him.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Del Rio trapped in a front face lock. During
the commercial break, Swagger viciously beat Del Rio down with the kendo stick.
Del Rio fights out of the face lock, but Swagger takes him down with a waistlock
takeover. Swagger rolls out of the ring and grabs a steel chair. Swagger talks
some trash to the crowd from the apron, and Del Rio surprises him with a step-up
enzuigiri. Del Rio punches away at him, but Swagger quickly kicks him in the
knee. Swagger hits a clothesline for a near fall.
Swagger goes back outside and grabs that steel chair. Swagger sets it up between
the second and third turnbuckle. Swagger then walks into a double knee
armbreaker. Del Rio hits a pair of clotheslines, ducks one of his own, and hits
a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Del Rio catches him in the ropes and hits a forearm
to the back, but Rodriguez quickly tosses him the kendo stick. Del Rio then hits
him a bunch of times with the kendo stick before hitting a backstabber for a
near fall. Del Rio goes for the Cross Arm Breaker, but Swagger pushes him off.
Del Rio quickly comes back with a sidekick to the jaw for a near fall. Swagger
quickly picks the ankle and goes for the Patriot Lock, but Del Rio rolls through
for a Cross Arm Breaker attempt. Swagger tries to turn it into a pinfall, but
Del Rio kicks out. Swagger then sends Del Rio headfirst into that steel chair
set up in the corner, and he picks up a near fall.
Swagger goes outside and puts the ladder in the ring. As he does, Del Rio
springs the ladder into Swagger's face. Del Rio gets out of the ring, and Colter
threatens him with the kendo stick. Del Rio then turns around and gets hit in
the face with the ladder. Swagger rolls him into the ring for a near fall.
Swagger goes for a Swagger Bomb, but Del Rio gets his knees up and applies the
Cross Arm Breaker. Colter quickly gives Swagger the kendo stick, and he uses it
to break the hold with some vicious shots. Swagger then stands over him and
viciously beats away at him. Swagger picks the ladder up and slams it down on
Del Rio before hitting the Gutwrench Powerbomb for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Jack Swagger
Match Rating: ** 1/4
We'll see Sheamus take on the Big Show later tonight on Smackdown. We'll also
see Randy Orton take on Mark Henry.
-Commercial Break-
Aksana vs. Layla
They lock up, and Aksana pushes her away. Layla kicks her down and hits her with
her butt. Aksana sends her to the corner, counters a slingshot, and throws her
to the outside. Aksana throws her into the ring, crawls on the apron
seductively, and gets dropkicked off the apron. Aksana gets in the ring, and
Layla covers her a few times for some near falls. Layla takes her down, but
Aksana quickly drops her on the ropes before hitting a knee to the face for a
near fall. Aksana stomps on her hand, and Layla starts crying in the middle of
the ring. Aksana mocks Layla's taunt before talking some trash to the crowd.
Aksana sends her to the corner and stretches the arm around the bottom rope. The
crowd starts to "Fandango" as Layla fails at a comeback. Aksana picks up a two
count. Aksana sends her into the ropes, and Layla hits some pinning combination
(which the commentators call "Infinity") for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Layla
Match Rating: 1/4 *
We'll take a look at The Shield vs. Team Hell No and the Undertaker from Monday
Night RAW, next.
-Commercial Break-
They show the last few minutes of the six-man tag team match from RAW that saw
The Shield defeat Team Hell No and the Undertaker.
The Shield is somewhere backstage, and Dean Ambrose brags about defeating Team
Hell No and the Undertaker. Seth Rollins said that justice prevailed. Roman
Reigns says that one big injustice is that Team Hell No still has the Tag Team
Titles. Rollins says the other injustice is that the Undertaker left with his
soul still intact. Ambrose says that won't be for long. They did what they said
they would do on Monday Night, but the Deadman is still walking. Tonight, he'll
face the Undertaker one-on-one. He'll do what no one else has done in twenty-one
WrestleMania's. He's going to beat the Undertaker tonight. Justice, not the
Undertaker, will be immortal. Rollins says the Undertaker will not Rest in
Peace. Reigns says he will Believe in the Shield.
Fandango's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring with a blonde dancer as
the London crowd "Fandangoes." He'll be in action, next.
-Commercial Break-
Justin Gabriel vs. Fandango
Fandango does a little dance and poses. Gabriel mocks him, so Fandango kicks him
down. Gabriel counters a suplex, and he hits an arm drag. Gabriel gets a one
count, and Fandango rolls out of the ring. Fandango shoulders him in the
midsection, but Gabriel takes him down with another arm drag. Fandango backs him
to the corner and punches away at him. The crowd "Fandangoes" as Fandango ties
Gabriel in the ropes and punches away at him. Fandango gets out of the ring, and
he leaps up to kick Gabriel in the head for a near fall. Fandango poses over him
before Gabriel kicks away at him. Fandango reverses a whip, but Gabriel flips
over him and hits a roundhouse kick. Gabriel springboards off the ropes into a
kick, and Fandango takes him down with a big Russian leg sweep. Fandango then
goes to the top rope and hits a Diving Leg Drop for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Fandango
Match Rating: 1/2 *
Fandango grabs a microphone and clarifies how to say his name correctly.
Sheamus will take on the Big Show, next.
-Commercial Break-
Sheamus vs. Big Show
They show footage of Mark Henry and Sheamus beating each other up over the last
few weeks.
They lock up, and Big Show quickly powers him down before laughing at him. They
lock up, and Sheamus pushes him to the corner before laughing at Big Show.
Sheamus punches away at him, but Big Show quickly comes back with a head-butt.
Big Show then leans him against the ropes and chops away at his chest. Sheamus
comes back with some punches, but Big Show grabs him by the throat and pushes
him over the top rope.
Big Show follows him around the ring and punches him in the ribs. Big Show puts
him in the ring, but Sheamus catches him on the apron, and he begins to hit his
patented forearms to the chest. Big Show quickly head-butts him, but he runs
into Sheamus' boots. Sheamus then runs into a sidewalk slam. Big Show then drops
an elbow for a near fall. Big Show chokes him on the middle rope before
head-butting him down. Big Show hits the Final Cut for a near fall. Big Show
picks him up, but Sheamus punches back. Sheamus goes for a body slam, but he
falls back with Big Show on top of him. Big Show picks him up by the hair before
beating him down. Big Show gets out of the ring, and he chops the chest.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Sheamus run into Big Show's knee. Big Show
then sends him shoulder-first into the ring post. Sheamus falls to the outside
as the referee begins to count him out. During the commercial break, Big Show
hit a massive body slam. Big Show goes outside and sends him into the steel
steps. Big Show rolls into the ring, and he wants the count-out. Sheamus claws
his way back into the ring at nine.
Big Show sends him shoulder first into the turnbuckle, and he begins to slowly
and methodically work on the arm. Big Show talks a little trash as he stands
over him. Big Show blocks some punches before clubbing him down. Big Show then
applies an overhead wristlock. Sheamus punches out, and he hits a big DDT.
They trade punches from their knees, and Sheamus comes out on top. Sheamus takes
him down with some running forearms. Sheamus hits a knee lift before going to
the top rope and hitting a Battering Ram from the top rope. Sheamus goes for
White Noise, but Big Show blocks it. Sheamus then counters a Chokeslam, and he
hits an impressive White Noise. The crowd is chanting for Sheamus, and he poses
for them. Sheamus sets up in the corner and goes for the Brogue Kick, but Big
Show rolls out of the ring. Sheamus attacks him outside, but Big Show gets the
better of that exchange. Big Show rolls into the ring, but Sheamus is able to
snap his arm off the top rope. Sheamus climbs to the top rope when all of a
sudden Mark Henry appears at ringside. Henry knocks over the steel steps. This
distracts Sheamus enough for Big Show to hit the Knockout Punch for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: Big Show
Match Rating: **
Randy Orton will be in action against Mark Henry later tonight. We'll also see
Undertaker compete in his first Smackdown match in three years, as he takes on
Dean Ambrose in the main event.
-Commercial Break-
William Regal vs. Wade Barrett
Before the match, Wade Barrett talks about how he's heard stories about London's
infamous grave robberies. He never believed them, but today he does because
there is a body missing from the cemetery. That body is in the ring in the form
of William Regal. He'll be sent back to where he came from courtesy of the
Barrett Barrage.
The bell rings, and Barrett quickly kicks him. Regal ducks a short-arm
clothesline before sending him to the corner for a forearm. Regal knees away at
him, but Barrett quickly comes back with a sidekick. Regal ducks a Bull Hammer
and hits an exploder suplex. Barrett avoids the Running Knee and takes him out
with the Bull Hammer for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Wade Barrett
Match Rating: 1/4 *
They show footage of Paul Heyman alleging that Triple H wasn't in the building
on Monday Night RAW. Triple H then came out, accepted Brock Lesnar's challenge,
and gave Heyman a Pedigree.
Randy Orton makes his way to the ring for a match against Mark Henry. They'll
fight on Friday night, next.
-Commercial Break-
Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry
They circle the ring and lock up. Henry quickly powers him to the corner and
clotheslines him. Henry goes for the World's Strongest Slam, but Orton counters
out before punching him down. Henry rolls out of the ring in frustration. Orton
attacks him at ringside, but Henry rakes the eyes. Henry head-butts him before
attempting to throw him into the steel ring post. Orton slides off his shoulders
and pushes him in. Henry gets in the ring, and Orton gives him the Garvin Stomp.
Orton poses for the crowd, and Henry avalanches him.
Henry puts him on the rope and chokes him a bit. Orton tries to come back with a
kick, but Henry quickly gives him some shoulder thrusts. Henry screams to the
crowd, "That's what I do!" Orton comes back with some punches, but Henry shoves
him off. Orton clotheslines him, but Henry doesn't go down. Orton ducks a
clothesline, and he finally takes Henry down with a clothesline. Orton hits a
DDT for a near fall. Henry's kick-out caused Orton to land on his feet. Orton
gets Henry caught on the apron, and he hits him with a hanging DDT. Orton gets
the crowd into it, and he begins stalking Henry who simply rolls out of the
ring. Orton follows him outside and punches, but Henry drives him into the ring
post. Henry puts him in the ring and gets back in. Henry then turns around, and
Sheamus gives him a Brogue Kick!
Winner by Disqualification: Mark Henry
Match Rating: * 1/4
Sheamus calls for Orton to attack Henry, so Orton obliges with an RKO. They
stand over Mark Henry and pose.
We'll take a look at the confrontation between John Cena, Ryback, and Mick
Foley, next.
-Commercial Break-
The RAW Rebound airs, and it highlights Mick Foley's confrontation with Ryback.
Ryback threatened to attack him, but John Cena ran out to even the odds. The
Shield then made their way to the ring, and Cena left Ryback in the ring to fend
for himself. The Shield attacked Ryback, but Cena fought them off with a chair,
helping Ryback. Cena then gave Ryback the Attitude Adjustment.
The Undertaker makes his epic entrance for the main event. He will compete in
his first match on Smackdown in three years against Dean Ambrose, next.
-Commercial Break-
Undertaker vs. Dean Ambrose w/ The Shield
Undertaker goes to corner Ambrose, but Set Rollins and Roman Reigns get on the
apron to distract him. Ambrose punches away at Undertaker, but he's quickly
turned in the corner. Undertaker punches away at him in the corner before
throwing him over the top rope. Undertaker leaves the ring to drive Ambrose into
the barricade. Undertaker scares off the rest of The Shield before dropping a
leg on Ambrose, who was hanging out over the apron. Undertaker charges him in
the corner for a big boot, but Ambrose sidesteps him. Ambrose then dropkicks him
out of the ring.
Ambrose punches away at him before driving him into the barricade. Ambrose puts
him in the ring and punches away at him. Ambrose grinds his forearm into
Undertaker's face before dropkicking him down for a near fall. Ambrose applies a
neck vice, but Undertaker fights up. Ambrose quickly takes him down with a
neckbreaker for a near fall.
Ambrose hits a straight punch to the face before mocking Undertaker's taunt.
Undertaker grabs him by the throat, and they trade punches. Undertaker goes into
the ropes, but Ambrose hits him with a knee. Ambrose hits the ropes, and
Undertaker Chokeslams him down. Rollins gets on the apron, and Undertaker
punches him off. Reigns distracts the referee, and Ambrose low blows Undertaker.
Ambrose hits a big DDT for a near fall. Ambrose can't believe it, and Undertaker
catches him with Hell's Gate for the win!
Winner by Submission: Undertaker
Match Rating: * 1/2
The Shield immediately attacks him after the bell rings. Undertaker mounts a
little comeback by sending Reigns into the barricade and Rollins into the crowd.
Undertaker grabs a steel chair, and he hits Ambrose in the midsection with it
before punching him down. Undertaker goes to Chokeslam Rollins on the outside,
but Reigns spears him through the barricade! Ambrose slams the chair off his
back a few times. They then clear the commentary table of the lid and the
televisions. The Shield then gives Undertaker a vicious Triple Powerbomb through
the table! They stand over the Phenom as Smackdown comes to an end!