Friday Night Smackdown!
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 20, 2013
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"Then. Now. Forever." The WWE video leads us into the show.
"Then. Now. Forever." The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video highlights the events of the past week. Daniel Bryan won the WWE
Championship at Night of Champions after a fast count from referee Scott
Armstrong. Armstrong then insinuated on Monday Night RAW that he was in cahoots
with Bryan to affect the outcome of the match. Triple H would then strip Bryan
of the WWE Championship. Orton and The Shield would try to eliminate Bryan with
a steel chair only for some members of the locker room to come out and help him
take them out.
Lilian Garcia asks the crowd to welcome the General Manager of Smackdown, Vickie
Guerrero. EXCUSE ME! Vickie is standing in the center of the ring. She welcomes
the crowd to Friday Night Smackdown. As the General Manager, she has the most
astounding, thrilling, and entertaining show ever for Smackdown tonight. First,
she is here to introduce to them the laughing stock of the WWE. No, it is not
Hornswoggle. He doesn't even come close. This man has gone from hero to zero.
Bob Backlund held the WWE Championship for 2,135 days. CM Punk held it for 434
days. This man won the WWE Championship at Summerslam and held it for five
minutes and twenty-five seconds. He did a little better at Night of Champions
when he stole the championship and held it for twenty-one hours, thirty-four
minutes, and thirty-two seconds. She then welcomes the man who got caught
red-handed on Monday Night RAW, Daniel Bryan.
Daniel Bryan comes out to a tremendous reception from the Cincinnati crowd.
Bryan says he would much rather be champion for only one day than be a shrill,
corporate suck-up for his entire life. Vickie reminds him that she is his boss.
She is giving one more opportunity to come clean in front of everybody. Bryan
says she knows he did nothing wrong. Vickie says we saw the footage at the top
of the show. Anyone with a brain would know that he was conspiring with Scott
Armstrong against Randy Orton. Vickie tells him to come forward and tell the
truth.
Bryan asks if she wants the truth. The truth is he kneed Randy Orton in the face
and covered him. The referee counted to three very quickly, but he could have
counted to twenty because Orton was knocked out. He doesn't know why Scott
Armstrong did what he did, but he knows that he should still be the WWE
Champion. Vickie screams that he is a liar.
Vickie says she doesn't agree with her boss, Triple H. She knows that Triple H
gave Bryan a match at WWE Battleground, but she would have fired him. She hopes
he never becomes the face of WWE. Bryan says everyone here should be grateful
that she doesn't have any real power. Vickie says that's interesting. This past
Monday on RAW, ten superstars rushed into the ring to try to prevent him from
getting the beating he so richly deserves from The Shield.
Instead of Bryan being fired, she thinks its more interesting for him to be
eliminated. Bryan and the ten other superstars will be eliminated tonight. She
then shows a list of the superstars: Dolph Ziggler, The Usos, R-Truth, Justin
Gabriel, Zack Ryder, The Prime Time Players, Kofi Kingston, and Rob Van Dam. All
eleven will be eliminated because tonight we'll have an eleven on three handicap
gauntlet match. The Shield will be in the ring at all times. One man, and one
man only, will face The Shield until he is defeated. The Hounds of Justice will
run through each and every one of them. Vickie says she's saving Bryan for last.
Vickie then cackles before leaving the ring.
Tonight, we'll see what happened at Night of Champions when Paul Heyman pinned
CM Punk with Ryback's help. Ryback will be in action later tonight.
-Commercial Break-
Natalya is at the commentary table to talk about the next match.
Naomi w/ Cameron vs. AJ Lee
A pre-taped promo airs with AJ Lee. She says as the woman who has
single-handedly redefined the Divas Division, she is going to single-handedly
defeat every E! Network Total Diva, starting with Naomi.
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee of all time, is the official for this
match. Naomi goes for a lock-up, but AJ knees her in the midsection. AJ goes to
throw her out of the ring, but Naomi flips to the apron. Naomi kicks her away
and springboards off the top rope, but AJ hits her with a roundhouse kick in
mid-air for a near fall. AJ quickly goes to a neck vice, but Naomi fights up and
elbows out. Naomi hits the ropes, but AJ takes her down with a back elbow for a
one count. AJ chokes her on the second rope before reapplying the neck vice.
Naomi gets to her feet and hits a jawbreaker. AJ comes back and starts talking
trash, so Naomi takes her down with a step-up enzuigiri.
Naomi rolls her up for a two count before taking her down with a quick dropkick.
Naomi hits a flipping clothesline before having a whip reversed on her. Naomi
slides under a roundhouse kick and hits an atomic drop. Naomi then takes her out
with the Rear View for a near fall. Naomi goes for a body slam, but AJ slides
through and jumps on her back for a sleeper hold. Naomi backs her into the
corner to break the hold. Naomi then goes for a sidewalk slam, but AJ counters
into the Black Widow! Naomi fights it, but she drops to a knee and has to tap
out!
Winner by Submission: AJ Lee
Match Rating: * 3/4
AJ sits on the second rope and taunts Natalya. Natalya slams down her headset
before standing in front of AJ with her arms crossed smiling.
-Commercial Break-
Jack Swagger is in the ring with Zeb Colter and Antonio Cesaro. Colter says that
Swagger's opponent is a foreigner, an immigrant, and an Italian named Santino
Marella. Colter says that he knows that Marella is listening, so he advises him
to take the ravioli out of his ears because he's going to give him a "pizza" his
mind. Colter asks how Santino got in this country. Did he sneak across? Are his
papers legitimate? The last time he looked, it is illegal in this country to own
a pet reptile without a proper permit. The Real Americans are the only ones in
this building to ask these types of questions. Colter asks the people to get to
their feet, put their hands over their hearts, and say, "We The People!"
Jack Swagger w/ Zeb Colter and Antonio Cesaro vs. Santino Marella
They circle the ring before Swagger challenges Santino to take him down. Santino
tries, but he fails. Swagger clubs him before powering him to the corner.
Swagger knees him before tossing him across the ring. Swagger talks trash to him
in the corner before hitting a short-arm clothesline. Swagger says, "We The
People!" Swagger under-hooks the arms and screams, "Welcome to America!" Santino
fights up, but Swagger puts him in the corner. Swagger clubs him down before
punching him in the head. Santino punches, but Swagger quickly knees him back
down.
Swagger throws him, but Santino cartwheels to his feet. Santino splits under a
clothesline and goes for a hip toss, but Swagger blocks it. Santino then catches
him with a backslide pin for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Santino Marella
Match Rating: 1/2 *
Ryback is walking alongside a wheelchair bound Paul Heyman with Curtis Axel
pushing him. Heyman is beaming while looking at Ryback. Ryback will be in
action, next.
-Commercial Break-
Nick Nardone vs. Ryback w/ Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman
Before the match, Heyman announces his name for the crowd. They boo him. Heyman
says the crowd already knows the big news that he is the Best in the World.
Admittedly and uncharacteristically, he wants to give credit to his opponent, CM
Punk. Punk gave him all that he could handle at Night of Champions. However,
when two men engage in combat inside the squared circle, only one man can emerge
victorious. On Sunday, that man was not their hero, CM Punk. The winner of that
match was Paul Heyman. Heyman grabs Ryback's hand before saying he could not
have done it without his hero, Ryback.
Ryback says that Heyman is a gracious and appreciative man. He doesn't deserve
to be picked on by a bully like CM Punk. If there's one thing that he can't
stand, it’s a bully. Take this guy in the ring for example. Heyman told him that
earlier in the day, this guy refused to sign a little kid's autograph. Then he
intimidated the kid in the parking lot. If he wants to try to intimidate little
kids, then why doesn't he try to intimidate him? What he does to this guy is
exactly what he'll do to CM Punk the next time he sees him.
Ryback gets in the ring and locks up with him before powering him down. Ryback
apologizes to the guy before offering to help him up. Nardone backs away. Ryback
powers him to the corner before yelling that this is too easy. Nardone punches
him back before hitting the ropes. Ryback then takes him out with a meat hook
clothesline. Ryback then takes him down with the Shell Shocked for the win. As
the referee counted three, Ryback yelled, "I hate bullies!"
Winner by Pinfall: Ryback
Match Rating: 1/4 *
Randy Orton is seen walking backstage. He'll be out to address the controversy
over the WWE Championship, next.
-Commercial Break-
Randy Orton's music hits, and the former WWE Champion makes his way to the ring
to a chorus of boos from the crowd. Orton does not look happy at all. Orton says
at Night of Champions, Daniel Bryan and Scott Armstrong conspired to steal the
WWE Title from him, and they succeeded. With a lightening fast three count, his
reign as the WWE Champion was over like that.
Still, it was his fault. It was 100% his fault. He never should have been in
that position in the first place. For the past two years, he has been
suppressing who he really is inside because he thought that's what the fans all
wanted. He even went to anger management. He locked away the relentless,
remorseless, sadistic side of the Viper. He locked away the Viper that was
devoid of morality because he thought that's what the fans wanted. Then Monday
night on RAW, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came to him, and they allowed him
to see who and what he really should be. So he went to the door, ripped it open,
and threw away the key. He then made an example of The Miz in Cleveland. He made
an example out of The Miz so everyone would know who he really, truly is.
A replay is shown of Orton's vicious assault on The Miz from Monday on RAW. The
attack culminated with Orton dropping a knee on Miz' head while it was
sandwiched in a chair. Orton says that should be an example to anyone who tries
to get in his way. There is no champion right now, but after Battleground, there
will be. He's looking to massacre and annihilate. He'll not only win the battle;
he'll end the war against Daniel Bryan. Orton then promises - no, swears - to be
our - no, his WWE Champion.
The Shield's music hits, and they make their way to the ring. The 11-on-3
handicap gauntlet match will happen, next.
-Commercial Break-
Vickie Guerrero is seen sitting at ringside.
11-on-3 Handicap Gauntlet Match
The Shield vs. Darren Young
Darren Young gets in the ring, and The Shield immediately mauls him. They
triple-team him and rip his shirt off. They kick and punch away at him before
Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins hold him up to get speared by Roman Reigns. They
pick up the easy win from there. Titus O'Neil is out next for the match.
The Shield vs. Titus O'Neil
O'Neil runs down to the ring, and they quickly pounce on him. O'Neil begins to
fight them off, but Ambrose jumps on his back, and Rollins grabs the ankle.
Reigns then takes O'Neil down with a big shoulder block. They begin to stomp
away at him. Rollins puts him in a front face lock as they continue to punch
away at him. They then drop him with a Triple Powerbomb for the win. Dolph
Ziggler is out next.
The Shield vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler runs down to the ring, and he takes Ambrose down with a Thesz Press.
Ziggler punches away at him before concentrating on Rollins. Reigns rips him off
and powers him to the corner, but Ziggler sidesteps him as he charges. Ziggler
punches away at Reigns from the second rope until Rollins and Ambrose rip him
off. Ambrose punches away at him as the other two watch on. Rollins then stomps
him and chokes him with his boot. Rollins rips Ziggler's shirt off as they
circle him. Rollins holds Ziggler up, and Reigns punches him down. Ambrose holds
him up, and Rollins clubs him in the throat. They take turns holding him up and
giving him a shot a few more times.
They stand around him and talk some trash. Ziggler quickly bounces up and begins
punching away at all three. Ziggler clotheslines Rollins before pulling the top
rope down on Reigns as he charges him. Reigns flies over the top rope. Ziggler
dropkicks Ambrose before hitting a famouser on Rollins. Ziggler then hits a Mick
Foley-style clothesline on Ambrose over the top rope. Ziggler gets on the apron
and punches Rollins. Ambrose then grabs Ziggler's ankle, and Rollins dropkicks
him off the apron. Reigns then destroys him with a vicious spear at ringside!
The Shield gets in the ring, and Ziggler is counted out! Kofi Kingston is out
next.
The Shield vs. Kofi Kingston
Reigns leaves the ring to spear Kingston on the entrance ramp, but Kingston
leapfrogs him. Kingston charges the ring, and he snaps both Rollins and
Ambrose's necks off the top rope. Kingston then takes them down with a
springboard cross-body block. Kingston chops Ambrose down and hits Rollins with
a back elbow. Kingston then takes them down with a pair of dropkicks. Reigns
charges his way back into the ring only to be met with Trouble in Paradise by
Kingston! Kingston covers, but the other two break up the pinfall attempt. The
double-team commences from here as Reigns is still down. Ambrose holds Kingston
up for Rollins to punch away at before hitting a Headlock Driver for the win.
Rob Van Dam is out next!
The Shield vs. Rob Van Dam
RVD gets in the ring, and Ambrose and Rollins quickly attack him. They send him
into the ropes, but RVD backflips over them. RVD blocks a kick from Ambrose and
spins his leg into Rollins' midsection. RVD then clotheslines Ambrose down and
kicks Rollins to the corner. RVD then levels Ambrose with a roundhouse kick. RVD
clobbers Rollins with a roundhouse in the corner before turning his attention to
Ambrose. RVD gives him a monkey flip from the corner. Rollins tries to put him
in the corner, but RVD kicks him in the face. Reigns gets on the apron, so RVD
takes him right back out with a springboard kick to the throat. RVD blocks a
kick and hits a step-over roundhouse to Ambrose. RVD looks around at the crowd
before hitting Ambrose with the Rolling Thunder! RVD does his taunt for the
crowd.
RVD goes to the top rope in position for a Five Star Frog Splash when Triple H's
music hits. The WWE COO comes out yelling, "Shut it down!" Reigns sneaks up
behind RVD and pushes him off the top rope to the floor. The bell rings, and
this match is over.
No Contest
Match Rating: **
Triple H goes up to Vickie Guerrero, and he tells her to go to his office right
now. He asks if she has any idea what she's just done. Vickie quickly gets up
and power walks to the back. Triple H gets in front, and he leads her to the
back. The commentators wonder what just happened.
-Commercial Break-
Triple H is admonishing Vickie Guerrero in her office. Triple H asks if she
knows what she did. Ten guys ran in to help Daniel Bryan on Monday night. When
you do what she did tonight, it'll be ten more guys and then ten more on top of
that. Then you have a full-scale revolt on your hands. Vickie says she thought
she was doing what was best for business. Triple H says she has no idea what is
best for business. What is best for business is fair, honest competition for
these guys. They need to feel safe and in a competitive environment. Vickie is
going to put The Shield in a six-man tag match against the number one contenders
for the WWE Tag Team Titles, The Usos, and Daniel Bryan. Triple H tells her to
make the match.
The RAW Rebound shows Dusty Rhodes/Virgil Runnels meeting with Stephanie McMahon
in the ring for a business proposition. Stephanie gave him the option of
rehiring either Cody Rhodes or Goldust. Runnels told her to go to hell.
Stephanie would then force the Big Show to give him the Knockout Punch.
Triple H is still in Vickie's office when Zack Ryder and Justin Gabriel come in.
Triple H apologizes for Vickie putting them in that gauntlet match. Gabriel
accepts the apology. Ryder says it's too bad because they wanted some
competition. Ryder calls Triple H "bro" before slapping him on the back. Triple
H tells them to go to the ring, and he'll find them some good, fair competition.
They seem happy as they leave. Triple H says, "Go get 'em, tiger!"
-Commercial Break-
Zack Ryder and Justin Gabriel vs. The Wyatt Family
Luke Harper and Erick Rowan will represent the family. Bray Wyatt sits in the
rocking chair at ringside. Ryder will start out against Harper. Harper powers
him into the ropes and clubs him. Harper sends him into the ropes, and Ryder
hits a face-buster. Ryder dropkicks him before giving him a forearm in the
corner. Harper reverses a whip to the corner, and Ryder jumps over him. Ryder
hits the ropes, and Harper takes him down with a vicious big boot. Gabriel
breaks up the pinfall. Rowan comes in the ring to eliminate Gabriel. Gabriel
kicks away at him, but Rowan soon blocks one and throws him out of the ring. In
the ring, Harper powerbombs Ryder into the corner before hitting a vicious
discus clothesline for the win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Wyatt Family
Match Rating: 1/4 *
Bray Wyatt gets in the ring and bends backwards to look at Ryder. Wyatt holds
him before signaling to Rowan to take out Gabriel. Gabriel was on the top rope
when Rowan big booted him to the floor. Wyatt then drops Ryder with the Sister
Abigail. Wyatt grabs a microphone, and he says when he makes a promise, he
always keeps it. If they're going to keep lining them up, then he promises that
they'll keep on putting them down, all for Abigail. Wyatt kneels in front of
Ryder, and he says, "Follow the buzzards!"
Daniel Bryan and The Usos will take on The Shield in the main event.
-Commercial Break-
Rob Van Dam is in the trainer's office getting examined when Triple H walks in.
Triple H asks the doctor how RVD is doing. The doctor says he's just sore.
Triple H apologizes for Vickie putting him in that gauntlet match. He also came
to let him know that he's giving RVD a rematch for the WWE World Heavyweight
Championship at WWE Battleground. RVD looks impressed as Triple H leaves.
Alberto Del Rio then comes from out of nowhere and attacks RVD! Del Rio sends
him into the wall before kicking him in the skull. The doctor yells for help.
Referees come in to get Del Rio away, but he still manages to slam a case off
his back.
R-Truth vs. Alberto Del Rio
R-Truth begins to punch away at Del Rio as soon as the bell rings. R-Truth sends
him to the corner and hits an avalanche. R-Truth hits a suplex for a one count.
Del Rio avoids a scissor kick and hits a backstabber for a near fall. Del Rio
punches away at him before choking him on the ropes. Del Rio pulls the hair
before hitting a back suplex for a near fall. Del Rio applies a chin lock, but
R-Truth fights up. Del Rio quickly punches him down before talking some trash.
Del Rio hits the ropes, and R-Truth hits a heel kick. R-Truth clotheslines him a
few times before hitting a front suplex for a two count. Del Rio pushes him to
the corner, and he catches him with a step-up enzuigiri for a near fall. Del Rio
signals for the Cross Arm Breaker, but R-Truth rolls through it. R-Truth hits
him with the Scissor Kick for a near fall! R-Truth goes for a suplex stunner,
but Del Rio gets out and kicks him in the hamstring. Del Rio kicks him down one
more time before applying the Cross Arm Breaker for the win.
Winner by Submission: Alberto Del Rio
Match Rating: *
Daniel Bryan and The Usos will take on The Shield, next.
-Commercial Break-
The Shield vs. The Usos and Daniel Bryan
Daniel Bryan will start out against Seth Rollins. They circle the ring before
locking up. Bryan powers him to the corner where he begins to kick away at him.
Bryan sends him into the ropes and turns him inside out with a knee to the
midsection. Bryan drops a knee for a two count. Rollins whips him off, but Bryan
hits a shoulder block. Bryan hits the ropes, and Rollins goes to leapfrog him,
but Bryan hooks the legs. Bryan then locks him in the Mexican surfboard stretch.
Jimmy Uso is tagged in, and he clotheslines Rollins for a two count. Rollins
fights back, and Dean Ambrose is tagged in.
Ambrose bounces Jimmy off the corner before punching away at him. Jimmy reverses
a whip to the corner and hits a back body drop. Jimmy punches him down, and Jey
tags in. Jimmy whips Ambrose into Jey for a clothesline and a two count. Jey
applies an arm bar, but Ambrose fights up. Jimmy tags back in, and Jey slaps
Ambrose. Jimmy then avalanches him before hitting a snapmare. Jimmy hits a
falling head-butt for a one count. Jey tags back in, and they hit a double-team
back elbow/elbow drop for a two count. Ambrose powers Jey to the corner, and
Roman Reigns tags in. Reigns stomps Jey down before choking him with his boot.
Reigns punches him in the mouth before sending him to the ropes. Reigns lowers
his head and eats a kick. Jey rolls him up for a one count. Bryan then tags in.
Bryan kicks away at Reigns while he's on his knees. Bryan has a whip reversed,
and Reigns hits a back elbow. Ambrose is tagged in, and he kicks and punches
Bryan down. Ambrose drops a quick elbow for a two count. Rollins tags back in,
and he kicks and punches away at Bryan. Rollins applies a modified chin lock,
but Bryan soon fights up. Bryan counters out with a back suplex. Jey is tagged
in, and he punches Rollins. Rollins ducks a clothesline and hits a dropkick.
Ambrose is tagged in, and they hit a wishbone split on Jey. Ambrose picks up a
near fall.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Jey trapped in a chin lock applied by
Rollins. Jey fights out, and he takes Rollins down with an enzuigiri. Jey kicks
Rollins away and tags in Jimmy. Jimmy hits a pair of clotheslines before kicking
him in the midsection. Jimmy follows up with a Samoan Drop before taunting the
crowd. Jimmy clotheslines Ambrose on the ring apron before going for a full
nelson bomb on Rollins. Rollins gets out with a big kick to the skull.
Reigns is tagged in, and he covers for a one count. Reigns powers him to the
corner and tags in Ambrose. Ambrose slaps him down and clubs away at the chest.
Ambrose talks trash to the opposing team before giving Jimmy a snapmare. Ambrose
applies a chin lock, but Jimmy fights up and gets out with a jawbreaker. Jimmy
hits the ropes, but Ambrose knees him in the midsection. Ambrose then hits a
front dropkick for a two count. Rollins tags in, and he hits a slingshot senton
for a near fall. Rollins covers again for the same result. Rollins chokes him on
the ropes until the referee admonishes him. Ambrose then kicks him in the head
while the referee is distracted. Reigns is tagged in, and he punches Jimmy down
before dropping an elbow. Reigns applies a chin lock. Jimmy fights out, but
Reigns sends him into the ropes for a back elbow. Reigns then hits the ropes and
hits a nice clothesline for a near fall. Reigns applies a chin lock before going
for a back suplex. Jimmy flips through and punches down all members of The
Shield. Rollins is tagged in before Jimmy can make a tag, but Jimmy hits him
with a full nelson bomb. Ambrose is tagged in, and he knocks Jey off the apron.
He tries to stop Jimmy from tagging, but Jimmy rolls under him.
Daniel Bryan is tagged in, and he dropkicks Rollins and Reigns off the apron.
Bryan punches away at Ambrose before having a whip to the corner reversed on
him. Bryan backflips over Ambrose before hitting a flying elbow. Bryan pumps up
and hits a pair of vicious corner dropkicks. Bryan kicks away at him before
putting him on the top rope for a super hurricanrana! Reigns breaks up the
pinfall. The Usos team to get him out of the ring. Jey then takes him out with a
diving plancha! Rollins then charges and flips out of the ring with a senton!
Jimmy then hits a split-legged moonsault to the outside!
Inside the ring, Ambrose clotheslines Bryan down. All of a sudden, Bryan locks
him in the Yes! Lock, but Ambrose quickly gets to the ropes. The Usos hit a
double superkick from outside the ring on Ambrose! The referee wasn't looking
then. Bryan then takes Ambrose out with the running knee to the skull for the
win!
Winners by Pinfall: The Usos and Daniel Bryan
Match Rating: ** 1/4
Daniel Bryan and The Usos celebrate in the ring big time. The crowd chants
"YES!" as Smackdown comes to an end.