Detailed 6/15/12 Friday Night Smackdown Report
Smackdown opens with a video clip of what happened in the ring to close out Monday Night Raw this past week, with The Big Show WMD Punching Vince McMahon. We then see the Smackdown opening video and Josh Mathews welcomes us to the show from Manchester, New Hampshire. We also see a graphic that says we will get an update on Vince’s condition and Michael Cole wonders if Show will apologize.
A.J.’s music hits and she makes her way to the ring. A.J. was about to explain why she kisses Kane this past Monday on Raw, but Vickie Guerrero comes out and interrupts. Vickie says the real story from this past Monday was Dolph Ziggler’s victory to become the new number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. Ziggler’s music hits and he and Vickie walk to the ring. Ziggler says he proved what he said two weeks ago, that he is above a tag team and is World Heavyweight Championship material. He insults A.J., but she ignores it and calls him delusional and calls Vickie his grandmother, which leads to Vickie slapping her. CM Punk’s music comes out and he makes his way to the ring. Punk says all he heard Vickie say was, “Excuse me,” and then says nobody has to excuse her. He says she says the same things every week about how great Ziggler is, and then he doesn’t come through. Punk says it will be no different tonight and no different at No Way Out. Ziggler pipes in and begins talking, but Daniel Bryan’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Bryan mocks A.J. and Punk and calls Punk a hero for saving A.J. Bryan says he enjoys watching Punk and Kane make the same mistake that he made, and then says the mistake is A.J. Sheamus’ music hits and he makes his way out to the ring. Sheamus says Bryan talks out of his arse so much that he doesn’t know which ends to look at when he is talking. Sheamus says he will beat Ziggler once again at No Way Out. Sheamus says the scheduled tag team match should happen right now. A.J. says if that’s the case, she has some business to take care of and tries to charge at Vickie, but Punk and Sheamus hold her back as we go to a commercial.
Match #1: CM Punk and Sheamus (w/A.J.) vs. Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero)
Bryan and Sheamus start the match and Sheamus gets Bryan in a headlock. Bryan shoots Sheamus off the ropes, but Sheamus takes him down with a shoulder block. Sheamus runs the ropes and Bryan tries to take him down, but Sheamus catches him and takes him down with the rolling plunge and gets a two count on the cover attempt. Sheamus tags in Punk, who slams Bryan shoulder-first into the turnbuckle. Punk sends Bryan to the other corner and charges, but Bryan gets a boot up to reverse it. Bryan tags in Ziggler, who charges at Punk but Punk takes him down with a drop-toe hold and gets a one count on the cover attempt. Punk connects with a couple of right hands and reaches back to tag Sheamus. Punk slings Ziggler towards the ropes and Sheamus takes Ziggler down with his vintage flying shoulder block, which gets a one count on the cover attempt. Sheamus hits some elbows on Ziggler and slams him down to the mat before tagging in Punk. Punk flips over the rope and lands in Ziggler and goes for the cover, but only gets a one count. Punk hits Ziggler with a delayed vertical suplex and goes for the cover, but only gets a two count. Punk drags Ziggler to the corner and tags in Sheamus. Sheamus connects with a right hand to Ziggler’s midsection while Punk is holding him. Ziggler gets away from Sheamus and runs to tag in Bryan and gets to the floor. Bryan gets into the ring and gets some offense in before being taken down with a shoulder block. Ziggler distracts Sheamus, which allows Bryan to connect with a dropkick in the corner. Bryan keeps Sheamus in the corner and Ziggler tags himself in and pummels Sheamus down in the corner. Ziggler argues with the referee as Bryan stretches Sheamus over the bottom rope. Ziggler hits an elbow drop and covers for a one count and then tags in Bryan. Bryan charges at Sheamus, but he reverses and hits Bryan with the Irish Curse back-breaker. Sheamus tags in Punk, who connects with a flying clothesline on Bryan. Punk takes him down with a neck-breaker and gets a two count on the cover attempt. Punk charges at Bryan, but Bryan sends him onto the apron. Bryan charges, but Punk shoulders him in the midsection. Ziggler charges at Punk, but he knocks Ziggler off of the apron, which allows Bryan to baseball slide into Punk’s ankle and send him to the floor. Bryan jumps off of the apron and connects with a knee to Punk’s jaw as we go to a commercial.
We’re back from the commercial and Bryan is controlling Punk back in the ring. Punk powers out and connects with some elbows, but Bryan comes back and takes him down with a running knee lift. Bryan tags in Ziggler, who comes in and stomps on Punk’s chest. Ziggler wraps up Punk’s leg and tags in Bryan, who stomps on Punk’s back. Bryan kicks Punk repeatedly in the chest and then goes to the top rope to attempt a diving headbutt, but Punk moves out of the way at the last second. Punk tags Sheamus and Bryan tags Ziggler and Sheamus gets the advantage. He takes Ziggler down with the Irish Curse back-breaker, but Bryan breaks up the cover attempt at two. Punk takes Bryan out of the ring and tries to kick him through the ropes, but Bryan moves and slams Punk into the barricade. Sheamus hits White Noise on Ziggler and Bryan tries to interfere, but Sheamus knocks him off of the apron. Sheamus goes to the corner and is getting ready to deliver a Brogue Kick, but Vickie starts yelling at him on the apron. A.J. pushes Vickie and she falls into the ring, which distracts Sheamus long enough to Ziggler to come from behind and roll Sheamus up for the pin fall. Winners: Dolph Ziggler and Daniel Bryan. After the match, Sheamus chases Ziggler into the crowd and A.J. and Vickie begin fighting in the ring. Vickie eventually kicks A.J. against the ring and escapes to the back. A.J. is down on the outside as Kane’s music hits and he makes his way out. He stops and picks A.J. up and begins carrying her away, but Punk attacks him from behind and they fight back to the ring. Kane tosses Punk into the ring and Bryan begins beating him down. Bryan goes after Kane, but Kane catches him and delivers a big choke slam. Kane grabs Punk and choke slams him as well as A.J. looks on. Kane and A.J. look at each other as A.J. sits on the stage and smiles at Kane.
We are reminded, as we go to a commercial, that we will get an update on Vince’s condition and that both John Laurinaitis and The Big Show will be here later to discuss the situation.
Brodus Clay makes his way to the ring with Cameron and Naomi. Clay grabs a microphone and says that John Laurinaitis banned him from Raw and he can’t get near The Big Show or he will be fired. He says John Cena will win at No Way Out and that Laurinaitis said he has an opponent that will leave him on his back tonight. Heath Slater’s music hits.
Match #2: Brodus Clay (w/Cameron and Naomi) vs. Heath Slater
Clay hits his charging headbutt and smashes Slater in the corner. Clay tosses Slater over his head and down to the mat and then hits his splash finisher for the pin fall. Winner: Brodus Clay. After the match, David Otunga comes out and attacks Clay. The trainers come out to check on Clay as Otunga walks up the ramp as we go to a commercial.
We’re back from the commercial and Layla is joining the commentary team for the next match.
Match #3: Alicia Fox vs. Beth Phoenix
Phoenix slams Fox’s head into the turnbuckle and sends her to the other corner, but Fox connects with a back elbow that takes Phoenix down. Fox goes for a flipping leg drop, but Phoenix moves out of the way. Phoenix attempts to stomp on Fox, but Fox reverses and rolls Phoenix up for a two count. Phoenix catches Fox with a back-breaker and then the Glam Slam for the pin fall. Winner: Beth Phoenix. After the match, Phoenix and Layla stare each other down as Phoenix celebrates.
We see that John Laurinaitis and The Big Show will be addressing the situation with Vince McMahon next as we go to a commercial.
We get a Raw 1000 flashback and it’s of the Muppets hosting Raw.
John Laurinaitis makes his way out onto the stage. He makes an apology to Vince and then says his advice would be to stay out of The Big Show’s way. We see a replay video of what went down between Laurinaitis, Vince, Show, and Cena from this past Monday night. We’re back to Laurinaitis and he’s in the ring now. He says every time his job is on the line, he comes out on top, like at WrestleMania XXVIII and Over the Limit. He says his job is on the line again this Sunday, but he’s not worried because The Big Show will destroy John Cena. Show says he doesn’t have to lie about what happened this past Monday night. He says he has never been given the chance to out-shine the “faces of the company,” like Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Ric Flair in wCw and John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, and Sheamus in the WWE. He says he is going to make up for lost time in the Steel Cage Match this Sunday. Show says he isn’t burdened by what the fans think of him. He admits that he punched Vince on purpose. Laurinaitis and Show go to leave, but Michael Cole stops them and tells them that John Cena has left his home in West Newbury, Massachusetts and will be in the arena before the night is over. Show says he will not be hard to find as we go to commercial.
Match #4: Christian vs. Jack Swagger (w/Vickie Guerrero)
Swagger takes Christian into the corner and drives his forearm into Christian’s back. Swagger puts his shoulder into Christian’s midsection and then slings him into the opposite corner. Swagger charges, but Christian counters and kicks Swagger in the head. Swagger charges at Christian again, but he pulls down the top rope and Swagger goes down to the floor. Vickie distracts Christian long enough to Swagger to recover and take Christian down with a clothesline on the outside. Swagger tosses Christian back into the ring and goes for a cover, but only gets a two count. Swagger goes for a leg drop, but Christian moves out of the way. Christian connects with some right hands and then takes Swagger down with a forearm shot. Christian charges at Swagger, but Swagger ducks under and grabs Christian’s ankle and attempts the ankle lock. Christian rolls through and comes off the top rope to take Swagger down. Christian goes for the Killswitch, but Swagger tosses him over the top rope. Christian goes to the top and looks to dive off, but Swagger counters him. Christian headbutts Swagger and he falls off the top rope. Christian comes off the top and hits the Frog Splash for the pin fall. Winner: Christian
We are reminded again that John Cena will be here before the show is over to call out The Big Show as we go to a commercial.
Match #5: Handicap Match: Ari Cohen and Mike Testa vs. Ryback
They cut the typical jobber promo before the match. Ryback shoulder blocks Testa out of the ring while Cohen is on his back. Ryback spins Cohen around and slams him to the mat. Ryback grabs Testa and tosses him overhead onto Cohen. Ryback smashes them both in the corner and then takes both of them down with a monster clothesline. Ryback hits his muscle buster finisher on both men simultaneously and gets the pin fall on both. Winner: Ryback.
We see another reminder that Cena is going to call out The Big Show as we go to a commercial.
Match #6: Damien Sandow vs. Tyson Kidd
Sandow takes down Kidd with a knee and a Russian Leg Sweep and then drops an elbow, but only gets a one count on the cover attempt. Kidd drives a shoulder into Sandow’s midsection and then connects with a kick. Kidd goes to the top and hits a moonsault and gets a two count. Kidd goes for the Sharpshooter, but Sandown reverses into some knees and he hits his neck-breaker finisher for the pin fall. Winner: Damien Sandow.
We are reminded one last time that Cena will call out The Big Show later tonight as we go to a commercial.
We’re back from commercial and John Cena’s music hits and he runs down to the ring. Cena apologizes for being late. He says his boy called him up and said Show called him out. Cena says he didn’t want to Show to think he was hiding. Cena says he is the guy in the ring, wearing green and still wearing jorts after 1990. John Laurinaitis’ music hits and he makes his way to the ring. Laurinaitis says Show won’t be coming out. Laurinaitis says what happened to Vince is Cena’s fault. Laurinaitis says he sent Show home to protect Cena. Cena says he came here to knock someone out and since Show isn’t here, Laurinaitis is next in line. Laurinaitis threatens to fire Cena, but Cena says he can’t. Cena calls Laurinaitis having a position of power is an embarrassment. Cena reminds Laurinaitis that if Show loses, he is fired. Laurinaitis says if Cena does what he says he’s going to do and then loses on Sunday, he will be fired on Raw. Cena decks Laurinaitis with a right hand and leaves the ring. Referees check on Laurinaitis as Smackdown comes to a close.
Quick results:
1. Dolph Ziggler & Daniel Bryan def. Sheamus & CM Punk
2. Brodus Clay def. Heath Slater
3. Beth Phoenix def. Alicia Fox
4. Christian def. Jack Swagger
5. Handicap Match: Ryback def. Ari Cohen & Mike Testa
6. Damien Sandow def. Tyson Kidd
