**Topic Ufficiale** Tapings WWE Smackdown! - Topic Continuativo

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter cut a promo trying to convince everyone that they thought just like they did. He said we're the problem too if we don't agree. Alberto Del Rio interrupted and threw to a clip of Ricardo and Alberto mocking Colter's YouTube video and talking about Mexican food. Pretty funny stuff.

1. Team Hell No beat Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre (w/Jinder Mahal). Bryan made Slater tap to the No! Lock.

Matt Striker interviewed Dolph Ziggler backstage. Ziggler said he was going to make history tonight. Then he made out with AJ while Big E stood by.

Backstage, Ryback was walking down a corridor and had a face to face with Mark Henry, but they said nothing.

Damien Sandow won't get an entrance but he cut a promo on how Darwin's Theory of Evolution forgot his opponent.

2. Ryback beat Damien Sandow after Shellshock. Sandow got a decent amount of offense, but typical Ryback match.

Ricardo Rodriguez came to the stage and told everyone in the crowd to deliver the "Albertoooo" a long as they could when Del Rio came out.

Backstage, Matt Striker asked Big Show about what happened after Raw. Show said he'll take out anyone, but he blames Sheamus and Orton for what happened. He put up his fist and said that's his answer for all of them.

A Fandango vignette aired hyping his debut tonight.

3. Alberto Del Rio beat Dolph Ziggler with the Cross Armbreaker. Good back and forth match with lots of near falls. Ricardo dumped a bucket of water on AJ, but Langston and AJ got sent to the back for it.

Backstage, Daniel Bryan told AJ she looked like a wet puppy. She said that she's with the next world champion now. She said Bryan's reign ended in 18 seconds. Bryan said that being with Ziggler, she should be used to 18 seconds.

I just noticed that Brad Maddox is still on commentary. It's a three-man booth with Maddox, Michael Cole, and Josh Matthews this week.

4. Mark Henry beat Yoshi Tatsu. Henry won the squash with the World's Strongest Slam.

Backstage, Striker told Sheamus that Big Show blamed him (and Orton) for his attack at the hands of The Shield. Sheamus said it'll be his fault when he kicks Show's head off his shoulders tonight.

5. Tamina Snuka beat Kaitlyn (w/Layla) in a non-title match. Tamina got the win after a Samoan drop.

Backstage, the Rhodes Scholars were watching the monitor. Cody Rhodes asked what Damien Sandow thought of Kaitlyn as a woman. Sandow replied that she's done her best despite being a result of an inferior gene pool. Hilarious delivery.

The ring crew changed the mat after the Divas match. Insert joke here.

Fandango was set to debut against Justin Gabriel, but he refused to compete because Lilian didn't announce him properly. This schtick will get old quickly.

Backstage, Teddy Long tried to teach Booker T how to say Fandango. Funny.

6. Sheamus and Big Show fought to an apparent no-contest when The Shield interfered. Randy Orton made the save, but The Shield got the upper hand. The babyfaces cleared the ring of the heels, but Show KO'd Sheamus and Orton hit the RKO on Big Show. It should go off air here.

Off air, The Shield returned and beat down Orton and Sheamus until Ryback made the save. It became a six-man tag which ended in a DQ after Roman Reigns brought in a chair. All the babyfaces hit their finishers and we all go home happy.

Overall, super lackluster. No big names and the crowd died after the Main Event taping. Good matches throughout the taping though.

Josh Mathews / Michael Cole / Brad Maddox on commentary

Sheamus & Randy Orton defeat Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow. Sandow ate a Brogue Kick, Rhodes ate an RKO to take the pin.

After the match, The Shield challenged Orton and Sheamus to find a partner for a six man at WrestleMania. Orton and Sheamus accepted.

The Miz defeats Darren Young via submission (Figure Four). Wade Barrett helped on commentary.

Backstage, Big Show wanted to be the tag partner against The Shield. Orton & Henry said they already picked somebody - The Ryback.

Layla & Kaitlyn defeat Tamina Snuka & Aksana. Sloppy match. Kaitlyn hit Aksana with a GORE, but Layla snuck a tag in and pinned Aksana with a crossbody. Turn coming.

Backstage, the Bellas beat up Naomi and Cameron. Bellas made fun of the "dancing dinosaur and his fat friend who thinks he is Japanese."

Dolph Ziggler defeats Kane with the ZigZag. Daniel Bryan and Big E brawled at ringside towards the end. This distracted Kane leading towards the finish. Big E tossed Bryan over the timekeeper wall. After the match, Ziggler taunted Kane until Kane grabbed Zigg's throat for a chokeslam. Big E saved Ziggler, then hit his finish on Kane.

Another Ricardo/ADR spoof on Colter aired. This one was about Canadians. It was pretty funny.

Fandango vs Great Khali never happened. Fandango came out, calling Khali "stretch." He wanted Khali to pronounce his name. Khali tried. Fandango was sickened by Khali's attempt. No match.

Backstage, Booker made Shield vs Sheamus, Ryback, and Orton official. The Shield then attacked Orton and Sheamus and left them laying.

Mark Henry vs The Ryback never happened. 10 seconds after the bell rang, The Shield attacked Ryback. Ryback initially cleared the ring and faced back off with Henry, but the Shield got the better of Ryback on attempt #2. The Shield left Ryback laying with a trio powerbomb. After Shield left, Henry came back in and gave Ryback a World's Strongest Slam. And then another. And then another. Henry welcomed Ryback to the Hall of Pain.

Jack Swagger pinned Chris Jericho. This was a good, long match with a lot of back and forth trading nearfalls at the end. Swagger won with his gutwrench powerbomb.

Swagger and Zeb posed to close the show.

ma che cavolo combinano con ryback,fanno credere una cosa e poi lo mandano contro lo shield?

Miz TV opened with Randy Orton and Shamus as guests. They poke about Ryback not being their partner. Miz asked who they wanted to replace him. Both men agreed and spoke about Big Show. Miz introduced Show and he came out. Booker T came out and said they needed to prove themselves as a team and set up a six-man tag match as the main event.

1. Mark Henry beat Zack Ryder. A squash match. Henry performed a World's Strongest Slam on Ryder after the match. Ryback came out and there was a showdown. The two collided, and Ryback got the better of the exchange, leading to Feed Me More chants.

2. Dolph Ziggler beat Kofi Kingston. Dolph won the match clean. Kofi took out Big E Langston during the match. Afterward, Langston hit his finisher on Kingston.

3. Jack Swagger defeated Chris Jericho when Fandango interfered. Fandango's music hit mid match. There was a kick on Jericho from Fandango while the ref was distracted followed by a slam from Swagger for the win.

4. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow (w/The Bella Twins) fought Brodus Clay and Tensai (w/Cameron, Naomi) to a no-contest. The Funkadactyls and Bellas started to brawl outside the ring and the men got involved for the no-contest.

5. The Miz defeated Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match. Wade Barrett was on commentary. Miz used the Figure Four and jawed at Barrett after the match.

6. Big Show, Sheamus, and Randy Orton defeated Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre, and Jinder Mahal. Shamus tagged himself in when Show was caught in the ropes, and hit Jhinder with the Brogue Kick for the 1-2-3. Show bickered with Sheamus afterward. Orton got involved, and was pushed by Show. The Shiled came out while all three were bickering. The faces regrouped before Shield hit the ring, and then The Shield left.

Dark Match

1. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Ryback beat The Shield by DQ. Rollins introduced chair for the DQ. Afterward, the faces hit all their finishers to send crowd home happy.

JBL came out to a good pop, followed by Lilian Garcia.

The Rock's music hit and the building literally started to shake. My God, what an ovation. There were loud rocky chants that picked up after the music stopped. Rock held up a Hershey bar to a big pop. Funny. Rock talked about how he lived an hour away in Bethlehem, Pa. He showed a picture of himself when he was 15 and had a Cody Rhodes style mustache. He did the "Finally..." routine.

Rock said tonight is the first sold out WWE event in Hershey in a decade. He told us the origin story of Candy Ass. Awesome. Rock said he's going to beat Cena at WrestleMania. This led to boos, to Cena sucks chants, to Rocky chants. It was a very pro-Rock crowd in that respect. Rock started his millions routine when he was interrupted by John Laurinaitis, which drew huge heat and a "You Suck" chant.

Rock asked who in the blue hell he was. Laurinaitis said they were two peas in a pod, Rock is the People's Champion, and Big Johnny started people power. He offered to be in Rock's corner at WrestleMania. Rock polled the crowd for what he should do. No chants ensued. The Rock hit a spinebuster and the People's Elbow to a monster pop! The Rock said that at WrestleMania, Cena was getting his candy ass beat again. Rock posed for a bit then left.

1. Chris Jericho beat Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match. Jericho came out for his match to a big pop. Wade Barrett was out next to relative silence. What a shame and a waste. Barrett hit a shoulder block on Jericho, who responded with chops and a clothesline. Barrett came back with punches and a headbutt. Barrett whipped Jericho to the corner and hit a boot to Jericho to send him to the outside. Y2J continued getting punished, and Barrett cut off a comeback with a stiff back kick to the midsection. In the end, jericho hit the Codebreaker for the win.

After the match, Fandango made his full entrance to the ring, followed by "You Can't Wrestle" chants. Fandango said nothing and danced back to the back.

Paul Heyman was interviewed by Josh Mathews. Heyman said it is a must lose situation for Triple H.

The Ryback/ Mark Henry bench press challenge was up next. Booker T and Teddy Long came out to introduce the contestants. There were huge Feed Me More chants for Ryback. Henry came out to some decent heat. Booker said if they get physical, they will be banned from WrestleMania.

Henry won a coin toss so he went first. He benched 220 lbs. 54 times. Apparently, this was a new record. Big Hungry was on his way to breaking that record, when Henry shoved the bar down across his throat. Ryback was helped to the back. There were Feed Me More chants throughout the segment.

2. Daniel Bryan and Kaitlyn (w/Kane) defeated Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee (w/Big E Langston). Ziggler's music hit and we're on our way to a mixed tag match. Ziggler took the early control with a shoulder block. Kaitlyn and AJ tagged in. AJ hit successive neckbreakers. Bryan and Ziggler tagged back in and traded offense. Langston tried to interfere but was taken out by Kane, who was taken out by Ziggler. In the end, Kaitlyn speared AJ for the win.

A video aired of The Shield, stating that the team of Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Big Show don't stand a chance. They said they would believe in The Shield.

3. Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) fought The Great Khali (w/Natalya, Hornswoggle) to a double count out. Khali overpowered early, with Swagger getting in a few shots. Swagger locked Khali in the Patriot Lock on the outside and ignored the 10 count, resulting in a double count out. Afterwards, Ricardo came out to distract Swagger, who was ambushed by Alberto Del Rio, who sent Swagger and Colter packing. A good pop for Ricardo and a better one for Del Rio.

Sheamus came out to a good pop, followed by Orton to a much bigger pop, followed by Big Show to a noticeably smaller pop. Rhodes Scholars and Cesaro came out together. Sandow tried to silence the crowd to very negative effect.

4. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Big Show defeated Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, and Antonio Cesaro. Orton and Cesaro started things off with Randy taking an early advantage. Sheamus tagged in and roughed up Cesaro a bit, then Big Show and Cody tagged in. Big Show dominated, then Orton tagged back in and roughed up Cody a bit. That mustache is wonderful. Cesaro tagged in and got some shots but was double teamed by Orton and Sheamus. Sandow tagged in and traded offense with Sheamus. Orton came back in and took control. The heels took control for a while, isolating Orton in their corner. In the end, Sheamus made the hot tag and hit the Brogue Kick on Cody for the win.

After the match, The Shield's music hit and they started to head down through crowd, but orton and company met them halfway up the stairs and a fight ensued, with The Shield sent packing to a thunderous pop. This should be where Smackdown ends.

Dark Match

1. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Ryback beat the Shield by DQ when Rollins brought in a chair. The faces hit their finishers to please the kiddies.

Biggest Pops
Rock (by a mile)
Ryback
Randy Orton

Most Heat
John Laurinaitis
Zeb Colter

1. Ryback defeated Primo and Epico in a handicap match. Ryback hit a double spear and then performed Shellshocked on both men and pinned them.

Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow came out with the Bella Twins. They entered to Brodus Clay's music and were dressed like Brodus, Sweet T, and The Funkadactyls. Cody had Tensai face paint. Rhodes Scholars talked trash. Brodus, Sweet T, and the Funkadactyls came out. The Funkadactyls attacked the Bellas. Brodus and Sweet T cleared Rhodes Scholars from the ring by clotheslining them over the ropes and out of ring.

2. Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) defeated Kofi Kingston. Kofi tapped to the Patriot Lock.

* SmackDown kicks off with Big E Langston mocking Ricardo Rodriguez. He introduces Dolph Ziggler, who gets a big reaction. Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter come out and Swagger wants a title shot. Out next comes Alberto Del Rio, selling the leg injury from Swagger on RAW. Del Rio wants his rematch but is interrupted by Chris Jericho, who also wants a title shot. Jericho vs. Ziggler will happen tonight.

* Kane and Daniel Bryan defeated Darren Young and Titus O’Neil. The Shield appeared on the big screen and threatened Kane and Bryan.

* Backstage segment with Booker T, Teddy Long, Randy Orton and Sheamus. Booker announces Orton and Sheamus vs. Big Show in a handicap match for tonight.

* Wade Barrett beat Santino Marella.

* The Bella Twins and Tamina Snuka defeated Kaitlyn, Cameron and Naomi.

* Triple H is out next to talk about WrestleMania 29 and his match with Brock Lesnar. He’s interrupted by 3MB. The Shield comes out and attacks 3MB, then surround Triple H. Before they can attack, Kane and Daniel Bryan come out and chase them into the crowd. Triple H and Team Hell No clear the ring of 3MB. They try to hug Triple H but he doesn’t want to hug Bryan. Vince McMahon comes out and teases a group hug but leaves before they do. More comedy and hugging with HHH and Team Hell No. Lilian Garcia announces The Shield vs. John Cena and Team Hell No for the live crowd later tonight.

* Backstage segment with Booker T and Big Show. Show isn’t happy about being put in the handicap match.

* Big Show vs. Sheamus and Randy Orton is up next. Good back and forth match. Orton hits a RKO and Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick, sending Show out of the ring. Show walks away from the match and they win by count out.

* Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston is up next. Kofi gets the non-title win out of nowhere.

* Fandango comes out next. Many fans are singing his theme song again but not nearly as many as RAW. Fandango stays at ringside to watch tonight’s main event.

* Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho is up next. They go several minutes in a good back and forth match. Fandango distracts the referee while Big E Langston lays out Jericho. Ziggler takes advantage and rolls up Jericho for the win. Jericho tried to get revenge on Ziggler and lays out Big E after the match. Fandango taunts Jericho, allowing Ziggler to hit a Zig Zag from behind. Fandango hit a big top rope leg drop as the crowd sang his theme song.

Michael Cole and JBL came out for commentary. Lilian Garcia came out to serve as the ring announcer...

The Fandango set lowered onto the stage and in the ring. Fandango's music played and the crowd went wild. The crowd sang the song or at least tried to. The Fandango display lit up with small flares. Fandango messed with Lilian Garcia and said she looked excellent tonight. Lilian looked like she was ready to puke and Fandango told her that she was terrible when trying to Fandango...

Santino Marella came out and talked before getting in the ring. Fandango's music hit and Santino danced around. Fandango tried to go after Santino and went over the top rope when Santino moved out of the way. This all led to a match...

1. Fandango defeated Santino Marella. Santino tried to hit The Cobra and Fandango blocked it and hit his finisher to win the match. Fandango gets on the mic and said "It's Fandango." A pretty quick match for the first match of Smackdown...

Backstage, Booker T and Teddy Long were talking and in came Big Show to talk to them...

2. U.S. Champion Kofi Kingston defeated Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett. The crowd was dead in the middle of the match and then started a Kofi Kingston chant. Barrett went for a pin and got a two count. Kofi rolled up Wade Barrett to get the pin...

A video was shown of from last week's Smackdown of Mark Henry and Sheamus. Another video of these two from Monday Night Raw was shown...

Mark Henry was interviewed backstage. Sheamus attacked Henry...

A few video clips of Dolph Ziggler were shown with Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger with Zeb Colter...

Alberto Del Rio came out with Ricardo Rodriguez to a nice pop. Out next was Jack Swagger with Zeb Colter with medium heat for both...

3. Alberto Del Rio (w/Ricardo Rodriguez) beat Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter). When the official's back was turned, Zeb punched Del Rio. Later, Del Rio ran into the corner post with his shoulder. Del Rio's knee was bandaged heavily. A "We The People" chant started but was weak while a Del Rio chant got momentum and then slowed down once Swagger got back on the offense.

Swagger taunted Del Rio, and Del Rio got on fire and turned things around for a short bit. There were several near falls throughout the match. Swagger applied the Patriot Lock, and Del Rio made it to the ropes for the break. Del Rio ended up winning by pinfall. A very good match as it went on...

A video was shown of John Cena and Ryback...

A video of The Shield was shown in which they mocked John Cena and spoke about how Ryback just watched Cena at the end of Raw. The Shield said Ryback knows how justice feels. They went on to talk about Undertaker and said Taker he was afraid and scared to death of The Shield...

4. The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, and Natalya defeated Primo, Epico, and Rosa Mendes. This match was set up because Primo and Epico took Hornswoggle's parking spot when they were in the parking lot. No joke. A quick match that nobody really seemed to care about. Natty, Great Khali, and Horny danced in the ring...

A video of CM Punk from Raw was shown...

The crew messed with the aprons and the mat again. A video of Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman's "Challenge Issued" segment from Raw was shown...

WWE Smackdown returns to Knoxville on November 19, 2013. The presale password is Knoxville and it starts tonight at the online box office knoxvilletickets.com...

Triple H will respond to Brock Lesnar on Monday's WWE Raw television show...

5. Big Show and Mark Henry defeated Sheamus and Randy Orton. A decent pop for Big Show. Orton came out and the place went wild for him. Next out is Sheamus and the place was even louder pop for the Great White. Show won the match for his team by chokeslamming Orton and pinning him.

WWE Smackdown:

- Before the show started, there were assorted "Cena," "Woo," "Feed Me More" and "Yes/No" chants. The entire section of the top tier is closed off.

- A WrestleMania recap was shown. The crowd is not as active as last night.

- Lilian Garcia sang the National Anthem before SmackDown started.

- A video recap is shown of The Undertaker / Team Hell No vs. The Shield match from last night's RAW.

- Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio in a No DQ match is up first. Ricardo Rodriguez got a good pop announcing Del Rio, and the crowd chanted along with him.

They use a kendo stick, chairs and a ladder. Fans chant for tables and Ricardo Rodriguez gets involved. Del Rio kicks a chair out of Swagger’s hand before he could use it. Zeb Colter also interferes. Lots of near falls and weapons in this match. Swagger gets the win after knocking out Del Rio with a ladder.

- Sheamus vs. Big Show and Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton is announced for later.

- Layla defeated Aksana.

- Backstage segment with The Shield talking about beating The Undertaker and Team Hell No on RAW. Dean Ambrose claims he is going to beat the Undertaker.

- They are lowering fandango entrance, and the crowd erupts and starts Fandangoing when his music hits. Fandango vs. Justin Gabriel is up next.

The crowd is going crazy chanting "Fandango" and Fandangoing in the stands. Fandango did a bit of Fandangoing himself before hitting Gabriel with a leg drop from the top rope for the win.

- A promo for the new Mick Foley DVD, For All Mankind, aired.

- The crowd is chanting "JBL," and Sheamus is out next.

- Sheamus vs. Big Show is up next. At one point Sheamus tried to lift Big Show, but Show fell on top of him for a two count. Show followed up with a big splash from the second rope, but Sheamus is out at 2. Show threw Sheamus in the ring post, and the crowd started chanting "Big Show Sucks." "Boring" chants started breaking out. Crowd got back into it as Sheamus regained control. Sheamus hit White Noise, and went for the Brogue kick, but Show slid out of the ring. Mark Henry came in from the crowd and distracted Sheamus, allowing Show to hit the WMD for the win.

- WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett defeated William Regal in a quick match. A missed knee trembler from Regal led to Barrett hitting the Bullhammer elbow for the win.

- A recap of the Triple H - Paul Heyman angle from RAW is shown.

- Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry is next. Orton hit Henry with a DDT from the second rope and started motioning for an RKO, but Henry rolled out of the ring. Sheamus ran out and planted Henry with the Brogue kick, causing Henry to win the match via DQ. After the match, Orton nailed Henry with an RKO and the crowd went nuts.

- There was a backstage segment with Matt Striker and Booker T. A bunch of stars interrupted.

- The Undertaker comes out and the arena erupts. The Shield makes their usual entrance through the crowd. It appears that this match is televised, as the announcers are still out.

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The Undertaker defeated Dean Ambrose. Undertaker was able to hit a chokeslam. Shortly after, 'Taker locked in Hell's Gate and Ambrose tapped! The Shield enter the ring and attack 'Taker. Roman Reigns speared 'Taker through a barrier and the crowd chanted "Holy Sh-t!" The Shield continue to beat on 'Taker and triple powerbomb him through the announce table! The crowd is hot and is chanting "You tapped out!" to Ambrose. The crowd boos as The Shield stand over The Undertaker.

The New Age Outlaws and Triple H come out to a massive pop to fend off The Shield. They then help 'Taker backstage. This likely will not air.

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Fandango comes out and the whole crowd is Fandangoing! That's all from Smackdown, they keep playing Fandango's music as the crowd leaves.

Lo show si apre con un promo di Ryback sul ring.

Ryback batte Daniel Bryan.

Promo di Ricardo Rodriguez nel backstage.

Fandango batte Zack Ryder.

E' in programma il match tra Zeb Colter e Ricardo Rodriguez.
Jack Swagger interviene nel match e anche Alberto Del Rio raggiunge il ring.
Teddy Long interviene e modifica il match in un tag team match.

Interviene anche il Team Ziggler a bordo ring e viene sancito un triple threat tag team match.

Team Del Rio batte Team Ziggler ed il Team Swagger per sottomissione di Alberto Del Rio ai danni di Dolph Ziggler.

Promo dello Shield nel backstage che si accanisce su una persona sconosciuta che alla fine si rivelerà essere Daniel Brayan.

Randy Orton batte Damien Sandow via RKO.
Alla fine del match Big Show interviene sul ring per parlare faccia a faccia con Orton.

Promo di Kane che esce dalla stanza dove viene medicato Daniel Brayan ed annuncia che più tardi lo Shield pagherà per quanto fatto al suo tag team partner.

Il prossimo match è un arm wrestling contest tra Mark Henry e Sheamus.
Mark Henry vince il match ma Sheamus lo invita a ripetere il tutto usando il braccio sinistro. Mark Henry accetta ma Sheamus lo colpisce immediatamente con un pugno destro e successivamente con il Brouge Kick lasciando Henry a terra sul ring.

Dean Ambrose batte Kane.
I rimanenti componenti dello Shield intervengono nel match e Kane subisce la tripla Power Bombed.

Lo show si conclude con i membri dello Shield che alzano le cinture di tag team champions.

The Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho and Ryback opened the show. Teddy Long interrupted and booked Ryback vs. Jericho in the main event. Ryback sucker punched Jericho to end the segment.

1. Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston beat Cody Rhodes. Cody's Beautiful Disaster Kick was countered with Trouble in Paradise. A fun match. The crowd liked Kofi.

A recap of the workplace video with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman was shown. They teased showing this during Main Event, but never did. I don't think the crowd wanted to see it twice, so it was a smart edit.

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter were interviewed backstage. Zeb spoke about Swagger vs. Big E Langston. He said it will be "a real American vs. affirmative action" then added "yeah, I said it."

2. Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) fought Big E Langston (w/Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee). Alberto Del Rio was on commentary. Apparently this was a No DQ match, as there was plenty of ladder usage and more Ziggler and Del Rio than Swagger and Langston. The match somehow ended with Del Rio holding the belt while standing on top of the ladder. Pretty good win for a guest commentator, I guess.

3. Dean Ambrose (w/Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins) beat Daniel Bryan (w/Kane) by DQ. Daniel Bryan had the first real chants of the night, followed by even louder Yes! chants. Ambrose is even sleazier live. What a talent. A long match that people are going to like on television. Bryan applied the Yes Lock late. Rollins tried to run in, but Kane stopped him. Reigns kicked Bryan, but Kofi Kingston ran in and attacked Ambrose for the DQ. The crowd exploded for Kingston and the Bryan comeback.

Mark Henry tried to to break the world record recorded earlier today by pulling a tractor trailer truck. Apparently, he did it. Later tonight, I will attempt this same feat with my car. I will use a key and gas pedal, though. Actually, Henry's earlier footage featured one tractor trailer. He tried to pull two, which is supposedly a world record. Amazingly, it was a really cool segment and the crowd cheered for Henry. There was a big pop for "That's What I Do."

Randy Orton was interviewed backstage. He said he's a poisonous snake. Okay.

4. Big Show beat Sweet T (w/Brodus Clay). Show knocked out Tensai and then speared Clay. However, Randy Orton came out and RKO'd Show.

Kaitlyn was backstage with Natalya trying to figure out the identity of her secret admirer. Meanwhile, Great Khali was wearing a Rey Mysterio mask while trying to be undercover. And this is why I drink...

5. Chris Jericho by Ryback by DQ. The biggest pop of the night was for Jericho's entrance. Really good heat for Ryback stalling outside the ring. Monday will be the first ever dance-off between Jericho and Fandango. I will be scoring on Twitter Twitter.com/JonnyFairplay. Spoiler alert - the 4/10 Bret Hart scoring system will be in place.

Ryback started a Ryback chant. People chanted it back. I hate people. Jericho escaped a Shellshocked attempt and countered into the Walls of Jericho. Later, the crowd was going nuts as Jericho hit the Codebreaker on Ryback outside the ring. Ryback was disqualified for crotching Jericho on the ring post. After the match, Ryback clotheslined Jericho over the announcers' table.

Josh Mathews interviewed Mark Henry in the ring. They said the two tractor trailers weighed 55 tons. Henry said he has more to do tonight.

Dark Main Event

1. Sheamus and Randy Orton beat Mark Henry and Big Show. Big pop for Sheamus. Most people didn't expect to see him since he wasn't on the Smackdown taping. Sheamus wrestled in his shirt. He performed a Brogue Kick on Henry and won the match for his team to conclude the show.

This was the best Smackdown I've attended in years. My daughter Piper has great taste. she cheered the heels all night, but she doesn't boo "because that's mean."

Biggest Pops
Chris Jericho
Randy Orton
Sheamus

Most Heat
Ryback
Big Show

Miz TV was set up as Lilian Garcia, Josh Matthews, and JBL made their entrances. The Miz appeared in the ring while we watched a recap of recent events. Randy Orton and Big Show will be with Miz tonight instead of the advertised Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel (I assume Jericho will be saved for interaction with Fandango later).

Miz talked up Orton and Show's upcoming Extreme Rules match and recapped, via video footage, major moments in the feud. Miz asked if Orton's RKO would be a preview of Extreme Rules. Show called Orton a snake in the grass who specializes in sneak attacks. He said at Extreme Rules he could do anything he wants to to rip Orton apart.

Show said he doesn't need a weapon, because he has his fist. Instead of an RKO, it's going to be a TKO in Orton's hometown of St. Louis. Orton said Show's ending won't happen and that he wouldn't let Show beat him in Orton's hometown. Orton said the rivalry has its roots in his mistaken trust of Show. He said the only thing people would remember Sunday is how The Viper took down the Big Show.

Jack Swagger and Zeb Coulter interrupted. Zeb Colter said Sunday would be memorable, but because Swagger would make Alberto Del Rio say "I quit" or, in Del Rio's native tongue, no mas. Colter, to a chorus of boos, said you would hear thousands of real Americans rise in unison and say we the people.

Alberto Del Rio was out next. He told Colter to shut up and that the only thing people would remember was Del Rio becoming number 1 contender. Del Rio said he would send "Jumanji Man" Zeb Colter back to where he came from.

Mark Henry emerged and offered his version of what would be remembered on Sunday. He mentioned setting a world record for pulling semis. He played to the "What?" chants and said he'd be pulling, dragging and beating Sheamus. He said people would remember he's the strongest man in the world, because that's what I do.

Next up was Sheamus, who said he would leave Henry battered and bruised with welts and marks. He asked why wait until Sunday. Sheamus chased the heels away with his strap but accidentally hit Orton -- legit accidentally, not a work. Went to commercial with Orton, Sheamus, Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez in the ring...

1. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns defeated The Uso's. The Shield won after a Reigns spear. They were setting up one of the Usos for the triple power bomb when Kofi Kingston made the save. He hit the Shield with a chair and the Shield ran off.

Kofi and the Usos gave a promo, I think for the WWE App, about overcoming the Shield.

Back from break, Teddy Long entered. He said after the last segment he was ready for Extreme Rules. He set up tonight's six-man main event: Henry, Show and Swagger vs. Orton, Sheamus and Del Rio.

2. Brodus Clay and Sweet T (w/Cameron, Naomi) beat The Prime Time Players. Titus O'Neil cut an entertaining promo. He mispronounced Wichita and said real Prime Time Players went to Kansas University. The PTPers were in control early and Titus did his patented seal chant. Darren Young missed a running attempt in the corner and Tensai tagged in Brodus. Titus broke up a pin attempt, then Young got sandwiched by the big boys. Brodus hit a splash for the win.

3. Chris Jericho defeated Antonio Cesaro in 12:00. Fans chanted boring as Cesaro started in control at a slow pace. Jericho got them further on his side with a dropkick that forced Cesaro to regroup at ringside. Cesaro hit an upper-cut and some chops but got another drop kick from Jericho from the middle rope. Jericho reversed a suplex then hit the signature dropkick from the middle rope to the excitement of fans. Jericho missed a corner splash and vaulted out of the ring. Fans cheered him on as he recovered but Cesaro went back on the attack, throwing Jericho into the barricade.

Back in the ring, he got a two-count on the dazed Jericho. Jericho went for the walls of jericho but Cesaro struggled away. Cesaro lifted his knees on Jericho's moonsault attempt to regain momentum. The back-and-forth continued as Jericho got a near-fall. Jericho managed to barely kick out of a backbreaker. Jericho fought back from a sleeper and rolled up Cesaro for a two count. Cesaro earned his own 2-count immediately after and put the headlock back on. A weakened Jericho struggled to fight back and was taken down again. Jericho tried to break the headlock by backing Cesaro into the ropes but was unsuccessful. He finally broke free and scored an axe-handle from the top rope.

Fandango's gold stage setup fell in front of the Titan Tron but Jericho was oblivious. He attempted a top-rope move but was hit by the upper-cut for another near fall. Jericho put on the Walls of Jericho and Cesaro tapped out.

Summer Rae entered with Fandango seemingly closely behind. Jericho watched the stage but was attacked from behind. He quickly got the best of Fandango, who ran off, then Jericho hit Cesaro with a Codebreaker...

Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger were on the Tron for a prerecorded promo. Colter ranted against the government from a conservative standpoint, touching on shady IRS activities and the Benghazi situation. Colter blasted Del Rio and said he wasn't one of us. Colter questioned whether Ziggler was really injured or just afraid. He said he and Swagger were vilified for speaking the truth. He said real Americans never quit, but Del Rio would. He said Del Rio would quit, take his sombrero, and run back home. Swagger finished it off with "we the people"...

Sandow gave a promo from the stage about Miz and how his winning would come to a screeching halt and that Rhodes would embarrass him on Sunday...

4. The Miz defeated Damien Sandow. Miz made his entrance to a healthy applause. Cody Rhodes was on commentary. Sandow cowered at an attempted punch and rolled out of the ring, but Miz followed and nailed him. Back in the ring, Sandow gained the upper hand. Rhodes took the live mic and said fans should stand up and show respect for Sandow. Miz came back and grabbed the win.

5. WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn defeated Aksana. Aksana entered to cat calls from the crowd. Where were those for Cameron? Kaitlyn received a strong babyface reaction from fans who aren't shallow enough to root for the hotter diva just because she's hotter. Well done, Wichita. Aksana got in a couple moves, including a slingshot against the ropes. She taunted Kaitlyn and earned boos. Aksana was dominating for a while. A ridiculous "we want puppies" chant broke out. Aksana still dominating...waiting for this to turn around...still waiting...botched move...still waiting...redid the botch...Kaitlyn hits the spear for the win. Longer than normal Divas match, about 5-6 minutes.

6. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Alberto Del Rio beat Mark Henry, Big Show, and Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter) in a six-man tag. Lilian introduced Ricardo Rodriguez in Spanish, and Rodriguez introduced Del Rio in English. Ricardo was with bucket. Sheamus followed, then Orton before the heel team came out individually. Swagger and Del Rio started the match. Del Rio started hot, got Swagger to the corner and tagged in Orton. Swagger clipped Orton's knee but Orton managed to tag Del Rio back in. Del Rio hit a shoulder-dive on Swagger outside the ring. Swagger tagged in Show, who started to beat up Del Rio.

Show hit Del Rio with a big chop and tagged in Swagger. Then Henry came in for the first time and continued the attack on Del Rio. Quick tags for the heel team until Del Rio incapacitated Swagger. Swagger was first to make the tag and Show came in with a splash on Del Rio.

Del Rio once again prevented from making the tag and was dragged back to the corner. More quick tags. Show with another chop behind the referee's back. Del Rio took a beating from all three heels. Swagger locked in a submission move but Del Rio fought it off and moved out of the way of a charging Swagger in the corner. Del Rio still didn't make the tag. Finally, a reverse on Big Show and Del Rio tagged in Sheamus.

Sheamus got Show up for the Irish Curse and delivered it. He set up for the Brogue kick but was distracted by Henry, and Show took over again. Sheamus was isolated in the corner as the heels went to work. Sheamus hit Swagger with a rolling slam but Henry got to Sheamus before Sheamus could get to Orton for the tag. The Sheamus hope spots kept getting squashed by the heels. He took heavy chops from Show.

Swagger continued the beating on Sheamus. The crowd was strongly behind the babyface. Sheamus hit an electric chair and made the tag to Orton. Randy performed several clotheslines to Swagger, but Henry took him down. Del Rio hit a dropkick on Henry. Swagger locked in the Patriot Lock, but Orton hit the RKO on Swagger for the win. The babyfaces celebrated. In the melee, Sheamus also hit Big Show with a Brogue Kick to close out the taping for Smackdown.

The Smackdown broadcast team was introduced. JBL's theme played and I went back to 2004 for a second.

MizTV opened the show with Fandango as special guest. Miz dropped the "you look like a bag of skittles and you're the new fruitty pebbles." Wade Barrett came out talked smack to Fandango and an IC match with Barrett vs Miz was set up...

1. The Miz defeated Wade Barrett by DQ in an Intercontinental Title match. Fandango was on commentary. I'd love to hear what JBL and Fandango are talking about. Fandango started to dance midway through the match and this led to Fandango interrupting the match. All three ended up in the ring with Barrett standing over them to end this really long segment...

Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter came out for a promo. I'm sitting on the camera side. Enjoy my "Weed The People" sign. Zeb insulted the Cornhusker state...

2. Daniel Bryan (w/Kane) beat Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter). Bryan won via submission...

The Raw Rebound was shown...

A suit wearing Damien Sandow was in the ring, where an office table was set up. He had a rope tied in a knot on the table. Shemaus interrupted him. Sheamus and Sandow had words. Sheamus ended up throwing Matt Striker, who was conducting the interview, over the top rope onto Sandow...

3. Chris Jericho defeated Big Show by count out. Jericho won after Show was knocked over the ringside barricade for the count out...

Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman came out for a promo. The Axel theme song is legit. Paul spoke about Brock Lesnar and C.M. Punk's success and how he will take Axel to the top. Axel spoke about putting Triple H out and accomplishing more than his dad and grandpa and said this was just the beginning. Lots of crickets...

4. Curtis Axel beat Sin Cara. Axel mania is running wild! There were a few flying spots, but it was otherwise predictable and boring.

5. Kofi Kingston beat Dean Ambrose by DQ in a U.S. Title match. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns interfered for the DQ. Randy Orton and Sheamus ran out to save Kofi. Teddy Long came out and booked The Shield vs. Orton, Sheamus, and Kingston in a six-man tag. I remember when Orton was cool and so now....I think it was 2009 and Favre was still gun slinging for Powell's Packers....wait. Editor's Note: That's not funny.

6. The Shield beat Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Kofi Kingston. Dean Ambrose pinned Kofi Kingston clean to win the match. The Shield stood in the ring with the gold in what appeared to be the end of the taping for Friday's television show.

After the cameras stopped filming, Bryan and Kane came out and threw The Shield back inside the ring. Dean Ambrose took an RKO. Sheamus Brogue kicked Seth Rollins, etc. The crowd left happy. Thanks for following along tonight. Check back for an onsite report from the Smackdown taping on Wednesday.

1. Kane pinned Seth Rollins in 9:50. Kane won with the choke slam. Directly after it went into Daniel Bryan vs. Roman Reigns.

2. Roman Reigns beat Daniel Bryan by DQ in 9:33. Kane punched Reigns in the face and got Bryan disqualified. Kane and Bryan argued afterwards. The live crowd wanted them to "hug it out."

Damien Sandow came out with another mental challenge. First he took a cheap shot at Edmonton and said they were stupid for giving away Wayne Gretzky for nothing 25 years ago. Sandow began to explain the rules for his ball game challenge when he was interrupted by Sheamus. Sandow tried to cheat Sheamus and got a Brogue Kick for his efforts.

3. Ryback defeated Kofi Kingston in 2:25. Ryback came out in an ambulance. Kofi got the upper hand right away but was Shellshocked and pinned. Afterward, Ryback powerbombed Kofi through three tables. Kofi was then carried out by paramedics.

4. Big E Langston (w/AJ Lee) beat Alberto Del Rio in 4:30. Langston dominated the beginning of the match. Del Rio tried to get the upper hand but could not. AJ got in a cheap shot at one point. Big E won by pinfall.

5. Curtis Axel beat Sin Cara in 2:05. Axel talked about how he beat both John Cena and Triple H and that makes him great. Axel then beat Cara with the Perfect Plex. On the plus side, Sin Cara did not mess up; great job!

Chris Jericho spoke about how he will beat C.M. Punk at the WWE Payback pay-per-view.

6. Chris Jericho defeated Cody Rhodes in 5:05. Quick, back and forth, fast paced match with Jericho winning by submission.

7. Randy Orton defeated U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose by DQ in 12:45. Great match with great pacing. Orton won by DQ when the other two members of The Shield interfered and attacked Orton. Team Hell No came in for the save.

Theodore Long came out and restarted the match as a 6 man tag match (may have been a dark match).

8. Team Hell No and Randy Orton beat The Shield by DQ at 3:50. Lilian Garcia thanked everyone for coming.

Overall it was a great show. WWE kept the crowd going with video packages during breaks. Daniel Bryan was by far the fan favorite.

Miz TV featuring Randy Orton, Kane, and Daniel Bryan was used to set up the main event. Kane got pissed at Daniel Bryan because Bryan kept calling himself the weak link. Teddy Long set up the non-title tag match of Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan.

1. Curtis Axel (w/Paul Heyman) beat Chris Jericho. Axel won after C.M. Punk's music played to distract Jericho.

2. Alberto Del Rio Del Rio vs. Heath Slater never got started. Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez cleared 3MB. Ziggler appeared on the TitanTron and said he would be at Raw on Monday.

3. Kane beat Ryback by DQ. Ryback powerbombed Kane through a table for the DQ. It may have been ruled a no contest. It was hard to say.

Damien Sandow tried playing chess and Sheamus, came out and did the usual stuff. Sandow actually got the upper hand this time around.

4. Fandango beat Zack Ryder. Fandango won with a top rope leg drop.
Backstage, Kaitlyn said her secret admirer would be revealed on Raw.

5. Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan beat Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns by DQ when Dean Ambrose interfered. During match, Bryan accidentally hit Orton. Orton RKO'd Bryan afterward. It definitely appeared like a turn. The crowd booed and he stared at Bryan for a while and slowly walked away like a heel. It didn't look like a babyface "you got me so I will get you back" moment.

MizTV featured Randy Orton, Kane, and Daniel Bryan as the guests. It resulted in Teddy Long booking Bryan and Orton vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns for later in the show.

1. Curtis Axel pinned Chris Jericho when C.M. Punk's music distracted Jericho.

2. Alberto Del Rio defeated Heath Slater. Dolph Ziggler appeared on the big screen and announced that he has been cleared to wrestle and will be at Monday's Raw.

3. Kane beat Ryback by DQ.

Damien Sandow hosted another challenge segment with Sheamus. This time it was Sandow who left Sheamus lying.

4. Fandango beat Zack Ryder.

5. Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns by DQ when Dean Ambrose interfered. Orton performed the RKO on Bryan after the match.

In the dark main event, Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Sheamus beat The Shield by DQ.

Lilian Garcia came out to polite applause. Michael Cole came out to nothing. JBL entered to a warm reception. This is the most packed I've seen the Coliseum in a while for wrestling. The lower section looks totally full, and there are even a few seats open up top, which is rare around here.

The main events were introduced via intro video to be Team Hell No and Randy Orton vs. The Shield, and Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston. It should be great to see Ziggler back in the ring.

Daniel Bryan promo started off the taping. He said Team Hell No is one of the greatest teams in WWE history, and called Kane to the ring. Bryan says when he and Randy win the tag team titles, though, he and Kane won't be able to tag anymore, which prompted Kane to ask, "Are you, like, breaking up with me?" Bryan called Kane the weak link. Kane grabbed Bryan for the chokeslam, which brought out Randy Orton. The three argued amongst themselves. The Shield cut a promo on the Tron stating they'll win tonight, like they have in every other match.

1. Sheamus defeated Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro got the jobber entrance...sigh, not a good sign. Damien Sandow came out pre-match and put over Cesaro and his match with Sheamus at Payback Kickoff. The action went to the floor, where Sheamus hit Antonio with a nasty fallaway slam into the barricade. Cesaro rammed Sheamus into the stairs, which gave Sheamus a cut on his shoulder. After some more action, Sheamus suddenly hit the Brogue Kick out of the corner for the win. After the match, Sandow attacked Sheamus on the stage.

Teddy Long delivered a promo on the Tron. He put over Hardee's burgers. Dolph Ziggler, Langston, and AJ showed up. Ziggler said it's his triumphant return to Smackdown, and he should get more respect. They left, and Big E returned to eat Teddy's burger.

2. Heath Slater defeated The Great Khali. What you would expect. Boring and typical. A 3MB distraction led to a Slater DDT and the victory.

3. Alberto Del Rio and Chris Jericho defeated Big E Langston and World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler. Lilian announced Ricardo in Spanish, so Ricardo announced Del Rio in English. From where I'm sitting, Ricardo's pop was bigger than Del Rio's. Jericho got a monster pop, though. Jericho's jacket is awesome, AJ is smoking hot. Big E and Del Rio started after Ziggler ducked out. Back and forth action to start. Ziggler tagged in with Del Rio, and immediately jumped back out. "Y2J" and "We Want Ziggler" chants rang out. An AJ distraction and slap to Jericho led to the heels taking control. Del Rio got the hot tag, and soon after, he rolled up Ziggler for the win.

Jericho delivered a promo on the Tron and put over his match with CM Punk at Payback. Paul Heyman showed up to tell Jericho that he has no chance. Y2J ended up shoving the mic into Heyman's mouth.

4. Divas Champion Kaitlyn vs. Aksana never got started. Kaitlyn, in a fit of rage and emotion over Monday's angle with AJ, beat Aksana's ass before it could happen, then beat the referee's ass for trying to hold her back.

5. Curtis Axel defeated Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title match. Barrett grabbed a mic and told Heyman it would make more business sense to wait until Sunday, and skip the match tonight. Miz came out to egg them on, and the match began. At ringside, Barrett threw Axel into Miz. Axel pinned Barrett shortly after. Miz then jumped Axel and dropped him with the Skull Crushing Finale.

6. Daniel Bryan, Kane, and Randy Orton defeated The Shield. Yes, you read that right. The Shield actually got a pretty good pop. Orton got a HUGE pop. Bryan got lots of YES! chants. Bryan and Rollins started us off. The Shield alienated Bryan early. There was a fake hot tag to Orton, leading to the cut off and more Shield dominance for a while.

They took turns working him over. Kane got a hot tag, followed quickly by a Bryan tag. Bryan began cleaning house and the arena exploded. Kane threw Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose over the barricade, Seth Rollins ate a mid-air RKO, and Bryan slapped on the Yes! Lock for the win. In tribute to the late, great Gorilla Monsoon, this place has gone bananas!! There was a big celebration in the ring between Bryan, Kane, and Orton to end the show. There was no dark match main event.