WWE Smackdown Results

Taping Date: 5/31/11 - Air Date: 6/3/11 - Wells Fargo Arena - Des Moines, Iowa

Christian defeated Mark Henry. After the match, Christian requested to Teddy Long that he be added to the World Heavyweight Title match tonight between Randy Orton and Sheamus. Teddy made Christian the special referee.

Alicia Fox and Tamina beat Kaitlyn and AJ Lee in a rematch from last week.

Cody Rhodes came out and talked about wanting to hurt Daniel Bryan.

Jinder Mahal squashed Yoshi Tatsu. The Great Khali attacked Tatsu after the match.

Ezekiel Jackson beats WWE IC Champion Wade Barrett by count out so he doesn’t win the belt. Jackson fights Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel after the match while Barrett walked off.

Segment with Sheamus and Christian. Sheamus is playing nice. Christian isn’t falling for it and tells Sheamus he needs to focus on Randy Orton.

Daniel Bryan beat Ted DiBiase with the LaBell Lock. Cody Rhodes came out with paper bags and teamed with DiBiase to beat Bryan down after the match. Sin Cara came out and cleared the ring for the save. Cara’s entrance was botched as they hit the special effects and his music too early.

Randy Orton beat Sheamus with the World Title on the line and Christian as special referee. Sheamus knocked Christian down early. At one point Sheamus had Orton pinned but Christian went to selling his arm from Sheamus hitting him. Orton hits a nice RKO on Sheamus for the win. After the match, Christian lays out Orton with the World Title belt to end the show.

 

Taping Date: 6/7/11 - Air Date: 6/10/11 - Roanoke Coliseum in Roanoke, Virginia

Christian came to the ring for a promo. He said he was screwed out of the World Hvt. Championship. He said he doesn't want to talk to any of his Peeps again. The "You Suck" chants started. Christian invited Michael Cole to join him in the ring and then proceeded to snitch about deserving another title shot. He ripped Teddy Long, and said Long and Randy Orton disrespected him.

Ezekiel Jackson and The Uso Brothers beat Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater. One of the Uso's went right into the announce table and the whole arena could hear it. Good tag work from Corre with a classic wrestling feel. Zeke dominated and Barrett headed back to the locker room. Zeke put Gabriel in the rack for the win.

Teddy Long was shown talking on the phone. Sheamus demanded a match with Christian. Instead, Long booked Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a No DQ match and said it was going to be huge.

Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater told Wade Barrett that The Corre is finished.

Jinder Mahal beat Trent Barreta. Great Khali helped Jinder get the win.

A.J. beat Tamina. The crowd got behind A.J. while Tamina was dominating. A.J. hit a flying knee. Tamina had her up for a move, but A.J. caught her in a small package for the win.

Randy Orton came to the ring and called out Christian, who appeared on TitanTron and said he wants his title match. Christian says he does things on his own terms, and he wants the match at Capitol Punishment. Orton said the match is on. Christian left in a vehicle while Orton stood in the ring with his title belt. Good crowd pops for Orton.

Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase appeared on the big screen. Cody said he's not nuts, he's been enlightened.

Sin Cara beat Ted DiBiase by DQ. They need to find someone to go with Sin Cara. There were some great moves, but bad spots by DiBiase. Cody's interference led to the DQ. Daniel Bryan came out to save Sin Cara. Teddy Long came out and turned it into a tag match.

Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan beat Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. Sin Cara was on fire at one point. He hit a flying cross body block through the ropes. Daniel Bryan locked in the LeBell Lock for the win.

Sheamus defeated Randy Orton in a non-title, no disqualification match. Late in the match, Orton hit a wild backdrop onto the ring steps. Sheamus pulled out a kendo stick and hit Orton with it five times. Orton hit the RKO on Sheamus. Christian ran out and ended up hitting Orton with the title belt. Sheamus ended up covering Orton for the win.

 

Taping Date: 6/14/11 - Air Date: 6/17/11 - Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island

Randy Orton cut a promo saying that he is ready to compete despite his concussion. Teddy Long came out and said that he still hasn't received proof from Orton's doctor, therefore he won't compete. Long said that if Orton were to get physical, there would be consequences. Christian came out and then Sheamus came out. Long booked Christian vs. Sheamus. If Sheamus wins the match, he earns himself a spot in the title match on Sunday. Long reminded Orton that there will be consequences if he gets physical.

Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, and Ezekiel Jackson beat Wade Barrett, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes

Sheamus did an interview backstage with Matt Striker in which he said he would beat Christian and then go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship.

Jinder Mahal (w/Great Khali) beat Vladimir Kozlov. A squash match. Khali punched Vlad when he was on the ropes to set up the pin.

Big Show came out for a promo. Teddy Long came out and said Show can't attack Del Rio because of charges pressed on Show and Long for the attack on Ricardo Rodriguez. Long set up Mark Henry as an opponent for Show. Big Show and Mark Henry fought to a no-contest. Show beat down Henry for three minutes. Henry had to be sent out on a stretcher.

Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes, and Tamina beat Natalya, A.J., and Kaitlyn. A pretty decent match.

Christian was interviewed backstage. He said he's feeling nostalgic, and Teddy Long made a bad call.

The Uso Brothers defeated Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. Slater and Gabriel came out minus Wade Barrett and with new entrance music. One of the Uso's got the win with a frogsplash.

Alberto Del Rio came out minus his usual car entrance and delivered a promo. They showed a video package of his match against Kane from Raw. Del Rio said he's dedicating his win at Capitol Punishment to Ricardo Rodriguez. Show came out, but Del Rio ran through the crowd. Show knocked over the announcers' table, threw a chair in the ring, broke the bottom rope, and threw a piece of the railing into a ring post.

Christian defeated Sheamus. Christian kicked Sheamus and got the win to keep the World Heavyweight Championship match at the pay-per-view a singles match. After the match, Orton kicked Sheamus. Orton and Christian stared each other down to close the show.

 

Taping Date: 6/21/11 - Air Date: 6/24/11 - Giant Center - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Smackdown opened with Teddy Long to address the World title controversy from Capitol Punishment. Long calls Christian to the ring. Christian says he deserves another title shot. Long tells him he has to earn it, so it’s Kane vs. Christian to determine the new number one contender tonight.

Sin Cara defeated Ted DiBiase in a good match.

Cody Rhodes came out for his match with Daniel Bryan. Bryan came out and said that unlike what Cody thinks, looks aren’t everything and showed a photo of Dusty Rhodes on the Titantron. He said Dusty may not have been the best looking guy but had charisma and was a good person, something Cody is not. DiBiase comes out when the match begins. Cody gets the win.

Johnny Curtis vignette in catering. He stands in front of a table with ketchup, mayo and mustard. He takes the first two and leaves the mustard, because he can cut it.

Backstage, Matt Striker interviews Big Show about being attacked by Mark Henry. Show says he’s going to get Henry back when Henry spears him out of nowhere into the set. The referees help Show up and out as Henry walks off.

WWE Intercontinental champion Ezekiel Jackson has his first title defense, defeating Wade Barrett.

Jack Korpela interviews World champion Randy Orton. He says that Christian getting another opportunity to be the number one contender is comical but if he has to, he will defeat him again.

Backstage, Wade Barrett comes across Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. They mock him for losing to Jackson and say they are going to go out there and do something he can’t: win.

Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater defeated the Usos.

Jinder Mahal vs. Yoshi Tatsu never happened as Mahal attacked Tatsu and laid him out. Mahal cut a promo saying Great Khali is done kissing fat women and they will dominate.

Mark Henry attacked Kane to cause a DQ in Christian vs. Kane. Randy Orton came out to even things up. Teddy Long made it a tag match. Orton nailed Christian with an RKO but Henry nailed Orton with the World’s Strongest Slam and pinned him, so Christian ends up with a title shot at the MITB PPV.

 

Taping Date: 6/21/11 - Air Date: 6/24/11 - Giant Center - Hershey, Pennsylvania

Smackdown opened with Teddy Long to address the World title controversy from Capitol Punishment. Long calls Christian to the ring. Christian says he deserves another title shot. Long tells him he has to earn it, so it’s Kane vs. Christian to determine the new number one contender tonight.

Sin Cara defeated Ted DiBiase in a good match.

Cody Rhodes came out for his match with Daniel Bryan. Bryan came out and said that unlike what Cody thinks, looks aren’t everything and showed a photo of Dusty Rhodes on the Titantron. He said Dusty may not have been the best looking guy but had charisma and was a good person, something Cody is not. DiBiase comes out when the match begins. Cody gets the win.

Johnny Curtis vignette in catering. He stands in front of a table with ketchup, mayo and mustard. He takes the first two and leaves the mustard, because he can cut it.

Backstage, Matt Striker interviews Big Show about being attacked by Mark Henry. Show says he’s going to get Henry back when Henry spears him out of nowhere into the set. The referees help Show up and out as Henry walks off.

WWE Intercontinental champion Ezekiel Jackson has his first title defense, defeating Wade Barrett.

Jack Korpela interviews World champion Randy Orton. He says that Christian getting another opportunity to be the number one contender is comical but if he has to, he will defeat him again.

Backstage, Wade Barrett comes across Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. They mock him for losing to Jackson and say they are going to go out there and do something he can’t: win.

Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater defeated the Usos.

Jinder Mahal vs. Yoshi Tatsu never happened as Mahal attacked Tatsu and laid him out. Mahal cut a promo saying Great Khali is done kissing fat women and they will dominate.

Mark Henry attacked Kane to cause a DQ in Christian vs. Kane. Randy Orton came out to even things up. Teddy Long made it a tag match. Orton nailed Christian with an RKO but Henry nailed Orton with the World’s Strongest Slam and pinned him, so Christian ends up with a title shot at the MITB PPV.

 

Taping Date: 6/28/11 - Air Date: 7/1/11 - US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona

The Money in the Bank briefcase is hanging above the ring.

Teddy Long announced that Christian would be barred from ringside during the Randy Orton vs. Mark Henry match. Christian demanded a World Heavyweight title match against Ramdy Orton at Money in the Bank.

Randy Orton defeated Mark Henry by countout. During the match, Big Show’s music played and distracted Henry and allowed Orton to hit him with an RKO on the outside. This led to Henry getting counted out and he started going berserk and destroying the ringside area.

Daniel Bryan defeated Ted DiBiase by submission in what was said to be a very good match.

In the back, Christian pushes Teddy Long again for a title shot against Randy Orton. Long books Christian vs. Sin Cara for tonight, which gets a big pop from the live crowd.

Backstage, Cody Rhodes talked trash to Ted DiBiase.

Christian pinned Sin Cara with the spear. Sin Cara had some very solid, flashy offense and got some huge pops from the crowd. He also had a few spots that were almost botched, which Christian helped him recover from.

A contract signing between Orton vs. Christian was announced for later in the show.

Cody Rhodes (w/Ted DiBiase) defested Ezekiel Jackson in a non-title match. Cody got the win after DiBiase distracted Zeke.

Kane beat Wade Barrett with the chokeslam for the win.

A table was set up for the contract signing and the taping his moving quickly. Teddy Long came out and then both men were introduced. Christian had a lawyer with him, who tried to get a stipulation included that says if the referee makes a mistake or a bad call, Christian gets an automatic rematch. Orton signed the contract, but Christian stalled. Sheamus came out and attacked Orton before Christian signed. Sheamus laid out both men and tore up the contract. Sheamus left both men lying to end the show.

 

Taping Date: 6/29/11 - Air Date: 7/8/11 - Tucson Convention Center - Tucson, Arizona

Smackdown started with all the money in the bank contestants in the ring. Daniel Bryan started off with some banter. Cody Rhodes took the mic out if his hands and talked some dump. Wade Barrett was next talking about the other contestants. Christian went over the stipulations of his contract for the Orton fight. Teddy long comes out and names the main event a match between Sheamus and Orton. Sheamus cleared the ring with a steel chair, nailing Barrett in the back. He talked some dump about Christian and claimed he will beat Orton. Titantron showed footage of Orton kicking Sheamus in the head. That is Sheamus's motive. Christian comes out and confronts Sheamus.

Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase defeated Daniel Bryan and Ezekiel Jackson. DiBiase got the win after hitting Dreamstreat on Zeke.

Jinder Mahal defeats Trent Baretta. Great Khali at ringside. Mahal wins easily.

AJ (w/Natalya) defeated Tamina (w/Alicia Fox).

Mark Henry defeated Kane. Post-match Henry jawed with the crowd and Booker T.

Sin Cara defeated Tyson Kidd.

The Usos defeated Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater.

Randy Orton defeated Sheamus. Christian ran in to cause the disqualification. Sheamus brough kicked Christian, then ate an RKO from Orton. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase ran out and attacked Orton. Sin Cara ran out for the save. Orton wrapped the show with an RKO on Christian.

 

Taping Date: 7/12/11 - Air Date: 7/15/11 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, Connecticut

Randy Orton cuts a promo about defending his title at Money in the Bank on Sunday.

Christian cuts a promo about challenging for it.

A Mark Henry promo airs.

A face-off between Mark Henry and The Big Show is announced for tonight.

Ezekiel Jackson b. Ted DiBiase to retain the Intercontinental Championship

Cody Rhodes b. Daniel Bryan by pinfall.

Sin Cara b. Sheamus. After the match, Wade Barrett lays out Sheamus.

Christian cuts another promo from inside a casino.

Mark Henry and The Big Show meet and face off over who is better.

Kelly Kelly b. Rosa Mendes

Justin Gabriel b. Heath Slater

Randy Orton vs. Kane resulted in a no contest after Christian interfered. A staredown between Orton and Christian ends the show.

 

Taping Date: 7/19/11 - Air Date: 7/22/11 - Target Center - Minneapolis, Minnesota

SmackDown opens with Randy Orton sitting on a chair in the ring with the mic. He talks about the current state of the WWE. He calls out Christian and here comes the World Heavyweight Champion. Christian says Randy needs to work on his anger problem. They go back and forth for a bit, until Orton gets pissed and heads up the ramp only to be stopped by Teddy Long. Long says Randy will get a rematch but not tonight as he’s already agreed to face Kane in a street fight. He asks Orton to be the bigger man and walk away but Orton goes for Christian. The officials restrain him and Long informs Christian he’ll be facing Ezekiel Jackson after the break.

World Champion Christian beat Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson with the Killswitch after a back and forth match with mixed crowd reaction for Christian. Anyone remember when these two faced off for who would be remembered as the last ever ECW Champion? Me neither.

Michael Cole is in the ring and invites Smackdown’s Mr. Money in the Bank, Daniel Bryan out. He comes out and Cole rips him for a while. Bryan says he doesn’t care what Cole thinks. Bryan talks about the physical sacrifices he’s made to get to the WWE. Bryan says he’s going to the first champion to announce when he’s going to cash in ahead of time because apparently he’s never heard of Rob Van Dam. He announces he’s cashing in April 1st in Miami at WrestleMania and fulfill his lifetime dream. Out comes Heath Slater for some unfathomable reason. He gives a heel promo and they start a match. I’m guessing there will be commercials during this match.

Daniel Bryan beat Heath Slater by submission. This was a pretty decent match considering Heath Slater was involved. The crowd liked Bryan but Heath’s involvement minimized crowd reaction somewhat.

Matt Striker interviews Mark Henry backstage. Mark Henry says he has no regrets and everyone should fear him.

Wade Barrett and Sheamus went to a double count out. They continued brawling after the match and eventually ended up back in the ring where Barrett ate a Brogue Kick. Seemed like Sheamus may be in the midst of a slow face turn.

Kane gives a backstage promo saying he’ll use Randy Orton to kill his humanity and be a monster again.

Randy Orton beat Kane in a street fight after an RKO onto a chair. Match saw Kane kick out of an RKO and Randy kick out of a chokeslam. Crowd was much more into this match than anything preceding it. Afterward Kane offered his hand and Randy shook it. Kane looked devastated by the loss.

Mark Henry came out and attacked Kane, doing the splash onto the chair around the ankle that he did to Big Show at MITB