Qucik results
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* R-Truth defeated Antonio Cesaro
* Damien Sandow defeated Brodus Clay.
* Non title match
Dolph Ziggler defeated Chris Jericho.
* Tensai defeated Cody Rhodes.
* Big E. Langston defeated Zack Ryder
* The Shield defeated Daniel Bryan and BRothers of Destructions(the Undertaker & Kane)
* Fandango defeated William Regal
* Divas Battle Royal MATCH
#1 contender for the WWE Divas championship
AJ Lee defeated Naomi, Tamina Snuka, Aksana, Layla
Detailed results
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RAW opens up from London, England with Paul Heyman in the ring. Heyman introduces himself and gets a mixed reaction. Heyman says he's here as the advocate for Brock Lesnar. Heyman talks about Lesnar destroying 3MB last week and the challenge to Triple H for Extreme Rules. Heyman shows us footage from last week. Heyman says Triple H isn't here tonight but he has an e-mail from Triple H with his response to the challenge. It says Triple H will give his answer next week. The crowd boos. Heyman rips Triple H until his music hits and out comes The Game.
Triple H says he lied in the e-mail. He grabs Heyman's tie and tells him to inform Brock Lesnar that he accepts the challenge. Triple H hits Heyman with a Pedigree and poses over him before we go to replays.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler with AJ Lee and Big E Langston. Back and forth to start the match. Jericho drops Dolph and dropkicks him. Ziggler goes out to get a kiss from AJ but gets ran over by Jericho.
**Commercial**
We go to the ring and out comes R-Truth rapping his "what's up?" theme song. Antonio Cesaro is out next. Cesaro yodels on his way to the ring.
Cesaro takes control to start the match. Cesaro with a big uppercut to the back and a huge clothesline. Truth fights out of a headlock and rolls Cesaro up for 2. Truth with clotheslines now. Truth misses the scissors kick but blocks Cesaro with a right hand. Truth with a facebuster for a 2 count. Truth runs into a knee but counters and hits his finisher for the win.
We see a helicopter arriving somewhere and it's The Shield. They hop into a Range Rover and make their way to the arena.
We go to the ring and out comes Brodus Clay, Tensai, Cameron and Naomi
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow. Sandow and Clay lock up to start the match. Clay with a big clothesline and headbutts to the back. Clay with a scoop slam and an elbow drop for a 2 count. Sandow tries for a comeback but Clay runs over him. Sandow counters a slam and takes control. Sandow with knees to the face. Sandow drops the Elbow of Disdain for a 2 count. Clay makes a comeback and beats Sandow down in the corner. Clay with a big splash in the corner and a t-bone suplex. Clay chases Cody off the apron and Sandow gets a cheap shot in. Sandow rolls Clay up for the win.
Dolph Ziggler is backstage talking to the World Heavyweight Title. AJ Lee walks up. He says she should have a title of her own. He says it would look better on AJ than Kaitlyn and they pick on Kaitlyn. Big E Langston is standing there. Dolph says this is their time so stop creeping. Big E walks off. Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox walk up. If Ziggler loses his match tonight against Chris Jericho, Jericho gets put into the Extreme Rules match, making it a Fatal 4 Way. Vickie laughs in their faces and walks off.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and we see CM Punk's promo from last week. Michael Cole says they've tried contacting Punk all week to no avail.
The Shield appear on the big screen. Seth Rollins says they went through great lengths to be here tonight. Dean Ambrose talks about The Undertaker. Rollins says they will make their greatest statement tonight. Ambrose says Taker will know what justice tastes like tonight.
We go to the ring and out comes Chris Jericho to a big pop.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler with AJ Lee and Big E Langston. Back and forth to start the match. Jericho drops Dolph and dropkicks him. Ziggler goes out to get a kiss from AJ but gets ran over by Jericho.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and Big E gets in a cheap shot on Jericho. Ziggler with a neckbreaker and a 2 count. Ziggler with stomps and more offense. Ziggler drops a big elbow for another 2 count. Jericho comes back with chops but misses a splash in the corner and falls out to the floor. Ziggler brings it back in for a 2 count. Ziggler shows off and taunts Jericho. Jericho counters a neckbreaker with a roll up for 2. Ziggler comes right back with a clothesline.
Ziggler gets a sleeper locked in now. Jericho counters with a big slam and makes a comeback. Jericho goes to the top and nails a big shot on the way down. Jericho misses the bulldog but keeps control. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho but Ziggler counters. More back and forth. Jericho with an enziguri for a 2 count. Jericho finally hits the bulldog. AJ gets on the apron and distracts the referee. Big E decks Jericho with a right hand when he goes for the Lionsault. Ziggler covers but Jericho kicks out at 2. More back and forth. Dolph locks in another sleeper hold. More back and forth. Ziggler blocks a Lionsault and nails the leg drop for another 2 count. Ziggler blocks the Walls again. Ziggler goes to the top but Jericho hits the top rope. Jericho climbs up and nails a superplex. Jericho covers for a 2 count. Jericho nails a Codebreaker for another pin attempt. AJ gets back on the apron. Jericho dropkicks Big E off the apron. Jericho goes for the Walls and gets it locked in. Fandango's music hits and the crowd pops big time. This distracts Jericho and the hold is broken. Ziggler with a kick to the knee and Zig Zag for the win.
We see footage of Ryback, John Cena and The Shield from last week.
Josh Mathews is backstage with Mick Foley. Foley brings up Ryback and says he won't have any time for excuses when he faces Cena in 4 weeks. Foley thanks Mathews and walks off.
**Commercial**
Back from a commercial and Cody Rhodes waits in the ring with Damien Sandow. Tensai is also out with Cameron, Naomi and Clay. Tensai drops Cody and goes to work. Tensai lifts Cody in the air and holds him for a minute before slamming him for a 2 count. Cody turns it around and stomps away for a pin attempt of his own.
Cody misses a shoulder in the corner and Tensai takes back control. Tensai drops a big elbow for a 2 count. Tensai catapults Cody out of the corner and drops him with a shot to the throat. Tensai with a big senton down low in the corner. Sandow gets on the apron but Clay lays him out. Tensai blocks a Disaster Kick and slams Cody. Tensai dances and drops a splash for the win.
Kane and Daniel Bryan are backstage. Bryan is asking if The Undertaker is here yet so they can go over strategy. Kane tells him not to worry about the Brothers of Destruction. Bryan says they need to be on the same page. Bryan says he has come up with a good plan. Kane says Taker doesn't take orders. Kane tells Bryan do not try and give Taker a hug. Bryan promises he won't. All of a sudden Kane and Bryan get attacked. The camera falls and it looks like The Shield hit them.
**Commercial**
Josh Mathews is backstage with Ryback and asks him about watching The Shield beat Cena down last week. Ryback wants to meet Mick Foley in the ring later tonight.
We go to the ring and out comes Big E Langston.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes Zack Ryder. Langston backdrops Ryder to start the match. Big E with body shots in the corner. Ryder dodges a clothesline but Big E fights him off. Big E catches a crossbody and drops Ryder over his knees several times. Big E with a big spear in the corner. Ryder gets knees up in the corner and nails a second rope dropkick. Big E clotheslines Ryder out of the air and nails his finisher for the win.
**Commercial**
Back from the commercial and out comes The Undertaker to the ring.
Out next comes Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose through the crowd. They surround the ring and taunt Taker. They hit the ring and Taker fights them off. The pyro goes off and here comes Kane and Daniel Bryan to make the save. There's a big brawl as Taker and Team Hell No clear the ring. We go to commercial with Taker and Team Hell No standing in the ring.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and Ambrose is starting out with Bryan. Bryan takes him to the corner with kicks. Bryan drops Ambrose and kicks him some more. Bryan keeps Ambrose on the mat. Kane tags in and dropkicks Ambrose for a 2 count. Kane with right hands and kicks in the corner. Taker comes in and goes at it with Ambrose in the corner. Taker with a big shoulder and a 2 count. Ambrose cuts him off in the corner and turns it around. Taker fights him off and nails Old School. Taker with more offense before a tag to Kane. A "you still got it" chant breaks out for Taker. Reigns comes in but Kane drops him with a right hand. Kane tags in Bryan for some double teaming on Reigns. Bryan with a 1 count.
Kane with more offense as he keeps Reigns on the mat. Reigns makes a comeback and drops Kane for a pin attempt. Ambrose tags in and they triple team Kane. Rollins covers for a 2 count. Rollins chokes Kane on the ropes and keeps him in their corner. Kane fights out of the corner but Ambrose stops him. Reigns comes back in and keeps control of Kane. Kane fights out of a hold and slams Reigns. Rollins comes in off the top but Kane drops him with a right hand. Bryan tags in with kicks to Rollins. They run the ropes and Bryan hits a big clothesline. Bryan with more kicks as the crowd chants. Bryan with a big kick to the head and a 2 count on Rollins. Rollins comes back but Bryan dumps him on the floor. Bryan runs the ropes and leaps out, taking Rollins out on the floor. Bryan goes to the top and hits a dropkick on Rollins in the ring. Bryan misses another in the corner and goes down.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and Rollins is in control of Bryan. Rollins taunts Taker. Ambrose comes back in to keep the attack on Bryan going. Ambrose with a forearm to the face and a 2 count. Ambrose with knees and a big slam now. Ambrose ties Bryan up in a surfboard and tags in Rollins for a big knee drop from the top. Rollins with a 2 count off the double team. Bryan finally catches a break and tags in Taker. Taker sends Reigns to the floor, pulls Ambrose in and knocks Rollins off the apron. Taker unloads on Ambrose and clotheslines him in the corner. Taker nails Snake Eyes and a big boot on Ambrose. Taker with the big leg drop for a 2 count. Taker calls for a chokeslam on Ambrose and grabs Rollins for one also. Reigns makes the save with a huge spear on Taker. Reigns covers but Taker kicks out at 2. Rollins comes back in but Taker takes him out with a big right hand. Taker with a 2 count on Rollins. Kane tags back in and knocks Rollins down. Kane with a big boot and a sideslam. Kane goes to the top for a big right hand. Kane calls for a chokeslam but Rollins counters and kicks him. Ambrose comes in off the top but Kane chokeslams him. Bryan tags in and goes to the top for the headbutt. Reigns pulls Bryan's foot and he falls from the top. Taker comes over and brawls with Reigns. Rollins and Kane join the fight. Ambrose and Bryan brawl up top. Bryan goes for the headbutt but Ambrose moves and takes the pin.
After the match, The Shield retreats through the crowd as Taker and Kane look on. We go to replays.
Still to come, Mick Foley will confront Ryback.
Foley is backstage with John Cena. Cena is worried about Foley going to meet Ryback in the ring.
We go to the ring and out comes Summer Rae dancing. Fandango is out next and part of the crowd sings his theme. Fandango and Summer pose.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes William Regal to a big pop from the London crowd. Regal mocks Fandango's dancing to start the match. Regal strikes first with clotheslines and a backdrop. Fandango goes to the apron but Regal brings him back in. Fandango with a cheap shot. Fandango takes control of the match now. Regal looks to turn it around but Fandango catches him with one of his finishers for the win.
After the match, there's a brief boo for Fandango but the crowd starts humming his theme song. Fandango and Summer Rae dance above Regal before Fandango pronounces his name and that's it. They dance up the stage but Chris Jericho attacks from behind. Jericho throws Fandango off the stage and the crowd chants his name. Jericho extends his hand to Summer but she hesitates. She takes his hand and they dance to Fandango's music.
Still to come, Foley confronts Ryback. Up next is a Divas Battle Royal.
**Commercial**
WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn is on commentary. Cole says The Bella Twins have been banned from this match for cheating last week. Aksana gets eliminated first. Naomi hits Rear View on Tamina. Layla and Naomi try to eliminate Tamina but she hangs on. Naomi is out next. Layla eliminates Tamina next. AJ is playing like she's been knocked out after a Tamina superkick. AJ turns it around and eliminates Layla to become the new #1 contender.
Cole leads us into a promo for WWE Studios' No One Lives with Brodus Clay.
Mick Foley is backstage walking
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes Mick Foley with a steel chair in hand. Foley calls out Ryback and here he comes. Foley speaks and says if Ryback unleashes his best, he will go down and probably not get back up. Foley says but he has thing to say and he hopes some of his words sink in for Ryback. Foley shows us footage of Ryback and Cena in the ring from last week. Ryback says he knows what he did watching The Shield beat Cena down and he loved it. Foley asks what happened to the guy who came into WWE last year and took it by storm. They go on and Foley brings up Extreme Rules. He says Ryback needs to wake up. Ryback tells him to shut up. Ryback says Foley always comes out putting his nose in other peoples business with his same messages from the past. Ryback rips into Foley and says he knows exactly what he's doing. Ryback says he gets what he wants. Ryback says he wanted to send a message to Super Cena and he did. Ryback says he wanted a WWE Title shot and he got it. Ryback says he will become WWE Champion at Extreme Rules. Ryback calls the fans stupid.
Ryback continues to run down Foley. Ryback calls him a fat pathetic lazy bastard. Ryback asks Foley how that steel chair is going to help him. Foley drops the mic and gets ready to fight with it. Ryback smacks Foley. Foley gets in his face. Ryback tosses the chair out of the ring. Foley readies for a fight but here comes John Cena to the ring. Foley exits the ring and now Cena gets ready for a fight. The Shield's music hits and here they come through the crowd. Cena backs out of the ring and watches from the apron. Cena drops down and heads up the ramp as The Shield surrounds the ring. They attack Ryback and beat him down. Cena comes back with the steel chair and makes the save. Ryback and Cena clear the ring. Cena runs to the floor and beats The Shield with the chair. Cena comes back in and faces off with Ryback as The Shield watches from the crowd. Cena drops the chair and faces off with Ryback. Cena lifts him for an Attitude Adjustment and nails it. Cena stands over Ryback as his music starts back up. We go to replays as Cena heads up the ramp. Cena salutes Ryback, who is up in the ring now. RAW goes off the air with Cena and Ryback staring each other down.
The 713th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown came to you from the Thompson-Boling Arena at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. As Sheamus & Randy Orton’s problems with Big Show continue to intensify, another super heavyweight has, quite literally, shoved his way into the picture as Mark Henry has inexplicably attacked Sheamus in the backstage area twice in the past week, first on SmackDown last week and again on Monday’s RAW, and, on SmackDown, “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus and “The Viper” Randy Orton would face the daunting team of “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show and “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry!
Match Results
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* Fandango def. Santino Marella by pin following the reverse swinging STO.
* Champion vs. Champion: Non-Title:
Kofi Kingston def. Wade Barrett by roll-up.
* Alberto Del Rio def. Jack Swagger by roll-up.
* 6-Person Mixed Tag Match:
The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, & Natalya def. Primo, Epico, & Rosa Mendes by The Great Khali pinning Epico following the Punjabi Plunge.
* Big Show & Mark Henry def. Sheamus & Randy Orton by Big Show pinning Randy Orton following a chokeslam.
Detailed Results
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SmackDown kicks off with the overnight sensation known as Fandango as “The Dancing Enigma” was set for action, but before the match got underway, Fandango approaches SmackDown Ring Announcer Lilian Garcia, asking Lilian if she has ever “Fandangoed” before. Appearing a bit creeped out by Fandango’s flirtatious and up-close approach, Lilian tries to leave the ring, but Fandango spins Lilian back into his arms and their faces nearly touch. Fandango then dips Lilian and says that her dancing was “absolutely terrible”, intentionally dropping Lilian! The confused Lilian then scrambles to her feet as Fandango says that Garcia is a “beautiful woman”, but there is “nothing beautiful” about the way she dances. Lilian then exits the ring as Fandango says that each and every one of the people in the crowd “butcher” his name and his signature dancing. Fandango then turns his attention back to Lilian Garcia, asking Lilian to pronounce his name, but Fandango is then interrupted by the comedic buffoon known as Santino Marella. Santino calls Fandango “Fandingle”, taking issue with how Fandango treats the fans, as well as Lilian Garcia. Santino then does his best mockery of Fandango’s dance and, when Fandango charges after Santino, Marella pulls down the top rope, sending Fandango to the outside.
After their unique introduction moments earlier, the opening match of the night saw “The Dancing Enigma” Fandango going one-on-one with Santino Marella. In the end, it was Fandango hitting a swinging reverse STO en route to picking up the win.
Backstage, Big Show confronts SmackDown General Manager Booker T and his Senior Advisor Theodore Long as the usually angry giant actually thanks Theodore Long for giving him a tag team partner, accusing Booker of risking one of SmackDown’s top stars by putting him in Handicap Matches. Big Show then fist-bumps the Senior Advisor before exiting the office. Not the least bit pleased, Booker glares at a beaming Theodore Long, but Long ignores his employer, leaving to catch up with Big Show.
After being the one to finally unseat Antonio Cesaro to win the United States Title, the new United States Champion Kofi Kingston went one-on-one with Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett in a non-title, Champion vs. Champion Match. In the end, it was a cocky pin by Wade Barrett that would cost him as Kofi Kingston counters the pin attempt into a roll-up, catching the Intercontinental Champion by surprise and picking up the big win.
Backstage, Renee Young is conducting an interview with Mark Henry about his recent unexplained attacks on Sheamus, but “The Celtic Warrior” himself interrupts the interview, tackling Mark Henry and putting him through a table and other debris just like Henry has been doing to Sheamus!
Before they join champion Dolph Ziggler in a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Title at next month’s Extreme Rules, SmackDown would feature a WrestleMania rematch as “The Mexican Aristocrat” Alberto Del Rio, with Ricardo Rodriguez in his corner, went one-on-one with “The Real American” Jack Swagger, with Zeb Colter in his corner. At the end of an intense, back-and-forth match that saw both men fight through their respective injuries, it was Alberto Del Rio finally catching Jack Swagger with a roll-up to pick up the hard-fought victory.
In a unique 6-Person Mixed Tag Match, the team of The Great Khali, Hornswoggle, & Natalya would face Primo, Epico, & Rosa Mendes on SmackDown. In the end, it was The Great Khali planting Epico with the Punjabi Plunge en route to picking up the win for his team.
Then it was time for the main event of SmackDown as “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus & “The Viper” Randy Orton would face the gargantuan team of “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show and “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry. In the end, it was Big Show planting Randy Orton with a chokeslam en route to picking up the win for himself and Mark Henry.
* 8 Person Tag Team Match
Tons Of Funk (Brodus Clay & Tensai) & The Funkadactyls (Cameron & Naomi) defeated Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow) & The Bella Twins (Brie Bella & Nikki Bella)
* Zack Ryder defeated Heath Slater
* William Regal defeated Michael McGillicutty. Following the match, Regal thanked Dave Finlay who he noted was in attendance tonight for the event.
* WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston (w/AJ Lee)
* R-Truth defeated Antonio Cesaro
* WWE Divas Championship Match
Kaitlyn (c) defeated Tamina Snuka
* Tables Match For The WWE Championship
John Cena (c) defeated Ryback
* 8 Man Tag Team Match
Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Alex Riley & Santino Marella defeated Primo, Epico & The Prime Time Players (Darren Young & Titus O’Neil)
* Fandango defeated Ted DiBiase
* Natalya defeated Alicia Fox
* Mark Henry defeated The Great Khali
* Randy Orton defeated the Big Show
* WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Wade Barrett (c) defeated Justin Gabriel
* No disqualification match
Alberto Del Rio defeated Jack Swagger w/Zeb Colter
* 6 Man Tag Team Match
Sheamus & The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Road Dogg) defeated The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) via disqualification
Quick Results
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* Battle Royal No. 1 contender match for the Intercontinental Championship
Justin Gabriel won the match
Order of Eliminations:
1.Jimmy Uso
2.Yoshi Tatsu
3.Epico
4.Jinder Mahal
5.The Great Khali
6.Jey Uso
7.Alex Riley
8.Santino Marella
9.Drew McIntyre
10.Primo
* Intercontinental Championship
Wade Barrett (c) defeated Justin Gabriel
Detailed Results
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WWE Main Event returned last night (April 17, 2013) on ION Television from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. Featuring a Battle Royal of jobbers to compete to be the #1 Contender to the Intercontinental Title and the IC Title Championship match thereafter.
The show opened with a ten man Battle Royal for the right to face Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship,featuring The Great Khali, Primo, Alex Riley, Santino Marella, Jimmy and Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Yoshi Tatsu and Justin Gabriel. That's quite an assortment of characters! It was a paint by the numbers Battle Royal. There was a lot of time wasted just standing around, wrestlers became oddly weak when their opponents were on the precipice, and we even got the cliched "everyone gang up and push the big guy over" spot. Nothing new or groundbreaking, but the formula does work for a reason. It was an entertaining match for what it was.
Justin Gabriel would eventually earn the victory, sending Drew McIntyre over with the head scissors takedown and dodging Primo's final rush. Which, good for Gabriel! They guy has potential, and it's a damn shame WWE isn't using him correctly. Well, it's a damn shame WWE isn't using any of these jobbers hard workers correctly. How much money was standing in the ring last night? How much time and energy has WWE spent teaching and building up that talent, only for it to waste away? Fans want to care about wrestlers. But it's impossible to when the promotion itself doesn't give a flying duck.
The win earned Gabriel the right to lose to Wade Barrett later in the night with the Intercontinental Championship on the line. Wade was supposed to win, but this bull[explicit] of alternating loses every week is killing him. It's incomprehensible why WWE would book him the way it does.
With all the shaming aside, the match was actually wicked entertaining. Wade is Wade, and his limited move set is not always the most fun thing to watch. But he does work well with the right opponent, and he plays the heel role well in the ring. On the other side, it was clear Gabriel is very, very green. He seemed to be a step behind Wade the entire match, late getting to his spots and not moving comfortably around the ring. It was a little discerning to watch, but once you got past it was easy to see the guy's potential. The point of Main Event should be to get lower talent like Gabriel experience before making it to SmackDown and hopefully Monday Night Raw. A few more matches like this for the South African.
Quick Results
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* Handicap match
Randy Orton and Sheamus def. Big Show
Orton pinned Show after a Brogue Kick/RKO combo.
* WWE United States Title Match
Kofi Kingston def. Antonio Cesaro to become New WWE United States Champion via Trouble in Paradise.
* Non title match
Team Hell NO(Kane and Daniel Bryan) def. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil. Bryan got the pin with a flying headbutt.
* Non title match
R-Truth def. Wade Barrett
* Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow def. The Great Khali and Santino Marella
* Non title match
Jack Swagger def. Dolph Ziggler
* Nikki Bella def. Kaitlyn
Twin magic, even though one of the Bellas has implants now. This was the third time in the show that a champion lost a non-title match.
Detailed Results
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Live from the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, South Carolina as Randy Orton makes his way out. Michael Cole welcomes us to a sold out RAW. Orton makes his way out and next is Sheamus. They head to the ring together. Their opponent Big Show is out next.
Sheamus starts out for his team and they go back and forth. Show stops shots from Sheamus with a big slam to the mat. Show cuts Sheamus off again with an elbow. Sheamus fights in off the apron and hits a bunch of forearm shots to the chest. Sheamus ducks a knockout punch and drops Show over the top rope. Sheamus with a battering ram for a 2 count. Show catches a Brogue Kick and sends Sheamus flying over the top rope. Sheamus comes back in but Show headbutts him. Show with several big chops to the chest. Show with a big elbow drop for a 2 count as Orton breaks the pin. Sheamus tries to make another comeback but Show stops him and keeps control.
Show goes to the corner for a big splash but Sheamus puts him on his shoulders and drops Show back to the mat. Orton comes in and unloads but Show backs him into the corner. Orton fights out and hits a clothesline. Orton with a big dropkick to send Show to the mat. Orton hits a top rope draping DDT on Big Show. Orton calls for a RKO but Show blocks it. Show goes for a chokeslam but Sheamus nails a Brogue Kick. Orton hits a RKO for the win.
We get a look at Friday’s SmackDown where The Shield beatdown 3MB in front of Triple H. Josh Mathews is backstage with 3MB. They call out The Shield and head to the ring.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and 3MB is in the ring talking about what happened on SmackDown. Drew McIntyre demands they come out and apologize. The crowd chants “you suck” at 3MB. Brock Lesnar’s music hits and out he comes without Paul Heyman. Lesnar sends Heath Slater flying out of the ring and goes at it with Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre. Jinder catches a big throw and Drew gets laid out with F5. Slater teases getting back in the ring but goes back to the floor. Before he can run away, Lesnar is right on top of him with a huge clothesline. Lesnar hits Slater with a F5 on top of the barrier. Lesnar lifts Slater and hits another nasty looking F5 on top of the barrier. Heyman is out now pleading with Lesnar to stop. The crowd chants “one more time” and Lesnar smiles at them. Lesnar backs off and enters the ring with Heyman.
Heyman says he warned us last week that Lesnar was ready for a fight with Triple H. Heyman says Triple H did what nobody else in the world could do – he knocked out Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. Heyman says this makes Triple H a warrior, a fighter, a man of admiration. Heyman says he would shake Triple H’s hand and tell him he respects him for what happened at WrestleMania, if he were tonight. The fans start chanting for Triple H. Heyman says Lesnar doesn’t feel the same way. Heyman says they are now 1-1 and there can only be one dominant alpha-male in WWE. Heyman mentions the Extreme Rules pay-per-view and challenges Triple H to a steel cage match. Heyman accepts the challenge for Triple H and we go to replays.
Still to come, Ryback will explain why he attacked John Cena. Kofi Kingston and Antonio Cesaro are headed to the ring.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes Kofi Kingston. WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro is out next and yodels the whole way to the ring. Kofi goes for a quick roll up but Cesaro kicks out. Cesaro with a shoulder and a 2 count. More back and forth. Cesaro with a big clothesline in the corner. Cesaro keeps control and keeps Kofi on the mat. Kofi comes back with chops and a dropkick. Kofi with a big right hand and the Boom Drop. Cesaro ducks Trouble in Paradise and hits a big upppercut in mid-air. Cesaro with a 2 count.
Back from the break and Cesaro is still in control of Kofi. Cesaro with a big clothesline. Cesaro taunts Kofi and kicks him around. Kofi catches him with a SOS attempt but Cesaro fights off and hits another big uppercut for a 2 count. More back and forth. Kofi nails SOS but Cesaro breaks the pin. Kofi nails Trouble in Paradise but it knocks Cesaro out of the ring. Kofi brings Cesaro back in and covers him for 2. Kofi goes to the top but Cesaro catches a crossbody and turns it into a backbreaker for 2. Cesaro misses in the corner and gets kicked. Kofi springboards in but Cesaro catches him. Kofi slides out and rolls Cesaro up for 2. Cesaro misses a stomp and Kofi rolls him up again for 2. Cesaro with a roll up for 2. Kofi nails Trouble in Paradise for the win and the title.
**Commercial**
Back from a commercial and we see footage from last week of Dolph Ziggler cashing in to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. WWE shows the whole match from when Ziggler came out to when he won. Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston are headed to the ring.
**Commercial**
Back from a commercial and out comes World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler with AJ Lee and Big E Langston. Ziggler get boo’d when talking about cashing in last week. He says it was the single greatest moment in RAW history. Ziggler says there has never been a world champion as charismatic and athletic as he is. He’s just too good. Ziggler doesn’t care if the fans boo him. He says he shows off because he’s better than everyone else and backs it up every night.
Ziggler goes on but is interrupted by Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez. Both of them are selling leg injuries as they head to the ring. Del Rio says he wants his rematch tonight on RAW. Ziggler laughs it off but out comes Vickie Guerrero. Vickie starts the match right now and brings a referee out.
Del Rio is limping around but the match is starting. Jack Swagger’s music hits and out he comes before anything can happen. Zeb Colter says Ziggler wouldn’t be champion without Swagger. Zeb says Ziggler doesn’t deserve to be champion and Del Rio doesn’t deserve another shot. Swagger enters the ring but Del Rio attacks and sends him to the floor. Big E gets in between Del Rio and Ziggler. Swagger pulls Del Rio down and slams his leg into the ring post repeatedly. Swagger beats up Del Rio on the floor now. Swagger applies the Patriot Lock on the floor. Officials finally break Swagger off Del Rio.
We see Kane and Daniel Bryan walking backstage.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and we see what just happened to Alberto Del Rio. We see doctors backstage tending to Del Rio.
We go to the ring and Darren Young waits with Titus O’Neil. Out next come the WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan for a non-title match.
It’s announced Undertaker and Team Hell No will face The Shield on next week’s RAW from England. Back and forth to start the match. They go on and Kane sends Titus to the floor. Bryan leaps off the apron and takes out Titus on the floor. Kane and Young go at it. Kane nails a chokeslam and tags in Bryan. Bryan comes off the top with a headbutt for the win.
**Commercial**
Back from a break and we see a video of Ryback taped earlier. Ryback says there’s only one way to go – him up and John Cena down. Ryback says Cena must be wondering why. Ryback said he had no choice after everything he’s been through. Ryback says he found himself staring up from the bottom of the ladder again and that wasn’t going to happen. Ryback talks about Cena bring a friend to him last year and even giving him his title shot when injured. Ryback says he isn’t a sidekick. If Cena is Super Man, say hello to kryptonite. Ryback asks Cena where he was when he was attacked by The Shield and robbed of the WWE Title. Ryback says Cena got lucky at the Royal Rumble when he eliminated him to get the WrestleMania spot. Ryback says he is the biggest threat to Cena’s title reign, ever.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and we see footage of Brock Lesnar destroying 3MB before Paul Heyman issued a challenge to Triple H for a steel cage match at Extreme Rules.
R-Truth waits in the ring as WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett makes his way out for a non-title match.
Back and forth to start the match. Barrett takes control after a cheap shot in the corner. Barrett drops an elbow for a 2 count. Barrett with offense in the corner and another 2 count. Truth counters Winds of Change with a roll up. Truth makes a comeback now. Truth runs into a big boot but ducks a clothesline. Truth with another comeback now. Barrett ducks the scissors kick and takes out Truth’s leg. Truth counters a slam and drops Barrett face first for the non-title win out of nowhere.
Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox are backstage talking about Del Rio not being able to compete. Teddy Long walks in and proposes Swagger vs. Ziggler for tonight. Teddy says he spoke to Swagger and gave him some extra incentive. Teddy says Booker T doesn’t know about this.
Still to come, Fandango will be on RAW.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes The Great Khali with Natalya and Hornswoggle. Santino Marella is out next. Out next comes the team of Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow, who cut a promo on the way to the ring.
Khali and Sandow start things out. Khali strikes first and hits a big chop in the corner. Cody tags in. Santino also comes in and does some comedy. Cody goes to work on him and beats him down. Cody tags in Sandow for some double teaming. Cody comes back in to keep the attack on Santino up. Santino eventually hits Cobra on Sandow. Hornswoggle hits a mini Cobra on Cody while on the floor. Cody grabs Hornswoggle but Khali makes the save. Sandow rolls up Santino from behind for the win.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and Jerry Lawler is in the ring. He talks about Fandango’s successful WrestleMania debut and how the world has been Fandangoing this past week. Lawler shows us a video with highlights from this past week. Lawler introduces Fandango and out he comes dancing with one of his dancers. He gets a quiet reaction compared to last week.
Fandango interrupts Lawler and takes the mic. Fandango asks Lawler how his hips are doing and if he can move them. Lawler goes back to commentary. Fandango asks the crowd who wants to go Fandangoing with him and gets a decent reaction. Fandango tries to get the crowd hype. Fandango wants the fans to pronounce his name correctly before they all start Fandangoing. Parts of the crowd try to get his theme going but it’s nowhere close to last week. Fandango says it’s obvious the fans can’t pronounce his name correctly. He says they can all go Fandango themselves. His music hits and that’s it.
Matt Striker is backstage with John Cena. Cena say she’s not hard to find. He’s going to go in the ring later tonight so Ryback can find him. Cena wants to meet Ryback face to face.
We go to the ring and out comes Jack Swagger with Zeb Colter.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and Big E Langston for a non-title match. Back and forth to start the match. They have words and Ziggler slaps Swagger. Ziggler retreats to the floor and Swagger chases him back in the ring. Ziggler beats Swagger down as he comes back in the ring. Swagger fights back and hits Ziggler with knees int he corner. Swagger with more knees in the corner.
Ziggler makes a comeback but Swagger goes for the Patriot Act. Ziggler makes it to the ropes and breaks the hold. More back and forth. Swagger sits Ziggler on top of the ropes and clotheslines him out of the ring.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and Swagger is still in control. Ziggler with a roll up for 2. Swagger with a belly to belly suplex for another pin attempt. More back and forth. Ziggler nails a big DDT for 2. More back and forth before Swagger gets the surprise non-title win.
After the match, Swagger and Colter are standing on the stage when Del Rio attacks Swagger from behind. He throws him into the set and superkicks him off the stage. Del Rio uses the stage to apply a cross armbreaker. Officials come out and break the hold as Zeb yells at Ricardo. Del Rio taunts Ziggler, who is still in the ring.
Matt Striker is backstage with Sheamus but before the interview can begin, Mark Henry appears and spears Sheamus through part of the set.
We go to the ring and out comes CM Punk with Paul Heyman.
Punk says he couldn’t enjoy his historic title reign because he was always looking around the corner to what’s next. Punk says he wanted the next challenge and found that challenge in The Rock. Punk says he still wanted more and wanted to know what the next hurdle in his career was. Punk says he’s never satisfied, he always wants bigger and more. Punk says he next looked at The Streak. He says he pushed The Undertaker to the limit. Fans chant for The Undertaker. Dueling chants for Punk start up next as Punk just stands there. Punk hugs Heyman and hands him the mic. Punk walks out and Heyman looks shocked.
**Commercial**
Back from a commercial and Booker T is backstage talking with Teddy Long about the World Title situation. Booker makes Ziggler vs. Swagger vs. Del Rio but doesn’t say when it will happen.
We go to the ring and WWE Divas Champion Kaitlyn waits as The Bella Twins come down. Nikki is wrestling while Brie cheers her on from ringside. Lots of back and forth in the match. Nikki takes control and puts a knee in Kaitlyn’s back. Nikki with pin attempts and more offense.
Kaitlyn tries to fight back but Nikki keeps control. Nikki slams her head into the mat. Kaitlyn fights up with Nikki on her back and rams her into the corner. Kaitlyn with clotheslines now. Kaitlyn hits a shoulder tackle and a clothesline in the corner. Nikki kicks her knee out and covers for another 2 count. Kaitlyn comes back with a big knee to the gut. The Bellas do the twin switch and Brie gets the pin on Kaitlyn.
**Commercial**
Back from the break and out comes WWE Champion John Cena. He cuts a promo and calls out Ryback to the ring.
Ryback hits the ring and they have words. Cena says Ryback proved what kind of man he was last week. Cena says Ryback sat and waited for his back to be turned. Cena says Ryback’s highlight reel of excuses earlier tonight was boring. Cena understands what Ryback did last week but doesn’t like how he did it. Cena goes on and takes off his hat and shirt for a fight. Cena tells Ryback to make a move and earn a championship. They come face to face. Ryback leaves the ring and starts walking up the ramp as the crowd boos. The Shield’s music hits and they appear in the crowd.
Ryback watches The Shield from the ramp as Cena watches from the ring. The crowd chants for Cena as The Shield surrounds the ring. They attack Cena as Ryback looks on from the ramp. Cena tries to fight them off but gets beatdown. They turn their attention to Ryback but he walks to the top of the stage. Ryback looks back at the ring as The Shield hit the triple powerbomb on Cena. RAW goes off the air after Ryback walks to the back.
Five nights after WrestleMania, the 712th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown came to you from the TD Garden in Boston, MA. For the first time since nearly destroying himself to defeat Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred Match at WrestleMania to save his in-ring career, WWE COO and thirteen-time World Champion “The Game” Triple H would make a rare SmackDown appearance as “The Cerebral Assassin” discusses his war with Brock at WrestleMania as well as what the future holds for the legend! On a raucous Monday Night RAW, a nine-month journey finally paid off as Dolph Ziggler cashed in his Money-in-the-Bank contract on a weakened Alberto Del Rio to ultimately become the brand new World Heavyweight Champion and, on SmackDown, Ziggler makes his first appearance as the new champion!
Match Results
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* Non-Title:
Team Hell No def. The Prime Time Players by Titus O’Neil tapping out to Daniel Bryan’s No Lock.
* Non-Title:
Wade Barrett def. Santino Marella by pin following the Bull Hammer Elbow.
* 6-Diva Tag:
Tamina Snuka & The Bella Twins def. Kaitlyn & The Funkadactyls by Nikki Bella pinning Naomi following a hair whip.
* 2-on-1 Handicap Match:
Sheamus & Randy Orton def. Big Show by count-out.
* Non-Title:
Kofi Kingston def. Antonio Cesaro by pin following Trouble in Paradise.
* Non-Title:
Dolph Ziggler (with Fandango, AJ Lee, & Big E. Langston) def. Chris Jericho by roll-up.
Detailed Results
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The show kicks off with Big E. Langston, who, in his best impersonation of Ricardo Rodriguez, introduces the brand new World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler, who makes his way to the ring with AJ Lee & Langston in tow. The new champion states that, since he debuted, everyone has known that he is the “future” of the WWE and the “future is now” because he is the World Heavyweight Champion. Dolph continues, saying that 80,000 fans chanted for him at WrestleMania during a match that he was not even a part of and, then, the next night, he finally cashed in and became the new World Heavyweight Champion. Ziggler then says that the fans want to be a part of his title victory, but he is the only one who is responsible for his success.
The World Heavyweight Champion is then interrupted by the former #1 Contender, Jack Swagger, along with Zeb Colter. Colter says that they have not been formally introduced, thanking Ziggler for being an American-born champion, but says that everyone knows who’s to thank for Dolph winning the World Heavyweight Title on RAW and that is Jack Swagger. Ziggler says that this is his scheduled time and Swagger had his chance at WrestleMania, but he “blew it”, telling Swagger that it is just his time. Swagger then marches up the ring steps, but once he fully realizes the odds he would face with both Dolph and Big E. Langston in the ring, Swagger backs down. Zeb then says that it is only appropriate that Ziggler give Swagger what he “wants” and “deserves” in the form of a shot at the World Heavyweight Title. After Swagger and Colter take their leave, Dolph tries to continue his speech, but he is quickly interrupted by the hobbled former champion Alberto Del Rio. Dolph tells Del Rio to “hobble down” to the ring and get his rematch for the title, but Del Rio says that he came out there to say “congratulations” because he knows what it is like to cash in Money-in-the-Bank. Del Rio then says that, once his ankle heals, he will get his rematch and it will be Ziggler who will be “complaining”. After Del Rio exits, an increasingly angry Ziggler says that he is sick of being interrupted, saying that the next person who walks through that curtain will find out first hand why he is the World Heavyweight Champion!
The next person to walk through the curtain was none other than the World Heavyweight Champion’s longtime rival, Chris Jericho. Jericho says that Dolph has been “babbling” about how good he is and been touting how “crazy” his girlfriend, AJ Lee, is. Jericho then leads an “AJ is crazy” chant from the crowd, which causes AJ to hold her ears. Y2J then says that he is the “original show-off” before revealing that he just came from the office of SmackDown General Manager Booker T and the GM has made the main event for SmackDown a match between Jericho and Ziggler!
After successfully defending the WWE Tag Team Titles at WrestleMania and coming to the aid of The Undertaker to fend off The Shield on RAW, the WWE Tag Team Champions were in action on SmackDown as Team Hell No, Kane & Daniel Bryan, faced The Prime Time Players in a non-title match. In the end, it was Daniel Bryan locking in the No Lock on Titus O’Neil, forcing Titus to tap out to pick up the win for Team Hell No. After the match, The Shield deliver a message to the WWE Tag Team Champions, saying that they did not “back down” on RAW and they never “run from a fight”, telling Kane & Daniel Bryan to “believe in The Shield”.
After losing the Intercontinental Title on the WrestleMania Pre-Show and winning it back the next night on RAW, the new Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett went one-on-one with Santino Marella in a non-title match on SmackDown. In the end, it was Wade Barrett putting down the joker with the Bull Hammer Elbow en route to picking up the win.
Backstage, both Sheamus & Randy Orton confront SmackDown General Manager Booker T and Senior Advisor Theodore Long over the mishap on RAW where Booker overruled RAW Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero to give Randy Orton a match against Big Show instead of Sheamus getting the match only to have Sheamus and Orton face off with the winner facing Big Show. Theodore Long steps in to handle the situation, but buries the GM in the process, saying that the whole thing was Booker’s idea and it was a “mistake”, telling them to not blame him for Booker’s mistakes! Booker T then says that Big Show was wrong in attacking them both on RAW before the GM gives both men what they want as Big Show will face both Sheamus and Orton in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match!
The Divas were in action on SmackDown as the team of Divas Champion Kaitlyn & The Funkadactyls, Cameron & Naomi faced the team of Tamina Snuka & The Bella Twins in a 6-Diva Tag Match. In the end, it was Nikki Bella pulling Naomi by the hair and whipping her head into the mat en route to pinning Naomi to pick up the win for her team.
For the first time since narrowly surviving a No Holds Barred war with Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to keep his legendary career alive, the COO of the WWE and thirteen-time World Champion “The Game” Triple H would make a special appearance on SmackDown! With his left arm and hand still bandaged up from the match at WrestleMania, Triple H says that he told everyone that the “ass-kicker is back”, saying that he let Brock Lesnar know that they were going to “war” at WrestleMania and that is just what they did. Then, in what had to be the most bone-headed move of the night, the trio known as 3MB interrupts Triple H as Heath Slater actually tells the COO to “shut up”! Slater then says that, around here, you have got to target the “big dog” in the WWE to get noticed and that is what 3MB is going to do. Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, & Drew McIntyre then surround the ring, getting ready to attack “The Game”, but The Shield then arrives on the scene! In what initially looks like a 6-on-1 situation in the making, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, & Roman Reigns prove that they do not need help from anyone as The Shield dismantles 3MB as the two entities brawl before Seth Rollins sends Jinder Mahal into the ringside barricade, Dean Ambrose sends Heath Slater into the steel steps, and Roman Reigns delivers a back drop to Drew McIntyre on the arena floor! The Shield then surround the ring, ready to take out Triple H, but in a near-repeat of what happened on RAW, Kane & Daniel Bryan make the save, rushing to the ring to stand beside Triple H as The Shield again retreats from their planned attack!
Backstage, a discussion between Booker T and Theodore Long is broken up when Big Show enters the GM’s office and, after Theodore Long leaves the room, Big Show tells Booker T that, if he wanted to, he could mess up all of the GM’s plans and walk out of the arena! Big Show says that he has an “iron-clad contract”, so he does not really have to do what Booker tells him to do. The Hall of Famer does not back down, however, telling the giant that, if he wants to walk out, then he should, but he will make sure that his “iron-clad contract” gets held up in court until it is “rusted and worthless”. Booker then says that, if Big Show wants to stay, then his match is next!
After laying out both of his tag team partners with the K.O. Punch after their match at WrestleMania and after assaulting both men on RAW, Big Show would get his punishment on SmackDown as “The World’s Largest Athlete” would face “The Viper” Randy Orton, who was still bandaged up as a result of Big Show’s attack, and “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. During the match, Big Show would manage to dominate both men, but the tide would change drastically when Randy Orton was able to come out of nowhere with the RKO on Big Show. This was followed by the Brogue Kick by Sheamus that knocks “The World’s Largest Athlete” out of the ring and, after getting back to his feet, Big Show would opt not to continue the match, walking off and taking the count-out loss.
Backstage, Sheamus is interviewed about the 2-on-1 Handicap Match he just took part in, but in the middle of the interview, Mark Henry comes out nowhere, plowing through “The Celtic Warrior” and knocking him into a nearby food table!
The United States Champion was in action on SmackDown as Antonio Cesaro went one-on-one with Kofi Kingston in a non-title match. In the end, it was Kofi Kingston surviving the onslaught, hitting Antonio Cesaro with Trouble in Paradise en route to picking up the win over the United States Champion.
With the overnight sensation, Fandango, watching from ringside, it was time for the main event as the brand new World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler, with AJ Lee & Big E. Langston in his corner, went one-on-one with “Y2J” Chris Jericho in a non-title match. During the match, Fandango climbs on the ring apron, distracting the referee and allowing AJ Lee to trip Chris Jericho, giving Dolph Ziggler the advantage. Later on in the match, Chris Jericho would pre-emptively take Big E. Langston out with a dropkick before turning his attention back to Ziggler. Shortly after this, Fandango gets on the ring apron again, but this time, Jericho knocks Fandango off with a dropkick. Jericho then counters an attempt at the Fame Asser into the Walls of Jericho, but the pugnacious Fandango would again get on the ring apron, distracting the referee and allowing Big E. Langston to drop Jericho with a clothesline! Ziggler then catches Jericho with a roll-up to pick up the win. After the match, an irate Jericho attacks the World Heavyweight Champion and even fends off Big E. Langston with an enziguiri, but another distraction from Fandango allows Dolph Ziggler to hit the Zig Zag on Jericho, which is followed up by the Big Ending by Langston! The World Heavyweight Champion, AJ Lee, & Big E. Langston then stand over the broken Jericho and, after the trio makes their exit, Fandango gets in the ring, dancing in the center of the ring before the psychotic former dancer wears Jericho out with kicks and punches to the skull. Fandango then puts the exclamation point on the attack by hitting the leg drop off of the top rope onto the back of Jericho’s head!
