Smackdown!
Oh and Christian is kicking off the show against Mark Henry... quite a weird show opener in my opinion. The match just was not as good as it could have been. It was very slow and I know Mark Henry is a big guy but hell The Big Show can run. But to me Christian seemed slow and it seemed a bit of a sloppy match. Christian cuts a promo after the match in which right now it looks like he will soon be turning back into his temper tantrum character. Teddy Long cuts Christian off and puts him into the title match later on in the night as the special guest referee.
6 Divas tag team match now Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox and Tamina (how did she turn heel?) and their opponents are Natalya, AJ and Kaitlyn... or should I say the Chick Busters? Ok so even though we had Rosa Mendes in the ring it is Alicia Fox and Tamina against AJ and Kaitlyn again. Why is Rosa Mendes there... what is she giving Alicia and Tamina... is she their cheerleader? Quite a right time to bring it up, i'm kind of getting annoyed right now with being able to hear the referees... if it was a count out yeah that is fine or the pinfall, but right now when they are saying stuff like watch the hair and basic stuff I don't want to hear it. What a nice Samoan Drop from Tamina to end the match.
Bit funny how we got a promo for Sin Cara during the show. I find it funny due to the fact he is on the roster and has already had his few matches. Will they be sending him down to FCW for a while? I don't think so. Will Averno (WWE's latest signing) be on Smackdown A.S.A.P.? I don't know. What I do know is that Sin Cara shouldn't have been pushed so early on. Even if it is to get those Mexican fans into watching the WWE.
Cody Rhodes comes out right now with his baggers. Such another great promo from Cody Rhodes again and i'm glad he can talk because it has made his character develop well.
Khali has a backstage segment in which Jinder Mahal has replaced Ranjin Singh at his side. Jinder Mahal talks for The Great Khali leaving the giant as he was before, a monster.
Jinder Mahal comes out for his wrestling debut on WWE Television rather than his overall WWE debut. His match is against Yoshi Tatsu quite a great wrestler. Jinder has the look of a heel and more than that a WWE heel. With Great Khali at his side and him at Khali's side this will be a dominant force. Hopefully it works better than when they had Daivari and Muhammad Hassan as heels on Smackdown. Quite a job match there but a nice in ring debut for Jinder Mahal and that finisher, the full nelson side slam was just impactful. Hope to see more from Mahal and a future push down the line. Maybe Del Rio style but he actually wins a title and that being the Intercontinental at first. Khali applied the Vice Grip after the match attacking Yoshi Tatsu.
Ezekiel Jackson gets another shot at the Intercontinental Championship against the champion, Wade Barrett. Quite a decent short match, Wade Barrett got the spinning side slam on Big Zeke again. Barrett got counted out and Big Zeke won the match but not the title and finally he let Gabriel and Slater of The Corre go into the ring alone against Big Zeke after the match as he walked off backstage. Looks like The Corre is falling apart.
Sheamus has an interview backstage he has a quick talk about how Christian shouldn't be annoyed about Sheamus being the number 1 contender. He then talks to Christian backstage and says that wouldn't mind a triple threat match. Christian responds saying that he knows Sheamus is lying and will call the match down the middle, like most special guest referees say.
Daniel Bryan is in action next and he is against Ted DiBiase Jr. Is it me or does the logo on Ted's trunks look like an old Taker logo? Quite a decent match and some great counters by Ted such as the powerful lariat and the dropkick instead of the missile dropkick from Bryan. Daniel Bryan got the victory with the LeBell Lock and then was attacked by Rhodes and DiBiase. Sin Cara came out for the save and slightly botched the first head scissors take down but it actually looked well. Next week should see Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan Vs Cody and Ted (not calling them Priceless again as Cody is the leader).
From the Vault match is something I skipped but it was a great match from Edge and Rey Mysterio. We also got a Raw recap about R-Truth and John Cena's parts. Johnny Curtis backstage was watching the recap of Raw in which he explains after winning NXT Season 4 he should have got a tag team title shot... but because Truth is on Raw and going for the big one that isn't going to happen he then said he is going to do what any other superstar would do and acted out the phrase "crying over spilt milk."
Michael Cole explained that at Capitol Punishment R-Truth will face John Cena for the WWE Championship and a graphic appears for the match, but R-Truth has to apologize tonight/tomorrow morning to get the match at Capitol Punishment. So why was there a graphic for that exact match if it isn't happening unless Truth says he is sorry?
Main event time and Christian as the referee comes out first. Orton is next and then the challenger, Sheamus. Great match and certainly main event quality, maybe even pay per view quality. Sheamus got cost the title by bumping into Christian, Christian went to give Sheamus the three count but stopped after two. A little bit of a push and a shove then Randy Orton hits an RKO to set up the victory. Christian laid out Randy with the title after the match and then began to walk to the back with it over his shoulder. Is he a face? Is he a heel? All I can say is right now, Christian is a tweener.
Smackdown Rating= 4/5
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