WWE Smackdown Results (1/6) - Teddy Long Gives Drew McIntyre A Second Chance, Daniel Bryan's First Title DefenseWWE Smackdown Results
By Bill Pritchard for RAW2RAW
January 6th, 2012
Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Cody Rhodes (c)
Booker hits a shoulder block that sends Cody into the corner, and they go to lock up but Booker hits him in the stomach then whips him off the ropes and drops Cody with an elbow. Booker picks him back up and applies a headlock, but Cody fights back and hits him a few times in the corner then kicks him on the ground. Cody twists Booker's arm around and elbows him, then they try to out chop each other and Booker whips Cody off the ropes and backdrops him. Booker hits a back heel kick for two then pulls Cody in the middle and chops him, then throws him out of the ring but Cody skins the cat and flips back in the ring.
Booker sees it coming and waits until Cody turns around to clothesline him out to the floor, then Booker follows him out but Cody attacks and throws him into the barricade. Booker goes for a backslide then Cody comes back with an elbow and a top rope moonsault for a two count, then bounces off the ropes and kicks Booker in the head. He puts him in an inverted choke but Booker gets up and ducks a clothesline then hits a side slam for two and hits a spinesbuster then calls for a scissors kick. Cody gets out of the way and misses a Beautiful Disaster, then Booker connects with a scissors kick but only gets a two count. Booker goes for another scissors kick but Cody moves then ducks another kick, and jumps off the ropes and hits Beautiful Disaster to retain.
Winner - Cody Rhodes
Dustin Rhodes approaches Cody backstage and congratulates him, but Cody says there is a reason they don't talk and he knows that Dustin has nothing important to say. Cody tells his brother than he is already better than him, and pretty soon he is going to be better than their father very soon. He tells Dustin if he wants to put on his gold paint and give it one more run he can, but he will turn him from a joke to a laughing stock very quickly.
Zack Ryder is in Teddy Long's office and he says he can't be his assistant anymore since he is United States Champion and now he has to deal with Kane. He says he has someone in mind for a replacement and Drew McIntyre walks in and has Teddy backpedaling, but Zack says it's not him and points at Santino. Drew says he wants a chance but Santino says Drew was supposed to be fired last week, and they argue until Teddy says they will have a match tonight. He says Santino gets the job if he wins, and Drew might not get fired if he wins, then they leave and Aksana comes in and flirts with Teddy as we go to a commercial.
Alicia Fox is in the back asking AJ about her New Year and Daniel Bryan comes over and asks if they don't think he can beat the Big Show tonight. He says he already beat him once to win his championship, then Alicia walks away and Bryan asks how she is friends with Alicia. AJ tries to reason with him and says she was just concerned, but Bryan tells her he is going to win again, and they can go celebrate after his match then he kisses her on the forehead and walks away.
Over The Top Battle Royal
Hornswoggle vs Heath Slater
Hornswoggle kicks Slater in the leg then gets him to one knee and kicks him in the head, but Slater throws him across the ring and chokes him in the corner. Slater puts him on the top turnbuckle but Hornswoggle slaps him in the head and tries to hit a tornado DDT, but Slater tries to throw him on the apron. Hornswoggle holds on and pulls his hair to eliminate Slater, but Slater runs in and attacks him until Justin Gabriel runs out for the save and hits a 450 splash then makes sure Hornswoggle is OK.
Winner - Hornswoggle
Ted DiBiase vs Hunico (w/ Camacho)
Hunico backs Ted into the corner but Ted comes back with some punches and avoids a hurricanrana by hitting a face first slam for a two count. Hunico trips him up and snaps his arm back, then puts him in an elevated armbar but Ted makes it to his feet and counters with a Samoan Drop and a dropkick. Ted hits another dropkick and a clothesline for a two count, then goes for Dream Street but Hunico counters with a jawbreaker and ties up Ted with the Hunico Special and gets the win.
Winner - Hunico
Wade Barrett said he didn't need anyone else to come out here because he can handle a medical update on his own then tells the fans to look at how Randy Orton injured himself. They show clips of last week's Falls Count Anywhere match then Wade says the injury was a by product of the match and Orton has a herniated disc in his back. Wade says Orton's career is over, and he might try to make a comeback but he will be a shell of himself and will remain a victim of the Barrett Barrage. Wade says it's ironic that the Royal Rumble is a few weeks away, and Orton won't be able to fight in his hometown so Wade knows there is no one else standing in his way.
Sheamus makes his way out and says his uncle was like him in the fact that he talked about the good old days, but he was a normal guy who dreamed, just like Wade is dreaming of winning the Rumble. Sheamus says he is Wade's biggest threat, and he says he uncle's excuse for fantasy was that he got kicked in the head and he asks Wade his excuse for acting like an ass. Jinder Mahal interrupts them and comes to the ring and gets in Sheamus' face and slaps him, then Sheamus attacks him until Wade jumps him from behind. Wade and Jinder beat Sheamus in the corner but he comes back with some powerslams then goes for the Celtic Cross but Jinder kicks him in the stomach and Wade hits the Winds of Change and raises his arm over Sheamus before leaving. Jinder decides he isn't finished and slides back in the ring and puts Sheamus in the Camel Clutch before throwing him to the mat and leaving him laying.
Santino Marella vs Drew McIntyre
Drew shoves Santino then avoids a hiptoss but gets punched in the face a few times, then Drew sweeps Santino's legs and stomps him near the corner. Drew hits a clothesline and a snap suplex for a two count, then chokes him on the ropes until a ref calls for a break so he sets up for the Futureshock. Santino counters with a rollup for two then Drew throws him in the corner and sets him up on the top turnbuckle but Santino snaps his neck down on the post then hits the Cobra for the win.
Winner - Santino Marella
Drew finds Teddy in the back and begs with him to reconsider because Santino had to have messed with the ropes, but Teddy says he doesn't want to hear it. Teddy tells him tonight was strike two, and if he loses next week it is strike three and he is gone, then Santino comes in and does his trumpet dance while a disgusted Drew walks away.
Epico & Primo (w Rosa Mendes) vs Air Boom
Bourne avoids a backdrop and counters with a rollup then tags in Kofi and they leapfrog Epico and Kofi hits a dropkick for a two count. Primo kicks Kofi behind the referee's back then Epico makes the tag and Primo leaps over the ropes and hits a crescent kick and follows it with a slam for two. Primo puts Kofi in a headlock but he makes it to his feet and Primo whips him in the corner but Kofi hits a high cross body and struggles to tag out. He leaps and tags Bourne and he hits a leaping knee and a flying elbow, then goes up top and hits a double knee smash but Epico breaks up the pin. Rosa distracts Kofi on the floor but Bourne hits Primo and goes for up for Air Bourne, but Epico pulls his cousin out of the way and Primo slides over and makes the cover.
Winners - Epico & Primo
Matt Striker is backstage to interview Big Show and he asks how confident he is, and Show says he doesn't underestimate anyone but he is very confident. He says he knows Daniel Bryan is a good wrestler, then Bryan comes over and says he knows he is a good wrestler and someday he will be a great wrestler. Bryan says everyone throws him talent away like he didn't earn anything, but he fought for everything and he isn't a genetic freak like Show. He says if he was, he wouldn't have had to wait nine years before title reigns or have one last under a minute. Show gets pissed and puts his hand on Bryan's shoulder and asks if he is a tough guy now, then tells him he doesn't want to hurt him but this just gets Bryan pissed and he tells Show to get his hand off of him and walks away.
Natalya vs Tamina
Natalya sweeps the legs and punches Tamina a few times and screams at her and says she is messing with the wrong person, then she goes for the Sharpshooter. Tamina kicks her away then hits a cross body and a Samoan Drop then pulls Natalya in the corner and goes up top and hits a Superfly Splash for the win.
Winner - Tamina
World Heavyweight Championship
Big Show vs Daniel Bryan (c)
Big Show runs after Bryan and tries to corner him but Bryan gets away and says he is too slow, but Show catches him in the corner and slaps him in the chest. He picks up Bryan by his head and shakes him, then throws Bryan out to the floor and Bryan sits up and looks scared as we go to a break. When we return, Bryan kicks him a few times but Show throws him back outside and Show goes after him but Bryan slides back in. He hits a baseball slide then throws Show into the steps and follows it with a running dropkick from the apron. (Cont'd...)
Big Show makes it to his feet at seven and gets back in the ring, and blocks a kick from Bryan and chops him but Bryan comes right back with some kicks. Show powers out of a pin attempt and throws him in the corner but Bryan hits a middle rope dropkick and gets thrown from the ring again. Bryan tries to gather himself but Show grabs him by the head and pulls him in but Bryan snaps his head off the ropes and tries to go up top. Show counters and hits a clothesline, then Bryan runs the ropes but Show clotheslines him again and gets a two count.
Bryan counters a chokeslam attempt with a guillotine choke, then Show tries to power out of it but Bryan counters into the LeBell Lock. Show fights out of it and throws Bryan backwards, then winds up for the Knockout Punch but Bryan rolls outside and Mark Henry yells at him from commentary. Bryan yells back and says he already got knocked out, and Henry throws him to the ground and the ref calls for the disqualification. Bryan gets up and takes his title and celebrates around ringside, while Henry shakes his head and he and Show argue at ringside while Bryan runs up the ramp and kisses his title and raises his arms.
Winner (by disqualification) - Daniel Bryan
By Bill Pritchard for RAW2RAW
January 6th, 2012
Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Cody Rhodes (c)
Booker hits a shoulder block that sends Cody into the corner, and they go to lock up but Booker hits him in the stomach then whips him off the ropes and drops Cody with an elbow. Booker picks him back up and applies a headlock, but Cody fights back and hits him a few times in the corner then kicks him on the ground. Cody twists Booker's arm around and elbows him, then they try to out chop each other and Booker whips Cody off the ropes and backdrops him. Booker hits a back heel kick for two then pulls Cody in the middle and chops him, then throws him out of the ring but Cody skins the cat and flips back in the ring.
Booker sees it coming and waits until Cody turns around to clothesline him out to the floor, then Booker follows him out but Cody attacks and throws him into the barricade. Booker goes for a backslide then Cody comes back with an elbow and a top rope moonsault for a two count, then bounces off the ropes and kicks Booker in the head. He puts him in an inverted choke but Booker gets up and ducks a clothesline then hits a side slam for two and hits a spinesbuster then calls for a scissors kick. Cody gets out of the way and misses a Beautiful Disaster, then Booker connects with a scissors kick but only gets a two count. Booker goes for another scissors kick but Cody moves then ducks another kick, and jumps off the ropes and hits Beautiful Disaster to retain.
Winner - Cody Rhodes
Dustin Rhodes approaches Cody backstage and congratulates him, but Cody says there is a reason they don't talk and he knows that Dustin has nothing important to say. Cody tells his brother than he is already better than him, and pretty soon he is going to be better than their father very soon. He tells Dustin if he wants to put on his gold paint and give it one more run he can, but he will turn him from a joke to a laughing stock very quickly.
Zack Ryder is in Teddy Long's office and he says he can't be his assistant anymore since he is United States Champion and now he has to deal with Kane. He says he has someone in mind for a replacement and Drew McIntyre walks in and has Teddy backpedaling, but Zack says it's not him and points at Santino. Drew says he wants a chance but Santino says Drew was supposed to be fired last week, and they argue until Teddy says they will have a match tonight. He says Santino gets the job if he wins, and Drew might not get fired if he wins, then they leave and Aksana comes in and flirts with Teddy as we go to a commercial.
Alicia Fox is in the back asking AJ about her New Year and Daniel Bryan comes over and asks if they don't think he can beat the Big Show tonight. He says he already beat him once to win his championship, then Alicia walks away and Bryan asks how she is friends with Alicia. AJ tries to reason with him and says she was just concerned, but Bryan tells her he is going to win again, and they can go celebrate after his match then he kisses her on the forehead and walks away.
Over The Top Battle Royal
Hornswoggle vs Heath Slater
Hornswoggle kicks Slater in the leg then gets him to one knee and kicks him in the head, but Slater throws him across the ring and chokes him in the corner. Slater puts him on the top turnbuckle but Hornswoggle slaps him in the head and tries to hit a tornado DDT, but Slater tries to throw him on the apron. Hornswoggle holds on and pulls his hair to eliminate Slater, but Slater runs in and attacks him until Justin Gabriel runs out for the save and hits a 450 splash then makes sure Hornswoggle is OK.
Winner - Hornswoggle
Ted DiBiase vs Hunico (w/ Camacho)
Hunico backs Ted into the corner but Ted comes back with some punches and avoids a hurricanrana by hitting a face first slam for a two count. Hunico trips him up and snaps his arm back, then puts him in an elevated armbar but Ted makes it to his feet and counters with a Samoan Drop and a dropkick. Ted hits another dropkick and a clothesline for a two count, then goes for Dream Street but Hunico counters with a jawbreaker and ties up Ted with the Hunico Special and gets the win.
Winner - Hunico
Wade Barrett said he didn't need anyone else to come out here because he can handle a medical update on his own then tells the fans to look at how Randy Orton injured himself. They show clips of last week's Falls Count Anywhere match then Wade says the injury was a by product of the match and Orton has a herniated disc in his back. Wade says Orton's career is over, and he might try to make a comeback but he will be a shell of himself and will remain a victim of the Barrett Barrage. Wade says it's ironic that the Royal Rumble is a few weeks away, and Orton won't be able to fight in his hometown so Wade knows there is no one else standing in his way.
Sheamus makes his way out and says his uncle was like him in the fact that he talked about the good old days, but he was a normal guy who dreamed, just like Wade is dreaming of winning the Rumble. Sheamus says he is Wade's biggest threat, and he says he uncle's excuse for fantasy was that he got kicked in the head and he asks Wade his excuse for acting like an ass. Jinder Mahal interrupts them and comes to the ring and gets in Sheamus' face and slaps him, then Sheamus attacks him until Wade jumps him from behind. Wade and Jinder beat Sheamus in the corner but he comes back with some powerslams then goes for the Celtic Cross but Jinder kicks him in the stomach and Wade hits the Winds of Change and raises his arm over Sheamus before leaving. Jinder decides he isn't finished and slides back in the ring and puts Sheamus in the Camel Clutch before throwing him to the mat and leaving him laying.
Santino Marella vs Drew McIntyre
Drew shoves Santino then avoids a hiptoss but gets punched in the face a few times, then Drew sweeps Santino's legs and stomps him near the corner. Drew hits a clothesline and a snap suplex for a two count, then chokes him on the ropes until a ref calls for a break so he sets up for the Futureshock. Santino counters with a rollup for two then Drew throws him in the corner and sets him up on the top turnbuckle but Santino snaps his neck down on the post then hits the Cobra for the win.
Winner - Santino Marella
Drew finds Teddy in the back and begs with him to reconsider because Santino had to have messed with the ropes, but Teddy says he doesn't want to hear it. Teddy tells him tonight was strike two, and if he loses next week it is strike three and he is gone, then Santino comes in and does his trumpet dance while a disgusted Drew walks away.
Epico & Primo (w Rosa Mendes) vs Air Boom
Bourne avoids a backdrop and counters with a rollup then tags in Kofi and they leapfrog Epico and Kofi hits a dropkick for a two count. Primo kicks Kofi behind the referee's back then Epico makes the tag and Primo leaps over the ropes and hits a crescent kick and follows it with a slam for two. Primo puts Kofi in a headlock but he makes it to his feet and Primo whips him in the corner but Kofi hits a high cross body and struggles to tag out. He leaps and tags Bourne and he hits a leaping knee and a flying elbow, then goes up top and hits a double knee smash but Epico breaks up the pin. Rosa distracts Kofi on the floor but Bourne hits Primo and goes for up for Air Bourne, but Epico pulls his cousin out of the way and Primo slides over and makes the cover.
Winners - Epico & Primo
Matt Striker is backstage to interview Big Show and he asks how confident he is, and Show says he doesn't underestimate anyone but he is very confident. He says he knows Daniel Bryan is a good wrestler, then Bryan comes over and says he knows he is a good wrestler and someday he will be a great wrestler. Bryan says everyone throws him talent away like he didn't earn anything, but he fought for everything and he isn't a genetic freak like Show. He says if he was, he wouldn't have had to wait nine years before title reigns or have one last under a minute. Show gets pissed and puts his hand on Bryan's shoulder and asks if he is a tough guy now, then tells him he doesn't want to hurt him but this just gets Bryan pissed and he tells Show to get his hand off of him and walks away.
Natalya vs Tamina
Natalya sweeps the legs and punches Tamina a few times and screams at her and says she is messing with the wrong person, then she goes for the Sharpshooter. Tamina kicks her away then hits a cross body and a Samoan Drop then pulls Natalya in the corner and goes up top and hits a Superfly Splash for the win.
Winner - Tamina
World Heavyweight Championship
Big Show vs Daniel Bryan (c)
Big Show runs after Bryan and tries to corner him but Bryan gets away and says he is too slow, but Show catches him in the corner and slaps him in the chest. He picks up Bryan by his head and shakes him, then throws Bryan out to the floor and Bryan sits up and looks scared as we go to a break. When we return, Bryan kicks him a few times but Show throws him back outside and Show goes after him but Bryan slides back in. He hits a baseball slide then throws Show into the steps and follows it with a running dropkick from the apron. (Cont'd...)
Big Show makes it to his feet at seven and gets back in the ring, and blocks a kick from Bryan and chops him but Bryan comes right back with some kicks. Show powers out of a pin attempt and throws him in the corner but Bryan hits a middle rope dropkick and gets thrown from the ring again. Bryan tries to gather himself but Show grabs him by the head and pulls him in but Bryan snaps his head off the ropes and tries to go up top. Show counters and hits a clothesline, then Bryan runs the ropes but Show clotheslines him again and gets a two count.
Bryan counters a chokeslam attempt with a guillotine choke, then Show tries to power out of it but Bryan counters into the LeBell Lock. Show fights out of it and throws Bryan backwards, then winds up for the Knockout Punch but Bryan rolls outside and Mark Henry yells at him from commentary. Bryan yells back and says he already got knocked out, and Henry throws him to the ground and the ref calls for the disqualification. Bryan gets up and takes his title and celebrates around ringside, while Henry shakes his head and he and Show argue at ringside while Bryan runs up the ramp and kisses his title and raises his arms.
Winner (by disqualification) - Daniel Bryan
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