Friday Night Smackdown
January 8th, 2010
Louisville, Kentucky
(We see what happened last week on Smackdown. It was the Beat the Clock challenge. Rey Mysterio set the time to beat, and then, right when Batista was going to break that time, he interfered costing Dave the win. Show closed with Vickie Guerrero advising Rey Mysterio to face Batista one on one for the Number One Contendership)
“Booyaka 619†plays to cheers from the crowd as we open up the show with the Number One Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, Rey Mysterio.
Grisham: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to Friday Night Smackdown as we open up the show with our controversial Number One Contender, Rey Mysterio.
Striker: Controversial? Rey Mysterio blatantly cheated Batista out a title match with The Undertaker, something that you have to think has angered The Animal to unimaginable levels.
Mysterio settles in the middle of the ring with a microphone in hand.
Rey: What is it Louisville?! Man it feels nice to stand in the middle of this ring as your Number One Contender!
Crowd cheers.
Rey: Last week, I won the Beat the Clock challenge. Now, Batista, he can go and complain all he wants, but personally, I think that after he ruined my title match with The Undertaker, had to stand up to him and that’s exactly what happened. Y ahora, ire al Royal Rumble y me enfrentare a Undertaker por el World Heavyweight Championship!
Crowd pops.
Rey: Vickie Guerrero is a person I respect. I don’t like her, but I respect her, and if Batista wants to go one on one with me, I won’t complain, I’ll do what I have been doing pretty good as of late, defeating him! Me escuchaste Batista, te voy a ganar aqui al frente de toda mi raza otra vez y…
“I Walk Alone†interrupts Rey Mysterio as Batista steps into the stage, walking slowly and protecting his sight from the near blinding sun in the arena with is characteristic sunglasses.
Batista: I don’t care what you say Rey, I don’t care what you think, and I certainly don’t care if you want to face me or not for the Number One Contendership. You cheated last week, just like you have to cheat every time so that you can have a shot at beating me. Now, I wouldn’t go to Teddy Long, because he has shown he’s a lousy General Manager as it is, and Vickie Guerrero isn’t the General Manager, she should be, but she isn’t…
Crowd interrupts Batista with boos.
Batista: So I went directly to the Board of Directors and filed a formal complaint because Rey, what you did last week, granted me a victory via disqualification. And guess what Rey? The Board of Directors agrees with me! They know who is the rightful champion, they know who the spotlight belongs to and they know who should be challenging The Undertaker at Royal Rumble. So Rey, go ahead and leave the ring so this people can see the true Number One Contender.
Batista starts walking towards the ring with boos.
Rey: Hold on Batista. En serio? You went to the Board of Directors? What I did was fair play, specially with what you have been..
Batista: I don’t care Rey, I am the Number One Contender and…
Rey: Do I sense fear Dave? Is that it? You were so scared of me that you had to go and actually file a complaint? I was named the Number One Contender, you don’t see me complaining, I came here to fight, I came here to wrestle you if necessary, but you don’t, because you’re scared, you’re scared that you get embarrassed once again in front of all these people!
Crowd roars. Batista stops walking and stares Rey, then he explodes, throwing his sunglasses away and exuding anger.
Batista: Are you kidding me? You actually think you can hang in the ring with me! I’ll fight you! I’ll fight you Rey! I’ll break your tiny little neck with my own hands and end your career, then walk away with no mercy!
Rey: (equally fired up now) No Batista! The one who is walking away tonight, and as your new Number One Contender, will be me!
“Booyaka 619†plays in the background as Batista and Rey Mysterio stare at each other, our main event having been agreed, Batista vs Rey Mysterio for a title match against The Undertaker at the Royal Rumble.
(Commercial)
“I am Perfection†welcomes us from commercials as the team of Dolph Ziggler and the returning Charlie Haas make their way down the ramp, taunting the crowd.
Striker: The master of the hold, the grappling sensation, it is truly a pleasure to see Charlie Haas back on Friday Nights.
“Man on Fire†plays after half the people in attendance are caught in surprise by the blast of fire on the stage, introducing the Big Red Machine, Kane.
Grisham: This match steams up from what happened last week in the Beat the Clock Challenge, let’s take you back to the one on one encounter between Ziggler and Kane.
(We see Ziggler synching in the Sleeper Hold on Kane, who refuses to tap out causing the time limit to expire)
“What’s up†plays to a big ovation from the crowd as R-Truth raps his way down the ramp, most of the people in attendance joining him in the song. Kane gives R-Truth a curious stare as they stand next to each other, waiting for the match to begin.
Kane and R-Truth vs Charlie Haas and Dolph Ziggler
Kane and Charlie Haas kick it off for their respective teams. Haas confronts Kane and badmouths him, putting himself over as the best wrestler in the company; however his verbal diarrhea is ceased with a huge uppercut by the Big Red Machine. The man who sees no evil punishes Haas on the canvas with a series of vicious stomps, and then follows up his decimation by dropping his massive humanity on the body of Haas connecting two elbow drops. Kane takes Charlie to his corner where he makes the tag to the exciting R-Truth. Truth speeds the pace of the match by dashing to the ring ropes and connecting a running clothesline. He repeats this two more times as Charlie Haas groggily kept getting back to his feet. After taunting to the crowd, R-Truth picks Charlie up and body slams him down to the canvas, and makes the tag to Kane, who immediately climbs up to the top rope, and as soon as Charlie makes his way back to his feet, makes Haas wish he never did as Air Kane nails with a perfect flying clothesline. Showing great chemistry and bonding, following the tag team manual, Kane makes a quick tag to R-Truth, who also climbs to the top rope and awaits Charlie to get back to his feet. This time however the tables turn around as when R-Truth crossed the skies looking for a crossbody, Charlie was able to react first and nail his opponent with a gutbuster. A mildly recovered Haas crawls to his corner and makes the tag to Ziggler. A fresh Ziggler storms into the ring and mauls R-Truth with stomps, kicks and punches, gets separated from his victim by the referee but then retakes his offense by channeling Rick Rude and hitting his sequence of three elbow drops, the last one preceded by some showboating. Ziggler picks R-Truth up but only so to that he can connect an awe inspiring reverse suplex. Dolph Ziggler shows the amateur-technical part of his arsenal by locking a headlock, slowly transitioned into the Muta Lock. Ziggler releases the hold so that he can make the tag to Charlie Haas, who quickly enters the ring and continues the punishment on R-Truth with a Japanese Headlock. The crowd support makes R-Truth get an adrenaline rush, and after getting back to his feet and driving his elbow to the gut of Haas, he finds himself free and manages to crawl toward his corner, making the hot tag to the Big Red Monster. Kane enters and receives Haas with a big boot to the face. His flurry continues with clotheslines and then sets for the end with a Sidewalk Slam. Kane taunts for the Chokeslam but needs to stop for a second to send the interfering Ziggler back to the outside of the ring.
Kane tries to follow up on Charlie but instead gets connected with a dropkick to the knee. Charlie then dashes to the ring ropes and bounces back toward Kane, only to get grabbed by the throat. Kane stares at Dolph Ziggler on the outside of the ring as he connects Charlie Haas with a Chokeslam, much to the delight of R-Truth on the apron
Winners: Kane and R-Truth
Striker: Look at the look on the eyes of Kane, we can only speculate on the troubled days ahead of Dolph Ziggler.
Kane and R-Truth stand victorious in the middle of the ring, while Ziggler retrieves to the back.
(Commercial)
We return and we see Beth Pheonix walking backstage, that is until she runs into Mickie James. They stare at each other until Mickie starts talking.
James: Look Beth, I have no problem with you, in fact, I respect you because you are one of the best competitors I’ve ever faced. However, I need to know right now if you are with Michelle and Layla or not?
Beth stares at Mickie, practically showing no emotion.
Beth: Mickie, since you were straight with me I’m going to be straight with you. I don’t like you.
Mickie exhales and lowers his head.
Beth: However, I also don’t like what Michelle and Layla are telling about you to the WWE Universe.
Mickie raises his head and stares at Beth. Both women continue staring at each other until Beth keeps walking. A few steps ahead nonetheless, she runs into Michelle McCool and Layla.
Layla: Hey Michelle, look who it is! It’s the Glamazon! Isn’t it ironic how we were saying how great she is and bam, she appears?
Beth stares at LayCool, not buying into Layla’s hypocritical comments.
Michelle: Yeah and it’s great you showed up Beth because, Layla and I wanted to say we are sorry for what happened last week, that wasn’t for you, it was totally for Piggie James.
Layla: Totally for Piggie James…
Beth has finally had enough and she walks away, leaving Lay-Cool behind confused.
Michelle: Was it something I said?
We go to another place backstage to Josh Matthews, being accompanied by the Hart Dinasty.
Matthews: Standing next to me is The Hart Dinasty, guys, Monday night the world was shocked when guest host, Bret The Hitman Hart was found attacked and bloodied. Nobody quite knows who is responsible for this coldblooded attack, but tonight, David Hart Smith goes one on one with one of the people pointed out as a possible attacker, Chris Jericho. Your thoughts?
Natalya: What happened Monday Night is an embarrassment and a slap on the face of the Hart Family. You can’t even imagine how mad, how angry we have been this entire week.
Kidd: Bret Hart…Bret Hart was the man who introduced me to this business, he trained me, Bret was like, he was like a…
Tyson Kidd can’t continue talking as he’s overwhelmed by emotions.
Natalya: For the sake of everyone in the WWE, the coward who did this to Bret, better reveal himself and do it fast.
Smith: As for tonight goes, Jericho, I don’t know if you did it or not, but I am going to make sure I beat the truth out of you!
Scene goes back to the ring area.
“Break Down the Walls†plays to boos from the audience as Chris Jericho makes his way down the ramp, his face showing arrogance, although without the same confidence as always.
Grisham: It certainly seems Chris Jericho is walking into this contest as a marked man, isn’t he Matt?
Striker: Chris Jericho has made a career of being the marked man, this isn’t any different for the Mastermind of Friday Nights, Chris Jericho.
Chris Jericho stands in the middle of the ring after having demanded a microphone.
Jericho: Look, I don’t care what all of these gelatinous tapeworms think of me, because they may be booing me, but the only reason they are here is to see Chris Jericho. They are as hypocritical as it gets.
Crowd boos
Jericho: Yeah, I said it. However, I do care what you, Hart Dinasty, think of me. I watched you grew guys, I watched you evolve from this promising young prospects in the Dungeon, to this fine, world class performers that are part of the show I am the face of.
Crowd boos.
Jericho: Just because I didn’t pander to Bret Hart every single desire Monday Night being a part of the fallacy my peers created doesn’t mean I am responsible for Bret’s demise and attack.
Crowd boos Jericho more and start a “You suck†chant.
Jericho: However, if you prefer to listen to all of these sycophants instead of me, who am an honest man, then I will have to show you why I am the best in the world at what I do!
Grisham: Chris Jericho goes one on one with David Hart Smith, that match is next!
(Commercial)
We return and we are in the middle of The Hart Dinasty’s entrance. Chris Jericho has rolled out of the ring. DH Smith enters the ring and the referee rings the bell.
Chris Jericho vs David Hart Smith w/Tyson Kidd and Natalya
Smith is all fired up and ready to go in the middle of the ring, salivating over the prospect of Chris Jericho returning to the inside of the ring. Jericho finally returns to the inside of the ring, although tentatively. Jericho advances toward DH Smith aiming for a lock up, however as he advances toward Smith he gets floored by a huge clothesline. Jericho crawls away from his opponent, but all he ends up doing is trapping himself against the corner, where the referee has to rescue him from DH’s stomps. The crowd begins to rally behind David Hart Smith as he grabs Chris Jericho in a front facelock and then repeatedly drives his knee to the middle section of the face of Smackdown. Smith continues releasing his anger on Chris Jericho as he connects a series of consecutive suplex, ranging from German Suplex to Belly to Back Suplex. A beat up Chris Jericho tries to talk his case to David Hart Smith, however all he gets as a response is an attempted punch, attempted as Chris Jericho manages to sidestep away and reverse with an arm twist. With the arm trapped, Jericho brings Smith down to the canvas locking in his now patented version of a chinlock. Jericho talks some trash to David’s ear, however he silences is surprise and in awe of his opponent’s raw power as Smith gets up to his feet as he if wasn’t being punished by Jericho’s hold and using his free arm, just tosses Jericho over his head down to the canvas. Smith has truly lost it now and he berates on the fallen Chris Jericho, who know can’t hide his intimidation and crawls backing down away from Smith, that is until he finds his back against the ropes, literally. Smith bounces to the set of opposite rings ropes and charges against him, however Chris Jericho manages to roll out of the ring right on the nick of time. Staring at Chris from the inside of the ring, Smith continues recriminating him about Bret’s attack on Raw. The referee’s count reaches 8, 9, and probably to avoid any more punishment from the irate DH Smith, Chris Jericho starts making his way up the ramp, losing the match.
Winner: David Hart Smith via count out.
Chris Jericho stares at the inside of the ring with a look of concern on his face, before finally returning to the backstage area. David Hart Smith is joined by Tyson Kidd and Natalya in the middle of the ring. Smith is beside himself and he kicks the bottom rope and rips one turnbuckle pad open as he stares at the stage in impotence and anger.
We go backstage and we see CM Punk and Luke Gallows walking. They are saving a member of the WWE Universe, next.
(Commercial)
Grisham: Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown as we are moments away from…CM Punk saving a member of the WWE Universe? Is that correct?
Striker: Silence Todd, it is about to begin…
“This Fire Burns†plays to boos from the crowd as CM Punk carrying a steel chair, being accompanied by Luke Gallows, who is carrying a small black bag, walks slowly down the ramp, creating a mood, as he approaches the ring.
CM Punk: As the man of his word that I am, tonight, I will fulfill my promise of saving one member of the WWE Universe tonight!
Crowd boos.
CM Punk: Unfortunately, not everybody is smart enough to see the light of salvation, stretch his hand and grab it. And of course, not everybody deserves enough to be saved. I know that should I mention prescription pills, cigars, alcohol, all, each and every one of them would get a standing ovation from you people.
Crowd cheers very loudly.
CM Punk: Pathetic, you people are pathetic.
Some of the people continue cheering, although the others now boo.
CM Punk: You know what is also pathetic? Today’s society. You people are like monkeys, doing what your so called leaders, your so called idols, tell you to do. You are nothing more than followers, mindless sheep, but it shouldn’t come as any surprise, taking into account that hallucinogic screen forbidding you to see clearly.
Crowd boos.
CM Punk: That, that, and the fact that your entire selection of leaders seems rather influenced by you being high on some sort of pharmaceutical illegal substance. But, that’s, that’s an entire different subject;
Throughout the week, I came to the realization that you people won’t want to get saved because it’s too big of a decision to take by yourself, without having none of your false idols to follow, to imitate. That’s when, when I knew what I had to do. I can’t randomly pick one of you and save you from the life of addiction you currently are attached to, no, I need to set an example, I need to select and save somebody so big, so important to you and show him the way, so that you people line up and do what you do best, besides filling your cup with your doses of booze, and that is follow.
Crowd boos.
CM Punk: World Wrestling Entertainment isn’t immune to the corruption, the moral corruption of the life of addiction that seems to be so popular nowadays. There are rumors that the night before Wrestlemania, in the Hall of Fame, one certain man will be inducted. That man is no other than Aurelian Smith.
Crowd doesn’t react as they don’t know who he is.
CM Punk: Oh you don’t know who he is? That’s not strange, considering Aurelian himself doesn’t know who he is anymore. Aurelian gave up to a life of excesses, of over the counter drugs, alcohol, prescription pills, cigarettes, he turned his body, a machine devised to perform in the business of sports entertainment, he turned it into a sewer. Aurelian Smith is the man known by all of you people as Jake “the Snake†Roberts.
Crowd cheers now.
CM Punk: Jake, I know you’re back there, and I’m offering you the chance to clean up your name, begin as a new self and be reborn as a member of the straightedge society!
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