Results for Smackdown August 21, 2012

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[size=x-large]RESULTS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN ON THE DAY OF AUGUST 21st, 2012. AIRING ON AUGUST 23rd, 2012 FOR THE UK AND AUGUST 24th FOR THE UNITED STATES[/size]​

Spoiler

*Smackdown opened with Randy Orton discussing what happened on Raw. He said he wants a World title shot and challenges anyone who has a problem with that to come out and face him. WWE World champion Sheamus hits the ring. He comes out and agrees with Orton that Alberto Del Rio is a complainer. He wants Orton to get a title match as well. GM Booker T comes out and asks the crowd if they want the match. Alberto and Ricardo come out complaining about what happened at Summerslam and Raw. Del Rio says he wants a rematch with Sheamus and calls Sheamus a cheater. He claims there is a conspiracy against him. Booker agrees to give him a rematch but against Orton, with the winner then getting a title shot at Sheamus. Orton vs. Alberto tonight is the main event.

*Teddy Long is doing commentary with Michael Cole as Josh Mathews is still out from what happened with Kane at Summerslam.

*Ryback cuts a promo swearing revenge on Mahal before their match. The fans chant "Feed Me More." Ryback vs. Mahal. Ryback with the ground and pound offense as USA chant breaks out. Ryback rallies from Mahal offense. He uses a powerslam and the muscle buster for the win.

*Kaitlyn comes out for commentary. WWE Divas champ Layla defeated Alicia Fox. Back and forth match. Fox kicks Layla's bad knee, knocking her off the second rope. She uses a one legged Boston Crab. Layla comes back and nailed the Chick Kick for the win. After the match, Kaitlyn and Layla enter the ring and have a staredown. They shake hands. Eve Torres comes out and raises both their hands as they are confused.

*Live in the venue, they honor the National Guardsmen in attendance.

*There is a backstage vignette where Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero run afoul of Sheamus. He challenges Ziggler to cash in his briefcase tonight and Ziggler backs off. However, Teddy Long informs him they will indeed wrestle tonight.

*Raw rebound looking at the CM Punk-Jerry Lawler situation.

*WWE World champion Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler by DQ when Ziggler smashes him with the briefcase. Early on, there is a feeling out process and Sheamus is in control as Ziggler bails. Sheamus goes to the outside and is nailed. Ziggler controls the match and nails a spike DDT. Sheamus rallies and goes for the Brogue Kick but is nailed with the case. Ziggler nails him again and teases cashing in but the referee takes too long and Sheamus recovers so Ziggler splits.

*Santino Marella cut a promo talking about losing the United States title and recapping the last 166 days. He then starts talking to the Cobra asking him if they are still on the same page. WWE United States champion Antonio Cesaro and Aksana come out. Cesaro calls himself a winner in several languages. Santino attacks him but Aksana distracts the Cobra. Yes, that's what happened, allowing Cesaro to lay out Santino.

*Backstage, Alberto is yelling at Ricardo.

*Wade Barrett video piece.

*WWE '13 commercial.

*WWE Tag Team champipns Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Epico and Primo. Challengers get upper hands on Kofi. He plays Ricky Morton before making hot tag to R-Truth. Ron goes for his finisher. All four brawl. Truth finally gets the pin. Champs and the Prime Time Players, who were at ringside, jaw back and forth.

*Backstage, Matt Striker interviews Kofi and Truth. Primetime Players show up and badmouth Little Jimmy. Usos, Epico and Primo get involved and all four brawl.

*Video feature on Brock breaking Triple H's arm.

*Backstage, Booker T and Teddy Long go over the Tag Team situation trying to decide who deserves the next title shot. Eve Torres shows up with a listing of won/loss records and shows Booker she has organized his schedule. Booker praises her and she blows off Teddy.

*Alberto Del Rio defeated Randy Orton. Sheamus is at ringside to commentate. Orton chants early as he took advantage. Del Rio returns fire with kicks and a neckbreaker. Orton nails an RKO, which sends Alberto to the floor. He nails Orton on the floor and works over his arm. Del Rio works over Orton, who makes a comeback. Alberto goes for the cross armbreaker but Orton stays oin offense with another near fall. Orton nails a DDT and goes for the Predator Stomp. He goes for the RKO but Del Rio avoids it and locks on the cross armbreaker and Orton taps. Del Rio shoves down Ricardo, who is trying to celebrate and throws a shoe at Sheamus. They brawl and Sheamus is KO'd with a shoe. Dolph hits the scene with the briefcase but Orton nails him with an RKO and runs off Alberto, who sneers at Orton and Sheamus to close the show.

Dark:

*John Cena pinned Big Show in a No DQ match.

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[Zach]

Sounds like a 7/10, maybe 8/10. I'll have to watch, though.

 

[Lacky]

Sounds like a good show, I'll be sure to tune in.

 

[Crayo]

This booking is awesome. Ziggler looks great tonight and this is how he should be booked on RAW, the predator who can cash in at any minute. ADR going over Ortion clean further backs up my theory that Orton is wrongfully hated for "burying" in the IWC, he seems to always lay down now. Though, I sense a heel turn for him soon. The tag-team stuff is quite cool, the rest seems sort of filler but you expect that. I'll be muting commentary throughout the episode because of Teddy Long.

Oh, Ryback cutting a promo and winning = :win:

The guy is getting more over every ep.

 

[I'll See Ya Kia]

*Video feature on Brock breaking Lesnar's arm.

So interesting.

 

[seabs]

Trips is such an ego maniac, he's edited the footage so Brock didn't break his arm.

 

[I'll See Ya Kia]

Hunter must be talented if Brock managed to break Lesnar's arm

 

[Wacokid27]

Hunter must be talented if Brock managed to break Lesnar's arm

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wk

 

[DT-bomb123]

orton tapping?
He's no longer the golden child.

Orton why you have to steal RVD's stash?

 

[Rysenberg]

I was bored throughout besides the Ziggler bit. Del Rio should be replaced by Bryan.

 

[Leo C]

Orton tapping clean... :

 

[Matt]

i liked ADR winning

 

[Lacky]

I hate Del Rio.

 

[Leo C]

I hate Del Rio.

Why? :sad:

 

[Snowman1]

Not a good episode, not much positive to say other than Orton tapping and all the titles deemed too unimportant for Raw (Divas, Tag Team, and US) finally being spotlighted. It's a shame that WWE has conditioned us to believe that there's no hope for the Divas' and Tag divisions.

First off, the under three minute matches just aren't believable, and Smackdown has to stick 4 of them on this show. They aren't long enough to really do anything except bury people, and that's exactly what happened. Get rid of the damned Raw Recaps that bury your show, and add more length to these matches. Please.

I liked the Sin Cara/Heath Slater segment because it progressed this feud, but this feud just isn't working... Rhodes, buddy, you're trying, but you're trying to seriously promote a feud using that ludicrous picture, and facing someone who can't talk... there's only so much you can do. And Slater shouldn't be winning.

Really enjoyed the commentary, great stuff there. Ziggler was fine until the RKO finish so the show ended with Orton looking strong over a fallen Ziggler... fucking ludicrous stuff there. Was afraid of the opener because of Orton/Sheamus/Del Rio mic time (Sheamus can work the mic, but the other two are completely awful) but lets not look a gift horse in the mouth since Orton's finally something different besides the same boring babyface everyone else is in the main event scene. And Ryback vs Jinder was pretty underwhelming payoff for a feud, but I guess it was fine save for the length...

And finally... Uggghhhh

Spoiler

I didn't think anyone would replace Eric Young or Raquel Diaz as the most obnoxious, annoying, intolerable, cringeworthy character on television, but having a grown man trying to console a sock puppet? That'll do it! I used to like Santino, the power walk, the mispronunciations, the creative finishes, the assumption that Anthony Carelli is having a lot of fun in this role... but this was just bad. Really. Fucking. Bad. Welcome Santino to the 3rd person on my Mute/Fast Forward list.

Oh, and Antonio came out with new music which wasn't any good, having the same awful character, and finally we see something good out of the guy. He came across like an absolute douche saying "Winner" in 5-different languages, rubbing it in Santino's face over and over again... Still don't think this character's very good, but it looks like Antonio's good enough to get heat despite it.

I guess it deserves a 4/10, in large part because it's only 2 hours.