WWE Smackdown 01/03/2013 Taping Results (SPOILERS)

[Crippler]

This week's Social Media SmackDown opens with World Heavyweight champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Damien Sandow. They had a verbal exchange before the match. Del Rio got the win with his cross armbreaker submission hold.

- Backstage, Daniel Bryan and Kane are shown arguing. Later tonight, they will get a rematch against the Prime Time Players, except this time - Kane will be the one that's blindfolded and Bryan will have his arm tied behind his back.

- Antonio Cesaro defeated The Miz in a Best of 3 Falls Match to retain the United States championship, 2 falls to 1.

- A video aired hyping Fandango's debut for later in the show.

* Backstage, Randy Orton and Sheamus are talking. Orton will face the Big Show later in the show.

- Jim Ross interviewed Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger in the ring.JR played up his history with Swagger, a fellow Oklahoma native, but Swagger played the heel and trash talked the Oklahoma Sooners. Zeb Colter started ranting about anti-immigration issues and said at WrestleMania, an English speaking American will finally be World Heavyweight Champion again. JR and Colter got into an argument, which led to Swagger knocking off JR's cowboy hat and getting in his face. Alberto Del Rio ran out to make the save and cut a promo on Swagger.

- The Prime Time Players defeated Team Hell No in a non-title match. Kane was blindfolded and Bryan had his arm behind his back. The finish came when Kane and Bryan started arguing during the match, which allowed Titus to roll up Bryan up for the win. After the match, Kane and Bryan hugged, but Bryan then slapped Kane in the face.

- Backstage, the Big Show was interviewed and said he's going to make an impact later tonight against Randy Orton.

- Sin Cara defeated Heath Slater (with 3MB).

- Backstage, Fandango is interviewed by Matt Striker. Striker mispronounced his name several times - which lead Fandango to call off his debut. He says he will debut when Striker can get his name right.

- Randy Orton vs. Big Show is the main event. The Shield came out and surrounded the ring. Sheamus came out to even the odds. The Shield beat down Orton and Sheamus. Big Show knocked out Roman Reigns and Ambrose and Rollins ran away. Big Show choke slammed Orton, but Sheamus then hit Big Show with a Brogue Kick and knocked him out of the ring. The match ended in a no contest.

Might watch, then again nothing looks spectacular.

 

[Dale]

I'm fully expecting this Fandango debut to go the same way as Brodus' did, weeks or months of delays and then either doesn't show up at all or ends up with a different gimmick.

Interesting they've totally blown off the Cesaro/Miz feud now, wonder what they both have in store for Mania.

 

[Crippler]

Well Sheamus will prob be in a match with the Shield and Wade will be in pre-show dark match, hopefully.

 

[The Cork]

English teacher Matt Striker mispronounces "Fandango" several times....no wonder he's a pro wrestler and not in his teaching gig anymore :

 

[Deezy]

Fandango just screams money, this gimmick will catch more attention than Taker and Goldust combined.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I strongly feel that Fandango will be similar to Val Venis. In terms of gimmick. He'll select a beautiful woman from the crowd and dance with her in the ring. Who knows though.

Show itself looks kind of meh. May watch for that Zeb/JR argument.

 

[Troy]

Good to see Sandow getting a match with the World champion even if he comes out on the losing end. Really strange that they booked that US title match for Smackdown, I also assumed that it would be saved for WM and that would have been a good gimmick match for WM. No idea what will happen with Cesaro now. How do you mispronounce Fandango? Even worse when you consider the fact that he says his name, slowly, at the end of each promo. JR/Swagger/Zeb should be good, nice tie in with JR being the guy that hired him and gave him his break.

 

[Chriss]

at Del Rio pulling off the second rope moonsault