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CUPACH'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 2/21: Alt. perspective review of live Super Smackdown replaying Friday night; Mike's Reax

Feb 24, 2012 - 7:02:58 PM
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WWE Smackdown review
Aired live Feb. 21, 2012
Replay Feb. 24, 2012
Live in Rockford, Ill.
Aired on Syfyf
By Michael Cupach, PWTorch contributor

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[Q1]

-WWE open.

-Smackdown open and full pyro display. Josh Mathews welcomes everyone to Super Smackdown, which is 40 days away from WrestleMania! Michael Cole then announces that the two survivors of their Chamber Match from last Sunday - the two top champions C.M. Punk and Daniel Bryan - will face off tonight! Booker T then announces Big Show vs. Mark Henry tonight. So much for that suspension…

-Lilian Garcia announces the World Champion, Daniel Bryan, and he makes his way to the ring with his girlfriend, A.J. Bryan clears his throat and starts by saying that back in July when he won Money in the Bank he said that he was going to headline WrestleMania and not a single person believed him, but he is the World Champion and he is heading to the main event of WrestleMania. (Well, opening match of WrestleMania. That’s to say his match doesn’t get bumped to the pre-show like last year.) Bryan then runs down the men he defeated in the Chamber match last Sunday and he does a bad Rocky impression by telling A.J. that he did it! Bryan then says that after he defeated those men and he was celebrating, his moment was ruined by Sheamus, so he is going to turn the table and ruin Sheamus’s moment at WrestleMania when he is victorious! He also says that he will beat C.M. Punk tonight.

The Miz’s music cuts off Bryan and Miz makes his way to the ring as Michael Cole gives the history of these two men, including Miz was Bryan's Pro on NXT. Miz starts off by saying, “Well, look at you, the World Heavyweight Champion,” as Bryan yells “Yes!” over and over again. Miz says that he mentored Bryan and he knew he would be a champion someday and it is all thanks to his guidance. The Miz tells Bryan that he is not out for a thank you or to steal his spotlight, but to congratulate him and congratulate him on being in the main event of WrestleMania. He says that it is only fitting that he follows in his mentor's footsteps and he suggests that someday down the line, they form a tag team.

Sheamus's music hits and he grunts his way to the ring. He swipes the microphone out of Miz’s hand and he congratulates Daniel Bryan on being a massive arse and a hypocrite. Sheamus tells Bryan that he is no hero and he is a coward who hides behind his woman's skirt. He also congratulates him on finding a man who is almost as conceited as he is, pointing to Miz.

Miz tells Sheamus that he deserves to be taught a lesson for disrespecting himself and the champion. Sheamus starts walking The Miz out of the ring, telling him to give the guys who have a match at WrestleMania time to talk. Bryan slaps Sheamus and Sheamus goes after Bryan, then Miz blindsides Sheamus and they brawl around the ring until Miz escapes and Smackdown cuts to a commercial break!

(Commercial)

[Q2]

1 - SHEAMUS vs. THE MIZ

The match is joined in progress. Mathews says that during the break, Teddy Long came out and made the match official. Sheamus has Miz in an armbar that Miz fights out of, but he gets himself tied up in the ropes and Sheamus clubs away at him ten times, then Miz falls to the floor. Sheamus chases him out and puts the boots to him, then rolls Miz back into the ring. Sheamus catapult shoulderblocks him and gets a two count. Miz takes the opportunity to hang Sheamus’s arm up on the top rope, then moves out of the way when Sheamus tries driving a shoulder into Miz’s midsection, instead going shoulder-first into the steel post.

Single arm DDT from The Miz gets a one count and Miz works an armbar on Sheamus. Miz then gets his running clothesline in the corner, and then kicks Sheamus in the face. Both men get into a slugging match that Sheamus wins (no surprise) before he clotheslines Miz down for a two count. Miz goes back to the injured arm of Sheamus, then reverse DDT’s him for another two count. Miz then sets him up for the Skull Crushing Finale; Sheamus fights out and misses a Brogue Kick, but then uses Finley’s old Celtic Cross to get the win!

WINNER: Sheamus by pinfall in 6:00.

-Backstage, Teddy is with Aksana, who says that she wants Teddy to be the G.M. of Raw of Smackdown. She says that what is behind every man is a good woman. John Laurinaitis interrupts and Teddy excuses Aksana. John says he should have knocked and he wished he didn’t walk in on such unprofessionalism. They then start discussing John’s office for the Super Show tonight and Teddy says that they can use the men’s room as their office. David Otunga then has the worst segue, saying that Teddy's office should be in the dumpster because he is down in the dumps because he will beat Ezekiel Jackson tonight. That was terrible. They excuse themselves and Smackdown takes another break.

(Commercial)

2 - KOFI KINGSTON & R-TRUTH vs. JACK SWAGGER & DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero)

Vickie introduces her team and I am glad to see that Dolph didn’t get injured last Monday on Raw. Why does Dolph wear a bright pink shirt in the back of his trunks?

[Q3] Truth and Swagger start things off. Swagger knocks Truth down in the corner and nails him with a Swagger Bomb. Jack tags in Dolph who drops an elbow on Truth then shows off by doing sit-ups. Crossface chickenwing by Ziggler and R-Truth battles his way out and makes the tag to Kofi, who takes Ziggler out with some chops and a big dropkick. Dolph tries whipping Kofi into the corner, but Kofi gets a Pele kick on Ziggler and a high crossbody for a two count that is broken up by Swagger. Truth takes out Swagger then follows up with a somersault dive out of the ring onto Swagger. In the confusion, Dolph pokes Kofi in the eye, then connects with the Zig-Zag for the win!

WINNERS: Ziggler & Swagger by pinfall in 4:00.

Mike’s Reax: Is this the end of Kofi/Truth one match push as a tag team or are they paying their dues early? I don’t understand what this match was intended to accomplish.

-Cheap plug for Syfy’s reality series, "Face Off." If they are going to plug the show, I’m going to comment on it. This show is filled with some serious ug-o’s! No wonder these people want to cover their faces up!

-Last Friday, The Big Show knocked out Mark Henry with a WMD. Tonight, they go one-on-one!

(Commercial)

-Replay of the announcement that Ron Simmons will be in this year's Hall of Fame.

-Backstage, another “Rocky” training video features Santino and The Cobra. The Cobra is doing target practice with red Solo cups. Heath Slater interrupts and knocks all the cups off the table. Santino then uses the Cobra to spit something in Heath's eyes.

[Q4]

-Michael Cole actually plugs the Twitter war between Punk and Chris Brown.

-Tonight, C.M. Punk vs. Daniel Bryan in a champion vs. champion match!

(Commercial)

-WrestleMania hype video. It is 40 days away!

3 - THE GREAT KHALI vs. DREW MCINTYRE

Drew starts the match by apologizing to Khali, then slapping him. Khali slaps Drew back, then puts him away with the Punjabi Plunge.

WINNER: The Great Khali in about 0:15.

Mike’s Reax: Will there ever be a payoff to the storyline of Drew not being worth his contract? Doubtful. Drew is too talented, in my opinion, to be stuck doing this nonsense.

-Josh Mathews throws to a video of Monday's Raw Battle Royal where Jericho won and became the number one contender to C.M. Punk's WWE Title. Also, Cole teases an underlying story between Big Show and Cody Rhodes.

-Backstage, Matt Striker is with Show, who says that Cody Rhodes is at the top of his “you know what list” and he thinks he is at the top of Mark Henry’s “you know what list.” Show is fuming when he says that he wants to get his hands on Cody and he doesn’t care where he gets his hands on Cody.

(Commercial)

-Smackdown Rewind, featuring Big Show knocking out Mark Henry in Teddy Long's office.

-Josh Mathews says that Teddy Long has decided to reinstate Mark Henry after what has happened in the last week.

[Q5]

4 - MARK HENRY vs. BIG SHOW

Both men trade blows to start things off. Big Show gets the upper hand and squashes Henry in the corner. Show tries again and Henry ducks out of the way, unleashes some lefts and rights on Show, and then clips the knee to take Show off his feet. Show starts to fight his way to his feet, but Henry takes him right back down with a big clothesline. Headbutt by Henry gets a two count. Henry stands on Big Show's sternum, using the ropes for leverage until the ref breaks it up with a five count. Henry then chokes Show with his boot and the ref breaks it up with another count. Henry starts smack talking Big Show, telling him that he can’t do it when they are face-to-face and that he is all about cheap shots.

Henry picks up Show and whips him into the corner, but misses a splash. Show clotheslines Henry down a few times, then spears him. Big Show calls for the chokeslam, but Cody Rhodes comes out with a microphone and says that Big Show can’t chokeslam and beat anyone. He then throws to a clip of “Big Show's Embarrassing WrestleMania Moments” featuring Akebono in the Sumo Match at WrestleMania 21. Big Show lost that, I guess, I don’t know Sumo rules. Back in the ring, Henry gets the World's Strongest Slam, then a big splash, but Big Show kicks out. Show is quick to his feet, ticked off, and knocks out Henry with a WMD. Show then chases Cody to the back and I assume that Henry is winning by count-out, it is kind of unclear.

WINNER: Henry via count-out in 5:00.

-Raw Rebound: The Undertaker and Triple H make their WrestleMania match official and it will be Hell in a Cell!

-Still to come: Champion vs. Champion.

(Commercial)

-"Are You Serious?" YouTube show gets a plug from Michael Cole. They show a clip of Ricky Steamboat training Jay Youngblood.

-Teddy Long makes his way out to the ring with Ezekiel Jackson. John Laurinaitis then comes out with David Otunga and John makes fun of Long's dance on the entrance ramp.

[Q6]

5. EZEKIEL JACKSON vs. DAVID OTUNGA

Takedown by Otunga into a Dragon sleeper and Otunga smashes some forearms across Zeke's chest. Zeke shrugs Otunga off and tees off on his face in the corner, then clotheslines him a few times in the corner. Sidewalk slam by Jackson. He then puts David in the Torture Rack, but Otunga grabs the ropes and hangs Zeke up on the top rope. Otunga gets back in the ring and spinebusters Jackson for the win.

WINNER: David Otunga by pinfall in 0:90.

-Another clip from the next episode of "Face Off." I don’t know why they don’t show clips with John Travolta or Nicholas Cage. They are the stars of the show and no one would know it from these clips.

(Commercial)

-The number one trend worldwide is #SuperSmackdown. Before that, Eve was trending and her true colors were revealed on Monday. That was horrible. Anyway, an Eve montage is shown. Apparently, she is a jezebel, as J.R. would say. Back at the announce table, Michael Cole sticks up for Eve and says that she doesn’t deserve to be called the names she has been called.

-Backstage, Striker is with C.M. Punk. He asks Punk about his thoughts taking on Daniel Bryan tonight. Punk starts by taking shots at John Laurinaitis saying he should be working at Men’s Warehouse, not as dual G.M. of Raw and Smackdown. Punk then says that Bryan has let being champion get to his head. He says that Bryan knows how to win, but Punk will teach him how to lose tonight.

(Commercial)

[Q7]

-Michael Cole plugs the C.M. Punk and Chris Brown feud again. I guess it is being picked up by TMZ. Chris Brown replied by saying he misses real wrestlers, named a few legends, and then ended his response with #notnopunks, and that is trending worldwide.

6 - World Hvt. champion DANIEL BRYAN vs. WWE champion C.M. PUNK – non-title match

Both men trade headlocks and chain wrestle to start. The crowd gives them a slight ovation and Smackdown takes a break a minute into the match.

(Commercial)

Bryan has Punk in a headlock when Smackdown returns. Punk counters out of it, shooting Bryan into the ropes and knees him in the midsection. Bryan snaps Punk's arm and goes to work on it, kicking it and such. Bryan whips Punk into the turnbuckle, but Punk puts on the brakes and tries a maneuver off the middle turnbuckle, but Bryan moves and hits Punk in the injured arm. Bryan continues to work over Punk's arm as Cole and Mathews suggest that Bryan just put on the LeBell Lock and call it a night. Bryan starts kicking Punk in the chest, Punk grabs the leg of Bryan and leg whips him, Bryan snaps up and hits Punk in his bad arm again. Modified bow and arrow from Daniel Bryan.

[Q8] Bryan is really torquing Punks arms with the bow and arrow, but Punk shows some guts by powering out of the hold and back suplexing Bryan so he can catch his breath. Muay Thai kicks from Punk takes Bryan down, Bryan tries going back to the arm, but Punk ducks and attempts to put Bryan to sleep, Bryan reverses out and tries the LeBell Lock, Punk fights out and Bryan tries leaving and getting counted out. Sheamus appears and tosses Bryan back in the ring. Punk rolls up Bryan and pins him.

John Laurinaitis comes out and re-starts the match due to outside interference. He then grabs a chair at ringside so he can watch and make sure that nothing else happens.

(Commercial)

Bryan has Punk on the ropes again when Smackdown returns. He continues working over the arm, then both men trade roll-ups and Bryan eventually pins Punk with help of the ropes! Teddy Long then makes his way down and re-starts the match. Long and Laurinaitis get in each other's faces as the match re-starts.

Both men trade blows and standing switches until Punk drops Bryan outside the ring and follows it with a suicide dive onto Bryan outside the ring. In the replay, they show Punk going head-first into the barricade. Back in the ring, Punk springboard clotheslines Bryan for a two count. Running knee in the corner by Punk. He tries a bulldog, but Bryan wrings his arm and hip tosses him down. Running dropkick in the corner by Daniel Bryan gets a two count. Bryan sets Punk up on the turnbuckle and Punk reverses a top rope Frankensteiner into a pinning attempt, but Bryan kicks out.

More roll-ups and Bryan goes for the LeBell Lock, but Punk reverses into a catapult and a Muay Thai kick for another two count. The crowd is getting hot and into the match, chanting Punks name. Punk sets up Bryan in the middle of the ring and goes up top for an elbow smash, but Bryan knocks him off balance and tries a superplex. Punk pushes Bryan off, but he comes back with a flying knee and tries again, but Punk shoves him off again. Bryan is back up on the top turnbuckle with Punk and he finally gets the superplex. Both men try rolling each other up and both men's shoulders are down as the ref counts three. Both men are celebrating and both G.M. are arguing over whose shoulders were down.

Post-match: John raises Bryan's hand and Teddy raises Punk's hand, then both G.M.’s start arguing intensely in each other's faces. They then take off their coats like they are going to throw down. Teddy Long is the bigger man, though, and leaves the ring before things get out of hand.

WINNER: No Contest in 18:00.

Thanks for reading, and please follow me on Twitter @MJCupach as I live tweet during Raw and most WWE PPVs!


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