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Friday
Punk will be back in the ring sometime next month.
Impact got a 1.1.
Smackdown
Date: December 17, 2010
Location: Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Michael Cole, Matt Striker
Back to the Friday show this week after a long wrestling week. Its the go home show for TLC which I liked last year so hopefully they can give us something good here too. This should be a decent enough show Id assume as its Smackdown after all. Well get the fallout from Edge more or less being involved in the death of Paul Bearer. That was his second death I believe? Anyway lets get to it.
Theme song opens us up. Its getting better every time I hear it.
Heres Edge to an ERUPTION. He talks about how bizarre the last few weeks have been but has a video about it to truly show us how weird its gotten. Cue Benny Hill music. This just hammers in the reality of how stupid this whole thing has been. Anyway Edge says this is all about Kane and its all because hes evil. So says the man that caused a guy to be shoved off a ladder after kidnapping him for a month.
Edge reminds us of how evil Kane has been the year, mainly focusing on the whole Undertaker thing. He wanted to fight fire with fire with Kane so he got down to Kanes evil level. No one thinks he went to far, at least not the audience. Edge: Kane has lost his mind, even moreso than usual. Fan: HE LOST HIS HAIR TOO! Edge says hell win tonight and thats about it.
Miz vs. Rey tonight. Should be good.
Kane is distraught apparently and might not be at the PPV. Edge asks what were going to do as he doesnt want the title by forfeit. Notice the very subtle face aspect right there. Alberto comes in and says that Teddy wanted to see him. Rey comes in too and says no dont give him the shot. If Kane isnt back by Sunday, its a triple threat TLC match for the title between these three. That was a bit random. Alberto doesnt like being a backup plan so Teddy just makes it a fatal fourway for the title in a TLC match. I guess 7 gimmick matches were too many?
Kofi Kingston/Kaval vs. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger
Should be good. Swagger vs. Kaval, who still has a somewhat bad ankle, starts us off. Kaval goes for a Tajiri handspring into a cross body but Swagger catches him in a nice display of power. Kofi comes in and everything goes insane with dives, leaving the good guys in the ring as we take a break.
Back with Swagger holding Kaval on the mat with a double chickenwing. Were mainly talking about the triple threat IC Title match which is kind of awkward as everyone but Kaval isnt in it. Off to Ziggler now who keeps it on the mat. Striker picks Swagger for the ladder match as does Cole. Matthews says Kofi will win due to his hunger. Kaval accidently tries to tag out in the wrong corner which gets a nice reaction from Dolph.
Kaval reverses a German by the American but cant tag the African. Kaval has been in this for about 90% of the match but he keeps fighting and a double stomp keeps Swagger down. Theres the tag and here comes Kofi. Striker gets a good line: Who needs a ladder when youre Kofi Kingston? Boom Drop to Ziggler and here comes Trouble in Paradise but Ziggler ducks. SOS gets two as Swagger saves. Kaval takes him to the floor and theres Trouble in Paradise to end this at 7:05 shown of 10:35.
Swagger beats up Ziggler post match, prompting Vickie to reach new levels of screeching.
Some new guy that looks to be about 15 talks to Miz. Miz isnt sure why hes here as he already beat Rey to start his week. Miz: How did you start you week Jack? Jack: Actually .Miz: Actually I dont care. Miz lists off everything hes done this week which is an amazing list actually. After he lists off all the days, Riley busts out A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE! Good stuff.
JTG has his own segment now where he hypes up TLC. Its called Straight Outta Brooklyn. See its funny because he talks strangely.
Kaitlyn and Kelly are talking when Drew comes up to hit on Kelly. Drew is tall, handsome and has charm. Naturally hes a heel. Why not? The acting here is pretty awful but Drew says hes a different person outside the ring. He asks her out but Kaitlyn comes up to save her before there was an answer.
Its the return of Grooming Tips with Dashing Cody Rhodes! I need these tips! This time its about hair, including a special portion on selecting the right hairdryer as it needs to look right and feel right in your hand. Its going to be spending a lot of time there so make sure its the right one.
Cody Rhodes vs. Chris Masters
Decent pop for Masters who now has pyro. Masters takes over with power to start and hits a gorilla press. And never mind as Cody shoves him off the top while hes getting punched in the corner and the Cross Rhodes ends this in maybe 1:00 at most.
Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz
Should be good again. Stalling to start as Cole praises Miz and how awesome hes been this year, which is true. Rey slips a bit on a leapfrog and Miz gets a clothesline to take over. Matthews and Striker commend Miz so Cole says theres plenty of room for them on the Miz Train to Mizville. Miz takes out the ankle of Rey and gets a baseball slide to send Reys ribs into the post.
Rey speeds things up but cant get the 619. Seated Senton to the floor takes down Riley though as we take a break. Back with Miz holding Rey on the mat as the crowd is WAY into this. Rey gets a spinout DDT to take care of the momentum and both guys are down. They slug it out from their knees with Rey winning, allowing him to hit a springboard cross body for two.
Miz stomps away and hits the running corner clothesline to further his dominance. For some reason he goes up though and that of course doesnt work very well for him at all. Top rope rana puts the champion down for two. He sets for the 619 but Riley distracts. Alberto comes out and trips up Rey to give Miz a rollup for two. Rey gets the 619 and kicks Alberto and sets for the springboard splash. It eats knees though and thats enough for the pin at 9:30 shown of 13:00.
Alberto beats down Rey again but Edge saves. Teddy makes a tag match for the main event with the teams being exactly who you would expect them to be.
Back from a break and heres Laycool. Theyre here to protest the tables match on Sunday, saying that it wont happen. They just refuse to do it because its barbaric and here come Natalya and Beth with their own table. Natalya asks when Laycool started making the decisions here. Without missing a beat they say in unison: We run this show. Laycool says that Natalya and Beth belong in the mens division based on their looks.
We find out why Beth never talks as she cuts a really weak promo against Laycool. It does amuse me that they find Beth and Natalya masculine when their boobs are hanging all over the place. They unwrap the gift table they have and theres a caricature of Laycool on it. At least I think its Laycool. The good girls beat up Laycool but cant put Layla through it like they want to.
Tag champions in action next.
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov vs. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Another non-title match for Chavo here. Santino vs. Reks starts us off and the comedy begins early. Off to Kozlov who gets beaten down with ease also. The camera is rather odd here as theyre filming through the middle and bottom rope rather than the typical shot they have. The two smaller guys come in with Santino beating on Chavo. I would say Santino winds up playing Ricky Morton but that feels too wrong to say.
Santino literally swims over to Kozlov who is pounded on by Chavo. His solution: KICK HIM IN THE FACE. Chavo tries to come off the middle rope but runs into Kozlovs Cranium. Heres Santino again and the CORBA pins Chavo. You would think him yelling COBRA right before Chavo turned around would tip Chavo off. Match ran about 3:40.
Ezekiel Jackson will be on Smackdown next week. Odd but ok.
Raw Recap and PPV rundown eat up some time.
Alberto Del Rio/The Miz vs. Edge/Rey Mysterio
Ricardos mic isnt working at first and he seems a good bit ticked off about it. Most of the intros occur during a break which is nice as we get more wrestling. Edge vs. Miz starts us off here. Edge gets beaten down by both guys for a good while until he brings Rey in. Its Reys turn to get beaten down for awhile now also.
Were five minutes into this now and its been one sided almost the entire time. After one of the longest extended heel beatdowns to start a match I can remember Edge comes back in but Riley stops the spear on the Miz. Edgecution gets two instead as Alberto makes the save and Josh coughs a lot. Kane is here!
Edge hits the spear on Miz and here comes Kane. He takes down Edge which would be a lot more dramatic if Kane hadnt already had two matches with him recently. A bunch of Smackdown guys come out to pull Kane off Edge and a big pull apart brawl ends the show. Well say the match ended at about 9:00. Edge gets a spear to Kane to end things.
Results
Kofi Kingston/Kaval b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
Cody Rhodes b. Chris Masters Cross Rhodes
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Pin after Reys splash hit Mizs knees
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Saturday
Tribute to the Troops aired tonight. Ill do the review on Wednesday for the two hour version.
Sunday
Tables Ladders and Chairs 2010
Date: December 19, 2010
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Matt Striker, Jerry Lawler
Its the all gimmicks all the time show which was fun last year so we have that to hope for at least. The card looks decent and Id expect a seventh match to pop up on here. The show is kind of predictable in theory though, but its nothing Im worried about. Well Im out of filler lines and the show is starting so lets get to it.
Opening video/montage is about Cena vs. Nexus. Never mind as apparently its about champions, which makes more sense. The video is getting me hyped up at least so that should be a good sign.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler
Thats what I figured would be the opener. Nothing like a hot opener to be, you know, the opener. King says that Vickie isnt as cute as Bill Dundee in another line that most people wont get at all. Weird kind of three way brawl to start and we get a LOUD Kofi chant. Ziggler to the floor and Cole and Lawler start chatting about ladder matches which should be interesting.
First ladder brought in by the champion but both challengers shove him off as the champion touches the belt. Sweet dropkick by Kofi takes down Swags. In a smart spot Kofi shoves the ladder down onto Swaggers hands/arms as hes using the ropes to get up. Another ladder in now, also by Ziggles. Swagger has to get his arm looked at as Kofi lands back first on a ladder.
Slingshot from the mat into the ladder draped over the middle rope. It may help if I say Swagger launched Ziggler into it. This is going WAY too fast to call play by play and such. Ziggler hits a Fameasser onto Kofi onto a ladder onto Swagger. Everyone is out so Vickie comes in. Lawler: who does she think she is, Michael Cole? She tries to go up for no adequately explored reason so Kofi starts to tip over the ladder until the heels make the save.
Everyone on the floor now as the fans are WAY behind Kofi still. He goes up the ladder but Swagger grabs the ankle lock. Ziggler climbs up their backs and nearly pulls it off. Ziggler vs. Kofi on top as Jack is down on the floor. Big BOMBS being thrown here. Dolph manages to get the freaking Sleeper on top of the ladder! He fights out and gets a big shot to put Dolph down a bit.
TEST OF STRENGTH on top of the ladder but Kofi shoves Dolph off. Swagger goes up now as this is awesome stuff with incredible balance. Both guys pull down the title .and Ziggler grabs it off the mat to retain. The fans boo the hell out of it but Striker points out you have to have possession of it which while a stretch does actually make logical sense. If nothing else we got to hear Lawler say hes clutching it to his bosom.
Barrett addresses Nexus and we have a tag title match tonight apparently. Cena is a cancer, Nexus is united tonight, you know the drill Im sure.
Beth Phoenix/Natalya vs. Laycool
Quick recap video which is of the table on Friday which didnt work. No tagging here thank goodness. The pink table with the painting from Friday is brought in as Laycool is down early. Crowd is QUIET here. Lawler says hes never seen a Diva go through a table. Thats just amusing. Double firemans carry by Beth is damn impressive. Striker makes an important point: any method of going through the table counts. Also its only one Diva required for a win.
Laycool in control now as the fans do not care at all. Beth is on the floor now as Laycool takes over. SICK landing by Beth as her foot gets hooked on a rope and she lands straight on her back/head. That was painful as hell, it had to be. Michelle sets for a Faithbreaker (Styles Clash) through a table on Nattie but Beth comes back for the save.
Not table for Michelle (JUST WAIT UNTIL MARK HEARS ABOUT THIS!!!) as Layla rakes Beths eyes. Layla beats on Beth for awhile but cant suplex her through it. Double gorilla press by the blondes to Layla until Michelle kicks both in the ribs. Beth may have fallen out for a bit. HOLY SHIT!!! Natalya puts Layla on top of Michelle and puts them BOTH in a Sharpshooter at the same time. TAKE THAT BRET!!!
The nice chicks set up the tables but Michelle sends Beth to the floor to make it 2-1 again. They set for a double superplex but Beth saves again. A lot of near finishes in this one indeed. Down goes Beth so they set for it again but theyre shoved off. The table DID NOT BREAK so Natalya is like fuck it and splashes them through it to end this.
Ad for WWE Week which is cool indeed.
Kane talks about his childhood sucking but this year he gets toys: tables, ladders and chairs. He beats the hell out of a bunch of Christmas decorations while shouting MERRY CHRISTMAS. Oddly good actually.
Tag Titles: Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov vs. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Santino does his usual funny stuff about how awesome he and Kozlov are. McGillicutty and Harris are with the guys in yellow. Santino vs. the homeless South African guy to start as this is a standard match. Surprisingly this is a pretty solid technical showdown to start. Off to the Wendys chick/man now with a hot crowd doing a Santino chant. The Cobra is the TLC tonight: Totally Lethal Cobra.
Now the fans like Kozlov. Harris clips him and the evildoers have won the day! Ok so theyre just in control but it sounds more triumphant the other way. Big Wendys chant now as were still being funny and not getting into TNA territory. Vlad gets beaten down for awhile until he uses his head to get Santino in. Santino raises the roof and cleans a few rooms. Cobra is set up but McGillicutty runs in for the LAME DQ.
Nexus beats the champions down with Barrett coming down and killing Santino and Kozlov with a chair which makes sense.
Dont try this at home. Try it in a place that I havent made a joke about a dozen times already.
Sheamus vs. John Morrison
Oh hell yes. These two have that weird chemistry that guys like Warrior and Rude did: you cant explain it but its definitely there. Lawler will not shut up about Cole costing him the title still. They actually hit the mat almost immediately which is odd indeed. We hit the floor and Sheamus sets up a ladder early. Winner is #1 contender if I forgot to mention that.
Morrison slides under the ladder that is set up between the announce table and the apron. He teases Sheamus to get him to also but the big white dude cant do it and gets kicked in the head. A fan calls Sheamus Casper which cracks me up. Morrison jumps over part of the crowd to hit a forearm, which is a former AJ move. Into the ring and they fight over a ladder which results in Morrison diving over a ladder to take down Sheamus.
Morrison goes up but isnt in the right position and down he comes. He gets hung upside down with his leg getting caught and hes stuck hanging upside down. Sheamus solution: shove him forward which could hurt his knee and head as well. Sheamus works the knee as a smart Irishman. The fans seem to be divided here but not equally. I think theyre for Morrison but Im not sure.
Cole tries to make this tank vs. fighter jet which is a cool analogy. Morrison is somehow able to stand after a beating like that one. Thats damn impressive. After a slam onto a ladder where Morrisons knee gets caught, Sheamus heads up. He naturally takes too long and here comes Johnny Boy. Sheamus charges at him with a ladder but Morrison gets a drop toehold to send the Kings face into the ladder.
BIG kick puts Sheamus down and were getting good now. Irish Curse takes down Morrison again though and he hits the floor. Both guys have ladders so they slug it out with the ladders and Sheamus gets his hand hurt. Morrisons next step? CHUCK THE LADDER AT SHEAMUS HEAD!!! Why mess with the basics I guess. Atomic drop onto the ladder makes Jerry squeak in a loud voice.
Instead of climbing immediately John throws a ladder over the top to crush Sheamus all over again. Hand on the contract but a Brogue Kick to the knee/ladder brings Morrison down to the floor. Sheamus goes up but the contract is flying all over the place. Here comes Morrison but the both go down again. Headscissors sends Sheamus to the floor and here goes Morrison again. ALMOST but Sheamus shoves the ladder down for the save. Sweet stuff so far.
Sheamus backdrops Morrison over the top where he crashes to the floor but luckily he didnt land on the ladder which is still bridged from the beginning of the match. They fight on the same ladder with their backs to the bridged one. Both guys fall backwards, Morrison to the floor and Sheamus THROUGH THE LADDER. That spot never gets old, period. Morrison is all alone in the ring, other than a ladder that is, but here comes Sheamus somehow! Cole asks if hes the Terminator and I might believe it. Morrison KICKS HIM IN THE FACE and is the #1 contender, more or less sealing Miz retaining later on.
Miz says that hes the new face of the company. Everyone has said he cant do it and hes proven everyone wrong. Damn straight he has.
Barrett wont talk to Grisham as its powwow time. Nexus is LAID OUT with chairs everywhere and only Harris, who was with Barrett, left standing. I smell a setup.
Raw World Title: The Miz vs. Randy Orton
Orton is power walking down to the ring. This is a tables match remember. We get a quick recap video of Miz cashing in which while semi-predictable was still great stuff. Big match intros are always sweet. Orton pounds him down early and were off. Miz is in gold trunks, just like Sheamus was. Orton misses a charge and eats buckle as Miz takes over. We get into the Superstar of the Year argument again which goes nowhere.
Orton hits the floor and grabs a table from under the ring as I guess the seven or eight in the aisle arent good enough for them. Riley moves the table to save his boss/friend/teacher/dom to his sub. Orton gets his sweet dropkick. Miz gets in a cheap shot and here comes Miz, setting up a table. Orton is sent into the steps and its table time all over again.
Mizs table breaks/falls apart though. Clearly not an awesome table. Miz goes up but Orton rolls off the table which was stupid because he could have won if he hadnt moved early. Table #3 pulled out by Miz. Even the Artists Formerly Known as the Dudleys say REALLY to that many being brought out by one guy. Running clothesline in the corner has Orton in trouble.
Angle Slam by Orton and he puts Miz on the top. Superplex off the top but Riley again moved the table. Theres the snap powerslam and the elevated DDT. Riley moves the table again so Orton puts him down for fun. Table set up in the middle of the ring and we have an RKO chant. Backbreaker keeps Miz down. Orton sets for the RKO but Riley comes in AGAIN.
Skull Crushing Finale is blocked and we lose a referee. Powerbomb to Riley through the table but theres the Skull Crushing Finale to Orton. I think I know whats coming. Yep, Miz moves Riley off the broken table and puts Randy on it. The referee wakes up and Miz retains the title! AWESOME!
Ok wait maybe not as the referee sees the video and were on again! Orton hammers away and boy is he ticked off. And never mind as Riley shoves Orton off the apron and through the table to tapdance on the pieces of the broken hearts of the fans while the magic fairies of instant replay were repairing them. AWESOME AGAIN!
Royal Rumble ad which is about how one person is going on while 29 arent. Other than the other guy getting a title match that is.
Off to Alberto and some hot chick in the back near his car. Edge is standing in it and bouncing up and down. He offers an alliance between the three of them to take out Kane. Alberto thinks about it but Edge says no not really as that never works.
Smackdown World Title: Edge vs. Kane vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio
You win by gaining custody of the title. Damn it Rey has the advantage now since he had a custody ladder match before! Rey is dressed .like Gene Simmons of KISS? Really? Entrances take a very long time here. Kane goes straight for Edge as the expected pairings go off together. Striker goes through everyones experience in four ways or TLC matches to waste some time.
Alberto shoves Rey off a ladder as Rey jumps onto Kane and Edge, taking them both out with ease. Rey hits a Seated Senton onto the ladder onto Alberto which was cool. The problem with these matches becomes apparent very early as we know the match isnt ending this early. Chokeslam is countered into an Edgecution by Edge to put the champion down.
Baseball slide to the ladder puts Kane down again, ticking off Cole since it knocked down his Slammies. Alberto and Mysterio kind of disappeared and we have the original title match now. Ah theres Alberto with all four guys on the floor. Kane rips the legs of a table off which is rather impressive strength. Edge is in the crowd now and not by his own choice.
For some reason he jumps off the barricade to break up a double chokeslam on both Spanish speakers. Everyone but Del Rio combines to put Kane through a table, leaving only Rey to climb the ladder. Running enziguri in the corner has Rey down so Alberto speaks some Spanish. For no apparent reason Del Rio pauses to go get a chair which doesnt work. Spears for both Del Rio and Rey and Edge climbs up.
Kane is back though and Edges balls get a bit too acquainted with the top rope as a result. Out to the floor (again) with Kane killing everyone (Katie Vick anyone?) with a chair. Everyone but Rey is on the stage where Edge spears the champion down. Rey climbs up onto the tables that hang from the ceiling to take down Kane with another seated senton. Everyone else is down so Rey is like fuck it and hits the ring but is too small to get the big ladder up, allowing Del Rio to stop him again.
619 for both Edge and Del Rio but Edge stops his with a chair shot. Two ladders go up, one of which Edge couldnt reach the title from the very top of. Edge and Rey go up the huge ladder but crash down in a painful looking drop. Ricardo tries to get Del Rio up before going up the ladder himself. And never mind as Kane is back. Chokeslam to Eddie Munster (I love Striker) and one to Alberto as well.
Edge through a table now as Rey gets rid of the ladders and beats on Kane for a bit. Del Rio somehow stops him from getting up the HUGE ladder and theres the Cross Armbreaker which Rey taps to, not that it means anything. Striker thinks you cant climb a ladder with a bad arm. Morrison did it earlier with a bad leg but you cant do it with a bad arm? And people wonder why teachers get so little respect.
Alberto goes up and gets his hands on the belt but Rey saves by shoving the big ladder over, sending Alberto CRASHING through two tables on the floor. Big old sick spot there. Kane saves again and a Tombstone flattens Rey one more time. The top of Kanes head is cut a bit. Kane goes up but Edge pops him a few times with a chair. I think our announcers are out. Edge spears Kane off the apron and there he goes and theres World Title #10. Riveting.
And heres Cody Rhodes. Uh why? Rhodes is straight up ROCKING the suit hes in. He talks about the jowel (not a typo) which is where the jaw meets the chin or something. He runs down Houston for some cheap heat which is perfectly fine. Houston is the fattest city in America apparently. And here comes Santa with the Bellas. Its Santa Show this time. Jerry: it looks like Santa got bigger this year. Striker: if I was around the Bellas Id get bigger too.
Show and the Bellas throw out DVDs which apparently are all of Knucklehead. Not a bad thing for free I guess. Cody makes fun of Show in his underwear on the DVD cover. Show shills the DVD and makes fun of Cody. Cody says Show looks like a vanilla Shrek. Show threatens Cody with being in Knucklehead II. Spinebuster to Cody and the suit gets ripped off. Cody has Sunday written on his underwear.
Cena takes out Harris and says see you out there to Barrett, who was next to Harris when he got cracked by a chair. Cena is a damn ninja!
And heres CM Punk, apparently taking over for Striker for the main event.
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett
This is PPV main event number five for Barrett in his seven months on the main roster. Not that WWE made a new star or anything. BIG reaction for Cena as this is a chairs match. DUELING CHANTS!!!! Barrett hits the floor and Cena cuts him off as the fight is on. There must be twenty chairs at ringside. Barrett gets the first one so instead of picking up another, Cena slowly backs up and tries to keep fighting.
Both guys in the ring with chairs which last a few seconds as were back to the slugout. The idea here is that neither guy can get to the chair which theyre treating as something special here, which I like. They hit the floor with Barrett in control. Barrett gets a chair shot to the back of Cena but its in the aisle. Barrett sets up the steps which would be illegal wouldnt they?
Cena slams him on the stage and goes to the back. He comes back with a rolling chair in a rather funny moment. He puts Barrett in it and wakes him up with some water. Cena gets a running start and throws Barrett down the ramp in the chair into the steps. Awesome spot and kind of funny at the same time. Barrett gets control way too quickly and were back in the ring and the English dude has a chair.
He chokes away with it as someone as the announce table cant stop coughing. In an amazing strength move, Cena has Barrett sitting on the chair on top of him. Cena is like fuck it and bench presses his way out of it. HOW STRONG IS THIS GUY? Barrett gets a chair up to stop a shoulder block and Cena hits the floor. Cena gets tied up in the ropes and Barrett has a damn field day on him with the chair.
Cena fights out and hits the Protoplex and the Shuffle but cant get the FU. Bossman Slam gets two. Chair is wedged in between the top and middle rope. STF is countered with Cena being launched into the wedged chair. Barrett goes up with the chair and dives off (think Foley diving off the apron with one) but gets canvas instead. Top rope Fameasser with the chair but Cena wont cover.
He sets up about six chairs in a two rows of three facing each other. I think I see an FU coming. Hey what do you know Im right. In the FREAKING OW MAN spot of the night, the chairs DONT MOVE and Barrett just stops cold. The pin is academic and for once and for all, the feud is OVER.
Maybe it isnt as Barrett crawls away and Cena picks up another chair. Let the beatdown begin. Theyre up by the stage and Cena gets some kind of a metal pallet thing. Cena looks up at all the chairs hanging from the ceiling and THEY ALL FALL ON BARRETT. Nice job as Barrett is BURIED to end the show and the year. The visual on the replay of a bunch of them just falling straight down is great.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger Ziggler grabbed the belt when Kingston and Swagger pulled it down
Beth Phoenix/Natalya b. Laycool Natalya splashed both girls through the table
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel via DQ when Michael McGillicutty interfered
John Morrison b. Sheamus Morrison grabbed the contract
The Miz b. Randy Orton Alex Riley shoved Orton off the apron and through a table
Edge b. Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio Edge pulled down the title
John Cena b. Wade Barrett Attitude Adjustment
Quick Results
Raw
Big Show b. Wade Barrett via countout
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan b. Ted Dibiase/Dolph Ziggler Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Small Package
John Morrison vs. Sheamus went to a Double Disqualification
Michelle McCool won a Divas Battle Royal Michelle last eliminated Natalya
Edge b. Jack Swagger Spear
Randy Orton b. David Arquette/Alex Riley RKO to Riley
John Cena b. David Otunga STF
NXT
Brodus Clay/Ted DiBiase b. Byron Saxton/Chris Masters Dream Street to Saxton
Johnny Curtis won the Obstacle Course
Alberto Del Rio b. Derrick Bateman Cross Armbreaker
Impact
Jay Lethal b. Robbie E Lethal Injection
Orlando Jordan/Eric Young b. Generation Me Cobra Clutch to Max
Madison Rayne/Tara b. Miss Tessmacher/Mickie James Pin after a shot to Mickie from Taras brace
Brother Ray b. Amazing Red Bubba Bomb
Jeff Hardy/Kazarian b. Matt Morgan/Mr. Anderson Twist of Hate to Morgan
Smackdown
Kofi Kingston/Kaval b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
Cody Rhodes b. Chris Masters Cross Rhodes
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Pin after Reys splash hit Mizs knees
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Tables Ladders and Chairs 2010
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger Ziggler grabbed the belt when Kingston and Swagger pulled it down
Beth Phoenix/Natalya b. Laycool Natalya splashed both girls through the table
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel via DQ when Michael McGillicutty interfered
John Morrison b. Sheamus Morrison grabbed the contract
The Miz b. Randy Orton Alex Riley shoved Orton off the apron and through a table
Edge b. Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio Edge pulled down the title
John Cena b. Wade Barrett Attitude Adjustment
Punk will be back in the ring sometime next month.
Impact got a 1.1.
Smackdown
Date: December 17, 2010
Location: Cajundome, Lafayette, Louisiana
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Michael Cole, Matt Striker
Back to the Friday show this week after a long wrestling week. Its the go home show for TLC which I liked last year so hopefully they can give us something good here too. This should be a decent enough show Id assume as its Smackdown after all. Well get the fallout from Edge more or less being involved in the death of Paul Bearer. That was his second death I believe? Anyway lets get to it.
Theme song opens us up. Its getting better every time I hear it.
Heres Edge to an ERUPTION. He talks about how bizarre the last few weeks have been but has a video about it to truly show us how weird its gotten. Cue Benny Hill music. This just hammers in the reality of how stupid this whole thing has been. Anyway Edge says this is all about Kane and its all because hes evil. So says the man that caused a guy to be shoved off a ladder after kidnapping him for a month.
Edge reminds us of how evil Kane has been the year, mainly focusing on the whole Undertaker thing. He wanted to fight fire with fire with Kane so he got down to Kanes evil level. No one thinks he went to far, at least not the audience. Edge: Kane has lost his mind, even moreso than usual. Fan: HE LOST HIS HAIR TOO! Edge says hell win tonight and thats about it.
Miz vs. Rey tonight. Should be good.
Kane is distraught apparently and might not be at the PPV. Edge asks what were going to do as he doesnt want the title by forfeit. Notice the very subtle face aspect right there. Alberto comes in and says that Teddy wanted to see him. Rey comes in too and says no dont give him the shot. If Kane isnt back by Sunday, its a triple threat TLC match for the title between these three. That was a bit random. Alberto doesnt like being a backup plan so Teddy just makes it a fatal fourway for the title in a TLC match. I guess 7 gimmick matches were too many?
Kofi Kingston/Kaval vs. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger
Should be good. Swagger vs. Kaval, who still has a somewhat bad ankle, starts us off. Kaval goes for a Tajiri handspring into a cross body but Swagger catches him in a nice display of power. Kofi comes in and everything goes insane with dives, leaving the good guys in the ring as we take a break.
Back with Swagger holding Kaval on the mat with a double chickenwing. Were mainly talking about the triple threat IC Title match which is kind of awkward as everyone but Kaval isnt in it. Off to Ziggler now who keeps it on the mat. Striker picks Swagger for the ladder match as does Cole. Matthews says Kofi will win due to his hunger. Kaval accidently tries to tag out in the wrong corner which gets a nice reaction from Dolph.
Kaval reverses a German by the American but cant tag the African. Kaval has been in this for about 90% of the match but he keeps fighting and a double stomp keeps Swagger down. Theres the tag and here comes Kofi. Striker gets a good line: Who needs a ladder when youre Kofi Kingston? Boom Drop to Ziggler and here comes Trouble in Paradise but Ziggler ducks. SOS gets two as Swagger saves. Kaval takes him to the floor and theres Trouble in Paradise to end this at 7:05 shown of 10:35.
Swagger beats up Ziggler post match, prompting Vickie to reach new levels of screeching.
Some new guy that looks to be about 15 talks to Miz. Miz isnt sure why hes here as he already beat Rey to start his week. Miz: How did you start you week Jack? Jack: Actually .Miz: Actually I dont care. Miz lists off everything hes done this week which is an amazing list actually. After he lists off all the days, Riley busts out A PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE! Good stuff.
JTG has his own segment now where he hypes up TLC. Its called Straight Outta Brooklyn. See its funny because he talks strangely.
Kaitlyn and Kelly are talking when Drew comes up to hit on Kelly. Drew is tall, handsome and has charm. Naturally hes a heel. Why not? The acting here is pretty awful but Drew says hes a different person outside the ring. He asks her out but Kaitlyn comes up to save her before there was an answer.
Its the return of Grooming Tips with Dashing Cody Rhodes! I need these tips! This time its about hair, including a special portion on selecting the right hairdryer as it needs to look right and feel right in your hand. Its going to be spending a lot of time there so make sure its the right one.
Cody Rhodes vs. Chris Masters
Decent pop for Masters who now has pyro. Masters takes over with power to start and hits a gorilla press. And never mind as Cody shoves him off the top while hes getting punched in the corner and the Cross Rhodes ends this in maybe 1:00 at most.
Rey Mysterio vs. The Miz
Should be good again. Stalling to start as Cole praises Miz and how awesome hes been this year, which is true. Rey slips a bit on a leapfrog and Miz gets a clothesline to take over. Matthews and Striker commend Miz so Cole says theres plenty of room for them on the Miz Train to Mizville. Miz takes out the ankle of Rey and gets a baseball slide to send Reys ribs into the post.
Rey speeds things up but cant get the 619. Seated Senton to the floor takes down Riley though as we take a break. Back with Miz holding Rey on the mat as the crowd is WAY into this. Rey gets a spinout DDT to take care of the momentum and both guys are down. They slug it out from their knees with Rey winning, allowing him to hit a springboard cross body for two.
Miz stomps away and hits the running corner clothesline to further his dominance. For some reason he goes up though and that of course doesnt work very well for him at all. Top rope rana puts the champion down for two. He sets for the 619 but Riley distracts. Alberto comes out and trips up Rey to give Miz a rollup for two. Rey gets the 619 and kicks Alberto and sets for the springboard splash. It eats knees though and thats enough for the pin at 9:30 shown of 13:00.
Alberto beats down Rey again but Edge saves. Teddy makes a tag match for the main event with the teams being exactly who you would expect them to be.
Back from a break and heres Laycool. Theyre here to protest the tables match on Sunday, saying that it wont happen. They just refuse to do it because its barbaric and here come Natalya and Beth with their own table. Natalya asks when Laycool started making the decisions here. Without missing a beat they say in unison: We run this show. Laycool says that Natalya and Beth belong in the mens division based on their looks.
We find out why Beth never talks as she cuts a really weak promo against Laycool. It does amuse me that they find Beth and Natalya masculine when their boobs are hanging all over the place. They unwrap the gift table they have and theres a caricature of Laycool on it. At least I think its Laycool. The good girls beat up Laycool but cant put Layla through it like they want to.
Tag champions in action next.
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov vs. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Another non-title match for Chavo here. Santino vs. Reks starts us off and the comedy begins early. Off to Kozlov who gets beaten down with ease also. The camera is rather odd here as theyre filming through the middle and bottom rope rather than the typical shot they have. The two smaller guys come in with Santino beating on Chavo. I would say Santino winds up playing Ricky Morton but that feels too wrong to say.
Santino literally swims over to Kozlov who is pounded on by Chavo. His solution: KICK HIM IN THE FACE. Chavo tries to come off the middle rope but runs into Kozlovs Cranium. Heres Santino again and the CORBA pins Chavo. You would think him yelling COBRA right before Chavo turned around would tip Chavo off. Match ran about 3:40.
Ezekiel Jackson will be on Smackdown next week. Odd but ok.
Raw Recap and PPV rundown eat up some time.
Alberto Del Rio/The Miz vs. Edge/Rey Mysterio
Ricardos mic isnt working at first and he seems a good bit ticked off about it. Most of the intros occur during a break which is nice as we get more wrestling. Edge vs. Miz starts us off here. Edge gets beaten down by both guys for a good while until he brings Rey in. Its Reys turn to get beaten down for awhile now also.
Were five minutes into this now and its been one sided almost the entire time. After one of the longest extended heel beatdowns to start a match I can remember Edge comes back in but Riley stops the spear on the Miz. Edgecution gets two instead as Alberto makes the save and Josh coughs a lot. Kane is here!
Edge hits the spear on Miz and here comes Kane. He takes down Edge which would be a lot more dramatic if Kane hadnt already had two matches with him recently. A bunch of Smackdown guys come out to pull Kane off Edge and a big pull apart brawl ends the show. Well say the match ended at about 9:00. Edge gets a spear to Kane to end things.
Results
Kofi Kingston/Kaval b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
Cody Rhodes b. Chris Masters Cross Rhodes
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Pin after Reys splash hit Mizs knees
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Saturday
Tribute to the Troops aired tonight. Ill do the review on Wednesday for the two hour version.
Sunday
Tables Ladders and Chairs 2010
Date: December 19, 2010
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Matt Striker, Jerry Lawler
Its the all gimmicks all the time show which was fun last year so we have that to hope for at least. The card looks decent and Id expect a seventh match to pop up on here. The show is kind of predictable in theory though, but its nothing Im worried about. Well Im out of filler lines and the show is starting so lets get to it.
Opening video/montage is about Cena vs. Nexus. Never mind as apparently its about champions, which makes more sense. The video is getting me hyped up at least so that should be a good sign.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler
Thats what I figured would be the opener. Nothing like a hot opener to be, you know, the opener. King says that Vickie isnt as cute as Bill Dundee in another line that most people wont get at all. Weird kind of three way brawl to start and we get a LOUD Kofi chant. Ziggler to the floor and Cole and Lawler start chatting about ladder matches which should be interesting.
First ladder brought in by the champion but both challengers shove him off as the champion touches the belt. Sweet dropkick by Kofi takes down Swags. In a smart spot Kofi shoves the ladder down onto Swaggers hands/arms as hes using the ropes to get up. Another ladder in now, also by Ziggles. Swagger has to get his arm looked at as Kofi lands back first on a ladder.
Slingshot from the mat into the ladder draped over the middle rope. It may help if I say Swagger launched Ziggler into it. This is going WAY too fast to call play by play and such. Ziggler hits a Fameasser onto Kofi onto a ladder onto Swagger. Everyone is out so Vickie comes in. Lawler: who does she think she is, Michael Cole? She tries to go up for no adequately explored reason so Kofi starts to tip over the ladder until the heels make the save.
Everyone on the floor now as the fans are WAY behind Kofi still. He goes up the ladder but Swagger grabs the ankle lock. Ziggler climbs up their backs and nearly pulls it off. Ziggler vs. Kofi on top as Jack is down on the floor. Big BOMBS being thrown here. Dolph manages to get the freaking Sleeper on top of the ladder! He fights out and gets a big shot to put Dolph down a bit.
TEST OF STRENGTH on top of the ladder but Kofi shoves Dolph off. Swagger goes up now as this is awesome stuff with incredible balance. Both guys pull down the title .and Ziggler grabs it off the mat to retain. The fans boo the hell out of it but Striker points out you have to have possession of it which while a stretch does actually make logical sense. If nothing else we got to hear Lawler say hes clutching it to his bosom.
Barrett addresses Nexus and we have a tag title match tonight apparently. Cena is a cancer, Nexus is united tonight, you know the drill Im sure.
Beth Phoenix/Natalya vs. Laycool
Quick recap video which is of the table on Friday which didnt work. No tagging here thank goodness. The pink table with the painting from Friday is brought in as Laycool is down early. Crowd is QUIET here. Lawler says hes never seen a Diva go through a table. Thats just amusing. Double firemans carry by Beth is damn impressive. Striker makes an important point: any method of going through the table counts. Also its only one Diva required for a win.
Laycool in control now as the fans do not care at all. Beth is on the floor now as Laycool takes over. SICK landing by Beth as her foot gets hooked on a rope and she lands straight on her back/head. That was painful as hell, it had to be. Michelle sets for a Faithbreaker (Styles Clash) through a table on Nattie but Beth comes back for the save.
Not table for Michelle (JUST WAIT UNTIL MARK HEARS ABOUT THIS!!!) as Layla rakes Beths eyes. Layla beats on Beth for awhile but cant suplex her through it. Double gorilla press by the blondes to Layla until Michelle kicks both in the ribs. Beth may have fallen out for a bit. HOLY SHIT!!! Natalya puts Layla on top of Michelle and puts them BOTH in a Sharpshooter at the same time. TAKE THAT BRET!!!
The nice chicks set up the tables but Michelle sends Beth to the floor to make it 2-1 again. They set for a double superplex but Beth saves again. A lot of near finishes in this one indeed. Down goes Beth so they set for it again but theyre shoved off. The table DID NOT BREAK so Natalya is like fuck it and splashes them through it to end this.
Ad for WWE Week which is cool indeed.
Kane talks about his childhood sucking but this year he gets toys: tables, ladders and chairs. He beats the hell out of a bunch of Christmas decorations while shouting MERRY CHRISTMAS. Oddly good actually.
Tag Titles: Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov vs. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Santino does his usual funny stuff about how awesome he and Kozlov are. McGillicutty and Harris are with the guys in yellow. Santino vs. the homeless South African guy to start as this is a standard match. Surprisingly this is a pretty solid technical showdown to start. Off to the Wendys chick/man now with a hot crowd doing a Santino chant. The Cobra is the TLC tonight: Totally Lethal Cobra.
Now the fans like Kozlov. Harris clips him and the evildoers have won the day! Ok so theyre just in control but it sounds more triumphant the other way. Big Wendys chant now as were still being funny and not getting into TNA territory. Vlad gets beaten down for awhile until he uses his head to get Santino in. Santino raises the roof and cleans a few rooms. Cobra is set up but McGillicutty runs in for the LAME DQ.
Nexus beats the champions down with Barrett coming down and killing Santino and Kozlov with a chair which makes sense.
Dont try this at home. Try it in a place that I havent made a joke about a dozen times already.
Sheamus vs. John Morrison
Oh hell yes. These two have that weird chemistry that guys like Warrior and Rude did: you cant explain it but its definitely there. Lawler will not shut up about Cole costing him the title still. They actually hit the mat almost immediately which is odd indeed. We hit the floor and Sheamus sets up a ladder early. Winner is #1 contender if I forgot to mention that.
Morrison slides under the ladder that is set up between the announce table and the apron. He teases Sheamus to get him to also but the big white dude cant do it and gets kicked in the head. A fan calls Sheamus Casper which cracks me up. Morrison jumps over part of the crowd to hit a forearm, which is a former AJ move. Into the ring and they fight over a ladder which results in Morrison diving over a ladder to take down Sheamus.
Morrison goes up but isnt in the right position and down he comes. He gets hung upside down with his leg getting caught and hes stuck hanging upside down. Sheamus solution: shove him forward which could hurt his knee and head as well. Sheamus works the knee as a smart Irishman. The fans seem to be divided here but not equally. I think theyre for Morrison but Im not sure.
Cole tries to make this tank vs. fighter jet which is a cool analogy. Morrison is somehow able to stand after a beating like that one. Thats damn impressive. After a slam onto a ladder where Morrisons knee gets caught, Sheamus heads up. He naturally takes too long and here comes Johnny Boy. Sheamus charges at him with a ladder but Morrison gets a drop toehold to send the Kings face into the ladder.
BIG kick puts Sheamus down and were getting good now. Irish Curse takes down Morrison again though and he hits the floor. Both guys have ladders so they slug it out with the ladders and Sheamus gets his hand hurt. Morrisons next step? CHUCK THE LADDER AT SHEAMUS HEAD!!! Why mess with the basics I guess. Atomic drop onto the ladder makes Jerry squeak in a loud voice.
Instead of climbing immediately John throws a ladder over the top to crush Sheamus all over again. Hand on the contract but a Brogue Kick to the knee/ladder brings Morrison down to the floor. Sheamus goes up but the contract is flying all over the place. Here comes Morrison but the both go down again. Headscissors sends Sheamus to the floor and here goes Morrison again. ALMOST but Sheamus shoves the ladder down for the save. Sweet stuff so far.
Sheamus backdrops Morrison over the top where he crashes to the floor but luckily he didnt land on the ladder which is still bridged from the beginning of the match. They fight on the same ladder with their backs to the bridged one. Both guys fall backwards, Morrison to the floor and Sheamus THROUGH THE LADDER. That spot never gets old, period. Morrison is all alone in the ring, other than a ladder that is, but here comes Sheamus somehow! Cole asks if hes the Terminator and I might believe it. Morrison KICKS HIM IN THE FACE and is the #1 contender, more or less sealing Miz retaining later on.
Miz says that hes the new face of the company. Everyone has said he cant do it and hes proven everyone wrong. Damn straight he has.
Barrett wont talk to Grisham as its powwow time. Nexus is LAID OUT with chairs everywhere and only Harris, who was with Barrett, left standing. I smell a setup.
Raw World Title: The Miz vs. Randy Orton
Orton is power walking down to the ring. This is a tables match remember. We get a quick recap video of Miz cashing in which while semi-predictable was still great stuff. Big match intros are always sweet. Orton pounds him down early and were off. Miz is in gold trunks, just like Sheamus was. Orton misses a charge and eats buckle as Miz takes over. We get into the Superstar of the Year argument again which goes nowhere.
Orton hits the floor and grabs a table from under the ring as I guess the seven or eight in the aisle arent good enough for them. Riley moves the table to save his boss/friend/teacher/dom to his sub. Orton gets his sweet dropkick. Miz gets in a cheap shot and here comes Miz, setting up a table. Orton is sent into the steps and its table time all over again.
Mizs table breaks/falls apart though. Clearly not an awesome table. Miz goes up but Orton rolls off the table which was stupid because he could have won if he hadnt moved early. Table #3 pulled out by Miz. Even the Artists Formerly Known as the Dudleys say REALLY to that many being brought out by one guy. Running clothesline in the corner has Orton in trouble.
Angle Slam by Orton and he puts Miz on the top. Superplex off the top but Riley again moved the table. Theres the snap powerslam and the elevated DDT. Riley moves the table again so Orton puts him down for fun. Table set up in the middle of the ring and we have an RKO chant. Backbreaker keeps Miz down. Orton sets for the RKO but Riley comes in AGAIN.
Skull Crushing Finale is blocked and we lose a referee. Powerbomb to Riley through the table but theres the Skull Crushing Finale to Orton. I think I know whats coming. Yep, Miz moves Riley off the broken table and puts Randy on it. The referee wakes up and Miz retains the title! AWESOME!
Ok wait maybe not as the referee sees the video and were on again! Orton hammers away and boy is he ticked off. And never mind as Riley shoves Orton off the apron and through the table to tapdance on the pieces of the broken hearts of the fans while the magic fairies of instant replay were repairing them. AWESOME AGAIN!
Royal Rumble ad which is about how one person is going on while 29 arent. Other than the other guy getting a title match that is.
Off to Alberto and some hot chick in the back near his car. Edge is standing in it and bouncing up and down. He offers an alliance between the three of them to take out Kane. Alberto thinks about it but Edge says no not really as that never works.
Smackdown World Title: Edge vs. Kane vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio
You win by gaining custody of the title. Damn it Rey has the advantage now since he had a custody ladder match before! Rey is dressed .like Gene Simmons of KISS? Really? Entrances take a very long time here. Kane goes straight for Edge as the expected pairings go off together. Striker goes through everyones experience in four ways or TLC matches to waste some time.
Alberto shoves Rey off a ladder as Rey jumps onto Kane and Edge, taking them both out with ease. Rey hits a Seated Senton onto the ladder onto Alberto which was cool. The problem with these matches becomes apparent very early as we know the match isnt ending this early. Chokeslam is countered into an Edgecution by Edge to put the champion down.
Baseball slide to the ladder puts Kane down again, ticking off Cole since it knocked down his Slammies. Alberto and Mysterio kind of disappeared and we have the original title match now. Ah theres Alberto with all four guys on the floor. Kane rips the legs of a table off which is rather impressive strength. Edge is in the crowd now and not by his own choice.
For some reason he jumps off the barricade to break up a double chokeslam on both Spanish speakers. Everyone but Del Rio combines to put Kane through a table, leaving only Rey to climb the ladder. Running enziguri in the corner has Rey down so Alberto speaks some Spanish. For no apparent reason Del Rio pauses to go get a chair which doesnt work. Spears for both Del Rio and Rey and Edge climbs up.
Kane is back though and Edges balls get a bit too acquainted with the top rope as a result. Out to the floor (again) with Kane killing everyone (Katie Vick anyone?) with a chair. Everyone but Rey is on the stage where Edge spears the champion down. Rey climbs up onto the tables that hang from the ceiling to take down Kane with another seated senton. Everyone else is down so Rey is like fuck it and hits the ring but is too small to get the big ladder up, allowing Del Rio to stop him again.
619 for both Edge and Del Rio but Edge stops his with a chair shot. Two ladders go up, one of which Edge couldnt reach the title from the very top of. Edge and Rey go up the huge ladder but crash down in a painful looking drop. Ricardo tries to get Del Rio up before going up the ladder himself. And never mind as Kane is back. Chokeslam to Eddie Munster (I love Striker) and one to Alberto as well.
Edge through a table now as Rey gets rid of the ladders and beats on Kane for a bit. Del Rio somehow stops him from getting up the HUGE ladder and theres the Cross Armbreaker which Rey taps to, not that it means anything. Striker thinks you cant climb a ladder with a bad arm. Morrison did it earlier with a bad leg but you cant do it with a bad arm? And people wonder why teachers get so little respect.
Alberto goes up and gets his hands on the belt but Rey saves by shoving the big ladder over, sending Alberto CRASHING through two tables on the floor. Big old sick spot there. Kane saves again and a Tombstone flattens Rey one more time. The top of Kanes head is cut a bit. Kane goes up but Edge pops him a few times with a chair. I think our announcers are out. Edge spears Kane off the apron and there he goes and theres World Title #10. Riveting.
And heres Cody Rhodes. Uh why? Rhodes is straight up ROCKING the suit hes in. He talks about the jowel (not a typo) which is where the jaw meets the chin or something. He runs down Houston for some cheap heat which is perfectly fine. Houston is the fattest city in America apparently. And here comes Santa with the Bellas. Its Santa Show this time. Jerry: it looks like Santa got bigger this year. Striker: if I was around the Bellas Id get bigger too.
Show and the Bellas throw out DVDs which apparently are all of Knucklehead. Not a bad thing for free I guess. Cody makes fun of Show in his underwear on the DVD cover. Show shills the DVD and makes fun of Cody. Cody says Show looks like a vanilla Shrek. Show threatens Cody with being in Knucklehead II. Spinebuster to Cody and the suit gets ripped off. Cody has Sunday written on his underwear.
Cena takes out Harris and says see you out there to Barrett, who was next to Harris when he got cracked by a chair. Cena is a damn ninja!
And heres CM Punk, apparently taking over for Striker for the main event.
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett
This is PPV main event number five for Barrett in his seven months on the main roster. Not that WWE made a new star or anything. BIG reaction for Cena as this is a chairs match. DUELING CHANTS!!!! Barrett hits the floor and Cena cuts him off as the fight is on. There must be twenty chairs at ringside. Barrett gets the first one so instead of picking up another, Cena slowly backs up and tries to keep fighting.
Both guys in the ring with chairs which last a few seconds as were back to the slugout. The idea here is that neither guy can get to the chair which theyre treating as something special here, which I like. They hit the floor with Barrett in control. Barrett gets a chair shot to the back of Cena but its in the aisle. Barrett sets up the steps which would be illegal wouldnt they?
Cena slams him on the stage and goes to the back. He comes back with a rolling chair in a rather funny moment. He puts Barrett in it and wakes him up with some water. Cena gets a running start and throws Barrett down the ramp in the chair into the steps. Awesome spot and kind of funny at the same time. Barrett gets control way too quickly and were back in the ring and the English dude has a chair.
He chokes away with it as someone as the announce table cant stop coughing. In an amazing strength move, Cena has Barrett sitting on the chair on top of him. Cena is like fuck it and bench presses his way out of it. HOW STRONG IS THIS GUY? Barrett gets a chair up to stop a shoulder block and Cena hits the floor. Cena gets tied up in the ropes and Barrett has a damn field day on him with the chair.
Cena fights out and hits the Protoplex and the Shuffle but cant get the FU. Bossman Slam gets two. Chair is wedged in between the top and middle rope. STF is countered with Cena being launched into the wedged chair. Barrett goes up with the chair and dives off (think Foley diving off the apron with one) but gets canvas instead. Top rope Fameasser with the chair but Cena wont cover.
He sets up about six chairs in a two rows of three facing each other. I think I see an FU coming. Hey what do you know Im right. In the FREAKING OW MAN spot of the night, the chairs DONT MOVE and Barrett just stops cold. The pin is academic and for once and for all, the feud is OVER.
Maybe it isnt as Barrett crawls away and Cena picks up another chair. Let the beatdown begin. Theyre up by the stage and Cena gets some kind of a metal pallet thing. Cena looks up at all the chairs hanging from the ceiling and THEY ALL FALL ON BARRETT. Nice job as Barrett is BURIED to end the show and the year. The visual on the replay of a bunch of them just falling straight down is great.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger Ziggler grabbed the belt when Kingston and Swagger pulled it down
Beth Phoenix/Natalya b. Laycool Natalya splashed both girls through the table
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel via DQ when Michael McGillicutty interfered
John Morrison b. Sheamus Morrison grabbed the contract
The Miz b. Randy Orton Alex Riley shoved Orton off the apron and through a table
Edge b. Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio Edge pulled down the title
John Cena b. Wade Barrett Attitude Adjustment
Quick Results
Raw
Big Show b. Wade Barrett via countout
Kofi Kingston/Daniel Bryan b. Ted Dibiase/Dolph Ziggler Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Small Package
John Morrison vs. Sheamus went to a Double Disqualification
Michelle McCool won a Divas Battle Royal Michelle last eliminated Natalya
Edge b. Jack Swagger Spear
Randy Orton b. David Arquette/Alex Riley RKO to Riley
John Cena b. David Otunga STF
NXT
Brodus Clay/Ted DiBiase b. Byron Saxton/Chris Masters Dream Street to Saxton
Johnny Curtis won the Obstacle Course
Alberto Del Rio b. Derrick Bateman Cross Armbreaker
Impact
Jay Lethal b. Robbie E Lethal Injection
Orlando Jordan/Eric Young b. Generation Me Cobra Clutch to Max
Madison Rayne/Tara b. Miss Tessmacher/Mickie James Pin after a shot to Mickie from Taras brace
Brother Ray b. Amazing Red Bubba Bomb
Jeff Hardy/Kazarian b. Matt Morgan/Mr. Anderson Twist of Hate to Morgan
Smackdown
Kofi Kingston/Kaval b. Dolph Ziggler/Jack Swagger Trouble in Paradise to Ziggler
Cody Rhodes b. Chris Masters Cross Rhodes
The Miz b. Rey Mysterio Pin after Reys splash hit Mizs knees
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Chavo Guerrero/Tyler Reks
Tables Ladders and Chairs 2010
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger Ziggler grabbed the belt when Kingston and Swagger pulled it down
Beth Phoenix/Natalya b. Laycool Natalya splashed both girls through the table
Santino Marella/Vladimir Kozlov b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel via DQ when Michael McGillicutty interfered
John Morrison b. Sheamus Morrison grabbed the contract
The Miz b. Randy Orton Alex Riley shoved Orton off the apron and through a table
Edge b. Kane, Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio Edge pulled down the title
John Cena b. Wade Barrett Attitude Adjustment