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Impact got a 1.3, so apparently there was something to the NBA Finals.
Smackdown
Date: June 17, 2011
Location: Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Josh Matthews
Final show before Capitol Punishment and the main question here is can Orton actually wrestle on Sunday. He has a legit concussion and is more or less a game time decision for the PPV. Other than that itll all be the final push towards the PPV, hopefully giving us some more matches as the midcard could use some filling out. Anyway, lets get to it.
We open with a video on Christian, talking about his whole title story and ultimately losing the title and his heel turn. That was a great speech last week as the whole thing worked completely.
Into the arena now and heres the champ. After a very long intro, he says he does have a concussion but he doesnt care. Hes ready to fight tonight. And heres Teddy to say no and that Randy has the night off. Christian comes out and says he gave Orton the one thing Randy needed: an excuse. Orton can use that to explain why he loses the title on Sunday, instead of just admitting that Christian is better.
Christian does a quick pole of the audience, which says they want to see Orton win. Christian goes to leave but heres Sheamus, saying that he beat Orton last week and deserves the shot. Christian says Strawberry Shortcake needs to wait his turn. Christian vs. Sheamus tonight and if the pale one wins, its a triple threat on Sunday.
Sin Cara/Ezekiel Jackson/Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes/Ted DiBiase/Wade Barrett
Rematch from Monday here. DiBiase/Jackston to start us off. The camera seems to be a bit lower than usual. DiBiase apparently has set up a Facebook question, asking if Rhodes should help him remake his image. DiBiase runs from Cara and we take a break. Back with DiBiase taking over and Cara before bringing in Rhodes. Cara speeds things up as well as he can but the power of Dustys kid takes that down.
Off to Barrett who doesnt do much before its off to DiBiase. Following clothesline gets two. Barrett back in now for a bow and arrow to Cara. Cara tries some kicks but almost gets caught in a pumphandle slam. Barrett keeps hammering away though and theres the pumphandle. Scratch that as it gets countered a second time, this time into a spinning DDT. Hot tag to Bryan who takes over on DiBiase. The ending comes out of nowhere and appeared to be botched. Bryan hit a running dropkick in the corner and DiBiase got his shoulder up but the pin was called at 9:36. Everyone looked confused.
Sheamus says hell win tonight and on Sunday.
Back and they actually show that the referee messed up. Interesting.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jinder Mahal
I love when the brand split is tossed out the window. Mahals legs seem to get longer every week. Mahal dominates for the most part, hitting a jumping knee and a Russian legsweep for two. Kozlov gets in some shots and the headbutts, but a charge misses and Kozs shoulder goes into the post. Khali adds in a shot and the full nelson slam ends this at 2:49. More or less just a squash.
Heres Big Show who is a Raw guy isnt he? Josh asks him why hes a Raw guy on Smackdown. Show says he heard a rumor that Alberto is going to be here. Show looks annoyed/preoccupied here. We get a clip of the video about Show and Alberto with the car and all that jazz. After seeing it, Show says he feels fine but then walks around a bit kind of shaking his head. He talks about being hit by the car for a second or two and then walks around even madder.
Before he can say anything else, heres Teddy to say that Show cant touch Alberto if Alberto shows up. Apparently Show is possibly facing civil and criminal charges for Show attacking Ricardo on Monday. If that happens again tonight, Teddy loses his job (pop for that). Show has a match tonight though, against Mark Henry.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Show jumps him before the bell and massacres him, knocking him out cold in maybe 20 seconds. Not an actual match. Henry goes out on a stretcher.
Christian says he shouldnt have to fight tonight and shouldnt have lost the title in the first place.
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox vs. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ
Kaitlyn vs. Alicia to start but its off to Natalya and Tamina quickly. Down goes Tamina and we get the Mr. Perfect/Bret Sharpshooter counter from Summerslam 91. Everything breaks down quickly and a Samoan Drop from Tamina ends AJ.
Johnny Curtis putts a golf ball and pulls an ace of spades out of the hole. Yes, its an ace in the hole.
Another Capitol Punishment press conference, the same one from last week.
Usos vs. Justin Gabriel/Heath Slater
Jimmy vs. Slater to start us off. The former champions take over rather quickly with basic double teaming. Im assuming Slater/Gabriel are heels still but Im not 100% sure. Apparently theyre both extremists though. Interesting to know I suppose. Slater gets caught in a powerslam coming off the top and its enough to bring in Jey and Gabriel. Spinning forearm gets no cover. Apparently Jey has a tattoo on his chest which is how you tell them apart. A double Samoan Drop gets two. That looked awesome too. Everything breaks down and Jey hits a top rope splash onto Gabriel for the pin at 3:45.
Video on Truth vs. Cena and Truths insanity.
Alberto is actually here and says there is no truth to him coming back to Smackdown due to being afraid of Show on Raw. We get a clip of the attack on Ricardo on Monday and how Show has lost his mind. Apparently Ricardo is very hurt and was Albertos best friend. Ricardo will get his revenge and Alberto is dedicating his victory on Sunday to his best friend. If Show was here, Alberto would spit in his face. You know what that means, and as the music hits Alberto runs. Show destroys ringside instead and I mean REALLY destroys it as Alberto watches from the crowd.
Back with a replay of what we just saw.
Christian vs. Sheamus
If Sheamus wins then its a three way on Sunday. Orton of course sits in on this one. Basic back and forth stuff to start with Sheamus sending him to the floor, right in front of Orton. After Christian is scared to death by that and Sheamus hits a baseball slide we take a break. Back with Sheamus hammering away but Christian gets some shots in to take control.
That doesnt last long though as he walks into the Irish Curse for two and its time for some clubberin. Pretty back and forth stuff here but a slight advantage to Christian at the moment. Headbutt/splash misses and Sheamus hits a top rope shoulder block for two. Christian hits the tornado DDT out of the corner for two but a spear fails due to a shot from Sheamus which gets two.
Killswitch doesnt work and neither does the Brogue Kick. Killswitch misses again but theres the pendulum kick. He goes up which fails and Sheamus chokes him on the top. Out of absolutely nowhere, Christian snaps Sheamus neck down across the top rope which is enough for the pin at 9:04. Totally random ending.
Post match Orton chases Christian away and punts Sheamus.
Results
Daniel Bryan/Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara b. Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes/Wade Barrett Dropkick to DiBiase
Jinder Mahal b. Vladimir Kozlov
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox b. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ Samoan Drop to AJ
Usos b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Christian b. Sheamus Clothesline on the top rope
Saturday
There may be something to the Jarrett goes to Mexico thing as he won the AAA World Title tonight.
Orton has been cleared for the PPV.
Sunday
Alex Rileys DUI from last year has been dropped.
Capitol Punishment 2011
Date: June 19, 2011
Location: Verizon Center, Washington D.C.
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler
Time for another B show PPV. The main events are Orton vs. Christian III and Cena vs. Truth for the titles. This has a bit of a better feel to it than Over the Limit, but Im not sure if thats going to be enough to carry them to a better result. At least the main event is fresh and the other one has been well built. Cant ask for much more than that. Lets get to it.
The opening video is about Truth and his alleged conspiracy complete with videos of various other scandals and conspiracies in Washington DC, such as Clinton and Nixon.
The set is pretty cool looking as it looks like the Capitol Building.
US Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
The red white and blue ropes are a nice touch. These two have had so many matches that its hard for them to not have a decent match. Kofi goes into his usual controlled frenzy (coming soon to a t-shirt near you) but the kick misses. Dolph takes over with his basic stuff. Dropkick takes Kofi down as we make Vickie is fat jokes. We hear about Dolph at Kent State because we havent heard about that in a few minutes. Kofi gets a cradle for a quick two and thats about it for this run on offense.
Off to an armbar by Dolph and theres the sleeper but Kofi gets out of it rather quickly. Kofi starts his series of strikes and takes over. He hits a cross body to the back which is kind of weird but whatever. Boom Drop hits and he loads up Trouble in Paradise which misses, but he does grab the SOS for two. Both guys get rollups for two and the Zig Zag doesnt work. Kofi gets something like a double stomp for two.
Up to the corner they go with Dolph trying a superplex. Kofi knocks him off and hits the huge cross body which always looks awesome but it only gets two here. Another SOS is countered into the Sleeper which is countered again. Trouble in Paradise and the Zig Zag miss but Vickie rakes the eyes of Kofi and theres the Sleeper in the middle of the ring. Dolph kicks off the ropes to get them back into the middle of the ring and somehow thats all cool and Dolph is champion. Well of course not as that would mean consistency in the rules. Dolph Ziggler is a freaking Triple Crown Champion.
Truth arrives with the title and says that hes going to a party and Josh is invited. They walk around and Truth runs into Eve who says she doesnt know him anymore. He goes all psycho and dedicates the upcoming win to all the little Jimmys and Jennys.
Miz is tired of hearing about Riley. He won the world title and he won in the main event of Wrestlemania while Riley was carrying the briefcase. Theres a line between them and tonight hes going to prove that. Serious but good stuff here.
We recap Miz vs. Riley. Its the classic mentor/mentee feud with them being all cool until Miz lost the title, which made him blame Riley when things started going downhill. Riley technically cost Miz the title twice and Riley snapped and massacred Miz a few times on Raw, setting up this match.
The Miz vs. Alex Riley
Miz has the case with him now and actually comes out first. The balloons saying AWESOME are back which are a nice touch. Riley is the hometown boy so hes pretty well received. Cole goes into full on Miz is AWESOME mode, cheering for everything he says and bashing Riley completely. Miz talks trash and Riley hammers away. Riley chases him for a bit but charges into a big boot to give Miz the advantage.
The beating begins and Riley is in trouble. Miz keeps backing away from the punches Riley tries to throw and keeps the advantage. Low DDT gets two. Miz likes to throw boots. Other than that quick opening Riley has gotten beaten pretty badly here. Riley gets a shoulder into the corner but a second hits the post. About the 10th big boot of the match puts Riley down outside.
Miz more or less stalks him and lets Riley miss punch after punch. One of them finally hits and heres the comeback. And scratch that as Miz grabs a chinlock and brings Riley right back down. Corner clothesline by Miz as Riley is in big trouble. Double axe off the top by Miz hits which is a pretty rare sight. Riley goes into the Tree of Woe as King praises him for his ability to punch.
Booker keeps calling for the match to be stopped but Riley gets out of the way of a charging Miz to send Mizs balls into the post ala Curt Hennig. Riley hits a spear and takes over. Im so over that move its unreal. Spinebuster gets two. Miz sends him to the floor, only for Riley to get in another shot for two.
Out to the floor we go as Cole runs his mouth even more. Riley finally has had enough of him and there goes Cole. Miz gets all ticked off and gets the briefcase which of course doesnt get him anymore. Riley grabs an inverted DDT (Edgecution) and gets the clean pin on the Miz. Never would have seen that one coming at all.
Sgt. Slaughter is in the back with .oh lets just get it over with. Its a bad Obama impersonator and he makes Obamacare jokes and Vickie comes up to him and sings Happy Fathers Day before the Secret Service guys take him away. This was idiotic. At least get a guy that looks like him.
We recap Big Show vs. Alberto. Its more or less the same video weve seen a dozen times now with Show being run over (yet somehow being fine three weeks later) and then going insane on everyone in sight.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show
Show jumps Alberto during his entrance and the beating begins. After a few seconds of that, heres Mark Henry to jump Show, sending him onto the announce table and hitting the Worlds Strongest Slam through it. I dont think the bell ever rang. Henry comes back and works on the knee of Show for like a second, apparently reinjuring his knee. The referee starts the count. HOW IS THIS NOT A FREAKING DISQUALIFICATION??? Unbelievable. Theyre actually letting this go on because the bell never rang.
Show gets in at like 8 and were going to do this. The bell rings once Show is already in the ring after an 8 as there had to be a rule broken in there somewhere. Del Rio goes after the knee and gets Show down but his cover completely fails. Show gets a wicked chokeslam to send Del Rio to the floor. Shows leg is done though so he cant follow up. Del Rio goes up top but jumps into another chokeslam attempt.
Del Rio gets a kick to the knee again though and tries the Cross Armbreaker. You know, because hes worked on the arm so much. Cant stand idiotic thought like that. Show easily counters but takes another shot to the leg and Del Rio throws on a Cross Legbreaker to put Show in trouble. Show gets out of the hold and fights up. Actually he tries to but keeps falling down and they stop it. What a freaking mess.
Truth rants a bit more about name plates on the belt or something.
Wade Barrett does the always cool walking promo, talking about how he doesnt like being in DC. Insert Anthony Weiner joke here. He makes fun of America and the national debt, saying all of us will be speaking Chinese in about twenty years. Oh and we need a king of queen. America is a hollow shell, just like Jackson.
Intercontinental Title: Ezekiel Jackson vs. Wade Barrett
Theres the required USA chant from the idiot fans. Jackson almost gets the Rack about a minute in but Barrett hits the floor to hide. Barrett gets a big boot in the corner to take over for two. Boss Man Slam gets two also. Pumphandle slam works on the second attempt and Barrett keeps his dominance going. A running big boot misses though and Jackson starts his comeback.
Another charge misses for Barrett but he blocks the slams. Wasteland hits and it only gets two. Barretts face is great as he is SHOCKED. Theres the USA chant again to waste some intelligence. Here come the slams and Jackson is all fired up. Torture Rack goes on and we have a new champion.
Lawler goes to ask Jackson how it feels to win and he talks about declaring independence or something like that.
More stupid Obama stuff with Beth, Kelly and Santino meeting the bad impersonator. Santino teaches him the Cobra and the Secret Service panics, taking down Santino.
Punk talks about how DC is corrupt and everyone lies. Hes not a liar though and makes fun of the term sports entertainer. Rey isnt a hero and is just trying to get rich, like everyone else. Punk is different because he tells you hes using you. After he beats Rey, hes going to do the most honest thing the WWE Universe has ever seen. Interesting.
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
Loud Punk chant by the smark crowd. Basic back and forth stuff to start as Cole talks about how all of Punks tattoos have meaning. He doesnt say what those meanings are but they have meanings. They trade strikes until Rey sends him to the floor and hits a baseball slide. A seated senton off the ropes is countered into a hot shot into the barrier by Punk who takes over.
Surfboard goes on by Punk as I smile because Rey is screaming. Rey tries to speed things up but walks into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to set up that body scissors that Punk uses rather often. Rey gets him into the 619 position, only to have his head taken off by a Punk clothesline. Abdominal stretch goes on and Punk has to lean WAY down to get that hold on. Drop toehold sends Punks nose into the buckle, only to get caught in the Tree of Woe. Little masked freak deserves it.
Rey sends him to the floor and a big old Asai Moonsault takes Punk down. Punk is shaking his hand like he lost some feeling in it for a bit. Back in and Mysterio gets something resembling a top rope shoulder block for two. Punk rotates through the spinning cross body for two. They speed things up and it turns into a kick off. Swinging kick to the head gets two for Rey.
Belly to back off the top gets two for Punk who is still shaking his arm and hand a bit. Rey goes up but a splash eats knees which gets two for Punk. CM calls for the GTS and fires off some knees but the GTS is countered into a hurricanrana. A kick to the head gets two for Punk as the crowd is finally getting into this. Another GTS is countered into the 619 but Punk grabs that into the GTS for the pin, his second on PPV since he beat Taker via submission and both have been over Rey.
We recap Christian vs. Orton, which Im sure you know the story to by now. Christian won the title and had to defend it five days later against Orton who won it. Christian slowly went nuts, claiming that it was unfair and then turned heel, bashing Randy with the title. This is match #3 in their series. Christians heel turn speech is still awesome because it made perfect sense and showed him as a totally insecure guy that wasnt as confident as he made himself up to be which is the most common criticism of him: hes overrated.
Smackdown World Title: Randy Orton vs. Christian
Orton comes out first here which is kind of surprising. We get big match intros and they actually check for weapons. Theres an old school move for you. First two matches in this series were great so hopefully they can keep that up here. Orton takes over to start with a bunch of punches and his back arching Thesz Press. They speed things up and Orton gets two off a shoulder block.
Orton keeps avoiding Christians stuff including swatting away a dropkick and casually moving away to let Christian crash to the floor on a dive. Back in the ring and Orton hits nine punches in the corner. Always something odd about him I guess. Booker tries to play up the idea that Orton is shaky due to his recent concussion. Christian puts Orton head first into the steps and his eyes are starting to mess up.
Christian takes over and works on the neck/head, getting a neckbreaker for two. Spinebuster gets two. Ortons head is all messed up now but he manages to whip Christian into the corner to buy himself a few seconds. Backdrop puts Christian down and Orton pounds away on the chest. Christian keeps fighting back with shots to the head and heads to the floor.
That doesnt last long as Orton pulls him back to the apron and then hits a superplex for two. RKO and Killswitch are both broken up and Orton hits that powerbomb into a neckbreaker that he hasnt used in years but is still an awesome looking move for two. Killswitch doesnt work again so they head to the corner where Orton blocks a good deal of stuff and hits the elevated DDT for two.
Orton goes into his zone but the RKO is countered into a reverse DDT for two. I love how they keep playing up the history they have with all of these counters to signature moves because theyre so familiar with each other. Spear misses and Orton tries another RKO but Christian reverses that for the third time and hits the spear for a close two. Orton pops up with a dropkick to send Christian back into the corner but he walks into the pendulum kick but theres the RKO out of nowhere and were done. Totally abrupt ending. Christians foot was under the ropes.
Christian protests post match but gets decked with the belt anyway.
Its 10:02 and theres one match left. They almost have to throw something out there to fill in time. They stay in the ring for a LONG time, probably trying to kill off some time. We see the replay about three times and the foot is clearly under the ropes which Booker and Jerry say is too close to call.
Ad for Money in the Bank which is set up like a fairy tale read by Big Show to Horny who says again after its over. A bit more creative I guess. The theme song is Shanes old theme.
Here are the Bellas with some guy named Keith Stone who apparently is a mild celebrity due to something about beer. They dont talk or do anything so thats it.
Recap of Cena vs. Truth. Truth says that the fans are lied to by Cena and that theres a big conspiracy going on against Truth. Everyone else says Truth is nuts, which might be true. This seems to be the same video from the opening video.
Ah ok theres a bonus match. This will help a lot.
Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne
The fans want Ryder again. Let it go already people. Basic power vs. speed here with no one caring but its hard to complain about free wrestling. Bourne does his speed moves to fly around everywhere and confuse Swagger but Jack catches him and works on the ribs. We hit the reverse chinlock as the Bellas are in the front row with the beer dude.
Swagger does the pushup on the chest of Bourne which apparently ticks the small man off. A back body drop of all things gets two for Jack. Vader Bomb gets two. Bourne starts his comeback with his usual kicks and basic offense. He loads up the Shooting Star but has to jump off due to Swagger being up. Big boot gets two.
Spinning DDT gets two and Bourne busts out the kicks. Pretty awesome finishing sequence as Bourne sets for the Shooting Star but lands on his feet. Swagger gets a sweet running charge into the gutwrench powerbomb which is countered into a sunset flip into the ankle lock which Bourne rolls through for the pin.
And now lets end this interesting stuff as we have Obama impersonator come out for Vinces amusement. The SNL guy looks more like Obama than this one does. He has the speech pattern down but he doesnt sound anything like Obama. He isnt the GM because there would be more JR. I love that fat bastard. He wishes Cena luck and the booing is unreal.
He tries to leave but Booker calls him into the ring, calling him a homey. The guy gets in the ring and just get the Spinarooni out of the way already. Yep there it is. It isnt funny, no one cares, and this wastes more time.
We recap Cena vs. Truth again in case you forgot about it. This video is different at least.
Raw World Title: R-Truth vs. John Cena
Truth has the belt but Cena is champion. As scary as it is, I could see Truth getting the title here. Big match intros set up a mixed reaction for Cena as always. Feeling out process to start but Truth gets in a shot to take over. Cena sends him to the floor and we stall a bit. AA doesnt work and Truth hits a sitout gordbuster to get two. The dueling chants keep going as Truth gets a kick in for two.
Truth does a You Cant See Me knockoff which ended in a legdrop for two. Spinning forearm gets two. Cena pulls himself up using Truths body. Truth says Cena cant see him. This is kind of a slow paced match as Truths offense isnt all that great. Big hip toss gets two. Lawler thinks Cena hasnt taken Truth seriously enough. Cena gets up but cant get the STF, only to get kicked down again by Truth.
Suplex gets two. This is a pretty dull match actually. Cena starts his comeback with the shoulder blocks. Five Knuckle Shuffle hits but Truth escapes the AA and hits the suplex into the Stunner which weve NEVER seen before! Truth talks to himself a lot but misses a charge in the corner and theres the STF. Truth grabs the rope rather quickly though and the axe kick hits out of nowhere for two. Cena was out fast.
Truth goes up for a cross body but Cena rolls through into the AA attempt. Truth counters that into the jumping Downward Spiral for two. Cena hits the floor which would seem to set up something fishy. Truth goes out to the other side and is looking all crazy. He steals a hat from a Cena fan and gets a drink of water. The fan throws the water in Truths face! The distraction is enough for Cena to pull him in and hit the AA to retain!
Cena brings the kid into the ring post match and celebrates with the National Guard to end the show.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Sleeper
Alex Riley b. The Miz Inverted DDT
Albert Del Rio b. Big Show Referee Stoppage
Ezekiel Jackson b. Wade Barrett Torture Rack
CM Punk b. Rey Mysterio GTS
Randy Orton b. Christian RKO
Evan Bourne b. Jack Swagger Victory Roll
John Cena b. R-Truth Attitude Adjustment
Quick Results
Raw
Kane b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Del Rio wouldnt break the cross armbreaker
Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara/Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett/Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes Springboard Crossbody to Barrett
Sheamus b. Santino Marella Texas Cloverleaf
Rey Mysterio b. Christian via DQ when Christian would not stop choking Mysterio
Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston b. Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler Air Bourne to Swagger
Roddy Piper b. The Miz Schoolboy
Kelly Kelly/Eve Torres/Gail Kim/Natalya/Beth Phoenix/AJ/Kaitlyn b. Tamina/Alicia Fox/Rosa Mendes/Maryse/Bella Twins/Melina K2 to Mendes
CM Punk b. John Cena GTS
NXT
Titus ONeil won the Talk the Talk Challenge
Darren Young b. Yoshi Tatsu Slam off the top rope
Titus ONeil b. Lucky Cannon Clash of the Titus
Lucky Cannon was eliminated in 4th place
Impact
D-Von b. Hernandez via DQ when Mexican America interfered
Austin Aries b. Jimmy Rave and Kid Kash Brainbuster to Rave
Rosita/Sarita b. Velvet Sky/Miss Tessmacher Flip Splash to Tessmacher
Rob Van Dam b. Samoa Joe Five Star Frog Splash
Gunner b. Mr. Anderson F5
Smackdown
Daniel Bryan/Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara b. Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes/Wade Barrett Dropkick to DiBiase
Jinder Mahal b. Vladimir Kozlov
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox b. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ Samoan Drop to AJ
Usos b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Christian b. Sheamus Clothesline on the top rope
Capitol Punishment 2011
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Sleeper
Alex Riley b. The Miz Inverted DDT
Albert Del Rio b. Big Show Referee Stoppage
Ezekiel Jackson b. Wade Barrett Torture Rack
CM Punk b. Rey Mysterio GTS
Randy Orton b. Christian RKO
Evan Bourne b. Jack Swagger Victory Roll
John Cena b. R-Truth Attitude Adjustment
Impact got a 1.3, so apparently there was something to the NBA Finals.
Smackdown
Date: June 17, 2011
Location: Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Josh Matthews
Final show before Capitol Punishment and the main question here is can Orton actually wrestle on Sunday. He has a legit concussion and is more or less a game time decision for the PPV. Other than that itll all be the final push towards the PPV, hopefully giving us some more matches as the midcard could use some filling out. Anyway, lets get to it.
We open with a video on Christian, talking about his whole title story and ultimately losing the title and his heel turn. That was a great speech last week as the whole thing worked completely.
Into the arena now and heres the champ. After a very long intro, he says he does have a concussion but he doesnt care. Hes ready to fight tonight. And heres Teddy to say no and that Randy has the night off. Christian comes out and says he gave Orton the one thing Randy needed: an excuse. Orton can use that to explain why he loses the title on Sunday, instead of just admitting that Christian is better.
Christian does a quick pole of the audience, which says they want to see Orton win. Christian goes to leave but heres Sheamus, saying that he beat Orton last week and deserves the shot. Christian says Strawberry Shortcake needs to wait his turn. Christian vs. Sheamus tonight and if the pale one wins, its a triple threat on Sunday.
Sin Cara/Ezekiel Jackson/Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes/Ted DiBiase/Wade Barrett
Rematch from Monday here. DiBiase/Jackston to start us off. The camera seems to be a bit lower than usual. DiBiase apparently has set up a Facebook question, asking if Rhodes should help him remake his image. DiBiase runs from Cara and we take a break. Back with DiBiase taking over and Cara before bringing in Rhodes. Cara speeds things up as well as he can but the power of Dustys kid takes that down.
Off to Barrett who doesnt do much before its off to DiBiase. Following clothesline gets two. Barrett back in now for a bow and arrow to Cara. Cara tries some kicks but almost gets caught in a pumphandle slam. Barrett keeps hammering away though and theres the pumphandle. Scratch that as it gets countered a second time, this time into a spinning DDT. Hot tag to Bryan who takes over on DiBiase. The ending comes out of nowhere and appeared to be botched. Bryan hit a running dropkick in the corner and DiBiase got his shoulder up but the pin was called at 9:36. Everyone looked confused.
Sheamus says hell win tonight and on Sunday.
Back and they actually show that the referee messed up. Interesting.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jinder Mahal
I love when the brand split is tossed out the window. Mahals legs seem to get longer every week. Mahal dominates for the most part, hitting a jumping knee and a Russian legsweep for two. Kozlov gets in some shots and the headbutts, but a charge misses and Kozs shoulder goes into the post. Khali adds in a shot and the full nelson slam ends this at 2:49. More or less just a squash.
Heres Big Show who is a Raw guy isnt he? Josh asks him why hes a Raw guy on Smackdown. Show says he heard a rumor that Alberto is going to be here. Show looks annoyed/preoccupied here. We get a clip of the video about Show and Alberto with the car and all that jazz. After seeing it, Show says he feels fine but then walks around a bit kind of shaking his head. He talks about being hit by the car for a second or two and then walks around even madder.
Before he can say anything else, heres Teddy to say that Show cant touch Alberto if Alberto shows up. Apparently Show is possibly facing civil and criminal charges for Show attacking Ricardo on Monday. If that happens again tonight, Teddy loses his job (pop for that). Show has a match tonight though, against Mark Henry.
Big Show vs. Mark Henry
Show jumps him before the bell and massacres him, knocking him out cold in maybe 20 seconds. Not an actual match. Henry goes out on a stretcher.
Christian says he shouldnt have to fight tonight and shouldnt have lost the title in the first place.
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox vs. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ
Kaitlyn vs. Alicia to start but its off to Natalya and Tamina quickly. Down goes Tamina and we get the Mr. Perfect/Bret Sharpshooter counter from Summerslam 91. Everything breaks down quickly and a Samoan Drop from Tamina ends AJ.
Johnny Curtis putts a golf ball and pulls an ace of spades out of the hole. Yes, its an ace in the hole.
Another Capitol Punishment press conference, the same one from last week.
Usos vs. Justin Gabriel/Heath Slater
Jimmy vs. Slater to start us off. The former champions take over rather quickly with basic double teaming. Im assuming Slater/Gabriel are heels still but Im not 100% sure. Apparently theyre both extremists though. Interesting to know I suppose. Slater gets caught in a powerslam coming off the top and its enough to bring in Jey and Gabriel. Spinning forearm gets no cover. Apparently Jey has a tattoo on his chest which is how you tell them apart. A double Samoan Drop gets two. That looked awesome too. Everything breaks down and Jey hits a top rope splash onto Gabriel for the pin at 3:45.
Video on Truth vs. Cena and Truths insanity.
Alberto is actually here and says there is no truth to him coming back to Smackdown due to being afraid of Show on Raw. We get a clip of the attack on Ricardo on Monday and how Show has lost his mind. Apparently Ricardo is very hurt and was Albertos best friend. Ricardo will get his revenge and Alberto is dedicating his victory on Sunday to his best friend. If Show was here, Alberto would spit in his face. You know what that means, and as the music hits Alberto runs. Show destroys ringside instead and I mean REALLY destroys it as Alberto watches from the crowd.
Back with a replay of what we just saw.
Christian vs. Sheamus
If Sheamus wins then its a three way on Sunday. Orton of course sits in on this one. Basic back and forth stuff to start with Sheamus sending him to the floor, right in front of Orton. After Christian is scared to death by that and Sheamus hits a baseball slide we take a break. Back with Sheamus hammering away but Christian gets some shots in to take control.
That doesnt last long though as he walks into the Irish Curse for two and its time for some clubberin. Pretty back and forth stuff here but a slight advantage to Christian at the moment. Headbutt/splash misses and Sheamus hits a top rope shoulder block for two. Christian hits the tornado DDT out of the corner for two but a spear fails due to a shot from Sheamus which gets two.
Killswitch doesnt work and neither does the Brogue Kick. Killswitch misses again but theres the pendulum kick. He goes up which fails and Sheamus chokes him on the top. Out of absolutely nowhere, Christian snaps Sheamus neck down across the top rope which is enough for the pin at 9:04. Totally random ending.
Post match Orton chases Christian away and punts Sheamus.
Results
Daniel Bryan/Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara b. Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes/Wade Barrett Dropkick to DiBiase
Jinder Mahal b. Vladimir Kozlov
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox b. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ Samoan Drop to AJ
Usos b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Christian b. Sheamus Clothesline on the top rope
Saturday
There may be something to the Jarrett goes to Mexico thing as he won the AAA World Title tonight.
Orton has been cleared for the PPV.
Sunday
Alex Rileys DUI from last year has been dropped.
Capitol Punishment 2011
Date: June 19, 2011
Location: Verizon Center, Washington D.C.
Commentators: Michael Cole, Booker T, Jerry Lawler
Time for another B show PPV. The main events are Orton vs. Christian III and Cena vs. Truth for the titles. This has a bit of a better feel to it than Over the Limit, but Im not sure if thats going to be enough to carry them to a better result. At least the main event is fresh and the other one has been well built. Cant ask for much more than that. Lets get to it.
The opening video is about Truth and his alleged conspiracy complete with videos of various other scandals and conspiracies in Washington DC, such as Clinton and Nixon.
The set is pretty cool looking as it looks like the Capitol Building.
US Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
The red white and blue ropes are a nice touch. These two have had so many matches that its hard for them to not have a decent match. Kofi goes into his usual controlled frenzy (coming soon to a t-shirt near you) but the kick misses. Dolph takes over with his basic stuff. Dropkick takes Kofi down as we make Vickie is fat jokes. We hear about Dolph at Kent State because we havent heard about that in a few minutes. Kofi gets a cradle for a quick two and thats about it for this run on offense.
Off to an armbar by Dolph and theres the sleeper but Kofi gets out of it rather quickly. Kofi starts his series of strikes and takes over. He hits a cross body to the back which is kind of weird but whatever. Boom Drop hits and he loads up Trouble in Paradise which misses, but he does grab the SOS for two. Both guys get rollups for two and the Zig Zag doesnt work. Kofi gets something like a double stomp for two.
Up to the corner they go with Dolph trying a superplex. Kofi knocks him off and hits the huge cross body which always looks awesome but it only gets two here. Another SOS is countered into the Sleeper which is countered again. Trouble in Paradise and the Zig Zag miss but Vickie rakes the eyes of Kofi and theres the Sleeper in the middle of the ring. Dolph kicks off the ropes to get them back into the middle of the ring and somehow thats all cool and Dolph is champion. Well of course not as that would mean consistency in the rules. Dolph Ziggler is a freaking Triple Crown Champion.
Truth arrives with the title and says that hes going to a party and Josh is invited. They walk around and Truth runs into Eve who says she doesnt know him anymore. He goes all psycho and dedicates the upcoming win to all the little Jimmys and Jennys.
Miz is tired of hearing about Riley. He won the world title and he won in the main event of Wrestlemania while Riley was carrying the briefcase. Theres a line between them and tonight hes going to prove that. Serious but good stuff here.
We recap Miz vs. Riley. Its the classic mentor/mentee feud with them being all cool until Miz lost the title, which made him blame Riley when things started going downhill. Riley technically cost Miz the title twice and Riley snapped and massacred Miz a few times on Raw, setting up this match.
The Miz vs. Alex Riley
Miz has the case with him now and actually comes out first. The balloons saying AWESOME are back which are a nice touch. Riley is the hometown boy so hes pretty well received. Cole goes into full on Miz is AWESOME mode, cheering for everything he says and bashing Riley completely. Miz talks trash and Riley hammers away. Riley chases him for a bit but charges into a big boot to give Miz the advantage.
The beating begins and Riley is in trouble. Miz keeps backing away from the punches Riley tries to throw and keeps the advantage. Low DDT gets two. Miz likes to throw boots. Other than that quick opening Riley has gotten beaten pretty badly here. Riley gets a shoulder into the corner but a second hits the post. About the 10th big boot of the match puts Riley down outside.
Miz more or less stalks him and lets Riley miss punch after punch. One of them finally hits and heres the comeback. And scratch that as Miz grabs a chinlock and brings Riley right back down. Corner clothesline by Miz as Riley is in big trouble. Double axe off the top by Miz hits which is a pretty rare sight. Riley goes into the Tree of Woe as King praises him for his ability to punch.
Booker keeps calling for the match to be stopped but Riley gets out of the way of a charging Miz to send Mizs balls into the post ala Curt Hennig. Riley hits a spear and takes over. Im so over that move its unreal. Spinebuster gets two. Miz sends him to the floor, only for Riley to get in another shot for two.
Out to the floor we go as Cole runs his mouth even more. Riley finally has had enough of him and there goes Cole. Miz gets all ticked off and gets the briefcase which of course doesnt get him anymore. Riley grabs an inverted DDT (Edgecution) and gets the clean pin on the Miz. Never would have seen that one coming at all.
Sgt. Slaughter is in the back with .oh lets just get it over with. Its a bad Obama impersonator and he makes Obamacare jokes and Vickie comes up to him and sings Happy Fathers Day before the Secret Service guys take him away. This was idiotic. At least get a guy that looks like him.
We recap Big Show vs. Alberto. Its more or less the same video weve seen a dozen times now with Show being run over (yet somehow being fine three weeks later) and then going insane on everyone in sight.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show
Show jumps Alberto during his entrance and the beating begins. After a few seconds of that, heres Mark Henry to jump Show, sending him onto the announce table and hitting the Worlds Strongest Slam through it. I dont think the bell ever rang. Henry comes back and works on the knee of Show for like a second, apparently reinjuring his knee. The referee starts the count. HOW IS THIS NOT A FREAKING DISQUALIFICATION??? Unbelievable. Theyre actually letting this go on because the bell never rang.
Show gets in at like 8 and were going to do this. The bell rings once Show is already in the ring after an 8 as there had to be a rule broken in there somewhere. Del Rio goes after the knee and gets Show down but his cover completely fails. Show gets a wicked chokeslam to send Del Rio to the floor. Shows leg is done though so he cant follow up. Del Rio goes up top but jumps into another chokeslam attempt.
Del Rio gets a kick to the knee again though and tries the Cross Armbreaker. You know, because hes worked on the arm so much. Cant stand idiotic thought like that. Show easily counters but takes another shot to the leg and Del Rio throws on a Cross Legbreaker to put Show in trouble. Show gets out of the hold and fights up. Actually he tries to but keeps falling down and they stop it. What a freaking mess.
Truth rants a bit more about name plates on the belt or something.
Wade Barrett does the always cool walking promo, talking about how he doesnt like being in DC. Insert Anthony Weiner joke here. He makes fun of America and the national debt, saying all of us will be speaking Chinese in about twenty years. Oh and we need a king of queen. America is a hollow shell, just like Jackson.
Intercontinental Title: Ezekiel Jackson vs. Wade Barrett
Theres the required USA chant from the idiot fans. Jackson almost gets the Rack about a minute in but Barrett hits the floor to hide. Barrett gets a big boot in the corner to take over for two. Boss Man Slam gets two also. Pumphandle slam works on the second attempt and Barrett keeps his dominance going. A running big boot misses though and Jackson starts his comeback.
Another charge misses for Barrett but he blocks the slams. Wasteland hits and it only gets two. Barretts face is great as he is SHOCKED. Theres the USA chant again to waste some intelligence. Here come the slams and Jackson is all fired up. Torture Rack goes on and we have a new champion.
Lawler goes to ask Jackson how it feels to win and he talks about declaring independence or something like that.
More stupid Obama stuff with Beth, Kelly and Santino meeting the bad impersonator. Santino teaches him the Cobra and the Secret Service panics, taking down Santino.
Punk talks about how DC is corrupt and everyone lies. Hes not a liar though and makes fun of the term sports entertainer. Rey isnt a hero and is just trying to get rich, like everyone else. Punk is different because he tells you hes using you. After he beats Rey, hes going to do the most honest thing the WWE Universe has ever seen. Interesting.
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
Loud Punk chant by the smark crowd. Basic back and forth stuff to start as Cole talks about how all of Punks tattoos have meaning. He doesnt say what those meanings are but they have meanings. They trade strikes until Rey sends him to the floor and hits a baseball slide. A seated senton off the ropes is countered into a hot shot into the barrier by Punk who takes over.
Surfboard goes on by Punk as I smile because Rey is screaming. Rey tries to speed things up but walks into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to set up that body scissors that Punk uses rather often. Rey gets him into the 619 position, only to have his head taken off by a Punk clothesline. Abdominal stretch goes on and Punk has to lean WAY down to get that hold on. Drop toehold sends Punks nose into the buckle, only to get caught in the Tree of Woe. Little masked freak deserves it.
Rey sends him to the floor and a big old Asai Moonsault takes Punk down. Punk is shaking his hand like he lost some feeling in it for a bit. Back in and Mysterio gets something resembling a top rope shoulder block for two. Punk rotates through the spinning cross body for two. They speed things up and it turns into a kick off. Swinging kick to the head gets two for Rey.
Belly to back off the top gets two for Punk who is still shaking his arm and hand a bit. Rey goes up but a splash eats knees which gets two for Punk. CM calls for the GTS and fires off some knees but the GTS is countered into a hurricanrana. A kick to the head gets two for Punk as the crowd is finally getting into this. Another GTS is countered into the 619 but Punk grabs that into the GTS for the pin, his second on PPV since he beat Taker via submission and both have been over Rey.
We recap Christian vs. Orton, which Im sure you know the story to by now. Christian won the title and had to defend it five days later against Orton who won it. Christian slowly went nuts, claiming that it was unfair and then turned heel, bashing Randy with the title. This is match #3 in their series. Christians heel turn speech is still awesome because it made perfect sense and showed him as a totally insecure guy that wasnt as confident as he made himself up to be which is the most common criticism of him: hes overrated.
Smackdown World Title: Randy Orton vs. Christian
Orton comes out first here which is kind of surprising. We get big match intros and they actually check for weapons. Theres an old school move for you. First two matches in this series were great so hopefully they can keep that up here. Orton takes over to start with a bunch of punches and his back arching Thesz Press. They speed things up and Orton gets two off a shoulder block.
Orton keeps avoiding Christians stuff including swatting away a dropkick and casually moving away to let Christian crash to the floor on a dive. Back in the ring and Orton hits nine punches in the corner. Always something odd about him I guess. Booker tries to play up the idea that Orton is shaky due to his recent concussion. Christian puts Orton head first into the steps and his eyes are starting to mess up.
Christian takes over and works on the neck/head, getting a neckbreaker for two. Spinebuster gets two. Ortons head is all messed up now but he manages to whip Christian into the corner to buy himself a few seconds. Backdrop puts Christian down and Orton pounds away on the chest. Christian keeps fighting back with shots to the head and heads to the floor.
That doesnt last long as Orton pulls him back to the apron and then hits a superplex for two. RKO and Killswitch are both broken up and Orton hits that powerbomb into a neckbreaker that he hasnt used in years but is still an awesome looking move for two. Killswitch doesnt work again so they head to the corner where Orton blocks a good deal of stuff and hits the elevated DDT for two.
Orton goes into his zone but the RKO is countered into a reverse DDT for two. I love how they keep playing up the history they have with all of these counters to signature moves because theyre so familiar with each other. Spear misses and Orton tries another RKO but Christian reverses that for the third time and hits the spear for a close two. Orton pops up with a dropkick to send Christian back into the corner but he walks into the pendulum kick but theres the RKO out of nowhere and were done. Totally abrupt ending. Christians foot was under the ropes.
Christian protests post match but gets decked with the belt anyway.
Its 10:02 and theres one match left. They almost have to throw something out there to fill in time. They stay in the ring for a LONG time, probably trying to kill off some time. We see the replay about three times and the foot is clearly under the ropes which Booker and Jerry say is too close to call.
Ad for Money in the Bank which is set up like a fairy tale read by Big Show to Horny who says again after its over. A bit more creative I guess. The theme song is Shanes old theme.
Here are the Bellas with some guy named Keith Stone who apparently is a mild celebrity due to something about beer. They dont talk or do anything so thats it.
Recap of Cena vs. Truth. Truth says that the fans are lied to by Cena and that theres a big conspiracy going on against Truth. Everyone else says Truth is nuts, which might be true. This seems to be the same video from the opening video.
Ah ok theres a bonus match. This will help a lot.
Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne
The fans want Ryder again. Let it go already people. Basic power vs. speed here with no one caring but its hard to complain about free wrestling. Bourne does his speed moves to fly around everywhere and confuse Swagger but Jack catches him and works on the ribs. We hit the reverse chinlock as the Bellas are in the front row with the beer dude.
Swagger does the pushup on the chest of Bourne which apparently ticks the small man off. A back body drop of all things gets two for Jack. Vader Bomb gets two. Bourne starts his comeback with his usual kicks and basic offense. He loads up the Shooting Star but has to jump off due to Swagger being up. Big boot gets two.
Spinning DDT gets two and Bourne busts out the kicks. Pretty awesome finishing sequence as Bourne sets for the Shooting Star but lands on his feet. Swagger gets a sweet running charge into the gutwrench powerbomb which is countered into a sunset flip into the ankle lock which Bourne rolls through for the pin.
And now lets end this interesting stuff as we have Obama impersonator come out for Vinces amusement. The SNL guy looks more like Obama than this one does. He has the speech pattern down but he doesnt sound anything like Obama. He isnt the GM because there would be more JR. I love that fat bastard. He wishes Cena luck and the booing is unreal.
He tries to leave but Booker calls him into the ring, calling him a homey. The guy gets in the ring and just get the Spinarooni out of the way already. Yep there it is. It isnt funny, no one cares, and this wastes more time.
We recap Cena vs. Truth again in case you forgot about it. This video is different at least.
Raw World Title: R-Truth vs. John Cena
Truth has the belt but Cena is champion. As scary as it is, I could see Truth getting the title here. Big match intros set up a mixed reaction for Cena as always. Feeling out process to start but Truth gets in a shot to take over. Cena sends him to the floor and we stall a bit. AA doesnt work and Truth hits a sitout gordbuster to get two. The dueling chants keep going as Truth gets a kick in for two.
Truth does a You Cant See Me knockoff which ended in a legdrop for two. Spinning forearm gets two. Cena pulls himself up using Truths body. Truth says Cena cant see him. This is kind of a slow paced match as Truths offense isnt all that great. Big hip toss gets two. Lawler thinks Cena hasnt taken Truth seriously enough. Cena gets up but cant get the STF, only to get kicked down again by Truth.
Suplex gets two. This is a pretty dull match actually. Cena starts his comeback with the shoulder blocks. Five Knuckle Shuffle hits but Truth escapes the AA and hits the suplex into the Stunner which weve NEVER seen before! Truth talks to himself a lot but misses a charge in the corner and theres the STF. Truth grabs the rope rather quickly though and the axe kick hits out of nowhere for two. Cena was out fast.
Truth goes up for a cross body but Cena rolls through into the AA attempt. Truth counters that into the jumping Downward Spiral for two. Cena hits the floor which would seem to set up something fishy. Truth goes out to the other side and is looking all crazy. He steals a hat from a Cena fan and gets a drink of water. The fan throws the water in Truths face! The distraction is enough for Cena to pull him in and hit the AA to retain!
Cena brings the kid into the ring post match and celebrates with the National Guard to end the show.
Results
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Sleeper
Alex Riley b. The Miz Inverted DDT
Albert Del Rio b. Big Show Referee Stoppage
Ezekiel Jackson b. Wade Barrett Torture Rack
CM Punk b. Rey Mysterio GTS
Randy Orton b. Christian RKO
Evan Bourne b. Jack Swagger Victory Roll
John Cena b. R-Truth Attitude Adjustment
Quick Results
Raw
Kane b. Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Del Rio wouldnt break the cross armbreaker
Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara/Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett/Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes Springboard Crossbody to Barrett
Sheamus b. Santino Marella Texas Cloverleaf
Rey Mysterio b. Christian via DQ when Christian would not stop choking Mysterio
Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston b. Jack Swagger/Dolph Ziggler Air Bourne to Swagger
Roddy Piper b. The Miz Schoolboy
Kelly Kelly/Eve Torres/Gail Kim/Natalya/Beth Phoenix/AJ/Kaitlyn b. Tamina/Alicia Fox/Rosa Mendes/Maryse/Bella Twins/Melina K2 to Mendes
CM Punk b. John Cena GTS
NXT
Titus ONeil won the Talk the Talk Challenge
Darren Young b. Yoshi Tatsu Slam off the top rope
Titus ONeil b. Lucky Cannon Clash of the Titus
Lucky Cannon was eliminated in 4th place
Impact
D-Von b. Hernandez via DQ when Mexican America interfered
Austin Aries b. Jimmy Rave and Kid Kash Brainbuster to Rave
Rosita/Sarita b. Velvet Sky/Miss Tessmacher Flip Splash to Tessmacher
Rob Van Dam b. Samoa Joe Five Star Frog Splash
Gunner b. Mr. Anderson F5
Smackdown
Daniel Bryan/Ezekiel Jackson/Sin Cara b. Ted DiBiase/Cody Rhodes/Wade Barrett Dropkick to DiBiase
Jinder Mahal b. Vladimir Kozlov
Tamina/Rosa Mendes/Alicia Fox b. Natalya/Kaitlyn/AJ Samoan Drop to AJ
Usos b. Heath Slater/Justin Gabriel
Christian b. Sheamus Clothesline on the top rope
Capitol Punishment 2011
Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston Sleeper
Alex Riley b. The Miz Inverted DDT
Albert Del Rio b. Big Show Referee Stoppage
Ezekiel Jackson b. Wade Barrett Torture Rack
CM Punk b. Rey Mysterio GTS
Randy Orton b. Christian RKO
Evan Bourne b. Jack Swagger Victory Roll
John Cena b. R-Truth Attitude Adjustment