6-17-11 Smackdown results & thoughts

 Coverage and thoughts on the June 17, 2011 episode of Smackdown

The show starts with Randy Orton talking about his concussion but says that he wants a piece of Christian. Teddy Long comes out and says that he can’t let Orton compete tonight. Christian comes out and says he will win the World Title Sunday. Sheamus comes out and says that he beat Orton last week in Non Title match and that he deserves a shot at the Title. Christian tells Sheamus that it isn’t his time. Long then announces Sheamus vs. Christian for tonight and if Sheamus wins the Title match Sunday becomes a Triple Threat Match, but if Christian wins it will be Orton vs. Christian. Orton will be at ringside for the match. I’m not sure where they’re going with Orton. I know he really does have a concussion from the house show tour, but if he won’t be cleared by Sunday, why hint that he will be? This was decent way to kick off the show. Not as good as others, but not too bad.

Sin Cara, Daniel Bryan & Ezekiel Jackson vs. Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Jr. & Wade Barrett. Cara, Bryan & Jackson win when Bryan pins Ted. It looked like Ted kicked out at 2, but the match ended. This was a solid match.

Sheamus promo backstage saying that he will beat Christian and be in the World Title match Sunday and become Champion.

Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jinder Mahal. Jinder gets the pin after Khali chops Kozlov. This was a little more than a squash, but mostly made to continue getting Mahal over.

Josh Mathews interviews Big Show inside the ring and Show says he heard that Alberto was there. Teddy Long comes out and says that if Alberto is there Show cannot touch him. That doesn’t make any sense. He mentions that Del Rio is considering pressing charges against Show for attacking Ricardo Monday. Long said that he and Show would both lose their jobs if that happens, but Long has an opponent for Big Show tonight and out comes Mark Henry. I don’t get this. Del Rio is considering pressing charges against Show, but no charges are pressed for Alberto & Ricardo running over Show’s leg?

Big Show vs. Mark Henry. He match never begins as Show just beats the crap out of Henry. Henry then gets stretchered out. I like that they’re making Big Show look like a monster, but why at the expense of Mark Henry who was in the Title hunt gets flattened and made to look like a jobber again!

Christian promo saying that his match with Sheamus is a bad call and that he shouldn’t have to prove himself to anyone.

Natalya, AJ & Kaitlyn vs. Rosa Mendez, Alicia Fox & Tamina. Rosa, Alicia & Tamina win when Tamina pins AJ. This was a good, but real short match

Johnny Curtis promo mentioning that he will be debuting soon and that he has “an ace in the hole.” He was standing by a miniature golf setup and pulled an ace card out of the hole.

The Usos vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater. The Usos win when Gabriel gets pinned. This was good. Both teams looked really good in this one.

Alberto Del Rio shows up and cuts a promo saying that Big Show destroyed Ricardo Monday and that he can no longer provide for his daughter. He dedicated his match with Show to Ricardo. Big Show then came out and chased Del Rio into the crowd. Then he wrecked the announce table and throws a few chairs around. Then he took a piece of the barrier and threw it at the ring. This was more good monster like intensity from Big Show.

Sheamus vs. Christian. Christian wins, then Orton runs him off to the back. Orton then get in the ring and punts Sheamus in the head as Christian watches on the stage.

This week’s show was not as good as other’s, but I thought it was still a good show and I thought they did a decent job in the final build for the Title match Sunday.