Coverage and thoughts on the April 6, 2012 episode of Smackdown
The show starts with David Otunga coming out on the stage and after a long winded introduction welcomes Johnny Ace. Johnny comes out and he & Otunga walk to the ring. He talks about how thrilled he is to be the Smackdown GM and that Smackdown will be a better show under his control. Then he says hello to Booker T. Then he says that he won’t abuse his power but will use it for the fans. He mentions that this a new era and that era is “People Power.” I’m already tired of hearing that slogan! Then he asks Teddy Long to come out so he can thank him for his years of being GM of Smackdown. Long comes to the ring and the fans chant his name. Johnny says that he knows the last few days have been crazy for Teddy after what happened at WrestleMania. Long cuts him off and says that “being out of a job has 1 benefit.” It gives the freedom to tell Johnny where to go. Long than says that isn’t going to complain about what happened at WrestleMania. He says what’s done is done and he is living with the results. He mentions that everyone told him he was crazy for showing up on Smackdown but he says that he couldn’t just walk away. He says that being the Smackdown GM was the greatest job of his life. Then he thanks the fans and says that they hope they as much fun watching Smackdown as he did running the show. Then he says to the fans, “till we meet again, can I get a holla, holla, holla?” The fans cheer him. Long thanks the fans and then his music plays. Before Long leaves the ring Johnny tells Teddy that he isn’t finished. Johnny tells Teddy that he would like offer him a job. Long says that needs a job but it won’t be working for him. Long tells Johnny to take his job and shove it. Johnny then says that he knows Teddy is a proud man but he’s forgetting something, and that something has to do with his grandchildren’s college education. Long asks what he’s talking about and Johnny he will let David Otunga explain it. Otunga mentions that a few years ago the WWE Board of Directors established a college fund for his 3 grandchildren. Otunga says that he was reviewing the paperwork and that the fund is technically controlled by whoever is the Smackdown General Manager. Long says that they’re going too far and tell them not to mess with his grandchildren. Then Johnny says that Teddy should take the job he’s offering him so that his grandchildren’s college funds will be safe. Then Ace says that he gives Teddy his word and that his word is golden. Then Ace offers his hand to Long. Then Ace pulls his hand away and says that there is one thing that he needs Teddy to do and is to tell everyone that Johnny is better than he is. Long reluctantly says that Johnny the better man. Ace says he couldn’t hear him and Long says it again. Then Johnny tells Teddy to head to the back and start working on his job. Long asks what his job is and Ace tells him that he hasn’t figured that out yet but there’s a lot of things on Smackdown that he needs. He tells Long to go to the back. Teddy leaves the ring and Johnny says ”let’s hear it for Teddy Long.” As long walks up the ramp all upset, Ace tells the fans that they have a great show tonight. He says that Randy Orton will face Kane in a WrestleMania rematch and the match will be No DQ. Then he says that R-Truth will face David Otunga. Then Otunga says something to Johnny and then Johnny says that the Truth-Otunga match will be a handicap match because Truth will face David Otunga & Mark Henry. Then Mark Henry comes to the ring and the match is next. This was a crappy way to start the show. Johnny Ace is beyond boring and the whole “heal is in charge of everything” story has been done to death!
R-Truth vs. Mark Henry & David Otunga. Henry & Otunga win when Otunga gets the pin. Mark Henry pounded on Truth most of the match and then gave him the World’s Strongest Slam. Then David Otunga made Henry tag him in so he could get the pin. This was crap. They also showed Abraham Washington (Or A.W. as he’s now being called)watching the match backstage on a monitor. Then Kane’s pyro goes off and he comes out. He makes his way to the ring and Josh Mathews says that his match with Randy Orton is next. THAT WAS IT!? Mark Henry took out Kane last summer and we’re supposed to forget that ever happened!? Having Kane come to the ring while Henry (the guy who took him out) and Otunga still in the ring made no sense!
Randy Orton vs. Kane in a No DQ Match. Orton gets the pin. This was a solid brawl and better than their WrestleMania match.
They reshow the Sheamus-Alberto Del Rio promo from Monday.
Before the next match Lillian announces one of the guys who be wrestling next, Barry Stevens. Then Stevens takes the mic and he talks while they show Hunico, Camacho, Kaitlyn, The Usos, Alicia Fox & Derrick Bateman watching backstage and talking throughout his promo. They go back to him and he says that the fans are the rudest people on Earth. Then the returning Skip Sheffield comes out using his new name, Ryback.
Ryback vs. Barry Stevens. Ryback gets the pin. They showed the same talent watching the match. This was stupid. Why have an unknown guy come out and cut a promo and have all these lower level talents backstage mocking him. Just f’n stupid!! For Hunico & Camacho to do that is one thing since they’re the heals but the rest of them are baby faces and it made no sense!! Idiotic bit!!
They show Daniel Bryan and AJ backstage as they make their way to the ring.
Daniel Bryan & AJ come out and Daniel says that the positive to this week is that he’s had a chance to think. He’s thought about how everything was going right and then it all went wrong. Then he says that he figured out the moment he went off the tracks. The crowd gets to him and he doesn’t speak. Then AJ takes the mic and tells Daniel that he is a great wrestler and a great person. She says that she isn’t the only one who thinks that. The fans chant “Yes.” She tells him to listen to the fans and remember all the yes that everyone had for him at WrestleMania. Then she mentions the fans were also chanting “yes” on Raw when wasn’t even in the ring. Then the fans chant “Daniel Bryan.” Then AJ tells him that they are all here to support him. Then Daniel takes the mic and asks if the fans are supporting him. They chant “Yes” again. Daniel then says it feels more like the fans are mocking him (why are they doing this?) He then says that if they were supporting him they wouldn’t be chanting yes for The Rock. He says that even if the fans are genuinely supporting him all the yes chants that doesn’t make it better that AJ cost him the World Title. Then he flips out on AJ saying that his match was 18 seconds. Then he mentions that he beat 2 giants at the Royal Rumble and retained the World Title at the Elimination Chamber against 5 guys. Then he says that at WrestleMania it was flushed down the toilet. He blames AJ for having to have that kiss. Then the fans chant 18 seconds (not sure if that chant was piped in later). Then he says that that kiss wasn’t his good luck charm but the kiss of death. AJ begs him to stop and Daniel says that she doesn’t get to rewrite the story and make him the bad guy, and he says that this is her fault. Then he says that he had everything going for him. He mentions that he walked into his first WrestleMania as World Champion (Last year would’ve been his first WrestleMania if the didn’t bump his match with Sheamus of the card!). He then says that he’s dreamed about that ever since he was a little kid and she ruined everything. He says that she had to steal the spotlight. He then says that her selfishness cost what should have been the greatest night of his life. Then he says that he hopes that she is happy with herself because he won’t let her ruin his life like that ever again. Then Daniel says that he has a rematch clause with Sheamus and when he gets that match he will do it the right way, by himself. He tells her to go and cry in the parking lot because he is finally ready to get rid of all of this dead weight. AJ then pleads with him to go backstage and talk but Daniel says no. He says that isn’t talking to her backstage or anywhere. He then says that he hopes that kiss at WrestleMania was worth it because that is the last kiss that she will ever get from him. Then he says that they’re through. Then he tells her to get out of his ring. She pleads with him and then he screams at he said to get out. He turns his back to her while she begins to cry. Then after a bit she leaves the ring and the fans give the hey hey good bye bit. She walks up the ramp to the back and holds her hands in front of her face as the fans chant yes. This was a really awesome heal prom from Daniel Bryan. The guy really knows how to play the role well and AJ was good at being the innocent sympathetic girl too.
Cody Rhodes is doing commentary for the next match.
Big Show out for his match but before it starts he looks to the Tron and the show still shots of him punching out Coat at WrestleMania.
Intercontinental Champion Big Show vs. Heath Slater. Show gets the pin. This was a squash. Afterwards Big Show invites Cody to come into the ring. Cody was about come in but Big Show made him back down. Then as Cody is headed up the ramp, Big Show punched out Heath Slater. Then Cody slides into the ring tries to sneak up on Big Show but Big Show caught him and chased Cody off.
They reshow the CM Punk-Chris Jericho segment from Monday.
They show Johnny Ace backstage with the Bella Twins Johnny tells Brie that she picked the right team and then the Twins bicker like usual. Then Sheamus comes in. Ace says that he wanted to see him. Then he tells Nikki to get ready for her match with Beth Phoenix and he gives Brie the night off. They walk out and then Ace tells Sheamus that this is a new day for Smackdown. New Champion, new GM, new era. “People Power.” Sheamus asks what that means. Ace says it means good sportsmanship. Then Johnny mentions that he saw what Sheamus did to Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. Ace says that Daniel wasn’t ready and Sheamus kicked Daniel’s head off. Then he says that on Raw Alberto was trying to talk to Sheamus and Sheamus kicked Del Rio
Nikki Bella vs. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix. Nikki gets the pin when Kelly distracts Beth. This was your typical pointless Divas match.
They show a video tribute to Chief Jay Strongbow. Great and classy video!
Damien Sandow debuts with a backstage promo. He says that anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn’t know the first thing about either. He says that entertainment is at an all time low and has no educational qualities. He then says Shakespeare & Mozart have been replaced by Desperate Housewives and fist pumping. He says that historically anyone can judge a civilization by how they choose to entertain themselves. He says that it is a direct reflection on their moral and ethical code. He then says that sadly people’s reflection shows that people today are lazy and complacent. He says that he pledges to never blame the people but to save them from their ignorance. Good debut promo.
They recap Brock Lesnar coming out and flattening Cena from Monday.
They show and ad for Monday that the guys playing the 3 stooges in the new crappy movie will be guest starring on Raw. God help us all! I’ve been a 3 Stooges fan for 20 years and they’re all time greats!! This movie from what I heard is a complete disgrace!!
World Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio
I thought this was a weaker show. The opening segment with Teddy Long, Johnny Ace & David Otunga was idiotic. I liked the Sheamus-Del Rio match but wasn’t crazy about the DQ ending. I also liked Damien Sandow’s debut promo. I thought he did a good job. The handicap match was dumb and the Divas match was meaningless. I wasn’t totally into the Sheamus-Johnny Ace promo either. I thought Sheamus cut a good promo up till the cousin bit. Daniel Bryan cut a really good heal promo too! He really knows how to play the role of a heal. Overall I thought this was a weaker show than usual and I have a feeling this will be the pattern.
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