10-19-12 Smackdown results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the October 19, 2012 episode of Smackdown   

    

The show starts with Miz TV. Miz is already in the ring with his “show” set up. He says that last Wednesday on Main Event luck struck Kofi Kingston and he escaped with Miz’s Intercontinental title. He says that the last 48 hours have been a living hell for him. He tells Kofi that he wants him to cherish this title reign because it’s going to be very short. Tonight on Miz TV he is officially invoking his rematch clause for the Intercontinental Title at hell in a cell. He says that he will show Kofi why he is the most must see WWE super star. He says that he is going to win the Intercontinental Title and then Kofi’s life will be a living hell. Speaking of hell, his guests tonight are the WWE Tag Team Champions. He welcomes Kane & Daniel Bryan. Then out comes Daniel Bryan. Then Kane. Each to their own theme music. Miz rags on them for having separate entrances and says they aren’t a real team. He says they’re ego maniacs. Miz says that if they were a true tag team they would come out together, not separately. Kane says, “Look Miz.” Then Daniel cuts him off and says he’s got this. Daniels says if Miz wants to talk about things being separate, then how about he separates Miz’s teeth from his mouth. Miz does really shtick and says that the guy with the goat face is gonna talk to him about appearance. Miz tells Daniel that he was his pro on NXT. Miz says that he made Daniel the super star that he is today, but they never got along just like Daniel never got along with AJ and just like he doesn’t get along with Kane. Miz then says it is obvious that Daniel is the problem. Then Miz says that Kane is the sensible one. Then Miz says that he thinks at hell in a cell when the defend the tag titles against either Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio or Rhodes Scholars Daniel will be the reason they lost the titles. Then Daniel says, “Let me tell you something.” Then Kane covers Daniel’s mouth and says he will handle this. Kane tells Miz that no one cares what he thinks. Kane then says that he has won tag team titles with angry 7 foot giants, deranged psychopaths with multiple personalities, and even the dead man himself. Kane says that if Daniel Bryan is the problem then he is the solution. Daniel says that he isn’t the problem. He is the reason they will win at hell in a cell. That’s because Kane is nothing without the world’s toughest vegan. Kane says, “The world’s toughest vegan?” He says that Daniel is the world’s tallest dwarf. Miz asks if he can say something. He starts to speak and then Kane & Daniel both scream no. Then Daniel tells Kane that he is not a dwarf and he doesn’t have a goat face. He is a former World Champion. Daniel then says that he won that title by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract and defeating a giant, ending his title reign in 45 seconds. Then he says that he is the tag team champions. Kane says that he is the tag team champions. Then they do their usual arguing about that. Then Big Show’s music hits and he comes out. He tells Kane that he doesn’t have a problem with him. Show says he knows that he & Kane have their date of destiny Monday on Raw. Show then tells Daniel that his problem is with him. Show says that he thought that after the beating when he destroyed Daniel Monday, he thought Daniel would learn to keep his mouth shut. Show says that Daniel beating him for the World Title was the biggest fluke in history. Then Show says that after hell in a cell when he knocks Sheamus out nothing like will ever happen to him again. Then he tells Daniel that if he hears him open his mouth 1 more time about 45 seconds then he will knock Daniel out. Then Show says that he should just knock Daniel out and do everybody a favor and shut Daniel’s mouth. Kane then tells Show that they might be scheduled for a match on Raw but they don’t have to wait. Then out come Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero. He says that Daniel Bryan cashing in the Money in the Bank contract on Big Show was last year. All that matters is the current Money in the Bank contract holder. That of course being Dolph. Dolph says that at hell in a cell Sheamus & Big Show will beat the hell out of each other. Dolph says that he will then do what he does better than anybody. Steel the show and become World Champion. Dolph says that it really doesn’t matter if he cashes in on Sheamus or Big Show. Dolph says that if Daniel Bryan could cash in on Big Show then how hard could that be. Then Daniel says that cashing in isn’t that easy. Daniel says that he beat…then Big Show dares him to say whatever he was going to say. Then Kane, & Daniel argue while Dolph & Big Show argue. Then Booker T’s music hits and he comes out. Booker says that he needs everyone to chill out and listen to what he has to say. Miz tells Booker to save it. Miz says they get what Booker will do because he is so predictable. Miz sarcastically says that Booker will make a main event match with everybody in the ring (that was funny). Miz asks if it will be a tag match, a handicap tag match with Kane & Daniel facing Show, Dolph & Miz (which is the predictable same old bit that they have the GM do). Miz sarcastically says that Booker is so creative. He then sarcastically congratulates Booker and says that’s fantastic. Then Miz says, “Can you dig that sucker? See ya. Bye” (That was funny too). Booker says that he actually wasn’t going to say that. Booker then says that tonight he has an announcement. Tonight he will make to main event caliber matches. Kane & Daniel Bryan will face Dolph Ziggler & Big Show. Booker thanks everyone and was headed to the back. Then Miz reminds Booker that he said he would make 2 matches. Booker says that he almost forgot about Miz. Booker tells Miz that he will face this man. Booker walks to the back. Then cue voices in the head and Randy Orton comes out. I was ok with this segment. It was a bit long but I thought Kane, Daniel & Miz were good with their promos. Kane & Daniel play their parts very well and make a dumb storyline kind of entertaining. I also like Miz asking Booker if he will put them all in some kind of main event match since that is what usually happens at the start of every show. I thought that was funny. I thought this segment was alright.

Randy Orton vs. The Miz. Orton gets the pin. This was a solid to good match. Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez watched from the sky box. During the match Matt Striker interviewed Del Rio. Striker mentions last week when Orton gave Ricardo an RKO on the announce table. Striker says that clearly Orton was sending Del Rio a message. Striker says that the question on everyone’s mind is…Then Ricardo says if the message is like the message that Kane sent Striker on Raw. Then Striker asks Del Rio for comments on his match with Orton at hell in a cell. Del Rio says that Orton is nothing but a little girl. He says that Orton is afraid of him. Orton is nothing. Del Rio says that he is the new Apex Predator in WWE. I don’t know why they had an interview during a match. It really detracted from the match itself. I thought the match was good though. Afterwards Del Rio gets the mic and tells Orton they will do this on Del Rio’s terms, not Orton’s.

Sheamus is walking backstage and he runs into Teddy Long. Sheamus says that he’s doing that great. He says that he isn’t one to complain. He says that the first 2 weeks on Raw he & Wade Barrett have had some epic scraps (I think that’s what he said). Sheamus says they’ve been battering each other only for Big Show to come out and stick his massive “arse” in their business. Sheamus asks Long for 1 more match with Wade Barrett tonight. Long says that he will talk to Booker and he believes he can make this happen for Sheamus, “Playa”. Then Long says that he will do him 1 even better. To make sure that there is a winner he will make it a lumber jack match. Then Sheamus says, “I feel ya playa!” Then they fist pump. Sheamus walks off. Long sells Sheamus’ fist pump and says, “I feel you too playa.” Then they show that Eve was watching. This was ok. Thankfully it was short.

Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd vs. Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow. Cody & Sandow win when Cody pins Tyson. This was a solid match.

Booker T & Eve are in the GM office. Booker says Eve is doing a good job. Then Teddy Long comes in and says he just finished talking to Sheamus and he came up with a great idea for tonight’s main event. Booker says that he & Eve were just talking about that too. Long says that he came up with Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett in a lumber jack match. Then Eve tells Long that she’s had that idea since last week. She says that Long must’ve overheard her talking about it. Then Eve tells Booker that Long is trying to take credit for her idea. Booker of course believes Eve and tells Long he will have to do better than that. (So is WWE creative). Booker says that he has a meeting he has to take care of. Eve says she’ll walk with him. Booker walks off & Eve gives Long a dirty look before she leaves. Then Long picks up an I pad or something. This was just as idiotic as the other Booker-Long-Eve bits. Booker is the GM. How come he’s not watching the show!? What is with WWE making people in charge be either total heels or total idiots!?

WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler & Big Show. Kane & Daniel win when Daniel makes Dolph tap. This was a good match but they had Dolph,  the Money in the Bank holder job cleanly again! Afterwards Kane & Daniel are on the ramp once arguing about who the tag team champions is. Then Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow come out and they attack the champions. They knock Kane off the stage and they double stomp Daniel.

They show Antonio Cesaro outside Sun Studio in Memphis. He says hello in 5 languages. Then he says that he continues to bring prestige back to the U.S. Title. He says that he is experiencing some Americana. He mentions that he is standing outside of Sun Studio. Then he brings up Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and the “king of rock n’ roll.” He says this is why this country needs him as U.S. Champion. He says everyone’s used to being country bumpkins by listening to hillbilly music that the rest of the world doesn’t care about. He says, “That’s what qualifies a land mark in America?” He says this building shouldn’t be celebrated, it should be demolished. Then he says that Sun Studios is no longer part of Antonio Cesaro’s America. I wasn’t really into this. How often throughout the decades have we had these anti American characters? This is another old bit.   

Ted DiBiase, Jr. vs. U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro gets the pin. This was a solid match.

Time for the Raw Rebound.

Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal are in the ring. They reshow them attacking Zack Ryder & Santino from Monday. Then Slater gets the mic and says we’re looking at the greatest group in history (far from it). Then McIntyre says they’re the 3 man band with this really idiotic screech. Then Slater says they’re the 3MB. Then Mahal says they make beautiful music & they rule the day (Whatever that means). Slater says to sit back and watch him beat up Brodus Clay. Then Brodus Clay comes out. This 3 man band gimmick is terrible.

Brodus Clay vs. Heath Slater in a musical jobbers match. Staler gets the pin. This wasn’t much. Brodus’ stock has really fallen.

Backstage Matt Striker interviews Wade Barrett. Striker wants Barrett’s thoughts on tonight’s lumber jack match. Barrett says that there seems to be some sort of pervading notion in WWE that Sheamus is a tough guy. Barrett is not entirely convinced that’s the case but 1 thing that he is sure of is that Sheamus is very very stupid. Barrett then says that he isn’t saying that to insult him. He thinks it’s just a fact. Barrett then says that in less then 2 weeks Sheamus has a huge match defending his World Title against Big Show. When you’re in that situation the last thing you want is a match against Wade Barrett, much less a lumber jack match. Barrett then says that there is no escape and by taking this match Sheamus is essentially saying that he doesn’t want to be World Champion any more. Then he says that he has a message for Big Show. He will be doing Show a huge favor tonight when he damages Sheamus. Then Barrett says that in less than 2 weeks when Big Show defeats Sheamus Barrett wants him to remember that favor because he wants to be paid. This was a good promo.

Eve is on commentary for the next match.

Layla vs. Natalya. Layla gets the pin. This was short.

Kaitlyn is backstage checking messages on her phone or something. Then Teddy Long comes in with the I pad from before. He tells Kaitlyn that he’s got something that she needs to see. Kaitlyn mentions that’s Eve’s I pad. Long says that Eve left it in Booker’s office. Kaitlyn looks at what’s on there. Then Long tells Kaitlyn that Eve has to be stopped. As far as he’s concerned Kaitlyn can do whatever she wants to with this information. Then Kaitlyn takes a picture of the I pad screen with her phone. Then Kaitlyn says that she will confront Eve about this but till Long should put it back where he found out so that Eve won’t know. It looks like they got the drop on Eve. Thankfully this a short bit. This storyline is really lame.

The lumber jacks come out for the Sheamus-Wade Barrett match.

World Champion Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett in a lumber jack match. Sheamus gets the pin. The lumber jacks brawled of course. Then Kane’s pyro went off and he & Daniel Bryan ran to ringside to get in on the brawl (Why weren’t they out there in the first place?). As the brawl is going on Cody Rhodes got in the ring. Sheamus tossed him over the top but Cody landed on the apron. Then Barrett charged at Sheamus but Sheamus pushed him into Cody. Cody fell off the apron. Then Sheamus gave Barrett the Brogue Kick for the win. Afterwards Kane & Daniel chase Cody & Sandow over the guardrail. Then Dolph came in and gave Sheamus the Zig Zag. Then he tried to cash it the Money in the Bank case but Big Show gave Dolph the KO punch. Then Show goes up the ramp, gets the mic and tells Sheamus to wake up and take a good long hard look at Dolph lying unconscious. Then Show says at hell in a cell that’s gonna be Sheamus’ fate. Show says he is going to knock Sheamus out and he is taking that title. Then Show walks to the back as Sheamus looks on to end the show. The match was good and I liked the brawl too but Dolph got booked like a jobber twice in 1 night! What is wrong with this company? I’m guessing Dolph will cash in at the PPV. They might put the Title on him but who will take him seriously as champion when he always gets beaten?

I was ok with this week’s show. I thought the opening segment was a bit long but I thought Daniel & Miz were good here. The Sheamus-Wade Barrett match was good too. The lumber jacks brawling was predictable but solid. Kane & Daniel vs. Big Show & Dolph was good too, but they had Dolph tap out clean. I’m not into the whole Teddy Long-Eve angle. Of course Booker has to be a moron since he’s GM. The Long- Sheamus & Long-Kaitlyn bits weren’t much and thankfully they was short. Layla-Natalya was a short match and there wasn’t much to it. Brodus Clay-Heath Slater wasn’t much. Brodus’ push is no more and the 3 man band stable is idiotic. Ted-Cesaro was solid too. Cesaro’s promo was kind of just there. Wade Barrett’s promo was really good. Gabriel & Tyson vs. Cody & Sandow was also solid. I thought Orton-Miz was solid too but I wasn’t into the sky box interview with Del Rio. On the whole I thought this week’s show was ok.