Coverage and thoughts on the December 14, 2012 episode of Smackdown
The show starts with Sheamus & Antonio Cesaro on commentary. Then Big Show comes out for a match.
R-Truth vs. World Champion Big Show. Show gets the pin. This was a decent match. Afterwards Big Show tries to goad Sheamus into hitting him. Then Cesaro attacks Sheamsu from behind, sending him into Big Show. Big Show says that Sheamus hit him. He walks up the ramp laughing it up.
Big Show is backstage and tells Booker that Sheamus has violated the no contact clause. That means the title match has to be called off. Booker says that Cesaro threw Sheamus into him. Booker then tells Show that if he's scared of Sheamus he should admit it. Show isn't scared of Sheamus. Booker says that match for the PPV is still on.
Damien Sandow is in the ring. For 2 weeks he has been hoping to find someone who is worthy of becoming his apprentice. His quest has been like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Therefore, it is with esteemed pleasure that he reintroduces his tag team partner and best friend. He tells the fans to stand up and remain silent. The fans boo. Sandow tells them to show the proper respect for Cody Rhodes. Out comes Cody. Cody says it's an honor to be standing back in the ring with Sandow. Now Damien can end his quest for an apprentice because he has his partner back. For anyone who tries to break up their friendship, like The Miz, Cody says this. Cody doesn't get a chance to say anything because the Usos' music hits and they come out.
The Usos vs. Rhodes Scholars. Rhodes Scholars win when Sandow pins Jay. This was solid.
David Otunga is backstage reviewing the no contact clause contract. He tells Big Show that he is right. Big Show tells him to use his Harvard degree for him. Otunga says they should talk about this in the ring.
Big Show & David Otunga are in the ring. Show says everyone saw Sheamus put his hands on him. The fans boo. Show says it's Sheamus' fault. He tried to explain to Booker T that Sheamus violated the no contact clause, whoch means there will be no match at TLC. If Booker won't listen to Show, maybe he will listen to Otunga. Otunga says that Booker made Show sign a no contact clause contract and now Booker isn't following his own rules. They have no choice but to bring this to the Board of Directors. They'll also demand that Booker be removed as Smackdown GM. Out comes Booker T. He says that Otunga's Harvard degree isdn't worth the paper it was printed on. Contracts aren't neccisarily letter of the law. Otunga objects. Booker says if Otunga wants to go to the board and waste their time, then he can go ahead. Booker says the match is still on. Otunga says Sheamus violated the contract. Otunga then says that he will see to it that the Board fire both Booker & Sheamus. Then out comes Sheamus with a chair. He says that if the match gets called off there's nothiing to stop him from kicking Big Show's "arse" right now. Show then says that the contract is still valid. Then Big Show walks up the ramp. Then Sheamus gives Otunga a Brogue Kick. This was weak. This whole no contact clause is really lame.
They reshow Raw 2 weeks ago when The Shield attacked Randy Orton after he beat Brad Maddox.
Matt Striker was scheduled to interview Randy Orton. Break time.
Back from the break and backstage The Shield stomps on a fallen Randy Orton. They supposedly powerbombed him through a table (It wasn't shown).
Kaitlyn vs. Aksana. Kaitlyn gets the pin. This wasn't much. It was a typical Divas match.
Matt Striker is backstage. He says that Orton has separated his shoulder. He also might have gotten a concussion. This was the storyline to write Orton out of the show. I believe he actually does have a separated shoulder.
Time for Miz TV. Miz welcomes everyone to the most must see talk show. The most controversial unit right now are The Shield. They've been reaking havoc for the sake of Justice. Miz says that his guests and their partner will put a stop to The Shield at TLC. Then out come Kane & Daniel Bryan. Miz will start with Daniel since he's know him ever since he came to WWE. Miz asks how did it feel. Daniel asks if Miz is Oprah. The time for talk is over. It's time for action. He will unleash his anger on The Shield at TLC and they will be begging for the pain to stop. Daniels says when that happens he will say no. Kane says The Shield made the mistake of they're lives by attacking them, because now Kane & Daniel are on the same page and are unstoppable. They will use tables, ladders and chairs and will love every second of it. Daniel chants Yes. Then The Shield show up on the Tron. Ambrose says to ask Orton what happens when you threten The Shield. Reigns says that Kane is now a helpless victim because of them. Kane says why wait till Sunday. Reigns says they agree. Then The Shield shows up in the top row of the crowed. Then they make their way to ringside but then feed me more hits and out comes Ryback. He gets in the ring & he, Kane & Daniel stare down The Shield. Ryback then leads the fans in the feed me more chant. The Shield backs off. This was a solid segment. The Shield have been really good so far and I thought Kane & Daniel were good here too.
Justin Gabriel, Tyson Kidd, Great Khali & Hornswoggle vs. The Primetime Players and Primo & Epico. Justin, Tyson, Khali & Hornswoggle win when Tyson pins Primo. This was ok. Afterwards The heels go on the attack but get disposed of. Hornswoggle dives onto Titus. Titus catches him but he gets taken down. Then Gabirel dives onto Primo or Epico (Not sure which one it was). Khali, Natalya & Hornswoggle really are like a new version of The Oddities.
Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio. Kofi gets the pin. This was a good match. Afterwards Wade Barrett comes out. He goes to clothesline Kofi but Kofi ducks and gives Barrett the Trouble In Paradise.
Time for the Raw Rebound.
William Regal & Sheamus are backstage. Regal tells Sheamus not to let Big Show get to him. He tells Sheamus to focus on Cesaro. Sheamus says Big Show can do whatever he wants to push Sheamus' buttons, but he won't push back till Sunday. Then he will hit Big Show with chair shot after chair shot and become World Champion. This was a good backstage bit.
Sheamus vs. U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro wins by count out. Big Show came out with a beaten down William Regal. Sheamus walked up the ramp to & Regal tells Sheamus not to let Big Show get to him. Then Big SHow hit Regal in the back with a chair. That led to the count out. Big Show walks to the back as Sheamus is all bent out if shape. This ends the show.
I thought this week's show was decent overall. Truth-Show was solid and I liked the Sheamus-Cesaro match. The finish made sense too. The Big Show-Otunga-Booker T segment was kind of weak. The no contact clause doesn't do it for me. Kofi-ALberto was also a good match. The 8 man tag was ok but nothing great. This Khali-Hornswoggle-Natalya trio is weird. The Miz TV segment was decent. I liked The Shield's promo on the Tron and I thought Kane & Daniel were good here too. I liked the stare down too. Kaitlyn-Aksana was a typical Divas match and The Usos vs. Rhodes Scholars was solid. Overall I thought they did a decent job building to TLC.
No comments:
Post a Comment