Smackdown Spoilers & WWE Breaking News: Triple H – Undertaker Shocker
By Sean Farrell
Ok well this week as usual, I am bringing you the WWE Smackdown Spoilers and Results for this Friday night. However, I am going to change it up and start first with other WWE news and notes for all you RSR Pro-Wrestling, I mean *Cough* Entertainment fans. Please feel free to comment or e-mail regarding WWE and TNA I am here to help.
As I reported in my Wrestlemania coverage, Triple H delivered a chair shot to the head of the Undertaker unprotected which is illegal now since its only Entertainment. WWE has announced on their corporate website at corporate.wwe.com that both men were fined for a chair shot to the head in their match this past Sunday at Wrestlemania XXVII. Here is the announcement from their site: Pursuant to WWE’s Concussion policy, the stunt of using a folded metal chair shot to the head is prohibited. Triple H and The Undertaker have both been fined for violating this policy at WrestleMania XXVII. WWE penalizes through fine and/or suspension for violation of this policy, which is unchanged and still in effect.
This shouldn’t be a shock in the PG-era or the “post-concussion” era as I like to call it and it is a good move for them to protect their Entertainers.
Speaking of Entertainers World Wrestling Entertainment has announced they are dropping “Wrestling” from its brand entirely and will strictly be referred to as Entertainment not Pro-Wrestling.
I personally have the website abuzz with all of the Sin Cara coverage I have been bringing everyone and here is some more news. There is reportedly a lot of pressure on Sin Cara to deliver on RAW. He’s been pegged as the next Rey Mysterio for obvious reasons and will be asserted into an immediate title picture but it hasn’t been disclosed as to which but the US title seems to be the subject.
And for EVERYONE who dislikes the Miz please stop he really does have a concussion after Mania. The Miz’s concussion is legit; he suffered it when he hit his head on the cement after he went over the barricade (THAT WAS NOT KAYFABE). Miz wrote about the concussion on his Twitter, tweeting, “Doctors said to not watch TV, read, think, basically use my brain due to my concussion. So no tweets. My 1st tweet back. ‘I TOLD YOU SO!'”
Here is a backstage update for everyone concerned with the WWE’s current direction. Monday night’s RAW was heavily rewritten at the last minute, the plan in the early afternoon was to have Triple H and Undertaker Rematch at Summerslam with Taker vs. Cena taking place at WrestleMania 28. Obviously, that has changed and they announced Cena vs. the Rock a year in advance. The long-term plan has always been to build WrestleMania 28 around the Rock, even if not in a wrestling capacity like this year.
Some also believe this is why Miami was chosen as the pay-per-view location as this is a preferred destination for the Rock. Furthermore, Vincent Kennedy McMahon was reportedly going crazy all weekend changing match orders and the like for WrestleMania. This happens all the time but this weekend he changed his mind on what seemed to be an hourly basis according to the company workers I speak with. Having Jim Ross call RAW Monday night was a last-minute decision also. Ross noted earlier via Twitter that he wasn’t notified about calling RAW until nearly 6 pm ET. This appears to be a one-time deal though.
Its almost time for the WWE to do their annual “Spring Cleaning” and 10-14 Superstars will be released this month, with the cancelation of WWE Superstars on WGN many of those talents are expected to be cut.
WWE SUPERSTARS RESULTS & SPOILERS for Thursday
Match 1-Drew McIntyre defeated JTG.
Match 2- Yoshi Tatsu Defeated Tyson Kidd. Yoshi got a BIG pop(he’s rumored to be released). Kidd got booed. Chants of “Yoshi” early on. Mat wrestling with Kidd working the arm. Yoshi counters then the two do a series of counters. That got the crowd real hot. The “Ryder” crowd is chanting “USA”… HILARIOUS as Yoshi is billed from Japan and Kidd from Canada. Brawl on the outside. Kidd hit a nice flapjack into the apron from the outside. Kidd got some heel heat from crowd. Kidd works Yoshi. Crowd is ON for Yoshi. Kidd hit a nice low dropkick to the back of the head on a seated Tatsu. While Kidd wears down Tatsu with a necklock, crowd chants “Let’s go Yoshi”. Yoshi hits a counter. They do the both men down, ref counts spot. Yoshi gets back up first wit a series of chops and a dropkick. Near fall. Yoshi goes to the top, Kidd shoves him, racking Tatsu. Kidd hit a top rope huracarana. Two count. Kidd goes for the Sharpshooter but Yoshi counters. Kidd goes for a springboard, Tatsu moves and hits the kick to the head for the pin. Tatsu celebrates.
Match 3-Santino Marella Defeated Ted DiBiase. Santino got a great pop. Bigger than Mark Henry’s earlier. No one cared about Ted. Stalling. Santino offers a handshake, Ted rejects. Crowd roars with boos. The two had a decent match. Ended with the Cobra. Crowd loved Santino.
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS and SPOILERS for Friday
WWE Smackdown opens with Alberto Del Rio complaining about Edge and Christian at Mania. Del Rio said he would take the World title then Edge comes driving out in a wrecker towing Del Rio’s damaged car from Mania. They go back and forth on the mic and Teddy Long announces that later tonight it would be Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio with the winner challenging Edge for the World title in a Ladder Match at the Extreme Rules PPV.
Match 1-Kane, Big Show,Kofi Kingston & Santino Marella defeated The Corre in a Best of Three Falls bout. Kofi pinned Justin Gabriel in the first fall with a crossbody off the top rope. Way more competitive than the Mania bout. Wade Barrett pinned Santino with Wasteland in the Second Fall. The Corre was disqualified in the final fall when Kane was triple teamed as he tried to chokeslam Barrett. Show’s team made a comeback, ending with Kane, Show and Santino all teaming to chokeslam Ezekiel Jackson.
RSR’s Favorite Wrestler Sin Cara has his vignette shown and gets a big pop. On the level of Cena BIG.
Match 2-Cody Rhodes defeated Trent Baretta with CrossRhodes. Mysterio runs out to make the save for Trent as Rhodes beat on him after the match.
Segment- Christian and Edge discuss the possibility that they will have to face off for the World title at Extreme Rules. Edge leaves briefly and Christian gets a real good look at the belt.
Match 3-Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix defeated Lay-Cool after Kelly pinned Layla with a rollup after Michelle McCool went to the floor complaining of a back injury. McCool blamed Layla after the loss.
MUST SEE Segment- Michael Cole and Swagger come out and cut a promo where Cole brags about beating Lawler at Wrestlemania. Swagger says it was easy to train Cole. Then the DRUMS HIT…Sin Cara comes out, does his entrance and takes out Swagger with a corkscrew plancha to the floor.
Segemtn- Layla informed McCool she signed them up for couple’s therapy. McCool told her they weren’t a couple and Layla told her to just show up.
Main Event- Alberto Del Rio defeated Christian to earn a World title shot at the Extreme Rules PPV. This was rumored to be an excellent match and Edge and Del Rio will face off in a Ladder Match for the title.