- Thanks to Eric Shane for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonights tapings in Bakersfield, California:
* Lilian Garcia kicks things off and gets a nice reaction from the crowd.
* Teddy Long is the announcer with Michael Cole since Josh Mathews is out this week.
*Daniel Bryan is sitting in a chair in the ring in protest. He says that the show won't start until he gets some answers. He says he's tired of people not taking him seriously. He filed a formal complaint with the WWE board of directors Monday morning about AJ but he hasn't heard back from them. He says everyone is too worried about kissing HHH's ass after he got whooped by Brock Lesnar. Loud dueling "You Tapped Out/HHH" chants. Bryan says he has no choice but to hold the show hostage until someone with some authority addresses his concerns. He goes on to finally explain that AJ barred Ezekiel Jackson from the building at SummerSlam and instead of having his support at ringside Jackson was forced to watch the show from a local Hooters.
*Video is shown of a distraught and emotional Ezekiel Jackson, in wrestling gear, watching the show. A manager tries to get him to leave saying he's not dressed appropriately which leads to a melee and Jackson destroying the place. He is eventually arrested and taken to jail.
*Bryan continues his rant stating that Jackson was forced to spend the night in jail without his meds and he is still in a very fragile emotional state. Bryan says he's retained the services of David Otunga and plans to file a suit on Jackson's behalf if someone isn't punished.
Randy Orton interrupts Bryan and tells him to shut up. He has more important matters to discuss and talks about what happened on RAW. Orton wants a shot at the World Heavyweight Title and issues a challenge if anyone has a problem with that. Sheamus comes out to a big pop. Sheamus agrees that Orton should get a title shot. This brings Alberto Del Rio out, who also wants a title shot. Booker T appears and books Orton vs. Del Rio with the winner facing Sheamus.
Bryan yells NO NO NO NO and demands Booker address his concerns or he won't get out of the ring. Booker says that the board of directors has heard his complaint and corrective action against AJ will be taken in one week. Bryan screams YES YES YES and exits the ring.
* Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal is up next. Ryback cuts a promo on Mahal before the match. Ryback gets the win. Heidenreich and Snitsky appear on the TitanTron and challenge Ryback to a 2 on 1 match next week on Smackdown. Snitsky tells Ryback that his bootleg streak is about to come to an end. Heidenreich mocks his old "Yep yep, what it do," catchphrase.
* Layla beat Alicia Fox with Kaitlyn on commentary. Good back and forth match for the Divas. Kaitlyn and Layla came face to face in the middle of the ring after the match but shook hands. Eve Torres ran down and raised both of their hands for some reason.
* Backstage segment with Dolph Ziggler and Naomi arguing with Sheamus, who dares Ziggler to cash in tonight.
* Sheamus beat Dolph Ziggler by DQ after getting hit with the briefcase. Ziggler continues the attack and goes to cash in his title shot but Sheamus gets back up and Dolph leaves.
* Santino Marella comes out and talks about his reign as United States Champion but is interrupted by new champion Antonio Cesaro, his manager William Regal and Aksana. Santino attacks Cesaro but Aksana distracts the Cobra. Cesaro ends it by laying Santino out. Regal kicks Santino out of the ring and says he has a surprise for Cesaro. A briefcase is brought to Regal and he opens it revealing the old European championship. Regal says it's only fitting that a man of Cesaro's calibre get a belt that means something. Cesaro christens it the VERY European championship but states that he'll hold onto the US title as well, as a cheap trinket.
* Backstage segment with Del Rio yelling at Ricardo.
* Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeat Epico and Primo.
* Matt Striker is backstage with Kofi and Truth. Titus ONeil and Darren Young show up as do The Usos and Primo and Epico to start a big brawl. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose ambush all eight men and lay them out with chairshots. Matt Striker gets one as well.
* Booker and Teddy are backstage talking about what happened to Booker T's office two weeks ago when Eve comes in. She has done research on the next tag title contenders and has everything organized. Booker is impressed. She also states she has received some evidence regarding who trashed Booker's office. She will reveal it next week. Teddy Long looks uncomfortable.
* A Wade Barrett video airs.
* Alberto Del Rio defeats Randy Orton with Sheamus on commentary, Theres a big brawl after the match with Ziggler joining in. A deranged Ezekiel Jackson appears out of the crowd and destroys all four men. Daniel Bryan appears on the stage flanked by Heidenreich and Snitsky. He tells everyone he knew this would happen and it's going to continue as Jackson has refused to take his medicine until AJ is suspended or fired. Jackson then attacks Michael Cole and Lillian Garcia. Several officials rush the ring and attempt to restrain Jackson. The locker room empties and eventually Jackson is strapped to a gurney and wheeled out of the arena. He says that AJ is a dead man.
Hell of a show.....
* Lilian Garcia kicks things off and gets a nice reaction from the crowd.
* Teddy Long is the announcer with Michael Cole since Josh Mathews is out this week.
*Daniel Bryan is sitting in a chair in the ring in protest. He says that the show won't start until he gets some answers. He says he's tired of people not taking him seriously. He filed a formal complaint with the WWE board of directors Monday morning about AJ but he hasn't heard back from them. He says everyone is too worried about kissing HHH's ass after he got whooped by Brock Lesnar. Loud dueling "You Tapped Out/HHH" chants. Bryan says he has no choice but to hold the show hostage until someone with some authority addresses his concerns. He goes on to finally explain that AJ barred Ezekiel Jackson from the building at SummerSlam and instead of having his support at ringside Jackson was forced to watch the show from a local Hooters.
*Video is shown of a distraught and emotional Ezekiel Jackson, in wrestling gear, watching the show. A manager tries to get him to leave saying he's not dressed appropriately which leads to a melee and Jackson destroying the place. He is eventually arrested and taken to jail.
*Bryan continues his rant stating that Jackson was forced to spend the night in jail without his meds and he is still in a very fragile emotional state. Bryan says he's retained the services of David Otunga and plans to file a suit on Jackson's behalf if someone isn't punished.
Randy Orton interrupts Bryan and tells him to shut up. He has more important matters to discuss and talks about what happened on RAW. Orton wants a shot at the World Heavyweight Title and issues a challenge if anyone has a problem with that. Sheamus comes out to a big pop. Sheamus agrees that Orton should get a title shot. This brings Alberto Del Rio out, who also wants a title shot. Booker T appears and books Orton vs. Del Rio with the winner facing Sheamus.
Bryan yells NO NO NO NO and demands Booker address his concerns or he won't get out of the ring. Booker says that the board of directors has heard his complaint and corrective action against AJ will be taken in one week. Bryan screams YES YES YES and exits the ring.
* Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal is up next. Ryback cuts a promo on Mahal before the match. Ryback gets the win. Heidenreich and Snitsky appear on the TitanTron and challenge Ryback to a 2 on 1 match next week on Smackdown. Snitsky tells Ryback that his bootleg streak is about to come to an end. Heidenreich mocks his old "Yep yep, what it do," catchphrase.
* Layla beat Alicia Fox with Kaitlyn on commentary. Good back and forth match for the Divas. Kaitlyn and Layla came face to face in the middle of the ring after the match but shook hands. Eve Torres ran down and raised both of their hands for some reason.
* Backstage segment with Dolph Ziggler and Naomi arguing with Sheamus, who dares Ziggler to cash in tonight.
* Sheamus beat Dolph Ziggler by DQ after getting hit with the briefcase. Ziggler continues the attack and goes to cash in his title shot but Sheamus gets back up and Dolph leaves.
* Santino Marella comes out and talks about his reign as United States Champion but is interrupted by new champion Antonio Cesaro, his manager William Regal and Aksana. Santino attacks Cesaro but Aksana distracts the Cobra. Cesaro ends it by laying Santino out. Regal kicks Santino out of the ring and says he has a surprise for Cesaro. A briefcase is brought to Regal and he opens it revealing the old European championship. Regal says it's only fitting that a man of Cesaro's calibre get a belt that means something. Cesaro christens it the VERY European championship but states that he'll hold onto the US title as well, as a cheap trinket.
* Backstage segment with Del Rio yelling at Ricardo.
* Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeat Epico and Primo.
* Matt Striker is backstage with Kofi and Truth. Titus ONeil and Darren Young show up as do The Usos and Primo and Epico to start a big brawl. Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose ambush all eight men and lay them out with chairshots. Matt Striker gets one as well.
* Booker and Teddy are backstage talking about what happened to Booker T's office two weeks ago when Eve comes in. She has done research on the next tag title contenders and has everything organized. Booker is impressed. She also states she has received some evidence regarding who trashed Booker's office. She will reveal it next week. Teddy Long looks uncomfortable.
* A Wade Barrett video airs.
* Alberto Del Rio defeats Randy Orton with Sheamus on commentary, Theres a big brawl after the match with Ziggler joining in. A deranged Ezekiel Jackson appears out of the crowd and destroys all four men. Daniel Bryan appears on the stage flanked by Heidenreich and Snitsky. He tells everyone he knew this would happen and it's going to continue as Jackson has refused to take his medicine until AJ is suspended or fired. Jackson then attacks Michael Cole and Lillian Garcia. Several officials rush the ring and attempt to restrain Jackson. The locker room empties and eventually Jackson is strapped to a gurney and wheeled out of the arena. He says that AJ is a dead man.
Hell of a show.....
