SmackDown opens with the Chairman of the Board Vince McMahon, who announces that the new GM of SmackDown is a man who will call it down the middle
Booker T! Booker comes out to a nice pop. Alberto Del Rio comes out and starts talking. Out comes Sheamus, who tells Del Rio that hes happy about his upbringing and that hes not a rich punk like Del Rio. Booker tells Sheamus and Del Rio that they have single matches tonight before being stopped by Del Rio, who says he will not wrestle until SummerSlam. Booker tells Del Rio that hes the new boss and tonight he faces Randy Orton. Booker then tells Sheamus that he will face his opponent right now and its
TENSAI.
* World Hvt. champion Sheamus beat Tensai in a non-title match. Early on, Tensai used Sakamoto as a human shield before throwing him against the barricade in a laugh-out-loud moment. Also of note, Tensais belly is so floppy that it has bruises all over it. Then, Tensais stomach started bleeding. The guy looks like a mess. Tensai hit the Baldo Bomb for two. But, Sheamus with the Brogue Kick for the win. Hard-hitting, entertaining match. Pretty fun.
Eve hit on Booker T backstage and sucked up to him as she tried to get a job in his administration. Teddy Long was offered a Sr. Advisor to the GM job. Booker gave Teddy the chance to tell Eve that there are no more job openings.
* Antonio Cesaro beat U.S. champion Santino in a non-title match. Cesaro came out to almost no reaction, then said hello to the crowd in five languages. Santino had the win with the Cobra, but Cesaros foot was under the ropes. Cesaro then hit his finisher for the win. Cesaro's associates Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose came out and berated Santino after the match, saying he was the worst US champion of all time and an embarrassment. Santino looked emotional as he went to the back.
Kane, Jericho, and Christian vs. Miz, Bryan, and Ziggler is apparently next. Kanes pyro being set up.
Matt Striker was backstage with Daniel Bryan and he showed a recap of Mondays Raw with the doctor. Striker asked Bryan if he has any thoughts and he said no. The camera panned out and he had a No No No t-shirt. He told the crowd not to chant Yes, and said that he will be saying no more often. Of course, the crowd chanted yes much to his dismay.
* Daniel Bryan, The Miz, and Dolph Ziggler defeated Chris Jericho, Kane, and Christian in a six-man tag. The heels won when Bryan rolled up Jericho after a distraction from Ezekiel Jackson.
Striker interviewed Randy Orton backstage and welcomed him back to the show. Orton mentioned Alberto Del Rio being number one contender for the World Title. Orton said hell defeat Del Rio tonight.
WWE announced that Survivor Series is coming to Indianapolis on November 18. The password for the pre-sale is series.
* Ryback beat Jinder Mahal via DQ. The crowd was into Ryback, but barely any Goldberg chants. Jinder hit Ryback with a mic for the DQ. Mahal then ran up the ramp in fear of Ryback. While Ryback was distracted he was attacked by Heidenreich. After an intense brawl refs and other officials break them up.
Backstage Daniel Bryan runs into a gleeful Ezekiel Jackson. He says there's no need for Bryan to fear him. He's calm and medicated and happy that his two friends are about to make a big impact. He says that he's not interested in Bryan anymore since he's no longer a championship caliber talent but since he's still a fan he'd like to form a partnership, hence his earlier interference in Bryan's match. Bryan reluctantly agrees.
Prime Time Players came out for the next match. Yes, A.W. was miced for sound.
* Darren Young beat WWE tag champion R-Truth. A.W. introduced his team, as usual, and used his headset mic at ringside. Lots of shenanigans. Young won in about two minutes after five distractions.
Heidenreich and Snitsky come out on the stage and address the Players and Kofi/Truth. They remind everyone they stole the real tag titles two months ago and no one remembers or even cares that phony titles have been in circulation since. Snitsky says Big Show destroyed the whole tag team scene and no one cared. They throw the tag belts into the crowd and rush the ring. All four men are destroyed by Heindereich and Snitsky. Heidenreich gets on AW's live mic and says they just committed a lynching. He is attacked by Ryback from the crowd who gets the better of him and Snitsky. Loud feed me more chants.
Raw recap next, then the main event. Ricardo Rodriguez came out to introduce Alberto Del Rio.
Layla congratulated Booker T backstage. Cody Rhodes confronted GM Booker T. Booker announced Cody vs. Sin Cara for next week. Booker quotable: I didnt call you sucker. I called you sucka.
Before the match, Rodriguez stated that despite the events of the previous week, he's had a change of heart and Del Rio is more valuable to him alive than dead and he's going to stand behind his lieutenant.
* Randy Orton beat Alberto Del Rio via DQ when Ricardo Rodriguez interfered. Ricardo entered the ring and attacked Orton as he was going to set up the RKO, which caused the DQ finish. They both went up the ramp when Sheamus ran down behind Del Rio, threw him inside the ring, and into Ortons RKO. Orton posed on the ramp but was attacked by Camacho and El Diablo Negro (Maven). Sheamus tried to interfere but was assaulted by Hunico and El Gringo (Luke Gallows). After the assault Ricardo and his cartel pose on the ramp.
Dark Main Event
* John Cena def. Big Show and Cody Rhodes in a handicap match
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