We open SmackDown with a recap of last week and the beat down on Shemaeus by Alberto Del Rio.
Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are out to start the show and are demanding that Del Rio get his championship match back at SummerSlam. Ricardo Rodriguez demands Booker fulfill Del Rio's request as everyone saw first hand how powerful the Cartel's reach is.
Booker T is out to confront Del Rio. Booker T says that a man does not dress goons up in cop suits and attack one man. Chris Jericho comes out and goes off on Del Rio and calls him a yapping dog. Jericho starts speaking Spanish and says that Del Rio's breath smells like dog s--t in Spanish. Yes, he's speaking in Spanish. Jericho says that he wants to take Del Rio's spot at SummerSlam. The main event tonight is set, and it will be Jericho vs. Del Rio. Booker T said Sheamus will not wrestle at SummerSlam. Ricardo tells Booker to watch his back because he'll mess him up worse than those rednecks did last week.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. The Miz and Cody Rhodes. Rey hits the 619 while Cody is trying to take of Sin Cara's mask and gets the win after the top rop dive. After the match, Mysterio hit the Miz with a 619 after Miz tried to sneak attack him. Heck of a match, Rey and Sin Cara are amazing together.
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan is announced for later tonight.
Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks beat two jobbers. Hawkins and Reks are doing some new stipper "Magic Mike" dance gimmick now. Damien Sandow and Drew McIntyre are shown watching backstage looking pleased.
William Regal is backstage telling Eve how powerful he was when he was the GM and he's still a powerful man and can make things happen. He introduces Antonio Cesaro as his new protege. He says he's going to use his troke to make big things happen for him. Workers then come up to Regal and ask him to take the trash out. He hands it to Cesaro and says before big rewards come the little duties.
Teddy long is out at the announce booth to commentate during the Divas match between Eve and Kaitlyn. Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become Booker T's new assistant. Short, sloppy match.
Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan. Ezekiel Jackson was ringside. Kane faked his entrance to distracting Bryan and Jackson, and Orton nailed him with an RKO to get the pin. Jackson attacked Orton after the match putting him the torture rack. Bryan is still in the ring with the mic screaming "No No!," and says he won't leave until the people stop chanting "YES!" Triple H comes out and pedigrees him. HHH says he wants no part of Jackson's "pain" and pretends to leave but knocks Jackson out with a granite phallus.
It's announced that WWE will return to Austin for a live event on January 11th. The pre-sale password is AUSCENA.
Santino comes out for color commentary. Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder is up next.
Antonio Cesaro w/ William Regal defeated Zack Ryder in 30 seconds. After the match Regal and Cesaro ran down Santino telling him he was a disgrace to Europe, pandering to fat, lazy and stupid Americans. Santino attacks Cesaro but is hit with a stiff chair shot from behind by Regal. Cesaro gives him the Swiss Death which he now calls the VERY European uppercut.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho is up next. Del Rio is out first. Jericho is coming out and is attacked by Ziggler, who screams to Jericho to not overlook him. The match has started, looks like Jericho is going to wrestle hurt. Del Rio dominated the majority of the match by attacking Jericho's injured ribs. Ziggler interfered twice, allowing Del Rio to win with the Shining Wizard kick.
After the match, Ziggler and Del Rio double team Jericho until Sheamus makes the save. Del Rio attacks Sheamus, but Sheamus makes a comeback and Del Rio escapes through the crowd. Booker T comes out to address the situation. Booker tells Sheamus that he should not be there. Sheamus demands that his rematch with Del Rio get re-instated. Booker originally says "no," but Sheamus keeps pleading. After Sheamus said "please" like three times, Booker relented and said that the match is back on for SummerSlam. Rodriguez calls Sheamus a weak p*ssy in Spanish for groveling to el Negro.
After the cameras stopped rolling, Del Rio sneaks back up on Sheamus. Sheamus and Del Rio fight into the crowd and Sheamus gets the upper hand. Sheamus then stood victorious as Del Rio ran away again.
Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are out to start the show and are demanding that Del Rio get his championship match back at SummerSlam. Ricardo Rodriguez demands Booker fulfill Del Rio's request as everyone saw first hand how powerful the Cartel's reach is.
Booker T is out to confront Del Rio. Booker T says that a man does not dress goons up in cop suits and attack one man. Chris Jericho comes out and goes off on Del Rio and calls him a yapping dog. Jericho starts speaking Spanish and says that Del Rio's breath smells like dog s--t in Spanish. Yes, he's speaking in Spanish. Jericho says that he wants to take Del Rio's spot at SummerSlam. The main event tonight is set, and it will be Jericho vs. Del Rio. Booker T said Sheamus will not wrestle at SummerSlam. Ricardo tells Booker to watch his back because he'll mess him up worse than those rednecks did last week.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. The Miz and Cody Rhodes. Rey hits the 619 while Cody is trying to take of Sin Cara's mask and gets the win after the top rop dive. After the match, Mysterio hit the Miz with a 619 after Miz tried to sneak attack him. Heck of a match, Rey and Sin Cara are amazing together.
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan is announced for later tonight.
Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks beat two jobbers. Hawkins and Reks are doing some new stipper "Magic Mike" dance gimmick now. Damien Sandow and Drew McIntyre are shown watching backstage looking pleased.
William Regal is backstage telling Eve how powerful he was when he was the GM and he's still a powerful man and can make things happen. He introduces Antonio Cesaro as his new protege. He says he's going to use his troke to make big things happen for him. Workers then come up to Regal and ask him to take the trash out. He hands it to Cesaro and says before big rewards come the little duties.
Teddy long is out at the announce booth to commentate during the Divas match between Eve and Kaitlyn. Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become Booker T's new assistant. Short, sloppy match.
Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan. Ezekiel Jackson was ringside. Kane faked his entrance to distracting Bryan and Jackson, and Orton nailed him with an RKO to get the pin. Jackson attacked Orton after the match putting him the torture rack. Bryan is still in the ring with the mic screaming "No No!," and says he won't leave until the people stop chanting "YES!" Triple H comes out and pedigrees him. HHH says he wants no part of Jackson's "pain" and pretends to leave but knocks Jackson out with a granite phallus.
It's announced that WWE will return to Austin for a live event on January 11th. The pre-sale password is AUSCENA.
Santino comes out for color commentary. Antonio Cesaro vs. Zack Ryder is up next.
Antonio Cesaro w/ William Regal defeated Zack Ryder in 30 seconds. After the match Regal and Cesaro ran down Santino telling him he was a disgrace to Europe, pandering to fat, lazy and stupid Americans. Santino attacks Cesaro but is hit with a stiff chair shot from behind by Regal. Cesaro gives him the Swiss Death which he now calls the VERY European uppercut.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho is up next. Del Rio is out first. Jericho is coming out and is attacked by Ziggler, who screams to Jericho to not overlook him. The match has started, looks like Jericho is going to wrestle hurt. Del Rio dominated the majority of the match by attacking Jericho's injured ribs. Ziggler interfered twice, allowing Del Rio to win with the Shining Wizard kick.
After the match, Ziggler and Del Rio double team Jericho until Sheamus makes the save. Del Rio attacks Sheamus, but Sheamus makes a comeback and Del Rio escapes through the crowd. Booker T comes out to address the situation. Booker tells Sheamus that he should not be there. Sheamus demands that his rematch with Del Rio get re-instated. Booker originally says "no," but Sheamus keeps pleading. After Sheamus said "please" like three times, Booker relented and said that the match is back on for SummerSlam. Rodriguez calls Sheamus a weak p*ssy in Spanish for groveling to el Negro.
After the cameras stopped rolling, Del Rio sneaks back up on Sheamus. Sheamus and Del Rio fight into the crowd and Sheamus gets the upper hand. Sheamus then stood victorious as Del Rio ran away again.