WWE Smackdown Results 04.27.12

Tonight's Smackdown kicks off with the opening pyro as Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcome us inside the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

In the ring, Theodore Long is standing with a contract for Alberto Del Rio versus Sheamus at Extreme Rules and informs us of tonight's proceedings. Teddy says following The Amazing Red's attack on Petey Williams last week, he received clearance from RAW Co-GM Jim Cornette to make the one-on-one match tonight.

Long also says there will be a triple threat match tonight featuring participants in Sunday's Tag Team Turmoil Match and a series of BEAT THE CLOCK matches to determine the final entrant into the Elimination Chamber Match at Extreme Rules. In an added twist, however, the superstar with the LONGEST match will enter FIRST.

Teddy invites both Sheamus and Del Rio to the ring. Both oblige, and Sheamus hits the ring first. Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez follow suit. Long informs them that he's selected the stipulation for Sunday and all he needs is their signatures to make it official. Long informs them both that they will compete in a FIRST BLOOD MATCH. Del Rio explodes at this announcement. He grabs a mic and rants at Teddy, telling him that it's unfair to put him in a match with Sheamus, let alone one so violent.

Sheamus grabs the mic away, signs the contract and informs Alberto that he has one of two options; get his arse kicked right here tonight or have it done on Sunday. Del Rio reluctantly concedes and signs the contract. Del Rio storms from the ring, INCENSED with this decision.

We go backstage and John Cena is headed to the ring for his Beat The Clock Match as we head to break.

Back from commercial and we get a video recap of John Cena qualifying in impressive fashion against Sting two weeks ago.

John Cena heads to the ring and awaits his opponent--"Hurricane" John Walters. Walters hits the ring and the match gets going.

JOHN CENA def. "HURRICANE" JOHN WALTERS in 7:25

A solid opening contest that saw both men using an effective ground game. Walters would lock in a Sharpshooter, while Cena later cinched in the STFU, but both men refused to quit. Finish comes as Cena counters out of Walters' Straightjacket Lung Blower with an FU and picks up the victory, establishing the time to beat.

Cameras pan backstage as Brodie Lee lumbers backstage. The Big Rig preps for his Beat The Clock match next as we go to commercial.

Back from break as we get a video package of Brodie knocking off Sheamus (with help from Del Rio and Ricardo) to qualify for the Chamber. Back in the ring as Brodie Lee makes his way to the ring for his Beat The Clock Match. To Brodie's surprise, Teddy has set up a titanic clash as the Human Blueprint Matt Morgan rips down the entranceway and jumps into the ring to get this match under way.

BRODIE LEE def. MATT MORGAN in 6:55

Another hard-hitting physical war. Morgan tried out-powering Brodie with a Body Avalanche and a Chokeslam. Morgan stunned Brodie with a Carbon Footprint and picked up a 2 1/2 count. Morgan's flurry sent Brodie flying into one of his signature rages, as The Big Rig answered back with an impressive Superkick and a Truck Stop Spinning Side Slam, but Morgan still had some reserve in the tank.

Finish came as Morgan tried to follow up with a second Carbon Footprint, only to have Brodie duck, rebound and knock Matt senseless with a Big Rig Boot for an academic three count with thirty seconds remaining, setting up a new time to beat.

We go backstage and a clearly impressed Sheamus is applauding Brodie's effort, only to have Del Rio jump The Great White from behind and start laying into the Celtic Warrior with a steel chair. Del Rio strikes Sheamus repeatedly about the back and neck as Ricardo shouts epithets at the former World Champion. Officials have to rush in to separate Del Rio from the fallen Irishman. Staff doctors examine Sheamus as we head to commercial.

Back from break and we get a video package for Tag Team Turmoil on Sunday. We go to the parking lot where Del Rio and Ricardo attempt to flee the arena for the evening. As Del Rio goes to pile into the back seat, Sheamus emerges, swinging wildly with a lead pipe, narrowly missing Del Rio. Alberto escapes but Ricardo gets caught by the collar of his jacket. Sheamus slams Ricardo's head through the driver and and back seat windows before throwing the unconscious stool pigeon in the trunk of Del Rio's White 1970 Ford Thunderbird, valued at over $150,000. Sheamus produces a baseball bat and a can of green spray paint from the trunk.

Sheamus put his fair share of dents in the car, broke off both side view mirrors, busted out the remaining windows, and spray-painted "FELLA" on the side and "DEL RIO=ARSE" on the trunk, before stepping to the driver's seat and peeling out of the arena, Ricardo still held hostage.

Back in the ring as Justin Roberts introduces the Triple Threat Match featuring Sunday's Tag Team Turmoil Participants. Gunshots ring throughout the arena as MCMG hits the ring, Chris Sabin dressed for action. Beer Money hits the ring next and Bobby Roode dressed in his top-of-the-line streets indicates that James Storm will step to the plate tonight. Finally, The Kings of Wrestling head out, with Claudio Castagnoli throwing the punches tonight. The bell rings and here we go.

CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI def. CHRIS SABIN and JAMES STORM

A very exciting Triple Threat Match and preview for Sunday night. Claudio dropped Storm and Sabin with Bicycle Kicks, but could only pick up two on each. Sabin utilized the air game to perfection, but Storm would cut him off with Closing Time. Finish came as Sabin tried to set up for Cradle Shock on Claudio, only to have Storm chime in with a Last Call. Storm starts trash-talking Sabin, only to turn directly into the path of Swiss Death. Claudio polishes Storm off with a Ricola Bomb for the three count.

After the match, the Kings celebrate, and Roode and Shelley jump the apron to exact revenge. Roode walks into a Double Big Boot. Shelley mounts the top rope for a Diving Cross Body but gets caught and dropped with KRS ONE. The Kings turn their attention back to Roode and drill him with a devastating KRS TWO. The Kings reign supreme over the carnage before heading to the back.

Backstage as Edge is gearing up for Beat The Clock next!

Back with the WWE Rewind, and it's Edge spearing Kurt Angle to qualify for the Chamber last week.

The Rated R Superstar flies to the ring as Matt Striker reminds us that Brodie Lee still owns the time to beat at 6:55. Edge waits patiently as the lights go down and STING gets lowered from the rafters for what is sure to be another classic. The bell rings and the match gets under way.

EDGE def. STING in 6:35

Great back and forth, albeit quick. Sting answered early with a Stinger Splash, but Edge came back with an Edge-O-Matic after escaping a Military Press. Finish came as Sting telegraphed another Stinger Splash, but Edge's reflexes proved a tad quicker. The Rated R Superstar somersaulted to the opposite corner and came back with a rib-shattering Spear to pick up the three and the new time to beat.

Backstage and Nigel McGuinness is looking to qualify next. We go to commercial.

Back from break as Nigel McGuinness is in the ring awaiting his opponent. The graphic featuring Edge and the time of 6:35 flashes on the titantron and Nigel has identified his goal. Nigel gets a bit of a surprise as the Moscow Mauler, Vladimir Kozlov marches to ringside. The scowling Sambo champion hits the ring and Nigel tries to cut him off at the pass as the bell rings.

NIGEL McGUINNESS def. VLADIMIR KOZLOV in 5:25

A very hard-hitting, quick-paced match as both combatants realized the urgency. Kozlov launched an assault that included the Battering Ram and a Front Kick for two. Nigel regained his wits and assumed full control of the contest from the first pinfall attempt. Finish came as Kozlov tried to regain control with an Arm Trap Headbutt, only to have McGuinness answer back with a Jawbreaker Lariat and seal Kozlov's fate with a London Dungeon submission for the victory with 1:10 remaining. Nigel has set the bar VERY high for the remaining participants.

　

Cameras move backstage and catch Samoa Joe gearing up for action. His Beat The Clock Match is up next as we go back to break.

Back from commercial and Joe is moving methodically to the ring as the video package runs showing The Samoan Submission Machine’s win over Del Rio three weeks ago. Joe waits for his opponent and it’s “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters. Master looks in fantastic shape as he hits the ring for another battle.

SAMOA JOE def. CHRIS MASTERS in 6:00 (Fails to Beat The Clock)

Masters raised more than a few eyebrows early, using the power-game to stun his much larger opponent, but Joe would recover. Finish came as Masters attempted to lock in the Master Lock, but Joe fell back into the corner, crushing Masters and setting him up perfectly for a CCS Enziguri. As Joe connected however, the time expired. Determined not to enter the Chamber FIRST, Joe finished the job with a Muscle Buster and picked up the three at 6:00.

We go back to Teddy’s office and Red thanks him for the match tonight. Red explains that Petey Williams has been handed everything in his career and wants to make him earn something for once. Teddy tells Red that he admires the fiery spirit and tells Red to get ready because the match is next as we head back to break.

Back from break as Petey Williams heads to the ring, still fuming from last week. Red heads to the ring next, but doesn’t make it all the way as Petey gets the match off to a flying start with a Suicide Plancha into a Headscissor Takedown. The bell rings and they’re off.

PETEY WILLIAMS def. AMAZING RED

For a solid fifteen minutes, this was match of the night. Nearfalls and High Spots abound. Petey got the jump on Red with a Hurricanrana into the corner, followed by the Tree of Woe and the O Canada Nut Squash.

Red would get back into it with a Red Spike, picking up a VERY close nearfall. Finish came as Red attempted a Standing Red Star Press and Petey escaped at the last possible second. As Red tries to pump some air back into his lungs, Petey rebounds with a DEVASTATING Running Canadian Destroyer to pick up the win. After the match, Red offered a handshake and both men received a standing ovation from the crowd upon leaving the ring.

Backstage with Bryan Danielson prepping for the main event. Nigel McGuinness still has the time to beat as we go to our final commercial break.

Back in the arena as Danielson comes down to the ring, serenaded by the fans on “The Final Countdown”. As the Dragon waits in the ring, Striker and Matthews recap tonight’s action and the time to beat. JERRY LYNN hits the entrance ramp and it appears the final Beat The Clock Contest of the night has been set.

BRYAN DANIELSON def. JERRY LYNN in 5:27

A very entertaining match. Things very quickly evolved into a suplex contest. At one juncture, Danielson was beating down Lynn in the corner and upon being admonished by the official, Danielson roared “I HAVE UNTIL FIVE!” which drew a MASSIVE POP from the Indy crowd.

Finish came with Lynn setting up for the Cradle Piledriver but Danielson countered out drilled his opponent with a Roundhouse Kick to the gut that doubled Lynn over. This created an opening for Danielson to lock on Cattle Mutilation and pick up the victory, but the buzzer sounded just TWO SECONDS before Lynn would tap out. An exhausted and now infuriated Danielson took his frustrations out on Lynn after the match, jumping the already downed ECW Original and subjecting him to the YES! Lock.

Danielson refused to let go, prompting officials, EMTs and just about every other member of backstage personnel to try and separate Danielson from the victimized Lynn. Teddy Long comes out to try and restore order, but this situation has fallen into complete chaos. Nigel McGuinness will be entering the Chamber last on Sunday night, and...

A camera crew has been doggedly following Sheamus since he took off with Ricardo in the trunk. Sheamus has taken the beat-up Thunderbird out to the outskirts of Muskegon, down to Lake Michigan. The Celtic Warrior drags Ricardo from the trunk, beats him about the face with the lead pipe, drawing even more blood than already existed. Sheamus grabs Rodriguez by the scruff of his collar and tosses him into the lake. Thankfully, Coast Guard is there to make the recovery.

What follows is nothing short of stunning. Sheamus reaches into the trunk and pulls out a brick. The Great White then moves to the drivers’ side door, places the brick on the accelerator, turns on the ignition and watches stoically as the 1970 Ford Thunderbird that cost a small fortune at the beginning of the evening, rolls slowly off the pier and into the drink. Sheamus glares menacingly at the camera and tells Del Rio that after he’s through with him at Extreme Rules, they’ll be throwing him off the pier as well. Sheamus drops the lead pipe and wanders off as Smackdown heads off the air.

ECW Results 04.24.12

ECW comes to us live from the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota as Joey Styles and Tazz welcome us to the show. We head to the ring where William Regal is acting general manager in place of the indisposed Paul Heyman following the events of last week's events with the Big Show. Regal says he will address The Big Show situation later on tonight.

Regal says he has a few match announcements for tonight's show. Regarding the fracas that followed last week's opening contest between The Colony and The Unholy Alliance, Regal says tonight the issues will be settled inside a 15-FOOT HIGH STEEL CAGE.

Regal acknowledges the Extreme Rules PPV this Sunday and wants to make sure that the participants in the Tag Team Turmoil Match are tuned-up and prepared, so after striking deals with Jim Cornette and Theodore Long, individual participants from select teams will compete in one-on-one contests tonight.

Regal says there will also be three more qualifying matches tonight to determine who will vie for the final spot in the Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Championship at Extreme Rules. Before Regal can continue, he is cut off by James Mitchell and the Unholy Alliance. Mitchell demands an answer for why his crew is being subjected to this tonight when The Colony poses no threat. Regal explains that The Colony will not stand down and refuse to be intimidated, so they'll receive their shot tonight.

Before Mitchell can speak up, The Colony hits the stage and Soldier Ant grabs a mic, telling Father James that they and the rest of the ECW Locker Room refuse to let the Unholy Alliance run the show into the ground. Mitchell looks pissed as we go to commercial.

Back from break and we get a video package, demonstrating how each team qualified for Tag Team Turmoil. Back in the arena as LAX makes their way to the ring. Homicide will represent his team in the following contest. Out next are the Colons from Monday Night RAW, who just qualified last night. Carlito is in his ring gear and spoiling for a fight as the bell rings and this match gets under way.

CARLITO def. HOMICIDE

A very entertaining opening contest with great chain action. Homicide tries to sneak the win early with a Bronx Bomber 27, but only collected a 2 count. Carlito countered later with a flapjack but only picked up a two count himself. Finish came as Carlito countered a Gringo Killer into the Backstabber for the duke.

After the match, The Colons celebrate in the ring and Hernandez jumps into the ring and tries to set Primo up for a Border Toss, but Primo escapes and nails SuperMex with a Backstabber, Epico follows up with a Codebreaker and Carlito hits a Phoenix Splash from the top rope to leave LAX lying in the ring.

We get a teaser promo for Ryback in action NEXT as we go to break.

Back from break as The Mexicools head to the ring on their Juan Deeres prepared for a 3-on-1 Handicap Match. The Cyborg marches to the ring and here we go.

RYBACK def. THE MEXICOOLS

Ryback locks into a staredown, then throws a Big Boot that nearly knocks Super Crazy’s block off. Ryback follows up with a devastating Clothesline to Psicosis and Irish Whips Juventud clear over the top rope, sending him crashing into the barricade. Ryback throws all three to the corner and drills them with a Body Avalanche, watching as all four crumble to the canvas. Ryback lifts ALL THREE up and plants them with Shell Shocked for another impressive victory.

After the match, William Regal congratulates Ryback on becoming the next to qualify for the pre-show, and informs him that since he doesn’t seem to have a problem with taking on three men at once, it should be no problem for him to run the gauntlet Sunday at Extreme Rules. Ryback will now face all three potential opponents in succession. If Ryback succeeds, he’ll earn the final spot in the ECW Championship Match. If someone collects the bounty, and defeats Ryback, The winning fall will earn the final spot. Regal says he had no choice but to give in to Show’s demands last week, so The Big Show will also be in for this pre-show qualifier.

Backstage with the New Age Outlaws. Billy Gunn is getting ready for action as we head to break.

Back from break and we get more hype for the Singapore Cane Match this Sunday. Who will leave Chicago as the ECW Champion?

Back to the ring as Billy Gunn heads to the ring for his match, completely clueless as to who is his opponent. Howling Wolves rain down from the rafters as The American Wolves make their way to the ring. Eddie Edwards is in streets, so Davey Richards is up.

DAVEY RICHARDS def. BILLY GUNN

On paper, this appears to be a considerable mismatch. Billy Gunn CLEARLY has the size advantage. But Davey Richards quickly demonstrates that the smaller guys tend to hit harder. Richards lights Gunn up in the early minutes with a flurry of STIFF kicks. Gunn manages to regain control, mount an offensive and connect with the One and Only but only gets a two count. Gunn goes for the Fame-Asser when Richards dodges and throws another stiff quick kick to Gunn’s hamstring. With Gunn hobbling around the ring, Davey takes him down with a Russian Leg Sweep and locks Billy into a Cloverleaf for the submission victory.

William Regal is back in Heyman’s office, discussing matters of the qualifying matches tonight over the phone and touches on an idea for a second main event tonight. Regal knows that the opponents in Sunday’s PPV want nothing more than to get at each other tonight, so he’s going to make it happen. Tonight, we’ll get a preview of the ECW Title Match, The Stairway To Hell Match and...THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Regal has invited two men who got their start in ECW back to the land of Extreme tonight. It will be Kane, The Sandman, The Big Show and RAW’s CHRIS JERICHO versus ECW Champion John Morrison, Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and RAW’s CM PUNK.

We get another teaser for the Steel Cage Match as we go to commercial.

Back from break as Hardcore Holly heads out to the ring for his qualifier.

ELIJAH BURKE def. HARDCORE HOLLY

Good back-and-forth physical contest. Holly attempted an Alabama Slam that Burke countered by grabbing the top rope. Burke fights out and hits his 4-Up Combo. The Silver-Tongued Pugilist followed with an Elijah Express and an Outer Limitz Elbow but still only collected two. Finish came as Holly went for a Pumphandle Slam and Burke rolled through to deliver The Elijah Experience for the three. Burke will now join Ryback and The Big Show in the Pre-Show Gauntlet match.

We head to the back and THE HART DYNASTY is here from Smackdown. The trio heads to the ring as the Final Tag Team Turmoil preview of the evening is up next and we go to break.

Back from commercial as David Hart Smith warms up in the ring for the next contest. As The Baby Bulldog awaits his opponent, bombs descend and “BOMBSHELL” rings through the speakers as The Dudleyz head to the ring. Bubba and D’Von play a little psychological warfare with the Dynasty, leaving DH in suspense as to who his opponent for the evening is before Bubba Ray finally steps forward. Bubba grabs a mic and says that he has a secret weapon tonight to neutralize any potential interference from Natalya as one of her opponents on Sunday, LITA heads to the ring.

DAVID HART SMITH def. BUBBA RAY DUDLEY

A very hard-hitting seesaw battle. Both men utilized the power game very effectively. Finish came as Bubba went to the top for a Diving Senton, only to have Tyson Kidd knock him from his perch. As D’Von chased Kidd to the back, Smith picked up Bubba, planted him with a Running Powerslam that would have made Dad proud and picked up the three.

After the match, Lita injected herself into the festivities by making a run at Natalya and a catfight ensues. The fists start flying in this slugfest until KHARMA’s music hits and the most dominant diva in WWE History begins her ominous march to the ring. Lita wastes no time going after Kharma with a Diving Cross Body from the top rope, but Kharma captures her mid-leap and tosses her like a rag doll, sending her careening into the ring post. Kharma hits the ring and Natalya tries to mount an offensive, but it’s a fruitless attempt. Kharma takes Natalya out AGAIN with a spinning backfist and finishes her off with an Implant Buster.

Lita has found her second wind by this point and attempts a top-rope hurricanrana, but once again, Kharma captures her and folds her in half with an Awesome Bomb. Kharma assesses the carnage and breaks into a fit of maniacal laughter. Can ANYONE stop Kharma from becoming the next Women’s Champion?

Backstage with James Mitchell and The Unholy Alliance discussing strategy as we head to break.

Back from break and we get the WWE Rewind, with Balls Mahoney’s victory and subsequent beatdown at the expense, and at the hands of Jack Swagger two weeks ago.

JACK SWAGGER def. RHYNO

Another solid physical match, Swagger owned the early going with his amateur background and physical takedowns. Rhyno worked his way back into the contest after blocking a Swagger Bomb with his knees and nailing a Rhyno Driver for TWO. Rhyno backs into the corner to deliver the GORE, but in a last-second heads-up maneuver, Swagger goes low and clips Rhyno’s ankle out from under him. Swagger locks on the Ankle Lock and refuses to let go. Rhyno succumbs and Swagger qualifies for the pre-show match that now includes the likes of The Big Show and Ryback.

Swagger keeps the Ankle Lock on as long as possible, even drawing in officials to try and break the hold, releasing only as the ref threatened to reverse the decision. It will now be Ryback running the Gauntlet against Elijah Burke, Jack Swagger and THE BIG SHOW with the winning fall earning the final spot in the Singapore Cane Match.

We see the Cage being lowered as The Unholy Alliance versus The Colony is up Next! We go to break.

Back from commercial and Styles and Tazz give us a video package of what has transpired in prior weeks between The Colony and The Unholy Alliance. We go to the ring and Bob Artese introduces the Main Event. The Colony marches out as Fire Ant, Soldier Ant, Worker Ant and Green Ant head to the ring. Out next is James Mitchell with Abyss, Mikey Whipwreck and Kevin Thorn. Mitchell explains that Tajiri has a Cruiserweight Championship match to focus on for Sunday, and will not be competing tonight, but the Alliance has a new apostle and out comes RELLIK. The Alliance rushes the cage and here we go.

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE def. THE COLONY

As Mitchell had predicted, The Colony really posed no threat. Bloodied and battered from bell to bell, The Colony bounced off the cage walls like ping pong balls left and right. Finish came as the Alliance hit their respective finishers; Abyss with Shock Treatment and a Black Hole Slam on Fire Ant, Kevin Thorn with a Dark Kiss and a Crucifix Bomb on Worker Ant, Whipwreck with a Whippersnapper on Green Ant and Rellik put Soldier Ant away with a Demon Driver.

All four exit the cage to celebrate the victory. As they head up the ramp, the lights go out in the arena. As they come back up, VAMPIRO stands at the top of the ramp with James Mitchell held hostage. The Alliance threatens to take him back, but Vampiro flees to the parking lot with the foursome giving chase. Abyss and company reach the parking lot, just in time to find Vampiro stuffing Mitchell into the back seat of his car and peels out of the arena with the Sinister Minister in tow. The Alliance is beside themselves, raging, flipping out and taking their aggression out on various inanimate objects backstage as we go back to break.

Back from break and we get a rundown of the PPV card before the main event heads to the ring.

CHRIS JERICHO, KANE, THE SANDMAN and THE BIG SHOW def. CM PUNK, SABU, TOMMY DREAMER and JOHN MORRISON

It didn’t take long for this match to disintegrate into total chaos. Dreamer and Sandman evacuated the match, beating each other senseless up the entrance ramp with Kendo Sticks. Show, Sabu and Morrison brawl at ringside, leaving Punk in the ring with Kane. Unaware that the Big Red Monster was NOT the legal man, Punk sets up for the GTS. Jericho slides into the ring and drops him with a Codebreaker before Punk can connect. Y2J rushes to the cover and picks up the win. Jericho has CLEARLY established momentum heading into the World Title match at Extreme Rules.

After the match, the chaos continues. William Regal rushes down to restore order as Big Show is punching people out just for the fun of it. Show first knocks out Sabu, then Punk, then Morrison, Kane and Jericho. Show is on a frenzy and as Regal tries to break things up, Show plants WMD on Regal by mistake. Regal collapses to the mat as Show has leveled his second authority figure in as many weeks.

Bodies are lying everywhere as Big Show heads up the ramp, where Dreamer and Sandman have apparently forgotten that a match was happening, and are still swinging Kendo sticks at each other. Big Show examines the fray, then proceeds to lay out both Dreamer and Sandman on the ramp. The World’s Largest Athlete is in the drivers’ seat, perhaps not only in the pre-show, but as a favorite to walk from Chicago as the ECW Champion as ECW goes off the air.

RAW Supershow Results 04.23.12

Tonight's three-hour RAW Supershow opens up with the pyro going off inside the Joe Louis Arena. Jim Ross welcomes us to a sold-out RAW from Detroit, Michigan.

We go to the ring and it's set up for the contract signing for the Three Stages of Hell Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Shane McMahon is on hand to preside over the proceedings. Shane brings out CM Punk first.

Shane introduces Chris Jericho next, but Camp Cornette answers instead. Cornette hits the stage flanked on either side by his mercenaries for Extreme Rules. Cornette adds an extra wrinkle to the Main Event stating that the superstar, whomever may be fortunate enough to score the deciding pinfall, will earn a shot at the new World Heavyweight Champion the following night on RAW. CM Punk sizes up the potential contenders and says if Cornette does manage to win, none of his cronies intimidate him, in fact, he is hoping and PRAYING that Brock Lesnar scores the deciding fall, so he can put the what-ifs to rest once and for all and demonstrate to the Next Big Thing and the WWE Universe that he is exactly what he says he is, THE BEST IN THE WORLD, and that he'll prove it again when he walks into and out of his hometown of Chicago as the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION.

Shane McMahon steps in and tells Cornette that he never signed off on that idea and says that he won't authorize it without knowing who comes away with full control of RAW on Sunday. Cornette storms to the ring, mic in hand and tells Shane that he'd BETTER hope that his beloved sister Stephanie doesn't end up with control of RAW, because if she does, Cornette has a parting gift prepared for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Cornette tells Shane that he has a "DETONATOR" stashed in his back pocket in the unlikely event that things don't go in his favor Sunday, and his thumb is just itching to hover over the button. Cornette gets directly in Shane's face and tells him if Stephanie wins, I push "the button", and your precious World Heavyweight Championship "blows up in his face. Don't make me push the button, Shane-O." Camp Cornette bullies their way back to the entrance ramp and the proceedings continue.

Jericho finally enters and takes his seat at the table. Jericho tells Punk that he feels the need to re-introduce himself, because Punk clearly has NO IDEA who he's dealing with. Jericho tells Punk that he was wrestling in Mexico, Japan and Smoky Mountain Wrestling when Punk was getting shoved in lockers; that he was wrestling for Paul Heyman in ECW, winning titles, falling victim to conspiracies and becoming "The Man of 1004 Holds" while Punk was piddling around in Backyard Wrestling. Jericho tells Punk that while he was cutting his teeth in IWA-Mid South and meeting his good buddies Colt Cabana and Chris Hero, Y2J was standing on the Grand Stage screaming "Welcome To RAW IS JERICHO" at the top of my lungs.

Jericho tells Punk that by the time he won his first title, the ECW Championship, Jericho had already nabbed the World Heavyweight Championship three times, The Intercontinental Championship SEVEN TIMES and became the first WWE Undisputed Champion in HISTORY. Jericho assures Punk that this Sunday, he will leave Chicago as WORLD Champion for the seventh time.

Punk yawns and sarcastically thanks Jericho for the history lesson. Punk then offers his own history lesson. Punk tells Jericho that he picked his spot when Jericho took his ball and went home or on the road with Fozzy or whatever was important enough to tear him away from "his calling" for two whole years. Punk asks Jericho if he remembers how he won his first World Heavyweight Title during his “Second Coming” five years ago. Punk reminds him that he needs to pay a HUGE debt of gratitude to the man Jericho beat to get to this point, RANDY ORTON. Punk tells Jericho that had Orton not punted him in the skull prior to his Championship Scramble Match, HE would have entered, NOT Jericho, would have successfully defended the World Title and Y2J would have faded into obscurity as a foot note in history as he took his leave again for another year and a half in 2010.

Punk invites Jericho to flash forward a couple more years to this past January and the Royal Rumble. Punk asks Jericho if he knows why he didn’t enter Wrestlemania as the defending WWE Champion, and reminds him that it was because Y2J couldn’t quite get the job done in their Iron Man Match. Punk concedes that maybe The Undertaker had something to do with it, but the point is that after the match ended Punk told him something that stayed with him. Punk told Jericho he was “A DAMN FIGHTER and YOU DESERVE A REMATCH. Which brings us to tonight and next Sunday.”

Punk tells Jericho that while his past may be more decorated, their history is on Punk’s side and that he has the brighter future. Punk tells Jericho that HE is the BEST IN THE WORLD and he’ll prove it again on Sunday night. Both men sign the contract. Punk grabs a mic and tells Jericho that it seems a shame for this contract signing to end without a pier-six brawl. Punk smashes the mic into Jericho’s stitches and delivers a GTS. Punk lays Jericho across the table and smashes him through it with a Randy Savage elbow. Punk rolls out of the ring and up the entrance ramp as we go to commercial.

Back from break and Cruiserweights are piling into the ring to determine who will join Kaval and Tajiri in the Cruiserweight Tables Match at Extreme Rules. In the ring already are The Amazing Red, Trent Barreta and Jimmy Wang Yang. Jay Lethal Makes his way out to the ring, followed by Ultimo Dragon and finally Evan Bourne. The bell rings and here we go.

EVAN BOURNE def. THE AMAZING RED, TRENT BARRETA, JIMMY WANG YANG, JAY LETHAL and ULTIMO DRAGON to become RAW’s Cruiser Rep at EXTREME RULES.

-Ultimo Dragon pins The Amazing Red with an Asai DDT.

-Jay Lethal pins Jimmy Wang Yang after a Lethal Injection

-Trent Barreta pins Jay Lethal after a Gobstopper Flying Knee

-Evan Bourne pins Trent Barreta with a Gory Neckbreaker

-Evan Bourne puts away Ultimo Dragon after countering the Asai DDT into a spinning neckbreaker and connecting with Air Bourne for the win.

-After the match, Bourne promises to go into Extreme Rules against two fantastic cruisers and come out as the first new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.

-We go to the video recap of Camp Cornette’s brutal assault on Stephanie McMahon the night after Wrestlemania and the subsequent rampage and arrest of Triple H.

-STEPHANIE MCMAHON is seen walking backstage and she’s CLEARLY PISSED. Still to come tonight, Steph is expected to officially introduce her 5-man team. PLUS, TRIPLE H’s ban from the arena and no-contact ban have been lifted. What can we expect from the Game tonight?

Back from break as Jim Cornette is back on the phone discussing the five opponents he’s arranged to have face off with his camp tonight. This appears to be a one-sided affair in the works.

We go to the finish of RAW last week and revisit Lesnar and company sabotaging Randy Orton’s aspirations for the World Heavyweight Championship, the ensuing post-match melee and Brock’s close encounter with The Deadman.

Backstage and Chris Jericho is icing his still healing concussion. Stephanie passes him by and informs him that the stipulations have been set for the Three Stages of Hell Match. The first fall will be inside the classic blue, 15-foot high Steel Cage, the second will be a No Holds Barred Street Fight and the final fall will be a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. Jericho tries to argue the decision as Steph leaves him in her wake and we head back to commercial.

Back from break and we get footage of Wade Barrett beating down Mason Ryan and chasing R-Truth and Ted DiBiase from the ring.

R-TRUTH def. TED DIBIASE to qualify for the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

An excellent 10-12 minute match. Finish comes as Truth skillfully counters Dream Street into Little Jimmy for the duke.

We see a split screen of Epico and Primo and The Usos as we head back to commercial.

Back from break and The Usos are in the ring awaiting their opponents. Epico and Primo enter and announce that per order of Jim Cornette, this Tag Team Turmoil Qualifying Match will now be a 3-on-2 Handicap Contest and that they will defend the tag titles under the Freebird rule with their new partner--CARLITO!

CARLITO, EPICO and PRIMO def. THE USOS to qualify for TAG TEAM TURMOIL

After knocking Jimmy Uso out of the equation, Jimmy Uso fell victim to an awesome combination, beginning with a Codebreaker by Epico, a Backstabber by Primo and a dazzling Phoenix Splash by Carlito for the win. Carlito and company now join The Outlaws, The Guns, The Dudleyz, The Dynasty, The Wolves and LAX in the Turmoil Match at Extreme Rules.

Backstage with Stephanie McMahon waiting outside the door as TRIPLE H makes his way out. The Game is IN THE BUILDING and havoc is almost certain to ensue...

ROB VAN DAM def. DAVID OTUNGA to qualify for the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

Decent Match. RVD was MONSTROUSLY OVER with the Detroit crowd. Van Dam counters Otunga’s Spinebuster with a Monkey Flip and capitalizes with Rolling Thunder and the Five-Star Frog Splash for the win. RVD will now join Christian, Drew McIntyre, R-Truth and Rey Mysterio with one spot left to fill.

It is announced that ECW’s RYBACK will run the gauntlet against THREE superstars of PAUL HEYMAN’S choosing in the Extreme Rules YouTube pre-show.

Jericho is backstage trying to appeal the decision announced by Stephanie McMahon by pleading with Jim Cornette to reconsider the ruling. Cornette says he has FAR too much going on at the moment to be concerned with Jericho’s petty complaints. Furthermore, Cornette points out that the PPV is EXTREME RULES. Cornette challenges Jericho by insisting that if he can’t tough it out through three stages of Hell, then he doesn’t have the guts it requires to be World Heavyweight Champion anyway. Jericho puts his foot through a dressing room door.

Slyck Wagner Brown is seen backstage talking strategy with a new Tag Team Partner--SHELTON BENJAMIN as we head to break with the next Turmoil Qualifier UP NEXT.

THE KINGS OF WRESTLING def. SLYCK WAGNER BROWN and SHELTON BENJAMIN

Another impressive showing for SWB, but the finish comes when Claudio destroys Benjamin with Swiss Death. Claudio lifts Benjamin into position for a Ricola Bomb and Hero finishes off Shelton with Death Is Welcome for the pin. The Kings will now join the fray at Extreme Rules.

Backstage with Cornette, who has finally cleared up his schedule enough to speak with Punk regarding the stipulations put in place for Three Stages of Hell. Punk says he’s looking forward to it and tells Cornette for the record that he HATED his time in Smoky Mountain Wrestling and thanks GOD that he wasn’t in TNA or ROH when Cornette led them to the abyss. Punk’s point being, that even though he DESPISES the McMahon family, he’d much rather side with the “Devil He Knows” and says he will be actively rooting for Steph at Extreme Rules. Cornette storms out as we go to break.

Back from break and Triple H is stalking individual members of Camp Cornette, starting with Cody Rhodes, busting into Rhodes locker room with the Sledgehammer and chasing him into the parking lot, where Cody locks himself inside a limo. Trips smashes out the headlights and the windows before producing a knife and slashing the tires. Cody keeps himself locked in the limo, but with busted windows, it’s no hassle for Triple H to grab Rhodes by the collar, yank him out of the window and throw him into the trunk. Hunter slams the lid shut and proceeds to pound the hell out of the trunk hatch with the sledge. Triple H breaks the lock off of the trunk and leaves Cody stranded, banging on the trunk for help.

KOFI KINGSTON def. MVP to earn the final spot in the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

Another really good fifteen-minute contest that concludes with MVP setting up for the Playmaker, but Kofi rolling out and rebounding with Trouble In Paradise to secure the final spot in the Six-Pack Challenge Match for the Intercontinental Championship.

Backstage with Brock Lesnar and Wade Barrett discussing strategy behind a glass wall, when suddenly the glass shatters and Triple H’s sledgehammer bursts through. Barrett and Ziggler flee as Trips smashes through the remainder of the wall. The duo barricades themselves inside Cornette’s office, while The Game rigs up a forklift and plows directly through the door, pinning them into the office, Cornette’s field has narrowed to two as we go back to commercial.

BEER MONEY INC. def. LONDON and KENDRICK to become the final team in TAG TEAM TURMOIL

Fantastic Back-and-Forth Tag Match ending with Kendrick trying for Sliced Bread #2 on Bobby Roode. Kendrick gets caught on the descent by Storm and drilled with DWI for the final pinfall. Beer Money rounds out the Tag Team Turmoil Match at Extreme Rules to determine who will become the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions.

The Miz is cautiously seeking out Triple H when the Game attacks from behind some crates, drags Miz to the Production area and throws The Awesome One off the loading dock into a pile of pallets. Cornette’s mercenaries have been narrowed to a solitary superstar and Steph and The Game have him right where they want him as we go to our final break.

DOLPH ZIGGLER versus MASON RYAN, CHRISTIAN, REY MYSTERIO, SANTINO MARELLA and BOOKER T never materialized

Ziggler stands alone in the ring, COMPLETELY unaware of what has happened to his partners and totally clueless that he’s walking into a slaughter. As soon as Ziggler enters the ring, Steph hits the ramp and TRIPLE H’s music hits. The Game stands stoically on the ramp and signals to the back for his partners in crime on Sunday--SHAWN MICHAELS, BATISTA and RANDY ORTON.

The foursome march down to ringside with a purpose and surround Ziggler on all sides. As they climb up onto the ring apron, the lights go down, the gong sounds, and the lights come back up with THE UNDERTAKER standing directly behind Ziggler. Dolph looks close to tears as he walks into Sweet Chin Music and gets planted with a Pedigree. Orton pounds the canvas until Ziggler gets back to his feet and drills him with an RKO. Batista continues the onslaught with a spine-shattering Batista Bomb and Taker finishes the job by burying Ziggler with a vile Tombstone Piledriver. Triple H and his partners do a four post salute as Taker kneels in the center of the ring. Team Stephanie looks downright unstoppable heading into Extreme Rules as RAW goes off the air.

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　



　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

WWE Smackdown Results 04.20.12

Tonight's WWE Smackdown comes to us live from the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland as Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcome us to the show. We go directly to the ring where Teddy Long is giving us the rundown of what to expect from tonight's show. Teddy says the final spots in the United States Championship Scramble Match and the Elimination Chamber Match will be filled tonight, but says he is out to address the situation between Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio.

Sheamus enters to a massive pop and tells Teddy Long that he has thoroughly enjoyed returning home on this latest overseas tour. The Great White promises to kick Del Rio's arse all the way back to Mexico at Extreme Rules.

Del Rio interrupts from the stage and tells Sheamus that he's kept him from the Elimination Chamber, he's kept him from the WWE Championship and at Extreme Rules, Sheamus won't be kicking arse, but will be making an arse of himself for asking for this match.

Sheamus asks why Del Rio wasn't at ECW in Dublin getting his arse kicked for the hometown crowd. Del Rio tells Sheamus that he's too classy to be seen in Dublin and that Belfast isn't much better.

Teddy Long says he needs another week to come to a determination on a stipulation, but that one will be reached in time for the PPV. In the meantime, Teddy says he's developed the main event for tonight; it will be Sheamus and a partner of his choosing versus Alberto Del Rio and a partner of his choosing. Sheamus wastes little time and says after Tuesday, his decision is a lot easier, saying he'll be teaming with FINLAY tonight which draws an EXPLOSIVE pop from the Belfast crowd. Del Rio fumes on the entrance ramp, but the decision stands.

Zack Ryder is backstage, heading to the ring for the Scramble Qualifier as we head to our first break.

Back from break with the Smack of the Week, which profiles A.J. Styles, Mr. Anderson and Teddy Hart qualifying for their respective spots.

Zack Ryder makes his way to the ring to a respectable pop in preparation for his qualifying match and waits patiently for his opponent. Ryder is filming the Belfast crowd with his flip camera and is now wearing a promotional pin of Ric Flair's head saying "WOO! WOO! WOO!" which draws some chuckles from the Irish crowd. Suddenly "WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT?!" booms from the rafters and the crowd erupts as AL SNOW makes his return to Smackdown, with Head in tow of course, as the opening contest gets under way.

ZACK RYDER def. AL SNOW to qualify for the CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE

A solid opening contest. Snow attempted a quick win with a Snow Bomb early on, but could only pick up a two count. Ryder stormed back with a Broski Boot but couldn't collect a win. Finish came as Snow attempted the Snow Plow, but Ryder escaped down Al's back and connect with a Rough Ryder for the duke. After the match, Snow took out Ryder with a HeadShot. With four spots filled, only one more superstar will get an opportunity to compete for the U.S. Title at Extreme Rules.

We go backstage to Teddy's office, and Long is on the phone when Deuce N' Domino barge in as the latest in a line of displeased talents to meet with the GM over the weeks. Domino tells Teddy that he feels they aren't being given a fair shake in the Tag Team Division. Teddy tells them that they had a chance to qualify for Tag Team Turmoil a few weeks ago and they blew it. This sets Domino off and Deuce steps in to try to mediate the situation. Deuce tells Teddy that they want a match to prove themselves tonight and Teddy agrees. Long tells them to get ready, because they're up next. D 'n' D head out as we go to commercial.

Back from break as Deuce ‘N’ Domino head to the ring in their mint-condition Pink Cadillac and await their mystery opponents. The Greasers are surprised to find Jigsaw and Delirious standing at the top of the ramp. Delirious grabs a mic and through his rambling, says something about “Happy Meals” and warns Deuce N’ Domino that they’re in for the fight of their lives before rushing down to the ring to get their match started.

JIGLIRIOUS def. DEUCE ‘N’ DOMINO

Pretty good match. Deuce and Domino control the early going, using their clear size advantage. Deuce starts pounding away at Jigsaw, but Delirious makes the save and starts laying into Deuce with The NeverEnding Story. Domino tries to save his partner, but Jigsaw cuts him off with a Leap of Faith. Finish comes as Deuce goes to Crack ‘Em In Da Mouth, but as Deuce goes for the kick, Delirious interrupts with a Super Kick of his own.

Jigsaw tangles with Domino while Delirious takes Deuce out with a Panic Attack. Jigsaw then throws Domino to Delirious, who hits IVF and Jigsaw completes the transaction with a Cancun Tornado for the victory.

In the back, we see Petey Williams meeting with Teddy Long and Petey seems pleased with his spot on the roster. Teddy tells Petey that he’s pleased with his in-ring work and informs him that there’s a blue-chipper on the roster who’s been wanting to get in the ring with the feisty Canadian and that he’s made the match happen. Petey wants to know who it is and Teddy tells him to head to the ring and find out for himself. Petey heads out as we go to break.

Back from break as Petey Williams heads to the ring. Justin Roberts gets on the mic and introduces Petey’s opponent as being from The Last House on the Left and weighing in at 200 pounds...SAMI CALLIHAN. The Indy fans are firmly behind Sami. Petey looks perplexed as Callihan stalks to the ring and the bell rings.

PETEY WILLIAMS def. SAMI CALLIHAN

Terrific ten-minute match with high spots left and right. Callihan almost picked up the win with a Boing Splash, but Petey escaped at two. In turn, Petey almost put Sami away with a Sharpshooter, but The Callihan Death Machine was able to reach the bottom rope. Finish came as Callihan went for a Headlock Driver, but Williams countered with a Russian Leg Sweep and punctuated with a picture perfect Canadian Destroyer for the win.

After the match, Petey celebrates at ringside, until getting jumped by someone in the crowd that turned out to be The Amazing Red! Red jumps the guardrail and puts a beating on Petey. Red overwhelmed The Canadian Destroyer with a blizzard of kicks, before putting him away with Code Red and a Red Star Press before exiting through the crowd again.

We head to the back and see KURT ANGLE in the locker room, heading out for his WWE Championship Qualifier NEXT as we go to break.

Back from break and Petey Williams storms into Teddy Long’s office, ears smoking from the beatdown he received at the hands of Red. Teddy says he’ll get on the horn to Jim Cornette as soon as possible to set up the match for next week’s Smackdown.

Back to the ring and Kurt Angle enters to a HUGE Pop and the usual, now endearing “YOU SUCK” chants. The graphic displays that four men have qualified with two spots remaining. Angle paces like a caged animal awaiting his opponent. Then...

“YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME”. As Metalingus BLASTS through the rafters, the entire Belfast crowd is ON THEIR FEET as The Rated-R Superstar EDGE makes his way back to Friday Nights.

EDGE def. KURT ANGLE to qualify for the ELIMINATION CHAMBER

Outstanding match from bell to bell. Both men got “WELCOME BACK” chants during the opening minutes. Kurt worked meticulously over Edge’s leg to prime for the Ankle Lock, but Edge seemed to have a counter for every attack.

Angle finally would cinch in the Ankle Lock, but Edge would reach the bottom rope. The momentum would shift with Edge fighting valiantly back into control and Angle moving to the defensive. Edge nailed a beautiful Edgecution for a two-count. Angle attempted an Angle Slam, Edge rolled through and attempted a Spear, but Angle leapfrogged it and came back with a trifecta of rolling German Suplexes before releasing Edge half way across the ring.

Finish came as Angle tried to put Edge away with a Diving Moonsault, only to have Edge roll away and send the Olympic Gold Medalist crashing to the mat. Edge retreated to his corner and nearly split Angle in half with a CATASTROPHIC Spear for the win. The Rated-R Superstar has qualified for the Chamber, joining John Cena, Brodie Lee, Bryan Danielson and Samoa Joe; leaving only one spot open.

Backstage with Teddy and Matt Morgan. Matt thanks Teddy for giving him another shot in WWE and placing him in the U.S. Title Tournament. Anxious to determine his opponent, Morgan asks Teddy for the inside scoop, but The GM’s keeping this one under wraps. Teddy tells Morgan his match is next as we go to break.

Back from break and we get a video recap of Zack Ryder snapping up the fourth spot in the Scramble. Justin Roberts informs us that the final spot is up for grabs in the next contest. The Blueprint Matt Morgan enters first making his triumphant return to the WWE and looks fired up. Matt Morgan looks pleasantly surprised to find out that his opponent tonight is the one and only DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE. The Belfast crowd EXPLODES, clearly ready to feel the BANG!

DDP def. MATT MORGAN to grab the final spot in the CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE

A very physical ten-minute match that surprisingly saw DDP hold his own. Morgan used the distinct size advantage to gain an early edge, picking up a two-count with a Big Boot. Morgan tried to put things away early with a Carbon Footprint, but Page ducked out and came back with a Flying Clothesline. The enthusiastic crowd is showering DDP with chants of “YOU STILL GOT IT” and Page seems to be feeding off the energy. Finish comes as Matt Morgan locks Page in for the Hellevator. But in mid-flight, Page SOMEHOW counters beautifully into a Diamond Cutter and picks up a surprise three count. The scramble is now set as Page becomes the fifth man. Morgan graciously accepts defeat and rolls from the ring, letting DDP have his moment in the sun.

Heading backstage, we see Justin Gabriel on his way to ringside for his match up next as we go to commercial.

Justin Gabriel is warming up in the ring as Teddy Long hits the titantron and informs him that he admires his ring style and knows he’s ready to go at any given moment, which is why he wants to introduce a new talent for him to share the ring with. Out marches another Indy darling, ISYS EPHEX. Gabriel looks puzzled, uncertain how to react to the eccentric Independent Mainstay as the bell rings to get the match going.

ISYS EPHEX def. JUSTIN GABRIEL

Easily upset of the evening as Gabriel threw everything at Isys, but he kept coming back for more. Gabriel connected with a Blue Thunder Driver, but only got two. This slowly evolved into a chop contest with the finish coming as Isys caught Gabriel attempting a 450 Splash and stunned him with a Pele’ Kick before wrapping things up with a Burning Hammer for the three count. A very surprising victory for Isys in his debut match.

Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez are backstage speaking with their partner, shrouded by shadows. Del Rio smirks and throws out a signature wink as he shakes hands with the mystery partner.

Jeff Hardy heads to the ring for the final qualifying match of the evening as we go to break.

Back from break and the graphic now shows five of the six spots in the Elimination Chamber have been filled. Hardy hits the ring to a great ovation from the crowd. Hardy waits on his opponent, and the Indy fans are brought to their feet once again as the legendary NIGEL McGUINNESS hits the ring, making his WWE debut.

There is somewhat of a mixed reaction as McGuinness is an Englishmen in enemy territory, Nigel engages Hardy in a staredown as the bell rings to open this match to the history books.

NIGEL McGUINNESS def. JEFF HARDY

Another hard-hitting fifteen-minute match. Hardy took his game to the air with Whisper In The Wind and Hardyac Arrest, but only collected a two-count. Nigel got some offense going after blocking a dropkick and nearly taking Hardy’s head off with a European Uppercut. Finish came as Hardy set up for the Swanton Bomb, but Nigel crashed into the ropes, throwing Jeff off balance. Nigel connected with The Tower of London to pick up the three and secure the final spot in the Elimination Chamber.

Backstage with Sheamus and Finlay heading to the ring as we go to our final commercial.

We get a video recap of the Tag Team Main Event on ECW and how Sheamus and Finlay have taken Ireland by storm this week.

Back to the ring as Ricardo Rodriguez is introduced and he in turn introduces Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio arrives in a 1969 Jaguar XKE Convertible Series II valued at over $175,000. Del Rio struts to the ring with a grin plastered on his face and grabs the mic from Ricardo. Del Rio informs the Belfast crowd that he found someone with just as much disdain for Finlay as he has for Sheamus. Alberto points up to the ramp and out walks ZAQUARY SPRINGATE III. The crowd appears genuinely perplexed, no one knows who the hell this guy is.

Springate grabs the mic and says his hatred for Finlay has slowly developed for the last 20-25 years, from the time he was learning the trade in Kent. ZS3 says time and again, Finlay screwed him out of title opportunities and has hit the big time for retribution.

Sheamus hits the ramp and tells them talk is cheap and to put their money where there mouth is. Finlay emerges to an ENORMOUS hometown pop. Finlay grabs his own mic and tells Belfast that it feels damn good to be home. Finlay turns his attention to ZS3 and tells him that what he went through in Kent is nothing compared to what’s about to go down now. Sheamus and Finlay rush the ring and here we go.

SHEAMUS and FINLAY def. ALBERTO DEL RIO and ZS3

A brutal confrontation. ZS3 and Finlay duked it out in the ring while Sheamus and Del Rio engaged in a slugfest at ringside. Finlay gave Springate everything he had, even connecting with a Rolling Hills, but ZS3 kicked out at two.

By the time Del Rio rolled back into the ring, Sheamus met him with a Diving Battering Ram. Sheamus is rolling as order is finally restored to the match. Order would quickly disintegrate again, as Finlay brawled on the floor with Del Rio and Sheamus and ZS3 had it out in the ring. ZS3 connected with a British Bomb for another two.

Finish came as Sheamus set Del Rio up for White Noise, but Rodriguez would jump up on the apron. Sheamus slingshot Ricardo into the ring. As the ref tended to Rodriguez, Finlay snuck up behind Del Rio and clobbered him between the eyes with the shillelagh, sending him to the floor. The ref is helplessly trying to control all of the chaos happening at ringside, leaving ZS3 alone in the ring with the fighting Irishmen. Finlay got in another shot with the shillelagh, sending ZS3 staggering into a Brogue Kick, then staggering back into a Celtic Cross. Finlay crawls to the cover and picks up the victory.

After the match, The Irishmen play to the crowd, only to have Ricardo jump Sheamus from behind. This turns out to be a VERY bad idea. Finlay dishes out a THIRD shot with the shillelagh, sending Ricardo into the Brogue Kick. Sheamus grabs a mic and addresses the unconscious Del Rio, lying out cold on the arena floor. The Great White tells Del Rio that he hopes he enjoyed the ride tonight, because regardless of the stipulation that Teddy Long picks for their match next week, it’s a mere appetizer for Extreme Rules. Sheamus and Finlay play to the hometown crowd in Ireland as Smackdown goes off the air.

ECW Results 04.17.12

Tonight's ECW emanates live from the O2 Arena in Dublin, Ireland as Joey Styles and Tazz welcome us to the show. Before they get the chance to recap last week events, William Regal rushes out onto the stage and he looks panicked.

Regal informs the Dublin crowd that ECW General Manager Paul Heyman has been abducted by an unknown assailant and fears for his safety. Regal says he has a number of search parties spanning the arena and the premises in search of their fearless leader and says he will be running tonight's show in his place. Regal announces that tonight's opening contest will be a one-on-one match between Kevin Thorn and the returning VAMPIRO and the match starts right now.

VAMPIRO (w/THE COLONY) def. KEVIN THORN (w/THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE) when FIRE ANT interfered.

Solid opening match with plenty of back and forth. Vampiro sets up for a Pump Handle Sitout Powerbomb, but Abyss climbs up on the apron to draw a distraction. As the ref turns his attention to The Monster, the Colony overtakes Tajiri and Whipwreck. Fire Ant sneaks in and hits Burning Down The House to stun Thorn and send him spiraling into the path of a Nail In The Coffin Piledriver by Vampiro for the win.

After the match, The Unholy Alliance rushes the ring, but The Colony quickly fights them to the back.

Regal is seen backstage with Masato Tanaka, Regal still seems uneasy, but manages to conduct a conversation. Tanaka tells Regal he’s spoiling for a fight tonight, but before Regal can respond, Muhammad Hassan interrupts and demands to be used and threatens a class-action lawsuit if he is denied. Regal says he can’t be troubled with that at the moment and tells both men that he had planned to book a tune-up match for the three participants in the ECW Title Match tonight, so it will now be a Triple Threat Match featuring Masato Tanaka, Muhammad Hassan and SABU. The two men look bewildered and Regal storms off in search of Heyman as we go to break.

Back from break as Hassan and Tanaka each make their way down to the ring. Regal decides to up the ante and make the match with Sabu a NO Disqualification Match. Sabu storms down to the ring and throws a steel chair at Hassan’s face. The bell rings and the match is under way.

SABU def. MASATO TANAKA and MUHAMMAD HASSAN in a NO DQ MATCH

All out war. All three men are pretty banged up by the end of the contest, and Sabu has a sizeable gash opened up on his back. Finish comes as Tanaka connects with Diamond Dust and Sabu follows up with Air Sabu in the corner to Hassan. Tanaka tries to put Sabu away with Complete Dust, but Sabu slides down the back and rebounds with a Triple Jump Lionsault to pick up the three count.

Backstage and Regal is on the phone with arena authorities and they tell him that the search is ongoing, with nothing to report as of yet. Regal starts kicking the wall and throwing stuff around the office.

Backstage as Colt Cabana heads to the ring for his match up next as we go to commercial.

Back from break and we get a promo for the Triple Threat Match for the ECW Title at Extreme Rules.

COLT CABANA def. 2 COLD SCORPIO in a classic

A fifteen minute match that had fans on the edge of their seats. More “THIS IS AWESOME” chants. Scorpio even got a “YOU STILL GOT IT” pop. Scorpio looks in fantastic shape, much like his initial run in ECW. 2 Cold Scorpio gave Colt everything he had, but it wasn’t enough.

Scorpio hit Drop The Bomb for a nearfall and Cabana answered back with Cabanarama and Lake Shore Drive, but still only scored a 2. Finish came as Colt dodged a Scorpio Splash and came back with a Colt 45 for the duke. After the match, Colt and Scorpio shake hands and receive a standing ovation from the Dublin crowd.

We get a promo package explaining to the WWE Universe just what a Stairway from Hell Match is, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman will destroy each other at Extreme Rules.

Abyss, Whipwreck and Tajiri come back to the ring, having escaped the brawl with The Colony and William Regal interrupts, saying he isn’t too appreciative of the melee they sparked backstage and as an act of contrition, he’s booking them against this man--The music hits and RYBACK marches to the ring.

RYBACK def. THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE when ABYSS and TAJIRI bailed.

After several moments of intense staredown, Tajiri makes the first move, throwing a roundhouse, only to get caught and gripped by the ankles. Ryback begins spinning at a high speed centrifuge and throws Tajiri like a hammer toss directly into Abyss’ rib cage, sending both men crashing to the arena floor.

The duo decide they’ve had enough and head for the back as Whipwreck stands alone in stunned silence, that is, until Ryback takes his head off with a massive clothesline. Ryback hits Shell Shocked and the finish is academic.

We get a promo for John Morrison and Kane, still scheduled to be in individual one-on-one action tonight. We go to commercial.

Back from break and SHEAMUS hits the ring to a MASSIVE Hometown pop. The Celtic Warrior tells the crowd that it feels great to be back home and addresses Alberto Del Rio’s interference in last week’s qualifying match. Sheamus promises that what he plans on doing to Del Rio at Extreme Rules will not be pretty and says he plans on reducing Del Rio from a “Horse’s Arse” to a hole in the ground.

Paul Burchill interrupts and tells Sheamus that Del Rio isn’t here, which is just as well, because he fully intends to demonstrate that he can inflict MUCH more on Sheamus that Del Rio already has. Sheamus tells Burchill if he has the balls for it to come down to the ring and give it a shot. Burchill makes his way down, when JACK SWAGGER jumps Sheamus from behind, resulting in a double-team. Sheamus struggles to fight them off until FINLAY comes tearing down the ramp swinging wildly with the Shillelagh, clearing the ring. Regal tries to restore order and tells them that the main event tonight will be the team of PAUL BURCHILL and JACK SWAGGER versus FINLAY and SHEAMUS. We go back to break.

Back from commercial and Kane makes his way to the ring for his tune-up match against TOMMY DREAMER.

KANE def. TOMMY DREAMER when THE SANDMAN interfered

Dreamer actually had a surprising amount of momentum heading into the conclusion, even dropping Kane with an Extreme Tree of Woe. Finish came as Dreamer went for a DDT, only to have Sandman jump through the crowd and thwack Dreamer in the back of the skull with a Singapore Cane, allowing Kane to escape and plant Tommy with a vile Chokeslam from Hell for the win.

After the match, Kane brought Dreamer back to his feet, but Dreamer came up fighting, dropping Kane with a well-placed low blow before storming to the outside of the ring. Dreamer drops Sandman with a nasty right hook and rummages under the ring, producing a barbed-wire wrapped steel chair, bending it over Sandman’s face and placing the chair in Kane’s gut before putting the Big Red Monster out of commission with an unsettling chair shot to the groin. Dreamer stands defiant in the ring as we head back to break.

Back from commercial as The Sandman rolls helplessly into the ring, bleeding massively. Regal enters and tells Sandman that unfortunately, there’s still one superstar who needs a warm-up match tonight. ECW Champion John Morrison heads down to the ring, ready for his, uh, “match”.

JOHN MORRISON def. THE SANDMAN

By rule, the referee could not start the match until Sandman returned to a vertical base. After several moments of struggling, Sandman used the ropes to pull himself back to his feet, only to have Morrison drop him with Moonlight Drive and finish him off with a beautiful Starship Pain for the win.

Backstage with William Regal and the authorities tell him that they have located Paul Heyman. They tell Regal to hurry and be ready to negotiate, because it’s a hostage situation and things don’t look good.

Back in the ring, The Mexicools are on their way down the ramp on their Juan Deere's. As they await their opponents, The Indy fans in attendance get a special treat as HALLOWICKED and FRIGHTMARE make their ECW debuts. The Dark Minion of the Underworld and the Frenetic Ball of Kinetic Energy look beyond ready to put on a clinic.

FRIGHTMARE AND HALLOWICKED def. THE MEXICOOLS

Another outstanding fifteen-minute match. Fans are on the edge of their collective seats as countless nearfalls are exchanged. Super Crazy hit a Corkscrew Plancha from the ring to the floor to start the match. Hallowicked and Frightmare would later connect with Step-Up Frankensteiners in stereo, sending the Mexicools to the floor. Finish comes as Psicosis and Crazy attempt their finishers but get cut off at the pass. Crazy misses a Diving Moonsault and gets planted by Go To Sleepy Hollow from Hallowicked and Frightmare counters Psicosis Diving Guillotine Leg Drop by draping him across the top rope. Frightmare scales to the top rope and drills Psicosis with a flawless Headless Horseman from the top to put away the Mexicools and earn their first victory in the Land of Extreme. 

We go backstage and Regal is still following his search party frantically up and down the corridors of the arena in search of Heyman's location...

Back to the ring as Paul Burchill and Jack Swagger head to the ring. Finlay enters and finally Sheamus. The Great White and The Celtic Crusader discuss strategy as we head to commercial.

SHEAMUS and FINLAY def. PAUL BURCHILL and JACK SWAGGER

Great back and forth, 12-minute tag match. Finish comes as Sheamus rolls through Swagger’s Gutwrench Powerbomb, and shoves Swagger into the corner, where Finlay drubs him with the shillelagh. Swagger staggers back toward the center of the ring and into the path of a brutal Brogue Kick to send the hometown crowd home happy. The partnering Irishmen celebrate in the ring as Styles and Tazz inform us that we have to make an emergency look backstage.

Regal is seen heading toward the boiler room, when suddenly a scream for help comes from above. Up on one of the backstage catwalks, stands THE BIG SHOW. Being held in a Military Press position, is Paul Heyman. Show DEMANDS to be put into the Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Championship. Regal of course concedes, but Heyman overrules him, even in his vulnerable position.

Heyman says he can’t promise that, but that he can put BIG SHOW in a qualifying match on the Extreme Rules pre-show. If Big Show picks up the winning fall, he will assume the fourth spot in the Extreme Rules Singapore Cane Match. Show accepts the conditions, but tells Heyman that he could have avoided what’s about to happen by just putting him in the damn match, no strings attached. With very little warning, Big Show does the UNTHINKABLE and tosses Heyman from the balcony to the arena floor, sending him crashing through a pile of staging equipment. EMTs and backstage officials sift through the wreckage to recover an unconscious Heyman as The Big Show looks on stone-faced. Regal has gone as pale as a ghost, disbelief pasted on his face as ECW goes off the air.

RAW Supershow Results 04.16.12

Tonight's RAW Supershow comes to us live from the O2 Arena in London as J.R. and King welcome us to the show. We open with CM Punk making his way down to the ring for his Semifinal Match. Punk has a mic so we'll be hearing more of an explanation regarding what happened in the main event last week.

Punk says he has absolutely no clue why Brock Lesnar came to his aid last week, but insists that he didn't need it. Punk says the only logical explanation he can think of is that Lesnar clearly wants the glory of accomplishing the one thing he didn't accomplish while he was here last time; and that's to end the Streak and figured that this was the best way to get the Deadman's attention. Punk says despite the fact that he mentioned Lesnar in the promo that changed everything last Summer, he has very little use for the "Next Big Thing" and says that the only thing either one of them has in common is that they were both disciples and followers of the bible according to Heyman.

Punk tells Lesnar that if it makes him feel any better, he is more than welcome to step up to the plate and challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship after Punk leaves Chicago with it on April 29. Punk says he doesn't give a damn what is on the docket for Lesnar and whatever is going on between he, Cornette and the McMahon family at Extreme Rules but wants them all to understand one thing. Once the World Heavyweight Championship is draped over his shoulder, it doesn't matter who's running the show, who the chairman is, or who thinks they own the ring; Punk answers to no one but the WWE Universe. Miz' music hits and he makes his way out for the match.

CM PUNK def. THE MIZ to advance to the World Championship Match at Extreme Rules

Another back and forth thriller as The Miz counters the GTS into a Skull Crushing Finale attempt. Punk fights out, responds with a beautifully executed Asai DDT and seamlessly floats over into the Anaconda Vice. After several minutes of struggling, The Miz taps out, sending CM Punk to the World Heavyweight Championship Match at Extreme Rules.

After the match, Camp Cornette raids the ring and beats down CM Punk. Lesnar directs traffic as Ziggler, Rhodes and Barrett all hit their finishers. Brock tosses a steel chair into the ring and Barrett sets it up for The Miz to drill Punk with a Skull Crushing Finale across the chair. The Miz joins the foursome, arms raised in victory as the fifth member of Camp Cornette going into Extreme Rules. Lesnar playfully slaps Punk across the face as the squad leaves devastation in the ring.

Up next is the next Triple Threat Match en route to the Six Pack Challenge Match at Extreme Rules. Still to come tonight, fallout on Triple H’s fate after the events of last week’s acts of fury. We go to commercial.

Back from break as R-Truth and Ted DiBiase make their way to the ring. As Mason Ryan goes to enter, he’s jumped on the entrance ramp by Camp Cornette. Orchestrating their second assault of the evening, Barrett leads the way as Rhodes, Ziggler and Miz pick the bones, ending with Wasteland on the steel grate.

Barrett grabs a mic and explains that Truth and DiBiase can have their match next week to determine which one is more irrelevant and with the help of his surrounding army drives them both from the ring. Barrett acknowledges that they are in London tonight and while it’s small potatoes in comparison with his hometown of Manchester, there is no way he’s leaving his homeland without a match this week on RAW. Barrett issues a challenge to the first superstar to walk through the curtains that he may make an example of them. Evan Bourne wastes little time in answering the call. The bell rings and we are under way.

EVAN BOURNE def. WADE BARRETT when MASON RYAN interfered

Finish came as Barrett set up for Wasteland. SHAWN MICHAELS came down the entrance ramp with a lawn chair and a beer helmet--loaded down with Earl Grey Tea. HBK sets up at ringside and Barrett contests his appearance. As the ref turns his attention to Michaels at ringside, MASON RYAN, who has recovered from the earlier beatdown, jumps up on the ring apron and lambastes Barrett with a vicious lariat. Bourne lands on his feet and ascends the top rope to execute Air Bourne and log the three count.

After the match, HBK shrugs it off, folds up the lawn chair and throws it in to the ring. HBK then smashes the chair over Barrett’s face, with surprisingly successful results. Michaels polishes the by now-humiliated Barrett off with Sweet Chin Music and plays to the crowd.

Jeremy Borash is backstage with Tensai and Sakamoto. Tensai says that he will cut a swath of carnage across Chicago and the unfortunate souls who engage him in the six-pack challenge. Tensai says no one is leaving as Intercontinental Champion if not him.

Up next is the update on Triple H as we go to commercial.

Back from break and we get the video recap of Triple H’s rampage last week and his eventual arrest on site. Jim Cornette emerges and informs the crowd that out of the goodness of his heart and for the sake of business, Triple H will NOT be terminated, nor suspended, but will be instead BANNED from the arena until the elimination match at Extreme Rules. The crowd boos and we move on.

We go to the ring and out comes Shelton Benjamin, then MVP and finally Kofi Kingston. We go back to commercial as Kofi scrambles to the ring.

MVP def. SHELTON BENJAMIN and KOFI KINGSTON

An outstanding 15-minute match that came really close to stealing the show. Finish came as Kofi connected with a breathtaking Trouble In Paradise from the top rope, sending a staggering Benjamin into the path of MVP and the Play of the Day. MVP takes advantage of a momentarily incapacitated Kingston to make the cover of Benjamin and get the three. Kofi Kingston will go one on one with MVP next week on Monday Night RAW.

We go backstage with Alex Riley and Maria discussing Extreme Rules. Drew McIntyre shoulder bumps Riley and tells him not to get too excited about getting to the Six-Pack Challenge. McIntyre tells Riley that there’s a reason his theme song is titled “Broken Dreams”. Riley slaps the hell out of McIntyre and tells him he see him at ringside. McIntyre seethes as we go to break.

DREW MCINTYRE def. ALEX RILEY to qualify for the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

Finish comes as McIntyre punts Riley in the head as he climbs back into the ring and drills him with Future Shock for the win. Drew McIntyre becomes the first participant to qualify for a shot at the Intercontinental Championship.

We get a promo with Chris Jericho backstage in the parking lot. Jericho tells Randy Orton that he is more than healthy enough to compete in his tournament semifinal tonight, so Randy won’t have to be concerned about competing for the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules, because he will prevent that from happening tonight.

Jericho turns his attention to CM Punk and tells him that he will embarrass The Second City Savior in his own hometown to become the World Heavyweight Champion for a seventh time. Jericho says there will be a contract signing next week and that he fully intends to be there across the table from Punk.

Finally, Jericho speaks out on Triple H and tells The Game that despite the 13 stitches in his head and the Grade III concussion he endured at his hands last week, he’s ignoring doctor’s orders and forging ahead with his match tonight because nothing short of overnight hospitalization was going to keep him from heading into Extreme Rules and taking what is rightfully his. Jericho insists that he’s the Best In The World at what he does and tells Hunter he’d be better off staying in jail, because if Jericho DOES come away with the World Title at Extreme Rules, Triple H will NEVER....EE-EEE-EEEEVER get his hands on the gold--A-GAIN!!! Jericho storms off and we go commercial.

Back from the break and Tensai charges to the ring, shoving Sakamoto with such force that the poor lackey goes flying off the stage and into the orchestra pit. Tensai seems unfazed by this turn of events. As EMTs tend to the fallen doorman, out comes Christian. The bell rings and here we go.

CHRISTIAN def. TENSAI to qualify for the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

Tensai dominated a good portion of this match, even standing unflinchingly as Christian ran through him full steam with a Spear. Somehow, some way, Christian manages to slide out of an attempted Train Wreck and into position for the Killswitch. Captain Charisma quickly clambers to the top rope and connects with a beautiful Frog Splash to pick up the stunning 1-2-3. Christian now joins Drew McIntyre in the Six-Pack Challenge at Extreme Rules, with four vacant spots to fill.

Cornette is backstage with Hawkins and a visibly humiliated Wade Barrett. As Cornette tries to run damage control on Wade’s deflated pride, The Miz walks in and Cornette officially welcomes him to the team. Cornette says he just made a call to the Board of Directors and got clearance for the five of them to demonstrate their dominance in a 5-on-5 elimination match for the main event next week against five randomly selected members of the RAW roster.

Back at the entrance ramp and staff doctors are still tending to the unconscious Sakamoto. EMTs load him onto the stretcher, but the gurney tips over, spilling this poor, unfortunate man back into the floor. They have now rigged up a loading ramp into a waiting ambulance on the stage. The stretcher makes it into the loading dock, but as the doors close, the emergency brake fails and the ambulance rolls across the stage and into the orchestra pit on the opposite side. The momentum behind the roll sends the ambulance onto its roof, leaving all four tires in the air. This could be a long, long night for Sakamoto.

We go backstage and Cornette is taking another call. Jim is clearly displeased upon finding out that STEPHANIE MCMAHON RETURNS next week and she’s lifting both the arena ban and the No-Contact Ban on TRIPLE H. THE GAME WILL BE BACK IN THE BUILDING NEXT WEEK ON RAW. Nowhere to Run...

DAVID OTUNGA def. SLYCK WAGNER BROWN and ROB VAN DAM

The Underground King was impressive in his WWE debut, even surprising Otunga with an Appreciation Bomb and nearly upsetting RVD with a Haterbreaker. The finish, however, came as RVD nailed a Five-Star Frog Splash. Otunga slid back into the ring and tossed Van Dam to the barricade before hurriedly cover SWB for the three count. Otunga and RVD will go head to head next week on RAW to fill another spot at Extreme Rules.

We get a full video package of WWE’s weeklong visit to the United Kingdom, with stops in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Cardiff and Manchester.

Back from break and Carlito is on his way to the ring. He grabs a mic and promises the same result as last week, the only difference being that this week will see him fill another spot in the Six-Pack Challenge at Extreme Rules. Rey Mysterio makes his way out and the match begins.

REY MYSTERIO def. CARLITO to qualify for the SIX-PACK CHALLENGE

Carlito appeared destined to seal up another spot at the PPV after connecting with a nasty Backstabber that sent Mysterio rolling out of the ring. Carlito pursues, unaware that Mysterio has snagged one of his apples. Carlito chases Mysterio back into the ring and ends up with a face full of apple spit in his face. The borrowed time opens the window for Mysterio to hit a drop toe hold and connect with a 619. Mysterio retreats to the top turnbuckle and executes a flawless 450 Splash and picks up the duke. The six-pack challenge will now feature Rey Mysterio, Drew McIntyre and Christian in addition to three other superstars to be named later.

We get a split screen of a clearly injured Jericho and Randy Orton headed to the ring as we go to our final break.

CHRIS JERICHO def. RANDY ORTON to advance to the World Championship Match at Extreme Rules

As Orton enters, Jim Cornette emerges and informs The Viper that this Semifinal Match will now be a Lumberjack match. Out comes Camp Cornette, including Curt Hawkins and a noticeable absence of any friendly faces for either Jericho OR Orton. A terrific 20-minute contest that culminates with Orton blocking a Codebreaker and blindsiding Jericho with an RKO. Orton sought to punt Jericho from concussion into oblivion, when Barrett, Ziggler, Miz, Rhodes and Lesnar all jumped the apron.

Orton meets each and every one of them with an RKO, ending with an emphatic RKO on Lesnar after battling out of an F5. Orton resumes his attempted Punt, but on the charge, Jericho’s quick reflexes stun Orton with a jaw-jacking Codebreaker. Jericho crawls to the cover and picks up the final win of the tournament.

After the match, Jericho crawls up the entrance ramp but is met by an atrocious Roundhouse Kick. CM Punk stares down at his opponent for Extreme Rules. Lesnar and company begin another mugging, this time against Randy Orton. Punk rushes down to make the save, but 5-on-2 still isn’t quite the level playing field needed to overcome the onslaught. Batista and HBK run down to even the odds slightly more, but eventually the 5th man catches up with the resistance. Batista and Orton brawl into the crowd with Barrett and Rhodes while HBK fights up the entrance ramp with Dolph Ziggler, which leaves Punk to fend for himself against The Miz and Brock Lesnar.

After several moments of holding his own, Punk drops Miz with the GTS, but walks into an F5. Lesnar once again admires the carnage. As Lesnar goes to leave the ring however, the LIGHTS GO DOWN and a GONG SOUNDS. The lights come back up and THE UNDERTAKER stands directly in front of Brock Lesnar. After a brief, intense staredown, The Undertaker makes a cut-throat signal and sets Lesnar up for the Tombstone, Lesnar escapes out the back door, shoves Taker and slides out of the ring up the entrance ramp.

Undertaker kneels and salutes in the ring as the arena is flooded in a pale blue and rain begins to pour from the rafters as RAW goes off the air.

WWE Smackdown Results 04.13.12

Tonight's WWE Smackdown comes to us live from the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA as Josh Matthews and Matt Striker welcome us to the show. Striker hypes up the Elimination Chamber and Championship Scramble Qualifying Matches for tonight, but is quickly interrupted by Alberto Del Rio, with Ricardo Rodriguez in tow.

Del Rio gets on the mic, still fuming about last week's sneak attack by Sheamus and demands an explanation. Del Rio grabs a steel chair and refuses to leave the ring until he gets an answer. Sheamus hits the ramp and tells Del Rio that the reason is simple, Del Rio is a tremendous arse and The Great White has no use for tremendous arses. Del Rio starts up the ramp toward Sheamus, but Teddy Long hurries out with a line of security and tells them that this will not stand.

Long tells both men that as much as he realizes they want nothing more than to tear each other apart tonight, that’s not gonna happen as both of them have opponents tonight. Teddy tells Sheamus that he’s the main event tonight and orders him backstage. Long tells Del Rio to march back up to the ring because his match is next against The Moscow Menace--VLADIMIR KOZLOV. The former Sambo champion storms to ringside as we go to our first break.

ALBERTO DEL RIO def. VLADIMIR KOZLOV

A Solid ten minute opening contest. Kozlov dominated early with a flurry of Sambo throws and body blows before knocking Del Rio into another lifetime with the Battering Ram Headbutt. Del Rio is OBVIOUSLY off his game on the heels of last week and rolls to the outside to refocus. Finish comes as Kozlov makes the one mistake of attempting to trap Del Rio’s arms for another series of headbutts. Del Rio astutely capitalizes and rolls into the devastating Cross Armbreaker for the submission victory.

After the match, Del Rio celebrates in the ring as Sheamus looks on from backstage, clearly unimpressed.

We go backstage and Lance Storm is lacing up for his Championship Scramble Match as we head to break.

Back from break and we get the Smack of the Night in the recap of A.J. Styles and Mr. Anderson qualifying for the Championship Scramble last week.

Back in the ring with Lance Storm waiting for his Qualifying Match opponent. The lights go down and turn to pink and black as guitars wail through the arena signaling the debut of the final member of the Hart Family to escape the Dungeon, TEDDY HART.

TEDDY HART def. LANCE STORM to qualify for the CHAMPIONSHIP SCRAMBLE

Outstanding match. Fifteen minutes of near fall after near fall with the crowd on the edge of their seats. More “THIS IS AWESOME” chants. Finish came as Teddy Hart countered a Canadian Maple Leaf attempt and rebounded with a Hart Rate. Teddy followed up with a GORGEOUS Triple Bypass for the win. Teddy Hart now joins A.J. Styles and Mr. Anderson in the Championship Scramble.

We go backstage and Teddy Long is headed back to his office, only to be cut off at the pass by the Self-Professed “Intellectual Savior of the Masses”, Damien Sandow. Sandow expresses his displeasure with being excluded from BOTH the United States Championship Scramble picture and from any qualifying matches leading to the Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship. Long informs Sandow that matches of that magnitude require a proving ground, and that Sandow has backed out of every contest he’s been offered. Sandow tells Long that he refuses to lower himself to the level of the plebeians that have been placed in front of him to this point. Teddy tells him that he better find it in himself to compete tonight, because if he tries to back out tonight, he’ll fire him on the spot. Sandow sneers as Long walks away and we go to break.

Back from break as Sandow awaits his opponent. He grabs a mic and tells the crowd that for too long they have had to sift through boring competition and he is here right now to enlighten them on proper wrestling, the likes of which they have never seen before. His promo is cut off by his debuting opponent for the evening--MONTY BROWN.

MONTY BROWN def. DAMIEN SANDOW

A hard-hitting match from the opening bell. Sandow tries to outthink the Alpha Male, but Monty Brown’s combined speed and aggression proves to much for Sandow to react. Finish comes as Sandow attempts sets up for the Straight Jacket Neckbreaker only to have it countered into the POOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUNNCE....PERIOD! from out of nowhere to give The Alpha Male the duke in his first night out.

Backstage with Kevin Kelly and John Cena. Cena tells Kevin that it doesn’t matter who stands across the ring from him tonight, NO ONE is going to keep him from moving on to the Elimination Chamber and becoming a 13-Time World Champion. STING crashes the scene and playfully slaps Cena on the cheek, simply saying “Wouldn’t count on that...” Sting locks into a staredown with Cena and tells him to bring the fight tonight before walking away. Cena looks determined as we go to commercial.

Back from break and Cena hits the ring, barreling down the entrance ramp ready for arguably the biggest match of his career and definitely his greatest challenge since Wrestlemania. The lights go down, thunder rolls and Seek and Destroy blasts from the speakers as Sting descends from the rafters as The Crow. The bell rings and here we go.

JOHN CENA def. STING to qualify for the ELIMINATION CHAMBER

Fantastic match between these two. The ever-gutsy Cena kicked out of a Scorpion Death Drop and fought valiantly to the bottom rope when locked in the Scorpion Death Lock. Sting would answer by reaching the bottom rope during an STFU and taking everything Cena threw at him and throwing it right back. Finish came as Cena captured Sting out of a Stinger Splash, ascended to the top rope with The Stinger in tow and sent him crashing to the mat with a Top-Rope FU for the cover and the three. Cena now joins Samoa Joe and Bryan Danielson inside Satan’s Structure at Extreme Rules in two weeks.

Luke Gallows is seen walking backstage in preparation for his match UP NEXT as we go to commercial.

Back from break and Gallows is in for a BIG SURPRISE as the Disco Ball descends from the rafters and the call of “LADIES AAAANNND GENTLEMEN” emanates from the PA system. Cameron and Naomi introduce the Funkasaurus and Vice Versa as BRODUS CLAY hits the entrance ramp with the Funkadactyls.

BRODUS CLAY def. LUKE GALLOWS

Physical back-and-forth contest. Gallows would attempt the Gallows’ Pole on numerous occasions, but Brodus is FAR too big to lift. Gallows tries for a Corner Splash, but Brodus dodges and comes back with a Body Avalanche of his own. Gallows staggers out of the corner and falls victim to What The Funk for the victory. After the match, Clay brings the Funkadactyls and the “Little Funkers” for a post-match celebration as we go to break.

Out of commercial and Teddy Long is back in his office. Chavo steps in as another superstar feeling slighted from the numerous vacant title pictures over the last couple weeks. Teddy explains that Chavo’s exclusion from the Cruiserweight tournament wasn’t a personal decision or a business decision, simply that Teddy had no room left in the bracket. Chavo scoffs, asking how Teddy couldn’t make room for arguably the most prominent Cruiserweight champion in WWE history. Teddy gets a wry smile on his face and tells Chavo to prove himself worthy in a match tonight, against The New F’N Show, JERRY LYNN. Chavo walks out, disgusted.

Back to the ring as The Hurricane awaits HIS opponent, The International Sensation MISTICO. The masked warrior makes a beeline for the ring and a Cruiserweight classic is moments away as the bell rings to start the contest.

MISTICO def. THE HURRICANE

Decent match with both men putting on an aerial display. Finish comes after Hurricane connects with a Shining Wizard and sets up for the Hurri-Chokeslam. Hurricane gets Mistico off the ground, but is countered mid-air into La Mistica for the submission victory. Both men get a standing ovation from the appreciative Smackdown crowd.

Jerry Lynn and Chavo Guerrero headed to the ring as we head back to break.

Back from break as Chavo Guerrero awaits the returning Jerry Lynn.

JERRY LYNN def. CHAVO GUERRERO

Solid ten minute match with constantly shifting momentum. Chavo focused on ground game as Jerry Lynn took to the air in this one. Finish came as Guerrero strayed from his strategy to attempt a Frankensteiner, only to have Lynn counter into a Cradle Piledriver for the duke.

Backstage with Sheamus prepping for the Main Event. Del Rio steps in and wishes The Celtic Warrior the best of luck and throws a signature wink his way. Sheamus tells Del Rio he doesn’t need the luck of a gigantic arse when he has the Luck of the Irish on his side, but thanks anyway, Fella. Sheamus walks off as Del Rio looks on, throws another wink and we go to break.

Back from break as Justin Roberts has the call for the main event and announces that the winner will move on to the fourth spot in the Elimination Chamber. Sheamus hits the ring first and anxiously awaits his opponent. The Indy fans in attendance erupt as Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” fills the rafters. “The Big Rig” Brodie Lee lumbers to the ring for his Smackdown debut and the opportunity of a lifetime.

BRODIE LEE def. SHEAMUS to qualify for the ELIMINATION CHAMBER when ALBERTO DEL RIO interfered

An OUTSTANDING twenty minute main event with an unsavory finish. A VERY physical match, with countless nearfalls. Brodie demonstrated athleticism with a high Crescent Kick, and Sheamus would answer back with White Noise.

Finish comes as Brodie sets up for a Brodie Bomb, but Sheamus drops out and sets up for a Brogue Kick. Brodie evades, sending Sheamus crashing into Ricardo Rodriguez, who has jumped up on the ring apron, and rocketing him into the announce table. Del Rio moves in from the other side and jumps to the floor, dropping Sheamus left arm over the top rope. The rebound sends Sheamus wandering directly into the path of an oncoming Big Rig Boot as Brodie makes the cover and gets the three.

Completely unaware of what has transpired, Brodie helps Sheamus to his feet and shakes hands with the Great White. The Big Rig rolls down from the top rope and heads toward the back and DEL RIO pounces on Sheamus again. The Aristocrat strikes a groggy Sheamus with a Step Up Enziguri and works over Sheamus with a steel chair before sandwiching the chair on Sheamus arm and locking in the armbreaker. Ricardo Rodriguez grabs a mic and repeatedly screams “ALBERTO DEL RIO” in Sheamus face. WWE officials run to the ring to separate Del Rio from Sheamus. Security keeps victim and attacker apart as the sly Del Rio grins widely and throws a final wink as Smackdown goes off the air.

ECW Results 04.10.12

Tonight's ECW comes to us live from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD as Joey Styles and Tazz welcome us to the show. We open the show with Paul Heyman making his way to the ring. The ECW GM invites two of his newest acquisitions, Father James Mitchell and the Monster, Abyss to the ring. Heyman tells them that he admires their desire to make an impact (wink, wink) in their debut last week.

Heyman tells Mitchell that we wants to demonstrate just how much of a monster Abyss truly is and books him to compete in a traditional ECW Falls Count Anywhere Match against one of the most vicious competitors to ever step in an ECW ring. Heyman tells him that match starts right now, and out charges the Man-Beast RHYNO. Rhyno walks with a purpose, with a raging glare set to kill.

ABYSS def. RHYNO in a ECW FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE MATCH

Solid ten minute match with both men beating the living hell out of each other. Rhyno struck with countless chair shots, a Rhyno Driver through a table and a GORE through a plate glass window in the lobby. Abyss answered back with Shock Treatment on the arena floor and a Black Hole Slam through another plate glass slab at ringside for the win.

Backstage with Sandman conversing with staff when Tommy Dreamer confronts him on the ditch job during last week's Tag Team Turmoil Match. Sandman tells Dreamer that it was really simple. Every man has his limit when it comes to patience and Sandman says he got tired of carrying Dreamer every time they teamed up. An incensed Dreamer tells Sandman that at Extreme Rules he'll have no problem carrying Sandman, when he's carrying his sorry ass up the ladder to knock his drunken ass back down. Dreamer issues a challenge to Sandman for a Stairway to Hell Match and Sandman quickly accepts. Sandman and Dreamer have an intense staredown when Heyman convenes on the situation.

Heyman tells them that one of them may yet have the chance to compete twice that evening, because in tonight's main event, he's playing host to an ECW Originals Showcase, with the winner joining John Morrison and Kane in the Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Championship. Dreamer and Sandman will be competing tonight against RAVEN, RHYNO, SABU...AND CACTUS JACK. Heyman walks away as we go to commercial.

Back from break and we get a video package hyping Morrison and Kane for the ECW Title, which will now feature at least one ECW Original.

We go back to the ring and The Colony is in the ring, annoying the fans with their antics and cutting a promo on how they're all highly intelligent beings. Green Ant says they'll be the pride of the Ant Hill when they put RYBACK away tonight. Ryback comes marching out and the “match” is about to get under way.

RYBACK def. THE COLONY in a 5-on-1 Handicap Match

Match starts with Soldier Ant, Carpenter Ant, Green Ant and Worker Ant all taking one limb respectively and setting up Fire Ant for Ants Go Marching, but Ryback simply pulls his arms and legs forward, resulting in a quadruple noggin-knocker. As Fire Ant scales to the top rope, Ryback picks up Carpenter Ant and chucks him at Fire Ant like a lawn dart, sending both crashing into the barricade.

Ryback kicks Green Ant’s head off his shoulders with a big boot, destroys Worker Ant with a spinebuster that would make Arn Anderson proud and nearly decapitates Soldier Ant with a brutal clothesline. Bodies lying all around him, Ryback waits for a woozy Fire Ant and Carpenter Ant to roll back into the ring. Ryback sets Carpenter Ant and Fire Ant up for Shell Shocked, then rethinks his strategy.

In an astonishing feat of strength, Ryback hooks up Green Ant, Soldier Ant AND Worker Ant and proceeds to march around the ring will all of them, all 862 pounds of them, and DRILLS them into the canvas. Ryback piles carcass after carcass on top of one another before making the cover and getting the impressive three count. After the match, Ryback bobs his head to the beat, screams “FEED ME MOAR” and we cut backstage to see that Hardcore Holly and The Briscoes had some sort of wager on the contest.

We get a teaser for tonight’s main event, where ONE ECW Original will get an opportunity to join Kane and John Morrison in the Singapore Cane Match for the ECW Championship at Extreme Rules. We go to commercial.

Back from break and Spike Dudley is in the ring, pleading his case for another chance at the Cruiserweight Championship Match at Extreme Rules, due to Abyss’ interference in the match last week. Heyman pops up on the titantron and promises to give him a chance if he just stops complaining. Heyman says he doesn’t reward people who whine and bitch about his fairness policy, they have to earn their spot in the ring. Heyman tells Spike he’ll give him another whack at it provided he beat a returning ECW Alumni. As “Loser” by Beck blasts through the speakers, Spike Dudley now has a chance to get back in good position by defeating Mikey Whipwreck.

MIKEY WHIPWRECK def. SPIKE DUDLEY after interference by ABYSS, TAJIRI and KEVIN THORN

Another high-flying match with high spots and near falls left and right. Finish comes as Spike sets up Mikey for an Acid Drop. Father James Mitchell arrives on the stage with Abyss in tow. The ref isn’t having it and runs from the ring to chase the duo back to the dressing room.

The distraction is enough though. As the ref is hurrying Mitchell and Abyss to the back, Kevin Thorn and Tajiri convene on the ring. Thorn spits blood in Spike’s face and Tajiri follows up with Poison Mist and a Buzzsaw Kick. Thorn and Tajiri jump back through the crowd and the ref returns to the ring just in time to see Whipwreck cap it off with a Whippersnapper for the duke.

After the match, all four return to the ring to administer a beating, the likes of which Spike has never experienced. Mitchell calls off the troops and puts the ECW Locker Room on notice that he has once again re-formed the Unholy Alliance.

Paul Heyman emerges and tells Abyss that he’s clearly still in a fighting mood and believes he has a cure for that. Heyman tells the Alliance that tonight was pick your poison night for the ECW Champion and his #1 contender, and tells Abyss that he has been chosen. The ringposts burst into flames as KANE storms down to ringside. The Big Red Monster fights off the entire Unholy Alliance, forcing Abyss into retreat. A Clash of the Monsters is coming up as we head to break.

KANE def. ABYSS

A brutal battle. Finish comes as Kane shifts his weight to escape Shock Treatment and plants Abyss with a Chokeslam from Hell. Kane throws the steel steps into the ring and puts Abyss away with a Tombstone on the steel for the win. The Devil’s Favorite Demon looks absolutely UNSTOPPABLE as we draw closer to Extreme Rules.

We get another promo for The Originals’ Showcase later on in the main event.

Heyman is interrupted in his office by Paul and Katie Lea Burchill. Both feel cheated by the outcome of their respective qualifying matches last week and demand the same reparation afforded to Spike Dudley. Heyman relents, but clearly has devised a scheme. Paul E. tells The Burchills that he’s giving them a shot to work out their aggressions in the ring tonight in mixed-tag action. We go to commercial with the match up next.

Back from break and we’re back in the ring with the Burchills awaiting their opponents. Bob Artese makes the intros and announces the following contest as a CHAIRS MATCH. Out first is SARA DEL RAY, then her partner--KEVIN STEEN.

KEVIN STEEN and SARA DEL RAY def. PAUL AND KATIE LEA BURCHILL

Violent contest from the opening bell. The Burchills both took about ten to twelve chair shots and had a hard time keeping their feet by match’s end. Steen opened a serious gash over Paul Burchill’s left eye. Match ends with a simultaneous Royal Butterfly and Steenalizer for the double pinfall.

We go backstage with the ever busy Paul Heyman trying to keep pace with his much larger competitors on RAW and Smackdown! (and doing a damn good job I might add) before being interrupted yet again, this time by Jack Swagger. Swagger is LIVID regarding the finish to the #1 contenders match last week and demands to be put in a match tonight with the ECW Champion for his involvement in the decision. Paul apologizes and tells Swagger that Morrison has already had another opponent chosen for him tonight, but tells him if he wants a match, he has someone lined up for him, someone who’s just ITCHING to fight. Heyman can’t remove the evil grin from his face tonight as we go back to commercial.

Back from break and Swagger is going through his pre-match ritual, OOZING confidence. That is, until “Big Balls” blares through the PA system. Paul Heyman has re-signed BALLS MAHONEY as the Chair-Swinging Freak lumbers to the ring to a THUNDEROUS ECW pop carrying a chair labeled “THIS IS THE ONLY SWAGGER I NEED”.

BALLS MAHONEY def. JACK SWAGGER

Solid, back and forth ten minute match. Swagger dominates early with several body tackles and amateur background. Swagger attempts a Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Balls very nimbly lands on his feet and comes back with a Ball Breaker for two. Swagger attempts a Swagger Bomb, but Balls captures him mid-leap and delivers an Avalanche Nutcracker Suite onto a steel chair for the win.

After the match, Balls snags his chair and attempts to go Balls to the Wall, but Swagger drops to the floor and locks Mahoney into an Ankle Lock. Swagger stomps away and takes the chair before wearing Mahoney out with it. The All-American American taps into his dark side, sandwiching Balls’ ankle in the chair and stomping on it. Swagger locks the Ankle Lock back in until officials have to come in to stop the onslaught. EMT’s have to help Mahoney to the back as Swagger stands defiant in the ring, lip busted open and arm raising chair above his head as we go to break.

Back from commercial as ECW Champion heads down to the ring for his Pick Your Poison Match. Unfortunately for Morrison, Kane picked the most insurmountable opponent he could get his hooks into.

BIG SHOW def. JOHN MORRISON IN A NON-TITLE MATCH

Morrison put up a respectable fight, even taking Big Show off of his feet with a series of four flying chucks, all from opposite sides of the ring. Finish came as Morrison went to execute Starship Pain and landed it. As it happens though, Big Show captured him on the landing and plants him with a Showstopper. Show picks the prone champion back up and clobbers him with the WMD for the win.

Show grabs the mic and tells Heyman that he has one week to do something about the fact that he’s not booked for Extreme Rules. Show picks up Morrison and hits him again with the WMD before leaving the ring.

We get another promo for the ECW Originals’ Showcase coming up next as we go to our final break.

SABU def. CACTUS JACK, TOMMY DREAMER, SANDMAN, RHYNO and RAVEN to win a spot in the SINGAPORE CANE MATCH at EXTREME RULES

In short, the main event was a Demolition Derby. With Dreamer battling a concussion and separated shoulder from last week and Rhyno still recuperating from the vicious beating he took at the hands of Abyss earlier in the evening, only Foley, Sabu, Sandman and Raven came into this match 100%. None left that way.

Finish came with Dreamer laid out on the stage and Rhyno and Raven lying in shambles and splinters following a Gore through a table. Sabu somehow got a hold of both Sandman’s Kendo Stick and Barbie, driving the wire directly into Sandman’s skull before burying the bat in Cactus’ ribs. Sabu secures the victory following an Arabian Facebuster through a table onto Rhyno for the victory.

After the match, Kane shows up on the ramp and heads down to the ring to exchange blows with the Homicidal Maniac. Kane sets up for the Chokeslam from Hell, but Sabu BITES Kane on the wrist, forcing him to release the hold and proceeds to work over The Big Red Monster with a Singapore Cane, lashing the back, a few raps to the temple and to the back of both knees before throwing a chair at his face in the way only Sabu can. Kane rolls into a retreat as Sabu brandishes the Kendo Stick in the ring as ECW goes off the air.