Smackdown – 4/30/10

After the annual WWE Draft, how would Smackdown look with a whole new cast of characters?  You want the results for Smackdown?  Well I got them right here:

EDITORS NOTE: Once again Smackdown was preempted in my area this past Friday.  Sorry for the delay in releasing this post.  From the looks of it, Smackdown will air it’s normally scheduled time next week.  Crossing my fingers that it says that way.

Video Package: A look at how the WWE Draft shook down and where everyone went.

Teddy Long comes to the ramp and talks a little about the draft.  He introduces one of the newest members of the Smackdown roster, Kofi Kingston.

Chris Jericho comes out to the ring, “I told you twelve months ago that I’d be the face of Smackdown… unfortunately my work here is done and now it’s time for me to be the face of RAW… it’s time for you all to grow up…”

• Kofi chimes in, “Why don’t you shut up?  If you don’t know how, let me help you with a BOOM BOOM BOOM!”

Kofi Kingston vs. Chris Jericho
WINNER: Kingston via pin fall after hitting Trouble in Paradise

Backstage: World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger talks directly to the camera giving us a “Did you know” segment about his past accolades.

Backstage: Chris Jericho in the back ranting about his loss to Kofi Kingston to someone we do not see… eventually we see it’s Big Show and he KO Punches Jericho in the face.

Chavo Guerrero in the ring, “I’m back and it feels good… Two Guerreros on Smackdown…” CROWD BOOS!

• Kane comes down to the ring and chokeslams him.  “Welcome back Chavo!”

Backstage: Shad Gaspard talking to the camera, “All these new faces from RAW think it’s their time, well they’re wrong because it’s MY TIME!”

John Morrison vs. Cody Rhodes
WINNER: Rhodes via pin after hitting Cross Rhodes

Backstage: Swagger once again gives us more fun facts about his past.

Edge comes to the ring and gives this whole sob story to the crowd about how he’s leaving for RAW and caps it off by telling the crowd that he loves them!

• Christian interrupts and walks to ring.  They both reminisce about their days together as a tag team.  Christian reminisces about how they grew up together and broke into the business together, then calls Edge out saying that everything he just told the crowd was a lie!
• Edge then realizes that it’s possibly about Christian’s jealousy and somewhat sarcastically rants about how he really wants to get off this show and that he’s a master psychologist and played everyone.
• Christian calls him out for using him to get to the top and how he’d like to face Edge one on one.
• Edge says no and a scrap breaks out for a few moments until Edge bails out.
• Christian gets the crowd to chant… NA NA NA NA HEY HEY HEY GOODBYE!

Backstage: Josh Matthews grabs Edge and asks about a possible match between he and Christian.  Edge responds by saying that it won’t happen because Christian talks a big game.

• Big Show enters, “Too bad we’re not going to see that Edge & Christian match.  Too bad we won’t see this match either…”  Show KO Punches Edge.

Layla & Michelle McCool with Vickie Guerrero vs. Beth Phoenix & Kelly Kelly
WINNERS: Beth/Kelly via pin fall after Kelly hit her Step Up Leg Drop on Layla

Backstage: Swagger is back with more history on his favorite person, himself.

Backstage: Chris Masters introduces himself to the camera by making his pectorals dance.

Dolph Ziggler to the ring, “I did everyone on Smackdown a favor last Monday on RAW. (Video Package shown of him losing to then putting the Sleeper Hold on Hornswoggle)  Now no one will ever see that little troll again.  I put him to sleep and now he’s in leprechaun heaven…”

Video Package: Drew McIntyre‘s stomp on the steps that injured Matt Hardy last week.

Backstage: Josh Matthews asks Matt Hardy about his health and career status.  Hardy tells him, “When McIntyre stomped my head into the stairs, it hurt me physically and psychologically… when I come back, Drew McIntyre will…”

• Drew McIntyre jumps Hardy and hits the Future Shock DDT on the concrete floor.

Backstage: JTG talking to camera, “What’s next for JTG?  I think I’d look pretty fly with some gold around my waist…”

Straightedge Society to the ring.  CM Punk takes mic, “Everybody in the WWE Universe thought Rey Mysterio was going to shave my head bald, but I bet Rey all by myself…”

• Interrupted by MVP, “I’m so sorry that every week you have to listen to this moron… SHUT UP!  The only saving going on is me saving this crowd from you… One thing I can promise is Friday night is about to be hot again…”  Attacks SES and gets caught up in numbers game until Rey comes down to make the save.  SES bails out.
• Teddy Long makes tag team match in the break.

Luke Gallows & CM Punk with Serena vs. Rey Mysterio & MVP
WINNERS: MVP/Mysterio via a combo of a 619 to a 305 (Jumping Facebuster)

• After match, masked man attacks Rey with a Swinging Neck Breaker and bails out before MVP can grab him.
• Punk looks pleased.

Backstage: More fun facts with our lisped champion Swagger!

Jack Swagger comes to the ring, “When I was a young boy, my father sat me down.  You know what he told me?  He said, ‘son, one day you’ll be a world champion.’…” He rattles on about the same accolades he’s been telling us the whole show and more.  “My greatest achievement was when I won the World Championship… and my dad wanted to talk to me again.  He said, ‘son, I told you so!’ So now I’m telling everyone, I’m going to be world champion until I retire…”

• Interrupted by Teddy Long, “I know what the WWE Universe wants to hear… who is the new number one contender and will face you for the World Heavyweight Championship..?”
• Big Show’s music hits and place erupts!  Show walks to the ring, “You know what the doctor said the day I was born? ‘Oh my God, you see the size of him?!?’  You’re many things, but you’re not like I am…”  Show runs down Swagger’s accomplishments again and adds one more thing to his resume, early retirement.  KO Punches Swagger in the jaw!

QUICK THOUGHTS:

Yippie! Big Show is the number one contender for the World Title! (SARCASM)  Who didn’t see this one coming after the Smackdown roster was completely plundered?!?  I’m wondering if this is their way to build Swagger up or to get the belt off of him.  His whole entire promo last night was filled with crowd chants and boos.  It sounded like he was getting real heat.  Now Smackdown is taped, so they could’ve been pumping in some fake crowd noise in the video, but we’ll never know now, will we…

I have to ask one question here… If memory serves, weren’t Edge and Christian billed as brothers during the Attitude Era..?  What’s with all the talk that they met in the 6th grade, grew up together, and broke into the business together talk?  I know that’s probably real life, but the one thing you could maybe do is stick to the kayfabe story lines that you guys lived through your entire careers till this point with!  That irritates me!

For the most part, this episode of Smackdown wasn’t great.  It was just a means to let the leaving superstars say goodbye and the arriving superstars make an impact on their new home.  You noticed, none of the arriving superstars that were in a match lost…