Smackdown!
Week 1, Oct 2011
Pre-show: Usos d. Young/Mahal (54); Barrett d. Watson (72)
-Teddy Long welcomes Laurinitis to SD. That said, he's the GM of Smackdown and he's a bit concerned that Truth and Miz are here tonight. Laurinitis pulls rank and tells Long to deal with it, because he's tired of the unfair treatment they receive.
Rating: 66
-Cody comes out and complains that he has to defend against Ryder of all people. He calls Ryder a joke and berates him for plastering his ugly face all over the internet.
Rating: 68
-US Title: Cody (c) v. Ryder
Ryder looks like he has a legitimate shot, but one of Cody's baggers puts a bag over his head while he's calling for the Rough Ryder, causing a DQ.
Rating: 73
-Ryder's won the match, but not the title, and to make matters worse, Cody continues the assault as Ryder struggles with the bag! He leaves Ryder lying in the ring with the bag still on.
Rating: 68
-Match: Bryan and Yoshi v. Dibiase and Kidd
This here's what we in the biz call a filler match. Bryan gets the LeBelle Lock on Dibiase and it's over.
Rating: 69
-Orton is backstage with Laurinitis, and he complains about Awesome Truth being here tonight. Laurinitis tells him that if he has such a big problem with them, he can fight them!
Rating: 72
-Match: Jackson v. Clay
Brodus Clay gets a huge win in a battle of the useless hosses.
Rating: 52
Poor psychology
-Christian is tired of having Sheamus around, so he wants to settle things TONIGHT!
Rating: 78
-Match: Sin Cara v. Sin Cara II
Sin Cara gets a win.
Rating: 63
Poor psychology
-But II jumps him afterwards oh noooo
Rating: 73
-Match: Natalya d. Alicia
goodness I booked a lot of filler
Rating: 58
-Natalya tries to show off by beating Alicia down further, but Alicia fights back and it degenerates into a catfight.
Rating: 66
-Match: Sheamus v. Christian
Christian just can't get anything going for an extended period of time, and the Celtic Warrior puts him away.
Rating: 82
-Match: Orton v. Awesome Truth
Orton does a decent job battling the numbers game, and mounts a comeback late in the match. He hits RKO's on both heels, but decides to go for a punt instead of a win. Mark Henry comes out in that moment and lumbers slowly to the ring. Orton's distracted for a second, and then whiffs the punt. It's all downhill from there, and Truth gets the pin.
Rating: 87
-Henry laughs and heads to the back as Truth and Miz jump on Orton like a pair of hyenas. After a lengthy beatdown segment, though, Orton's able to land a surprise RKO on Truth and scare off Miz.
Rating: 96
Overall: 77, success
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