World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus & Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho & Alberto Del Rio ended in a No ContestSheamus & Randy Orton against Chris Jericho & Alberto Del Rio again descended into anarchy. Although this paved the way for two explosive singles contests between the fierce foursome, when SmackDown came to a close, tensions had gone from explosive to absolutely nuclear.
On the May 7 edition of Raw SuperShow, Sheamus & Orton's tag team match against Jericho & Del Rio diverged down the road to incredible bedlam in John Laurinaitis’ office. As a result, the General Manager of Raw and SmackDown changed the World Heavyweight Title Match at WWE Over the Limit into a Fatal 4-Way showdown.
Four
days after that decision, SmackDown began with a grueling tag team
rematch between the four fiery competitors, until an all-out brawl
forced the referee to call for the bell and throw the contest out
completely. That didn’t stop the action, however, as all four grapplers
continued to fight, both inside and outside the ring,
utilizing a street fight mentality that stood as a fitting appetizer to
the uncontrollable free-for-all that will take place in the Fatal 4-Way
Match in nine days.
In a tweet issued soon after, John Laurinaitis’ Executive Administrator Eve announced, on behalf of the EVP, that – because the match's outcome was "unacceptable" –
the four Superstars would each face one of their pay-per-view opponent
in singes competition later on the show: The Viper would take on The
Mexican Aristocrat while The Great White would battle the first-ever
Undisputed WWE Champion.AJ def. Kaitlyn On two separate occasions on SmackDown, Kaitlyn tried to talk to AJ about her unhealthy situation involving Daniel Bryan. Both times, AJ responded in volatile fashion by slapping her best friend. As a result, the two Divas would square-off against each other in the ring this week.
From
the opening bell, AJ attacked her fellow "Chickbuster" with
uncontrollable rage, eventually capturing the win with a fierce knee to
her beautiful foe’s temple.
After the match, the crazed AJ
continued her assault until Bryan himself came to the ring. For a short
moment, it seemed as if the submission specialist was going to make some
sort of peace with his unhinged ex. That was until he informed her that
he was looking forward to “moving on” to Kaitlyn once he becomes the
new WWE Champion at WWE Over the Limit.
There
were probably some in the WWE Universe that thought AJ was about to
strike Bryan in response to his remark. Instead, she exited the ring
without a word, leaving the former World Heavy Weight free and clear to begin an impromptu “Yes!” chant.
Daniel Bryan def. Big Show by Submission
When Daniel Bryan cinched in the “Yes”-lock on Big Show in the climax of their explosive bout,John Laurinatis apparently didn’t feel like waiting for the giant to tap out.
Immediately after the submission maneuver was applied, WWE’s Executive
Vice President of Talent Relations suddenly rang the bell and declared
Bryan the winner.
Following the match, the General Manager of Raw
and SmackDown climbed into the ring and began to verbally tear into the
giant, indicating that he did not believe the apology The World’s
Largest Athlete had made after poking fun of his voice on Raw SuperShow.
He went on to tell the gigantic Superstar that on the following
Monday's Raw SuperShow, he expected a real apology from Show, inferring
that his job may just hang in the balence.
Once he reached the top of the ramp, “Mr. Excitement” had more to say. He promised that at WWE
Ryback def. Heath Slater:
Moments after Heath Slater got on the mic to ridicule the
highly-volatile Ryback and questioned the magnitude of the intimadating
Superstar's many SmackDown victories, The One-Man Southern Rock Band
became the latest victim of SmackDown's up-and-coming in-ring terror.
Antonio Cesaro def. Alex Riley
Since coming under the reluctent employ of John Laurinaitis , Theodore Long has been forced to do many tasks that he did not wish to do, often with humiliating results.
This
week proved no different, as the former head of SmackDown was called
upon to serve as the special ring announcer for SmackDown's new
Superstar Antonio Casaro in his match against Alex Riley. Mr. Long
proceeded to read a nearly endless prepared list of nicknames, designed
to praise the recently-signed Superstar. He called Cesaro "The Swiss
Sensation ... The Rugby Baller, Shot Caller ... his opponent's fright
and Aksana's delight ... beating every bum in the scrum and every clown
on SmackDown." But, that was just the beginning of the degradation for
Mr. Laurinaitis’ “favorite” employee.
After Cesaro soundly
triumphed in his first match as an official SmackDown Superstar, Aksana –
sporting a stylish new look of her own – informed Teddy in front of the
entire WWE
Universe that that were just friends. She went on to declare that she
and Cesaro were “lovers,” before the happy couple proceeded to make-out
with a visibly heartbroken Teddy looking on.
Randy Orton def. Alberto Del Rio by Disqualification
For the second time of the night, Randy Orton
stepped into the ring to face Alberto Del Rio, just nine days before
they will battle as part of the Fatal 4-Way World Heavyweight
Championship Match at WWE Over the Limit.
Despite
constant attacks on The Viper’s shoulder throughout the match, the
resilient nine-time World Champion rebounded and prepared to put his
crafty foe down for the three-count.But, before Orton could attempt to close the deal, Ricardo Rodriguez leaped at him from the top rope, only to receive an RKO in mid-air for his trouble. Though this interference gave the serpentine Superstar a victory by disqualification, the opportunistic Del Rio quickly hurled his adversary into the steel ring post before applying the cross armbreaker. Although the fact that The Mexican Aristocrat wasn't able to fully lock in his signature maneuver ultimately saved WWE
WWE Tag Team Champion R-Truth def. Jack Swagger
Four days after Dolph Ziggler knocked off WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi
Kingston on Raw SuperShow, his co-champion, R-Truth, evened things out
against Jack Swagger .
After Kofi took out the interfering Show-off outside the ring, he
delivered a kick of retribution to The All-American American. This set
up his partner-in-championship-gold to score the important victory with
the Flatliner.
The titleholder’s triumph ties things up for the
two teams at one singles win a piece, just nine days before they will
battle for the tag titles at WWE Over the Limit.
During
the match, Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes were noticed watching the
contest intently in the back, side-by-side with All World's flashy A.W.
The charismatic agent has already gone on record stating that he will
determine when and where his new clients will use their rematch clause
for another opportunity at the WWE Tag Team Titles. While the WWE
Universe will be interested to see when that will occur, they also may
be wondering why Mason Ryan was spotted hanging with the group.
Titus O’Neil & Darren Young def. United States Champion Santino Marella & Zack Ryder
Regardless of whether they would be known as “Co-bro” or “Ma-Ryder,” the unique tag team combination of United States Champion Santino Marella and former United States Champion Zack Ryder looked ready to make an impression on SmackDown’s newest tag team combination.
That
was until the explosive pairing of Titus O’Neil & Darren Young
turned their hopes up-side down, emerging from all-out turmoil outside
the ring to score a huge upset on their charismatic opponents with the
Ghettoblaster.
After the match, O’Neil & Young celebrated by making a strong statement about being the future WWE Tag Team Champions – citing the difference between them and the rest: “millions of dollars!”
Brodus Clay def. Hunico
Although Hunico & Camacho decided to attack Brodus Clay before
the opening bell, The Funkasaurus quickly roared back. After knocking
his opponent’s cohort off the ring apron, the rhythmic Superstar
delivered the big splash on Hunico for the win.
Chris Jericho def. World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus by Disqualification
After fighting to the ropes in order to break his foe’s Walls of
Jericho submission maneuver in the height of their main event showdown,
Sheamus sent the first-ever Undisputed WWE Champion over the top rope and crashing down to the ringside floor.
Moments later, Alberto Del Rio emerged, looking to make a statement as
he attacked the fallen Jericho and threw him into the steel ring steps.
He managed to get the jump on The Celtic Warrior, locking him in the
cross armbreaker.
Randy Orton soon joined the party, seeking
payback on Del Rio for their altercation earlier in the evening. But,
while he fell into an argument with The Great White over which one of
them had the right to attack his target more, Jericho reemerged from
nowhere, delivering the Codebreaker to the war-torn Del Rio. Then Orton
and Sheamus each asserted his own ground by hitting the RKO and the
Brogue Kick on Del Rio respectively.
What will happen when all
four competitors are unleashed on each other in the Fatal 4-Way World
Title Match at WWE Over the Limit?
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