Smackdown Spoilers for 8/17

[Phantom]

Source: WrestlingInc

We open SmackDown with a recap of last week and the beat down on Sheamus by Alberto Del Rio. Del rio is out to start the show and is demanding that he get his championship match back at SummerSlam.

Booker T is out to confront Del Rio. Booker T says that a man does not dress goons up in cop suits and attack one man. Chris Jericho comes out and goes off on Del Rio and calls him a yapping dog. Jericho starts speaking Spanish and says that Del Rio's breath smells like dog s--t in Spanish. Yes, he's speaking in Spanish. Jericho says that he wants to take Del Rio's spot at SummerSlam. The main event tonight is set, and it will be Jericho vs. Del Rio. Booker T said Sheamus will not wrestle at SummerSlam.

Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara vs. The Miz and Cody Rhodes. Rey hits the 619 while Cody is trying to take of Sin Cara's mask and gets the win after the top rop dive. After the match, Mysterio hit the Miz with a 619 after Miz tried to sneak attack him. Heck of a match, Rey and Sin Cara are amazing together.

Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan is announced for later tonight.

Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks beat two jobbers. Hawkins and Reks are doing some new stipper "Magic Mike" dance gimmick now.

William Regal is backstage telling Eve how powerful he was when he was the GM. Workers then came up to Regal and asked him to take the trash out.

Teddy Long is out at the announce booth to commentate during the Divas match between Eve and Kaitlyn. Eve defeated Kaitlyn to become Booker T's new assistant. Short, sloppy match.

Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan. Kane faked his entrance to distract Bryan, and Orton nailed him with an RKO to get the pin.

Daniel Bryan is staying in the ring with the mic screaming "No No!," and says he won't leave until the people stop chanting "YES!" Triple H comes out and pedigrees him. This likely won't make the air.

It's announced that WWE will return to Austin for a live event on January 11th. The pre-sale password is AUSCENA.

Santino comes out for color commentary. Antonio Cesaro defeated Zack Ryder in less than a minute. After the match, Santino hit Cesaro.

Alberto Del Rio vs. Chris Jericho is up next. Del Rio is out first. Jericho is coming out and is attacked by Ziggler, who screams to Jericho to not overlook him Del Rio dominated the majority of the match by attacking Jericho's injured ribs. Ziggler interfered twice, allowing Del Rio to win with the Shining Wizard kick.

After the match, Ziggler and Del Rio double team Jericho until Sheamus makes the save. Del Rio attacks Sheamus, but Sheamus makes a comeback and Del Rio escapes through the crowd. Booker T comes out to address the situation. Booker tells Sheamus that he should not be there. Sheamus demands that his rematch with Del Rio get re-instated. Booker originally says "no," but Sheamus keeps pleading. After Sheamus said "please" like three times, Booker relented and said that the match is back on for SummerSlam.

Well the tag match sounds awesome and Bryan vs. Orton should be great if its an actual match. Hawkins & Reks new gimmick made me go WTF, but I guess it will get them on tv more often. And having Sheamus beg to have the match back is pretty lame. This show sounds weak for a go-home show.

[drifter]

never understood that booking. Make the big announcement that a match is either canceled or changed, and by the weeks end, it's back to being the same exact match it was to begin with.

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Pointless. I'll watch for the tag match. More squashes from WWE is a joke, though.

[King Silva]

That is really stupid to have the WHT match stay as it was before..

SD seems so so to me..

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Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan. Kane faked his entrance to distract Bryan, and Orton nailed him with an RKO to get the pin.

Daniel Bryan is staying in the ring with the mic screaming "No No!," and says he won't leave until the people stop chanting "YES!" Triple H comes out and pedigrees him. This likely won't make the air.

None of this helps anyone. I'm still in the baffled state of mind that Orton is going right back to where he was prior to suspension.

[el torro]

oh Cody...

[MichaelTheMartian]

Magic Mike gimmick really? smh

[Planktung]

I demand that Kevin Nash manages Hawkins and Reks.

[Thick Justice]

I'm begging for Randy Orton to take the WHC next month. Then have him fail a drug test and WWE has to strip him and fire him and he goes to TNA as the only undefeated Champion in WWE history.

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Hawkins and Reks are male strippers?
Ryder jobbing again?




MY WRESTLING LIFE

[Joey Cush]

Sheamus/ADR on at SummerSlam just absolutely destroys me.

[Gazza]

Aug 14, 2012 21:56:32 GMT -5 drifter said:

never understood that booking. Make the big announcement that a match is either canceled or changed, and by the weeks end, it's back to being the same exact match it was to begin with.

It was obviously part of the feud from the beginning. I don't see how that's bad booking.

[LtD73]

Aug 14, 2012 23:50:03 GMT -5 Thick Justice said:

I'm begging for Randy Orton to take the WHC next month. Then have him fail a drug test and WWE has to strip him and fire him and he goes to TNA as the only undefeated Champion in WWE history.

If WWE strip him and make him "undefeated" wouldnt Batista also be "undefeated" when he gave the belt up and Angle won it in the battle royal, same with Edge when he retired

[vertan]

Aside from Kaitlyn VS. Eve and the tag match not really looking forward to this.

Really cool having the WH Champ pleading. Wow.

[prodigy]

Rey And CARA?? AMAZING!

[Chip]

I never understood the idea of booking a match to be cancelled, only to have it put back on a week later. It seems pretty lazy and a pathetic way to try and get people interested.

Orton beats Bryan of course. Smackdown spoilers should just be "Orton beats __________" every week. Now, I get that they used Kane as the distraction to further the feud for the match Sunday....but still, why not have Bryan face someone who NEEDS a big win. Then it would piss Bryan off even MORE. Not Orton....whom I don't think Bryan has ever beat anyway.
So ing pathetic.

I will wait to see what Hawkins & Reks do before I judge, sometimes these reports are a bit off when it comes to what really happens.
Glad to see the Ziggler/Jericho feud getting more personal....I wish Jericho wasn't leaving, I'd love to see those two have a nice 2-3 month feud with promos etc.

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What was the point to cancel Del-Rio vs Sheamus at Summer Slam only to have Sheamus beg and plead with Booker and then boom the match is back on. And there are no changes its the same match i like Sheamus but him vs Del-Rio at the PPV is a snooze fest.

[Jimex]

Aug 15, 2012 19:15:17 GMT -5 Chip said:

I never understood the idea of booking a match to be cancelled, only to have it put back on a week later. It seems pretty lazy and a pathetic way to try and get people interested.

Orton beats Bryan of course. Smackdown spoilers should just be "Orton beats __________" every week. Now, I get that they used Kane as the distraction to further the feud for the match Sunday....but still, why not have Bryan face someone who NEEDS a big win. Then it would piss Bryan off even MORE. Not Orton....whom I don't think Bryan has ever beat anyway.
So ing pathetic.

I will wait to see what Hawkins & Reks do before I judge, sometimes these reports are a bit off when it comes to what really happens.
Glad to see the Ziggler/Jericho feud getting more personal....I wish Jericho wasn't leaving, I'd love to see those two have a nice 2-3 month feud with promos etc.

I just saw the Reks and Hawkins part on Smackdown, and believe me they are not wrong at all.