Smackdown – August 24, 2012: Smackdown Is Actually Worse Than Raw Right Now
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August 24, 2012
Location: Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, California
Commentator: Michael Cole
We open with a recap of the title match at Summerslam.
Ryback vs. Jinder Mahal
Layla vs. Alicia Fox
Eve comes out post match and raises both of their hands.
Raw ReBound talks about the end of the show.
Sin Cara vs. Heath Slater
Cody goes for the mask again but referees stop him.
Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler
No entrance for the champ. Vickie does commentary of course. Ziggler bails to the floor to start before charging back into a headlock takeover. Dolph comes back with a chinlock as Vickie runs down AJ. Sheamus comes back and tries White Noise but Ziggler bails to the apron. Ziggler trips him up and drops Sheamus onto the apron with a DDT for two.
Back to the chinlock followed by a failed sleeper attempt. Sheamus hits some power strikes followed by the ten forearms in the ropes. White Noise looks to set up the Brogue Kick but Ziggler bails to the corner. Vickie slips him the case and he blasts Sheamus with it for the DQ at 4:55.
Ziggler hits Sheamus again with the case and looks to cash in but Sheamus gets up and stares him down so Ziggler takes the case back and runs.
Wade Barrett is still coming back.
He remembers the good times with the Cobra but on Sunday, the Cobra cost him the title because of its attraction to Aksana. Santino quotes Roberto De Niro and asks if you can milk him because he has nipples. Oh wait he meant to quote Rocky Balboa and says if he can change everybody can change. That fires the Cobra up and he says they can win the title again.
Primo/Epico vs. Kofi Kingston/R-Truth
Video on the Japan tour.
Recap video on Kane vs. Bryan.
Randy Orton vs. Alberto Del Rio
Results
Ryback b. Jinder Mahal – Shell Shock
Layla b. Alicia Fox – High Kick to the head
Heath Slater b. Sin Cara – Reverse DDT
Sheamus b. Dolph Ziggler via DQ when Ziggler used the MITB briefcase
R-Truth/Kofi Kingston b. Epico/Primo – Little Jimmy to Primo
Alberto Del Rio b. Randy Orton – Cross Armbreaker
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