Smackdown – November 23, 2012: Is There A Point To This Show? Anywhere?
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November 23, 2012
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Josh Matthews, John Bradshaw Layfield
Ryback vs. Darren Young
Titus yells at Ryback post match and gets a Shell Shock too.
R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro
This is non-title and is happening because Cesaro has only beaten Truth clean once so far, which means absolutely nothing in the modern WWE. Cesaro insults Thanksgiving before the match as you would expect him to do. Cesaro immediately hits the gutwrench suplex followed by a double stomp and a body vice. Truth comes back with punches and a side kick before countering the Neutralizer with a backdrop. Little Jimmy hits for the clean pin at 1:33.
Sin Cara vs. Alberto Del Rio
Big Show vs. HELL NO
Barrett comes out for commentary for the next match.
Intercontinental Title: Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
Damien hits a quick suplex for two but Kofi rolls out of a belly to back suplex and sends Sandow to the outside. Kofi gets sent into the buckle and to the floor as well as we take a break. Back with Damien holding a kind of crossface chickenwing before hitting a knee to the ribs to keep control. Apparently Barrett has earned an IC Title shot from his win on Monday. What exactly did Damien do to get this show?
Reigns, Rollins and Ambrose will speak on Raw.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Randy Orton
Ziggler gets knocked down on the concrete as we take a break. Back with Dolph breaking out of a chinlock before Orton suplexes him right back down for two. With Ziggler laying on the apron, Orton stomps away and hits a slingshot to send Dolph throat first into the bottom rope and out to the floor. Ziggler throws Orton into the announce table and dropkicks him down, but Dolph might have injured his own knee in the process.
Post match Ricardo and Alberto try to run in but Orton hits the RKO on Ricardo and Alberto stops on the apron. WHY IS THIS STILL GOING??? Cena comes out and puts Ziggler in the STF on the stage to end the show.
Results
Ryback b. Darren Young – Shell Shock
R-Truth b. Antonio Cesaro – Little Jimmy
Alberto Del Rio b. Sin Cara – Cross Armbreaker
Big Show b. HELL NO – Chokeslam to Bryan
Kofi Kingston b. Damien Sandow – Trouble in Paradise
Dolph Ziggler b. Randy Orton – Rollup with a handful of trunks
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