On This Day: March 5, 2010 – Smackdown: Jericho Gets Speared. Again.
Smackdown
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March 5, 2010
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Commentators: Todd Grisham, Matt Striker
Theme song opens us up.
Wrestlemania ad.
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Matt Hardy vs. Drew McIntyre
Shelton Benjamin vs. Dolph Ziggler
Shelton counters a monkey flip by landing on his feet and clotheslining Ziggler down. A German suplex gets two for Benjamin but he gets caught in a sleeper. That gets nowhere so Shelton sends him into the corner and tries Paydirt (the jumping Downward Spiral) but Ziggler falls the wrong way, making it like a jumping clothesline or punch. Either way it gets Shelton the pin.
Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Ezekiel Jackson
Luke Gallows vs. Rey Mysterio
A belly to back suplex puts Rey right back down as does a flying shoulder. Darren Young, the NXT rookie of CM Punk, is watching in the back. Rey finally gets in some offense by sending Gallows out to the floor as we take a break. Back with Luke clotheslining Rey down for two and sending him to the apron. Rey is whipped into the post and Gallows is in full control. Back in and a slam gets two for Gallows as the match stays slow.
Post match Punk tries a GTS but Rey escapes and kicks him in the knee.
John Morrison/R-Truth vs. Hart Dynasty vs. Cryme Tyme
Truth cleans house and kicks Kidd in the face for no cover. Shad and Smith go at it but Morrison hits a cross body to take all three of them to the floor. Tyson hits a springboard missile dropkick for two on Truth but R- immediately comes back with the Lie Detector (spinning forearm) for the pin and the title shot.
The winners dance post match.
We run down the Mania card.
Edge vs. Big Show
Big Show runs him over to start and knocks Edge out to the floor. As he pulls the guy with hair back inside though, Edge guillotines him down onto the top rope to get himself a breather. A chop puts Edge right back down though but he uses some speed to avoid the monster. That lasts all of a handful of seconds though as Big Show chops him right back down. All Big Show so far.
Post match Jericho runs in and gets speared down again.
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