Smackdown – May 17, 2013: Thank Goodness For Recaps
Smackdown
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May 17, 2013
Location: Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Josh Matthews
We open with the voiceover guy talking about how Ziggler is out of Extreme Rules with a concussion. Also Orton and Big Show will be on MizTV. I believe that was originally going to be the Highlight Reel.
This brings out Swagger and Colter for some reason. Colter talks about how people are really going to remember Sunday night because Swagger is going to become #1 contender, making his America a reality. This brings out Del Rio and Ricardo who say Alberto is going to win on Sunday. Del Rio also calls Colter Jumanji Man.
Post break, Teddy comes out, six man tag, all is right with the world.
Roman Reigns/Seth Rollins vs. Usos
The Usos actually get their full entrance for the first time in months. Jey takes over on Rollins to start and rams him into the corner before bringing in Jimmy. Reigns gets the tag and runs over Jimmy with a clothesline. The beating carries on in the corner before Reigns spears Jimmy down for the pin at 1:40. Total squash.
Kofi tries to make the save for the Usos but gets knocked to the floor. Kingston grabs a chair and sends Shield running.
Teddy welcomes Miz back to Smackdown when Damien Sandow comes up. Damien says he should have his own show since Miz nearly started a riot. Teddy is offered to be a co-producer, but instead he makes Miz vs. Sandow.
Tons of Funk vs. Prime Time Players
We look at the dance off or lack thereof from Raw.
Chris Jericho vs. Antonio Cesaro
Jericho knocks Cesaro to the floor but Antonio comes back with hard chops in the corner to take over. The Canadian comes back with a missile dropkick off the middle rope to send Cesaro to the floor and the springboard dropkick puts him right back down there. We take a break and come back with Cesaro holding a chinlock. Jericho fights up and hits some shoulder blocks followed by a top rope ax handle. Cesaro kicks away from a Walls attempt but the Lionsault hits knees. He picks Jericho up but gets caught by a quick enziguri for two.
Video from Colter/Swagger on extremism, including stuff about Benghazi and budget cuts.
We look at Langston vs. Swagger from Raw which resulted in Del Rio standing tall.
The Miz vs. Damien Sandow
Aksana vs. Kaitlyn
Non-title here. Earlier today, Kaitlyn got flowers from her secret admirer. Apparently the secret admirer is now tweeting and Josh thinks he knows who it is. Kaitlyn runs Aksana over with a shoulder block but the reverse DDT is escaped. Josh thinks the admirer is Sin Cara because he wears a mask and therefore is ugly and needs to hide in the shadows.
Video on Lesnar vs. HHH from Raw.
Mark Henry/Big Show/Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio/Sheamus/Randy Orton
Henry comes in and headbutts Del Rio down before bringing Swagger back in. Alberto gets up a boot in the corner to stop a charging Jack, followed by a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker to put him down. Show breaks up the tag though and we take a break. Back with Del Rio kicking out of a leg lock from Swagger before sending him face first into the middle buckle. Big Show breaks up another tag and tries the Alley Oop (backwards falling powerbomb) but Del Rio counters into a hurricanrana.
Results
Roman Reigns/Seth Rollins b. Usos – Spear to Jimmy
Tons of Funk b. Prime Time Players – Double Splash to Young
Chris Jericho b. Antonio Cesaro – Walls of Jericho
Kaitlyn b. Aksana – Spear
Randy Orton/Sheamus/Alberto Del Rio b. Big Show/Mark Henry/Jack Swagger – RKO to Swagger
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