Smackdown – August 16, 2013: Bray Wyatt Is A Strange Dude
Smackdown
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August 16, 2013
Location: SAP Center, San Jose, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
Theme song gets us going.
Damien Sandow vs. Christian
Jobber entrance for Sandow as he handcuffs the briefcase to the post again. Sandow headbutts him down to start but gets his neck snapped across the top rope. A middle rope dropkick gets two for Christian but Sandow drapes him over the top rope to take over. Off to a body vice before Christian is thrown to the floor again. A whip into the steps puts Christian down again and we take a break.
Post match Sandow goes after Christian again and gets speared down, just in case you thought he had some dignity left. Del Rio comes in from behind and lays out Christian. He says Christian will never be champion and loads up the cross armbreaker but Christian counters into the Killswitch. So Del Rio and Sandow just both got laid out in the stretch of a minute, yet WWE will still wonder why no one is impressed by either guy.
Kaitlyn/Natalya vs. AJ Lee/Layla
We recap the opening with the Wyatt Family and Kane.
Shield vs. Mark Henry/Big Show/Rob Van Dam
Rollins ducks a right hand from Henry to start and is easily shoved into the wrong corner. A hard slam puts Seth down again and Van Dam comes in with a kick off the top rope. The standing moonsault gets two but Ambrose comes in off a blind tag and clotheslines RVD in the back of the head. A loud WE WANT BIG SHOW chant starts up as Reigns comes in with a big slam of his own. We hit the chinlock for a few moments before Roman just stands in front of Rob and looks at him.
The Miz vs. Jack Swagger
Curtis Axel vs. Zack Ryder
Non-title. Feeling out process to start with Ryder grabbing an armbar. Axel comes back with right hands and sends Zack into the corner to take over. Ryder gets the knees up in the corner and dropkicks Axel down, only to miss the Broski Boot. Curtis ducks a high cross body and a hard clothesline puts Ryder down again. A quick belly to back suplex puts Ryder down as a CM Punk chant starts. Axel hits his neckbreaker into a Diamond Cutter for the pin at 2:59. Pretty much a squash.
Post break Heyman says he was outsmarted on Raw by CM Punk. Punk snuck up on them and hit Lesnar in the face with a camera, so congratulations. Heyman talks about the marketing for Summerslam shifting from Punk wanting revenge to being hunted for revenge. Punk goes down this Sunday.
Video recapping Cena vs. Bryan. The idea of having Cena pick Bryan as the opponent was brilliant.
Wade Barrett vs. Daniel Bryan
Orton comes out and holds up the briefcase to end the show.
Results
Christian b. Damien Sandow – Small Package
AJ Lee/Layla b. Kaitlyn/Natalya – Shining Wizard to Kaitlyn
Rob Van Dam/Big Show/Mark Henry b. Shield – Five Star Frog Splash to Ambrose
The Miz b. Jack Swagger – Rollup
Curtis Axel b. Zack Ryder – Neckbreaker into a faceplant
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett – Swan Dive
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