Smackdown – August 23, 2013: Randy Orton Is A Pretty Man
Smackdown
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August 23, 2013
Location: Rabobank Arena, Bakersfield, California
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield
We get clips from the main events of Summerslam.
Theme song.
Cody Rhodes vs. Curtis Axel
Dolph Ziggler vs. Big E. Langston
Langston jumps Ziggy before the bell and throws him around the ring with ease. The bell rings and Dolph avoids a charge in the corner, only to be slammed down for two. Langston gets two off a splash and we hit the chinlock. Dolph fights up and sends Big E. into the post before taking him down with a neckbreaker. A dropkick drops Big E. again and Ziggler counters a powerbomb into an X-Factor for two. AJ gets in a cheap shot on Ziggler and Langston runs him over for two. The Big Ending is escaped and Ziggler hits the Zig Zag for the pin at 2:01. Langston loses with a pre-match advantage and interferance. So much for him.
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio
Non-title here. Del Rio pounds away in the corner to start but gets backdropped out to the floor. Christian sends him into the barricade and Del Rio walks up the aisle as we take a break. Back with Del Rio kicking away in the corner but getting punched in the face to give Christian a breather. Christian is shoved to the floor to counter a tornado DDT, possibly injuring the shoulder that made him give up on Sunday.
The Canadian rolls out and hits a tornado DDT out of the corner for two in a nice sequence. Alberto bails to the floor to avoid the spear and catches Christian with the running enziguri for two back inside. Christian blocks the low superkick and tries the Killswitch, only to have Del Rio send him shoulder first into the post. Alberto goes to the middle rope and rolls Christian into the armbreaker for the submission at 8:17 shown of 12:57.
We recap the opening segment of the show.
Big Show/Mark Henry vs. 3MB
Antonio Cesaro vs. Darren Young
Punk has accepted the match with Axel for Raw.
The cage is lowered.
Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett
Post match Bryan celebrates on the floor but walks into an RKO.
Results
Curtis Axel b. Cody Rhodes – Neckbreaker into a faceplant
Dolph Ziggler b. Big E. Langston – Zig Zag
Alberto Del Rio b. Christian – Cross Armbreaker
Big Show/Mark Henry b. 3MB – WMD to McIntyre
Darren Young b. Antonio Cesaro – Gut Check
Daniel Bryan b. Wade Barrett – Running knee to the head
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