Smackdown – December 6, 2013: All Hail The New Buzzword
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December 6, 2013
Location: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Commentators: John Bradshaw Layfield, Michael Cole
Theme song.
Big E. Langston vs. Fandango
We get the opening of Smackdown from WWE 2K14 via Youtube. Riveting stuff of course.
Cody Rhodes/Goldust vs. Ryback/Curtis Axel
Orton vs. Bryan is official for later.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston
Dean Ambrose vs. CM Punk
Dean comes back with a knee to the ribs to take over and Cole completely ignores it to read more nominees. We hit the chinlock for a bit but Punk fights out and forearms Ambrose in the head. The GTS is countered with another shot to the ribs but Ambrose bails to the floor as we take a break.
Back with Dean stomping on the bad ribs like the smart heel that he is. Dean keeps taunting Punk as he peppers him with right hands before hooking a crossface chicken wing. Punk is down so Ambrose goes up, only to miss a top rope elbow drop. The springboard clothesline gets two for Punk and the running knee in the corner gets the same. Ambrose counters the swinging neckbreaker into a backslide which sets up a Fujiwara Armbar to stay on the arm.
Dean lets it go for some reason but counters another GTS attempt into a sleeper. Punk rolls through that into the Anaconda Vice but Dean quickly makes a rope. The Macho Elbow is broken up with a superplex for two and Dean goes back to the armbar. Punk gets into the ropes as well and finally scores with the high kick for two. The GTS, Bulldog Driver and another GTS are all countered and Punk is sent shoulder first into the post, giving Ambrose a rollup (with a handful of trunks) for two more. Not that it matters as another high kick sets up the GTS for the pin at 13:00.
Natalya vs. Tamina Snuka
Post match Natalya yells at AJ to no effect.
The Funkadactyls sell stuff and annoy me by existing.
Real Americans vs. Rey Mysterio/???
The mystery partner is Big Show, who apparently is just going to forget about the whole Authority ruining his life thing. Big Show chops Swagger in the corner and headbutts him down to start. Off to Rey for a top rope hurricanrana but Swager counters the sitout bulldog into a wheelbarrow slam in a nice move. Cesaro gets in a neck snap across the top rope as Cole brings up Cesaro making Titus sick last week.
Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton
Non-title of course. They fight into the corner to start with neither being able to get an advantage. Orton takes over with some right hands but Bryan fights out of the corner with punches of his own. Daniel goes after the arm as the announcers discuss Bryan joining the Wyatts. Orton comes back with the backbreaker for two and a clothesline puts Bryan down. Bryan scores with a dropkick to send Orton to the floor but Orton moves before the FLYING GOAT can launch.
Results
Big E. Langston b. Fandango – Big Ending
Curtis Axel/Ryback b. Cody Rhodes/Goldust – Rollup to Rhodes
CM Punk b. Dean Ambrose – GTS
Natalya b. Tamina Snuka – Pin after a missed Superfly Splash
Big Show/Rey Mysterio b. Real Americans – Splash to Swagger
Randy Orton b. Daniel Bryan – RKO
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