Smackdown – October 10, 2014: Power to the Holla Holla People
Smackdown
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October 10, 2014
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Tom Phillips
We open with a montage of great Smackdown moments. The old man taking off his face to reveal Bischoff blew my mind.
We get the first great Smackdown moment: the debut episode with Rock vs. HHH. So the pilot has been written off I guess.
Kane vs. Adam Rose
AJ Lee vs. Alicia Fox
Paige and Fox go after AJ but she fights them off without much effort.
The next moment is a bunch of big dives and crashes, capped off by Lesnar and Big Show breaking the ring. In a nice touch, each package is introduced with a different Smackdown theme from over the years.
Seth Rollins vs. Kofi Kingston
Luke Harper release video.
Another video package on Money in the Bank cash-ins.
Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler
Non-title again. Rusev powers him into the corner to start and kicks Ziggler in the back before choking on the apron. Ziggler fights out of a chinlock but misses a Stinger Splash as we take a break. Back with Dolph hammering away but getting caught with the knees to the ribs and fall away slam. Rusev hooks a front facelock with a body scissors but Ziggler finally rolls forward to escape.
Post match Lana says Philadelphia being the birthplace of America explains a lot of things about this country. She brings up meeting Rock on Monday and starts ranting in Russian. Rusev takes the mic from her and says Rock will pay the consequences. He issues a challenge to Big Show for Raw.
We look at Austin vs. Booker T. in a grocery store. I loved that.
After Raw went off the air, Rock came in to see HHH and Stephanie to talk about the upcoming Smackdown special. They bring up the main event of the first Smackdown and Rock giving him a Rock Bottom the next week. HHH thinks it was Road Dogg that got beaten up because HHH kept giving Rock Pedigrees and leaving him looking up at the lights. Rock wonders what would happen if they headlined Wrestlemania one more time.
Booker T. comes out to do commentary on the main event.
Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny
Teddy: Usos, Los Matadores, Mark Henry, Sheamus, Jack Swagger, El Torito
Roway is free video.
Results
Kane b. Adam Rose – Chokeslam
AJ Lee b. Alicia Fox – Black Widow
Seth Rollins b. Kofi Kingston – Curb Stomp
Rusev b. Dolph Ziggler – Accolade
Team Teddy b. Team Johnny – Superfly Splash to Mizdow
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