Thanks to Tano Rodriguez and Eric Castro and Mike Bessler for the following WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Laredo, Texas:
Tonight’s episode starts with a recap of “John Cena Appreciation Night” on Raw, including the return of The Authority and the announcement that Seth Rollins will join the bout between Cena and Lesnar for the title. Then we head into the venue for tonight’s show. Seth Rollins hits the ramp to get things started.
Flanked by J & J Security, Rollins laughs about Cena getting screwed over on Monday Night Raw and they re-rack the footage from the show’s final moments. Rollins rattles off the names of the trio that were fired and the crowd pops for each guy. He hypes the fact that the title match at Royal Rumble is now a triple threat and the crowd boos. Rollins has the guys at ringside toll the bell for Ryback, Ziggler and Rowan and the sarcastic salute is cut short by the arrival of Roman Reigns.
Reigns steps into the ring with a mic and facetiously apologizes for interrupting. He says that Seth is full of both “something else” and “suffering succotash.” Then he commences to totally whaling on Rollins. J & J can’t muster a defense for their crony and Reigns belts Seth so hard he hits the floor.
From the ramp, Rollins rants and Kane emerges to book Reigns into a match for the main event. It’ll be Seth Rollins and Big Show versus Roman Reigns and a partner of his choice. Kane says that anyone who partners up with Reigns will be subject to discipline by The Authority. Big Show yells a whole bunch to round out the segment.
Backstage, The New Day are heading to the ring. Commercial sign.
After the break, Corporate Kane assures some unnamed individual or individuals via phone that he has everything under control. Miz and Mizdow come in to kiss up to Kane and lobby for a tag match against The Usos. Kane isn’t having it after Mizdow accidentally spills water all over The Big Red Monster. There will be a triple-threat match for the titles later tonight. Back to the ring…
Big E. vs. Adam Rose
Continuing with a budding feud, the other members of The New Day are at ringside and Cesaro and Tyson Kidd are in the corner of Adam Rose. Rose gets the jump on Big E pretty quickly and stays on top of him with some mat grappling. Big E puts Rose down with a big clothesline and follows with a splash off the ropes. Rose escapes a power slam and follows with an enzugiri and DDT, earning a near-fall. Big E catches Rose with “The Big Ending” and covers for the win.
Result: Big E. defeats Adam Rose via pinfall
More commercials roll and then The Ascension heads out to the ring for a tag match. First a promo… They work the Road Warriors in from the start and say that the legendary team couldn’t even carry their shoulder pads. Cole notes the uproar that their previous promo caused earlier in the week.
A quick squash match ensues against an unnamed team. The Ascension gets the win in short order.
Backstage, the Usos are all fired up for their upcoming tag match.
* The Ascension cut a promo in the ring and squashed two local wrestlers.
* Alicia Fox defeated Naomi with her foot on the rope.
* The Usos defeated Goldust & Stardust and The Miz & Damien Sandow in a Triple Threat to retain their titles. Goldust got pinned.
* Sin Cara defeated Bad News Barrett clean in a non-title match. Barrett hit him with the Bullhammer after the match.
* Seth Rollins and Big Show vs. Roman Reigns and a partner is the main event. Nobody comes out for Reigns at first but finally the music of Dean Ambrose hits and out he comes. Ambrose and Reigns win when Reigns spears Rollins. This was the end of SmackDown.
