SmackDown and NXT spoiler's for this week - ** Spoilers **

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SD:

*WWE World champion Jack Swagger comes out cutting a promo. He says he wants to inspire the entire WWE Universe. He says that at Extreme Rules, he's going to rip the head off Randy Orton and will take out the Viper.

*John Morrison pinned World champion Jack Swagger with Starship Pain. Huge pop. Obviously, a non-title match. This was great stuff.

*There's a steel cage above the ring.

*There is what appears to be a barber's stool set up on the stage.

*The Straight Edge Society is complaining the Teddy Long about Rey Mysterio cutting CM Punk's hair. Long orders Punk & Luke Gallows vs. Rey Mysterio & Kane later tonight.

*Dolph Ziggler & Drew McIntyre defeated Matt Hardy & R-Truth via referee's decision when it was ruled Hardy could not continue. McIntyre attacks Hardy after the match. The referees and Truth carry out Hardy.

*The Cage is lowered.

**Chris Jericho and Wade Barrett come out and enter the ring. Jericho says he will end Edge's career tonight and there will be "No More Spears." Edge comes out on stage and mocks Jericho for losing to Heath Slater on NXT. He says he has nothing to lose and hits the ring. Barrett and Jericho attack Edge. Jericho avoids the spear. Edge spears Barrett instead and the crowd goes nuts.

*Edge is limping as he returns to the back.

*JTG vs. Mike Knox. Shad Gaspard is the guest ring announcer. JTG defeated Knox by pinfall. Shad attacks JTG and slaps him with belts. He then begins choking him with them and walks out.

*Michelle McCool & Layla El defeated Mickie James & Beth Phoenix. They throw Phoenix through an ironing board after the match, then smeared lipstick all over her face.

*A barber's chair has been brought to ringside.

*The Straight Edge Society defeated Kane & Rey Mysterio when Punk rolled up Rey. Kane punched Luke Gallows out of the ring and chased him to the back. Mysterio went for a 619 but Serena got involved. Punk and Rey went back and forth and Punk ended up in the barber's chair. Mysterio tried to shave his head but Punk escaped.

NXT:

We are live on tape from Uncasville, Connecticut and your announcers are Michael Cole and Josh Mathews. Your host is Matt Striker.
The rookies are in the ring and there is a jousting pit by the entrance. Matt welcomes everyone to the show and he introduces the rookies. Matt reminds us that the second poll will be in three weeks, but the person in eighth place will be eliminated. Matt reminds us about last week’s Talk the Talk Challenge that was won by Wade Barrett. This week’s challenge will deal with balance and striking ability. It is called Rockem Sockem Rookies. The winner will have a feature on wwe.com that starts tonight at midnight.

The first two rookies are Heath Slater and David Otunga. Slater knocks Otunga off the pedestal to win the first match up. The next match up is Wade Barrett and Skip Sheffield. Barrett with a shoulder as he knocks Sheffield off. They push each other and Sheffield is declared the winner. Michael Tarver and Daniel Bryan are in heat number three. Tarver drops his kudgel stick and then Tarver walks off the pedestal. Tarver pushes Bryan while he celebrates and he leaves the pit. The final first round match up is Justin Gabriel and Darren Young. Darren Young wins this match up.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to talk about Extreme Rules and we go to the John Cena/Batista video package for their match. We run through the rest of the card for Extreme Rules.

Josh talks about the Pro Polls and we go to a Wade Barrett video package. Miz says that he is a fan of Wade Barrett. Matt Hardy says that Wade is the most complete package of the NXT guy. Christian says that he is physically impressive. William Regal says that he has everything cosmetically and physically that a human would want. Miz says that he can talk and entertain. Carlito likes the way Barrett projects himself. Regal says that he has a dignity and manner that nobody else on NXT has. Miz says that you want to see what he does next. Christian says that he has Jericho in his ear and they are similar people. Chris Jericho says that Barrett is a great protégé because he listens to what he says. He says that Barrett is tough as nails, but needs some more experience but all of them need that. He says that Barrett is delivering and he mentions Barrett’s win in the eight man tag and how he fit in with the pros. Jericho says that if Barrett continues to listen, he will be a star in a short time.

We go to commercial.

Match Number One: David Otunga with R Truth versus Justin Gabriel with Matt Hardy

They lock up and Otunga with a waist lock take down and then he poses. They lock up again and Gabriel with a take down. Otunga with a kick and side head lock. Otunga with a shoulder tackle and Gabriel is a bit shaken up. Gabriel with an arm drag and drop kick. Gabriel with a drop toe hold and Otunga rolls to the apron. Otunga with a kick to Gabriel followed by an elbow to the head. Otunga with an arm bar and chin lock and then he takes Gabriel back to the mat. Otunga with a front face lock and neck breaker for a near fall. Otunga with a chin lock and he adds extra pressure with a knee in Gabriel’s back. Gabriel moves when Otunga tries for an elbow drop. Otunga with an Irish whip and Gabriel floats over and sends Otunga to the floor with a head scissors. Gabriel with a somersault plancha onto the floor. Gabriel with a cross body for a two count. Gabriel with a side Russian leg sweep and then he goes up top for the 450 Splash but Otunga is able to get out of the way. Otunga sends Gabriel to the floor. Gabriel with a kick from the apron. Gabriel tries for a sunset flip and Otunga tries to stay on his feet but Otunga eventually goes down despite pleas for help from R Truth and Gabriel gets the three count.
Winner: Justin Gabriel

After the match R Truth does not appear to be happy with his rookie’s performance.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for the semi-finals of Rockem Sockem Rookies. The first semi-final is Heath Slater and Skip Sheffield. Slater falls off his pedestal and Sheffield advances to the finals. The second semi-final is Darren Young and Daniel Bryan. Young escapes some early balance problems and knocks Bryan off to advance to the finals.

Michael Tarver comes to the ring with Carlito and he says that if silence is golden, then his words are invaluable. That is why he said that he is done being overlooked in NXT. He says that he does not play by their rules. He says that he did not come here to dance on a balloon like a monkey. Tarver says that he dares any of the rookies or pros to come out and stop him.

Skip Sheffield comes out and he says that he wants Tarver to turn his upper lip south and shut his mouth. Sheffield says that he is going to make his pro proud by taking on the Nitwit of Negativity tonight.

CM Punk’s music plays and he comes out with the Straight Edge Society and Darren Young. Punk says that they aren’t the only ones looking for competition. Punk says that Darren Young is looking for competition. Last week, Darren made a lovely demonstration of what competition is when he did what we are about to see on the TitanTron. Punk looks at Luke and he says that he believes in the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest. Punk says that he would not do this just for his own sick kicks. He does it to his rookie and Luke Gallows to keep them sharp and on the edge, where they need to be. Punk says that Darren is also in the finals of the little stick fighting thing. First, he will compete in a Triple Threat Match.

Match Number Two: Michael Tarver with Carlito versus Skip Sheffield versus Darren Young

Tarver and Sheffield look like they are joining forces to go after Young. Sheffield misses a charge and goes to the floor. Tarver hits Young but Young with a kick and then he clotheslines Tarver over the top rope to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Tarver holds Young for Sheffield to kick Darren. Skip with a punch to Young followed by a forearm to the back. Tarver with a boot to Young. Sheffield with shoulders to Young in the corner. Tarver takes his turn with the shoulders. Tarver with an Irish whip to Young and then Tarver sends Sheffield into the corner with a clothesline. He follows that with a forearm and then Tarver with a suplex to Young. Tarver yells at Young and says that he isn’t Luke Gallows. Sheffield with a belly-to-belly suplex to Young but Tarver pulls Sheffield off. Tarver covers Young and Sheffield pulls him off. Sheffield and Tarver argue and Young with a near fall on a rollup. Young is sent into the apron and Tarver with a punch to Sheffield but Sheffield with a punch and a snap mare followed by a chop. Sheffield with a clothesline in the corner followed by a splash but Young makes the save. Young sends Sheffield to the floor. Tarver with a punch but Young with a discus forearm. Young with a flying shoulder tackle and a back body drop and a near fall. Luke Gallows pushes Young off the top turnbuckle and Gallows tells Tarver to finish him. Tarver misses a clothesline and Young gets the win with a full nelson flap jack.
Winner: Darren Young

It is time for a Heath Slater video package. Christian says that he is the one man rock band. He says that he didn’t know how they would get along but they have bonded. Hardy says that Heath is a hard worker who needs to refine his game. Regal says that his persona is a bit mystifying. Carlito says that he doesn’t really like Slater. Miz says that Slater is over the top and maybe too much. Christian says that he doesn’t try to boss him around and he makes suggestions. Chris Jericho says that he can’t stand Slater the more he sees him. When he drops the glad handing, he is going to make people angry and that will put him at a different level. Miz says that Slater has something that could get him into the WWE. Miz suggests that people might think that he is idiotic, but they still want to see what he is going to do. Christian says that he told Slater it is not going to be easy and he is going to have to scrap and claw for it.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the WWE Rewind: Christian defeating Wade Barrett with help from Heath Slater.

It is time for the Rockem Sockem Rookies Finals between Skip Sheffield and Darren Young. They try to get position and they both go down at the same time. The referee declares Skip Sheffield the winner of the competition.

Cole and Mathews look at the video tape.

Matt says that they are going to have a rematch because the replay was inconclusive.

Sheffield gets a clear victory this time when Young goes to the mat and Sheffield stays on the platform.

Matt asks Skip how he feels. Sheffield says that it is about time. Skip says that he is going to show up and do what he does best for everyone in the crowd. Sheffield throws out his catch phrases and leaves.

Match Number Three: Chris Jericho with Wade Barrett versus Heath Slater with Christian

Jericho has a few words for Slater and then he slaps Slater. Slater with punches to Jericho but Jericho with another slap and a forearm. Jericho with a kick to Slater followed by a belly-to-back suplex. Slater punches Jericho but Jericho with a kick. Jericho with a back elbow and he slingshots Slater’s throat into the bottom
rope. Jericho with a snap mare and a chin lock but Slater does not give up. Slater gets to his feet and he punches Jericho but Jericho with a drop kick as he continues to work over Slater. Jericho misses a Lionsault and Slater with a clothesline and forearm followed by a running forearm into the corner. Slater punches Jericho but Jericho with a kick. Slater with a neck breaker for a near fall. Jericho uses the referee and he pokes Slater in the eyes. Jericho gets too cocky as he sets for the Walls of Jericho and Slater gets the three count with a rollup.
Winner: Heath Slater

After the match, Jericho freaks out and pleads his case to the referee. Since the referee won’t listen, he tries to plead his case to the announce table, the ring steps and a chair. Jericho then calls the referee stupid as we go to credits

Bounty Hunter

reads like a decent SD with one exception, Swagger losing again although strangley this makes me more likely to believe he will retain against Orton (atleast this time as Orton may be drafted to SD afterall) as i think he has to get one win as champ and the losses might just be so that they have something extra to play up about this match as there is no real feuding backstory between the two to speak of.

barura

So swagger is going to lose the belt to Randy by the looks of things for sure now.

That sucks; but they should at least give him a chance to show he's champ material.

starviewadams

So they did did f*ck all with Danielson again,and Heath Slater gets to pin Jericho,has the world gone mad?!

Penn

*Edge is limping as he returns to the back.

UH oohhhhhhhh....

DM_7

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

UH oohhhhhhhh....

Probably still selling the attack from last weeks smackdown. Jericho is still selling the rib injury.

geeky

Hope you're right DM - my reaction was the same as Paddy Irishman.

So the burial of Danielson continues. It's driving me fking mental at this stage.

I don't hate Heath Slater anymore. There, I said it. It helps that they've kept him away from mikes.

Tarver has 'first gone' written all over him - or they might even do 'Daniel Bryan'. Skip Sheffield can't be long to go either, even though he's been a bit better in recent weeks. Good to see they've put Punk's chap in a storyline with legs, and Justin Gabriel picking up another wing. Gabriel and Barrett look like the two guys who'll emerge from this. And it's hard to see NXT find another home given the ratings drop, which is a shame - for all the flaws, it had something new.

Oh, and Matt Hardy is a fupping mess. Does anyone know what's going on with him.

Rjd2

geeky wrote: »

Oh, and Matt Hardy is a fupping mess. Does anyone know what's going on with him.

He's fat, and Vince thinks he is really good at making his pet projects look really good.

Degag

OMG. They couldn't book Swagger any worse if they tried.

geeky

Rjd2 wrote: »

He's fat, and Vince thinks he is really good at making his pet projects look really good.

But surely people are going to get sick of him!

I was more asking about the fat situation. I remember he posted some blog months ago saying he'd had surgery as a hernia meant he basically couldn't do a sit-up for the guts of a year. That explained it up to then but, unless there's been some relapse or complication, he's getting disgraceful looking.

starviewadams

He looked awful at the SD! house show a few weeks back,maybe he should be forced to wrestle in a t-shirt(like Flair did in WCW in its final days) until he's able to do sit ups again.

DM_7

starviewadams wrote: »

He looked awful at the SD! house show a few weeks back,maybe he should be forced to wrestle in a t-shirt(like Flair did in WCW in its final days) until he's able to do sit ups again.

And shave his stupid facial hair. The last thing a face that big needs is a frame.

sky88

there booking swagger nearly the same as rey was when he was champ he lost every week just like swagger is

mr.mayo

Yeah, The Hardy situation is getting pretty ridiculous, he can't keep blaming his injury for everything, sooner or later he's going to have to sort himself out. I fail to see how he keeps deflecting all the blame onto the injury anyway, unless sit-ups were his primary form of exercise, which of course they weren't, then it shouldn't affect him. He's obviously still able to move about pretty loosely so really he should be hitting the treadmill for at least an hour a day. That along with an improved diet should sort him out eventually. I think it's more the case that he has just gotten lazy, he's stuck in the mid-card going nowhere fast so maybe he just couldn't be arsed getting back into shape.

Having Swagger lose this week basically confirms he'll win on Sunday, if they were going to have him lose the belt then surely they'd want to give him some credibility coming into it but they haven't so I expect some sort of dirty win for him at ER

dsmythy

Have to say Skip Sheffield went up in my opinion after this show. Losing the comedy and keeping intensity really helps him a lot.

JP Liz V1

Is Edge legit injured

Swagger losing to Taker on RAW and now Morrison on SD - what was the point giving him the title

WWE better be planning something good for Bryan so far it is ridiculous :mad:

Jericho losing to Slater :eek:

Kess73

Kane being in the ring with Gallows brings back the whole Kane versus Fake Kane storyline.

dlofnep

WWE bookers are morons. Swagger could be the next pure-wrestler star, like Angle or Lesnar - but they are making a joke of him. Absolutely ridiculous.

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dlofnep wrote: »

WWE bookers are morons. Swagger could be the next pure-wrestler star, like Angle or Lesnar - but they are making a joke of him. Absolutely ridiculous.

Unlike WWE, these guys actually built Swagger up which resulted in him being in a great feud with HHH

*Bang bang*

DM_7

NXT may have caused some people to be let go this week.

Gabriel looked good in his match.
Bryan I hope is going to last.
Barrett is as close as they come to what we could call a certainty to be a star.
Young is doing well in his storyline with Punk.
Even Slater is doing well in the ring (But I would love to see Punk shave the guys head!).

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DM-ICE wrote: »

NXT may have caused some people to be let go this week.

Gabriel looked good in his match.
Bryan I hope is going to last.
Barrett is as close as they come to what we could call a certainty to be a star.
Young is doing well in his storyline with Punk.
Even Slater is doing well in the ring (But I would love to see Punk shave the guys head!).

NXT was pretty good this week. I'm impress at Sheffield and Young lately. Both have really come along. I hate Tarver. You know you're in trouble with Carlito as your mentor so I'm predicting he's gonna finish last. As Matthews said "All he's good for is making a T from his arms". Bryan will last as will Gabriel and Barrett. Slater is odd. I hated him at the start but I actually don't mind him atm. Otunga is pretty good in the heel role in NXT.

DM_7

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

NXT was pretty good this week. I'm impress at Sheffield and Young lately. Both have really come along. I hate Tarver. You know you're in trouble with Carlito as your mentor so I'm predicting he's gonna finish last. As Matthews said "All he's good for is making a T from his arms". Bryan will last as will Gabriel and Barrett. Slater is odd. I hated him at the start but I actually don't mind him atm. Otunga is pretty good in the heel role in NXT.

Good point on Tarver. Had to laugh at that matthews quote but also the way cole lauhed at tarver calling himself a bulldog when the last day he called himself a pitbull!

Just watching smackdown. I didn't mind the way Swagger lost after watching it. The show started with a video package of swagger winning and standing tall last week, followed it up with a package of swagger beating up taker during their match on RAW. Then he got some nice promo time. "I'm going staright for the vipers neck and i'm going to cut its head off", was a pretty good line.

So they made a big deal out of him, we should also remember two weeks a go he beat John Morrison clean so ther is no harm in Jo Mo getting some pay back. Maybe it could lead to a programme between the two. Happy days if it does.

DM_7

Just got through smackdown today.

Good show. McIntyre nailing Hardy at the steel steps was a surprise. I didn't see all the spoilers so I was really surprised by it.

Really happy to see the Punk Mysterio feud get the main event before extreme rules. They have had a cracking feud. Just a pity they didn't get the time they deserved at Mania. It is the match I am really looking forward to at Extreme Rules.

D2D

DM-ICE wrote: »

Just got through smackdown today.

Good show. McIntyre nailing Hardy at the steel steps was a surprise. I didn't see all the spoilers so I was really surprised by it.

Really happy to see the Punk Mysterio feud get the main event before extreme rules. They have had a cracking feud. Just a pity they didn't get the time they deserved at Mania. It is the match I am really looking forward to at Extreme Rules.

Yep, twas a very good show this week.

Swagger/Jo Mo was a very good match. Nice back and forth moves between them. Thought the match would've been stopped with the blood on Swagger's mouth.

McIntyre's stomp on Hardy head definetly had the shock factor. It was really done well

Loved the Edge/Jericho bit in the cage. Great promo's by each. It's a match I'm really looking forward to.

Diva's tag match was alright for what it was.

Main-event was excellent. As youy said, it was nice to see the Rey/S.E.S. getting the main event on the go-home SD. Great match, great SD

DM_7

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

Yep, twas a very good show this week.

Swagger/Jo Mo was a very good match. Nice back and forth moves between them. Thought the match would've been stopped with the blood on Swagger's mouth.

McIntyre's stomp on Hardy head definetly had the shock factor. It was really done well

Loved the Edge/Jericho bit in the cage. Great promo's by each. It's a match I'm really looking forward to.

Diva's tag match was alright for what it was.

Main-event was excellent. As youy said, it was nice to see the Rey/S.E.S. getting the main event on the go-home SD. Great match, great SD

I really enjoyed the opening match too.

I forgot about the Diva's match.

I am really enjoying McCool, Layla and Vickie versus Beth. Best Diva work on WWE in a long time.

Laycool is fantastic...... can't believe I just said that:eek:

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DM-ICE wrote: »

I really enjoyed the opening match too.

I forgot about the Diva's match.

I am really enjoying McCool, Layla and Vickie versus Beth. Best Diva work on WWE in a long time.

Laycool is fantastic...... can't believe I just said that:eek:

Team LayCool with Vickie as their "manager" are brilliant. McCool is great (something I'd never thought I'd be saying) as the leader while Layla and Vickie are great in the loud-mouth role.

I hated the ironing board part. It was crap but I thought the lipstick part was alright

DM_7

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

Team LayCool with Vickie as their "manager" are brilliant. McCool is great (something I'd never thought I'd be saying) as the leader while Layla and Vickie are great in the loud-mouth role.

I hated the ironing board part. It was crap but I thought the lipstick part was alright

I did laugh when the ironing board came out. It made no sense!

D2D

DM-ICE wrote: »

I did laugh when the ironing board came out. It made no sense!

Sad to see Mickie job'd to Layla for the finish. Layla was so hyper when she realised she actually won

DM_7

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

Sad to see Mickie job'd to Layla for the finish. Layla was so hyper when she realised she actually won

I thought it was worse on Knox. JTG kicked out off Knox pin attempts after/during a one count. Then when he hit his finisher he was making gestures towards shad before bothering to complete the pin.

Machismo Fan

DM-ICE wrote: »

Laycool is fantastic...... can't believe I just said that:eek:

Such a blatant rip-off of The Beautiful People though.

DM_7

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Such a blatant rip-off of The Beautiful People though.

No Doubt about it. But I still enjoy it!

mdwexford

dlofnep wrote: »

WWE bookers are morons. Swagger could be the next pure-wrestler star, like Angle or Lesnar - but they are making a joke of him. Absolutely ridiculous.

+1,000,000.

grames_bond

Machismo Fan wrote: »

Such a blatant rip-off of The Beautiful People though.

If they start doing the same entrance as TBP i wont complain!!

dsmythy

Does Swagger ever put on a bad match? Pity he loses so much. Orton will look so weak if he doesn't win.