Smackdown June 6th *Spoilers* (Main Event)

Ape Lincoln

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* SmackDown opens with Triple H and Seth Rollins coming to the ring to the Evolution music. Rollins is still wearing his gear. Fans boo Rollins and call him a sell out. Triple H says he told us he wins. Rollins takes the mic and our correspondent says he seems cockier than usual but a little hesitant. Rollins gets a lot of heel heat here but says only he knows why he turned on The Shield. Dolph Ziggler interrupts to a pop. Ziggler calls Rollins a sell out and Triple H seems amused by Ziggler coming out. Triple H announces Rollins vs. Ziggler tonight and Rollins looks at him like he wasn't expecting that.

v Seth Rollins defeated Dolph Ziggler in a solid back and forth match.

* Big Show walks up on Rollins and Triple H backstage, calling Rollins a sell out. Triple H announces Show vs. Randy Orton for later tonight.

* The Usos defeated Ryback and Curtis Axel in a non-title match.

* Rusev squashed Xavier Woods. Rusev now has a huge Russian flag that hangs down above the ring.

* Rob Van Dam vs. Bad News Barrett vs. Cesaro is up next. Paul Heyman is on commentary. Barrett gets the win in a good match that barely went 10 minutes.

* Bray Wyatt appears on the big screen and cuts a promo about losing at Payback. He says Sister Abigail warned him all this would happen.

* Natalya defeated Alicia Fox. Alicia threw a fit after the match at ringside, tearing up the announce table and threatening the announcers, including Lilian Garcia.

* Bo Dallas defeated Santino Marella. Emma was at ringside.

* Randy Orton vs. Big Show is up next. The match ends when Seth Rollins attacks Big Show. Rollins and Orton beat Big Show up. SmackDown ends with them posing.

Nice to see they're continuing the Rollins push on the number 2 show with important matches anyway...

OFF AIR NOTES FROM SMACKDOWN TAPING IN CINCY

The top level of the Arena is tarped off.

I overheard some of the production team mentioning that after the taping, they had to film a vignette at the "TV hotel."

In a dark match to open the taping, Adam Rose defeated Pete Rose as portrayed by Damien Sandow. They did all these baseball-related comedy spots.

Ape Lincoln

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Main Event:

We are in Cincinnati, Ohio and your announcers are Tom ‘Dr. Johnny Fever’ Phillips and Byron ‘Venus Flytrap’ Saxton.

Wade Barrett makes his way to the ring and he has something to say before his match against Rob Van Dam.

Barrett says at Payback, he successfully defended his Intercontinental Title against Rob Van Dam. He hit Rob so hard that he became delusional. Fast forward to last night. Rob managed to squeak out a victory because his tag team partner, the coward Cesaro left him high and dry and deserted him.

According to the people in charge, that means that Rob earns an Intercontinental Title shot tonight? We all know that Rob has been resting on yesterday’s laurels for a long time. Every time that Rob gets hit in the head, he loses some gray matter. His brain is so rattled that he is forced to repeat his initials to remind himself who he is.

Wade mocks the RVD thumb deal and the crowd parrots him. He says to notice the vacant expression on his face and the smile on his face. He calls Rob a zombie. Wade says that he’s got some bad news. After a final Bullhammer, the only use for Rob is to become a member of the cast of The Walking Dead.

Van Dam tries to attack Wade and Wade fights him off for a moment but Van Dam with a twisting drop kick and Wade goes to the floor.

Cody Rhodes is in the back talking to Goldust and we find out that Goldust will be teaming with Kofi Kingston tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at what happened with Stephanie McMahon,Daniel Bryan, Brie Bella, and the WWE World Championship.

Match Number One: Kofi Kingston and Goldust versus Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

Goldust and Rowan start things off and Goldust gasp in Rowan’s face and then Harper takes off the mask. They lock up and Rowan misses a punch. Goldust with a punch. Rowan with a kick and forearm. Rowan with a shoulder tackle and he tries for a power slam but Goldust gets to his feet and he hits a drop kick. Kofi tags in and they hit a double drop kick and Kofi gets a near fall.

Kofi with a hammer lock but Rowan with an elbow. Kofi tries for a monkey flip but Rowan pushes him away. Kofi with a drop kick and then he leaps into the corner and punches Rowan. Kofi rolls to the mat and he connects with a European uppercut. Goldust tags in and he rakes the back. Harper tags in and he punches Goldust and connects with a European uppercut. Harper with a rake of the eyes but Goldust with a boot and bulldog for a near fall.

Kofi tags in and he goes up top and connects with boots to the arm. Kofi with a kick to the leg and then he blocks a kick from Harper. Kofi with more kicks and he gets a near fall. Harper with a drop kick for a near fall. Rowan tags in and he connects with a forearm to the back. Rowan with a slam.

Kofi tries for a sunset flip but Rowan picks Kofi up. Kofi with a pendulum kick in the corner and both men are down. Harper tries to interfere and Kofi moves. Goldust tags in and he hits a clothesline followed by an uppercut and reverse atomic drop.

Goldust with forearms but Rowan with an Irish whip. Goldust with a boot followed by a rana and power slam but Harper distracts Goldust. Goldust takes care of Harper and then he punches Rowan. We go to commercial.

We are back and Harper with a punch and elbow drops to Goldust. Rowan tags in and Harper with one last elbow drop. Rowan with a leg drop and he gets a near fall. Goldust kicks Rowan but Rowan with a clothesline to the back of the head. Rowan with a reverse chin lock and then he goes for the double atomic noogie. Cody watches the action from the Big E monitor.

Goldust with a back elbow as he comes off the turnbuckles and both men are down. Harper tags in and Harper knocks Kofi off the apron. Harper with an Irish whip but Goldust with a kick and Code Gold but he cannot make the cover. Kofi tags in and he hits a springboard chop and he kicks Rowan off the apron. Kofi with chops and a drop kick followed by a leaping clothesline. Kofi sets for the Boom Drop and he hits it.

Kofi prepares for Trouble in Paradise but Rowan interferes and Kofi with a clothesline. Kofi goes for a springboard move but he is met with a boot from Harper. Harper can only get a near fall. Harper sends Goldust to the floor. Harper picks up Kofi and tries for a German suplex but Kofi lands on his feet. Kofi with a double jump head scissors followed by a flip dive onto Harper.

Kofi rolls Harper back into the ring and he goes up top. Kofi with a cross body for a near fall but Rowan breaks it up. Rowan goes over the top rope to the floor but Harper knocks Goldust off the apron. Kofi with a rollup for a near fall and then he goes for Trouble in Paradise but Harper with a discus lariat for the three count.

Winners: Luke Harper and Erick Rowan

Renee Young is with Rob Van Dam and she brings up what Rob did earlier. She asks Rob if he has any comments. Rob says that everyone knows how cool RVD is. Barrett has confused coolness for weakness. Rob says you don’t measure wins and losses one at a time. You measure them over the length of your career. That is why he is confident in the ring every time. If anyone thinks there is not enough fire burning behind his laid back self. He has some bad news, he is the Whole Damn Show. The title is coming home with RVD.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Raw Rebound of the closing segment of the show.

Match Number Two: Wade Barrett versus Rob Van Dam for the Intercontinental Title

They lock up and Van Dam with a side head lock. Barrett with forearms to the ribs but Van Dam holds on to the ropes to avoid a Bullhammer. Barrett with a kick and side head lock. Van Dam with a top wrist lock into a side head lock. Van Dam with a shoulder tackle followed by a drop kick for a near fall.

Van Dam with a drop kick into the corner followed by a shoulder and kicks. Van Dam climbs the turnbuckles for punches. Van Dam with a spinning heel kick into the corner and he gets a near fall. Barrett goes to the floor to regroup.

Van Dam with a baseball slide to Barrett and then Van Dam goes to the apron. Van Dam with a cannonball off the apron and both men are down. Van Dam kicks Barrett on the floor and they return to the ring. Van Dam gets a near fall. Van Dam with forearms and shoulders in the corner. Van Dam chokes Barrett in the corner and he kicks Barrett. Barrett with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Van Dam goes up top but Barrett recovers and he pushes Van Dam off the turnbuckles and into the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.

We are back and Barrett with a side head lock but Van Dam with elbows. Van Dam floats over on an Irish whip but Barrett catches him and he kicks Van Dam in the midsection. Barrett gets a near fall. Barrett chokes Van Dam in the corner. Barrett has Van Dam in the ropes and Barrett with a series of knees and then he kicks Van Dam and Van Dam is caught in the ropes momentarily before he falls to the floor.

Barrett sends Van Dam into the ring steps and then he sends Van Dam back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Barrett punches Van Dam and Barrett goes to the turnbuckles. Barrett sets for an elbow drop and he connects and gets a near fall. Barrett sends Van Dam into the turnbuckles from the apron and then Barrett with forearms to Van Dam on the top turnbuckle followed by a knee lift for a near fall.

Barrett punches Van Dam in the corner. Barrett with an Irish whip but Van Dam with an elbow. Van Dam goes off the turnbuckles but Barrett with a clothesline for a near fall. Barrett returns to the reverse chin lock. Van Dam with elbows to get out of the hold. Barrett with an Irish whip but he misses a knee in the corner and Barrett falls to the mat.

Both men struggle to get to their feet. Van Dam with clotheslines to Barrett followed by a super kick and then Van Dam with Rolling Thunder for a near fall. Van Dam flips over Barrett’s back but Barrett with the Blackpool Slam for a near fall. Barrett with kicks but Van Dam with punches.

Barrett with an Irish whip but he misses a splash into the corner and Van Dam with a kick that sends Barrett to the mat. Van Dam goes up top and Barrett recovers and crotches Van Dam. Barrett prepares the BullHammer but Cesaro attacks Barrett and hits the Gotch Style Neutralizer.

Winner: Wade Barrett (by disqualification)

After the match, Cesaro kicks Van Dam and hits the Gotch Style Neutralizer on Van Dam.

Paul tells Cesaro that was well done and we go to credits

I hope big show dosent get involved in the shield - evolution feud

Hopefully it was a once off.

SureYWouldntYa

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I hope big show dosent get involved in the shield - evolution feud

Hopefully it was a once off.

id imagine it will be, as will Dolph's involvement

Lord TSC

Smackdown is where they spin their wheels for the week. They know a fraction of the audience who saw Raw watches Smackdown so won't bother with much other than filler. So I wouldn't expect SHow or Ziggler to get involved again on a main level.

CSF

Yup I remember being sure Dolph was gonna be getting involved in the Bryan-Authority feud after Summerslam. Now I know.

CastorTroy

Proof of fake crowd reaction: the reason to Show taking to Renee.

Alicia reminded me a bit of Helena in Orphan Black.

Hope the lack of reason from Seth is because he's going to give the reason on Raw. Watching his match made me realise he's actually got a pretty heelish moveset like the 2 moves that utilise the turnbuckles and the kerb stomp.

At least we got Emma.

Getting a bit fed up with these "... will return" as if they're off tv months. On this it was The Shield who we haven't seen since way back in Raw. And on Raw it was bray who we hadn't seen for a full day.

DM_7

Good point about some of his moves suiting a heel. Along with his face and voice the Heel Role should suit him well.

rovert

Would have saved Rollins first heel appearance for live TV. The angle so far seems exist to put heat on Triple H. Would have really liked Ziggler and Rollins at different time but now was the time.

The triple threat was go out of your way good.

A Primal Nut

Yeah The Shield return to Raw on Monday was crazy promotion even by WWE standards. - they didn't miss a single tv show; had a big angle on RAW; a tag match on Main Event; and their run-in at the end of Smackdown.