CORRE LOSES A MEMBER

Ezekiel Jackson appears to be gone from The Corre after getting attacked by other members on last night’s show. Wade Barrett wrote the following on Twitter: “It’s been a pleasure working with you, Zeke. Zeke got too big for his boots. I hope he has learned a valuable lesson.”

SMACKDOWN SPOILER 5/7

World Heavyweight Champion Christian comes out to open the show. He cuts a promo about winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules. This leads to Mark Henry, The Great Khali and Randy Orton coming out.


Teddy Long comes out and says he’s going to leave it up to the fans to decide who Christian faces tonight. The crowd goes with Christian vs. Orton.


* Backstage, The Great Khali is shown talking to Jinder Mahal.


* Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan. Winner via Brogue Kick, Sheamus.


* Backstage, Layla is shown talking to other Divas.


* Cody Rhodes comes out with two guys wearing suits. The two guys pass out the paper bags to fans in the front row. Rhodes cuts a promo but doesn’t work a match.


* Big Show vs. Ezekiel Jackson. Kane comes out during the match. Jackson wins with a clothesline after outside interference from The Corre. Kane was taken out prior to the finish.


* Layla b. Alicia Fox. Kharma makes her way down to the ring. Fox is destroyed with an Implant Buster.


* Backstage, dissension with Ezekiel Jackson and The Corre continues. A brawl erupts.


* Sin Cara vs. Tyson Kidd with Chavo Guerrero on commentary. Cara goes over with the Spanish Fly he’s been using.


* Backstage, Teddy Long discusses Christian vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship later tonight.


* Randy Orton b. Christian to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. The match was outstanding and the crowd went nuts when Orton won the belt.

SMACKDOWN SPOILER 4/22

Reader Trent Stephens is at the O2 Arena in London, England this afternoon and will be sending us live spoiler updates from the WWE SmackDown tapings:


* I was at the RAW show yesterday and this crowd looks much smaller.


Dark Match:


* Beth Phoenix defeated Layla


WWE SmackDown, Airing Friday:


* Michael Cole comes out to his Cole Mine and it has a throne beside it.


* The World Heavyweight Title is hanging high above the ring.


* They show hype for Extreme Rules, a look at Edge’s WWE career and hype for Big Show and Kane vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater for the tag team titles and Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett for the IC Title later tonight.


* Michael Cole comes out to the British National Anthem and gets booed like crazy.


* Cody Rhodes comes out with men in suits and a shopping cart. They hand out brown paper bags to the fans at ringside to put over they faces.


* Rey Mysterio beat Cody Rhodes. After the match, Rhodes beat him down and they fought at ringside. Cody put a bag over Rey’s head.


* Michael Cole introduces Jack Swagger. Swagger then beat Trent Baretta by submission.


* We see Big Show and Kane headed to the ring for their tag title match. Another Awesome Kong video.


* Big Show and Kane defeat Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions. Mis-communication from The Corre led to their loss.


* Backstage segment with The Corre arguing with each other. Slater and Gabriel get into it.


* Drew McIntyre beat Chris Masters.


* Wade Barrett beat Kofi Kingston to retain the IC Title. Ezekiel Jackson accidentally clotheslined Barrett during the match.


* Alberto Del Rio’s retirement party for Edge is up next. Del Rio has gifts: a grandfather clock, diapers for adults and a fat lady acting as Lita. Del Rio also has a new ride for Edge – a scooter. Edge is on the ramp and Brodus Clay goes to attack him. Christian pops up with a ladder and takes out Clay and Del Rio with it. Christian sets up the ladder and grabs the World Title hanging from the ceiling. Edge claps from the stage as the show ends.

POSSIBLE CORRE MATCH AT EXTREME RULES

There has been talk of putting The Corre in a multi-man match at Extreme Rules with Wade Barrett’s Intercontinental Title on the line and Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater’s Tag Team Titles on the line.

SMACKDOWN SPOILER 4/8

* Alberto Del Rio opens up SmackDown talking about Edge, Christian and WrestleMania. Edge drives a tow truck out and has Del Rio's car from WrestleMania on it. Teddy Long comes out and announces Christian vs. Del Rio will take place tonight with the winner facing Edge at Extreme Rules in a Ladder Match. 


* Big Show, Kofi Kingston, Kane and Santino Marella beat The Corre in a 2 of 3 Falls Match. Kofi pinned Justin Gabriel first, Wade Barrett pinned Santino second and the third fall came when The Corre was DQ'd for attacking Kane. 


* Cody Rhodes beat Trent Baretta and worked him over until Rey Mysterio made the save. 


* Segment with Edge and Christian talking about the possibility of facing each other at Extreme Rules in a Ladder Match. 


* Promo for Sin Cara. 


* Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix beat LayCool. Layla got pinned when Michelle McCool wasn't there. Tension between them after the match. 


* Jack Swagger and Michael Cole come out. Cole brags about WrestleMania. Sin Cara comes out, runs to the ring and takes out Swagger. 


* Segment with LayCool. Layla has signed them up for therapy. 


* Alberto Del Rio beat Christian in the main event to earn a World Title shot at Extreme Rules in a Ladder Match against Edge. This was better than their previous match. 

WWE RAW APRIL 4 PHOTOS - JOHN CENA CALLS OUT ROCK, CORRE ATTACKS

WRESTLEMANIA 27 PHOTOS - CORRE VS BIG SHOW, KANE, SANTINO MARRELA AND KOFI KINGSTON

FINAL CARD FOR WRESTLEMANIA 27 PPV

WWE presents it’s biggest show of the year tonight at 7pm EST with WrestleMania 27 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. Below is the full line-up:


Guest Host: The Rock


America The Beautiful Singer: Keri Hilson


Special Appearances: 2011 Hall of Fame Class, WWE Tough Enough cast


WWE Title Match
John Cena vs. The Miz


No Holds Barred Match
Triple H vs. The Undertaker


World Heavyweight Title Match
Alberto Del Rio with Brodus Clay vs. Edge with Christian


Randy Orton vs. CM Punk


John Morrison, Trish Stratus and Snooki vs. Dolph Ziggler, Layla and Michelle McCool


Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett vs. Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella and one other Superstar TBA


Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes


Special Referee: Steve Austin
Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with Jack Swagger


WWE United States Title Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus

TRIPLE H ADVERTISED FOR SMACKDOWN

Triple H is being advertised for next week's Friday Night SmackDown from the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. The advertised dark main event that night is Alberto Del Rio and The Corre vs. The Undertaker, Edge, Christian, Big Show and Rey Mysterio. 

LIVE SMACKDOWN TAPINGS FOR 1/4

* Kofi Kingston beat Wade Barrett by DQ with Wade's IC Title on the line. The Corre interfered which brought in Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. Kane and Big Show then came out and made the save, ending with a staredown with The Corre. 


* Jerry Lawler cut a promo on Michael Cole for their WrestleMania 27 match. 


* Cody Rhodes beat Chris Masters. Cody dominated the match and won with CrossRhodes. Rey Mysterio came out and went for a 619 three times but Cody wouldn't allow it.

UPDATED WRESTLEMANIA CARD

Special Guest Host: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson 


America The Beautiful Singer: Keri Hilson 


Special Appearances: Cast and trainers from WWE Tough Enough, 2011 WWE Hall of Fame Class 


WWE Title Match 
John Cena vs. The Miz 


World Heavyweight Title Match 
Alberto Del Rio vs. Edge 


The Streak on the Line - No Holds Barred 
Triple H vs. The Undertaker 


WWE United States Title Match 
Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus 


Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole, Special Referee: Steve Austin 
Cole's trainer Jack Swagger will be in his corner. 


Randy Orton vs. CM Punk 


Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes 


Snooki, Trish Stratus and John Morrison vs. Michelle McCool, Layla and Dolph Ziggler 


Big Show, Santino Marella, Vladimir Kozlov and Kane vs. Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater 

WADE BARRETT THE NEW INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION

 Wade Barrett captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Kofi Kingston on last night’s episode of SmackDown.


Just as Kingston was about to hit Trouble in Paradise on Barrett, the leader of The Corre countered with Wasteland. Seconds later captured his first championship in WWE. Justin Gabriel hit Kingston with the 450 Splash following the match.

SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/25

This week’s show starts off with highlights from the steel cage match between Christian and Alberto Del Rio that saw Del Rio’s destiny knocked a little off its path with a loss to Christian. Del Rio took out his frustration on Christian with a post match attack, but it was stopped by Edge, who wanted to get close to Alberto’s car. Edge did not get to repossess the car because Brodus Clay attacked Edge from behind.


We move to tonight’s show and Edge is in Teddy Long’s office and Edge’s arm is wrapped up due to last week’s attack. Edge tells Teddy he is getting hit in the arm each week. Edge says that Teddy’s ruling doesn’t make sense because what goes around comes around. He says that he is not getting a chance to go after Alberto and then he suggests that Teddy is showing some favoritism towards Alberto.


Teddy says that what he is doing is in the best interest of the WWE and the Smackdown main event at Wrestlemania. He also says that he is doing this for the best interest of Edge and Alberto Del Rio.


Edge wants to know why he should care about the best interest of Alberto Del Rio because Alberto doesn’t care about his.


Teddy says that this conversation is over and it has gone too far. If Edge or Alberto as much as touch each other, they will both be banned from Wrestlemania.


Devon . . . cue the Green Day.


We are live on tape from Columbus, Ohio and your announcers are Michael ‘How do I look in Maize and Blue this week’ Cole, Booker ‘Tressel’ T, and Josh ‘I’m Going to Wrestlemania?’ Mathews.


Before our first match starts, we take a look back to Monday night when Randall Keith Orton made the mistake of pointing out that he had his bus with him and his wife was there. Punk paid a visit to Orton’s home on the road.


Match Number One: Rey Mysterio versus CM Punk in a Wrestlemania Rewind Match


They lock up and Punk backs Rey into the corner. Punk hits Rey in the chest and then he kicks Rey while the referee warns him. Punk with an Irish whip but Rey floats over. Rey sends Punk into the ropes with a head scissors and Rey sets for the 619 but there is no way that Punk is vulnerable enough for the 619. Punk with a kick followed by a rollup but you don’t roll up Rey Mysterio without paying the price. Rey rolls through and he kicks Punk in the head and gets a near fall. Mysterio with forearms and he tries for a springboard cross body but Punk figured it was coming so he moves out of the way to avoid Rey. Punk with a baseball slide that sends Rey to the apron.


Punk with boots to Rey’s chest and he gets a near fall. Punk puts Rey in an abdominal stretch and he puts the point of his elbow in Rey’s midsection for extra pressure. Rey escapes the hold and Punk tries for a rollup using the ropes but Rey ducks out of the way and Punk goes to the floor. Rey goes to the apron to try for an Asai Moonsault but Punk stops Rey and he gets Rey on his shoulders and hot shots Rey onto the ringside barrier as we go to commercial.


We are back and Punk with a knee to the head followed by a snap mare and body scissors. Rey with elbows to Punk and he gets out of the hold. Rey tries to work on the leg with knees. Rey with a kick and then he tries to slide through Punk’s legs but Punk stops him and hits a knee and gets a near fall. Punk with a leg drop to Rey’s chest and he gets a near fall. Punk tries for a suplex but Rey gets away from Punk. Punk with a cross body for a near fall.


Punk goes up top for a cross body but Rey hits a drop kick and both men are down. Rey with kicks to the leg and then Punk grabs Rey but they are too close to the ropes and Rey propels him and Punk to the floor. Rey hits an Asai Moonsault on Punk.


From out of nowhere, Cody Rhodes attacks Rey and sends him into the ring post. Since the referee saw it, he calls for the bell.


Winner: Rey Mysterio by disqualification


Cody sends Rey into the ring post and then Cody gets a little more comfortable as he continues his attack on Rey. Cody uses the face mask for a few head butts and then he hits a knee drop on the apron.


Cody kicks Rey in the corner and then Cody reveals a knee brace and he connects with a running knee into the corner. Cody leaves the ring and hides his face from the crowd and cameras.


The medical staff checks on Rey at ringside.


Edge is in the locker room and Christian stops by and he asks Edge if they want to go through with this since we are nine days away from Wrestlemania. Christian brings up Teddy Long’s ruling and wonders if they should even be in the same building tonight. Christian says that it is a risk to have a match with Drew McIntyre.


Edge tells Christian that he appreciates what Christian is saying, but he is going to take the match. Edge tells Christian that he will be in his corner tonight for Christian’s match against Alberto Del Rio. Edge wants to show the world and Alberto that he is one hundred percent and nothing is going to stop him at Wrestlemania.


We go to commercial.


Match Number Two: Edge versus Drew McIntyre


They lock up and Drew goes immediately to the arm but Edge with punches and kicks as the referee has to physically remove him from the corner. Edge runs into an elbow drop Drew and then Drew kicks Edge in the arm. Drew works on the arm and wraps the arm in the rope. Drew with a kick to the arm and then he wrings the arm to drive Edge to the mat and Drew gets a near fall. Drew with a boot to the injured arm. Drew goes to the turnbuckles but he takes too long and Edge pulls Drew to the mat.


Edge with a running forearm followed by a clothesline. Edge with a kick and he tries for the Impaler DDT but Edge feels the pressure on the arm and he has to let go. Drew tries fro the Future Shock DDT but Edge is able to counter with a back body drop and then Edge puts Drew in the Edgecator. Drew has to tap out.


Winner: Edge


After the match, the crowd chants for a spear and Edge has that look in his eye as he pulls his hair. Edge hits Drew with a spear and then he looks at the Wrestlemania sign.


We go to commercial.


We are back with the Undertaker/Triple H ‘In the Eyes of the Wrestlers’ video package from Monday night.


The announcers talk about Triple H’s comments from Monday night and then we are reminded that Undertaker will respond to Hunter later tonight.


Michelle and Layla come to the ring showing no respect for one of their opponents at Wrestlemania because Layla has Smurf slippers on and Michelle has troll slippers. Both ladies have ‘Snooked’ their hair and tease it with some hairspray as they walk to the ring.


Match Number Three: Kelly Kelly and Rosa Mendes versus Michelle McCool and Layla


Michelle and Layla start off with some fist pumping but Rosa and Kelly with double leg take downs and they slam their heads into the mat. Kelly and Michelle go to the floor and Kelly sends Michelle into the ringside barrier. Michelle with a kick to the head and Kelly goes down.


Meanwhile in the ring, Layla with kicks while Rosa responds with forearms. Rosa with a clothesline or two. Rosa with a kick and then she suplexes Layla but Michelle breaks up the cover. Rosa hits Michelle from behind and does not realize that Layla got up and Layla with a kick and the Lay Out for the three count.


Winners: Layla and Michelle McCool


After the match, Michelle and Layla have something to say. It is time for some Real Talk. They point out that Wrestlemania is here. Michelle talks about their opponents at Wrestlemania and she brings up Trash Stratus, John Snorison, and Snooki. Layla says that the little meatball Guidette is so famous, but Michelle says that it doesn’t matter because Snooki’s reality is that she might be famous, but she will never be famous and Flawless. Michelle and Layla ‘shore’ it up before they leave the ring.


We go to footage from last week when Big Show and Kane got their chance at the Tag Titles against Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. Even though Show and Kane did not win the titles, they got some retribution on the champions. Then the rest of the Corre arrived on the scene and they decimated Big Show and Kane, including Wasteland on Show.


We go to commercial.


Match Number Four: Wade Barrett with Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, and Ezekiel Jackson versus Kofi Kingston in an Intercontinental Title Match


They lock up and Barrett backs Kofi into the corner. Kofi with kicks and then he tries for a crucifix but turns it into a sunset flip. Kofi with a drop kick for a near fall. Wade with a kick and he tries to Irish whip Kofi but Kingston does a cartwheel followed by a running forearm for a near fall. Kofi with a kick to Wade in the corner. Wade with an Irish whip but he runs into boots from Kofi. Kofi goes to the turnbuckles but he has his back to Wade and Wade kicks Kofi in the leg.


Wade stretches Kofi in the ropes and then Wade with a running boot that sends Kofi to the floor. Barrett goes to the floor and he runs Kofi’s back into the apron. Barrett sends Kofi back into the ring. Kofi with punches and forearms to Wade. Barrett with a Bossman Slam for a near fall. Wade with a knee to the back and then he stretches Kofi again. Wade with a forearm to the back followed by a slam. Barrett goes to the turnbuckles but he misses an elbow drop when Kofi rolls out of the way.


Wade misses a boot and Kofi with chops and a drop kick. Kofi misses the Superman punch and Barrett with a kick and he tries for a pump handle slam but Kofi gets to his feet. Kofi goes into the corner and Barrett charges into a pendulum kick from Kingston. Kofi goes up top for a cross body and he gets a near fall.


Kofi with a kick and then he gets set up for the Boom drop and hits it. Kofi gets ready for Trouble in Paradise, but Jackson and Gabriel get on the apron and distract the referee, allowing Slater to get on the apron on the other side of the ring. Slater’s attempted interference fails and Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise on Slater, knocking him off the apron.


Kofi tries for Trouble in Paradise on Barrett, but he is too close and Barrett is able to catch Kofi and put him on his shoulders for Wasteland and Barrett gets the three count.


Winner: Wade Barrett


After the match, the Corre celebrate Wade’s victory. Gabriel pulls Kofi into the corner and he goes up top for the 450 splash. After looking around, Justin hits the move on Kingston.


Alberto is in Teddy’s office complaining about the ‘No Contact’ rule that Teddy established for Edge and Del Rio. Alberto tells Teddy that he is not done with Edge yet. He has nine more days until Wrestlemania and that means nine more things he can do to Edge.


Teddy tells Alberto what he told Edge earlier tonight. That is if either man touches the other, they will both be out of Wrestlemania.


Alberto tells Teddy that he does not have the guts to ban him.


Teddy points out to Alberto that there have been twenty-six Wrestlemanias without Del Rio, and he wants Alberto to try him to see if it will be twenty-seven. He tells Alberto to worry about his match with Christian.


Alberto winks at Teddy and leaves.


We go to commercial.


We are back and Did You Know that Smackdown was the most watched program on SyFy for the twenty-fifth straight week? (Can you guess how many weeks Smackdown has been on SyFy?


It is time for the Undertaker to come out to address Triple H. Taker goes to the stage and he says that there is an old saying that goes ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same.’ Triple H has convinced himself that he has the equation on how to eradicate the Undertaker. Hunter talks with confidence in how he will defeat him at Wrestlemania and end the streak. This past Monday, he heard Triple H on Raw and that confidence is starting to fade into uncertainty. Soon, the uncertainty will turn into despair because as the days grow closer to the apocalypse.


An Armageddon of mega-sized proportions, he will realize that the words ‘die trying’ were more prolific than he thinks. It is the words ‘die trying’ that will be the epitaph on his tombstone. Taker says that he is looking forward to Raw this week when he gets to tell this to Triple H, face to face. On 2/21/11, the night that he decided to interrupt him, Hunter’s fate was decided. Taker says that Hunter’s number was chosen. At Wrestlemania, Triple H will put all of his accolades, success, and fame on the line to become a number. That number is nineteen.


We go to commercial.


We are back with the Sin Cara video package.


While Swagger comes to the ring, we see the footage from Monday night when Cole put Lawler in the ankle lock.


Match Number Five: Jack Swagger versus R Truth in a When did Truth go to Smackdown Match


They lock up and Swagger backs Truth into the corner and connects with shoulders. Swagger with a belly-to-belly suplex and he gets a near fall. Swagger with a forearm across the chest and then he kicks Truth in the corner. Truth and Swagger exchange punches but Truth takes over. Swagger with a hard Irish whip. Swagger punches Truth but he runs into a boot from Truth. Swagger misses a charge into the corner and Truth with clotheslines. Truth holds on to the ropes and then he does the Truth dance and Swagger charges at him. Truth drops down and Swagger goes over the top rope to the floor.


Truth with a corkscrew pescado but Truth appears to have injured his ankle on the ringside barrier. Swagger gets into the ring first and Truth goes up top but Swagger knocks Truth off. Truth’s leg gets caught in the ropes and Swagger kicks him. Swagger with a DDT to the leg and then he puts Truth in the ankle lock. Truth taps out.


Winner: Jack Swagger


After the match, Cole leaves his mouse hole and comes into the ring while Swagger still has the ankle lock on Truth. Cole asks Truth how he feels. Cole raps to Truth and then suggests that they do a victory lap.


We go to commercial.


We are back with footage from this week’s Raw when John Cena appeared ‘via satellite’ from Cena’s ‘home’ if his home is the Consol Energy Center. We also see Miz’s promo and subsequent beat down on Alex Riley.


We run through the card for Wrestlemania.


Match Number Six: Alberto Del Rio with Brodus Clay and Ricardo Rodriguez versus Christian with Edge


They lock up and Del Rio with a knee and forearm to the head. Del Rio with a side head lock but Christian with a forearm for a near fall. Christian with a side head lock. Del Rio with a kick in the corner followed by a punch after what appeared to be a clean break. Del Rio with more kicks to Christian in the corner and the referee tries to warn him. Del Rio with an Irish whip but Christian back body drops Del Rio to the floor. Christian goes up top and hits a cross body to the floor.


We go to commercial.


We are back and they are back in the ring. Christian with a kick to Del Rio and then he hits a sunset flip for a near fall. Del Rio with a kick but Christian clotheslines Del Rio over the top rope to the floor. Christian misses a baseball slide and Del Rio sends Christian into the ringside barrier. Del Rio sends Christian into the ring steps. Del Rio gets a near fall when they return to the ring.


Del Rio with an arm bar on Christian. Del Rio with knees and a head butt followed by a kick. Del Rio goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a back senton splash for a near fall. Del Rio punches Christian and then points to the Wrestlemania sign before putting Christian in an arm bar. Del Rio with a knee and then he pulls Christian to the mat by his hair. Del Rio with a kick to Christian.


Del Rio goes back to the turnbuckles but he takes too long and Christian recovers and he hits a Frankensteiner and gets a near fall. Christian punches Del Rio and then hits a running forearm. Christian sling shots to the floor and then he connects with an uppercut. Christian goes up top but he misses a cross body when Del Rio moves out of the way.


Del Rio misses the running enzuigiri and Christian goes to the turnbuckles for the Tornado DDT but Rodriguez puts Del Rio’s foot on the rope. Edge chases after Rodriguez but before Edge can hit Rodriguez, Clay takes care of Edge from behind.


Del Rio with a kick and he sets for the Cross Arm Breaker but Christian escapes and tries for the Killswitch. Del Rio gets loose and he tries for a belly-to-back suplex but Christian lands on his feet. Del Rio hits an enzuigiri on Christian and Del Rio gets a near fall. Del Rio puts Christian in the cross arm breaker but Christian gets to the ropes.


Christian and Del Rio each go for clotheslines and they are down. Edge with a spear to Clay on the floor and then Edge grabs a chair and he hits Clay with it.


Back in the ring, Del Rio kicks Christian in the arm and then Del Rio sees Edge standing over Clay with the chair and that delay allows Christian to hit the Killswitch for the three count.


Winner: Christian


After the match, Edge puts the chair in the ring and he crawls inside. Edge thinks about hitting Del Rio with the chair but Christian stops him and tells Edge to look at the Wrestlemania sign. Christian isn’t banned from making contact with Del Rio and Christian hits Del Rio in the back with the chair. Edge kneels over Del Rio while Christian makes sure that Edge does not touch him. Edge tells Del Rio that he will be able to touch him at Wrestlemania and it is his destiny.


We go to credits.

ORIGINAL PLANS FOR CORRE AT WRESTLEMANIA

 The Corre were scheduled to face Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian at WrestleMania 27 but it looks as if Christian will have nothing to do with a Corre match as he’s been in the storylines with Edge and Alberto Del Rio.

RAW RATINGS 3/21

 The March 21st episode of WWE RAW scored a 3.35 cable rating with 5.13 million viewers. This week’s show was 68% male viewership but saw a drop in the Males 18-49 demographic from a 3.5 rating last week to a 2.9 this week.


In the segment by segment breakdown, Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne lost 479,000 viewers from the opener. Maryse vs. Eve Torres and the match with Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov gained 374,000 viewers. The interview with John Cena lost 137,000 viewers but the segment with Michael Cole, Jack Swagger and Jerry Lawler gained 467,000 back.


John Morrison and Trish Stratus vs. Dolph Ziggler, Layla, Michelle McCool and Vickie Guerrero lost 156,000 viewers and the video package with various WWE personalities talking about Triple H and The Undertaker lost 467,000 more viewers. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton and the angle with CM Punk gained 3,000 viewers.


The closing segment with The Miz and John Cena coming out gained 966,000 viewers to bring the show to a 3.84 rating. For the first time in weeks, The Miz as WWE Champion gained viewers in a segment.

SMACKDOWN DARK MAIN EVENT

The dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings saw Rey Mysterio, Christian, Kane, and Big Show defeat Alberto Del Rio and The Corre in a handicap match.

SMACKDOWN SPOILER 3/25

Dark Match:

* Trent Baretta defeated Curt Hawkins

SmackDown, Airing March 25th:

* Booker T comes out to the announcer’s table and gets a big pop while Michael Cole gets major heat.

* SmackDown begins with Teddy Long backstage telling Edge that if he or Alberto Del Rio fight before WrestleMania 27 then they will both be banned from the show. Christian tells Edge to stay away from the match tonight.

* Rey Mysterio defeats CM Punk by DQ in a WrestleMania Rewind match. Cody Rhodes came out and attacked Rey with a knee brace on.

* Edge tells Christian backstage that he will still be in his corner tonight.

* Edge defeats Drew McIntyre and spears him after the match.

* Layla and Michelle McCool beat Kelly Kelly and Rosa Mendes in a quick match. Layla had her hair done like Snooki and they were mocking her. Layla cut a promo on their WrestleMania opponents after the match.

* Wade Barrett beat Kofi Kingston to become the new IC Champion when The Corre interfered and caused Kofi to be distracted. After the match, Justin Gabriel hit Kofi with a 450 Splash.

* Teddy Long tells Alberto Del Rio backstage the same thing he told Edge earlier. It will be the person who initiates the physical contact that will be removed from the WrestleMania title match.

* The Undertaker came out and talked about his WrestleMania match with Triple H. Nothing special or new here. Taker says he can’t wait to see Triple H on RAW.

* Jack Swagger beat R-Truth by submission and celebrated with Michael Cole after the match.

* Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio with the Killswitch. Del Rio taunted Edge, who was in Christian’s corner. Edge acted like he was going to hit Del Rio with a chair. Christian ended up hitting Del Rio with the chair.

RAW RESULT 3/21

Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with Justin Roberts introducing the voice of the WWE, Jim Ross. The music hits but instead out comes Michael Cole dressed as JR with a pillow under his shirt. Cole is wearing the black cowboy hat and carrying a bottle of BBQ sauce. His ankle is also taped up. Cole is mocking Ross as Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler are on commentary. 


Cole walks over and taunts Lawler, giving him the BBQ sauce. Lawler gets up and security hurries Cole into his cube at ringside. Cole taunts Lawler some more and welcomes us to RAW as the crowd chants "Jerry." 


- Triple H's music hits and out he comes to the ring to a big pop. He enters the ring and looks up at the WrestleMania sign. He talks about 20 years in the business and wonders if this is the last time he will work in this building. Triple H says in two weeks it will be the defining moment of he and Undertaker's careers. Triple H talks about Taker's Streak and says it's bigger than any championship or any he's had combined. Triple H says ending it will be a career defining moment. Triple H invites Taker to RAW next week. 


Triple H wants to look Taker in the eye and tell him that he will lose at WrestleMania 27. Triple H says he will end the streak. He says if he can't do it, he will die trying. Triple H says at WrestleMania, Taker will rest in peace. His music hits and out comes Ted DiBiase to interrupt. 


Ted says last year he was one of the best up and coming stars but this year he's just an afterthought. Ted says he's making his own opportunity now. He asks what will happen if he takes out Triple H live on RAW. He says the people will have no choice but to take notice. Ted enters the ring but Triple H rushes him. Triple H beats Ted around ringside. Ted fights back and they go at it. Triple H slams Ted into the steel steps and throws him hard into the other set. He continues tp toss Ted around ringside. Triple H grabs a steel chair and whacks Ted in the back with it. Ted gets hit a few more times with the chair while he's down on the ground. Triple H takes apart the RAW announcer's table now and puts Ted through it with a Pedigree. His music hits again and he points to the WrestleMania sign. 


- Matthews hypes John Cena's response to The Miz. He says Cena will be live via satellite from his home. Cole says The Miz will have a segment tonight where he re-writes "Miz-story." We go to commercial. 


Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne 


Back from the break and our new WWE United States Champion Sheamus is in the ring waiting. Out next comes his opponent Evan Bourne. The bell rings and they lock up. Sheamus knocks Bourne down first and goes to work. Sheamus with a big clothesline and knee drops to the face. 


Sheamus with a series of forearm shots to Bourne's chest. Sheamus throws Bourne into the corner but Bourne comes back with a spin kick. Bourne goes up top for the Air Bourne but Sheamus moves. He comes back with the Brogue Kick for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Sheamus 


- After the match, Sheamus declares himself the new champion and out comes Daniel Bryan. Bryan wants his rematch at WrestleMania. Sheamus tosses the United States Title in Bryan's face and hits him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus leaves Bryan laying in the ring as we get ready for commercial. 


- Back from the break and we see Randy Orton exiting his tour bus out back. Scott Stanford stops Orton and asks Orton what's it like traveling on the bus. Orton says it offers him privacy and a home away from home. Orton talks about how he watched the new Nexus being formed on the bus and talks about he's taken them all out with punt kicks. He says if CM Punk thinks he is sick and twisted, he has no idea what sick and twisted is. Orton walks off. 


Maryse vs. Eve Torres 


We go to the ring and Maryse is in the ring. Out comes her opponent, the WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. 


The bell rings and Maryse taunts Eve and then poses on the ropes. They talk some trash and Maryse goes for a slap but gets slapped by Eve. Maryse rushes Eve and takes her down, slamming her face into the mat. Maryse throws Eve into the corner and slaps her, then slams her head into the turnbuckle. Maryse uses the ropes now. She charges but Eve moves. Michael Cole interrupts things over the mic again. Eve and Maryse go at it. Eve misses a moonsault and Maryse takes control. Eve counters with a neckbreaker for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Eve Torres 


- After the match, Cole says thank goodness the Divas match is over and we can get down to business. Eve goes to his cube and starts yelling at him. Cole stands on his table but gets slapped by Eve. Cole orders security to take her away. Cole puts one leg over his cube and asks Eve if she wants some of him. 


- Matthews promotes the re-writing "Miz-story" segment with The Miz tonight as we go to commercial. 


Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 


Back from commercial and The Corre is in the ring - Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson and the WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel. We see replays from SmackDown of The Corre beating down Big Show and Kane. Out next come their opponents Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella with Tamina. 


Santino and Gabriel start the match off. Santino takes Gabriel down first and calls for the Cobra but Slater provides the assist. Slater is tagged in and goes to work on Santino. Santino fights out and goes to tag but Slater stops him. Santino kicks him off and tags in Kozlov. Kozlov fights Slater off and goes to work. Barrett gets on the apron and distracts Kozlov, allowing Slater to attack from behind and take him down. Gabriel comes in and goes up top to hit the 450 on Kozlov for the win. 


Winners: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel 


- After the match, The Corre enters the ring and beats Santino and Kozlov down. Big Show and Kane's music hit and here they come. Show and Kane come in and clean house. They double chokeslam Ezekiel Jackson as Santino and Kozlov look on from the corner. Kane makes the ring posts explode as Show's music hits and they shake hands with Santino and Kozlov. 


- We see John Cena via satellite being prepared for his interview. We go to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get a video package from last week's RAW where Brodus Clay, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz attacked John Cena. We go to John Cena live via satellite from home. Matthews asks him about The Rock being live on RAW next week. Cena says he will be face to face with The Rock and if they do have a problem, it gets settled next week. Lawler asks him if all The Rock stuff has his mind off The Miz and WrestleMania. Cena says yes and that's why Miz has done what he has for the past four weeks. Cena says him sitting at home right now is proof. He says it's also proof why The Miz deserves to be WWE Champion. 


Cena says he will be watching from home tonight and hopes The Miz truly re-writes history because at WrestleMania, he plans on making history. Cole takes the mic and says while Cena is on satellite, he is here live and in person tonight. Cole tells Lawler that he has another world exclusive, something Lawler is not going to want to miss and it's up next. We go back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and Michael Cole is jogging around the ring with Jack Swagger. Swagger goes to the announcer's table and stares Jerry Lawler down. Cole introduces Swagger and says he will be the man that trains him to beat Lawler at WrestleMania. Cole talks about bringing Brian Christopher back to RAW last week and shows us clips from the father and son meeting last week. 


Cole rubs it in to Lawler. Cole says Christopher sent him a gift and it's the Lawler family photo album. Cole shows us a photo of Lawler's late father. Cole mocks Lawler's dad. We see another photo of Lawler with his dad and brother. Cole is saying how Lawler's dad must have thought bad about him. Another photo is shown. Cole says he went to Memphis this past week and talked to some old friends. He learned that Lawler and his dad are both gutless cowards and big bullies. Cole says he is going to put Lawler in his place at WrestleMania. Swagger is still staring Lawler down at the announcer's table. Cole says Lawler, his mother, his father and his son all have one thing in common - their family is nothing but a bunch of losers, Cole says. 


Lawler slams the headset down and goes for the ring. Swagger decks him with a right hand. Lawler fights back and slams Swagger into the table. Lawler chases Cole at ringside but gets clotheslined by Swagger. Cole runs and shuts himself in his cube. Swagger rubs Lawler's face into Cole's cube as Cole talks trash about Lawler and his family. Swagger applies the ankle lock on Lawler as Cole cheers him on. Cole comes out of his cube and puts the ankle lock on Lawler while Swagger has a knee in the back of his head. Swagger raises Cole's hand as the crowd tells them they suck. Swagger's music hits and they leave Lawler laying at ringside. 


- We get hype for Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio as we go back to commercial. 




- Back from the break and we get a video package showing all the media coverage for Snooki's WWE appearance. They plug the Jersey Shore finale on MTV this week. 


Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison 


We go to the ring and out comes Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool. John Morrison is out next and he's accompanied by Trish Stratus. The bell rings and Ziggler takes control early. Morrison comes back and rams Ziggler into the corner. More back and forth action. Ziggler with a clothesline and a 2 count. Ziggler with an elbow drop and another 2 count. Ziggler applies a headlock as Trish cheers Morrison on from ringside. 


Morrison ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Ziggler. Morrison sends Ziggler to the floor where his Divas check on him. Morrison charges but McCool gets on the apron and stops him. Trish runs over and takes out LayCool. She stands beside Morrison in the ring when the e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole has an announcement from the RAW GM. He changes it to a mixed tag match. 


John Morrison and Trish Stratus vs. Layla, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler 


As soon as the match is made official Trish reaches through the ropes and grabs Vickie by her hair. Vickie's team pulls her away as we go to commercial. 


Back from the break and Morrison is going at it with Ziggler. Morrison fights out of a hold and kicks Ziggler in the head. Morrison misses a running knee to the head. Ziggler tags in Layla which forces Morrison to tag in Trish. Trish comes in and hits forearms on Layla. Trish kicks Layla down in the corner but runs into a big boot. Trish with the big move out of the corner. More back and forth until McCool hits Trish from behind and gets tagged in. McCool works Trish over and gets a 2 count. 


McCool goes to work on Trish's knee. Layla is eventually tagged back in. Layla dominates Trish, slamming her on her head and face. Vickie is tagged in. She goes to leg drop Trish but lands on her rear. Morrison comes in which brings in Ziggler. Morrison unloads and hits a big springboard kick on Ziggler. Layla runs over and slams Trish off the apron which distracts Morrison. Morrison misses Starship Pain and Ziggler hits the Zig Zag. Ziggler tags in Vickie, allowing her to get the pin for their team. 


Winners: Dolph Ziggler, Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool 


- We get more hype for The Miz tonight as Team Vickie celebrates in the ring. Back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get another promo video for Sin Cara. 


- Matthews leads us to a Triple H vs. Undertaker hype video with comments from John Cena, Big Show, Arn Anderson, Randy Orton, Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, John Morrison, Jim Ross, Steve Austin, Booker T, Harley Race, Chris Jericho, Dusty Rhodes and Shawn Michaels. 


Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio 


We go to the ring and out comes Randy Orton for tonight's WrestleMania Rewind match. We see clips of Orton taking out Nexus over the past few weeks. We go to commercial as Orton is making his entrance. 


Back from the break and out comes Rey Mysterio. The bell rings and Orton locks up with Mysterio but Rey goes behind his back. They break and Rey kicks Orton. Orton throws him to the corner but Rey boots Orton in the head. More kicks from Rey. Rey dropkicks Orton's knee out. Rey goes for a roundhouse but Orton ducks it and drops Rey with a forearm. Orton slides Rey across the ring and under the bottom rope to the floor. Orton comes out after him and brings it back in the ring. 2 count for Orton. 


Orton with a knee drop on Rey and another 2 count. Orton with a headlock now. Rey fights out of it but Orton whips him into the corner. Orton takes Rey up top but Rey fights him off. Rey with a seated senton on Orton. Rey runs the ropes and Orton catches him in a scoop slam. Orton goes for the second-rope DDT but Rey counters and goes for 619. Orton catches his legs and finally hits the second-rope DDT. Orton drops to the mat but CM Punk appears on the big screen. 


Punk is ouitside by Orton's tour bus. He says he can't wait to meet Orton's wife. Orton runs out of the ring and we see him running backstage. Orton arrives outside and is attacked by Punk from behind. Punk takes out his knee. Orton's wife opens the bus door and screams for help. Punk tells her to shut up and she goes back inside. Punk tells Orton he shouldn't have punted the Nexus members. Punk says Orton won't be punting anyone at WrestleMania and kicks him again. Punk blows the actress pretending to be Orton's wife a kiss and walks off. She goes to him and calls for help as we go to another commercial. 


- Back from the break and Alex Riley is in the ring with a podium covered up. Riley says he has been re-hired as the Vice President of Corporate Communications and is back on RAW. Riley introduces the WWE Champion and out comes The Miz, without his WWE Title belt. Miz says people have been blessed with the honor of watching him. 


John Cena appears on the big screen and mocks Miz for his new title belt. Cena says Miz should never make him angry. Cena tells them he has targeted the wrong man. WWE crew members begin to take Cena's room apart and we see that he's not at home, he's backstage. Cena says he is broadcasting from home because WWE has been his home for the past 9 years. Cena says he's coming to take out the trash and heads for the ring as Riley and Miz get ready to fight. 


Cena comes out and rushes the ring. He starts brawling with Riley and Miz. They eventually beat him down. Cena comes back but The Miz retreats from the ring. Cena applies the STF on Riley. Miz comes back down the ramp half-way and stares down with Cena. Cena gets Riley again and applies the STF. Another staredown between Cena and The Miz. Cena applies the STF one more time. Referees run down and try to pull him off Riley but they can't break the hold. Cena finally breaks it and poses for the fans as RAW goes off the air. 

LIVE RAW COVERAGE

Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with Justin Roberts introducing the voice of the WWE, Jim Ross. The music hits but instead out comes Michael Cole dressed as JR with a pillow under his shirt. Cole is wearing the black cowboy hat and carrying a bottle of BBQ sauce. His ankle is also taped up. Cole is mocking Ross as Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler are on commentary. 


Cole walks over and taunts Lawler, giving him the BBQ sauce. Lawler gets up and security hurries Cole into his cube at ringside. Cole taunts Lawler some more and welcomes us to RAW as the crowd chants "Jerry." 


- Triple H's music hits and out he comes to the ring to a big pop. He enters the ring and looks up at the WrestleMania sign. He talks about 20 years in the business and wonders if this is the last time he will work in this building. Triple H says in two weeks it will be the defining moment of he and Undertaker's careers. Triple H talks about Taker's Streak and says it's bigger than any championship or any he's had combined. Triple H says ending it will be a career defining moment. Triple H invites Taker to RAW next week. 


Triple H wants to look Taker in the eye and tell him that he will lose at WrestleMania 27. Triple H says he will end the streak. He says if he can't do it, he will die trying. Triple H says at WrestleMania, Taker will rest in peace. His music hits and out comes Ted DiBiase to interrupt. 


Ted says last year he was one of the best up and coming stars but this year he's just an afterthought. Ted says he's making his own opportunity now. He asks what will happen if he takes out Triple H live on RAW. He says the people will have no choice but to take notice. Ted enters the ring but Triple H rushes him. Triple H beats Ted around ringside. Ted fights back and they go at it. Triple H slams Ted into the steel steps and throws him hard into the other set. He continues tp toss Ted around ringside. Triple H grabs a steel chair and whacks Ted in the back with it. Ted gets hit a few more times with the chair while he's down on the ground. Triple H takes apart the RAW announcer's table now and puts Ted through it with a Pedigree. His music hits again and he points to the WrestleMania sign. 


- Matthews hypes John Cena's response to The Miz. He says Cena will be live via satellite from his home. Cole says The Miz will have a segment tonight where he re-writes "Miz-story." We go to commercial. 


Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne 


Back from the break and our new WWE United States Champion Sheamus is in the ring waiting. Out next comes his opponent Evan Bourne. The bell rings and they lock up. Sheamus knocks Bourne down first and goes to work. Sheamus with a big clothesline and knee drops to the face. 


Sheamus with a series of forearm shots to Bourne's chest. Sheamus throws Bourne into the corner but Bourne comes back with a spin kick. Bourne goes up top for the Air Bourne but Sheamus moves. He comes back with the Brogue Kick for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Sheamus 


- After the match, Sheamus declares himself the new champion and out comes Daniel Bryan. Bryan wants his rematch at WrestleMania. Sheamus tosses the United States Title in Bryan's face and hits him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus leaves Bryan laying in the ring as we get ready for commercial. 


- Back from the break and we see Randy Orton exiting his tour bus out back. Scott Stanford stops Orton and asks Orton what's it like traveling on the bus. Orton says it offers him privacy and a home away from home. Orton talks about how he watched the new Nexus being formed on the bus and talks about he's taken them all out with punt kicks. He says if CM Punk thinks he is sick and twisted, he has no idea what sick and twisted is. Orton walks off. 


Maryse vs. Eve Torres 


We go to the ring and Maryse is in the ring. Out comes her opponent, the WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. 


The bell rings and Maryse taunts Eve and then poses on the ropes. They talk some trash and Maryse goes for a slap but gets slapped by Eve. Maryse rushes Eve and takes her down, slamming her face into the mat. Maryse throws Eve into the corner and slaps her, then slams her head into the turnbuckle. Maryse uses the ropes now. She charges but Eve moves. Michael Cole interrupts things over the mic again. Eve and Maryse go at it. Eve misses a moonsault and Maryse takes control. Eve counters with a neckbreaker for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Eve Torres 


- After the match, Cole says thank goodness the Divas match is over and we can get down to business. Eve goes to his cube and starts yelling at him. Cole stands on his table but gets slapped by Eve. Cole orders security to take her away. Cole puts one leg over his cube and asks Eve if she wants some of him. 


- Matthews promotes the re-writing "Miz-story" segment with The Miz tonight as we go to commercial. 


Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 


Back from commercial and The Corre is in the ring - Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson and the WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel. We see replays from SmackDown of The Corre beating down Big Show and Kane. Out next come their opponents Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella with Tamina. 


Santino and Gabriel start the match off. Santino takes Gabriel down first and calls for the Cobra but Slater provides the assist. Slater is tagged in and goes to work on Santino. Santino fights out and goes to tag but Slater stops him. Santino kicks him off and tags in Kozlov. Kozlov fights Slater off and goes to work. Barrett gets on the apron and distracts Kozlov, allowing Slater to attack from behind and take him down. Gabriel comes in and goes up top to hit the 450 on Kozlov for the win. 


Winners: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel 


- After the match, The Corre enters the ring and beats Santino and Kozlov down. Big Show and Kane's music hit and here they come. Show and Kane come in and clean house. They double chokeslam Ezekiel Jackson as Santino and Kozlov look on from the corner. Kane makes the ring posts explode as Show's music hits and they shake hands with Santino and Kozlov. 


- We see John Cena via satellite being prepared for his interview. We go to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get a video package from last week's RAW where Brodus Clay, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz attacked John Cena. We go to John Cena live via satellite from home. Matthews asks him about The Rock being live on RAW next week. Cena says he will be face to face with The Rock and if they do have a problem, it gets settled next week. Lawler asks him if all The Rock stuff has his mind off The Miz and WrestleMania. Cena says yes and that's why Miz has done what he has for the past four weeks. Cena says him sitting at home right now is proof. He says it's also proof why The Miz deserves to be WWE Champion. 


Cena says he will be watching from home tonight and hopes The Miz truly re-writes history because at WrestleMania, he plans on making history. Cole takes the mic and says while Cena is on satellite, he is here live and in person tonight. Cole tells Lawler that he has another world exclusive, something Lawler is not going to want to miss and it's up next. We go back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and Michael Cole is jogging around the ring with Jack Swagger. Swagger goes to the announcer's table and stares Jerry Lawler down. Cole introduces Swagger and says he will be the man that trains him to beat Lawler at WrestleMania. Cole talks about bringing Brian Christopher back to RAW last week and shows us clips from the father and son meeting last week. 


Cole rubs it in to Lawler. Cole says Christopher sent him a gift and it's the Lawler family photo album. Cole shows us a photo of Lawler's late father. Cole mocks Lawler's dad. We see another photo of Lawler with his dad and brother. Cole is saying how Lawler's dad must have thought bad about him. Another photo is shown. Cole says he went to Memphis this past week and talked to some old friends. He learned that Lawler and his dad are both gutless cowards and big bullies. Cole says he is going to put Lawler in his place at WrestleMania. Swagger is still staring Lawler down at the announcer's table. Cole says Lawler, his mother, his father and his son all have one thing in common - their family is nothing but a bunch of losers, Cole says. 


Lawler slams the headset down and goes for the ring. Swagger decks him with a right hand. Lawler fights back and slams Swagger into the table. Lawler chases Cole at ringside but gets clotheslined by Swagger. Cole runs and shuts himself in his cube. Swagger rubs Lawler's face into Cole's cube as Cole talks trash about Lawler and his family. Swagger applies the ankle lock on Lawler as Cole cheers him on. Cole comes out of his cube and puts the ankle lock on Lawler while Swagger has a knee in the back of his head. Swagger raises Cole's hand as the crowd tells them they suck. Swagger's music hits and they leave Lawler laying at ringside. 


- We get hype for Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio as we go back to commercial. 




- Back from the break and we get a video package showing all the media coverage for Snooki's WWE appearance. They plug the Jersey Shore finale on MTV this week. 


Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison 


We go to the ring and out comes Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool. John Morrison is out next and he's accompanied by Trish Stratus. The bell rings and Ziggler takes control early. Morrison comes back and rams Ziggler into the corner. More back and forth action. Ziggler with a clothesline and a 2 count. Ziggler with an elbow drop and another 2 count. Ziggler applies a headlock as Trish cheers Morrison on from ringside. 


Morrison ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Ziggler. Morrison sends Ziggler to the floor where his Divas check on him. Morrison charges but McCool gets on the apron and stops him. Trish runs over and takes out LayCool. She stands beside Morrison in the ring when the e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole has an announcement from the RAW GM. He changes it to a mixed tag match. 


John Morrison and Trish Stratus vs. Layla, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler 


As soon as the match is made official Trish reaches through the ropes and grabs Vickie by her hair. Vickie's team pulls her away as we go to commercial. 


Back from the break and Morrison is going at it with Ziggler. Morrison fights out of a hold and kicks Ziggler in the head. Morrison misses a running knee to the head. Ziggler tags in Layla which forces Morrison to tag in Trish. Trish comes in and hits forearms on Layla. Trish kicks Layla down in the corner but runs into a big boot. Trish with the big move out of the corner. More back and forth until McCool hits Trish from behind and gets tagged in. McCool works Trish over and gets a 2 count. 

SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/18

We are live on tape from Kansas City, Missouri and your announcers are Michael ‘I prefer Kansas City, Kansas’ Cole, Josh ‘What will I do on Thursday nights’ Mathews, and Booker ‘Watch Community . . . Sucka’ T.


In case you were hoping for the main event that was announced on Raw for the Tag Team Titles, we have some bad news. Instead of Edge and Christian teaming up to try for the tag titles, Big Show and Kane will be facing Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater for the titles. You may return to your flash photography to your overhead compartments.


But the Cole Chamber is being assembled while Michael Cole makes his way to the non-hermetically sealed box at ringside with his announcement by the ring announcer and the Raw theme music. Booker and Josh look incredulous at Cole.


Match Number One: Edge versus Brodus Clay with Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez


Edge avoids Clay and he punches the bigger man. Edge tries for an Irish whip but Clay does not move. Clay with an Irish whip but Edge with a kick to a charging Clay. Edge comes off the turnbuckles but Clay catches him and he hits a t-bone suplex. Clay with punches to the shoulder and then he uses his knee for extra pressure with Edge against the ropes.


Clay continues to work on the arm to weaken the shoulder. Clay with a wrist lock followed by a punch to the ribs. Clay with an arm bar on Edge but Edge with punches. Clay stops Edge with a knee. Clay runs into an elbow. Edge tries for a tornado DDT but Clay pushes him off and hits a clothesline and then he tries for a splash but Edge moves out of the way. Edge with a running forearm followed by a clothesline but Clay stays on his feet. Clay sends Edge into the turnbuckles and then Clay charges but Edge with a drop toe hold that sends Clay into the turnbuckles.


Edge goes up top and hits a cross body but Clay kicks out emphatically and Edge is sent to the apron. Clay charges but Edge with a shoulder and then Edge slides back into the ring and tries for a sunset flip but Clay does not go over and Clay drops down and gets a near fall.


Clay puts Edge against the turnbuckles and Clay tries for the running butt splash but Edge moves. Edge goes to the turnbuckles and hits a bulldog. Edge gets that look in his eyes and he pulls his hair and sets for the spear. Rodriguez gets on the apron to distract the referee. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ring, Alberto Del Rio’s evil plan is put into action as he grabs Edge’s leg to prevent the spear. Clay with a running body block but he can only get a two count.


From out of nowhere, Christian attacks Del Rio and they fight against the ring. Clay picks up Christian and then drops him on the apron. Edge with a spear for the three count.


Winner: Edge


After the match, Del Rio with a drop kick and then he punches Edge. Christian comes into the ring and he punches Del Rio. They fight to the floor with Christian getting in the majority of the punches. Del Rio with a knee and then they brawl over the announce table. The referees come out and separate Christian and Del Rio.


Teddy Long’s music plays and he comes out to make an announcement. He says that he is not going to stand by and watch the four of them constantly get in each other’s faces. The main event tonight is going to be Alberto Del Rio versus Christian. In order to ensure that this match is one-on-one, it will take place inside a steel cage.


We go to commercial.


Match Number Two: Sheamus versus Kofi Kingston in a Champion versus Champion Non Title Match


They lock up and Sheamus takes Kofi to the mat and he works on the shoulder. Sheamus with a wrist lock into a key lock but Kofi rolls through. Kofi with forearms and punches to Sheamus but Sheamus with an Irish whip. Sheamus charges into the corner but Kofi moves out of the way and Sheamus hits the turnbuckles shoulder first. Kofi leaps into the corner and he punches Sheamus, but before he can roll off Sheamus, Sheamus drops Kofi onto the turnbuckle. The referee checks on Kofi but Sheamus picks up Kofi and hits a short arm clothesline and gets a near fall.


Sheamus with a neck breaker and he gets another near fall. Sheamus starts to work on the back with a knee and then he puts Kofi in a rear chin lock with his knee in Kofi’s back. Kofi gets to his feet and he uses elbows and forearms to escape the hold. Sheamus with a back elbow to Kofi. Sheamus with an elbow to the back of the head and he wants to give Kofi a neck breaker but Kofi is able to counter with a rollup and he gets a near fall. Sheamus with a kick and Irish whip but Kofi goes to the apron and he hits the pendulum kick.


Kofi goes up top and Kofi with a cross body but Sheamus rolls through and then he tries for a power slam but Kofi gets away from Sheamus. Sheamus charges into boots from Kofi. Kofi follows that with a kick and forearms. Kofi with a side Russian leg sweep and then he hits the Superman punch. Kofi does a lap and then he hits the Boom drop. Kofi sets up for Trouble in Paradise but Sheamus goes to the apron. Sheamus drops Kofi on the top rope.


Sheamus tries for the back breaker but Kofi holds on to the ropes. Kofi hits the SOS but Sheamus is able to get to the rope to stop the count. Sheamus goes to the floor and Kofi uses the steps and he hits another Superman punch. Sheamus tries to get away and when Kofi goes over the steps, Sheamus kicks the steps and Kofi appears to have hurt his knee. Sheamus rolls Kofi back into the ring and then he hits the pump kick for the three count.


Winner: Sheamus


We go to footage from two weeks ago when the Corre got involved in the match between Kane and Big Show only to see Kane attack Justin Gabriel. Then we go to footage fro last week when the Corre attacked Kane during his match against Wade Barrett. Big Show made his way to the ring to go after Corre . . . and Kane.


Kane is in the back with Big Show and Show says that they need to put their differences aside to put a dent into the Corre. United, they can take the tag titles from Corre. Show asks Kane if he can remember when they were the tag champs before. He reminds Kane about how people would quake and shake in their boots when they walked into the room. He says that they can dominate again.


Kane grabs Show by the throat and Show does the same. Kane starts to laugh and then he tells Show that he completes him. Show calls Kane crazy.


We go to commercial.


Match Number Three: Trent Barreta versus Cody Rhodes


Cody walks to the ring in street clothes with a black towel over his head as he walks to the ring. Cody takes off his jacket and tie before entering the ring.


Cody throws the towel down and he kicks and Barreta and then he punches him. Cody with a shoulder to Trent and then he head butts Trent with the mask. Rhodes puts Barreta into the ropes and then he connects with another head butt and gets the three count.


Winner: Cody Rhodes


After the match, Cody puts the towel back over his head as he walks to the back.


We go to footage from last September when Del Rio attacked Christian and put him on the shelf for months.


We go to commercial.


We are back and it is time to talk about the Undertaker/Triple H match. We go to Part Three of Shawn Michaels’ analysis of the match from Monday night where he talks about the Undertaker.


Michelle takes a seat in the DMZ between Cole, Josh, and Booker.


Match Number Four: Layla with Michelle McCool versus Kelly Kelly


Layla and Kelly have some words and then Layla pushes Kelly but Kelly pushes back. Kelly sends Layla into the turnbuckles and then she kicks Layla. Layla with a kick followed by an Irish whip but she runs into a kick from Kelly. Kelly with a head scissors in the ropes but Layla sends Kelly to the floor. Kelly trips Layla and then she walks across Layla’s back and then hits a Thesz Press for a near fall. Kelly sends Layla to the mat by the hair. Kelly with a kick and an X Factor for a near fall.


Kelly with an Irish whip and then Kelly goes for the handspring into a back elbow but Layla knows what is coming and she gets her feet up in plenty of time to kick Kelly. Kelly with an elbow and then she slams Layla’s head into the mat. Kelly tries for the K2 but Layla gets her on her shoulders. Kelly gets out of the hold and she kicks Layla in the back. Kelly gets on the turnbuckles but Michelle rises from her seat in the announcing neutral zone and that distracts Kelly long enough to allow Layla to pull her from the turnbuckles to get the three count.


Winner: Layla


After the match, Layla and Michelle celebrate.


Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel walk in the back as they go to the ring for their tag title match.


Match Number Five: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel versus Big Show and Kane for the World Tag Titles


Gabriel and Kane start things off and Kane puts Gabriel in the corner and connects with a knee and punch followed by a snap mare and drop kick for a near fall. Gabriel flips over Kane’s back and he tags Slater into the match. Slater walks into an uppercut from Kane followed by an Irish whip and clothesline in the corner. Kane with a side slam for a near fall. Kane with another Irish whip but he misses a boot in the corner and he gets his leg caught in the ropes. Slater kicks Kane in the leg and then he tags Gabriel back in.


Gabriel with an elbow drop to the leg and then he stomps on the knee. Slater is tagged back in and he hits a double sledge followed by a kick to the hamstring. Kane kicks Slater away but he is sent into his corner and that allows him to tag Gabriel back in and Gabriel clips Kane in the back of the leg. Gabriel goes to the turnbuckles and he comes off but he is met with the uppercut.


Show tags in and so does Slater. Show with a few clotheslines followed by a shoulder tackle and back body drop. Show with a running butt splash into the corner and a running shoulder tackle. Show signals for the choke slam and he grabs Slater and he hits the choke slam. Gabriel pulls the referee out of the ring to stop the count and then he calls for the bell.


Winners: Big Show and Kane by disqualification


After the match, Kane punches Gabriel and he sends Justin into the ring for Show to give him a choke slam but Ezekiel Jackson hits the ring and he takes Show down with a clothesline. Barrett sends Kane into the ringside barrier. All four members of the Corre attack Big Show. With some help, Barrett gets Show on his shoulders for Wasteland. Corre turns their attention to Kane on the floor. Kane tries to fight off Corre but the numbers are too great against him. They send Kane into the ring steps and then they put the steps on top of Kane.


Big Show tries to help Kane but he is unable to fight off all four members of The Corre. Barrett uses the other part of the ring steps on the steps that are already on top of Kane. Barrett hits Kane one more time with the steps.


Slater and Gabriel rearrange the announce table for Barrett and Jackson to hit a double flapjack that sends Show through the announce table.


The Corre celebrate their destruction in the ring.


We go to Todd Grisham in the interview area with Alberto Del Rio. Todd asks Alberto about his first WWE Steel Cage match. Todd starts to ask Alberto about the ramifications, but Alberto cuts Todd off. Alberto says that the ramifications are that Teddy Long is trying to interfere with his destiny. Christian is trying to interfere with his destiny. They are locking him in a cage like an animal. He asks Todd if he thinks that is funny. Alberto says that he is not an animal.


We are back and Michael Cole is beaming as if the Miz was making his way to the ring, but it is Cole’s trainer for his match at Wrestlemania. Cole continues to gush/mark out over what he is learning from Swagger. We see the footage from Monday night when Michael Cole put Jim Ross in the ankle lock.


Match Number Six: Jack Swagger versus Chris Masters


Swagger with a go behind but Masters gets to the ropes. Swagger with forearms followed by a punch and clothesline for a near fall. Swagger with a top wrist lock on Masters but Masters with a Samoan drop. Swagger with a kick but Masters tries for the Master Lock but Swagger backs Masters into the turnbuckles and Swagger tries for the ankle lock but Masters kicks Swagger off.


Swagger goes to the floor and he trips Masters and then he sends Masters’ ankle into the ring post. Swagger puts Masters in the ankle lock and Masters has to tap.


Winner: Jack Swagger


After the match, Cole opens Pandora’s Box and he makes his way into the ring to join his trainer.


Swagger gives Cole Masters’ leg so he can put Chris in the ankle lock. Cole screams Lawler’s name as he has Masters in the hold.


Swagger and Cole run laps inside the ring as we go to commercial.


Rey Mysterio is walking in the back as we go to commercial.


Match Number Seven: Rey Mysterio versus Ted DiBiase with Maryse


Ted with a kick and he tries for a slam but Rey escapes and he slides through Ted’s legs. Ted punches Rey and the referee warns him. Ted with a punch to Rey in the corner followed by an Irish whip but Rey floats over and sends Ted into the turnbuckles with a head scissors. Rey goes to the apron and then he goes up top but Ted with a drop kick for a near fall.


Ted with a knee drop and then he kicks Rey in the head. Rey with a kick and then he tries for a rana but Ted pushes Rey off and Rey lands on his feet. Ted hits the short rebound clothesline on Rey and he gets a near fall. Ted with a rear chin lock but Rey with an elbow and forearms. Ted with a neck breaker and then he sends Rey to the apron.


Rey punches Ted and then he slingshots himself back into the ring for a head scissors but Ted grabs Rey and tries for a power slam but Rey is able to counter with a DDT. Rey with a head scissors and then he goes for a second one but Ted turns it into a sit out inverted power bomb for a near fall.


Ted tries for Dream Street but Rey rolls through and then he drop kicks Ted in the knee and that sends him into the ropes. Rey hits the 619 and then he goes up top for the frog splash for the three count.


Winner: Rey Mysterio


After the match, Maryse walks away in disgust because of Ted’s loss.


We go to footage from last month’s Elimination Chamber when Del Rio went after Edge and put him in the cross arm breaker. Then we saw the return of Christian and the Killswitch on Del Rio followed by a spear from Edge.


We go to commercial.


We are back with the Raw Rebound of Snooki’s appearance on Raw with some of the media coverage after her appearance.


It is time to run through the card for Wrestlemania.


The steel cage is lowers from the heavens and the most electrifying music in sports entertainment plays. We go to commercial.


Match Number Eight: Christian versus Alberto Del Rio with Ricardo Rodriguez in a Steel Cage Match


The door closes to the cage and Del Rio goes after Christian but he moves out of the way. Christian with punches but Del Rio with a knee followed by a snap mare and kick to the back. Del Rio tries to send Christian into the cage but Christian is able to block it. Christian with a kick followed by punches and a back body drop. Christian tries to send Del Rio into the cage but Del Rio stops him. Christian tries for the Killswitch but Del Rio blocks it an then Del Rio with a clothesline. Christian with an Irish whip and Del Rio tries to escape the cage. Christian follows after him. They fight on the top rope and Del Rio tries for a German suplex from the top rope but Christian holds on to the cage. Christian gets to the top of the cage but Del Rio stops him and he hits a super Samoan drop and both men are down.


The referee checks on both men as we go to commercial.


We are back and Del Rio kicks Christian and then he punches him in the midsection. Christian with a kick but Del Rio sends Christian shoulder first into the cage and then Del Rio presses Christian into the cage. Del Rio kicks Christian in the shoulder and then he hits a belly-to-back suplex and gets a near fall. Del Rio with a reverse chin lock but Christian gets to his feet. Del Rio sends Christian back to the mat. Del Rio tries to climb the cage even though he is only feet away from the door.


Christian pulls Del Rio back to the mat. Del Rio with a kick to the knee. Del Rio tries to ram Christian into the cage but Christian blocks it. Christian with an inverted DDT on Del Rio for a near fall. Christian gets a second wind but he still shows the damage that he has suffered in the match. Christian with punches to Del Rio and then he sends Del Rio into the cage and he gets a near fall.


Del Rio grabs Christian’s ankle when Christian starts to go for the door. Christian kicks Del Rio and then he climbs the cage. Del Rio punches Christian to stop him and then he hits the running enzuigiri that knocks Christian off the middle rope and he gets a two count.


Del Rio starts to walk towards the open cage door but Christian stops him. Del Rio kicks Christian off. Del Rio is partially out of the cage but Christian pulls him back in. Del Rio kicks Christian off and then he kicks him again. Del Rio sets for the float over into the cross arm breaker but Christian counters it into the Killswitch and he hits it but Del Rio kicks out at two.


Christian struggles to get to his feet first and he starts to climb the cage but Del Rio pulls him off and then Del Rio pushes Christian’s back into the cage a few times and Christian slumps in the ropes. Del Rio uses Christian’s back to climb the ropes and get to the top of the cage. Christian grabs Del Rio’s leg and Christian climbs up top. Del Rio and Christian exchange punches on top of the cage.


Del Rio sees the Wrestlemania sign and he gets the encouragement to go over the cage. Christian hangs onto Del Rio and he propels himself over Del Rio and Christian gets to the floor first.


Winner: Christian


After the match, Del Rio shows his anger at losing the match. Del Rio with a drop kick to Christian while the referee raises Christian’s arm over the victory. Del Rio sends Christian into the ring bell pit.


Del Rio tells Christian that now he is going to destroy him like he is going to destroy Edge at Wrestlemania.


Before Del Rio can attack Christian, Alberto’s car horn honks. Edge is in the car and he says that it is a nice car. He asks how much it costs and then he comments on how nice the car is. Alberto wants to know what Edge is doing with his car. Edge says that it would be a shame if something happened to this car. What if he accidentally kicks out the headlight or scratches the paint job. Maybe he could stomp in the roof. Edge tells Alberto to shut up and then he says that he could get the steel chair in the passenger seat.


Before Edge can do anything to the car, Brodus Clay attacks Edge from behind. Del Rio and Rodriguez go to the car while Clay hits Edge with the chair and he hits Edge in the arm. Del Rio stands over Edge and then he puts Edge’s arm in a chair and then Alberto sets for a one man conchairto to the arm and he hits Edge in the arm.


Del Rio squats over Edge before the referees pull him away.


We go to credits.