Home / Results / Smackdown / April 27, 2012

1. Non-title: Big Show def. Alberto Del Rio-DQ due to interference from Cody Rhodes.

2. Non-title: Nikki Bella def. Alicia Fox due to an illegal substitution, with Brie scoring the pin.

3. Titus O'Neil & Darren Young def. Yoshi Tatsu & Ezekiel Jackson when Young pinned Tatsu.

4. Antonio Cesaro def. Tyson Kidd.

5. Great Khali def. Cody Rhodes.

6. Ryback def. Jacob Kaye.

7. Non-title: Sheamus def. Mark Henry.

We open with Michael Cole & Booker T at the desk, and the footage is shown from Raw of Josh Mathews being taken out by Brock Lesnar backstage on Monday.

Daniel Bryan is out, and cuts a promo. He has officially dumped AJ Lee once and for all, and he again blames her for losing the World title at Wrestlemania, but otherwise says the 18 second squash shouldn't count against his record. He claims he will regain the title.

Alberto Del Rio & Ricardo Rodriguez are out next. They mock Bryan's orgasmic "Yes! Yes!" by having Del Rio asking questions, and Rodriguez respond with "Si!" (Spanish for yes, of course). Big Show is out next, and gets the crowd to alternately chant "Yes!" & "Si!". He clears out Del Rio & Bryan, and Rodriguez ends up eating a chokeslam.......

1. Non-title: Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio.

Del Rio thinks he'll be the next man in line for the World title, but right now, he has to work his way back up the ladder. Return match from last week. Pretty much the same, but this time, Cody Rhodes got caught butting in where he didn't belong. Rhodes ran in and chop blocked Show, right in front of the ref. Winner: Big Show via DQ.

Post-match, Rhodes pulled a kendo stick and a chair from under the ring, but Show no sold the cane shot, and punched the chair. You'd think Rhodes would've known better. He pulls off his belt, but Show blocks him and uses the belt on him, causing Cody to run away. His night is far from done......

The humiliation of Teddy Long continues, as Eve Torres convinces John Laurinaitis to give non-essential personnel name tags, for one, and Teddy, as we'll see later, gets some menial work to do. More like de-menial, if you get the drift......

Damien Sandow speaks on enlightenment, referencing Voltaire & Sir Isaac Newton and the Age of Enlightenment in the 19th Century. Sandow's debut match is next week.

2. Non-title: Nikki Bella (w/Brie) vs. Alicia Fox.

Now that the twins have the Divas title, it's more of the same illegal "twin magic". Even though Nikki is in control after a reverse face plant, she switches with Brie, who hits the Bella Buster, with ref Justin King none the wiser. Winner(s): Nikki (& Brie) Bella.

Teddy is outfitted as a maid. Aksana shows up, as do Eve & Laurinaitis. Antonio Cesaro's debut match is tonight. Meanwhile, Teddy will now be a commentator, with his own desk. Oh, boy....

Darren Young & Titus O'Neil mock Yoshi Tatsu as he warms up. Ezekiel Jackson happens along, and we have the set up for our next match......

3. Titus O'Neil & Darren Young vs. Yoshi Tatsu & Ezekiel Jackson.

Squash #1. Zeke never got into the match, and Young made sure of that with a low dropkick that knocked Jackson off the apron. A sloppy doomsday device finishes Tatsu. Winners: Titus O'Neil & Darren Young.

Long's commentary was not worth discussing, especially with Cole taunting him, and Laurinaitis made it clear he was feeding Long his lines. Nothing like exposing the business, eh, Johnny?

Cole then interviewed Randy Orton, and we find that Laurinaitis, rather than fine Brock Lesnar for injuring Josh, has decided that anyone that attacks an announcer will be suspended. The Orton-Kane feud is recapped. Orton cuts a promo, only to be interrupted by Jinder Mahal. Mahal just made the stupid move of the night by cutting a promo on Orton, claiming to be not only younger & hungrier (legit), but also smarter (Nope!). One RKO proves him wrong. Luckily for Cole, he abandoned the scene.

4. Antonio Cesaro vs. Tyson Kidd.

Aksana did the ring introductions. Squash #2. Kidd got some token offense in, but Cesaro laid him out quick with a cradle piledriver. Winner: Antonio Cesaro.

Post-match, Long was told to go into the ring. He raised Cesaro's hand, but watched as Cesaro (formerly Claudio Castagnoli in Ring of Honor) made out with Aksana. Poor Teddy. Laurinaitis set him up to be humiliated again.

5. Great Khali vs. Cody Rhodes.

Payback can be hell on a man, as Rhodes is finding out. He worked on the left leg of Khali, but shouldn't have let the Punjabi Nightmare back up. Beautiful Disaster is blocked into the Punjabi Plunge. Winner: Great Khali.

Abraham Washington, or, as he is being billed now, A. W., tells Rosa Mendes & Primo & Epico Colon that he'll have a decision by Monday. I smell a swerve. Ryback happens by, and Abe wants a word......

6. Ryback vs. Jacob Kaye.

Jobber speaks. Jobber gets killed. Rinse & repeat. Winner: Ryback.

The breakup of AJ & Daniel Bryan is recapped, followed by AJ losing her mind vs. Natalya. Matt Striker tries to do an interview, but AJ blows him off. Kaitlyn shows up and tries to reason with her best bud, but AJ slaps her, and then regrets it, once she realizes what happened. Hmmm.

7. Non-title: Sheamus vs. Mark Henry.

Earlier, Bryan played an edited tape of his illegal fast count to try to lie to the audience, but the unedited footage plays here before the match. Bryan is a dead man come Sunday. As such, Henry & Sheamus get more time, and we can file Monday's atrocity under "stupid ideas that should never be used again, but will because Vince McMahon is senile". Back & forth they went, with Henry getting heat on the champ for some time. At the end, though, Sheamus' youth and agility prevailed. He made like he was going for a shoulder block off the top, but dove over the top of Henry, rolled through, and hit the Brogue Kick. Goodbye. Winner: Sheamus.

Post-match, Bryan is back, going as far as the stage, mockingly applauding the champ. Sheamus cut a promo, directing a "Yes!" chant at Bryan to end the show.