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We are live, on tape, from Birmingham, United Kingdom and your announcers are Josh ‘Why do British people do such good American accents’ Mathews and John ‘Look Kids . . . yeah we know’ Layfield.
Michael Cole is in the ring and he brings out Sheamus.
Michael says that Sheamus appears angry. Last night, William Regal and Sheamus went to a pub in Birmingham. It turns out that there was an incident and we have cell phone footage. We see Big Show go Berzerker on William Regal and Sheamus.
Michael asks Sheamus about the footage. Sheamus takes the mic and he tells Michael to leave the ring at this time. Sheamus says that there is a part of him who respects Big Show for throwing stones in his environment, but he went too far attacking William Regal.
Sheamus tells Show that he is still standing. He is going to give Big Show the chance to finish what he started right now. In two weeks, it will be about the World Championship. Tonight it is about him kicking Show’s giant arse.
Big Show appears on the TitanTron and he calls Sheamus an ungrateful Ginger. Show says that he held back enough so Sheamus could appear at Survivor Series. At Survivor Series he will take out Sheamus and he will make it permanent. He will knock out Sheamus at Survivor Series. Show tells Sheamus to ask William Regal what it is like to fight him.
Sheamus challenges Show but Show says that he has no reason to come out. Sheamus says that Show’s stones are now pebbles. He wants Show to come out so he can show him.
Wade Barrett’s music plays and he tells Sheamus that he questions Sheamus’ sanity because he is looking for a fight with Big Show when he has to fight Barrett on Main Event. When he is finished with Sheamus, he will be in no condition to fight Show. If he survives, Sheamus will have received a gift from the Barrett Barrage.
Sheamus tells Barrett if Show does not want to come out to fight, why doesn’t Barrett come to the ring and fight him right now.
Barrett teases going to the ring, but he turns around and walks to the back.
We go to commercial with Miz and Kofi Kingston walking in the back.
We are back and Wade Barrett is walking. Booker tells Wade that was cute out there. Booker says that he never thought Barrett would back down from a fight. Booker says that he talked to William Regal and we have a tag match. William Regal and Sheamus versus Wade Barrett and the Big Show.
Wade thanks Booker and leaves.
Match Number One: Miz versus Kofi Kingston for the WWE Intercontinental Title
They lock up and Miz with a side head lock. Kofi with a top wrist lock into a side head lock. Miz with a reversal but Kofi with a waist lock. Miz with elbows and a knee to the midsection. Miz grabs Kofi and sends him into the turnbuckles but Kofi with a kick and then he hits a monkey flip.
Kofi clotheslines Miz over the top rope to the floor. Kofi tries for a baseball slide to the floor but Miz moves. Kofi is sent over Miz and Kofi lands on the ringside barrier. Kofi with a clothesline and he sends Miz back into the ring.
Kofi gets a near fall. Miz drops Kofi on the top rope and Kofi is down. The referee keeps Miz away from Kofi as we go to commercial.
We are back and Miz tries to hyperextend the knee with a DDT to the leg and he gets a near fall. Miz with an ankle lock and we see footage of Miz dropping Kofi’s knee on the ring steps. Miz tries for an atomic drop to the knee but Kofi with a sunset flip for a near fall. Miz with a drop kick to the knee for a near fall.
Miz with a modified standing figure four and he drops the knee to the mat. Miz with an elbow drop to the leg. Kofi kicks Miz to get out of the hold. Miz misses a splash into the ropes and Kofi with punches to Miz. Kofi with a clothesline and chops followed by the Superman punch. Kofi hobbles and sets for the Boom Drop and he hits it.
Kofi looks around and sets for Trouble in Paradise but Miz hears the booming and Miz tries for the Skull Crushing Finale but Kofi with a rollup for a near fall. Miz with a rollup of his own. Miz with a single leg crab.
Kofi tries to get to the ropes and he eventually gets there. Miz eventually releases the hold. Miz runs into a shoulder from Kofi on the apron. Kofi goes up top and Miz kicks Kofi’s leg and he falls on the top turnbuckle. Miz sets for a superplex but Kofi blocks it. Kofi with a punch to the midsection and Kofi pushes Miz to the mat. Miz with a punch to the head and he stops Kofi again.
Miz tries for the superplex again but Kofi with forearms and a head butt. Kofi with a cross body for the three count.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
After the match, Kofi celebrates in the ring while Miz wonders what he has to do to beat Kofi. Miz stares down Kofi and then he offers Kofi his hand. Kofi with a drop kick to Miz and Miz goes to the floor.
Josh mentions the issues between the team of Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio and the Prime Time Players. They will wrestle later tonight.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio versus Darren Young and Titus O’Neil
Young and Cara start things off and Young with a kick and forearm. Cara with a back flip as he comes off the ropes. Cara with a head scissors take down followed by a forearm. Young hot shots Cara and then he hits a Saito suplex and gets a near fall. Titus tags in and he connects with a European uppercut and Titus barks.
Young tags in and he kicks Cara. Young with a snap mare and reverse chin lock and cravate. Young with knees to stop Cara’s offense. Young runs into a boot and Cara with a tornado DDT from the turnbuckles and both men are down.
Titus tags in and he keeps Cara from making the tag. Cara with an enzuigiri and Rey tags in and hits a drop kick to the knees. Rey with a kick and he avoids Titus as Titus charges into the corner. Rey with punches of ten and he takes care of Young.
Rey with shoulders to Titus and he goes up top for a seated senton splash. Rey kicks Titus into the ropes and Young distracts Rey on a 619 attempt. Cara with a suicide dive. Rey tries for the 619 but Titus has freed himself from the ropes and he hits Clash of the Titus for the three count.
Winners: Titus O’Neil and Darren Young
After the match, Titus and Darren do the Millions of Dollars Dance.
Matt Striker tries to get some comments from Titus and Darren and Titus blows his whistle into the mic. Titus says that they will conduct the interview. Titus asks Darren what this victory means for the Prime Time Players. Darren says it means Millions of Dollars. Titus asks Darren what they will be getting when they win the Tag Titles. Darren says Millions of Dollars.
Titus wants to know if Matt learned from Darren. What pops into Matt’s head when they walk down the aisle. Matt says Millions of Dollars, but he gives about four hundred dollars worth of effort. Matt gives a little more to the second responds. Titus says that Matt can join them in the Millions of Dollars dance, but Matt screws it up. Titus and Darren show everyone how it is done.
We are back and it is time for the staple of Smackdown . . . The Raw Recap. This one is the Vickie Guerrero ‘THEY ARE HAVING AN AFFAIR’ segment.
Josh asks John about the footage and John says that they were busted. Josh says that Vickie has more proof so we will get to see it next week.
Teddy talks to Booker about all of the problems on Raw. Teddy wants to tell Booker that he is looking forward to the tag match we are about to see. Booker asks Teddy if Vickie could come up with a match like this. Teddy says Vickie can and Booker wants to know if he is original. Teddy changes his mind and Booker says that he does not want Teddy to suck up to him like that.
Teddy has the deer in headlights look on his face and Booker tells Teddy that he had him.
Match Number Three: Wade Barrett and Big Show versus Sheamus and William Regal
Sheamus and Regal go after Barrett and Show but then Regal and Sheamus double team Big Show. Show and Barrett go to the floor and they regroup.
Show and Barrett want Regal and Sheamus disqualified for their actions.
Sheamus wants to start and Show tags in Barrett before they officially lock up. Barrett with a kick and punch and Barrett forces Sheamus into the corner with punches. Sheamus with forearms and a side head lock take down. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle for a near fall.
Regal tags in and he kicks Barrett and connects with a European uppercut. Regal with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Sheamus tags back in and he connects with an elbow to the head. Barrett kicks Sheamus and punches him. Sheamus with a kick and punch. Sheamus blocks a hip toss and Sheamus hits a short arm clothesline for a near fall.
Regal tags in and he connects with knees to the head and a European uppercut. Sheamus tags back in and he hits a slingshot shoulder and he gets a near fall. Show complains to the referee about Regal and Sheamus. Regal tags back in and he kicks Barrett.
Barrett with a punch but Regal with a side head lock. Show with a head butt to Regal and Barrett with a clothesline. Show tags in and he kicks Regal. Show with a slam followed by an elbow drop. Show walks across Regal’s midsection. Show with a chop and Barrett with knees while Show talks to the referee.
Show with another chop across the chest. Show chokes Regal with his boot and Barrett with more knees to the head and Sheamus goes after Barrett. The referee tries to get Sheamus back into his corner.
Regal with kicks and forearms to Show but Show with a shoulder tackle to Regal. Show with a head butt to the back and he follows it with an elbow to the neck. Show with an arm bar as we go to commercial.
We are back and Barrett runs Regal into the turnbuckles. Barrett with punches to the midsection and a knee. Show tags in and he punches Regal in the midsection. Show makes sure that Sheamus cannot get involved and then Show stomps on Regal’s arm. Regal backs into the corner and Show with a head butt and chop in the corner. Show with a snap mare and boot to the head.
Barrett tags back in and he connects with a knee drop and he gets a near fall. Barrett with a front face lock. Regal with an Exploder suplex but Barrett with an Irish whip. Regal with a running forearm out of the corner and both men are down. Show and Sheamus tag in and Sheamus with two double sledges followed by two shoulders in the corner followed by a knee lift. Sheamus with a flying double sledge and he gets Show down. Sheamus goes up top and hits the shoulder tackle to take Show to the mat.
Sheamus sets for the Brogue Kick but Barrett distracts Sheamus and that allows Show to hit the spear. Regal tags in and he punches Show. Show pushes Regal away and Regal with the knee trembler but Show returns fire with the knock out punch and gets the three count.
Winners: Big Show and Wade Barrett
We take a look at last week’s Smackdown to see why we are having a Falls Count Anywhere Match between Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio.
Alberto and Ricardo talk in the back and Matt Striker asks Alberto about whether last week was a harbinger of what is to come tonight. Alberto says that Randy had the advantage because he attacked Alberto from behind. Matt brings up the RKO from Monday. Alberto says that Randy attacked him from behind. Alberto says that there is only one predator in WWE. He will beat Randy all over the building. He will show that Randy is nothing more than a crying little girl.
Rosa stops by and she wants to wish Alberto good luck tonight.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to take a look back at Brad Maddox’s comments from Raw about why he did what he did.
Randy Orton is in the interview area and Matt asks for his response. Randy says that he will go through the curtain to fight one of the most sadistic matches of his career so Alberto calling him names won’t affect him. He is not worried about Alberto’s mouth because he can back it up. They will not just go out there an fight. They will have to get a little sick and twisted. They will have to show that they can cross a line that most people will not be able to cross. Randy says that this is one of his favorite type of matches because he can show how sick and twisted he can get.
Match Number Four: Randy Orton versus Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
Orton with a knee and punch. He sends Del Rio into the turnbuckles and then he punches Alberto. Del Rio with kicks to Orton. Del Rio with a savate kick and then Ricardo gives Del Rio a chair. Orton kicks Del Rio before he can use the chair. Del Rio stops Orton and he puts the chair in the turnbuckles.
Orton stops Del Rio from sending him into the chair and Orton with a drop kick. Del Rio tries to go into the crowd and Orton stops him and connects with a European uppercut. Orton sends Del Rio into the apron and then he connects with another European uppercut. Del Rio tells Ricardo to go under the ring and gets something. Orton tries to suplex Del Rio into the crowd but Del Rio lands on his feet.
Orton tries for the IEDDT on the ringside barrier but Del Rio gets away and he goes into the crowd. They fight through the crowd and they go into the back. Del Rio sends Randy into one of the storage cases. They go into the arena and we go to commercial.
We are back and Del Rio kicks Orton in the concourse and Del Rio gets a near fall. Del Rio gets one of the cases and tries to set it up but Orton sends Del Rio into the case and he mounts Del Rio and punches him. Orton stomps on Del Rio’s head and he gets a near fall.
They return to the seating area and Orton with a head butt and he tries for an IEDDT from the railing but Del Rio gets to his feet and he hot shots Orton and he kicks Orton and gets a near fall. Del Rio with a punch and they go into the seats. Orton with a kick and forearms.
Orton runs the laces of his boot against Del Rio’s face and he gets a near fall. Orton with a European uppercut but Del Rio with a super kick. Ricardo gives Alberto a chair and Alberto hits Orton in the back with the chair and Del Rio gets a near fall. Del Rio poses as if he was the Appix Praydador and we go to commercial.
We are back and they are just outside the ring while Ricardo puts the steps in the ring. Del Rio Irish whips Orton into the ringside barrier and he tries to get the shoulder ready for the cross arm breaker. Del Rio with a near fall. Orton punches Del Rio and they fight towards the stage. Del Rio blocks a punch and connects with a kick. Orton back body drops Del Rio onto the ramp. Orton gets a near fall.
Ricardo climbs on Orton’s back but Orton throws Ricardo off his back. Orton looks at Ricardo and he thinks about a kick and he kicks him in the ribs. Orton wants Ricardo to make a long distance call and he puts Ricardo in the phone booth and he punches Ricardo. Orton closes the phone booth.
Orton sends Ricardo back into the ring and Del Rio with a kick. Orton with three clotheslines and then Del Rio misses a clothesline. Orton with a power slam. Orton sends Del Rio into the chair that was put in the turnbuckles at the start of the match. Orton hits Del Rio in the back with the chair but Del Rio kicks out.
Orton looks around and he twists to the mat. Orton punches the mat and he tries for the RKO but Del Rio with a lungblower and he gets a near fall. Del Rio with a kick but Orton with a head butt from the apron and he thinks about suplexing Del Rio to the floor through the table. Del Rio escapes and hits an enzuigiri that forces Orton through the table. Del Rio can only get a two count on Orton.
They go back into the ring and Del Rio demands the mic. He tells Orton to stop trying to be the Apex Predator of the WWE because that spot is taken by Del Rio. He tells Orton it is time to tap out. Orton tries to fight out of the cross arm breaker and prevent it from being applied. Orton hits Del Rio with the mic and Del Rio releases the hold.
Del Rio sends Orton shoulder first into the ring post and Orton goes to the apron. Del Rio sets up the steps in the ring and Del Rio tries for the IEDDT but Orton escapes. Del Rio sends Orton into the ring steps. Del Rio picks up the chair and he wants to hit Orton with it but Randy moves and Orton with an RKO onto the stairs and Orton gets the three count.
Winner: Randy Orton
We go to credits.
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