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WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT: ARE THERE CRACKS IN THE SHIELD?; WHY YOU DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR OPPONENT; SOME BAD NEWS; AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2013-12-06 22:00:31
We are in Tulsa, Oklahoma and your announcers are John ‘I wear a cowboy hat but I am not from Oklahoma’ Layfield and Michael ‘Did you know I talk to Triple H every week’ Cole.

Randy Orton makes his way to the ring to talk to the people of Tulsa about his match against John Cena. Randy says in 10 days at TLC, it will be champion versus champion. John Cena’s World Title and his WWE Title will be on the line. In 10 days, he will prove that he is the Champion of Champions. He will also prove that he can overcome what John Cena did to him on Monday night. He wants us to take a look back at the atrocity and we see the footage from Raw

Randy says that while he is broken and beaten up on the inside, he is not out here whining and crying like every other Superstar would be. He will prove that he is who he says that he is. The greatest superstar of this or any generation. He is not the most likable of characters. He does not like anyone. He does not like anyone in the back and he does not like John Cena.

He says that he likes and reveres Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. The Authority has done wonders for this company. They know what is best for business. He might not appreciate the generosity and maybe he takes things for granted.

Randy says that he wants to publicly apologize to Stephanie and Triple H.

Before Randy can continue, he is interrupted by Daniel Bryan’s music and Daniel makes his way to the ring.

Daniel says that Randy needs to apologize to all of the people for impersonating a champion. Out of all of the title matches that they had, it is safe to say that not once did Randy legitimately beat Daniel.

Just because he has been targeted by the Wyatts, he has not forgotten about all of the times that Orton screwed him over so he is not done with Randy. Whoever wins the match at TLC and becomes Champion of Champions, they will turn around and see Daniel Bryan at the front of the line waiting for a title shot.

Since they are both out here and he is looking into the Face of the WWE, Daniel feels like putting a knee right into it. Daniel suggests that they have a match tonight.

Randy thinks about it and he tells Daniel ‘No’.

Daniel decides to ask the people of Tulsa if they want the match and they appear to have a different answer than Randy.

Orton leaves the ring and he storms to the back.

We go to commercial.

Damien Sandow is at the announce table because his opponent at TLC will be wrestling in our opening match.

Match Number One: Fandango (with Summer Rae) versus Big E Langston in a Non Title Match

Langston with a back drop and he sends Fandango into the turnbuckles and connects with a shoulder. He does it again, but when he tries for a third shoulder, Fandango gets his boot up. Langston sends Fandango to the floor but Fandango with a clothesline to Langston on the floor. Fandango sends Langston into the ring and he gets a near fall. Fandango with a forearm and punches.

Fandango with a kick to the head and back. Fandango with a knee to the head followed by a front face lock. Langston gets to his feet and he pushes Fandango away. Langston with two clotheslines and he ducks a clothesline from Fandango. Langston with a belly-to-belly suplex followed by a splash. The straps come down but Fandango with an enzuigiri and boot to the head for a near fall.

Fandango goes up top but Langston with an arm drag that brings Fandango to the mat. Langston with a splash in the corner followed by the Big Ending for the three count.

Winner: Big E Langston

After the match, Sandow goes into the ring and he stares down his opponent at TLC. He tells Langston in two weeks, that belt will be his. Langston holds up the title belt to tell Sandow it isn’t going anywhere.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Cody Rhodes and Goldust versus Ryback and Curtis Axel in a Non Title Match

Rhodes and Ryback start things off and Ryback with a knee to the midsection followed by punches. Cody with kicks and Goldust tags in. They connect with punches and then Goldust with a forearm to Ryback for a near fall. Ryback presses Goldust over his head and then he drops Goldust on the top rope and he gets a near fall.

Ryback with a slam and he goes to the turnbuckles for a splash and then Axel tags in and connects with an elbow from the turnbuckles for a near fall. Axel with kicks and then he tags in Ryback. Axel with a running back elbow and Ryback with a splash for a near fall.

Ryback punches Goldust and he tags in Axel. Axel with punches and then he pulls at Goldust’s face. Axel with a reverse chin lock. Goldust with a punch and Axel misses a drop kick. Goldust with a jackknife cover for a near fall. Goldust with a power slam and both men are down. Cody tags in and he this a springboard drop kick and clothesline.

Cody with a kick and drop down uppercut. Cody misses Beautiful Disaster and Axel with a kick. Cody floats over in the corner and he gets a near fall with a sunset flip. Axel misses a charge into the corner and Axel hits the ring post with his shoulder. Cody goes up top and hits a moonsault and Ryback breaks up the cover.

Goldust clotheslines Ryback over the top rope and he follows as well. Cody goes to the floor and he hits Beautiful Disaster on Ryback using the announce table. Cody returns to the ring and Axel with an inside cradle for the three count.

Winners: Curtis Axel and Ryback

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bad News Barrett is next to the announce table. He thanks the people of Oklahoma for a warm welcome. He says that he could come out here and tell everyone that they are loved, valued, and important. He is not going to do that because he has bad news. The people are cowardly, gullible sheep who are going to follow each other to the slaughter.

While Alberto Del Rio makes his way to the ring, we see footage from Monday when Sin Cara defeated Alberto Del Rio in a match that could change the face of the masked luchador.

Match Number Three: Alberto Del Rio versus Kofi Kingston

Before the match starts, Alberto attacks Kofi while he poses on the turnbuckles. Alberto sends Kofi to the floor and then he sends Kofi into the ringside barrier. Alberto kicks Kofi and then he sends him into the ring. Del Rio with a super kick to Kofi and then he punches Kofi. Alberto applies the cross arm breaker and Kofi taps while referees try to pull Del Rio off Kofi.

Del Rio leaves and we take a look at the carnage caused by Del Rio.

We take a look at what happened to CM Punk over the last few weeks to set up Punk’s match against the Shield at TLC.

Which member of the Shield will face CM Punk tonight. We go to the Shield in their Smackdown lit storage room.

Roman Reigns says that CM Punk will try to put The Shield to sleep but that will not happen. Reigns says that he would give Punk one spear and break every rib in his body.

Seth tells Roman to take it easy. There is no question they want to hurt CM Punk, but not bad enough to prevent him from getting to TLC so they can finish him off. The person who faces Punk tonight will have to show what happens when you do not Believe in the Shield.

Reigns says that he knows that whoever faces him has to be relentless and cutthroat. They will need to be a thoroughbred and a certified headbuster. Someone who can win any match, just like this. They are dealing with the best in the world. It will take the baddest man in the Shield to take him out.

Dean Ambrose says that means it will be him.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Three: CM Punk versus Dean Ambrose in a Non Title Match

Punk and Ambrose do some trash talking before locking up. They lock up and Punk with a side head lock and take down. Ambrose with a head scissors and Punk escapes. Punk with a side head lock take down. Ambrose with a side head lock. Punk misses a round kick but he does not miss a boot to the head. Punk with a series of snap leg drops to Ambrose.

Punk gets a near fall. Punk with a forearm and he sets for a suplex but Ambrose with a knee to the midsection. Ambrose sends Punk into the turnbuckles and he rubs his forearm across the face. Ambrose with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Ambrose with a sleeper. Punk with a leg lariat.

Punk follows with a clothesline and double sledge. Punk tries for the swinging neck breaker but Ambrose blocks it. Punk tries for the Go To Sleep but Ambrose escapes and hits Punk in the ribs. Punk gets Ambrose on his shoulders instead of back dropping him over the top rope to the floor, but Ambrose holds on to the ropes. Punk sends Ambrose to the apron and Ambrose goes to the floor.

Ambrose teases going back into the ring but every time, Punk knocks him off the apron. Punk goes to the floor and Ambrose sends Punk into the apron to continue to work on the injured ribs. Ambrose with forearms to Punk over the apron and then he slingshots Punk into the middle rope and Ambrose gets a near fall.

Ambrose stomps on the ribs and abdomen to hamper Punk’s breathing. Ambrose goes to the turnbuckles and he mocks Punk before stomping Punk in the chest again. Ambrose gets a near fall.

Ambrose works on the legs and neck and he applies a cravate. Punk with punches. Ambrose with a spinebuster for a near fall. Ambrose drives a boot into the abdomen and then he hits a snap elbow drop for a near fall. Ambrose with jabs to Punk and he gets a near fall. Ambrose with a crossface chicken wing on Punk but Punk with elbows to escape the hold.

Ambrose with a short arm clothesline for a near fall. Ambrose goes to the turnbuckles and up top for a back senton but Punk moves and Ambrose holds his elbow and forearm. Punk with a springboard clothesline and he gets a near fall. Punk with a running knee into the corner followed by a short arm clothesline for a near fall.

Punk signals for the elbow drop but instead he tries for a swinging neck breaker but Ambrose counters with a back slide and then Ambrose with a Fujiwara arm bar. Punk gets to his feet and he tries for the Go To Sleep but Ambrose counters with a sleeper. Punk with a counter and Punk applies the Anaconda Vice but Ambrose gets his foot on the rope and Punk breaks the hold.

Punk with a slam and now Punk goes up top for the elbow drop but Ambrose stops Punk with punches. Ambrose with a chop and he sets for a butterfly superplex and he hits it. Ambrose gets a near fall. Ambrose returns to the Fujiwara arm bar and Punk tries to fight through the pain. Punk gets his foot on the rope and Ambrose takes his time to release the hold.

Punk with an O’Connor Roll for a near fall while Ambrose argues with the referee. Punk with a round kick for a near fall. Punk says that it is time for someone to go to sleep. Punk tries for the Go To Sleep but Ambrose counters and tries for the Dean Driver but Punk sends Ambrose into the ropes. Punk gets Ambrose up but Ambrose sends Punk shoulder first into the ring post. Ambrose with a rollup and a handful of the tights but Ambrose can only get a two count.

Ambrose tries for the Dean Driver but Punk with a knee and then he hits the Go To Sleep for the three count.

Winner: CM Punk

We go to commercial.

We are back and Renee Young is with Rey Mysterio. She asks Rey about what it means to hold both titles at the same time. Rey says that there is a lot of pressure to hold either title, but to be Champion of Champions, that puts a test to any man’s fortitude.

From outside the interview area, we hear someone yelling ‘Test’ and it is Zeb Colter, who is with Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger. Zeb suggests that Rey take a citizenship test.

Zeb introduces himself to Rey and he asks Rey why he wears the mask. Who or what is he hiding from. Zeb says that Rey’s records should be stricken.

Rey says that he is a 619er. He was born and raised in San Diego. He is a Mexican at heart. The only thing that should be stricken are the three hypocrites.

Zeb makes a challenge to Rey against an amigo of his choosing, if Rey can find someone to team with him.

We go to commercial.

We are back and AJ Lee has joined John and Michael at the announce table and AJ is reminded of her title defense at TLC against Natalya.

Match Number Four: Tamina Snuka versus Natalya

They lock up and Natalya with a side head lock but Tamina pushes her away. Natalya with a waist lock and discus clothesline for a near fall. Natalya with a shoulder to Tamina but Tamina with a knee and then Tamina Irish whips Natalya into the ring post on the apron. Tamina throws her jacket on Natalya and then she rolls Natalya back in and gets a near fall.

Tamina with a rear chin lock and then she stretches Natalya with her knee in Natalya’s back. Natalya flips through and kicks Tamina. Tamina runs Natalya into the turnbuckles and she connects with shoulders. Tamina misses a charge into the corner and Natalya with a clothesline and snap mare. Natalya with a drop kick.

Natalya with a rollup for a near fall. Natalya sets for the Sharpshooter but Tamina kicks Natalya away. Tamina with a Samoan drop and Tamina goes up top for the Superfly Splash but Natalya moves. Natalya gets the three count.

Winner: Natalya

We go to commercial.

Match Number Five: Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) versus Rey Mysterio and Big Show

Show and Swagger start things off and Show with a chop and head butt. Rey tags in and he hits a baseball slide to the thigh. Rey goes to the turnbuckles and he hits a rana. Rey with a kick and then Swagger with a wheelbarrow suplex. Swagger punches Rey and Cesaro tags in. Cesaro with kicks and he chokes Rey.

Swagger tags back in and he punches Rey. Cesaro drops Rey on the top rope while the referee was dealing with Swagger. Swagger with a front face lock. Rey with punches but Swagger catches Rey when he tries to make the tag. Swagger sends Rey under the ropes to the floor. Cesaro tags in and he connects with a running knee to the midsection against the ringside barrier.

Cesaro rolls Rey back in and he gets a near fall. Swagger tags in and he connects with an elbow. Rey with punches to Swagger followed by a kick and a DDT. Both men are down. Cesaro tags in and Show pushes Cesaro away.

Show is tagged in and he connects with clotheslines and a back body drop. Show sends Swagger over the top rope to the floor. Show with the running butt splash followed by a spear to Cesaro but Swagger breaks up the cover. Rey drop kicks Swagger into the ropes and Swagger falls victim to the 619.

Show with a choke slam to Cesaro and then Rey is tagged in and he goes onto Show’s shoulders for a splash and the three count.

Winners: Big Show and Rey Mysterio

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time for comments from former World and WWE Champions.

It is time to see footage from the Michael Cole Interview with Triple H. This week they talk about whether the match at TLC is the biggest match in WWE history. Hunter says the World Title was always held by Harley Race and Ric Flair, men who were known for wrestling in the ring. When he became the World Champion, it meant he was the best.

Michael brings up the fact that we are where we are today because of Hunter. Michael reminds Hunter that he was handed the World Title by Eric Bischoff. Hunter says that Bischoff did it because Brock Lesnar was the Undisputed Champion and he refused to defend against Hunter. By default that made him the champion and Eric did one of the few genius decisions and he made Hunter the World Champion. That title was the most prestigious at one time.

Michael brings up the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match at TLC. He wants to know if this is the biggest match in history. Hunter says that it is one of the biggest matches and probably the biggest of this generation. There will only be one champion. You will be ‘THE’ Champion. It will be a moment that will be remembered forever.

Hunter guarantees that we will have one champion after TLC and the King of Kings will crown the Champion of Champions.

It is time for more news from Bad News Barrett. He says that he has good news. After the TLC pay per view, we are guaranteed to have only one champion. That person will be on such a precipice that he will breathe rarified air.

He has bad news for that person. He will have a target on their chest. He will be hunted like a rabid wolf. He will be attacked from every angle. He will have traps laid for him. He will be the envy of the locker room and he will be doomed for destruction.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Six: Randy Orton versus Daniel Bryan in a Non Title Match

They lock up and go around the ring. The referee has to separate them in the corner. Orton with a kick and side head lock. Orton with a shoulder tackle but Bryan with a knee to the midsection. Bryan with kicks and punches.

Orton with head butts to Bryan. Bryan with punches to Orton followed by kicks. Bryan works on the arm and then he kicks Orton in the shoulder. Orton with a back breaker to Bryan and he gets a near fall. Orton with a boot to the head but he misses the leaping knee drop.

Bryan with kicks to the leg and then he drop kicks Orton over the top rope to the floor. Orton gets out of the way to avoid the suicide dive by Bryan.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Orton gets a near fall. Orton works on the arms and he applies a quarter nelson and chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when Orton sent Bryan into the ring steps. Bryan with forearms but Orton with a knee to the midsection.

Orton gets a near fall. Orton with a boot to the midsection. Orton with a suplex for a near fall and then he applies a reverse chin lock. Orton with a head butt. Orton with an Irish whip but Bryan flips out of the corner and he hits a flying clothesline. Bryan with a running drop kick into the corner and then he hits a second one.

Bryan with kicks to the chest and he puts Orton on the turnbuckles. Bryan with a super rana and then he gets a near fall. Orton with a kick but Bryan drops down and Orton goes over the top rope to the floor. Bryan with a suicide dive.

Bryan sends Orton back into the ring and Bryan goes up top for a missile drop kick and he connects. Bryan kips up and he kicks Orton in the chest. Bryan sets for the round kick but Orton ducks and Orton with a power slam for a near fall.

Orton sends Bryan to the apron for the IEDDT and Orton hits it. Orton looks around for the place to spin to the mat and he falls to the mat and pounds it before trying for the RKO but Bryan counters with a backslide for a near fall. Bryan with a round kick and he goes up top.

We get the Wyatt Blipvert and the lights go out. The lights go back on and Rowan and Harper are at ringside.

Bryan gets off the turnbuckles and he looks at Rowan and Harper. Bryan must have forgotten that he is still in a match. Orton sends Bryan into the ropes and he hits the RKO for the three count.

Winner: Randy Orton

After the match, we get the Wyatt Blipvert again and the lights go out again. Bray appears on the TitanTron and he goes tick tock. He says that he doesn’t mean to haunt Daniel like this, but how many times must he cross this burning bridge before realizing you don’t have to fight this alone.

Daniel knows what they are and at TLC he will finally realize what he is. He tells Daniel to join them as we go to credits.

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