WWE Smackdown Review 1/20/12

WWE Smackdown Results 1/20/12

(Note: This is the episode after AJ got bumped by Big Show during the main event with DB. So I want to see if this holds up or fails big time. Also this is the Smackdown version of Raw's Roulette wheel. So let's hope this is a good show.)


Opening Segment - World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan opens the show and runs down Big Show again for what he did last week. The crowd boos Bryan as he cuts a promo and says Big Show should quit.
(DB is slowly becoming a heel. Maybe he's listening to Kane and embracing the hate. I want this only because DB needs something different. Also, this is a good way to make changes on Smackdown since Orton is out for a while. So evil DB is better than geeky DB. Big Show is not going anywhere....or is he?)

Backstage Segment 1 - Cody picks Hornswoggle for a non title match. This was after he spinned the wheel and got a player's choice slot.
(This is a rip-off of Raw's Roulette Wheel. I just hate rip offs.)


First Match - Non Title Match with Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel
Winner: Cody Rhodes
(This was suppose to be Cody vs. Hornswoggle but the match got changed. Not going into the details because I am tired of the whole gimmick with Hornswoggle. Also, WTF is going on with him, Gabriel and Slater? Why is this an important storyline? No one knows.)


Second Match - WWE Tag Champions Primo and Epico vs. The Uso Brothers
Winners: The Colons
(This was a good match. I like the push that both these guys are getting. I love the new look of the tag teams but we need more teams. Get those guys off NXT and put them on Smackdown at least.)

Backstage Segment 2 - Sheamus picks a tables match against Barrett.
(Don't care about Teddy Long flirting with the flavor of the month but Sheamus is growing on me. One thing: get a damn tan!)


Dance-off: Vickie Guerrero and Brodus Clay
(No Comment.......seriously no fucking comment. I want wrestling! Plus Brodus is a joke to me now.)


Third Match - Tables Match: Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett
Winner: Wade Barrett
(Jinder Mahal comes out to distract Sheamus. Jinder, then attacks Sheamus but gets put through another table. Good match but cannot wait to see a quality match soon from Sheamus, Jinder and Barrett.)


Fourth Match - Flag Match: Ted DiBiase vs. Hunico
Winner: Ted DiBiase
(This was a silly match. I said last week that stereotype people like Hunico needs to go in the WWE. Also DiBiase needs to get a better gimmick. Something better than the common man. Sounds like Dusty Rhodes back in the day.)


Backstage Segment 3 - Drew McIntyre gets fired by Teddy Long. Santino Marella asks for Drew to be re-hired and challenges him to a match. They do the Roulette wheel and it's a Blindfold Match. Drew isn't fired if he wins.


Fifth Match: Blindfold Match: Santino Marella vs. Drew McIntyre
winner: Santino Marella
(The Cobra strikes again. I love the move but it is not easy to do. Poor Drew. Put him on Raw so he can get a better storyline. Santino is comedy gold.)

Main Event - Lumberjack Match/World Heavyweight Title: Mark Henry vs. Daniel Bryan
Winner: No Contest
(What do you think happens in a lumberjack match? A full blown fight with everyone involved. What's funny is that Sheamus is alone in the ring after cleaning house and getting everyone out the ring.)



This was a ok Smackdown. I did not want to see Brodus look like a fool but I had to. Everything else is good for me. Some people might not like what they saw but at least I can watch Smackdown without resorting to drinking or anything else. I hope once Royal Rumble ends and then we get to WrestleMania, we see good matches and storylines leading to WM28. See you all next week.







Gene The Grappler