WWE Smackdown Review 1/27/12

WWE Smackdown Results 1/27/12


Opening Segment: Big Show comes out and he's not happy about injuring AJ Lee and considers retiring. World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan comes out and cuts a promo on Show. Bryan ends up slapping Show and telling him to leave. Show got pissed off and shoved Bryan into the corner before getting in his face. Mark Henry came out and taunted them about the cage match at the Royal Rumble. Teddy Long ends up coming out and making Show vs. Henry for tonight and Wade Barrett vs. the returning Randy Orton.
(Daniel Bryan is on his way to becoming a good heel. Slapping Big Show was a mistake and Big Show scared the shit out of me. I cannot wait to see the PPV and the main event tonight. Also cannot wait to see Randy Orton back on Smackdown. He was missed because the angles were somewhat dumb.)

Match#1 - Non Title IC Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel
winner: Cody Rhodes
(This was an ok match to start Smackdown. I am sad that this title is a joke now. This title was the stepping stone to being a great WWE Champion but it is a joke title for the guys in mid card hell. Justin Gabriel is also stuck in mid card hell after being a tag team champ while in Nexus.)

Backstage segment with Teddy Long and his assistant Santino Marella. Santino talks about a possible tag team with Yoshi Tatsu called Santoshi. Drew McIntyre comes in and Teddy says he's about done. McIntyre vs. Sheamus is made.
(Santino had me rolling because of the names for the tag team. Also seeing Drew begging for his job is sad and pathetic. Another victim of mid card hell. Also, why did Teddy Long make a match for Drew against Sheamus. That's stacking the deck.)

Match#2 - Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre
Winner: Sheamus
(Sheamus is going to be a great pick to win the Royal Rumble. This match would have been a great match but it was too short. Also Drew was getting some cheers from the crowd. Sad to see Drew in mid card hell.)

Match#3 - Non Title WWE Tag Team Champions Match:  Epico and Primo vs. Santino Marella and Yoshi Tatsu
Winners: The Colons (Epico and Primo)
(This was a good tag team match for the most part. Santino is comic gold. The cobra was stopped by the backstabber. I like how they are going to give more time to the tag team guys. However, it's on Smackdown.)


Backstage: Mark Henry and Daniel Bryan talks about the championship. Bryan says he respects Henry and knows he can beat Big Show tonight. Bryan tells Henry to go teach Show a lesson.
(Daniel Bryan is slowly getting into the heel role. Mark Henry is killing me because he wants to kill Daniel Bryan. These men can put together a great segment but what's sad is that Mark Henry knows he should be champ.)

Match#4 - Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Match did not start.
(This was the best point of the show. Orton came back to a huge pop. He and Barrett brawled all over the ring. After the guys in the back came out to stop Orton and Barrett ran to the back, Orton give 5 RKOs to the guys in the ring holding him back. I loved every second of it.)

Match#5 - Hunico vs. Ted DiBiase
Winner: Hunico
(After the match, Hunico and Camacho beat down DiBiase and worked on his injured wrist. So I guess DiBiase is out because of an injury. Another victim of mid card hell.)


Match#6 - Brodus Clay vs. Alex Riley
Winner: Brodus Clay
(A basic squash match for Clay. No comment on the gimmick because it is a joke to me. Also another mid card hell victim: Alex Riley.)

Match#7 - Aksana vs. Natalya
Winner: Aksana in like three seconds
(After the match, Natalya attacked Aksana and locked her in the Sharpshooter. Tamina ran down and made the save with a Samoan Drop and Superfly Splash on Natalya. This is the match I want to see soon. Tamina vs. Natalya.)

Main Event - Big Show vs. Mark Henry
(Daniel Bryan watched from ringside. They went at it and Henry stayed out to get counted out. Bryan attacked Big Show with a chair and they ended up fighting in the ring. Bryan locked in the LaBell Lock but Show broke free and chokeslammed him and hit the knockout punch. This was a quick match and the editing made it worse. After the commercial break, they tell us that Big Show won and did not show how or explain why. The ending was also rushed. I hope their match at the PPV is not going to be rushed.)


Overall, this was a good way to leave us wanting more. The Royal Rumble is this Sunday. I hope this PPV is a good one. This is the start of the road to Wrestlemania 28. Unlike other PPVs this road is going to be epic because of what's suppose to happen leading to Wrestlemania 28 in Florida with one of the biggest matches in The Rock and John Cena. I just hope the guys on Smackdown will come up with something just as epic.








Gene The Grappler