WWE Smackdown Review 5/25/12

Note: This should be a good show since WWE Raw ended with John Cena getting knocked out by Big Show. I hope for the best with WWE Smackdown because most of the roster on Smackdown is on Raw. With that said, here is WWE Smackdown.  

Opening Segment: Eve Torres opens up SmackDown on behalf of John Laurinaitis. Alberto Del Rio interrupts and wants a World Heavyweight Title shot against Sheamus at No Way Out. This brings out Kane and Randy Orton, who also want title shots. Eve announces a three-way for later tonight to determine a new #1 contender.

(I don’t like Eve being the mouthpiece for Johnny Ace. She’s good to look at but not good to see as a heel. She’s not a good actress to begin with. ADR is a better actor than she is. I do like the main event being set up like this only because it is smart to do. )

WWE Intercontinental champion Christian defeated Hunico.

(Squash match for Christian. Hunico is a joke. Nothing else to say.)

Titus O'Neil and Darren Young beat The Usos.

(This was like watching two teams try to keep their jobs. Both these guys are still young and green. I would give this high marks but this match sucked. Boring as fucking hell…….)

Cody Rhodes cuts a promo and says he will get his Intercontinental Title back from Christian.

(Ugh! Moving on….)

Ryback comes out with a black eye and squashes two local wrestlers.

(Who cares? Not me……..)

WWE United States Champion Santino Marella defeated Ricardo Rodriguez.

(This was funny to watch. This was sad to see end. I guess this is the best match on the show so far. I know ADR will not like how this ended. )

World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus comes out and talks about John Laurinaitis and what happened on RAW. It sounds like he's going to apologize but he doesn't.

(Don’t care too much for this because he should not have to apologize for anything he did. Johnny Ace needs a real ass whooping.)

Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger with the Brogue Kick.

(Squash match for Sheamus. This was like watching a lion killing a gazelle. Cool at first but sad at the end. Circle of life in the WWE. )

Damien Sandow defeated Yoshi Tatsu with the neckbreaker.

(Why should I care about this match? Why should I care about these wrestlers?)

Big Show comes out and takes a seat in the ring. He feels betrayed by everyone and talks about John Laurinaitis re-hiring him. Show says he doesn't care about what anyone thinks because he doesn't care about the fans.

(Big Show as a heel now is not going to be right at first but it might work in the long run. I hope this works for WWE. )

Alberto Del Rio beat Kane and Randy Orton in a three-way to become the new #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title. Bryan distracted Kane again which led to him getting a RKO. Del Rio broke the pin up and stole the victory from Orton to win. Sheamus came out and hit a Brogue Kick on Del Rio to end the show.

(This match saved the show. This was a good match. I wanted RKO to win but ADR is better suited for Sheamus. The whole issue with Kane and DB is going to be interesting to say the least. I hope they have a good match at the PPV. )

Final Thoughts: The ending was the only reason to have watched this episode. I feel that if Smackdown kept all their wrestlers on the show and not on WWE Raw, it might be better. I guess WWE Raw has to be better because if not, then when it is three hours, it might suck.

Gene The Grappler