WWE Smackdown Results (5/31/13) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Friday Night Smackdown comes to us this week from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and we kick things off with The Shield making their way down to the ring for the opening match

Kane vs Seth Rollins

Side headlock by Rollins and backflip lands a dropkick to Kane’s knee. Kane with a shoulder tackle. Headbutt by Kane. Kane with the irish whip, leapfrog by Rollins, Rollins off the ropes and Kane hits a big boot. Kane with a standing suplex. Chinlock on Rollins. Rollins fighting back, Kane with a back bodydrop. Snapmare by Kane and Rollins  counters

with a kick. Rollins working over the left leg. Rollins drops a series of elbows across the leg. Kane fighting back landing a series of punches to Rollins and Rollins back to the leg. Kane kicks Rollins away. Rollins on the second rope and Kane lands a right hand. Kane grabs Rollins by the throat. Rollins counters and hits a DDT to Kane.

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Rollins with a single leg boston crab on Kane. Kane kicks him away. Kane with a slam to Rollins.  Kane unloads on Rollins, hits the clothesline in the corner, sidewalk slam by Kane. Kane going up to the top rope and Rollins quick to cut him off. Rollins up on the top rope looking for a big move but Kane counters knock Rollins to the mat. Flying clothesline by Kane and Kane looking for the chokeslam. Roman Reigns with the distraction but Kane grabs him by the throat tossing him to the floor. Rollins with a kick to the head and Rollins going to the top rope but Bryan trips him and Kane hits the chokeslam for the three count

The winner of the match: Kane

Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan

Reigns  unloads on Bryan. Bryan with a drop toehold on Reigns. Bryan unleashes a series of kicks on Reigns. Bryan has Reigns leg hooked and delivers a flurry of forearms to the face. Single leg takedown by Bryan and forearm smashes to Reigns. Irish whip reversed by Reigns and Reigns hits a kneelift to Bryan.

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Bryan fighting back and a clothesline by Reigns off the irish whip.  Shoulder tackle by Reigns. Reigns misses with a clothesline in the corner. Bryan hits the running dropkick in the corner. Reigns hits a headbutt to the gut. Bryan with a leapfrog over Reigns. Reigns misses with the clothesline, Bryan with a crucifix pin rolling through into the No Lock. Kane takes Rollins out with a big boot. Reigns with a cheap shot to Kane and Kane with a right hand to Reigns as the referee calls for the bell

The winner of the match by DQ: Roman Reigns

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Damien Sandow is back with another challenge this week and says last week he attempted to teach Sheamus and the unwashed masses a lesson and that lesson is physical strength will never be superior to mental strength. This week he has three cups lined up he then explains how the challenge works until Sheamus once again interrupts and says Sandow tricked him with that challenge last week and should have just walked away and makes a reference to Sandow standing in the ring this week playing with cups and balls. Sheamus then says Sandow is annoying everyone and is out to put an end to this nonsense and beat Sandow at his own game.  Sheamus then chooses one of the cups but chooses the wrong one. Sandow then says he’s going to “dimwitify” the game. There’s now just two cups and one ball.  Sheamus once again chooses the wrong cup and says obviously Sandow’s beaten him at this little game but won’t be happy until Sandow shows him the little red ball under the cup. Sandow calls Sheamus a simple man and Sheamus tells Sandow to lift his hand off the cup. Sandow tells him he’s going to further embarrass himself and Sheamus says he’s embarrassed himself countless times and everyone in the arena will not be satisfied until they see the red ball. Sandow says everyone does not count. The crowd begins chanting “Show your ball” and Sheamus turns the cup over to reveal it’s empty. Sandow tries to cover it by saying he is a magician as well. Sheamus then says if Sandow is truly the saviour of the unwashed masses how is it he got caught cheating and then lays him out with a Brogue Kick.

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Curtis Axel vs Sin Cara

Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel come out and Heyman cuts a promo and says there are those in WWE who say you can tell if he’s lying by whether or not his lips are moving but when it comes to talking about his clients he always tells the truth and calls what Curtis Axel has done in the past 2 weeks unprecedented. He then hands the mic to Axel who says between Triple H and Cena they combine 26 championships but against him they are 0-2 and he beat Triple H up so bad that he refused to continue which is tantamount to a submission. Then last week John Cena was so afraid to fight him that he ran out of the ring and no one in the history of the WWE has made the type of impact he has but when you’re a Paul Heyman guy. Life is perfect.

Axel goes to work on Sin C ara delivering a backbreaker. Dropkick to the jaw and a knee into the back. Reverse chinlock by Axel. Kneelift and forearm by Axel. Axel picks Sin Cara up over his shoulder in a backbreaker and Sin Cara counters into an armdrag. Hurricanrana by Sin Cara and an armdrag. Big kick by Sin Cara and crossbody from the apron. Clothesline by Axel. Axel hooks Sin Cara for the Perfect Plex and the three count

The winner of the match: Curtis Axel

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Alberto Del Rio vs Big E. Langston

Langston drives his shoulders into Del Rio. Langston runs into a boot and Del Rio unloads on Langston.  Kicks by Del Rio to Langston and Langston picks Del Rio up drops him across the top rope.  Waistlock by Langston, Del Rio fights out of it and a knee to the midsection by Langston. Langston follows up with a backbreaker. Langston sits Del Rio on the top rope, Del Rio hits a missile dropkick. Del Rio trying to take Langston off his feet. Clothesline finally takes Langston off his feet. Del Rio looking for the backstabber but Langston counters with the belly to belly. Langston going for the Big Ending but Del Rio counters and connects with the backstabber. Del Rio misses with the enziguri. Waistlock by Langston but Del Rio counters into a german suplex. Kick to the jaw by Del Rio. Del Rio with the cross armbreaker locked in and Langston powers out of it delivering a big boot to Del Rio. Del Rio on the apron and he locks the cross armbreaker on Langston in the ropes. Langston throws Del Rio head first into the ringpost. Langston hits the Big Ending for the three count

The winner of the match: Big E. Langston

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We get the Raw Rebound and John Cena’s counter challenge to Ryback to a 3 Stages Of Hell Match at WWE Payback.

Ryback vs Kofi Kingston

Dropkick by Kingston and Kingston unloading on Ryback with kicks and an uppercut. Flury of punches by Kingston and single leg takedown by Ryback. Kick to the head by Kingston. Ryback sends Kingston over the ropes to the apron. Kingston to the top rope hits a missile dropkick. Boom Drop by Kingston.  Kingston looks for Trouble In Paradise but Ryback catches him. Ryback looking for ShellShocked. Kingston counters with a crossbody. Ryback blocks the kick in the ropes. Ryback hits the Meat Hook clothesline and follows it up with ShellShocked for the three count

The winner of the match: Ryback

Post Match: Ryback pulls a table out from under the ring and picks Kingston up powerbombing him through the table. Second powerbomb through another table by Ryback. Ryback then pulls a third table out from under the ring and delivers a third powerbomb through a table.

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We get the Raw Rebound featuring the Highlight Reel from Monday night          

Backstage: Jericho says there’s an old saying that goes “if you sleep with dogs, you’re going to get fleas” Jericho then calls Heyman a dog and says CM Punk associating himself with Heyman leads to a list of effects ranging from fleas to mange and quotes Bob Barker saying that at WWE Payback he’s going to make sure CM Punk gets spayed and neutered.

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Chris Jericho vs Cody Rhodes

Side headlock by Jericho into a waistlock. Leg trip by Rhodes. Jericho with a dropkick and a clothesline sends Rhodes over the ropes to the floor. Baseball slide by Jericho. Rhodes leaves Jericho hanging over the top rope. Rhodes stomps away at Jericho. Series of knee strikes by Rhodes. Irish whip by Jericho and Jericho misses in the corner. Chinlock by Rhodes. Shoulderblock by Jericho. Running bulldog to Rhodes and Jericho looking for the Walls. Rhodes with the Alabama Slam. Rhodes on the top rope but Jericho catches him with a punch. Slam by Jericho and the Lionsault countered by Rhodes. Cross Rhodes countered by Jericho into the Walls but Rhodes counters. Rhodes misses with the Disaster Kick and Jericho locks in the Walls Of Jericho for the submission

The winner of the match by submission: Chris Jericho

We take another look at the promo from Monday night for The Wyatt Family

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Randy Orton vs Dean Ambrose

Side headlock by Orton and Ambrose backs Orton into the corner unloading on Orton. Kick by Orton and Ambrose hits a headbutt.  Ambrose rakes Orton’s eyes across the top rope.Irish whip reversed by Ambrose and Orton hits a clothesline out of the corner. Suplex by Orton. Orton with the 10 punch in the corner. European uppercut to Ambrose. Ambrose with shoulder tackles in the corner. Irish whip countered by Orton, Ambrose misses with the clothesline and Orton lands with the Thesz Press. Orton hits a clothesline on the outside and bounces Ambrose’s head off the barricade.  Orton tosses Ambrose back into the ring and the fight quickly returns to the outside. Ambrose throws Orton into the ring steps and hits a clothesline.

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Sleeperhold by Ambrose and Orton fights out of it with a headbutt but Ambrose lands a knee to the gut. Orton fights his way out of the corner and Ambrose locks the sleeperhold in once again and Ambrose has Orton down to one knee. Orton back to his feet and momentarily fights back but Ambrose quickly locks the sleeper on again. Orton with a side suplex and an exchange between the two. Orton with a series of clotheslines, powerslam to Ambrose. Orton sets up for the draping DDT and Ambrose counters snapping Orton’s neck off the second rope. Ambrose to the top rope cut off by Orton. Orton looking for the superplex. Ambrose knocks him down, Ambrose comes off the top rope with the double axehandle but Orton catches him with a dropkick. Orton connects with the draping DDT. Orton looking to hit the RKO, Ambrose slides out of the ring. Rollins runs in and Reigns follows. Orton fights them off momentarily but the numbers game catches up until Team Hell No runs down and Bryan cleans house taking out 2 of the 3 members of The Shield. Bryan celebrates as Orton and Kane return to the ring and the three stand tall as Smackdown goes off the air

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SmackDown Five-Point Preview: May 31, 2013

Even before winning both the United States and WWE Tag Team Titles at Extreme Rules, The Shield ruled the roost in WWE, dominating opponents and racking up win after impressive win. United States Champion Dean Ambrose, in particular, has shown consistent success in singles competition. CanWWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins do the same?


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From flurried team attacks to devastating one-on-one maneuvers, the “Hounds of Justice” promise to maintain their rule over the yard, which is exactly what they’ll look to do tonight on SmackDown. For the first time ever, all three members of the rogue trio will compete in singles matches on the same night –Ambrose vs. Randy Orton; Rollins vs. Kane and Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan. Will The Shield continue their utter dominance, or will someone show that the team is only as strong as its individual parts? 


Revealed last week as the latest “Paul Heyman Guy,” Curtis Axel has been on an incredible roll since his reintroduction to the WWE Universe. Defeating Triple H and WWE Champion John Cena, the third-generation Superstar has made a huge impression on both the WWE Universe and the entire locker room, and with Heyman at his side, one can only guess what’s next for the up-and-coming Superstar.


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He’ll take his talents to the blue brand tonight against Sin Cara, extremely confident that he can improve on his incredible lineage and build the “brand” that is Curtis Axel all the way to immortality.


We’ve seen it before, but there is once again turmoil in the ranks of Team Hell No, despite how hard Kane is trying to hold things together. In the early days of the notorious tag team, perhaps it was Bryan’s ego that drove a wedge between the submission specialist and The Big Red Monster. But, in a “Hellish” slice of irony, it now it seems Bryan has a bit of an inferiority complex, deeming himself the “weak link” of the struggling duo.


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Will Bryan be able to shake this mental block and can Team Hell No turn things around tonight on SmackDown? Find out at 8/7 CT, only on Syfy!


AJ Lee no doubt costBig E Langston a big victory against Alberto Del Rio on Raw. And as World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler remains on the shelf due to the lingering effects of a concussion, the question must be raised — are the big man and the erratic Diva losing some of their mojo in the absence of The Showoff?


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When he burst onto the scene in WWE, Big E came on like a hurricane, wreaking havoc and leaving destruction in his wake. But after two losses to the No. 1 contender to the World Title, and without the glitter of Ziggler’s title close by, will Langston get back on track?


As WWE.com reported earlier this week, Ryback laid waste to Kofi Kingston during Tuesday’s SmackDown taping, slamming the high-flyer through three separate tables. As a result, the former Intercontinental Champion left the arena donning a precautionary neck brace and via an ambulance.


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WWE Raw Results 5/27/13

John Cena opened the show by responding to Ryback’s challenge for an ambulance match, upping the ante and making the match a Three Stages of Hell match. The first fall will be a lumberjack match, the second will be a tables match, and the third, if necessary, will be an ambulance match. Ryback accepted.1. Alberto Del Rio defeated Big E Langston. Del Rio rammed Langston chest-first into an exposed turnbuckle and rolled him up for the win. After the match, AJ and Big E argued.
- Bret Hart made an appearance, giving Daniel Bryan a pep talk.
2. Dean Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to retain the United States Championship. Ambrose tripped up Kingston on the apron, causing him to hit his face on the ringside steps. Ambrose was able to capitalize with a headlock driver to pin Kofi and retain the US title. After the the match The Shield joined Ambrose to celebrate but were attacked by Team Hell No, leading directly to the next match.
3. The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) defeated Team Hell No to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. This one went about twenty minutes. The story was that Daniel Bryan was overly-concerned about proving he isn’t Team Hell No’s weak link to the point of distraction. Bryan was caught with a spear on the outside, distracting Kane long enough for Rollins to hit his springboard knee strike and pick up the win.
4. Fandango defeated Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett. The Miz was made special guest referee per a WWE FanActive poll. Barrett shoved Miz during the match, causing Miz to come back with a Skull-crushing Finale, allowing Fandango to pin the champion. After the match, Miz attacked Fandango as well.
5. Tons of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai) and The Great Khali defeated 3MB (Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre). Clay pinned Slater after a splash and a brain chop from Khali. Post-match, Brodus announced that it was Natalya’s birthday, and The Great Khali sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her. Hornswoggle was there.
- Paul Heyman was a guest on Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel. Jericho asked where CM Punk was, then challenged Punk to a match at WWE Payback. Heyman accepted on Punk’s behalf.
6. The Bella Twins defeated Natalya and Kaitlyn. Brie Bella won the match for her team after Kaitlyn accidentally speared Natalya. After the match, the Bellas sang happy birthday to Natalya. Natalya cried.
- A preview vignette for Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt Family aired.
7. Sheamus and Randy Orton defeated Team Rhodes Scholars (Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes). Sheamus pinned Sandow with a Brogue Kick.
8. Curtis Axel defeated John Cena by count-out. The match featured a 3-minute armbar while the crowd was distracted. Cena had the match won, but was distracted by an ambulance driving to the ring. He left the ring to investigate and was counted out. Ryback was not in the ambulance, but appeared anyway and attacked.

WWE Circle of Champions: St. Louis, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri Digital Photos | Kansas City, Missouri Digital Photos WWE Champion granted three wishes over the weekend. The first one was with 73-year-old, Janet, from Hospice Dreams before WWE Extreme Rules in St. Louis, Missouri. The other two were with 11-year-old, Nicholas, and eight-year-old, Joshua, both from Make-A-Wish. Cena met with the two. Check out some Digital Photos:

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WWE Smackdown 24th May, 2013 Preview

The show begins with Fandango as The Miz's guest on MizTV. The Miz tells Fandango that he looks like a bag of Skittles and that he's the new Fruity Pebbles. Intercontinental champion, Wade Barrett makes his way down to the ring and a title match is set up for him against The Miz.

Match #1: Wade Barrett (Intercontinental Champion) vs. The Miz (title match)
 Fandango sticks around to do commentary and later starts dancing to interrupt the match, causing a disqualification. Barrett ends up taking out Fandango for interfering in the match.

Winner: The Miz via DQ

Match #2: Daniel Bryan (w/ Kane) vs. Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter)
Bryan defeated Jack Swagger with the "No Lock".


Winner: Daniel Bryan via submission

Damien Sandow is in the ring, with an office set, to do an interview with Matt Striker. Sheamus interrupts him and both exchange words. Sheamus tosses Striker over the top rope and onto Sandow.


Match #3: Chris Jericho vs. The Big Show
The Big Show uses his size advantage throughout the match to pummel Jericho. Jericho managed to hit the "Codebreaker", as he battled The Big Show outside the ring and beat the 10-count for the win.


Winner: Chris Jericho via countout

Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman come out to brag about what they did to Triple H on Raw. Heyman talks about the success Brock Lesnar and CM Punk have had and how he will take Axel to the top. Axel talks about doing more in one night than his grandfather and father ever did.



Match #4: Curtis Axel vs. Sin Cara
Axel defeats Sin Cara, in his Smackdown debut.

Winner: Curtis Axel via pin

Match #5: (U.S. Champion) Dean Ambrose of The Shield vs. Kofi Kingston (non-title) 
Tag-team champions Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns help Ambrose attack Kingston, forcing the referee to disqualify the champion. Randy Orton and Sheamus run down the aisle to save Kingston. Teddy Long came out to the stage and told everyone in the ring that since he had booked Rollins and Reigns against Orton and Sheamus, it would now be a three-man tag match.

Winner: No contest

Match #6: The Shield vs. Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Kofi Kingston   
Dean Ambrose pinned Kofi Kingston to win the match. The Shield stand tall in the ring, showing off all their gold, as the show goes off the air.

John Cena Injury Update

After his Last Man Standing Match with Ryback at Extreme Rules Sunday, WWE Champion John Cena went against doctors’ orders and decided not to go to the hospital. On Tuesday, WWE.com spoke with WWE physician Dr. Michael Sampson to get an update on The Champ’s condition.
“He’s surprisingly doing well,” Sampson stated. “He does have multiple contusions and is pretty banged up from that match, but he is actually doing better than anticipated.”
As for a recovery timeline, Sampson described it as “day by day,” adding that he does not anticipate any problems that would hinder the process.
Check back with WWE.com for any future medical updates on the WWE Champion as they become available.

WWE Payback 2013

Featuring Randy Orton

WWE Payback: Ambulance Match for the WWE Championship

Just one night after their epic Last Man Standing Match at Extreme Rules ended in a No Contest, the rivalry between WWE Champion John Cena and Ryback took yet another explosive turn.
Entering the Raw arena on May 20 behind the wheel of an ambulance, Ryback had plenty to say to the Kansas City crowd. Before he opened his mouth, however, the monstrous Superstar climbed atop the ambulance in a symbolic gesture of dominance. He then launched into a missive delivered to Cena and the WWE Universe, making strong statements about the brutal battle he and the WWE Champion engaged in just one night earlier.
Ryback then set the WWE Universe ablaze when he called out the Cenation leader, telling The Champ that the next time they meet will be at WWE Payback on Sunday, June 16, in an Ambulance Match!
As Ryback made abundantly clear on Raw, Cena may have walked out of Extreme Rules with his title intact, but he didn’t exactly walk out of the pay-per-view. Instead, the Cenation leader was strapped onto a stretcher and carted out of the arena. But he’s been beaten down before, and as the WWE Universe is well aware, Cena doesn’t know how to give anything less than everything he has.
Can the titleholder overcome his ever-hungry foe at WWE Payback? Or will Ryback finally “rule” as the new WWE Champion? Find out on June 16, only on pay-per-view!