Spoilers for the last SMACKdown of 2011

[Juan]

* Booker T opened the show in the ring and is interrupted by Cody Rhodes. Goldust comes out without his makeup and tells Cody not to talk bad about the Legends. Booker challenges Cody to a rematch for the Intercontinental Title next week. Booker left and Cody attacked his brother, leading to Booker running back for the save.

* Jinder Mahal beat Ted DiBiase.

* Drew McIntyre walks in on Teddy Long and Aksana and is ready for his SmackDown return match.

* Kaitlyn and Alicia Fox beat Tamina and Natalya. Tamina turned on Natalya after the match.

* Big Show interrupts Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee. Teddy Long comes out and announces Show vs. David Otunga tonight with Mark Henry in his corner.

* Hunico beat Justin Gabriel.

* Big Show beat David Otunga. Daniel Bryan came out during the match and attacked Henry.

* Ezekiel Jackson beat Drew McIntyre.

* Sheamus comes out and talks about the Royal Rumble. Hornswoggle joins him and says he will win the Rumble. Heath Slater comes out to trash Sheamus and gets thrown out of the ring.

* Sheamus defeated Heath Slater.

* Teddy Long announces Bryan vs. Big Show next week for the World Heavyweight Title.

* Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton in a Falls Count Anywhere Match after throwing him down a flight of stairs in the back.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Will pretty much be fast forwarding most of Smackdown only to watch Gabriel/Hunico and Wade/Orton.

Would normally watch Drew but not against Zeke :'(

[Supreme Olajuwon]

They can't even properly book Barrett as a fucking jobber. :nono:

His character has NO direction.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

* Jinder Mahal beat Ted DiBiase.

Umad Gertner?

[#1-norm-fan]

Wait, what?

[#1-norm-fan]

Sounds like a quality show. Quality show indeed.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Is your sarcasm detector broken?

[BizarroKing]

So are they doing some sort of injury angle with Orton?

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Wouldn't it be peachy keen if Orton gets injured under the weight of Barrett's giant ballsack and next week comes out sporting the DDP style rib tape?

[Lock Jaw]

More detailed spoilers FROM THE FRONT PAGE:

WWE SmackDown:

SmackDown opens with Booker T coming to the ring for a promo. Booker T enters the ring and talks about how 2011 was a great year for him and thanks the fans. He’s interrupted by Cody Rhodes, who proceeds to insult the fans in Indianapolis and several Colts players, who are sitting at ringside. Rhodes then congratulated Booker for beating him on RAW and shakes his hand. He then tells Booker that his fantasy is over, and his in ring career is over. He tells him that he is washed up and is a joke as an announcer and as a person and he should leave WWE.

Goldust comes out in a suit with no makeup or costume. Goldust tells Cody that he knows better than to insult a legend. Cody goes on to insult his brother. Booker defends “Goldy” and said that they should have a rubber match for the title tonight. Cody agreed, but for next week. Booker promises to become the new U.S… before catching himself and saying Intercontinental champion next week. Booker T then left the ring, and Cody attacked Goldust. Cody ran off as Booker returned to the ring to tend to Goldust.

Jinder Mahal defeated Ted Dibiase via submission with the camel clutch.

Teddy Long and Aksana are backstage, but are interrupted by Drew McIntyre, who is now once again a SmackDown star. Long tells McIntyre that he makes too much money and has lost his passion. Long told him that if he doesn’t beat Ezekiel Jackson later tonight, he may have to look for a new job.

Alicia Fox and Kaitlyn defeated Natalya and Tamina in a bad 30 second diva match. After the match, Tamina attacked Natalya and laid her out with a super kick and a Superfly splash from the top rope.

A promo with Daniel Bryan and AJ is cut short when Big Show interrupted and said that giants don’t need saving. Teddy Long comes out and says that the tag team match scheduled for later tonight is off because David Otunga wants a piece of the Big Show. Now Show will face Otunga with Mark Henry in Otunga’s corner. Bryan then said that maybe giants do need saving.

Hunico (with a bodyguard) defeated Justin Gabriel with a swanton bomb. After the match, Hunico and his bodyguard double-teamed Gabriel.

The Big Show defeated David Otunga via pinfall. During the match, Daniel Bryan came down to ringside and hit Mark Henry with the World title belt, prompting Henry to chase him to the back. Show proceeded to hit Otunga with the WMD to get the win.

Ezekiel Jackson defeated Drew McIntyre with a roll up while holding the tights.

Backstage McIntyre is complaining to Teddy Long about his loss. Long tells McIntyre that he can’t stand losers who complain. McIntyre leaves Long’s office upset.

Sheamus is coming out for a promo. He said that he’s going to win The Royal Rumble regardless of what number he draws. Hornswoggle comes out. Sheamus asked him who will win the Rumble. Hornswoggle grabbed the mic and goes crazy saying “Hornswoggle” repeatedly while running around. Heath Slater interrupts and insults Hornswoggle. Visit Wrestling Inc. Slater talks about Bushwacker Luke and the Brooklyn Brawler having dreams of winning a Royal Rumble and never doing it. Slater then tells Sheamus that he’s the best redhead on SmackDown, not Sheamus. After some more talking, Sheamus ends up throwing Slater over the top rope.

Lilian Garcia announces that Sheamus will face Heath Slater tonight.
Sheamus defeated Heath Slater with the Brogue kick.

Daniel Bryan and Big Show promo with Teddy Long. Bryan calls himself Big Show’s good luck charm. Show says that he doesn’t need a good luck charm and is getting tired of Bryan coming out to help him. Long announces Daniel Bryan vs. The Big Show for the title for next week on Smackdown which makes Show happy. Bryan states that even if he loses next week, his title reign was longer than Big Show’s 45 second reign.

Randy Orton vs. Wade Barrett in a falls count anywhere match is next. Orton threw Barrett in the crowd and the referee gets knocked out. they fight to the backstage area and brawl like they did last week. Backstage an elevator door opens and they fight in an elevator where there’s an elevator cam set up. Later, Barrett threw Orton off a set of stairs. The show ends with Orton in extreme pain after being pushed down the stairs. The crowd is not happy as they were not sure if the match was over or not.

[VSG]

My TPWW Survivor is no more :(

[Lock Jaw]

Teddy Long comes out and says that the tag team match scheduled for later tonight is off because David Otunga wants a piece of the Big Show. Now Show will face Otunga with Mark Henry in Otunga’s corner. Bryan then said that maybe giants do need saving.


HOLD ON A MINUTE, PLAYA.


Teddy Long canceling a tag team match?!

[VSG]

LOL

[owenbrown]

From PWInsider:

RANDY ORTON INJURED
By Mike Johnson on 2011-12-28 00:23:17 Randy Orton suffered an injury at tonight's Smackdown taping, where he faced Wade Barrett in a Falls Count Anywhere match. WWE has already disclosed the injury via their Twitter account but did not disclose the nature of the injury.
PWInsider.com has confirmed Orton's injury was back related. We have not confirmed the severity but know it was something to do with at least one of the discs in his back.

[Juan]

Damn, that's a shame. Orton's been on fire lately

[Lock Jaw]

Also he is my pick in TPWW Survivor, so he's gotta MAN UP and WALK IT OFF.

[Aguakate]

Wade Barrett gonna get fired now.

[Tazz Dan]

I hope Hasney takes notice on how to make a Smackdown thread.

[Rammsteinmad]

Shit, I hope this isn't leading to Goldust and Cody at Wrestlemania. At Rumble or Elimination Chamber it's fine, but come on there's already a roster stacked full of talent of which half of them won't even make the card.

[Theo Dious]

Fuck that, man. Cody needs continuing elevation and a match with Goldust will get serious attention.

[Volare]

Goldust without the paint? Or with? I dunno which would be better.

[#1-norm-fan]

Also he is my pick in TPWW Survivor, so he's gotta MAN UP and WALK IT OFF.

If he's your pick in TPWW Survivor, doesn't him losing already eliminate you...?

[Gertner]

* Jinder Mahal beat Ted DiBiase.

Umad Gertner?

They think they can hold the posse down, but we will not be beaten!


Also, Hunico bitches.

[MoFo]

Jobber show

But Cody/Goldy is the shit.

[Lock Jaw]

If he's your pick in TPWW Survivor, doesn't him losing already eliminate you...?

Spoilers say he gets thrown down the stairs and then the show just ends without a winner.

He was not pinned or submitted.

[JKWJRMON]

So why the hell is Booker T wrestling? Is Vince tired of listening to his commentary?

[Corporate CockSnogger]

To put Cody over.

[Aguakate]

I dream of the day when WWE unites Hunico, Epico and Primo with Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez.

[Lock Jaw]

You know what, lets just put EVERYBODY who is foreign into one EVIL stable.

[Aguakate]

You know what, lets just put EVERYBODY who is foreign into one EVIL stable.

...that'd make for a good "hostile takeover" story.

Invasion 2.0

[Emperor Smeat]

From PWInsider:

RANDY ORTON INJURED
By Mike Johnson on 2011-12-28 00:23:17 Randy Orton suffered an injury at tonight's Smackdown taping, where he faced Wade Barrett in a Falls Count Anywhere match. WWE has already disclosed the injury via their Twitter account but did not disclose the nature of the injury.
PWInsider.com has confirmed Orton's injury was back related. We have not confirmed the severity but know it was something to do with at least one of the discs in his back.


Was it revealed if the injury happened before or after the spot involving the stairs?

Either way he would be in for some serious pain regardless especially if it was before and then had the stairs spot make it worse.

[#1-norm-fan]

Front page says he had already been working through the injury

[Theo Dious]

Goldust without the paint? Or with? I dunno which would be better.

How about without pants? SEXAY.

[Aguakate]

Goldust comes out without his makeup and tells Cody not to talk bad about the Legends.


For some reason, this made me chuckle.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it would have been better if Goldust were wearing his make-up and had a special tailored gold suit.

[DAMN iNATOR]

In case anyone missed any or all of the show last week...
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[XCaliber]

Despite the poor start it's about time McIntyre was moved back to SD he was clearly wasted on the RAW brand going nowhere fast besides their midcard roster seems to be rather thin currently.