sd! spoilers 4/22
 

* Michael Cole comes out to occupy The Cole Mine which features a royal looking gold and burgundy throne by it. Josh Mathews and Booker T follow.

* The World Heavyweight Championship belt is suspended above the ring.

* The show opens with a Edge video package followed by a rundown of the Extreme Rules lineup. On tonight's show, Big Show & Kane will face Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel for the WWE Tag Team Championship and Kofi Kingston will face Wade Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.

* Sir Michael Cole comes out to the British National Anthem to a ton of heat.

* Cody Rhodes comes out with three men wearing suits with one pushing a shopping cart. In the cart there are paper bags. Rhodes instructs his posse to hand out the bags to the crowd because they all need them. Everyone on the front row is given a brown paper back to put over their head. Rhodes cuts a heel promo which leads to his Wrestlemania XXVII rematch with Rey Mysterio.

* Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio. Winner via reversed powerbomb into a sit down pin, Rey Mysterio. After the match, Rhodes beats him down and they brawl on the outside. Cody finally gets the upper hand after a lengthy battle and puts a paper bag over Mysterio's head.

* Michael Cole introduces Jack Swagger after footage from his Knighting Ceremony from this week's WWE Raw airs.

* Jack Swagger vs. Trent Barreta. Swagger makes him tap out in the ankle lock in a squash match.

* Big Show and Kane are shown walking backstage to the ring as their match for the WWE Tag Team Championship is up next.

* The new Awesome Kong vignette airs.

* For the WWE Tag Team Championship, Big Show & Kane vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel w/Ezekiel Jackson. Winners & new WWE Tag Team Champions, Big Show & Kane. They got the win after miss-communication from The Corre.

* Backstage, The Corre argue and Ezekiel Jackson blames Heath Slater. Slater pushes Justin Gabriel.

* Drew McIntyre vs. Chris Masters. Winner after hitting the Future Shock DDT, Drew McIntyre

* Wade Barrett b. Kofi Kingston to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Ezekiel Jackson came out with Barrett but when he nearly cost him the match by accidentally clotheslining him, Barrett banished him to backstage.

* Alberto Del Rio hosts a retirement party for Edge. He comes out and unveils his gifts to the Rated R Superstar... A grandfather clock, adult diapers and the love of his life Lita. Out comes a very obese lady posing as Lita. Del Rio also says he got him a new ride. Ricardo Rodriguez drives a mobile scooter out to an Edge-like entrance. Del Rio tells Brodus Clay to attack Edge (who is on the ramp) but as Clay goes up the ramp Christian is hiding under the ring with a ladder. He attacks Clay on the ramp then takes out Del Rio. Christian gets in the ring with the ladder and grabs the World Heavyweight Championship from up top. Edge applauds from the ramp to end the show.

After the show:

* Christian hosts a proper farewell for Edge.

I always liked the Kane/Show team when they did it last time, so nice to see them get a push again.

Also lol @ Sir Michael Cole.

this is a spoiler alert for Extreme Rules :cool:

I KNOW Del Rio is going to win.

100% sure.

Why?

...'Cause it's his destiny...

...don't you know?

If Del Rio wins, we riot

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They seemed like guys that would have been given tryouts. Some strappin' lads who were called "assistants" by Rhodes dressed in suits. Cody's promo was really awesome, by the way. He's seemingly changed his promo style. He cracks his voice, and it's a little off-putting, but it suits what he's doing.

The retirement party was surprisingly entertaining. Del Rio and Clay were priceless as the Lita impostor came out. Del Rio was gyrating and stuff, and Clay was all like "Dude, are you serious?" When Ricardo came out on the mobile scooter, he used Kerwin White's theme song -- complete with Edge hand signals and pyro. :lol:

To be perfectly honest, by the way, I'm actually thinking that Christian wins at Extreme Rules. The fans have been responding well to him, and if he chokes now, then when will he get his opportunity? I think Captain Charisma has to win.

Some pretty great moments this week, specifically Cody making the front row wear paper bags over their heads and Ricardo Rodriguez doing a Kerwin White / Edge hybrid entrance.

I was incredibly happy to hear Kerwin White's theme tonight.

Wow, you know your UK guys, CSL. I think Redman had a good look, from what I remember. Different for a British wrestler in the WWE (I assume he's British, anyway).

I was just checking to make sure someone noticed the Kerwin White theme. Carry on, gentlemen.

I look forward to hearing of his development. It'll be interesting to see what he gets saddled with in the WWE.

Another note on Smackdown, I thought Cole's reaction to Show and Kane winning the tag titles was shit. A title changing hands should be treated like a huge deal. Cole's reaction after the pin: "... impressive"