WWE Smackdown spoilers for show to air Fri., Jan. 20, 2012
WWE Smackdown was taped last night in Las Vegas for the show that will air this coming Fri., Jan. 20, 2012, featuring Daniel Bryan defending his world heavyweight championship against Mark Henry.
And because they were in "Sin City," they decided to get all gimmicky and bring back the roulette wheel to determine stipulations for each match on the card.
Can you imagine if the UFC did stuff like this? Instead of letting the Chael Sonnen vs. Michael Bisping fight at UFC on Fox 2 on Jan. 28 in Chicago determine the next challenger to Anderson Silva and his middleweight title, let's just spin a big wheel with names of all the top middleweights (and maybe even a few light heavyweights) to see who "The Spider" fights next. It would be incredible.
Complete Smackdown spoilers (via Wrestling Observer) after the jump.
-- Daniel Bryan cut a promo on Big Show saying he was faking his tears and he was faking his sorrow at what he did to A.J. last week. Bryan was apparently getting a solid heel reaction and claimed Show was going to do the right thing and quit the business.
-- Cody Rhodes def. Justin Gabriel in a standard match.
-- Mark Henry spun the wheel and ended up getting a lumberjack match for his title shot later in the night.
-- Primo and Epico were built up a little more with a win over The Usos, the only tag team for them to go up against at present time.
-- Brodus Clay and Vickie Guerrero had a dance off. Vickie acted as though she didn't know how to dance before she was saved by William Regal, who chided the crowd for laughing at her. Clay challenged Regal to a dance off instead but took him out shortly after he started.
-- Wade Barrett def. Sheamus in a tables match thanks to interference from Jinder Mahal. Has anyone gotten a push like Sheamus and had it go nowhere for this long? It's amazing.
-- Ted DiBiase def. Hunico in a flag match. DiBiase on Twitter said he was suffering from food poisoning prior to the show but was able to work the match.
-- Teddy Long finally fired Drew McIntrye, who Santino Marella immediately wanted to hire back to have a match. So they set up a blindfold match with the added stipulation that if McIntrye won, he would get his job back. I'm sure you can guess what happened next. He failed to win and ended up fired again. Poor kid.
-- Daniel Bryan once again retained his title without ever actually having to beat anyone thanks to the lumberjacks getting involved in a big brawl causing a no contest in the main event. An impromptu Royal Rumble broke out with all the lumberjacks and Sheamus ended up throwing everyone out to stand tall at the end.
Sound like a good show, Cagesiders?
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I think it will come down to
Sheamus, Orton and Jericho. I could definately see Orton winning it. The Rumble is probably the only event I really look forward to every year.
Wow
Its a really weak Rumble this year. Jericho is gonna win, but still, they moved back down to 30 men and I still don’t know how they’re gonna fill it out.
by Fear the RUSH on Jan 18, 2012 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Guys like Foley.
And maybe some NXT guys. Tyler Reks about to make some noise!!
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
You can never get a full grasp of what a show is going to be like by reading the spoilers
but this sounds like an awful Smackdown that did not do much for anyone, especially the main event scene.
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I’m guessing Bryan will be in a 3-way at the PPV against Henry and Show. Do they actually let the guy score a pinfall victory in that one?
Oh what the hell
they’re not actually getting rid of McIntyre, are they? I mean, he’s not the best worker or even the most talented guy, but if you have room to push Jinder fucking Mahal, you have room to push McIntyre.
Was wondering the same thing
They haven’t officially future-endeavored him yet, so…
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 18, 2012 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
I like Mahal.. the guy actually invests in his character. Look at that jacket.. that’s something that Flair & Jericho used to talk about.. invest in yourself. Everyone comes out in their WWe t-shirt & that’s about it.. they all look the same… Mahal has separated himself from the pack. He’s changing his game, using the camel clutch. I think he’s a lot more talented that McIntyre… and Drew’s had his chances.
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by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 18, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
Mahal is going to be a tier 1 heel in the coming years
by Buckeye Brawler on Jan 18, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions
The Rumble..
I almost would like to see the auto WrestleMania ME title shot for the winner rescinded. Why? Because its always the same type of people who win.. those who are already in the ME. I think having a midcarder win would help move them up the ladder, it certainly would make it more interesting guesses as to who will win.. because the entire field would open up… not be limited to 5-6 guys.. and what’s worse is that the ME scene is too thin. This years will have Cena, Kane, Bryan, Henry?/Show? , Punk, and Ziggler.. all on the sidelines.. where is the fun? We have only 3 real options to win this thing.. Orton, Sheamus, and Y3J. They could still give an auto title shot, maybe to the winner at EC, or a MitB type of thing, with the exemption of cashing in at a moments notice? I think that with the roster being in the shape its in.. the time is now to look at evolving some of these matches.
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by Rawuncutnxrated on Jan 18, 2012 6:43 PM EST reply actions
I figured that Henry wouldn't be used to get Dragon over from the start.
The fact that Danielson is actually being used to get Henry over as a babyface is something that pisses me off even by my low expectations.

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