WWE Friday Night Smackdown! 2/18/11

WWE open.  Tonight is the 600th episode of Smackdown!  Smackdown open, pyro and ballyhoo.  Tonight, Dolph Ziggler undeservedly gets the World title handed to him.  Josh Matthews, Michael Cole, and Booker T are the announcers.  Tony Chimel is the ring announcer.

Edge comes out as World Champion for the 12-man tag match, which makes no sense given the angle, which also makes no sense.  With this degree of double negative already, I’m pretty sure this show doesn’t exist anymore.

World Heavyweight Champion Edge, Randy Orton, John Morrison, R-Truth, Rey Mysterio Jr., & John Cena vs. CM Punk, King Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, Kane, & Dolph Ziggler.  Sheamus and Edge are to start, but McIntyre asks for the tag.  Edge and McIntyre lock up.  McIntyre backs Edge into the corner and beats on him.  Edge retaliates in kind, then boots McIntyre in the face.  Truth tags in and beats up McIntyre.  Ziggler tags in and gets hip tossed by Truth.  Orton tags in to a big reaction and beats up Orton.  Cena tags in to a mixed reaction and brawls with Ziggler.  Cena gets the better of it and tags in Morrison.  Ziggler kicks Morrison’s leg out from under him and puts the boots to him.  Ziggler counters the Starship Pain with a sweet reverse powerslam for 2.  Commercials.  Sheamus suplexes Morrison for 2.  Punk tags in to major boos and works over Morrison.  Mysterio gets the tag and runs wild on Punk.  Rebound cross body gets 2.  Punk stupidly tries a sunset flip and gets kicked in the head.  Cover gets 2.  Mysterio counters the Go 2 Sleep with a headscissors and goes for the 619.  Punk catches his legs and hits a backbreaker for 2.  Kane tags in and beats up Mysterio.  Kane applies a bear hug.  Mysterio fights out and fights back.  Mysterio avoids the chokeslam.  Kane throws him out of the ring, where he’s met by a clothesline from Punk.  Commercials.  Barrett hits a backbreaker on Mysterio for 2.  Sheamus cuts Mysterio off from making the tag and puts a beating on him.  Sheamus hits the Irish Curse for 2.  Barrett tags in to continue the beating.  Mysterio hits a drop toe hold into the turnbuckles and follows with a moonsault body block.  Edge and Ziggler tag in.  Edge runs wild and hits the Edgecution.  Edge goes for the spear, but is intercepted by a brogue kick from Sheamus.  Morrison hits the Flying Chuck on Sheamus.  Kane chokeslams Morrison.  Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on Kane.  Punk hits the Go 2 Sleep on Cena.  Orton hits the RKO on Punk.  McIntyre hits the Future Shock on Orton.  Truth hits the What’s Up on Barrett.  Mysterio hits a 619 on Ziggler and Barrett.  Edge spears Ziggler for the pin in 20:15.  Fun match.

Vickie Guerrero comes out and screeches that Edge is stripped of the title for winning the match clean with the spear last week despite Vickie trying to fuck him.  She orders him to surrender the belt so she can give it to Ziggler as a reward for losing clean over and over again.  She blames Edge for taking out Teddy Long and fires him.  Commercials.

WWE bullshit fact of the night.

Moments ago, Vickie Guerrero screeched about something or other.

They show Rey Mysterio breaking Cody Rhodes’ face last month.

They air a pre-taped interview with Todd Grisham and Cody Rhodes, who is wearing a protective face mask.  He says he’ll be at Smackdown next week, because he’s not there tonight even though he is.

Divas tag match next!  Commercials!

Clips from the first episode of Smackdown.

Michelle McCool has joined the commentary team to make my ears bleed.

WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres & Beth Phoenix vs. Layla & Maryse.  Maryse slams Beth.  Beth kicks her ass.  Layla tags in and tries to beat up Beth, but fails.  Eve tags in and runs wild on Layla.  Eve has good moves, but looks awkward in the ring.  McCool gets on the apron.  Beth attacks her supposedly injured leg.  Layla and Maryse give Eve a double kick to the gut.  Layla gets the pin in 2:28.  This sucked.

Next, Rock’s promo from Raw!  Commercials.

They waste 11 minutes of TV time with segments of The Rock’s promo from Raw.

Earlier tonight, Edge was fired!

Tonight, Dolph Ziggler is handed the World Championship!  Lou Thesz turns over in his grave!  Jim Cornette throws a brick through his TV!  Commercials!

Clips from the 9/13/01 Smackdown, the first big public gathering after the terrorist attacks on 9/11.

Non-Title: WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. WWE Champion The Miz (w/ Alex Riley).  They lock up and do some go behinds.  Miz works Kofi’s arm.  Miz gets a side headlock and a shoulder block.  Kofi hits an arm drag and cranks on Miz’s arm.  Kofi hits a cross body for 2.  Kofi hits another cross body for 1.  Kofi hits a third cross body for 2.  Kofi goes back to work on Miz’s arm.  Miz gets a cheap shot and pounds on Miz in the corner.  Miz takes out Kofi’s leg.  Commercials.  Miz keeps the beating going.  Snap suplex gets 2.  Kofi gets a backslide for 2.  They trade blows.  Kofi hits a Frankensteiner and a dropkick for 2.  Yes, the Frankensteiner set up the dropkick.  Kofi hits the pendulum kick and the diving cross body for 2.  Miz hits the backbreaker/neckbreaker for 2.  Kofi makes his comeback and hits the Boom Drop.  He goes for the Trouble In Paradise, but Alberto Del Rio comes out to distract him.  Miz gets a reverse cradle for 2.  Kofi reverses it for 2.  Riley distracts the ref.  Del Rio whips Kofi with his scarf.  Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale for the pin in 10:09.  Not very good.  They just didn’t seem to click at all.  Del Rio celebrates his amoral victory.

Some bullshit about how Smackdown has more shows than any show ever except for Gunsmoke and Raw.

Tonight, Ziggler gets the belt for no reason.  Next, Santino & Kozlov vs. The Corre for the Tag Team Championship!  Commercials.

WWE bullshit fact of the night.

Flashback to Eddie Guerrero celebrating his WWE Championship win in 2004.

They show The Corre’s beatdown of Santino, Kozlov, and The Big Show last week.

WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov (c) vs. Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater of the The Corre.  Kozlov throws Gabriel around a bit.  Wade Barrett and Ezekiel Jackson come out.  Gabriel and Slater take advantage of the distraction to cut Kozlov off and work him over.  Santino gets the tag and runs wild.  Clusterfuck ensues.  Santino hits Gabriel with the Cobra.  Barrett and Jackson run in to cause the DQ in 2:00.  Big Show makes the save and cleans house.  Zeke teases a showdown with Show, but bitches down.

Flashback to the awesome supermarket brawl between Booker T and Stone Cold Steve Austin on 12/13/01.  Booker laughs at the commentary table.

Guys come out with the red flooring for the title presentation.  Commercials!

Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler are in the ring.  Vickie screeches and awards Ziggler the World Heavyweight Championship.  The returning Teddy Long comes out and tells Vickie to STFU.  Vickie cracks and says Dolph is the one who took Teddy out.  Teddy says Ziggler is going to defend the title RIGHT NOW against… Edge!  Commercials!

2/21/11!

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler (c) (w/ Vickie Guerrero) vs. Edge.  Edge gets rolling with clotheslines and the face plant thing.  Ziggler leap frogs the spear and Edge hits the turnbuckle.  Ziggler beats up Edge on the outside.  Back inside, cover gets 1.  Ziggler grabs a chin lock.  Ziggler clamps on the sleeper hold.  Edge fights out.  Ziggler hits the Fameasser and goes for the Zig Zag.  Edge holds onto the ropes to avoid it and hits the spear for the pin in 3:02 to regain the title.  Teddy Long comes back out and fires Ziggler.  Edge sings the “Na na na, goodbye” song as confetti falls.

Okay show.  Now I’m going to rant for a minute.

This whole situation with the title was stupid fucking bullshit.  This whole feud has done nothing except bury Ziggler under the earth and give Edge’s title count a +1.  The angle started with Ziggler getting pinned clean twice in a row, then backdooring his way into the #1 contendership.  He lost clean as a sheet at the Rumble.  He lost clean as a sheet last week.  He lost clean as a sheet tonight, got handed the title, lost clean as a sheet again 5 minutes later and got fired.  He’s a hell of a talent, and those whole fucking feud has done nothing but bury him.  This shit has reached TNA depths of stupidity.