SmackDown 7/23/10

SmackDown opens with Kane coming out to the ring. Kane talks about winning the Money in the Bank Contract. He talks about beating Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He says he did what anyone in his position would have done. He says he did it for the Undertaker. Kane says he still has not found who attacked his brother and he will not rest until he does.

Matt Hardy and Christian vs. Drew McIntyre and “Dashing” Cody Rhodes will be our first match tonight. McIntyre backs Hardy into the corner, but Hardy fights out and hits a series of shots. Hardy takes control of McIntyre’s arm. He hits a short arm clothesline and covers for 1. Hardy tags in Christian who hits McIntyre with a big slap. He locks in a side headlock and McIntyre tries to shoot him off, but Christian slides to the mat and maintains control. McIntyre backs him into the corner to break the hold. Christian fights back and hits a missile dropkick for 2. McIntyre fights back and slams Christian to the mat. McIntyre makes the tag to Rhodes and Rhodes hits a series of shots, but Christian catches him with a flapjack and tags in Hardy. Christian and Hardy whip Rhodes into the corner and Hardy drops to his knees to allow Christian to hit a Poetry in Motion type crossbody. Hardy covers for 2 and backs Rhodes into the corner. Hardy tags Christian back in and they take down Rhodes. Hardy is tagged back in and he backs Rhodes into the corner. Rhodes fights back and tags in McIntyre. McIntyre prevents Hardy from making the tag and goes for the Future Shock DDT, but Hardy fights back and sends McIntyre out to the floor. Rhodes comes in and gets sent out to the floor as well. Rhodes gets up on the apron, but Hardy dropkicks him off. Christian gets in the ring and hits his springboard dive to the outside onto McIntyre and Rhodes. Back from break, Rhodes is in control of Hardy. Rhdoes sends hardy into the corner and then hits a Russian Leg Sweep. He sets Hardy up and goes for his big knee drop, but Hardy moves. Hardy tags in Christian who hits a series of shots to Rhodes. Rhodes looks to build momentum, but runs right into a kitchen sink knee strike from Christian. Christian follows up with his choke on the ropes and springs out for the slap, but McIntyre distracts Christian and Rhdoes avoids the attack. Christian slides back into the ring, but Rhodes catches him and hits the Alabama Slam. Rhodes gets a 2 count and hits a knee drop. Rhodes tags in McIntyre who stomps on Christian. McIntyre sends Christian into the corner and hits a series of kicks. He pulls Christian onto the apron and hits a big slap to Christian’s chest. McIntyre stomps on Christian on the outside and brings him back into the ring for a 2 count. McIntyre tags in Rhodes who hits his front suplex and follows up with a knee drop for 2. Rhodes hits a pair of blows and a dropkick. He covers twice and gets two 2 counts. McIntyre is tagged in and locks in an armbar on Christian. Rhodes tags back in and hangs Christian up on the ropes. He picks up his legs and hits a kick to his midsection. Rhodes looks for a second Alabama Slam, but Christian rolls through and he and Rhodes take each other down with clotheslines. McIntyre is tagged in and goes for the Future Shock DDT, but Christian fights out and tags in Hardy. Hardy comes in with a couple of shots and a Russian legsweep. Hardy continues the attack and hits a unique back neckbreaker for a 2 count. Hardy hits a tornado DDT out of the corner, but Rhodes distracts the referee. Hardy chases Rhodes off the apron and rolls up McIntyre, but Rhodes breaks up the count. Christian comes in, but Rhodes dodges a strike from Hardy and Hardy hits Christian. Hardy hits Rhodes with the Side Effect, but gets caught with a boot to the head from McIntyre who covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think I’m going to give this to Hardy’s tornado DDT.

After the match, Christian comes into the ring and pulls Hardy to his feet. Christian offers a handshake and Hardy accepts.

In the back, Swagger says he was robbed at Money in the Bank. Swagger says that tonight, Mysterio won’t be able to walk after the first fall. He says he’s going to shatter Mysterio’s ankle and do the same thing to Kane at Summerslam.

They play a promo for Alberto Del Rio. This time Del Rio is talking about bravery.

LayCool is in the back celebrating Layla’s win from Money in the Bank. Teddy Long comes in and tells Layla that next week she will defend her title against Tiffany.

Kofi Kington vs. Dolph Ziggler is next. Ziggler takes down Kofi and goes for a roll up, but doesn’t even get 1. Kofi fights back and takes Ziggler down. He rolls up Ziggler for a 1 count. Kofi and Ziggler continue to trade technical moves until Ziggler nails Kofi with a kick. Kofi hits a punch and locks in a side headlock. A series of moves results in Kofi nailing Ziggler with an elbow and Kofi hits his punches in the corner. Kofi shoots Ziggler off, but Ziggler answers with a kick and an elbow to the back of Kofi’s neck. Ziggler hits a neckbreaker on Kofi and covers for 1. Ziggler steps on the back of Kofi’s neck and tosses him out of the ring. Michael McGillicutty goes to check on Kofi and Vickie orders McGillicutty to leave. The referee tells McGillicutty that Vickie is in charge and if she tells him to leave, he has to leave. Back from break, Ziggler is in control of Kofi. Kofi starts to fight back, but Ziggler slams him to the mat. Ziggler covers for 2. Ziggler punches Kofi and drops an elbow to the back of Kofi’s neck. Kofi fights back with kicks to Ziggler’s knee, but Ziggler hits him with another big strike. Ziggler locks in a chin lock with his knee on Kofi’s neck. Ziggler continues the attack and goes for a leg drop bulldog, but Kofi avoids it and rolls up Ziggler for 2. Ziggler hits another strike and a neckbreaker. Ziggler chokes Kofi in the corner and covers for 2. He chokes Kofi on the ropes and gets another 2 count. Ziggler locks in a modified camel clutch with the focus still being on Kofi’s neck. Kofi starts to fight back, but Ziggler hits another elbow to Kofi’s neck. Ziggler goes for his big elbow drop, but Ziggler moves. Kofi fights out of the corner and counters a neckbreaker attack into a backslide for 2. Kofi hits big chops to Ziggler and follows up with a big dropkick. Ziggler avoids one flying attack, but gets hit with another. Kofi hits another flying shot and the Boom Drop. Kofi signals for Trouble in Paradise, but Ziggler avoids it and throws Kofi to the outside. Kofi skins the cat, but Vickie grabs his leg and Ziggler takes advantage to hit the Zig Zag. Ziggler locks in the sleeper hold on Kofi and maintains it until Kofi fades and the referee calls the match.

Move of the Match: There were some impressive parts of the match, but I think this has to go to the sleeper hold.

After the match, Dolph tries to take the Intercontinental Championship belt, but the referee stops him.

Big Show is out next for his match. The S.E.S. comes out with Luke Gallows entering the ring. Punk says something to Gallows and Gallows nods and smiles. The masked S.E.S. member gets into the ring. Show starts the match with a big chop to the mystery man. He backs him into the corner and hits a big slap. They mystery man starts to fight back and hits a dropkick to Show’s knee. Show catches him by the throat and pulls off the mask to reveal a bald Joey Mercury. Show hits another chop and puts on the mask. He hits a big right hand to Mercury and covers for 3.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the knockout punch.

Josh Matthews asks Mysterio if he’ll be able to handle the 2 out of 3 falls match tonight. Mysterio says he’s not happy with the way things went on Sunday, but he’s got to move on. He says he’ll beat Swagger twice tonight and next time he faces Kane the story will have a happy ending.

Tonight’s main event is Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio in a 2 out of 3 falls match. Swagger overpowers Mysterio to start. He backs him into the corner, but Mysterio avoids an attack and rolls Swagger up for 2. Swagger and Mysterio trade blows with Mysterio kicking Swagger in the leg. Swagger chokes Mysterio in the corner and shoots him off into the other corner. Mysterio comes out of the corner with a huracanrana and pulls down on the ropes to send a charging Swagger out of the ring. Mysterio hits a baseball slide to Swagger. Back from break, Swagger has regained control in the ring. Swagger stands on Mysterio’s chest and shoots him off into the corner. Swagger covers, but only gets a 2 count. Swagger continues the attack, but Mysterio sends him into the top turnbuckle with a drop toe hold. Mysterio goes up top for a moonsault, but Swagger clips him and he falls to the mat. Swagger hits a modified powerslam and locks in a body scissors. Swagger grips the leg to add pressure to the leg. Mysterio reaches the ropes and Swagger breaks the hold. Swagger slides to the outside and wraps Mysterio’s leg around the ring post. He slides into the ring and covers for 2. Swagger locks in a leg lock and drops the leg to the mat. He does it a second time and hits a big kick to Mysterio for another 2 count. Mysterio fights back with big kicks to Swagger. Mysterio hits a springboard crossbody for a 2 count. Mysterio continues the attack, but Swagger counters the wheelbarrow bulldog into a facebuster. Swagger locks in the Ankle Lock and Mysterio reaches the ropes, but Swagger pulls him back. Mysterio reaches the ropes, but Swagger won’t break the hold and Mysterio wins the first fall by disqualification. Back from break we are about to start fall 2. Mysterio gets up to his feet and fights off Swagger. He goes up top and hits a huracanrana off the top. Mysterio goes for the 619, but Swagger counters and locks in the Ankle Lock. He pulls Mysterio to the middle of the ring and Mysterio is forced to tap out making Swagger the winner of the second fall. Swagger once again targets Mysterio’s knee. Swagger pulls Mysterio out of the ring and slams him to the floor at ringside. Swagger brings Mysterio back into the ring and hits 2 slingshot corner splashes, but only gets 2. He goes for a third, but Mysterio gets his feet up and kicks Swagger in the face. Mysterio hits a seated senton off the top. Swagger fights back and goes for the Gutwrench Powerbomb, but Mysterio escapes and gets a unique roll up on Swagger for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I think this has to go to either the Ankle Lock or Mysterio’s diving huracanrana.

After the match, Swagger goes after Mysterio again and looks to do damage, but Kane comes out and chokeslams Swagger. Kane picks Mysterio up and raises his hand. Kane suddenly goes back after Mysterio, but Mysterio counters the chokeslam with a huracanrana and hits Kane with the 619.