WWE SMACKDOWN 2012.02.17

[roselyne777]

The Show taping apparently started late, the results are only arriving now.

Come back regularly for some updates.

Reminder: Tiffany was at the taping last week Maybe you can tell us more about the atmosphere there, and how people reacted to the boss?

SPOILER: Click to show

* SmackDown opens with Teddy Long and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan backstage. Security is guarding Teddy’s office. Long is concerned about Randy Orton’s condition and pulls him from the Elimination Chamber match on Sunday.

* Big Show and The Great Khali defeat Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes. After the match, Show turns on Khali and takes him out.

* Mark Henry returns backstage and wants Teddy Long to put him into the Elimination Chamber match. Big Show came in and demanded a match against Daniel Bryan for later tonight. Show got pissed, laid out Henry and tore up Teddy’s office before leaving. Long put security on notice and told them to take Big Show out of the arena if they see him.

* Hunico defeated Ted DiBiase with the help of Camacho.

* WWE Tag Team Champions Epico and Primo defeat The Usos.

* Daniel Bryan comes out and cuts a promo about his actions on RAW. Bryan says he will win at Elimination Chamber. He wants Lilian Garcia to announce him the winner by forfeit but Teddy Long interrupts and makes Sheamus vs. Bryan now.

* Daniel Bryan beat Sheamus by DQ when Sheamus went crazy on Bryan. Bryan spit in Sheamus’ face[he got reminiscence from his NEXUS short period vs Cena? ] which caused him to go crazy. Sheamus pushed the referee which caused the DQ.

* Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett confront Teddy Long and want to know who is replacing Randy Orton at the Elimination Chamber. Teddy announces a battle royal to fill the final spot. He says a Superstar from RAW or SmackDown can compete.

* Jinder Mahal won a quick match over Ezekiel Jackson.

* Tamina and Alicia Fox beat Natalya and Beth Phoenix. The referee gets distracted by Natalya’s farting (Damn! -__- ) .

* Santino Marella won a battle royal to replace Randy Orton in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber on Sunday. The match came down to David Otunga, Ezekiel Jackson, Drew McIntyre and Santino. Santino got a big ovation from the crowd for his win.
[Damn! Aren't there enough SD talent without calling RAW guys? Weren't they pushing Justin Gabriel recently? Why wasn't he allowed a spot inside the cage, then? ^^; ]

[barrettrocks76]

This is really going to be another good Smackdown to watch. I'm really happy that Santino Marella won the last spot for Elimination Chamber. He deserved to win the last spot in Orton's place. I knew Big Show was turning heel very soon, like I had predicted in the original post:

wadebarrettcom.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=talk&action=display&thread=1019&page=1

My guess as to why Big Show turned heel was because there have been rumors going around that Big Show would face Shaquille O' Neal at Wrestlemania. As for the Diva's match, with this farting gimmick that Natalya has going for her, I think this is the beginning of the end for the Divas of Doom and I think Natalya will turn face on Beth Phoenix and challenge Beth for the Divas Title at Wrestlemania, if Beth retains it by then. Since Randy Orton is not going to be in the match, I think he'll find a way to sneak in and cost Wade Barrett the match, which will probably set up a Barrett vs. Orton match at Wrestlemania. Or Cody Rhodes or Daniel Bryan will betray Wade Barrett at EC, which will probably cause a face turn for Wade after EC. I will be surprised if I get Wade Barrett turning face right.

[canadianbarrettfan]

I can't see Wade as a face, I really can't. I see the final 2 as Barrett and Bryan. I really hope Barrett can pull this off. So sick of them making Cody and Barrett lose all the time, they are a great tag team, would have been better to have big show turn and make Cody and Barrett win.

[roselyne777]

Again, Wade as a Face wouldn't be a nice-and-goofy type of face as Cena was. He'd be more like a Tweener, opposed to Heels, but who wouldn't hesitate to speak his mind to any Faces who'd cross his path. If he starts defending a cause (other that the egoistical one he has for the moment: money, power, belt, etc...), the public will be more favorable to him, leading in short or long term in a Face turn. But a dark Face

For Cody & Wade, it was planned a few months ago to make them team officially and go against Air Boom, in order to become Tag-Team champions. But as Evan Bourne had been suspended, they couldn't pursue that storyline, and WWE had brought Wade into the WHC scenario.

Now, maybe I'm wrong, but the way I see the future is:

- Big Show might win EC. His promo with Sheamus for the WHC match at WrestleMania sounded like something already planned, and the huge positive reaction of the crowd 'approved' the idea.

- Big Show will then be busy with Sheamus for WM28

- Randy Orton could start a feud with Daniel Bryan about the injury. Even if we have a taste of "something's missing" about his feud with Wade, it wouldn't be the first time that a feud ends abruptly after a connection with a chair (or 23 chairs).

- Wade: he might for awhile team with Cody versus Sheamus & (WHC) Big Show, because trust our Jackal, he won't accept his defeat so easily... And then the "Barrhodes" team might start feuding for the Tag-Team championship (when the champs will be a group of Face again).

- Justin Gabriel might continue feuding with Cody Rhodes for the IC title. Maybe he'll win it at Wrestlemania, but I doubt it. When Cody won't be the IC champ anymore, then the road to Tag-Team championship will start for "Barrhodes".

- once Justin Gabriel will be IC champ, his actual feud with Heath Slater will be about the belt. (of course, expect Hornswoggle to put the mess regularly).




And you? What are your ideas?

[canadianbarrettfan]

I'd rather see Barrett vs Sheamus than Big Slow and Sheamus.
I don't wanna see Wade be put down to tag team, he should be up in the title picture

[monika]

1. I feel so bad for Natalya... really? really? She didn't deserve it.
2. Santino ? lol that will be interesting. The question is: is it a symbol of a push ?? Or not ?

[roselyne777]

Santino being in a feud with Drew, it might be possible that Drew will kick Santino before he entered the EC and take his place.

Then, the main fight would be btw Drew & Wade for who will be the 1st WHC for UK

[canadianbarrettfan]

I'd pick Wade over Drew, to be champion first. Wade should already be in the title picture, what is with Big Slow and them always there? Hopefully after this Wade will get his chance

[Abbiie'Barrett♥]

WTH with khali face o.o!!!!

[monika]

Is there any poll about Elimination Chamber on the forum ?
I would vote for Bryan

[canadianbarrettfan]

No way, I don't want that Nerd to win, I am going with my man Wade, he needs to win. But don't see it thou either Big Slor or The Nerd will retain

[monika]

haha the nerd... I don't want to see him winning either, but I just see him winning