411's WWE Smackdown Report 01.22.10

Posted by Joseph F. Martinez on 01.22.2010

Rey Mysterio calls out the Undertaker, and Big Dave does not approve! Elsewhere, CM Punk saved another soul, John Morrison continued his feud with Drew McIntyre and the build to the Royal Rumble continued and more! Check out 411’s complete WWE Smackdown report for all the details!


01.22.10

> Smackdown starts with a recap of last week's match between Rey Mysterio and Batista. Transitions into the main event of tonight: Rey Mysterio calling out the Undertaker.

> Todd Grisham and Matt Striker welcome us to the show, letting us know the Royal Rumble is only nine days away. They go over some of the card which includes a handicap match where John Morrison takes on Chris Jericho and Drew McIntyre.

> Batista's music plays and he's out in wrestling attire. He points his thumbs in his direction and the lights go out, increasing the spotlight's effect. Finlay (who is still using Hornswoggle music) is Batista's opponent. It seems like the Irishman has been away for a while. I wonder where he's been.

Match One
Finlay v. Batista

They circle the ring. Finlay goes at Batista with a grapple and Dave sends him into the corner. Ref separates them. Batista poses but Finlay attacks him. Punches and headbutts for a while from Finlay. Batista interrupts him with a knee. Batista sends Finlay into the corner but he runs into Finlay's boot. Finlay climbs the turnbuckle and comes down with a double leg dropkick. Pinfall gets a two count.

Rolling fireman's carry from Finlay to Big Dave. Another two count. Finlay follows that up with his senton. He kicks Batista in the head causing the Animal to fall out of the ring. Finlay follows and Batista puts his fingers into the eyes of Finlay. Ref rings the bell for a DQ.

WINNER: Finlay

> After the match, Batista takes out Finlay. He throws him over the announce table and eventually spears him. After the spear, he guides Finlay into the security barrier. He continues the assault by sending Finlay's back into the ring post twice. Big Dave eventually sends Finlay back inside the ring. Striker goes over the disqualification and we get some highlights of the post-match beatdown.

Inside the ring, Batista takes Finlay out with a spinebuster. He grabs a mic and says what happened right now to Finlay will be multiplied by 29 at the Royal Rumble. Batista says he's going to get his title back. He'll win the Royal Rumble and go on to end the streak at Wrestlemania.

> Rey Mysterio is calling the Undertaker out tonight says a graphic and Todd Grisham.

> CM Punk is out, I'm assuming we're about to get treated to another saving session. Luke Gallows is with Punk and they have their steel chair-shaving kit combo with them. The announcers remind us that Punk and Gallows won the number one contendership for the Unified Tag Titles last week. Punk stops at the stage to speak to us. There's a reason he and Gallows became number one contenders. There is a reason the Straight Edge Society will restore the dignity of the Tag Team titles when they beat DX next week on Smackdown. Punk tells us the reason is their straight edge lifestyle. Not only will being straight edge get Punk a share of the Unified Tag Titles, it will allow Punk to win the Royal Rumble. He calls an old man a coward. The WWE Universe hides behind cans of beers and cartons of cigarettes according to CM Punk. Fans tell CM Punk he sucks. Punk says that he can save each and every last one of the WWE Universe. But only if they pledge allegiance to the Straight Edge Society. He asks the crowd who is going to be saved. Some female fan runs up to CM Punk. Gallows tells security to DO THEIR JOB and they take the fan away.

But she tells Punk she needs him. CM Punk tells security to let the young lady go and commands Luke to retrieve her. She tells Punk she needs him when she gets inside the ring. Punk says he sees a lifetime of pain and suffering in her eyes. He asks her name and she says she's Serena. Punk asks Serena if she's an addict. She says she is but she's sorry. She wants to change. Punk says it's okay. He knows that she's like the rest of the WWE Universe Losers. Waiting in line for her next pill, sitting at her mundane job waiting to get out and take a sip of alcohol. Serena goes over her dependency on pills but Punk assures he everything is okay. She's among friends. She used to be surrounded by enablers who didn't care, but CM Punk cares. Punk says it's one thing to pledge sobriety but it's another thing to draw an X on her first and pledge allegiance to one nation under Punk. Inspiring stuff. He has one more question for Serena. Is she ready? She says she's ready. Punk asks her to sit down and Gallows presents the chair for her. Punk asks Serena to raise her right hand. TO RAISE IT AND TOUCH THE SKY. Gallows does the same. He asks Serena to repeat the Straight Edge Pledge. She's pumped up, Gallows is pumped up and Punk lets Serena know that she never has to walk alone again. He asks Serena if she's ready to prove her devotion through actions. Serena says yes. Punk kisses her on the forehead and the shave is set.

But we have a commercial first. Striker welcomes us back to television that changes Friday Nights. Punk begins shaving Serena's head as Striker goes over the symbolism of the haircut. The fans seem shocked at Serena's decision but she's loving the shave. Punk eventually finishes the job and another Straight Edge soldier walks among us. Punk says what happened to Serena can happen to any of us sheep. He introduces us to another person who is better than the entire WWE Universe: Serena. CM Punk's music plays us to the end of the segment. We get highlights of the shaving. Striker says there is nothing between Serena's brain and the sky. Beautiful.

> Somebody is about to have their party ended early because Drew McIntyre is out. No clue how many times I've used that line. Grisham reminds us that McIntyre is undefeated and he will take his streak into next Friday against John Morrison in a No-DQ match. Jericho joins McIntyre after to complete their team. John Morrison and his slow-mo pyro grace us with their presence. Grisham wonders what Morrison's strategy is going to be. Striker says Morrison will have to isolate one of the guys from the other.

Teddy Long is out before the match can start. He asks the ref to wait before ringing the bell. He says Vickie Guerrero is Long's official consultant but didn't consult with him before making the match. Long says because of this, he's going to make it into a tag team match. John Morrison's partner is....R-Truth. Chris Jericho is not pleased with Long's decision.



Match Two
John Morrison and R-Truth v. Drew McIntyre and Chris Jericho

After the break, the ref rings the bell. John Morrison and Chris Jericho start off. They grapple with Jericho applying a chinlock. Morrison takes him into the ropes but Jericho comes back with a shoulderblock. He soaks in the crowd. He bounce s ff the ropes but falls into a Morrison hiptoss. Double legged dropkick from Morrison. Morrison tags in Truth and they double team Jericho with a hiptoss. They deliver a cheapshot to McIntyre but Jericho tries an attack. Morrison and Truth send Jericho out of the ring and the faces pose for the fans. Truth goes to the outside and slaps Jericho. He sends him back into the ring and wrenches the arm of Chris Jericho. He tags in John Morrison who climbs the turnbuckle. Morrison comes down with an ax handle to the wrenched arm. Morrison sends Jericho into the ropes but Jericho comes back with a boot to the face. Clothesline by Jericho. Jericho shoves Truth off but Morrison takes advantage with a leg lariat. Pinfall gets a two count.

Both men get up and Drew McIntyre grabs Morrison. Jericho dropkicks Morrison out of the ring. Ref checks up on Truth, who is still out of the ring. He starts counting Morrison out until Jericho takes his attention. McIntyre cheap shots Morrison. Morrison gets into the ring and Jericho takes him out with a back body drop. He slaps Morrison in the head and tags in Drew McIntyre. McIntyre kicks Morrison in the ribs and then lifts him. He sends him into the corner and works him over with a kick and multiple punches. McIntyre picks Morrison up by the hair and takes him out with a huge clothesline. He covers and gets a two. Jericho tells Matt Striker and Todd Grisham to tell us that Drew McIntyre is the definition of a champion.

The Champion has the arm of Morrison tangled in his legs. He gives up the hold and stomps on John Morrison. Morrison gets some offense in the form of punches but McIntyre boots him to the mat. McIntyre tags in Chris Jericho who comes in with a kick to Morrison's face. Morrison tries a tag but Jericho takes the arm. He transitions that into a rear chinlock Morrison gets to his knees and punches Chris Jericho. Morrison bounces off the ropes and takes Jericho out with the backbreaker-Russian Legsweep combination. Jericho tags in McIntyre who prevents Morrison from tagging in R-Truth. He stomps Morrison to send us to a commercial break.

We return to see Morrison get to his knees after a hold on the left arm. Morrison tries to elbow out of the hold with the right elbow and takes McIntyre to the mat with an arm drag. McIntyre charges Morrison into the corner but Morrison puts a boot up. Morrison charges McIntyre but that gets turned into a backbreaker. Cover gets a two count.

McIntyre mounts Morrison and throws a ton of punches. McIntyre tags in Chris Jericho who sends the back of John Morrison's head into the mat. Jericho taunts R-Truth for a while before giving his attention back to Morrison. Vertical Suplex from Jericho to Morrison. Jericho signals the end of the match is near He chokes Morrison with the ropes and McIntyre adds in a boot for more pain. Jericho kicks Morrison in the head for a bit and then taunts R-Truth. He kicks Morrison in the ribs and then takes him into the corner. He positions Morrison on top of the ropes and then punches him in the head. Jericho joins him up stairs and tries a superplex. Morrison holds on to the top rope and punches Jericho to the mat. Crossbody from Morrison to Jericho. Cover gets a two count.

Morrison tries to tag in Truth but Jericho holds the leg. Morrison continues his attempt but Jericho keeps the leg in his grasp. Jericho sends Morrison to the mat for the Walls of Jericho but Morrison shoves Jericho off. Jericho tags in McIntyre who comes in and cuts Morrison off from making the tag. McIntyre clubs Morrison across the chest. Snap Suplex by McIntyre. Pinfall and a two count.

Morrison punches McIntyre in the ribs but McIntyre takes him down. McIntyre tags in Jericho who comes in and throws an elbow pad in Morrison's face. He steps on the chest of John Morrison and tags in his tag team partner. McIntyre stomps Morrison in the ribs and sends him against the ropes. Morrison maneuvers his way into a nice DDT onto the Intercontinental Champion. Both men make the tag. Truth bounces off the ropes and nails Jericho with a clothesline. He follows that up with a sequence of punches. Jericho sends Killings into the ropes but Truth dances his way out and into a big boot on Jericho. Pinfall is broken up at two by McIntyre. Morrison takes McIntyre out of the equation and Jericho sends Morrison out of the ring. Quick rollup by R-Truth gets a two count enziguri from Jericho to R-Truth. Jericho pins but the ref is distracted Jericho gets up and runs into a Morrison boot. Ax Kick by R-Truth. Pinfall by Truth gets the match for the faces.

WINNERS: John Morrison and R-Truth

> Matt Striker expresses his disgust after the match as Morrison and Truth celebrate in the ring.

> We see a Rey Mysterio moment and then another graphic for the main event segment.

> We're back with Layla and Michelle McCool in the ring. They are in the middle of a ring filled up with a table and food. Apparently a match between Mickie James and Michelle McCool was scheduled for the Royal Rumble. Unfortunately, it got canceled. Michelle McCool says Piggy James is done with Smackdown. Apparently everything in the ring is for James' Goodbye Party. They look at the table and its contents. Two pig cakes, but before they can continue, they get interrupted by Maria.

Maria gets in the ring and calls Team LayCool annoying. She asks the WWE Universe if they agree. They do. Maria says the taunting of Mickie James ends tonight. She says the only people who should be leaving Smackdown are Layla and McCool. The ladies taunt Maria but still pimp the hell out of the Celebrity Apprentice. Maria calls them morons and Mickie James is out. James is tired of the petty and childish junk. She has dealt with people like Team LayCool her whole life so she has experience or something. James says she is what a real women looks like. She gives Maria as an example as well. James says she hasn't allowed the teasing to hurt her and the going away party won't make her go away. James says she will be at the Royal Rumble and says it's time she embarrasses her. She punches Layla and then McCool Maria joins in on the action and it continues for a while until Phoenix enters the scene. She struggles with her decision who to help and eventually attacks Maria. She turns her attention to Mickie James and the three women continue the beatdown. McCool grabs a mic and says it's feeding time for Piggy James. She grabs the pig from the cake and stuff it into Mickie's mouth. McCool grabs a bowl of punch and dumps the contents onto James' head. James is in the ring crying by herself and we get treated to some highlights of the segment.

> It's Cryme Tyme Time. I wonder if they're going to tie up with The Hart Dynasty again? That gets dispelled quickly as Mike Knox and Charlie Haas are in the ring waiting for them.

Match Three
Cryme Tyme v. Mike Knox and Charlie Haas

Mike Knox and JTG start the match off. They grapple. Knox gets a knee and then a club to the back of JTG. He sends JTG into the corner but JTG avoids the charge and brings Knox to the mat with a facebuster. Knox tags in Haas. Haas throws a punch but JTG blocks it. JTG punches Haas and then whips him into the ropes. He charges Haas but Haas puts up a boot.

Kane's music plays and JTG attacks him. Kane sends JTG to the outside. Haas charges Kane and Haas experiences the same result. Knox and Gaspard attack Kane and Kane sends both of them to the outer limits of the ring. Kane does his pyro pose and Striker discusses the Royal Rumble. I guess JTG and Gaspard win since Kane attacked JTG first.

WINNERS: Cryme Tyme...?

> Video of last week's steel cage match between Batista and Rey Mysterio.

> The push to the Royal Rumble continues with a run down of the card. Check out 411mania.com for all of your Royal Rumble needs and desires.

> The Great Khali is out now. He's with Matt Hardy for tag team action. Striker calls The Great Khali the odds-on favorite to win the Royal Rumble. After a commercial break, the Hart Dynasty make their entrances.

Match Four
Matt Hardy and The Great Khali v. The Hart Dynasty

Matt Hardy and Tyson Kidd start off. Kidd wrenches Hardy's arm but Hardy reverses that and takes Kidd to the mat. Kidd kips up but Hardy is there with a clothesline. Early pinfall gets a one. Kidd takes Hardy into the heel corner and tags in Smith. They do a double team spot with Kidd legdropping Hardy. Outside, Smith bangs Hardy's back against the apron. He sends Hardy back inside the ring and it's time for a stalling vertical suplex. Smith covers and it gets a one.

Smith attacks Hardy's neck and applies a chinlock. Hardy gets to his feet and punches Smith. Smith immediately knees him. He follows that up with a body slam attempt that Hardy squirms out of. Hardy goes against the ropes and comes back with the Side Effect. Kidd whispers something to Natalya and she nears The Great Khali. She touches his chest and grabs his arm and takes him away. Back inside, Kidd nails hardy in the head. They set Hardy up for the Hart Attack but Hardy pushes Smith against the ropes, causing Kidd to fall mid-springboard. Hardy rolls Smith up and gets the win for his team.

WINNERS: Matt Hardy and Kane

> Khali and Hardy celebrate after the match. We get a video footage of the finish and the two teams stare
each other down after.

> Rey Mysterio is seen walking backstage. Grisham lets us know the main event segment is next.

> Mysterio makes a long entrance. Striker and Grisham go over some of Mysterio's accolades including his World Title run. Mysterio grabs a microphone and says he's heard all day about his decision to call out the Undertaker. Mysterio says he did it because the Undertaker is the only thing standing in the way of him living his dream. He wants to call Taker out, look him in the eyes and tell him that he isn't afraid. He calls the Undertaker out.

Taker's gong strikes, the lights go out and Taker makes his grand entrance. Taker finally gets in the ring. He asks Rey if he has any second thoughts. Mysterio says he is but he's standing his own ground. Mysterio says he had him beat the last time they fought. He's willing to do what it takes to win. Batista won't be interfering in the match, neither will Shawn Michaels (?). Mysterio says he's conquered his nightmares because of his dreams and he will conquer the nightmare that is the Undertaker and become World Champion. Mysterio vows to win at the Royal Rumble.

Taker speaks. He says that those are bold words for a man of Mysterio's stature. He says Rey has made a career by doing the impossible. Rey has conquered everything in his life but there is one thing he will not conquer: The Undertaker. Taker admires Rey's gallantry but Mysterio is only digging his own grave. Rey Mysterio is going to suffer the same fate that everyone has suffered when they tried to make a name for themselves at the Undertaker's expense. At the Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio will rest in peace. Taker's music plays and he leaves.

But as he's walking down the ramp, Mysterio calls his name. Taker no-sells him for a bit before finally stopping. Mysterio says he isn't like the rest. Out from behind is Batista. Batista nails a spinebuster and the Undertaker slowly walks to the ring. Batista nails a Batista Bomb and stares down with the Undertaker. Taker finally arrives at the ring and Batista bails. He hops the guardrail and exits the arena.

Quick Results
» Finlay def. Batista (DQ)
» John Morrison and R-Truth def. Drew McIntyre and Chris Jericho (Pinfall, Truth pinned Jericho)
» Cryme Tyme def. Mike Knox and Charlie Haas (DQ, Kane interference)
» Matt Hardy and The Great Khali def. The Hart Dynasty (Pinfall, Hardy pinned Smith)

There may or may not have been a match between Dolph Ziggler and Jimmy Wang Yang. It made no appearance on my TV but it was in the Smackdown Spoilers.