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SmackDown: July 08, 2011 TUCSON, Ariz. –
As
WWE
Money in the Bank lurks on the horizon, Christian antagonized World
Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton, Sheamus nearly toppled The Viper in an
explosive main event and Mark Henry continued to rage against the machine.
World Heavyweight
Champion Randy Orton def. Sheamus by Disqualification (|)
The ultra-resentful Christian – No. 1 contender to Randy
Orton’s World Heavyweight Title – joined the
SmackDown announce
team, giving himself a front row seat as The Viper battled Sheamus. And just
when it looked as if WWE’s Apex Predator was about to defeat The Celtic Warrior
with the RKO, his Money in the Bank adversary attacked, giving Orton the win by
disqualification. As Sheamus delivered the big boot to Christian, however,
Orton recovered and hit the Irish Superstar with a post-match RKO.
The Usos def. Justin
Gabriel & Heath Slater (
The explosive Usos scored another impressive victory over
three-time WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel with an
earth-shattering superplex-splash combination from the top rope.
Sin Cara def. Tyson
Kidd In the climactic moments of his fast-paced match with Tyson
Kidd, the gravity-defying Sin Cara flipped his opponent off the ropes with
extreme velocity, sending him crashing to the canvas for the three-count.
Mark Henry def. Kane )
One week after his ruthless attack on a WWE audio technician
(
Full story), Mark Henry continued his rampage through WWE. After he defeated
the monstrous Kane in a brutal showdown with The World’s Strongest Slam, the
rage-filled Henry shook up the SmackDown announce team, screaming at color
commentator Booker T. At Money in the Bank, Henry will take on Big Show (
Preview).
A.J. def. Tamina (|
With third-generation Superstar Natalya by her side, A.J.
once again attempted to overcome Tamina. When the dangerous daughter of WWE Hall of Famer "Superfly" Jimmy
Snuka missed her mark – hurling herself toward the allusive spitfire in the
corner – A.J. quickly rolled her up for the pinfall. After the bell, Tamina
experienced an angry earful from her outraged Diva cohort Alicia Fox over the
loss.
Jinder Mahal def.
Trent BarretaOne week after Ranjin Singh revealed that Jinder Mahal had
married the sister of The Great Khali and Singh, The Punjabi Nightmare sat in
for an “informative” exchange with the SmackDown announce team. Following
Mahal’s victory over Trent Barreta with a full nelson, suplex slam, Khali
hurled the defeated Superstar back into his brother-in-law’s arms, allowing
Mahal to carry out an encore of his devastating finisher on his prey.
Cody Rhodes & Ted
DiBiase def. Intercontinental Champion Ezekiel Jackson & Daniel BryanIn the midst of tag team commotion, Cody Rhodes executed a
springboard kick on Ezekiel Jackson, setting up Ted DiBiase to hit the
Personification of Domination with Dream Street for the triumph.
Sheamus attacked the Money in
the Bank Ladder Match competitors (
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Sheamus sent his seven opponents in the SmackDown Money in
the Bank Ladder Match heading for the hills with a vicious chair assault, just
nine days before they face-off at Money in the Bank (
Preview). The Celtic
Warrior proclaimed that after he triumphs in the career-threatening showdown,
he will cash in his newly-acquired briefcase that very night. Predicting Randy
Orton would beat Christian, he promised to capture the World Title, while
avenging the punt attack he suffered several weeks ago at the hands of The
Viper.Interrupting Sheamus, Christian revealed that his legal team
added a new stipulation to his World Title Match against WWE’s Apex Predator at
Money in the Bank. If Orton gets disqualified or there is more “bad
officiating,” he automatically wins the coveted title
(Preview). SmackDown
General Manager Theodore Long then broke up a heated exchange between the two
intense Superstars, making the main event between Sheamus and Orton.
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