31st May 2013
Location: Rexall Place, Edmonton Alberta Canada
Opening Credits.
Commentary: Welcome to Smackdown, 5 days removed from the Payback Pay per View, and we have a new World Champion in Daniel Bryan, who we will hear from later tonight. In relation to that Title change, former Champion Brock Lesnar has been raging since, and concern is high over what Lesnar will do tonight. Also booked for action tonight, Natalya becomes the latest to try and suppress Rosemary Jeff Hardy takes on Cesaro in a Money in the Bank Qualifier & Gail Kim defends her Knockouts Title against Womens Champion Summer Rae in a 2 out of 3 FallsTitle Unification match.
But we start the night off with the Cruiserweight Championship on the line as Suicide defends against X-Pac.
Backstage: Jnder Mahal stops X-Pac, to ask his advice on how to proceed regarding getting more opportunites in WWE..........X-Pac clearly more focused on his Title Match coming up, tells Jinder to "do what feels right."
X-Pac v (c)Suicide
Cruiserweight Title
Winner and NEW Cruiserweight Champion: X-Pac via Pinfall with a reverse Rollup while holding the rope.
Backstage: Chris Jericho meets up with Randy Orton to offer to be his partner next week against The Dudleys for their Tag Titles, Randy accepts.
Promo: The New World Champion is here to celebrate with the WWE Universe.
After a few minutes of YES Chants, Bryan addresses finally overcoming the odds to once again become World Champion................but now the realisation sinks in, that now he is a target of everyone on the roster, but he welcomes the challenge and looks forward to whoever that will be............
Backstage Interview: Charley Caruso is with Sting, and following on from his violent Street Fight with Kane on Sunday, where he was victorious, where does Sting go next?
However before he can answer, Kane attacks Sting from behind, Sting manages to stay on his feet, and a full on brawl takes place backstage...............which ultimately ends with Kane throwing Sting head first through a window shattering glass everywhere.
Rosemary v Natalya
Mid Match: One of Rosemary's Disciples came down to ringside.
Winner: Rosemary via Submission.
Post Match: The second Disciple then came down to the ring, and together the Disciples and Rosemary continued the beatdown on Natalya................until in a shock appearance, A J Lee stormed down to the ring causing the three of them to vacate the ring..................
A J Lee demanded a microphone, but before she could utter a word, Smackdown GM Paul Heyman interrupted her, telling her that while Mick Foley may let her get away with anything over on NXT, this is Smackdown..............and she is trespassing.
At this point he calls for security to remove her from the building, and she's lucky she's not being locked away.
Backstage: Brock Lesnar has arrived at the arena, and he is fuming.............and in a terrible bit of luck, Jinder Mahal crosses his path, and Brock Lesnar destroys him.........................
In Ring Promo: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin are in the ring, to address their plans for the future, but Lesnar makes his way down to the ring, enters and as Sabin & Shelley realise that they may have to fight their way out, Lesnar hits both with a double clothesline, then delivers an F-5 to Shelley but swinging his legs into the turnbuckle at full pace, before sending Sabin through the Announce Table...................
Backstage: Darren Young thanks Titus O Neill for bringing him back to the WWE, Titus waves away his thanks, claiming that it's not necessary, and that together they can be Tag Team Champions.............
Jeff Hardy v Cesaro w/ Sheamus
Money in the Bank Qualifier
Mid Match: Sheamus caused a distraction at ringside drawing the referee over, Cesaro sent Jeff Hardy out of the ring, which brought out Big Show who delivered a Knockout Punc to Jeff Hardy, before rolling him back in the ring for Cesaro to make the cover.
Winner: Cesaro via Pinfall.
Backstage: Brock Lesnar's tirade continues.......this time attacking Titus O Neill leaving him decimated in the corridor.
and now back to the ring for a Womens Money in the Bank Qualifier between Layla & Nia Jax..
Layla v Nia Jax w/ Summer Rae
Money in the Bank Qualifier
Winner: Nia Jax via Pinfall.
Commentary: And so Nia Jax joins Raw Superstars Mia Yim & Velvet Sky in the Money in the Bank Match, but coming up next the Knockouts Title & Womens Championship will be unified.
But before Gail Kim makes her entrance, Maria Kanellis comes out instead, taking a seat at the commentary desk.
Gail Kim v Summer Rae w/ Nia Jax
Knockouts/Womens Championship Unification Match
2 out of 3 Falls
1st Pinfall goes to Summer Rae
2nd Pinfall goes to Gail Kim
Gail Kim hit her Eat Defeat on Summer Rae, but despite a visual pinfall, didn't get the win because Nia Jax was distracting the referee.
Eventually the 3rd Fall occurred, and it was Summer Rae getting the victory.
Winner and Unified Champion: Summer Rae with 2 Pinfalls out of 3.
Post Match: Gail Kim could only watch as Maria Kanellis entered the ring with the Knockouts Title, for Summer Rae to hold aloft both Titles.
End Credits.