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WWE Smackdown Results
September 16th, 2011
Justin Roberts is in the ring and he asks us to welcome back to Smackdown the eleven-time World Champion, one of the greatest superstars in the history of the WWE, Toronto's own Rated R Superstar, Edge! Edge comes out to a monster pop from the hometown fans and he looks pumped up.
Edge says he really missed that. Even if this never happens again, it feels so good to stand in a WWE ring again. Edge says he'll do one even better – it feels even better to be back in his hometown Toronto. Since he was forced to retire he's got to do some pretty cool things. He shot a TV show and has been in all kinds of stuff. It's been fun, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't miss the heck out of this. Edge misses getting into the ring and having a twenty-minute wrestling match. He misses the competition and his friends in the locker room. He misses walking into a room and his theme music and pyro doesn't automatically go off. That doesn't happen in the real world. Edge asks us to resist the urge to puke because this is cheesy, but he misses the heck out of all the fans. They chant, Thank you Edge.
Edge says he'll host The Cutting Edge later tonight and his guests will be the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry and the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. He knows both guys really well so he won't pull any punches. He'll ask the tough questions, but that's later on tonight. Right now...
Cody Rhodes's music hits and he makes his way to the ring with his baggers. Rhodes says he'll give credit where credit is due. Rhodes was sure that Edge was going to come out and pontificate on his appearance on the SyFy show Haven, which airs right after Smackdown. An opportunity for the Ultimate Opportunist and he doesn't take it. Rhodes says it sounds like he was sucking up to the people. Rhodes says he thought Edge was above that. Rhodes gets in the ring and says maybe he's not. Maybe he's just like all of these blank and hopeless faces that are in need of paper bags over them. Edge says maybe he should quit complaining and moaning about injuries and masks over your face, and blaming everyone but himself. Maybe Rhodes should do something himself and quit blaming everybody else. Edge tells him to look in the mirror, even though it's disfigured.
Rhodes says it sounds like Edge is a little bitter. Rhodes asks why he would be bitter. The last time Rhodes saw Edge, he was triumphant at WrestleMania, and he was wallowing in tragedy about his blemished exterior. But, he went on to become the Intercontinental Champion and dispose of the weak minded Ted DiBiase. Then, last Monday on Raw, he defeated the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. Rhodes asks just who is triumphant now. Rhodes guesses that makes Edge the tragedy. Rhodes grabs a paper bag mask and hands it to Edge. Rhodes says he knows Edge won't put it on, but he wants him to take it home and place it on his mantel as a reminder of what Smackdown has become – the new home of the new face of Smackdown, the Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes.
Edge thanks him for the offer, but if Rhodes is the new face of Smackdown, then the show needs a paper bag much more than he does. Rhodes says that doesn't make sense. Edge says what doesn't make sense is how someone as charismatic as Dusty Rhodes sired him. Edge says he thinks he's going to leave because if Rhodes keeps on talking then he'll fall asleep. Edge walks off and Rhodes yells that he's not done with him. Edge rolls his eyes and keeps walking.
Rhodes says he's the Intercontinental Champion and no one is better than him. Rhodes says he'll enhance everyone's lives by giving them paper bags. Rhodes goes around pointing out the audience members who need paper bags. Rhodes eats a punch from someone wearing a paper bag mask and it's revealed to be Ted DiBiase. DiBiase is seething with anger as he sends Rhodes into the barricade. DiBiase rolls him into the ring and continues punching him. DiBiase ducks a clothesline and hits Dream Street. DiBiase punches one of the baggers and takes a paper bag mask. DiBiase gets back in the ring and Rhodes quickly runs out with his title.
Sin Cara vs Daniel Bryan
The bell rings and Bryan immediately takes Sin Cara down with a running knee. Bryan hits a running dropkick in the corner and he punches away at him. Bryan kicks away at him and uppercuts him down. Bryan stands on Sin Cara's face before sending him to the corner. Sin Cara flips to the apron and Bryan knocks him off. Bryan goes into the ropes and Sin Cara quickly dropkicks him in the knee.
Sin Cara kicks him in the back and punches him down. Sin Cara stomps away at him and wrenches the arm. Sin Cara hits a knee breaker and he works on the knee with kicks. Sin Cara lifts him up by the knee and launches him out of the ring!
Sin Cara executes an Indian Death Lock. Bryan fights out of it with some punches and he goes to town on Sin Cara's face. Sin Cara quickly kicks him in the knee and hits a running dropkick to the face. Sin Cara gets pumped up and charges him in the corner. Bryan drops him to the apron, but Sin Cara quickly bounces him off the turnbuckle. Sin Cara hits a springboard flying head-butt for a near fall. Sin Cara goes for a Figure Four, but Bryan kicks him off. Sin Cara tries to rebound with a springboard moonsault, but Bryan gets his feet up. That looked awesome, but you wouldn't be able to tell that if you're listening to the announcers.
Bryan blocks a punch and hits some of his own. Sin Cara kicks him in the knee and goes into the ropes, but Bryan levels him with a right hand. Bryan kicks away at him and finishes him off with one to the head for a near fall. Bryan viciously kicks away at him in the corner and sets him up on the top rope. Bryan climbs up and Sin Cara slides through the legs. Sin Cara crotches him and hangs him in the tree of woe. Sin Cara kicks away at him and the referee warns him to stop. The referee counts to five and disqualifies Sin Cara.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
Sin Cara backs up and hits a running dropkick to Bryan's face, who is still hung upside down. Sin Cara's music hits and the pyro goes off. Another Sin Cara comes through the curtain. The new Sin Cara jumps into the ring and they circle the ring, staring at each other. The heel Sin Cara leaves the ring.
Zack Ryder is backstage with General Manager Teddy Long. Ryder questions his decision to let Randy Orton and Mark Henry in the same ring tonight. Long said they will both act like professionals and he's invoking a No Contact rule. If they get into any physicality then the match on Sunday is off. Long tells Ryder to tell them. Ryder doesn't look happy and Long says, Woo, woo, woo, don't blow it. Aksana gives Teddy Long a shoulder massage as Trish Stratus walks in.
Beth Phoenix vs AJ
They lock up and Beth easily pushes her to the corner. AJ slides through her legs and kicks her. AJ goes for a wheelbarrow bulldog, but Beth counters with a back suplex. Beth lifts her up and press slams her down. AJ tries to fight back and kicks Beth in the face. Beth immediately big boots her down and picks her up. Beth hits the Glam Slam for the win.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Kaitlyn gets in the ring and quickly fetches AJ before Beth Phoenix can attack some more. Beth grabs a microphone and says the clock will strike midnight for Kelly Kelly on Sunday. She and all the other Cinderellas in the WWE are about to have a very unhappy ending for their little fairy tale.
Edge is backstage with Trish Stratus. She's trying to teach him yoga. Christian walks up and calls Trish selfish. Christian says it's great to be back with Edge again. Edge says they've missed some phone calls after what happened at Summerslam. Christian says it might have cost him the World Heavyweight Championship by making him lose his focus, but we'll never know. Edge was only speaking his mind. They hug. Christian says since tonight is a big deal for Edge, maybe he can slide into Teddy Long's office and tell him he deserves one more match for the World Heavyweight Title as some payback. Edge puts his head down and Christian flips out. Christian says at WrestleMania, Edge's last match, he had his back. Edge says he has a headache and says Christian is acting like a woman. Christian whines and leaves. Zack Ryder runs up and asks Edge to tell Randy Orton and Mark Henry that there's a No Contact rule. Ryder runs off and Edge asks what just happened. Stratus wonders if that was the Internet Champion.
Wade Barrett & Christian vs Sheamus & Justin Gabriel
Before the match, Sheamus grabs a microphone. Sheamus offers Barrett and Christian some pleasantries, which is common in his homeland of Ireland. Sheamus can't think of anything nice to say about Christian because his face reminds him of a horse's rear end. Sheamus says Barrett is about as thick as a bag of cow manure and only half as usual. Sheamus says he's teaming with Justin Gabriel because he couldn't get Demolition so he chose the 450 Splasher.
Barrett starts off against Gabriel. Gabriel ducks a lock up and goes for a drop-toe-hold, but Barrett doesn't go down. Barrett punches and goes for an elbow drop, but Gabriel moves. Gabriel hits a drop-toe-hold and applies an arm bar. Barrett fights up and whips him off. Gabriel counters an arm drag and takes him down with a leg sweep for a one count. Gabriel wrenches the arm and eats a fist. Barrett head-butts him and throws him to the apron. Gabriel punches him away and scares Christian off. Barrett ducks a springboard and catches him with a Boss Man Slam for a near fall.
Christian is tagged in and he uppercuts Gabriel down. Christian punches away at Gabriel and steps on his face. Christian goes for a suplex, but Gabriel counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Christian pops up and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Barrett is tagged back in and he kicks away at Gabriel. Barrett goes for a suplex, but Gabriel again counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Barrett, like Christian, follows up with a clothesline. Barrett digs his knee into Gabriel's back and applies a chin lock. Gabriel fights up and kicks away at Barrett. Barrett ducks a roundhouse and hits a flapjack for a near fall. Christian is tagged back in and he punches Gabriel down. Christian chokes him on the rope and sends him into the ropes. Gabriel slides through the legs, but Christian quickly grounds him with punches. Christian whips him hard into the corner and talks some trash to Sheamus.
We come back from the break to see Barrett hit a running kick to Gabriel's head. Barrett sends him to the corner and hits a backbreaker for a near fall. Barrett punches away at Gabriel and hits another running kick. Christian is tagged back in and he punches Gabriel in the midsection. Christian sends him to the corner and charges, but Gabriel leapfrogs him. Gabriel hits a STO and they're both down.
Sheamus and Barrett are tagged in. Sheamus hits some clotheslines and runs into a boot. Sheamus catches Barrett charging with a powerslam. Sheamus hits a running splash on the ropes and a high knee. Sheamus goes to the top rope and Christian grabs his ankle. Barrett cuts Sheamus off and goes for a superplex, but Sheamus head-butts him off. Sheamus hits the flying shoulder block and gets pumped up. Sheamus kicks Christian trying to interfere and goes for the Celtic Cross, but Christian slides off. Barrett goes for the Wasteland, but Sheamus slides off and hits the Brogue Kick! Gabriel is tagged in and he hits the 450 Splash for the win!
Winners: Sheamus & Justin Gabriel
Christian thinks about attacking Sheamus from behind, but quickly runs off when Sheamus looks at him. Sheamus tries to goad him back into the ring, but Christian simply backs away.
The Great Khali vs Heath Slater
Slater kicks Khali and runs off. Slater ducks and starts punching. Khali grabs him by the throat, pushes him into the ropes, and clotheslines him down. Jinder Mahal comes out and starts yelling at Khali in their native tongue. Khali chops Slater's chest and clotheslines him down. Khali looks at Mahal and doesn't look happy. Slater attacks from behind and nearly takes the Punjabi Plunge, but Jinder Mahal blindsides Khali causing a DQ.
Winner: The Great Khali
Mahal and Slater punch away at Khali in the corner, but Khali fights out. Khali big boots Slater and clotheslines Mahal down. Khali picks him up and goes to give Mahal the Punjabi Plunge, but Slater breaks it up. Khali knocks Slater down and hits the Punjabi Plunge on him. Khali stares at Mahal as he watches on in horror on the outside.
Evan Bourne vs R-Truth
R-Truth gets sent to the corner and kicks Bourne in the face. Bourne is thrown to the outside and booted down. R-Truth rolls him in the ring for a two count. R-Truth applies a chin lock as The Miz and Kingston argue about what a champion should dress like. Bourne fights up, but R-Truth stops him. R-Truth goes for a suplex and Bourne knees him in the head. Bourne hits a high knee to the mouth for a two count. Bourne kicks away, but R-Truth splits under a kick. Bourne kicks him and hits a hurricanrana while R-Truth was still on his knees! Bourne goes to the top rope and goes for the Air Bourne, but R-Truth moves. Bourne lands on his feet and R-Truth takes him out with the Little Jimmy for the win.
Winner: R-Truth
The Cutting Edge set is up in the ring and Edge is sitting down. Edge says Cody Rhodes came out earlier tonight and said he was pandering because he said how great it was to be in a WWE ring in front of all the fans. What the Phantom of the Opera doesn't realize is how important Toronto has been to him. Edge sat eleventh row at ringside at WrestleMania XI and watched the Ultimate Warrior beat Hulk Hogan for his first WWE Championship. It's also the city where he won his first title in WWE, the Intercontinental Championship. Edge knows how important championships are in WWE and how they should be revered. That's why he's excited to have the following guests on The Cutting Edge. First, he'll introduce the challenger: the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry. Mark Henry comes to the ring and doesn't even look at Edge. Edge then introduces the World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton.
Orton and Mark Henry stare at each other and Edge is in the middle of them. Edge reminds them of Teddy Long's No Contact rule during The Cutting Edge. Edge says he's not pulling any punches here. Edge says it's a good thing for Orton that there's a No Contact policy since Mark Henry has been tearing through everyone. Henry doesn't even look human. He's done things to Orton that no other human has ever done. Edge asks if Orton honestly thinks he can beat Mark Henry this Sunday.
Orton says Edge is right in that Henry has demolished a lot of people, namely Big Show and Kane. Orton says the only time Henry wants to get physical with him is after he's already had a match. Orton says Henry hasn't proven anything to him. Orton says maybe that doesn't matter and Henry just wants to make a statement. Maybe Henry knows the reason why he's never won the big one in WWE is that his very best just isn't good enough. Orton says he doesn't think he can beat Mark Henry – he KNOWS he can.
Edge says he hates to say it, no actually he doesn't. Edge says Orton has a point – Henry's career has been disappointing. Edge says he's calling it just as he sees it. Edge started in WWE in 1998 and Henry was already a veteran. For someone as big and devastating as Henry, he's never won the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge asks how that's possible. Henry should be one of the most decorated champions of all time. Some might say it's because of fluke losses here and there. Maybe it's injuries at bad times. Maybe it's that Henry doesn't have the desire. When Henry wants to hold the title, it's a whole new level. Maybe Henry just isn't good enough to get to that level.
Henry says he and Edge need to get something crystal clear. The only reason he's going to let him leave the ring under his own power is because Edge is right. Fifteen years he's seen men smaller and weaker than him become champions. He's seen Randy Orton become champion over and over again. What they tell him is to go out and smile. Henry says he's done smiling and showing personality. He's here to destroy and take what Orton has. Fifteen years he's come out and had to show what he can do. It didn't work. Fifteen years it has taken him to get here. Come Sunday, he will be a World Heavyweight Champion. Orton says their match at Night of Champions will indeed be symbolic of Henry's career. Henry may look impressive and may even come close to winning, but in the end, he'll be the same as he's always been. A 400-pound, fifteen-year, World's Strongest FAILURE.
Orton and Henry stare at each other as Edge reminds them that there's a No Contact during The Cutting Edge. Edge leaves the ring and says this is the part of the show where he says The Cutting Edge is over. Orton and Henry come to blows and Teddy Long runs out to the stage. Long calls for some wrestlers in the locker room to separate them. Henry breaks free of all of them and continues punching. They eventually grab him and keep him back. Orton dives over them and beats on Henry. They back Orton up, but he breaks free. Henry quickly grabs him and hits the World's Strongest Slam!
Henry demolishes the rest of the Smackdown guys in the ring and hits Orton with a big splash. Long is on the outside begging Henry to stop. Henry picks Johnny Curtis up and throws him out of the ring. Henry press slams Zack Ryder out of the ring and hits another big splash on Orton! Henry picks Trent Barreta up by the neck and throws him out of the ring. Henry head-butts one of the Uso brothers down and stares at Orton. Henry picks him up again and hits another World's Strongest Slam! Henry picks the World Heavyweight Championship up and holds it in the air while standing over Randy Orton!
WWE Smackdown Results
September 16th, 2011
Justin Roberts is in the ring and he asks us to welcome back to Smackdown the eleven-time World Champion, one of the greatest superstars in the history of the WWE, Toronto's own Rated R Superstar, Edge! Edge comes out to a monster pop from the hometown fans and he looks pumped up.
Edge says he really missed that. Even if this never happens again, it feels so good to stand in a WWE ring again. Edge says he'll do one even better – it feels even better to be back in his hometown Toronto. Since he was forced to retire he's got to do some pretty cool things. He shot a TV show and has been in all kinds of stuff. It's been fun, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't miss the heck out of this. Edge misses getting into the ring and having a twenty-minute wrestling match. He misses the competition and his friends in the locker room. He misses walking into a room and his theme music and pyro doesn't automatically go off. That doesn't happen in the real world. Edge asks us to resist the urge to puke because this is cheesy, but he misses the heck out of all the fans. They chant, Thank you Edge.
Edge says he'll host The Cutting Edge later tonight and his guests will be the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry and the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. He knows both guys really well so he won't pull any punches. He'll ask the tough questions, but that's later on tonight. Right now...
Cody Rhodes's music hits and he makes his way to the ring with his baggers. Rhodes says he'll give credit where credit is due. Rhodes was sure that Edge was going to come out and pontificate on his appearance on the SyFy show Haven, which airs right after Smackdown. An opportunity for the Ultimate Opportunist and he doesn't take it. Rhodes says it sounds like he was sucking up to the people. Rhodes says he thought Edge was above that. Rhodes gets in the ring and says maybe he's not. Maybe he's just like all of these blank and hopeless faces that are in need of paper bags over them. Edge says maybe he should quit complaining and moaning about injuries and masks over your face, and blaming everyone but himself. Maybe Rhodes should do something himself and quit blaming everybody else. Edge tells him to look in the mirror, even though it's disfigured.
Rhodes says it sounds like Edge is a little bitter. Rhodes asks why he would be bitter. The last time Rhodes saw Edge, he was triumphant at WrestleMania, and he was wallowing in tragedy about his blemished exterior. But, he went on to become the Intercontinental Champion and dispose of the weak minded Ted DiBiase. Then, last Monday on Raw, he defeated the World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton. Rhodes asks just who is triumphant now. Rhodes guesses that makes Edge the tragedy. Rhodes grabs a paper bag mask and hands it to Edge. Rhodes says he knows Edge won't put it on, but he wants him to take it home and place it on his mantel as a reminder of what Smackdown has become – the new home of the new face of Smackdown, the Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes.
Edge thanks him for the offer, but if Rhodes is the new face of Smackdown, then the show needs a paper bag much more than he does. Rhodes says that doesn't make sense. Edge says what doesn't make sense is how someone as charismatic as Dusty Rhodes sired him. Edge says he thinks he's going to leave because if Rhodes keeps on talking then he'll fall asleep. Edge walks off and Rhodes yells that he's not done with him. Edge rolls his eyes and keeps walking.
Rhodes says he's the Intercontinental Champion and no one is better than him. Rhodes says he'll enhance everyone's lives by giving them paper bags. Rhodes goes around pointing out the audience members who need paper bags. Rhodes eats a punch from someone wearing a paper bag mask and it's revealed to be Ted DiBiase. DiBiase is seething with anger as he sends Rhodes into the barricade. DiBiase rolls him into the ring and continues punching him. DiBiase ducks a clothesline and hits Dream Street. DiBiase punches one of the baggers and takes a paper bag mask. DiBiase gets back in the ring and Rhodes quickly runs out with his title.
Sin Cara vs Daniel Bryan
The bell rings and Bryan immediately takes Sin Cara down with a running knee. Bryan hits a running dropkick in the corner and he punches away at him. Bryan kicks away at him and uppercuts him down. Bryan stands on Sin Cara's face before sending him to the corner. Sin Cara flips to the apron and Bryan knocks him off. Bryan goes into the ropes and Sin Cara quickly dropkicks him in the knee.
Sin Cara kicks him in the back and punches him down. Sin Cara stomps away at him and wrenches the arm. Sin Cara hits a knee breaker and he works on the knee with kicks. Sin Cara lifts him up by the knee and launches him out of the ring!
Sin Cara executes an Indian Death Lock. Bryan fights out of it with some punches and he goes to town on Sin Cara's face. Sin Cara quickly kicks him in the knee and hits a running dropkick to the face. Sin Cara gets pumped up and charges him in the corner. Bryan drops him to the apron, but Sin Cara quickly bounces him off the turnbuckle. Sin Cara hits a springboard flying head-butt for a near fall. Sin Cara goes for a Figure Four, but Bryan kicks him off. Sin Cara tries to rebound with a springboard moonsault, but Bryan gets his feet up. That looked awesome, but you wouldn't be able to tell that if you're listening to the announcers.
Bryan blocks a punch and hits some of his own. Sin Cara kicks him in the knee and goes into the ropes, but Bryan levels him with a right hand. Bryan kicks away at him and finishes him off with one to the head for a near fall. Bryan viciously kicks away at him in the corner and sets him up on the top rope. Bryan climbs up and Sin Cara slides through the legs. Sin Cara crotches him and hangs him in the tree of woe. Sin Cara kicks away at him and the referee warns him to stop. The referee counts to five and disqualifies Sin Cara.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
Sin Cara backs up and hits a running dropkick to Bryan's face, who is still hung upside down. Sin Cara's music hits and the pyro goes off. Another Sin Cara comes through the curtain. The new Sin Cara jumps into the ring and they circle the ring, staring at each other. The heel Sin Cara leaves the ring.
Zack Ryder is backstage with General Manager Teddy Long. Ryder questions his decision to let Randy Orton and Mark Henry in the same ring tonight. Long said they will both act like professionals and he's invoking a No Contact rule. If they get into any physicality then the match on Sunday is off. Long tells Ryder to tell them. Ryder doesn't look happy and Long says, Woo, woo, woo, don't blow it. Aksana gives Teddy Long a shoulder massage as Trish Stratus walks in.
Beth Phoenix vs AJ
They lock up and Beth easily pushes her to the corner. AJ slides through her legs and kicks her. AJ goes for a wheelbarrow bulldog, but Beth counters with a back suplex. Beth lifts her up and press slams her down. AJ tries to fight back and kicks Beth in the face. Beth immediately big boots her down and picks her up. Beth hits the Glam Slam for the win.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Kaitlyn gets in the ring and quickly fetches AJ before Beth Phoenix can attack some more. Beth grabs a microphone and says the clock will strike midnight for Kelly Kelly on Sunday. She and all the other Cinderellas in the WWE are about to have a very unhappy ending for their little fairy tale.
Edge is backstage with Trish Stratus. She's trying to teach him yoga. Christian walks up and calls Trish selfish. Christian says it's great to be back with Edge again. Edge says they've missed some phone calls after what happened at Summerslam. Christian says it might have cost him the World Heavyweight Championship by making him lose his focus, but we'll never know. Edge was only speaking his mind. They hug. Christian says since tonight is a big deal for Edge, maybe he can slide into Teddy Long's office and tell him he deserves one more match for the World Heavyweight Title as some payback. Edge puts his head down and Christian flips out. Christian says at WrestleMania, Edge's last match, he had his back. Edge says he has a headache and says Christian is acting like a woman. Christian whines and leaves. Zack Ryder runs up and asks Edge to tell Randy Orton and Mark Henry that there's a No Contact rule. Ryder runs off and Edge asks what just happened. Stratus wonders if that was the Internet Champion.
Wade Barrett & Christian vs Sheamus & Justin Gabriel
Before the match, Sheamus grabs a microphone. Sheamus offers Barrett and Christian some pleasantries, which is common in his homeland of Ireland. Sheamus can't think of anything nice to say about Christian because his face reminds him of a horse's rear end. Sheamus says Barrett is about as thick as a bag of cow manure and only half as usual. Sheamus says he's teaming with Justin Gabriel because he couldn't get Demolition so he chose the 450 Splasher.
Barrett starts off against Gabriel. Gabriel ducks a lock up and goes for a drop-toe-hold, but Barrett doesn't go down. Barrett punches and goes for an elbow drop, but Gabriel moves. Gabriel hits a drop-toe-hold and applies an arm bar. Barrett fights up and whips him off. Gabriel counters an arm drag and takes him down with a leg sweep for a one count. Gabriel wrenches the arm and eats a fist. Barrett head-butts him and throws him to the apron. Gabriel punches him away and scares Christian off. Barrett ducks a springboard and catches him with a Boss Man Slam for a near fall.
Christian is tagged in and he uppercuts Gabriel down. Christian punches away at Gabriel and steps on his face. Christian goes for a suplex, but Gabriel counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Christian pops up and hits a clothesline for a near fall. Barrett is tagged back in and he kicks away at Gabriel. Barrett goes for a suplex, but Gabriel again counters into an inside cradle for a near fall. Barrett, like Christian, follows up with a clothesline. Barrett digs his knee into Gabriel's back and applies a chin lock. Gabriel fights up and kicks away at Barrett. Barrett ducks a roundhouse and hits a flapjack for a near fall. Christian is tagged back in and he punches Gabriel down. Christian chokes him on the rope and sends him into the ropes. Gabriel slides through the legs, but Christian quickly grounds him with punches. Christian whips him hard into the corner and talks some trash to Sheamus.
We come back from the break to see Barrett hit a running kick to Gabriel's head. Barrett sends him to the corner and hits a backbreaker for a near fall. Barrett punches away at Gabriel and hits another running kick. Christian is tagged back in and he punches Gabriel in the midsection. Christian sends him to the corner and charges, but Gabriel leapfrogs him. Gabriel hits a STO and they're both down.
Sheamus and Barrett are tagged in. Sheamus hits some clotheslines and runs into a boot. Sheamus catches Barrett charging with a powerslam. Sheamus hits a running splash on the ropes and a high knee. Sheamus goes to the top rope and Christian grabs his ankle. Barrett cuts Sheamus off and goes for a superplex, but Sheamus head-butts him off. Sheamus hits the flying shoulder block and gets pumped up. Sheamus kicks Christian trying to interfere and goes for the Celtic Cross, but Christian slides off. Barrett goes for the Wasteland, but Sheamus slides off and hits the Brogue Kick! Gabriel is tagged in and he hits the 450 Splash for the win!
Winners: Sheamus & Justin Gabriel
Christian thinks about attacking Sheamus from behind, but quickly runs off when Sheamus looks at him. Sheamus tries to goad him back into the ring, but Christian simply backs away.
The Great Khali vs Heath Slater
Slater kicks Khali and runs off. Slater ducks and starts punching. Khali grabs him by the throat, pushes him into the ropes, and clotheslines him down. Jinder Mahal comes out and starts yelling at Khali in their native tongue. Khali chops Slater's chest and clotheslines him down. Khali looks at Mahal and doesn't look happy. Slater attacks from behind and nearly takes the Punjabi Plunge, but Jinder Mahal blindsides Khali causing a DQ.
Winner: The Great Khali
Mahal and Slater punch away at Khali in the corner, but Khali fights out. Khali big boots Slater and clotheslines Mahal down. Khali picks him up and goes to give Mahal the Punjabi Plunge, but Slater breaks it up. Khali knocks Slater down and hits the Punjabi Plunge on him. Khali stares at Mahal as he watches on in horror on the outside.
Evan Bourne vs R-Truth
R-Truth gets sent to the corner and kicks Bourne in the face. Bourne is thrown to the outside and booted down. R-Truth rolls him in the ring for a two count. R-Truth applies a chin lock as The Miz and Kingston argue about what a champion should dress like. Bourne fights up, but R-Truth stops him. R-Truth goes for a suplex and Bourne knees him in the head. Bourne hits a high knee to the mouth for a two count. Bourne kicks away, but R-Truth splits under a kick. Bourne kicks him and hits a hurricanrana while R-Truth was still on his knees! Bourne goes to the top rope and goes for the Air Bourne, but R-Truth moves. Bourne lands on his feet and R-Truth takes him out with the Little Jimmy for the win.
Winner: R-Truth
The Cutting Edge set is up in the ring and Edge is sitting down. Edge says Cody Rhodes came out earlier tonight and said he was pandering because he said how great it was to be in a WWE ring in front of all the fans. What the Phantom of the Opera doesn't realize is how important Toronto has been to him. Edge sat eleventh row at ringside at WrestleMania XI and watched the Ultimate Warrior beat Hulk Hogan for his first WWE Championship. It's also the city where he won his first title in WWE, the Intercontinental Championship. Edge knows how important championships are in WWE and how they should be revered. That's why he's excited to have the following guests on The Cutting Edge. First, he'll introduce the challenger: the World's Strongest Man, Mark Henry. Mark Henry comes to the ring and doesn't even look at Edge. Edge then introduces the World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton.
Orton and Mark Henry stare at each other and Edge is in the middle of them. Edge reminds them of Teddy Long's No Contact rule during The Cutting Edge. Edge says he's not pulling any punches here. Edge says it's a good thing for Orton that there's a No Contact policy since Mark Henry has been tearing through everyone. Henry doesn't even look human. He's done things to Orton that no other human has ever done. Edge asks if Orton honestly thinks he can beat Mark Henry this Sunday.
Orton says Edge is right in that Henry has demolished a lot of people, namely Big Show and Kane. Orton says the only time Henry wants to get physical with him is after he's already had a match. Orton says Henry hasn't proven anything to him. Orton says maybe that doesn't matter and Henry just wants to make a statement. Maybe Henry knows the reason why he's never won the big one in WWE is that his very best just isn't good enough. Orton says he doesn't think he can beat Mark Henry – he KNOWS he can.
Edge says he hates to say it, no actually he doesn't. Edge says Orton has a point – Henry's career has been disappointing. Edge says he's calling it just as he sees it. Edge started in WWE in 1998 and Henry was already a veteran. For someone as big and devastating as Henry, he's never won the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. Edge asks how that's possible. Henry should be one of the most decorated champions of all time. Some might say it's because of fluke losses here and there. Maybe it's injuries at bad times. Maybe it's that Henry doesn't have the desire. When Henry wants to hold the title, it's a whole new level. Maybe Henry just isn't good enough to get to that level.
Henry says he and Edge need to get something crystal clear. The only reason he's going to let him leave the ring under his own power is because Edge is right. Fifteen years he's seen men smaller and weaker than him become champions. He's seen Randy Orton become champion over and over again. What they tell him is to go out and smile. Henry says he's done smiling and showing personality. He's here to destroy and take what Orton has. Fifteen years he's come out and had to show what he can do. It didn't work. Fifteen years it has taken him to get here. Come Sunday, he will be a World Heavyweight Champion. Orton says their match at Night of Champions will indeed be symbolic of Henry's career. Henry may look impressive and may even come close to winning, but in the end, he'll be the same as he's always been. A 400-pound, fifteen-year, World's Strongest FAILURE.
Orton and Henry stare at each other as Edge reminds them that there's a No Contact during The Cutting Edge. Edge leaves the ring and says this is the part of the show where he says The Cutting Edge is over. Orton and Henry come to blows and Teddy Long runs out to the stage. Long calls for some wrestlers in the locker room to separate them. Henry breaks free of all of them and continues punching. They eventually grab him and keep him back. Orton dives over them and beats on Henry. They back Orton up, but he breaks free. Henry quickly grabs him and hits the World's Strongest Slam!
Henry demolishes the rest of the Smackdown guys in the ring and hits Orton with a big splash. Long is on the outside begging Henry to stop. Henry picks Johnny Curtis up and throws him out of the ring. Henry press slams Zack Ryder out of the ring and hits another big splash on Orton! Henry picks Trent Barreta up by the neck and throws him out of the ring. Henry head-butts one of the Uso brothers down and stares at Orton. Henry picks him up again and hits another World's Strongest Slam! Henry picks the World Heavyweight Championship up and holds it in the air while standing over Randy Orton!
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