WWE Smackdown Review and Results- July 12 2013 edition

Money In The Bank All Stars collide in the Main Event of Smackdown.

Match 1: Daniel Bryan vs Christian

Smackdown kicked off with a match between two of the participants in the All Star Money In The Bank match, It was a very back and fourth action type match with both superstars building momentum throughout the bout. Ultimately Daniel Bryan seized on a Christian mistake which led to Bryan applying his YES! Lock onto Captain Charisma forcing him to tap out.

Result: Daniel Bryan wins

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Match 2: Jey Uso vs Seth Rollins

Fully prepared to challenge the WWE Tag Team Champions alongside his brother this Sunday at Money in the Bank Kickoff, Jey Uso battled one-on-one with Seth Rollins on SmackDown. After Roman Reigns dropped Jimmy outside the ring, the distraction he created allowed Rollins to knock Jey onto the top turnbuckle and then stomp him into the canvas with authority for the three-count. 

Result: Seth Rollins wins

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Match 3: Chris Jericho vs Curtis Axel

In the height of the heated confrontation, Y2J hit a Codebreaker on the titleholder, sending him flying out of the ring. Axel couldn’t answer the count in time – resulting in his second loss of the week to the six-time World Champion! 
Following the match, a flabbergasted Axel tore up the ringside area. Will he pull it together in time to put his title on the line against No. 1 contender The Miz this Sunday? 

Result: Chris Jericho wins via Count Out

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Match 4: The Miz vs Ryback

After an apparent knee injury caused Ryback to stop his match against The Miz two weeks ago on Raw, The Awesome One got another opportunity to wreck The Human Wrecking Ball on the blue brand. While it looked as if the recurring leg damage might once again cause Ryback to end the competition early, the intense Superstar instead used the momentary pause in the action to clothesline the former WWE Champion and hit Shell Shocked for the important pin fall.

Result: Ryback wins

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Match 5: Fandango vs Wade Barrett

With their World Heavyweight Championship Contract Money in the Bank Ladder Match opponents Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger joining Zeb Colter at the SmackDown announce table, Fandango battled Wade Barrett. This came four days after Barrett sucker punched the dancing Superstar on Raw. However, moments after Team Rhodes Scholars emerged and kicked the dust-up outside the ring, Fandango took advantage of the commotion and rolled up The Barrett Barrage for the quick victory.

Result: Fandango wins

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Match 6: Randy Orton vs Sheamus

In the SmackDown main event, Money in the Bank All-Stars Sheamus and Randy Orton went head-to-head in an absolutely off-the-hook slugfest. And when both Superstars spilled outside the ring in the match’s final moments, Daniel Bryan made a surprise appearance. Utilising a ladder from under the ring, the scruffy Superstar knocked both The Viper and The Celtic Warrior to the canvas. While his actions brought an end to the official competition, a fierce post-match struggle quickly erupted to see who could get to the top of the ladder and claim a symbolic victory heading into Sunday’s Money in the Bank All-Stars Ladder Match.   

The action moved to the next rung, however, when Christian joined the fray and didn’t stop until Orton blasted Bryan with a thunderous RKO before climbing the ladder and staking his claim to Money in the Bank success.

Result: Match ends in a No Contest

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This episode of Smackdown was pretty average with only a couple of matches really catching my eye which makes it a 6.5/10

Backstage Fallout (via You Tube)