WWE 2011: ROAD TO WM: SDOWN & RAW POSTED!

Crap! I was planning one of these. Though I knew someone would beat me to it. Good luck with this.

Smackdown begins with Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler's World Heavyweight Championship coronation. The broadcast team brings us back to last week's Smackdown, which saw Edge used his signature Spear, a move that has been prohibited by Official Smackdown Consultant, Vickie Guerrero. Dolph Ziggler cuts a sarcastic heartfelt speech about how he's waited his entire life to become World Heavyweight Champion. Dolph tells Edge to just come out, and get it over with. Teddy Long's music hits! The Smackdown General Manager makes his awaited return to Smackdown! Long says that Edge won't be handing over the title, atleast... not to Dolph Ziggler. Long mentions that he happened to see who attacked him from behind, a few weeks back. It wasn't Edge... it wasn't The Corre... it was... DOLPH ZIGGLER.[/b] Ziggler gets on the mic, and tells Vickie that things didn't go to plan, he was supposed to be World Heavyweight Champion! Teddy Long strips Vickie Guerrero from her position as Official Smackdown Consultant. As for Dolph Ziggler, from this point on... he is removed from the Smackdown Elimination Chamber this sunday, and is no longer a Smackdown Superstar. Dolph says that he can't do that. Long announces a 10 man Battle Royal for Ziggler's spot... right now! Holla, Holla, Holla!

Kofi Kingston and Big Show make their way to the ring, as they get settled for the battle royal.

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Match #1 - Jack Swagger eliminated Kofi Kingston to win a 10 Man Battle Royal to enter this sunday's Elimination Chamber, thanks to a distraction by Alberto Del Rio, and his car. Del Rio winks at Kingston, as Swagger celebrates his victory.

Backstage, and we see Teddy Long re-arranging his office, Kofi Kingston storms in and demands a match against Alberto Del Rio, this sunday at Elimination Chamber. Teddy Long agrees to make the match for the Intercontinental Championship.

Match #2 - LayCool def. Beth Phoenix and WWE Divas Champion, Eve Torres in a tag team match, after Michelle lays Eve out with a big boot. It was announced that there will be a divas scramble match at Elimination Chamber, for the Divas Championship. The participants will be the champion Eve Torres, Natalya, Beth Phoenix, and both members of LayCool.


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Match #3 - Justin Gabriel, Ezekiel Jackson and Heath Slater def. Chris Masters, Trent Barreta and JTG. Wade Barrett was on commentary, putting the group over. He talked about Ezekiel Jackson tossing himself and Big Show over the top rope, earlier on in the night. After the match, they continue the beat down and deliver all of their signature moves.

A 2.21.11 promo is aired. The announcers talk about The Undertaker's big return on Monday Night Raw.

Match #4 - Drew McIntyre def. Chavo Guerrero in a quick squash. They hype Drew up as the dark horse heading into the chamber, this sunday.

*commercial*

They show a video package from The Rock's return on Raw.

Match #5 - Rey Mysterio and Edge def. Jack Swagger and Kane, after Edge hits the spear on Swagger from an assisted 619.

Raw opens with a recap of last night's PPV, which saw The Miz successfully retain his WWE Championship against Jerry "The King" Lawler.

Michael Cole, The Miz, and Alex Riley are standing in the ring. Cole has a mic in hand, and talks about how exactly 14 years ago, he was just a journalist working for CBS Radio, covering the Yugoslavian civil war, until WWE called him up and offered him a job as a backstage interviewer. He says from that point on, WWE have made his life a living hell... Cole says that it reminded him of somebody... and that was the current WWE Champion, The Miz.

*The Miz raises his title in the air to a chorus of boos.*

Cole says that just like The Miz, when he entered the WWE, he recieved no respect from his co-workers, no respect from the guys in the back. Atleast, that was until last year, when he was given the call from the WWE Chairman, Mr. McMahon, who offered him a job, as the General Manager of Monday Night Raw. Initally, Cole was hesistant to the idea, but after thinking it through, he accepted it. But he decided to do it his own way, and due to being "The Voice of the WWE", McMahon respected his wishes. He tells Alex Riley to open his briefcase, which has a laptop computer, aswell as a singular device. Cole takes the device out of the briefcase and presses a button on it, which flickers the lights and makes the Email Alert go off. Cole mentions that thanks to this man, he was able to take his reign as General Manager one step further. He says at this point in time, he would like to thank Mr. McMahon for the opportunity, Alex Riley for his help on making this a success, and The Miz... for finally putting that has-been Jerry Lawler out of his misery.

Jerry Lawler's music hits and out comes The King. Lawler says that throughout all of this time, the highly anticipated "Anonymous Raw General Manager" was... Michael Cole? King points out how gutless Michael Cole was for making his decisions, whilst hiding behind a computer. Alex Riley gets on the mic and mentions that he can't talk to his boss like that. King tells him to shut up, he says that Cole cost him his dream of one day becoming WWE Champion... not once, but twice. Lawler says that at first, he thought he was just a huge fan of The Miz, but he gets it now. Cole says that he just couldn't have a 61 year old man, carrying his show. Lawler tells him to shut up, as he's not finished. Lawler says that there is one other dream of his that he has, and he will fulfil that dream right now... Lawler knocks down Cole with a punch, but gets hit in the abdomen with Alex Riley's briefcase. They resume the beatdown until R-Truth and John Morrison make the save. The Miz, Cole and Riley run out of the ring. Lawler says that he may not have the authority to make decisions around here, but he thinks a tag team match is in order for tonight. He says how about Cole takes his two boytoy's, and puts them in a match against R-Truth and the NEW #1 Contender and the next WWE Champion, John Morrison? Riley tells Cole no, but Miz whispers in his ear and convinces Cole to make the match.

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Matt Striker and Josh Matthews are out for commentary.

Match #1 - Natalya and WWE Divas Champion, Beth Phoenix def. The Bella Twins.

Backstage, and CM Punk is in a room with The New Nexus. Punk says that last night, was supposed to be THE night that The Nexus took over The WWE. Punk says that maybe the group is just not tough enough, Otunga says that if either one of them were in the match, Punk would be WWE Champion by now. Punk accuses of him of saying he's a bad leader, and gets in Otunga's face. Otunga starts back-tracking, while the New Nexus look visibly angry with him. Punk says that he is going to make an example out of David Otunga tonight in the ring. The New Nexus walk off and leave Otunga behind, who tries to explain the situation.

Match #2 - WWE United States Champion, Daniel Bryan def. Primo Colon in a short match. After the match, William Regal comes out and raises Bryan's hand in celebration, leaving Bryan confused.

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Backstage and Cole is setting up his office, putttng a huge picture of himself on the wall. Darren Young comes in the door and tries to ask for an opportunity. Cole says that he has asked for it at just the right time, because he is booked in a match against somebody he is very familiar with... next. Cole now tells him to get out of his office, as he has some business to take care of. An excited Darren Young walks out of the office, as Cole calls him a nerd behind his back.

Match #3 - Skip Sheffield def. Darren Young with his backpack stunner. Sheffield looked very impressive in his return, and was sporting a slightly new look, which had a vest with spikes on it.

John Cena comes out for a promo, and talks about how last night's Elimination Chamber didn't exactly go to plan. Cena says that's alright, because he has been WWE Champion before, and will become WWE Champion again. Which brings him to The Rock, who is just fresh off of his huge WWE return last week. He says that The Rock was not lying when he said that he was talking trash in interviews. He says that it was only because he wanted to do something exciting, and fresh. Cena says he will be the first to admit that the WWE isn't quite as "electrifying" as it once was, and that may be down to him. But Cena says that every night he walks out that curtain, he gives it all for the WWE Universe, and how when he says the WWE is his life, he means it. Cena says that he's sure that was heard somewhere before, and because of that, some people may doubt him.

Cena brings up how at Wrestlemania 18, The Rock cemented his status as a WWE Legend, and a future Hall of Famer. Cena says that he wants that opportunity. He mentions that he may not be on the status of The Rock, or Stone Cold Steve Austin... YET, but he says that he wants the opportunity to show that he can be. Which is why he is laying down the challenge... John Cena vs The Rock, at Wrestlemania 27. "What do you say, Rock?" Are you willing to put it all on the line, and give the WWE Universe, the biggest match they have ever seen in their lives?" Cena says that he will give The Rock exactly three weeks to answer.

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We're back from the break and The Nexus music hits. The New Nexus come out, followed by David Otunga who is walking a visible distance behind. CM Punk takes the mic and says that he was listening to what Wade Barrett said last night, and how he may be right. Punk says that this just isn't working out. He says that people are doubting him and The New Nexus, purely because of the fact that they were living off the Nexus name. Punk says that the first thing he needs to do, is rid the group off the one original thing "The Nexus" has left..... That is... "The A-List" David Otunga. Otunga looks confused, and tries to reason with them, as CM Punk instructs Mason Ryan to take his head off with a clothesline. McGillicutty joins in on the beatdown. CM Punk tells the referee to ring the bell...

Match #4 - CM Punk def. David Otunga with the GTS.

Punk takes the armband off Otunga, and throws it away before all three men remove all traces of "The Nexus" off themselves.

A Wrestlemania 27 Video Package is shown.

Sheamus' music hits, and he comes out for a match with Mark Henry. Michael Cole comes up on the titantron, and plays the Email Alert button once again. Cole asks if he can have everyone's attention. He says since we're now living in the Vintage Era, we're going to do something fresh and new tonight. He says that both Sheamus and Mark Henry will have tag team partners, chosen at random. Zack Ryder is Sheamus' tag team partner, which Sheamus immediately facepalms at. Mark Henry's partner... The Great Khali.

Match #5 - Mark Henry and The Great Khali def. Zack Ryder and Sheamus, after Henry pinned Ryder with the World's Strongest Slam. After the match, Sheamus attacks Ryder.

They hype up The Undertaker's return and it's next!

*commercial*

Similar to last week's fiasco, a 2.21.11 promo appears on the screen, the lights go out, and The Undertaker's gong goes off. When they come back on, Taker is standing in the ring. The crowd pop. Undertaker declares justice on their Wade Barrett's soul, and says that they will... "rest... in... peace." The Lights go out, and Undertaker is nowhere to be found.

Todd Grisham is standing by, with "The Viper" Randy Orton. Grisham asks Orton about CM Punk's decision to blacklist The Nexus name just moments ago. Orton says that he doesn't care about CM Punk, or The Nexus. He says that one thing he does care about is the WWE Championship, and how CM Punk cost him that opportunity of regaining what's rightfully his at the Royal Rumble. He says that he has already took out one of his "diciples", and will have no problem taking out the rest. Orton gives the camera a cold stare, as the interview comes to an end.

Match #6 - John Morrison and R-Truth (with Jerry Lawler) def. WWE Champion, The Miz and Alex Riley (with Michael Cole), after Morrison lays Riley out with his running knee.

During the conclusion of the match, The Miz got hit with the Lie Detector, which Cole immediately sees to, leaving Riley stuck on his own. All three men celebrate in the ring together, as Cole calls them Maniacs. Morrison signals that he is coming for The Miz's Championship, as this week's edition of Raw comes to an end.

Smackdown opens with Christian. He talks about how Alberto Del Rio put him on the shelf for 8 months, which meant no Royal Rumble... no Wrestlemania main event, and no hope of one day becoming World Heavyweight Champion. Edge's music hits, he welcomes Christian back and they bring up their past. Alberto Del Rio comes out and says that Christian is an afterthought, and isn't worth his time, as he's got bigger fish to fry. Teddy Long comes out and announces that tonight, we will see an Edge & Christian reunion, as they take on Alberto Del Rio and a mystery partner of his choosing.

Match #1 - Rosa Mendes and Kaitlyn def. LayCool in a tag team match, after Michelle McCool accidently kicked Layla. After the match, they argued, and Layla walked out on Michelle.

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A hype video is aired for WWE's latest international superstar signing, "Mistico."[/i][/u]

Match #2 - Rey Mysterio def. Jack Swagger via DQ after Cody Rhodes interferes with a face-mask and brutally assaults Mysterio. He rips Mysterio's mask off and stares at it.

Backstage and Alberto Del Rio is scouting tag team partners. He walks past Curt Hawkins and JTG, and then approaches Chavo Guerrero, but then laughs at him and walks off.

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Match #3 - Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel def. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov to become the *NEW* WWE Tag Team Champions.

After the match, The Corre celebrate in the ring and Wade Barrett takes the mic. He talks about The Undertaker's return last week, Barrett says that he is not afraid of him. He says that The Corre is the most dominant faction in Smackdown history, and makes a vow to become even stronger. The lights go off, and when they come back on, The Corre are nowhere to be found. Barrett is freaking out. They flicker once again, and this time, The Undertaker is standing right behind Barrett! Barrett quickly falls to the ground and escapes. The Undertaker stares at him, and signals that he will Rest... in... Peace.

Backstage, and we see Alberto Del Rio enter a red room. He tries to reason with Kane to become his tag team partner, but Kane says that he doesn't like Del Rio. Kane gets in his face, and tells him to leave, to which Del Rio quickly responds.

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We're back from the break, and Drew McIntyre is shown walking into Teddy Long's office. McIntyre says that he was willing to give up his Elimination Chamber spot, if it meant getting Kelly Kelly her job back. Long says that he respects that, but there's nothing he can do. He says that Kelly's Smackdown contract has been terminated. McIntyre gets hot-headed and leaves the office before bumping into Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio says that he needs a partner for tonight, and that he's just the guy. He says that Edge is the sole reason that Kelly Kelly has been fired, and that now is his chance to make him pay. McIntyre takes Del Rio up on the offer.

Match #4 - Tyler Reks def. Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston in a non-title match.


Match #5 - World Heavyweight Champion Edge & Christian def. Alberto Del Rio & Drew McIntyre after Christian hit Del Rio with the Killswitch.

After the match, Edge and Christian celebrate and do the 5 Second Pose, to end this week's addition of Smackdown.

SUPERSTARS TAPING RESULTS
Natalya def. Alicia Fox with the Sharpshooter.
Curt Hawkins def. JTG with the Heat-Seeking Elbow.
Skip Sheffield def. Yoshi Tatsu with the Backpack Stunner.

Raw opens with a recap of last week's main event. Michael Cole is shown backstage in his office. He says that last week, history was made and it will only get better. In the spirit of Wrestlemania Season, we will see a series of Qualifying matches for Wrestlemania's annual "Money in the Bank" Ladder Match. Eight superstars from Raw and Smackdown respectively will battle it out to gain a contract for a WWE Championship match, whenever they choose. On top of that, John Cena, and Randy Orton will team up to face CM Punk and a member of his choice. And since he's in a good mood, those qualifying matches will start... right now...

Match #1 - Money in the Bank Qualifying Match:[/i] R-Truth def. Ted DiBiase with the Lie Detector.[/color]

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Backstage, and The Miz & Alex Riley enter John Morrison's locker room. Miz says that he hopes Morrison isn't feeling too lucky, because at Wrestlemania, his luck will run out. Morrison brings up Alex Riley's role in the match. He says that if Miz wants to prove himself and wants people to take him seriously, he needs to start doing things on his own. Morrison says that if he beats Alex Riley tonight, Riley is no longer The Miz's apprentice. Before Riley can say anything, The Miz accepts on his behalf, and Morrison tells him he'll see him out there.

Match #2 - Money in the Bank Qualifying Match:[/i] King Sheamus def. Mark Henry with the Brogue Kick. Before the match started, Sheamus attacked Henry from behind with a lead pipe.[/color]

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Tyson Kidd is standing in the ring, as he awaits his opponent for his Money in the Bank Qualifier. Justin Roberts announces Evan Bourne's return, and the match is underway...

Match #3 - Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Evan Bourne def. Tyson Kidd with the Shooting Star Press. Bourne recieved a great reception upon his return.

Backstage, and CM Punk is standing by with McGillicutty, Ryan, and Harris. Punk welcomes Husky back to the group, and says that if he hasn't already noticed, things has changed since before he got here. The group doesn't need to carry around The Nexus' failure on their backs any longer. He says that it's time for a fresh start, and that change is good. Punk says that Harris must have a great deal of revenge for Orton, and chooses him as his partner for tonight. He also mentions that the group is now known as "The Renaissance."

*commercial*

Match #4 - Daniel Bryan (with William Regal) def. Zack Ryder with the LeBell Lock. Regal raised Bryan's hand at the end of the match.

A hype video is aired for WWE's latest international superstar signing, "Mistico."[/u][/i]

Match #6 - John Morrison def. Alex Riley with Starship Pain. Miz looked un-impressed towards the end of the match, as Morrison signaled that he was coming for his WWE Championship.

*commercial*

They show a Smackdown recap, of The Undertaker's return to the show.

Match #7 - John Cena & Randy Orton def. Husky Harris & CM Punk after Orton hit the RKO on Harris.