Complete SD TV Tapings; Full NXT and Full SD Superstars Results as Well!

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WWE Smackdown TV taping report
October 25, 2011
Houston, Tex.
Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

Caldwell's Note: In-person coverage tonight will hit the high points of the taping in chronological order. I'll have a more detailed rundown of the taping Tuesday night/Wednesday.

The pre-show demographics: usual families and kids everywhere. Kids in Cena merchandise. Teenage/adult males are wearing C.M. Punk merchandise.

Attendance: The entire upper deck is tarped off, so they're set up for about 7,500. Half of the crowd was present at the start.

Dark Match: Drew McIntyre beat Johnny Curtis at 3:48. Face pop for Mac being the first person out. Curtis got a "who are you?" reaction. Drew worked heel but was cheered when he hit the Future Shock for the win.

NXT TAPING

Random NXT cast members came out before Chimel gave the formal announcement for the start of the taping.

Striker put on his happy smile to introduce the show, noting only Titus and Bateman remain. 18 minutes in for the first cheap pop from Titus referencing Houston. First contest was Talk the Talk. Bateman did a football promo, putting over the Cowboys to boos. Titus, in pink tights, responded with a Breast Cancer Awareness babyface promo. Strong finish to the promo talking up his journey that got him the Challenge win via crowd response. The men came to blows, setting up two matches for the show.

(1) Showtime Percy Watson beat JTG at 6:12. Basic back and forth that Watson won clean.

Backstage: Striker handed Curt Hawkins a legal document. He also booked Kidd vs. Jey Uso tonight.

(2) Tyson Kidd (w/Curt Hawkins) beat Jey Uso (w/Jimmy Uso) at 4:33. Kidd won with a spinning facebuster. The heels attempted a post-match attack, but Yoshi made the save.

Raw Rebound. The set-up for the main event that set up Cena & Rock at Survivor Series.

Advertised for Raw: Will Rock accept Cena's offer to team at Survivor Series?

Backstage, AJ, Kaityn, and Tamina had an exchange to set up a match.

(3) Kaitlyn beat Tamina at 2:57. One person on the floor did a three-minute promo on ref Scott Armstrong. Oddly, Kaitlyn was not announced from Houston, which could have helped crowd interest.

(4) Derrick Bateman (w/Maxine) beat Titus O'Neil (w/AJ) at 4:40. Maxine and A.J. joined commentary, which should make for interesting dialogue between Regal and Maxine sharing Useless Maxine Facts. Bateman won with an Oklahoma Roll for the surprise clean win.

Afterward, Bateman said this was the greatest night of his career. He brought Maxine into the ring for an important question. Will you marry me? Maxine choked up, then slapped him. Then they made out. Apparently that was good for a yes. The show closed with Bateman wrapping his arms around Maxine, who sold shock and awe. And now another NXT wedding.

SUPERSTARS TAPING

(1) IC champion Cody Rhodes beat Ted DiBiase at 10:08. How did this one end up on Superstars? Rhodes won with Cross Rhodes. Rhodes is an amazing performer and DiBiase needs to work on his babyface comeback. Nice nearfalls at the end that the crowd was invested in.

(2) Ezekiel Jackson beat Jinder Mahal via submission at 3:53. Zeke with the Torture Rack for the easy win.
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SMACKDOWN TAPING For Friday October 28th, 2011

Booker T out to the biggest pop thus far in his hometown. Huge heat on Cole, who play-argued with Chimel ringside.

Teddy Long in the ring to start. The future of the World Title will be determined tonight. Christian interrupted and claimed he will fill the void. C.M. Punk interrupted and Long noted he arranged for Raw stars to be part of Super Smackdown tonight. After some arguing and a great bit from Punk on Christian's "bitching," they set up a singles match for later tonight.

(1) The Miz & R-Truth beat WWE tag champs Air Boom at 5:43. Truth with the pin on Kofi following their double team finisher. It was discovered many moves can be re-named using Boom e.g. Boomdog, Boompress, Enzi-boom-ri. Afterward, Miz and Truth cut a promo that they will take out Cena unless the one man who hates him more than they do, The Rock, does it first. Basic planting seeds of dissension before Survivor Series.

After a DVD plug for Bret vs. Shawn, they cut backstage, where D Bryan and Kidd argued over who was better. Santino decided they should decide it in the ring tonight. Kidd said that "clown" has a good idea.

Raw Rebound: Nash breaking Hunter's heart, then trying to break him physically via sledgehammer.

(2) Wade Barrett beat Trent Barreta at 2:30. Trent kept it close for a few innings, but Barrett easily finished him off with Wasteland.

Up Next: Orton continues his mid-card non-title quest vs. Ziggler.

(3) Randy Orton beat US champion Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero) at 12:28 in a non-title match. No pre-match "Excuse Me" from Vickie, with focus on Ziggler. Before the match started, IC champ Cody Rhodes came out for commentary. A "We Want Ryder...Woo Woo Woo Woo Woo" chant broke out early on. Couldn't hear anything Rhodes was saying, but his facials were spot-on when they showed him on the big screen. No ring collapse on a superplex spot halfway through. After a teased RKO and a teased Zig-Zag, Orton hit the RKO for the win. Rhodes simply stood up and threw down his headset before leaving. Orton and Rhodes stated each other down, indicating the feud is continuing. Very strong TV match with good heat.

Backstage, Striker brought in an unmasked fake Sin Cara. He was dressed like a member of Mexican America. Hunico cut a promo about being disrespected by Sin Cara.

(4) Daniel Bryan beat Tyson Kid via submission at 2:44. Yes, less than three minutes. The finish was Bryan with the Sharpshooter into LeBell Lock for the tap out. Of note, they have to change Bryan's theme music. Generates zero emotional response.

Cole stood up at the announce table and re-did the Michael Cole Challenge complete with JR photoshopped pics. He announced Ross has accepted the challenge for Raw, with rules to be revealed on Monday.

Big Show, in a suit, out next to address the World Title situation. Show put over the fight Henry brought to him at Vengeance and noted Long has assured him of a title re-match in the near future. Cue up Henry for the interruption. Henry said he handled his business at the PPV, so he's done with Show. Henry talked more trash, teased entering the ring, but backed out when he sold a back injury. Stare down to conclude the bit.

(5) C.M. Punk beat Christian at 10:50. Lots of shenanigans here. Del Rio and Ricardo interrupted halfway through. After Del Rio interfered, Sheamus came out to distract Christian. That led to Punk hitting the G2S for the win. Victory lap for Punk.

Chimel announced one of tonight's main events: a 41-man battle royal with a Raw vs. Smackdown theme. Wrestlers came out in a relaxed setting with Mac doing crotch chops and Orton doing Sheamus's pose.

Bonus Match: Sheamus won a 41-man battle royal at 10:00. During the early fracas, Orton had some blood on the forehead, which he pointed out to a ref ringside. Sheamus cleared out a ton of folks. Final Four were Miz, Truth, Orton, and Sheamus. Orton dumped Truth, then Miz dumped Orton. After a battle, Sheamus eliminated Miz via Brogue Kick for the apparent win, but Christian re-entered from the outside. Sheamus then eliminated him with a Brogue Kick for the win.

After the match, Christian declared he deserves one more match.

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I'm pretty sure that is everything.

not enjoying this

cody's match should have been on SD, doesnt sound too interesting.

The only thing good I take from this is the Wade Barret win. It looks like "the winds of change are blowing." I think he has a decent push in the future on the mid-card. Unlike that crappy IC title push he received earlier.

This just reminded me to go find and watch Kaitlyn v Tamina.

And I want to see Cody face Ted again.

As for SD I am not looking forward to much. :-/

Orton/Ziggler and Punk/Christian should be great.

Everything else is a not really anything I care for.

Wish they gave Bryan more time.

I don't get what they're doing with Daniel Bryan.

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