WWE Friday Night SmackDown February 25, 2011 Results

Five nights after a brutal and unforgettable WWE Elimination Chamber, the 601st edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown came to you from the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, CA. One week after witnessing her boyfriend, Dolph Ziggler, being fired by the returning General Manager, Theodore Long, for Dolph’s attack on the GM last month, Vickie Guerrero would also be put on trial, but in a different way, as Vickie would be forced to team with “The Chosen One” Drew McIntyre to face the newly rehired Kelly Kelly and her partner, World Heavyweight Champion Edge, in a Mixed Tag Match where, if Drew McIntyre & Vickie Guerrero lose, then Vickie would be fired! Also, after having his nose inadvertently broken by Rey Mysterio and undergoing reconstructive surgery several weeks ago, “Dashing” Cody Rhodes would appear on SmackDown as Rhodes has stated that he has an announcement to make!

Match Results

• Rey Mysterio def. Kane by roll-up.
• Rosa Mendes def. Layla by DQ after Michelle McCool interferes.
• Non-Title: Jack Swagger def. Kofi Kingston by submission to the ankle lock.
• The Corre Banned: Big Show def. Wade Barrett by Count-Out.
• Mixed Tag Match: If Drew McIntyre & Vickie Guerrero Lose, Then Vickie Guerrero Is Fired: Edge & Kelly Kelly def. Drew McIntyre & Vickie Guerrero by Edge pinning Drew McIntyre following the Spear. As a result, Vickie Guerrero is fired.

Detailed Results

Five nights after being the final Superstars eliminated from the Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Title, “The Ultimate Underdog” Rey Mysterio would go one-on-one with “The Big Red Monster” Kane, who was dominant for a good part of the same Elimination Chamber Match as Kane eliminated both Big Show and Drew McIntyre from the match! At the end of a hard-fought match, it was Rey Mysterio using his quickness to overcome Kane’s power as, after hitting the 619 on Kane, Rey would go for the seated senton on Kane, but Kane would catch Rey and looked ready to powerbomb Rey, but Rey would counter and would manage to catch Kane in a roll-up en route to picking up the win!

After his big win over Kane, Rey Mysterio would celebrate his victory, but the celebration would be interrupted with a surprise appearance by WWE Hall of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes! The Hall of Famer tells Rey Mysterio that Rey has been a “personal friend” of his for some time and he is “disappointed” with how his son, Cody Rhodes, has acted towards Mysterio recently before Dusty would order his son to come out and “apologize” to Mysterio! Still wearing the protective mask from his reconstructive surgery, Cody Rhodes comes out and asks his father why he is out there as he is there to make an “announcement” about his “future” before telling his dad that everyone is “staring” at him! Cody Rhodes continues that, because of Rey Mysterio, he had no Royal Rumble, no Elimination Chamber, and no WrestleMania! Dusty Rhodes reminds his son that they have discussed, in the past, competing at WrestleMania, being a champion, and being a Hall of Famer like himself! Dusty then tells his son that Cody has “lost focus” by focusing on his looks more than his in-ring ability before saying that, while Cody Rhodes was being “dashing”, The Miz rose up and became WWE Champion and Edge was injured, returned, fired, and rehired and is now the World Heavyweight Champion! Dusty continues that Cody has accused Rey Mysterio of intentionally injuring the face of Cody before telling his son that Cody has to take the time to do what is “right” and “apologize” to Rey Mysterio!

Cody would then apologize to his father before telling Rey Mysterio that he should not have said the things that he did before apologizing to Mysterio and shaking his hand, but the master plan of the Rhodes family would reveal itself as, after shaking the hand of Dusty Rhodes, the Hall of Famer would hold onto the hand of Rey, allowing his son to attack Mysterio from behind, which would kick off an assault on Mysterio! Cody Rhodes would send Rey Mysterio out of the ring before proceeding to smash Rey’s face off of the steel steps and throwing Rey, spine first, into the ringside barricade before dragging Rey to the steel stage before grinding Rey’s face on the steel grating on the stage, but after catching a glimpse of himself in the digital mirror set up for his entrance, Rhodes would send Rey face-first into the entrance screen before making a helpless Rey sit up as Rhodes would remove the legendary mask of Rey Mysterio before blasting Rey with a kick to the head! Cody Rhodes would finally take his leave as referees would rush out and cover the face and head of Rey Mysterio before helping Rey to the back! What is the status of Rey Mysterio following this vicious attack by Cody Rhodes?

Recovering from an ankle injury, Michelle McCool would be a guest on commentary as her teammate, Layla, would go one-on-one with Rosa Mendes! During the match, the Divas would battle on the outside, but Michelle McCool would distract Rosa Mendes, but Rosa would respond by throwing Layla into McCool and McCool would respond by attacking Rosa from behind, resulting a disqualification win for Rosa! A skeptical Layla would then help an injured Michelle McCool from the ring as LayCool would exit together! Is the friendship of Layla & Michelle McCool on the rocks?

Four nights after being ruthlessly assaulted by Alberto Del Rio on RAW, Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston, with his left arm heavily bandaged due to the attack, would go one-on-one with “The All-American American” Jack Swagger in a non-title match! In the end, the injured arm of Kofi Kingston would prevent Kofi from escaping from the ankle lock of Jack Swagger, leading to Kofi having no choice but to tap out, giving Swagger the win! Has Jack Swagger earned himself a future shot at the Intercontinental Title?

Five nights after being two of six participants in the Elimination Chamber Match for the World Heavyweight Title, “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show would go one-on-one with Corre member Wade Barrett with the rest of The Corre banned from ringside! In the end, it was the match spilling to the outside where Big Show would prevent Wade Barrett from coming back in before re-entering the ring at the last second to pick up the count-out win! After the match, Big Show was set to deal out more punishment to Wade Barrett, but the rest of The Corre would come out and would look set to attack Big Show once again, but Big Show would head the outside and would grab a steel chair and would land a shot to the skull of Justin Gabriel with the chair as The Corre would retreat from the ring! What will happen next between Big Show and The Corre?

It was revealed during SmackDown that, after an epic return and an even more epic confrontation with a returning Triple H on RAW, the one and only “Phenom” of the WWE will return to Friday Nights as The Undertaker will return to SmackDown! What does The Undertaker have in store for SmackDown just five weeks before his huge match against Triple H at WrestleMania?

With The Undertaker returning to SmackDown next Friday, it was also announced that Monday’s RAW will see the long awaited return of the thirteen-time World Champion, “The Game” Triple H as “The Cerebral Assassin” returns to Monday Nights! What does Triple H have in store for RAW just five weeks before his legendary match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania?ss

Then it was time for the main event as World Heavyweight Champion Edge would team with the newly rehired Kelly Kelly to face the team of “The Chosen One” Drew McIntyre and Vickie Guerrero in a Mixed Tag Match and, per the orders of General Manager Theodore Long, if Vickie’s team loses, then Vickie Guerrero will be fired! In the end, it was Edge getting ready to deliver the Spear to Drew McIntyre, but, desperate to save her job, Vickie Guerrero would step in the way of the Spear, but Kelly Kelly would deliver her own Spear to Vickie, which would allow Edge to hit the Spear on McIntyre en route to pinning McIntyre to pick up the win for his team, meaning that Vickie Guerrero is fired!

After Edge & Kelly Kelly defeated Drew McIntyre & Vickie Guerrero with Vickie’s job on the line, an ecstatic Theodore Long would make his way to the ring as the General Manager would look to make the firing of Vickie Guerrero official! Despite Vickie Guerrero literally begging to keep her job, General Manager Theodore Long was all too proud to announce that Vickie Guerrero is fired! Theodore Long would then make his exit from the ring, leaving Vickie Guerrero alone in the ring with her jovial ex-husband, Edge, but Vickie would exit the ring to beg the referee for her job before begging SmackDown Color Commentator Booker T for her job back only for Booker to laugh in the face of Vickie! Vickie would then beg SmackDown commentator Michael Cole and Cole would vow to talk to Theodore Long to try to get her job back and Vickie would even beg a cameraman for a job before re-entering the ring and groveling in front of her ex-husband, World Heavyweight Champion Edge, who opts to sing Vickie out of the ring just like he did for Dolph Ziggler last week and the fans join in as Vickie takes the walk of shame from the ring as Vickie screams “you wait”! As Edge witnessed the fired Vickie Guerrero make her exit, the World Heavyweight Champion is blind-sided by his WrestleMania challenger, Alberto Del Rio, as Del Rio would assault Edge and lock in the cross armbreaker, leaving Edge grabbing at his arm in the ring! What is the status of Edge following this vicious attack by Alberto Del Rio?

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