WWE Week In Review #138: December 19, 2010- December 25, 2010

WWE Week in Review: Edition #138

December 19, 2010- December 25, 2010

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WWE Week In Preview

WWE TLC

World Heavyweight Championship: Fatal 4-Way TLC Match:

Kane © Vs. Edge Vs. Rey Mysterio Vs. Alberto Del Rio

WWE Championship: Tables Match:

The Miz © (with Alex Riley) Vs. Randy Orton

Chairs Match:

John Cena Vs. Wade Barrett

#1 Contender’s Ladder Match for the WWE Title:

Sheamus Vs. John Morrison

Intercontinental Championship: Triple Threat Ladder Match:

Dolph Ziggler © Vs. Jack Swagger Vs. Kofi Kingston

First Ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match:

Divas Champion Natalya & Beth Phoenix Vs. Layla & Michelle McCool

Monday Night RAW

WWE TLC Fallout

WWE SmackDown

LIVE Tuesday Edition of SmackDown

NEW World Heavyweight Champion Edge To Appear

Non-Title:

WWE Champion The Miz Vs. Randy Orton

2-on-1 Handicap Match:

John Cena Vs. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero

WWE Tribute To The Troops

Extended Two-Hour Edition of WWE Tribute To The Troops

“Miss USA” Rima Fakih, Sherri Shepherd, & Cedric The Entertainer To Make Special Appearances

Diddy Dirty Money & Trace Adkins To Perform

WWE Superstars

Beth Phoenix & Kelly Kelly Vs. Layla & Michelle McCool

The second annual WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs came to you, live on pay-per-view, from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. For weeks, Edge has tormented Kane by abducting Kane’s father, Paul Bearer, and ultimately setting up the manager’s unintentional demise at the hands of Kane all in pursuit of winning the World Heavyweight Title and Edge, along with two other Superstars, would get that opportunity as Kane would defend the World Heavyweight Title against “The Rated-R Superstar” Edge, “The Master of the 619” Rey Mysterio, and “The Essence of Excellence” Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match! After cashing in his Money-in-the-Bank title opportunity to take the WWE Title on a then injured Randy Orton to usher in the “Era of Awesomeness”, Randy Orton would get his opportunity to regain the WWE Title from the overconfident champion as The Miz would defend the WWE Title against “The Viper” Randy Orton in a Tables Match! For months, John Cena had to suffer the indignity of being under the thumb of Nexus leader Wade Barrett and, after having no choice but to find himself fired from the WWE at Survivor Series, Cena made The Nexus’ life a living hell, eventually leading to Barrett rehiring John Cena and, at WWE TLC, John Cena would get to fulfill his promise to take out every member of The Nexus when Cena goes one-on-one with Nexus leader Wade Barrett in a Chairs Match! After their intense rivalry began a number of weeks ago, Sheamus has a new heir of confidence after becoming the 2010 King of the Ring, but, at WWE TLC, the 2010 King of the Ring Sheamus would go one-on-one with “The Guru of Greatness” John Morrison in a Ladder Match with the winner being named the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title! After Jack Swagger interfered in Kofi Kingston’s shot at the Intercontinental Title a couple of weeks ago out of “protest” over losing to Kofi Kingston the week prior, both Superstars would get their shot at the gold as Dolph Ziggler would defend the Intercontinental Title against Kofi Kingston and “The All-American American” Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat Ladder Match! After bullying Natalya & Beth Phoenix to no end, Layla & Michelle McCool may pay the price as LayCool would face Divas Champion Natalya & “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix in the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match!

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders, & Chairs 2010 (December 19, 2010)

Good Night For: Edge (survived Kane, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match to win the World Heavyweight Title)

Bad Night For: Wade Barrett (was brutalized and buried in steel chairs by John Cena)

Detailed Results Follow…

The show kicks off in a big way as the Intercontinental Title would be up for grabs, literally, as Dolph Ziggler would defend the Intercontinental Title against Kofi Kingston and “The All-American American” Jack Swagger in a Triple Threat Ladder Match where the only way to win is to utilize a ladder to grab the Intercontinental Title belt that hangs high above the ring! During the match, and with all competitors down, Dolph Ziggler’s girlfriend, Vickie Guerrero, would attempt to climb the ladder to grab her boyfriend’s Intercontinental Title, but Kofi Kingston would start to tip the ladder over, but Dolph would plead with Kofi not to, but Jack Swagger would blast Kofi with the ladder, allowing Vickie to get to safety! At the end of one of the most controversial ends to a Ladder Match in WWE history, both Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger would battle atop the ladder in the middle of the ring and both men would simultaneously unhook the Intercontinental Title, but the title belt would fall to the mat and Dolph Ziggler would scramble to retrieve the title belt, technically retaining the Intercontinental Title!

Then it was time for the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match as the two-time Slammy Award winners LayCool would face Divas Champion Natalya & “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix where the only way to win is for is to put one of your opponents through a table! During the match, Natalya would show her power as the Divas Champion would manage to simultaneously lock both Layla & Michelle McCool in the Sharpshooter! In the end, it was LayCool attempting to deliver a double superplex to Natalya through the custom table, but Natalya would counter and would shove LayCool onto the custom table, but when the table did not break, Natalya would dive off of the top rope to deliver a splash to send both members of LayCool through the table to win the match!

Backstage, World Heavyweight Champion Kane recalls not celebrating Christmas as a child and, while other kids were opening presents and building snowmen, he would sit alone in his house in the “dark” before stating that he feels the same way now as he is “alone in the darkness”! Kane then proclaims that, for the first time in his life, he is giving out “Christmas presents” as he is delivering Tables, Ladders, & Chairs and he is going to “play with his new toys” before destroying a Christmas tree and lights while screaming “Merry Christmas”! Can anyone stop an angry World Heavyweight Champion when Kane defends the gold against Edge, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match?

On a night where their leader, Wade Barrett, would look to take out John Cena in a Chairs Match, Nexus members Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel would be looking to regain the WWE Tag Team Titles as Slater & Gabriel, with fellow Nexus members Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty in their corner, would challenge Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov for the WWE Tag Team Titles! In the end, Michael McGillicutty would enter the ring and deliver a chop block to Santino Marella, resulting in a disqualification win for Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov! After the match, Nexus leader Wade Barrett would come to the ring with a steel chair in hand as Barrett would proceed to waylay both of the WWE Tag Team Champions with vicious chair shots to the spine in a clear cut message to John Cena! Will Wade Barrett do the same thing to John Cena that Barrett did to Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov?

Then it was time to determine the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title as the 2010 King of the Ring Sheamus would go one-on-one with “The Guru of Greatness” John Morrison in a Ladder Match with the winner being named the new #1 Contender! During a brutal and punishing Ladder Match, both Superstars would fall to the outside of the ring, but while John Morrison fell to the arena floor, Sheamus fell all the way through a ladder set up on the outside of the ring! Shortly after this, John Morrison would deliver one final, albeit vicious, kick to Sheamus before, injured knee and all, John Morrison would scale the ladder and retrieve the contract hanging high above the ring to become the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title! John Morrison now has a date with destiny to challenge for the WWE Title, but when will Morrison get his shot at the gold?

After leading an assault on WWE Tag Team Champion Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov earlier in the night, Nexus leader Wade Barrett, with Nexus member Husky Harris in tow, are heading to the locker room of The Nexus, but when they arrive, Barrett & Harris find Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, & Michael McGillicutty strewn all over the locker room with a steel chair still under the head of McGillicutty and another chair wrapped around the shoulder of Slater! A distraught and unsettled Wade Barrett then orders Husky Harris to lock the doors to the locker room! Wade Barrett has all but lost his backup in the attack on The Nexus, but how does it affect the Chairs Match between John Cena and Wade Barrett?

Then it was time for the WWE Title to be defended as The Miz, with Alex Riley in his corner, would defend the WWE Title against “The Viper” Randy Orton in a Tables Match! During the match, and with the referee down and out, Randy Orton would attack the frequently interfering Alex Riley and put Riley through a table, but this would give The Miz time to recover and hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Randy Orton! Then, with the referee still down, The Miz would move Alex Riley out of the remains of the table before placing Randy Orton in the remains of the table and bringing the referee to and the referee would see Orton laid out among the destroyed table and would call for the bell for The Miz to retain the WWE Title! After seeing the replay of the end of the match, the referee would order the match to restart, but shortly after this, Alex Riley would knock Randy Orton off of the ring apron and through the table, earning The Miz the victory to retain the WWE Title! How will Randy Orton respond The Miz’s questionable retention of the WWE Title?

Then it was time for the World Heavyweight Title to be put on the line as Kane would defend the World Heavyweight Title against “The Rated-R Superstar” Edge, “The Master of the 619” Rey Mysterio, and “The Essence of Excellence” Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match where the only way to win is to climb the ladder and retrieve the World Heavyweight Title! During the match, and with all four competitors down, Alberto Del Rio’s personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, would enter the ring and would try retrieve the World Heavyweight Title for Del Rio, but Kane would re-enter the match and would deliver a chokeslam to Rodriguez, as well as a chokeslam to Del Rio and another to Edge through a table on the outside! A little later on in the match, Alberto Del Rio would scale the monstrous ladder set up in the ring, but with Del Rio just moments away from retrieving the World Heavyweight Title belt, Rey Mysterio would push the ladder over with Del Rio flying from the top of the ladder all the way to the outside and through a table! Shortly after this, Kane would be the one scaling the ladder, but Edge would come back into the ring and attack Kane with a steel chair and Edge would send Kane to the ring apron before delivering a Spear to Kane that would send Kane off of the apron and through a table on the outside before Edge would proceed to climb the ladder and retrieve the World Heavyweight Title belt to become a ten-time World Champion!

“Dashing” Cody Rhodes would then make an appearance on the show and would berate the Houston population about “Irritable Jowl Syndrome” before Rhodes is interrupted by “The World’s Largest Santa” Big Show, who, along with The Bella Twins, handing out t-shirts and DVD’s of the movie, “Knucklehead”! Rhodes responds by telling Big Show that Show has “no dignity” before Big Show tells Rhodes that Rhodes is “too uptight” and that Rhodes should try running around in his “underwear”and Rhodes responds by saying that it is “ridiculous” that Big Show is starring in movies and he is not before calling Big Show a “Vanilla Shrek”! Big Show then offers Rhodes a role in “Knucklehead 2” and puts his hands on the expensive suit of Rhodes, which enrages Rhodes! Big Show would then respond by delivering a large backdrop to Rhodes before ripping the expensive suit of Rhodes right off of Rhodes, leaving Rhodes in his underwear!

Backstage, Nexus leader Wade Barrett and Nexus member Husky Harris are heading towards the ring, but when they get ready to walk through a doorway, Husky is met with a chair shot to the face by John Cena!

Then it was time for the main event as the 2010 Superstar of the Year John Cena would look to finish taking out The Nexus as Cena would go one-on-one with Nexus leader Wade Barrett in a Chairs Match where chairs are legal to use in the match that can only end by pinfall or submission! At the end of a vicious Chairs Match, it was John Cena setting up six steel chairs, face-to-face, and delivering a hellacious Attitude Adjustment to Wade Barrett through all six chairs en route to picking up the win! After the match, John Cena would chase Wade Barrett up the ramp, continuing to waylay Barrett with chair shots along the way all the way to the floor next to the staging area! Cena would then grab a hold of a large palette and slam it on top of Wade Barrett, trapping the Nexus leader as Cena would proceed to jerk about a dozen steel chairs hanging up as part of the WWE TLC set all on top of Wade Barrett, burying Barrett in chairs just like Barrett tried to bury the career of John Cena! What is the status of Wade Barrett after all of the steel punishment brought on him by John Cena? Has John Cena truly destroyed The Nexus and its leader?

One night after a controversial and unforgettable WWE TLC, the 917th edition of WWE Monday Night RAW came to you, live, from the Frank Erwin Center at UT Austin in Austin, TX. One night after The Miz very narrowly retained the WWE Title in a Tables Match against Randy Orton and one night after John Cena fulfilled his promise to “destroy” Nexus leader Wade Barrett, the fallout of WWE TLC would be felt on RAW!

Monday Night RAW (December 20, 2010)

Good Week For: John Cena (berated Vickie Guerrero and defeated Dolph Ziggler)

Bad Week For: Dolph Ziggler (failed to defeat John Cena)

Detailed Results Follow…

One night after fully utilizing his “apprentice” Alex Riley to retain the WWE Title against Randy Orton in a Tables Match, the show kicks off with the still WWE Champion The Miz! Despite his questionable retention, Miz proclaims the fans should get used to hearing “still WWE Champion The Miz” before stating that the fans were expecting the announcement of “new WWE Champion Randy Orton”, but that it did not happen! Miz then states that he put Orton through a table before he is interrupted by ghoulish music as Alex Riley, dressed as “Christmas Past”, comes out and presents footage of Miz’s first title retention against Jerry Lawler a few weeks ago! The Miz then states that he does “not regret” anything he has done in the “past” before Miz is interrupted by Michael Cole, who is dressed as “Christmas Present”, tells Miz that he should be “ashamed” of his actions at WWE TLC, which Miz responds to by saying that all that “matters” is that he is still the WWE Champion before saying that he has something for Randy Orton before lifting the WWE Title above his head before he is interrupted by the “Miz Girl”, who calls herself the ghost of “Christmas Future”, which Miz responds to by saying that he is the “future” and is the most “must-see WWE Champion in WWE history”! The Miz is then interrupted legitimately by the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title, John Morrison, as Morrison tells Miz that the whole setup he just did was really “stupid” before reminding Miz that he defeated Sheamus in a Ladder Match at WWE TLC to become the #1 Contender for the WWE Title before saying that he has defeated Miz in the “past”, he has defeated him in the “present”, and he knows that he can defeat him in the “future” to become the WWE Champion! Miz responds by saying that he has always been “better” than John Morrison before Alex Riley steps in and shoves Morrison, prompting Morrison to attack Alex Riley as Miz narrowly escapes! This would prompt Sheamus to come out and attack Morrison while, on the outside of the ring, Jerry Lawler gets a shot in on Alex Riley! All this action prompts the anonymous General Manager of RAW to chime in with an email that announces that the main event will see WWE Champion The Miz team up with his “apprentice” Alex Riley and Sheamus to take on the team of the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title John Morrison, Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, and Randy Orton! After this announcement was made, Orton would emerge from the back and blast The Miz with a clothesline! What will happen in a, sure to be, chaotic 6-Man Tag when The Miz, Alex Riley, & Sheamus take on John Morrison, Jerry Lawler, & Randy Orton?

The opening match of the night would see a new #1 Contender for the Divas Title determined as, with Divas Champion Natalya a guest on commentary, three former Divas Champions would face off as Melina, Eve Torres, & Alicia Fox would compete in a Triple Threat Match to determine the new #1 Contender! In the end, it was Melina rolling up Alicia Fox to pick up the win and become the new #1 Contender for the Divas Title! After the match, Divas Champion Natalya would enter the ring to congratulate Melina on her win and Melina would deliver a vicious slap to the face of the Divas Champion before leaving the ring with a scowl on her face! What has prompted Melina to slap Natalya across the face? How will Natalya respond?

The United States Champion was in action on RAW as United States Champion Daniel Bryan, with The Bella Twins in his corner, would go one-on-one with one of the Superstars who trained him earlier in his career in William Regal! In the end, it was Daniel Bryan forcing his former mentor, William Regal, to tap out as Bryan forces Regal to tap out to the LeBell Lock! After the match, both Bellas would enter the ring and deliver passionate and competitive kisses to a stunned Daniel Bryan!

After getting an overdone back massage by Tamina and Maryse, with Maryse standing on Santino’s back to argue with Tamina, one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Santino Marella, would team with Tamina to face “The Fortunate Son” Ted DiBiase and Maryse in a Mixed Tag Match! In the end, it was Tamina doing her father proud by delivering the Superfly Splash to Maryse en route to picking up the win for herself and Santino Marella!

One night after delivering on his promise to “destroy” Nexus leader Wade Barrett, the 2010 Superstar of the Year John Cena would appear on RAW! Cena proclaims that the night is “monumental” because, for the first time in six months, RAW is “Nexus-free”, causing Cena to do a little dance and sing a little before showing the footage from WWE TLC where he dumped a ton of steel chairs on top of Wade Barrett from three different angles and in slow motion! Cena then proclaims that he got to “each and every member of The Nexus” and he did just that and now he can focus on “more important things” like winning the 2011 Royal Rumble before Cena is interrupted by the arrival by Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and his girlfriend, SmackDown Consultant Vickie Guerrero as Vickie tells Cena that he is not the “only one” who won at WWE TLC and, after the crowd’s negative reaction directed at Vickie dies down, Vickie tells Cena that Dolph Ziggler is still the Intercontinental Champion before showing footage of Jerry Lawler’s belittling of Vickie Guerrero last week before Vickie demands an “apology” from Jerry Lawler, which Lawler responds to by trading “you’re so fat” jokes with John Cena and Cena takes up the jokes some more before Vickie slaps Cena across the face! This prompts the anonymous General Manager of RAW to chime in with an email that announces that Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler will go one-on-one with John Cena!

After he and Jerry Lawler insulted Vickie Guerrero, John Cena would go one-on-one with Vickie’s boyfriend, Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler, in a non-title match! At the end of a chaotic match that saw Vickie Guerrero interfere on two different occasions, John Cena would duck an attempted shot with the Intercontinental Title belt to hit the Attitude Adjustment on Dolph Ziggler en route to picking up the win! After the match, a shocking turn of events would take place as RAW commentator CM Punk would get out of his seat and enter the ring and deliver a pair of chair shots to John Cena! What is CM Punk’s explanation for attacking John Cena?

Moments after attacking John Cena, interviewer Josh Mathews catches up with CM Punk in the parking lot and asks Punk about his actions against Cena and Punk states that all that Cena understands is “aggression” and that Cena “brutalized” Wade Barrett at WWE TLC, so he was just giving Cena a “taste of his own medicine”! How will John Cena respond to CM Punk’s actions and his explanation?

Backstage, a displeased Vickie Guerrero is with her boyfriend, Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler, moments after Dolph’s loss to John Cena and Dolph demands a rematch with John Cena on tomorrow night’s special Tuesday edition of SmackDown and Vickie makes the match official, but not before making it a 2-on-1 Handicap Match where Cena would face her and Dolph Ziggler! What will happen on the special Tuesday night edition of SmackDown when John Cena must face both Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match?

Then it was time for the main event as WWE Champion The Miz would team with his “apprentice” Alex Riley and the 2010 King of the Ring Sheamus to take on the team of “The Viper” Randy Orton, Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, and the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title John Morrison in a 6-Man Tag Match! At the end of a chaotic match, it was The Miz setting up for the Skull Crushing Finale on Jerry Lawler when, with the referee distracted by Alex Riley, Randy Orton would come in and plant Miz with the RKO, allowing Jerry Lawler to pin the WWE Champion for the win! After the match, the anonymous General Manager of RAW then chimes in with an email that announces that, on tomorrow night’s SmackDown, WWE Champion The Miz will go one-on-one with Randy Orton! Following this announcement, The Miz would blast Jerry Lawler from behind before delivering a cheap shot to Randy Orton and high-tailing it out of the ring! What will happen tomorrow night when Randy Orton gets his hands on The Miz on SmackDown?

Two nights after an unforgettable WWE TLC that saw a brand new World Heavyweight Champion crowned, the 592nd edition of WWE SmackDown would be a special Tuesday edition of SmackDown which came to you, live, from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. Two nights after surviving Kane, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match to become a ten-time World Champion, the new World Heavyweight Champion Edge would make an appearance on SmackDown! Two nights after The Miz’s controversial retention of the WWE Title over Randy Orton in a Tables Match, a rematch would take place on SmackDown as WWE Champion The Miz would go one-on-one with “The Viper” Randy Orton! One night after insulting Vickie Guerrero on RAW and defeating her boyfriend Dolph Ziggler, John Cena would make a special appearance on SmackDown as the 2010 Superstar of the Year John Cena would face both Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and his girlfriend, SmackDown Consultant Vickie Guerrero, in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match!

LIVE Tuesday Edition of SmackDown (December 21, 2010)

Good Week For: John Cena (pinned Dolph Ziggler for the second night in a row)

Bad Week For: Dolph Ziggler & Vickie Guerrero (were defeated and embarrassed by John Cena once again)

Detailed Results Follow…

The show kicks off in a big way as, two nights after losing, in controversial fashion, to The Miz in a Tables Match for the WWE Title, “The Viper” Randy Orton would be looking for retribution as Orton would go one-on-one with WWE Champion The Miz, with “apprentice” Alex Riley in his corner, in a non-title match! In the end, it was Randy Orton knocking Alex Riley off of the ring apron and hitting the RKO on The Miz, but when Orton went for the cover on Miz, Alex Riley would interfere, ending the match via a disqualification win for Randy Orton! After the match, Randy Orton would send Alex Riley to the outside before readying the career-ending punt to The Miz, but Alex Riley would re-enter the ring and would catch the RKO for his efforts, but this would allow Miz to narrowly escape the punt! Randy Orton seems to get more and more determined each time he faces The Miz, but with a new #1 Contender for the WWE Title being named, where does Randy Orton go from here?

Two nights after embarrassing “Dashing” Cody Rhodes at WWE TLC, “The World’s Largest Santa” would make a special appearance on SmackDown with “Santa’s Little Helper” Rosa Mendes and “Santa’s Elf” Hornswoggle! “The World’s Largest Santa” would then read a special Christmas poem about WWE TLC and his embarrassing of “Dashing” Cody Rhodes! After his poem, “The World’s Largest Santa” and Rosa Mendes would hand out presents to the crowd, but with Hornswoggle alone in the ring, “Dashing” Cody Rhodes would rush in and attack the little guy, attempting to strip Hornswoggle down to his underwear, but Big Show would enter the ring, causing Rhodes to flee! How will Big Show respond to “Dashing” Cody Rhodes’ attack on Hornswoggle?

After picking up a win with Tamina in Mixed Tag action on RAW, one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Santino Marella, would go one-on-one with “The Mexican Warrior” Chavo Guerrero! In the end, it was Santino Marella hitting the Totally Lethal Cobra on Chavo Guerrero en route to picking up the win!

Two nights after surviving Kane, Rey Mysterio, and Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal 4-Way TLC Match to win the World Heavyweight Title, the new World Heavyweight Champion Edge would make an appearance on SmackDown! Edge proclaims that all the weeks he had possession of Paul Bearer and all the eluding of Kane was “worth it” to be the World Heavyweight Champion! Edge then states that he has told himself from the beginning that he would some day be the World Heavyweight Champion because he has had the “confidence” to do it! Edge was then interrupted by the former World Heavyweight Champion, Kane, who tells Edge that Edge’s “story is finished” because he will “write the ending” to Edge’s story and it will “not have a happy ending” as it will end with Edge’s “body broken” and the World Heavyweight Title back in his possession! Edge then interrupts and tells Edge that nothing is more “painful” than listening to Kane’s “psychotic ramblings” before challenging Kane to face him for the World Heavyweight Championship right there, live, on SmackDown! Kane would then look to accept the challenge by walking towards the ring, but would back up and tell Edge that they have been playing by Edge’s “rules” and he will get the World Heavyweight Title back on his “terms” and when he is “ready”! When will Kane be “ready” to get his rematch for the World Heavyweight Title?

“The Chosen One” Drew McIntyre was in action on SmackDown as McIntyre would go one-on-one with “The World Warrior” Kaval, but before the match even begins, Drew McIntyre would attack Kaval, but, despite the attack, Kaval would opt to take part in the match! Drew McIntyre would then be able to easily capitalize on a softened up Kaval by planting “The World Warrior” with the Future Shock DDT en route to picking up the win!

After all four Superstars went through grueling matches two nights earlier at WWE TLC, “The Master of the 619” Rey Mysterio would team with Kofi Kingston to face the team of “The Essence of Excellence” Alberto Del Rio and “The All-American American” Jack Swagger! At the end of a very chaotic match, it was Kofi Kingston hitting Trouble in Paradise on Jack Swagger and Rey Mysterio following it up with a rope splash en route to Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston picking up the win!

Backstage, Drew McIntyre confronts Kelly Kelly once again and states that he has done some thing that he is not “proud of”, but he will never “hurt” her!

One night after insulting Vickie Guerrero and defeating Dolph Ziggler, the 2010 Superstar of the Year would face Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and his girlfriend, SmackDown Consultant Vickie Guerrero, in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match! In the end, it was John Cena actually locking lips with Vickie Guerrero to quell any further interference before planting Dolph Ziggler with the Attitude Adjustment en route to picking up the hard-fought win! After the match, John Cena would look to deliver the Attitude Adjustment to Vickie Guerrero as well, but, much like on RAW, CM Punk would hit the ring and waylay John Cena with a steel chair! Why has CM Punk attacked John Cena twice in two nights with a steel chair?

In a special two-hour presentation, the extended version of the eighth annual WWE Tribute To The Troops which came to you from the largest military base in the world in Fort Hood, TX. On the special two-hour presentation, there would be more Superstars, more Divas, more celebrities, and more action all in support of the United States military!

Extended Edition of WWE Tribute To The Troops (December 22, 2010)

Detailed Results Follow…

The opening match of the night would be a 15-Man Battle Royal as the new #1 Contender for the WWE Title John Morrison, “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry, “Big Zeke” Ezekiel Jackson, “The Mexican Warrior” Chavo Guerrero, the 2010 King of the Ring Sheamus, United States Champion Daniel Bryan, “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters, “Dashing” Cody Rhodes, WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov, and The Nexus; David Otunga, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Husky Harris, & Michael McGillicutty would all be in action! The first elimination would see Sheamus eliminating Chris Masters, followed by Chavo Guerrero and “Dashing” Cody Rhodes working together to eliminate Ezekiel Jackson! After waiting for their opportunity to strike, The Nexus would hit the ring and would work together to eliminate both of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov! Nexus member Justin Gabriel would then eliminate Chavo Guerrero before Nexus member Husky Harris would eliminate his former mentor “Dashing” Cody Rhodes! Daniel Bryan would then help thin the Nexus numbers by eliminating Justin Gabriel only to be eliminated by Sheamus! The next elimination would see John Morrison eliminating Nexus member David Otunga followed by Michael McGillicutty eliminating John Morrison and Mark Henry eliminating Heath Slater, Michael McGillicutty, and Husky Harris to eliminate the rest of The Nexus before last eliminating Sheamus to win the 15-Man Battle Royal!

Multi-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift also delivers a special message to the troops by thanking the troops for keeping America safe and free before wishing everyone a Happy Holidays!

Diddy and his newest creation, Diddy Dirty Money, would then make an appearance to perform their tribute to the soldiers who have fallen in battle, in addition to Diddy’s friend, the late, great Notorious B.I.G., by performing the classic hit song, “I’ll Be Missing You”!

The reigning “Miss USA” Rima Fakih then makes an appearance as the “Miss USA” pageant winner would serve as the special guest ring announcer “The World’s Largest Athlete” Big Show would team with Kofi Kingston to face Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and “The All-American American” Jack Swagger! In the end, it was Big Show flattening Jack Swagger with the chokeslam en route to picking up the win!

USA Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn delivers a special message to the troops as Vonn thanks and salutes the troops for all they do for America before wishing the troops a happy holiday season!

Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant also delivers a message to the troops as Bryant wishes the troops a happy holiday season and wishes the troops well!

Country legend Trace Adkins would then make an appearance to perform his classic hit, “I Got My Game On”!

With Eve Torres in his corner, R-Truth would be in action on Tribute To The Troops as Truth would go one-on-one with “The Fortunate Son” Ted DiBiase, with Maryse in his corner! In the end, it was R-Truth narrowly avoiding Dream Street to hit the corkscrew axe kick on Ted DiBiase en route to picking up the win!

Then it was time for an 8-Diva Santa’s Little Helpers Tag Match as Divas Champion Natalya, Kelly Kelly, & The Bella Twins would face LayCool, Melina, & Alicia Fox! In the end, it was Kelly Kelly hitting the K2 on Michelle McCool en route to picking up the win!

The cast of the hit NBC show, 30 Rock, also deliver a special message to the troops as Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, & Jane Krakowski deliver the holiday wishes to the troops!

Emmy award winning co-host of The View, Sherri Shepherd, made a special appearance as Santa Sherri would join Hornswoggle in handing out WWE merchandise to the large crowd!

The former President of the United States George W. Bush makes a special appearance as President Bush states that it was an honor to be the Commander-In-Chief for the troops for his eight year term as President before thanking the troops and asking for the blessing of the troops to have a happy holiday season!

Then it was time for a special performance of the hit single, “Coming Home” from hip hop legend Diddy and his newest creation, Diddy Dirty Money! After the group’s performance, Diddy states that he realizes that he and other Americans do not show the appreciation that the troops deserve before thanking the troops for all they do to keep America safe!

USA Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn delivers a special message to the troops as Vonn thanks and salutes the troops for all they do for America before wishing the troops a happy holiday season!

Then it was time for a special Arm Wrestling Challenge as Major General Brimsley of the Armed Forces would face off against former World Heavyweight Champion Kane, but the arrival of the new World Heavyweight Champion Edge would bring an end to the challenge would hit the ring and hit the Spear on Kane! After sending Kane packing, Edge would hold the arm of Major General Brimsley up high!

Legendary actor and comedian Cedric The Entertainer made an appearance on the shoe as one of the original Kings of Comedy did his stand-up routine for the troops in attendance!

The host of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, Jimmy Fallon, would then deliver a special message to the troops and would tell a couple of cheesy jokes before WWE Champion The Miz would come out and deliver a scoop slam to the late night host!

Legendary country singer Trace Adkins would then make a second special appearance on the show to perform one of his newest songs, “Whoop A Man’s Ass”!

Then it was time for a blockbuster 6-Man Tag main event as John Cena would team with “The Viper” Randy Orton and “The Master of the 619” Rey Mysterio to face WWE Champion The Miz, with “apprentice” Alex Riley in his corner, Nexus leader Wade Barrett, and “The Essence of Excellence” Alberto Del Rio just one night before all six Superstars square off in their respective matches at WWE TLC! At the end of a chaotic match, it was Rey Mysterio hitting a double 619 on Wade Barrett and Alberto Del Rio before Randy Orton hits the RKO on Wade Barrett while John Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on Alberto Del Rio en route to Cena pinning Del Rio to pick up the win for his team!

SmackDown Superstar Released: WWE.com announced on Thursday that World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of SmackDown Superstar Kaval (Brandon Silvestry). Kaval is most notably the winner of NXT Season Two and challenged Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Title at Survivor Series. Kaval’s last WWE appearance was on this week’s live Tuesday edition of SmackDown where he lost to Drew McIntyre.

The 88th edition of WWE Superstars came to you from the Frank Erwin Center at UT Austin in Austin, TX and from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. Four nights after teaming with Divas Champion Natalya to put Layla & Michelle McCool through a table in the first ever Divas Tag Team Tables Match at WWE TLC, “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix would team with Kelly Kelly to face Layla & Michelle McCool in tag team action!

WWE Superstars (December 23, 2010)

Good Week For: David Hart Smith (proved that he does not need Tyson Kidd by defeating Zack Ryder in singles action)

Bad Week For: LayCool (lost to Beth Phoenix & Kelly Kelly following an errant kick to Layla by Michelle McCool)

Detailed Results Follow…

The show kicks off with action from RAW as former WWE Tag Team Champion David Hart Smith would go one-on-one with “The Long Island Iced Z” Zack Ryder! In the end, it was David Hart Smith hitting the Saito Suplex en route to picking up the win!

WWE Superstars would also feature tag team action as Jimmy & Jey Uso would face the unique team of Darren Young & Yoshi Tatsu! In the end, it was the more experienced Jimmy & Jey Uso hitting the Alleyoose on Darren Young en route to picking up the win!

Then it was time for the main event as “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix would team with Kelly Kelly to face the Slammy Award winning Layla & Michelle McCool! In the end, it was an errant big boot to Layla by Michelle McCool that would allow Beth Phoenix to hit the Glam Slam on Layla en route to picking up the win for herself and Kelly Kelly!

Superstar of the Week: NEW World Heavyweight Champion Edge

Alumni Profile of the Week

Ring Name: Yokozuna

Real/Full Name: Rodney Agatupu Anoa’i

Born On: October 2, 1966 in San Francisco, CA

Died On: October 23, 2000 in Liverpool, England

Age at Death: 34

Trained By: Afa Anoa’i

WWE Run: 1992- 1998

Accomplishments

Two Time WWE Champion

1993 Royal Rumble Winner