Alberto Del Rio came out and talked about his upcoming match with John Cena and how he was scheduled to face the Big Show tonight in front of his countrymen, but because of Cena’s attack on Monday, he wouldn’t be able to. He said he would leave Vengeance with his WWE championship, and as he was ready to leave, Teddy Long came out and said that Del Rio was checked out earlier by physicians and was cleared to compete. Long said that he thought that Del Rio was afraid to wrestle the Big Show. Del Rio said he could make Show tap, so Long asked the fans if they wanted to see it. They cheered, so he made the match official for tonight. As Teddy Long left, Mark Henry came out to the ring.
Match 1: Mark Henry v. John Morrison
Morrison assaulted Henry first but was quickly shoved over the top rope, crashing awkwardly to the floor. Henry followed him to the outside and pressed Morrison’s head against the steel ring post. He put Morrison back in the ring and choked him on the ropes while Henry was still on the outside. Back in the ring, Henry put the boots to Morrison and tried to torque his neck with a neck twisting submission. But Morrison would fight back and get Henry down in the corner, hitting him with the Star-ship Pain. But after he attempted a pin, Henry kicked out. Morrison tried to continued the offense, but Henry quickly turned the tide, hitting Morrison with the World’s Strongest Slam and pinned Morrison for the win.
Winner: Mark Henry
In the back, Vicki tried to recruit Christian to join her crew. Teddy Long came in and Christian told him that Long was a joke of Smackdown, but Long said that he would give Christian what he wanted, one more match. Christian said it was about time, but Long informed him that the one match would be against Sheamus at Vengeance. Christian was angry and stormed out. Long then told Vicki that at Vengeance Dolph Ziggler would defend the US Championship against Zakk Ryder. She said that Dolph already has a match and Long said that this is not his problem. Ryder then walked in to serenade Vicki with a signature “Woo Woo Woo!”
Match 2: Daniel Bryan v. Wade Barrett
Before the match, a clip of Barrett was shown where he vowed to let tonight begin the start of the Barrett uprising. After a competitive, solid 5+ minutes, Bryan came off the middle ropes, trying to hit Barrett with a cross body, but Barrett caught him mid-air and lifted Bryan on his back, then slamming him to the mat with the Wasteland. Barrett then covered Bryan for the winning pin.
Winner: Wade Barrett
Match 3: Sheamus & Zakk Ryder v. Dolph Ziggler & Christian
Christian and Ziggler took their turns in beating up on Ryder, after Ryder’s initial offensive in the match. Eventually he tagged in Sheamus who chased Christian out of the ring, and then nailed Ziggler with a hard running clothesline. Sheamus quickly pinned Ziggler and then stared down Christian who was backing up the aisle.
Winners: Sheamus & Zakk Ryder
Cody Rhodes was in the ring, laughing about bagging Orton’s head last week. He talked about how Orton infected him with his venom back in the days of Legacy. He said that Orton repaid his loyalty with a swift kick to the head and the emotional baggage that this caused was something Cody had to carry for years. But humiliating Orton by bagging him, he experienced a great release. He then said that this time, he is the champion and Orton is a tired megalomaniac, then challenged Orton to come out and tell the world that he was wrong about Cody and that he knows that he received what he deserved. Orton came out and slowly headed down the aisle with a microphone in his hand. He said that the only mistake he made was letting Cody breather after costing him the title twice. He said that Cody’s mistake was that placing a bag over his head only insured that Orton’s abuse on Cody will be much worse. He then suggested a preview, but was attacked by Cody’s baggers. After fighting them off, Orton was kicked by Cody who came out of the ring after him. Cody threw Orton in the ring post and then followed him into the ring. Orton blocked Cody’s punch and layed in a few of his own. As the baggers tried to get involved again, Orton elevated Cody over the top ropes, sending him crashing to the outside. Orton fought the baggers off again and followed Cody to the outside, throwing him onto the apron, but leaving his head on top of the steel steps. Orton went up the steps to stomp on Cody, but one of the baggers grabbed Orton’s foot. Cody slipped away while Orton placed th bagger’s head on the steps and stomped on it. As Orton came back into the ring, Cody left the ring, so Orton took his anger out on the bagger who was still inside the ring by hitting him with an RKO.
Match 4: Sin Cara Azul v. Sin Cara Negro (mask v. mask match)
The two Sin Caras put on a solid, lengthy match came to a close after Sin Cara Azul hitting Sin Cara Negro with a hurricanerana, a running low drop kick, and a Senton off the top. Surprising everyone, Sin Cara Negro kicked out. Azul then shot him off the ropes and latched on to his shoulders, spinning Negro in circles with his feet, and landed in a crazy way, with an arm bar submission locked in on Negro. Sin Cara Negro quickly tapped out. After the match, Sin Cara Negro refused to take his mask off so Sin Cara Azul fought him again, and after elevating Negro to the ring apron, he grabbed his head through the ropes and yanked off the mask, shoving the unmasked Sin Cara to the floor. Azul then added to it by catapulting himself over the ropes onto his unmasked foe.
Winner: Sin Cara Azul
Natalya and Beth Phoenix were in the ring. Natalya talked about how much they enjoyed making the “barbie doll” divas cry. Beth then said that at Vengeance it would be Eve’s turn to cry. At this point Eve came out to the ring and declared that she is not a Barbie doll, and that she can bully anyone just as easily, shoving Beth against the ropes.
Match 5: Big Show v. Alberto Del Rio
For the first few minutes of the match Show dominated Del Rio. Del Rio’s meager attempts at a comeback were useless. Show pushed Del Rio over the top rope to the outside and then slipped out of the ring on an adjacent side. Del Rio pushed the steel steps into him, but Show quickly fought back, chasing Del Rio into the ring. Moments later, Del Rio dodged a charge by Show in the corner, but Show stopped himself from smashing into the corner and took over on Del Rio again. As Show whipped Del Rio into the ropes, Del Rio surprised the giant by hitting him with a drop kick to the knee. Del Rio then focused on Show’s knee, and then his arm, dropping it across his knees. Even that was not enough, as Show quickly made his way to his feet and ran over Del Rio with some clotheslines and a shoulder block. Show grabbed Del Rio around the throat and tried to choke slam him, but Del Rio got away and kicked Show in the back of the knee. He quickly snapped on a reverse arm breaker submission, and applied it for a better part of a minute until Show got to his feet and lifted Del Rio off the mat with him, turned and dropped Del Rio on the mat. As Show then tried to choke slam Del Rio, Roberto Rodriguez jumped on his back from the outside. As the ref called for the bell, Show got Rodriguez off of his back and hit him with a big fist to the face, knocking him out. He then did the same to Del Rio. At this point Mark Henry got into the ring and charged Show, but was also met to a big fist to the face, which knocked out the World champ. Show left the ring, leaving two champions knocked out.
Winner: Big Show (by disqualification)