04/24/09 Friday Night SmackDown Results & Captures

Posted under Smackdown! Results & Captures on Saturday, 25 April 2009 by admin

Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. vs. Shane McMahon and Batista

We get a replay of the events from the main event at Raw, which can only mean that there may be some unresolved issues heading into this one. We start of DiBiase and Shane and a tie up. DiBiase forces Shane into the corner and goes on the attack. The referee makes him back off but it’s not enough to stop DiBiase’s onslaught. DiBiase finally backs up but Shane takes the moment to answer back with a series of rights. Shane Irish Whips DiBiase and meets him with a high back elbow! Arm drag, arm drag, and another arm drag from Shane. Shane drags DiBiase to his corner and tags in Batista and the Animal takes control.

Batista lifts DiBiase to his shoulder and walks within arms reach of Rhodes. DiBiase tries for a tag but Batista keeps knocking his hand away. Okay that was pretty funny. Batista prepares for a power slam and Rhodes makes a blind tag. However, Batista feels something’s up and takes down Rhodes with a clothesline just as he steps into the ring. DiBiase charges and Batista catches him with a Spine buster! Power slam to Rhodes! Near fall for Batista.

Batista tags in Shane, who goes after the shoulder of Cody Rhodes. Shane drops him and hits a big elbow. However Rhodes answers back with a stiff shot to the back of Shane McMahon. Rhodes tags in DiBiase and they go for a double back suplex but Shane flips out of it! Rhodes and DiBiase goes for a double clothesline but Shane ducks out of the way, allowing Batista to take them both down with a double clothesline of his own! Tandem clotheslines send both members of Priceless to the outside! Commercial break!

We are back as Shane tags in Batista and they pull up Rhodes for a double suplex. Shane steps back and admires the stalling suplex before assisting in completing the move. Batista pins Rhodes and gets a two count. Batista whips Rhodes to the corner and hits a clothesline, tagging in Shane in the process. Batista sets Rhodes up with a pendulum Back Breaker and Shane hits the elbow from the middle rope. Shane goes for the pin but DiBiase breaks it up. Shane gets distracted long enough for Rhodes to hit a dropkick on the back of Shane’s head.

Rhodes tags in DiBiase who goes on the attack, stomping Shane on the mat. Shane tries to get to Batista but DiBiase stops him and forces him back into his corner. Rhodes tags himself in and both men tandem whip Shane into the corner. Shane is on a knee and Rhodes takes him down with a stiff boot to the head. Rhodes goes for the pin and gets a two count. Rhodes keeps Shane in the center of the ring and attacks him with a few punches before putting Shane in his corner and going for another punch. Shane blocks it and begins answering back with strikes of his own but Rhodes counters with a Russian Leg Sweep. Rhodes tags in DiBiase and holds Shane as DiBiase comes off the middle rope with a double stomp on Shane’s torso! DiBiase goes for the pin and gets the near fall.

DiBiase locks Shane in a standing chin lock and Shane breaks out of it with a double leg take down. Shane goes for his corner but DiBiase blocks him again and tags in Rhodes. DiBiase hits a big slam and Rhodes follows up with a deliberate knee drop. Rhodes goes for the pin and gets a two count. Rhodes is starting to get frustrated and stomps Shane as Shane tries to get back to his corner. Rhodes hits Shane with a Snap mare Takeover and locks Shane in an overhead chin lock. Shane struggles and fights back with shots to the midsection. Shane gets to his feet and Rhodes shoves him to the ropes. Rhodes goes for a suplex but Shane reverses it into a DDT! Both men are down!

Rhodes tags in DiBiase who cuts off Shane and knocks Batista off the apron. Shane tries to take advantage with a roll up but DiBiase knocks him into his partner who is again knocked off the apron! Shane takes down DiBiase and Batista is in the ring. Shane looks confused until Batista shoves him out of the way as Rhodes comes off the top rope. Spine buster! Mid-air Spine buster by Batista! Shane goes for the pin and gets the three!