WWE taped this week’s episode of WWE Smackdown from Fresno, CA. The show will air this Thursday on SyFy.
-Seth Rollins is out to kick off Smackdown for the first time as WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Big Show, Kane and J&J Security following him down to the ring. Rollins talks about escaping Lesnar on RAW and being champion, but Randy Orton cuts him off. Orton reiterates that he never got his rematch for the world title and talks trash about The Authority. Kane books him in a match.
(1) Randy Orton def. Kane (via DQ). The match ends with the inevitable 4-on-1 beatdown. Kane drops Orton with a chokeslam. Ryback runs down and Rollins bails from the ring, leaving J&J as food for the Big Guy.
(2) Naomi def. Natalya.
-Backstage: Kane is not super happy about getting attacked by Orton and wants to book Rollins in a title match at Extreme Rules. Out of nowhere comes Dean Ambrose, who I guess was using their personal bathroom. Kane books Ambrose vs. Harper for tonight.
