WWE Smackdown Recap: Tag Titles Defended, Mark Henry Vs. Curtis Axel, Food Eating Contest, More

Michael Cole and JBL are on commentary for this week's Smackdown.

Renee Young is in the middle of the ring. She calls Randy Orton down. She asks Orton about how he scored the victory at Survivor Series over Big Show. Orton says he has an iron jaw and wasn't knocked out. He was just playing possum, and it was his strategy. He says that the Authority's appearance at ringside tainted his victory.

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Then, Young asks Orton about Cena's challenge on RAW, and Triple H's announcement of the TLC main event. Young asks how Orton felt when the Authority accepted the challenge, and Orton gets angry and leaves the ring.

The show heads backstage and Vickie Guerrero is throwing a Thanksgiving leftover party. Vickie says that her party will not break down into mayhem, but she is going to have a food eating contest. It's Titus O'Neil vs. The Great Khali. Everyone cheers them on as they shove food in their mouth.

Mark Henry (with Big E. Langston) vs. Curtis Axel

Axel kicks and strikes Henry to no avail. Henry rams him in the corner and hits a body avalanche. Axel charges Henry, but Henry hits a back elbow. Ryback runs down and attacks Langston on the outside. The distraction allows Axel to hit some offense. He attacks Henry's leg. Axel punches Henry in the head and then locks it in from behind. Henry gets out and hits a big boot. He rakes Axel's face and hits a head butt. Henry hits the Junkyard Dog headbutt, knocking Axel out of the ring. Axel stares Langston down. Ryback tries to attack Langston again, but Langston clotheslines him. Henry sends Axel back in the ring and hits the World's Strongest Slam for the win.

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Winner: Mark Henry

Then, R Truth is backstage with Xavier Woods. Brodus Clay walks up. Xavier tries to thank him for letting him use his music, but Brodus is angry and says that Xavier stole the Funkadactyls and his music. He says they don't need rookies like him getting in the way of main event players like him. He tells Xavier to keep his mouth shut and don't speak unless spoken to and shoves him down. R Truth gets angry at Brodus and Tensai walks up and steps between them.

Back from commercial and the food eating contest is still going on. O'Neil is covered in food, but Khali is just eating calmly. AJ Lee and Tamina Snuka walk up to Vickie and she says that she is going to put them in a food fight against everyone else for showing up. They leave. Then, Khali collapses into his plate of food and O'Neil wins the contest. For winning, he gets to go one on one with Antonio Cesaro.

Los Matadores and El Torito vs. The Plymouth Rockers (3MB)

Slater and Torito start off. Torito dodges a bunch of grab attempts. The rest of the Rockers come into the ring, and the Matadores kick them to the outside. Then, Torito and both Matadores take out the Rockers with dives. Back in the ring, the Rockers quickly come back against the Matadores. McIntyre hits one of them repeatedly. The Matador hits McIntyre with a DDT. Torito tags in and hits a hurricanrana. He takes the other Rockers off the apron and head scissors McIntyre into the turnbuckle. One of the Matadors tags in. They hit their double team Samoan Drop on McIntyre for the win.

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Winners: Los Matadores and El Torito

Tons of Funk (with the Funkadactyls) vs. R Truth and Xavier Woods

Truth and Tensai start off. They shake hands. Tensai backs Truth to the corner. Truth locks in a side headlock. Tensai shoves him off. Tensai hits a big shoulder tackle. He hits Truth with a body avalanche in the corner. He charges again, and Truth puts a boot up. Truth hits a kick to the face. Woods tags in. He hits Brodus on the apron and lands head shots on Tensai. Woods kicks out Tensai's legs and hits an enziguri. Brodus tags in and hits Woods from behind. Brodus lands a corner splash and goes up top. He leaps off and hits Woods with a splash for the win.

Winners: Tons of Funk

Then, Renee Young is backstage with CM Punk. She asks for his thoughts on what the Wyatt Family did on RAW. Punk says he hasn't heard from Bryan since Monday and has bruised ribs from Roman Reigns. Punk says he doesn't know why the Shield attacked him, but he is going to get to the bottom of it.

Back from commercial and a video is shown of Bray Wyatt cutting one of his usual, creepy promos.

Antonio Cesaro vs. Titus O'Neil

Titus hits a shoulder knockdown. He grabs his stomach. He locks in Cesaro's head from the side. Cesaro gets out and lands a dropkick. Titus grabs his stomach again. Cesaro attacks him in the corner. Titus counters with a big boot. He does his bark and grabs his stomach. Cesaro lands several gut shots. He hits Titus with his Gutwrench Suplex. Cesaro signals for the Cesaro Swing and starts doing it. Darren Young interrupts and hits Cesaro.

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Winner via DQ: Antonio Cesaro

After the match, Titus grabs JBL's hat and throws up in it. It's censored with a cartoon plate with turkey on it. Then, Titus puts the hat on Michael Cole and Cole freaks out. Titus stumbles around the ring. He grabs Zeb Colter and throws up on the back of his head (which is censored with the cartoon plate of food again).

Then, the Total Divas cast does a WWE Shop segment.

Back from commercial and the RAW Rebound is shown.

WWE Tag Team Championships
Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) vs. The Shield (Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins)

Dean Ambrose gets on commentary. Cody and Rollins start off. They lock up and Cody locks in a side headlock. Rollins gets out and locks in a waist lock. Cody shoves him off. Rollins goes for a kick. Cody catches his foot. They both try for hip tosses and Cody hits a body slam. Goldust tags in and hits a snap mare. Cody tags in and slams Rollins to the mat. Goldust tags back in and Rollins escapes and tags in Reigns. He and Goldust stare each other down. They exchange strikes. Reigns hits Goldust out of the ring. Goldust gets back in and they circle each other.

Reigns hits a head strike. He hits Goldust with a headbutt. Goldust comes back with a dropkick. Cody comes in and they clothesline both Reigns and Rollins out of the ring as things head to commercial. Back from commercial and Cody is in control of Rollins. He tries for an Alabama slam, but Rollins counters into a pin attempt. Rollins hits an enziguri. Reigns tags in and whips Cody into the corner. He takes Cody to his corner and Rollins tags in. He wraps Cody's head and neck around the center rope and pulls back. Cody tries to fight back with elbows, but Rollins drives his boot into Cody's neck.

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Reigns tags in and Cody gets sent outside. Reigns attacks Cody briefly and sends him back inside. He locks in Cody's head. Cody gets to his feet and Reigns hits a big elbow. He pulls Cody's ear and Rollins tags in. Rollins clubs Cody's chest repeatedly. He kicks Cody in the gut. Cody fights out with elbows. He backdrops Rollins to the outside. Rollins and Goldust tag in. Goldust has the hot tag. He mounts Reigns in the corner and punches his head repeatedly. Goldust hits a crossbody and a powerslam. Goldust hits Reigns with right hands. Rollins tries to interfere and Goldust clotheslines him outside. Reigns clotheslines Goldust out of the ring from behind as things go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Rollins chops Goldust in the chest. He kicks Goldust in the chest several times. Goldust lands several right hands. Rollins counters with a high elbow. He locks in Goldust's head from behind. Goldust gets out. Rollins tries for a dropkick. Goldust grabs the ropes. Goldust hits a DDT. Reigns tags in and hits Cody off the apron. He clotheslines Goldust. Reigns lands several head shots. He locks in Goldust's head. Reigns is bleeding from a cut beneath his eye. Rollins tags in and Goldust is able to tag in Cody.

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Cody hits a missile dropkick and several clotheslines. He goes up top, but Rollins puts Cody on his shoulders. Cody charges and Rollins puts up an elbow. Rollins drops Cody into the turnbuckle and goes up top. Cody stops him, picks him up on his shoulders and slams him to the mat. Reigns tries to get involved, but Goldust sends him outside. Goldust and Reigns fight on the outside. Cody goes up top and takes both Rollins and Reigns out with a dive. He sends Rollins back in the ring and goes up top. He goes for a moonsault, but Rollins moves and Cody collides with the mat. Rollins goes for a spring board something, but Cody dodges and hits Cross Rhodes. Dean Ambrose breaks up the pin attempt.

Winners via DQ: Cody Rhodes and Goldust

Ambrose keeps the attack up. CM Punk's music hits and he runs out with a chair. He takes out Reigns and Rollins and chases Ambrose out of the ring.

Vickie Guerrero comes on the TitanTron and makes a 6 man tag match between everyone.

CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Goldust vs. The Shield

Back from commercial and Punk is in control of Ambrose. He elbows Ambrose repeatedly in the head, in the corner. He drives his shoulder into Ambrose's gut and tags in Goldust. Goldust keeps the attack up briefly and tags in Cody. Cody hits head strikes and gut kicks in the corner. Cody whips Ambrose and hits a back body drop. Punk tags in and hits a chop in the corner. He charges Ambrose, and Ambrose moves and tags in Rollins. Punk hits a drop toe hold and tags in Goldust. Goldust goes to work on Rollins's leg. Cody tags in and he and Rollins exchange strikes. Cody whips Rollins to the outside. Cody follows and whips Rollins into the barrier. He sends Rollins back inside.

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They all exchange quick tags. Punk keeps working on Rollins's leg. He locks Rollins in a bridging leg submission. Cody tags in and locks in a half Boston crab at the same time. Rollins trips Cody into the corner and Ambrose tags in as things go to commercial. Back from commercial and Ambrose is in control of Cody. He power whips Cody into the corner. Cody counters with a boot in the corner. Punk tags in. He lands a leaping clothesline on Ambrose and a heel kick. Punk lands his running high knee and a clothesline. Punk hits the swinging neckbreaker and signals for the GTS.

The Wyatt Family's music hits and the lights go out briefly. When they come back on, the Wyatts stare on from the ramp. Ambrose drags Punk to his corner. Rollins tags in and keeps the attack up. Ambrose comes in and Punk hits them with a DDT/neckbreaker at the same time. The Wyatts attack Cody and Goldust on the apron.

Winners via DQ: Cody Rhodes, Goldust and CM Punk

The Wyatts keep the attack up. The Usos run out for the save. Then, Rey Mysterio runs out to even things up more. He goes for the 619 on Rollins, but Ambrose trips him.

Vickie Guerrero walks out. She screams that she demands order and turns it into a 12 man tag match.

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The Usos, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Goldust and CM Punk vs. The Shield and The Wyatt Family

Back from commercial and Ambrose tags in Harper. He backs one of the Usos into the corner and whips him to another corner. Harper charges, but the Uso attacks him. Harper comes back quickly. Rollins tags in and stomps the Uso. Bray tags in and stomps the Uso as well. Bray drops an elbow and tags in Harper. Harper hits his gator death roll. He keeps the Uso's head locked in. The Uso gets to his feet, but Harper hits an upper cut. Harper whips him and charges, but the Usos hits an upper cut. Mysterio tags in and lands kicks to the legs. He goes up top and hits Harper with a seated senton. Mysterio bounces off the ropes, but Harper hits a big boot.

Bray tags in. He takes Mysterio to the corner and power whips him. Bray hits a body avalanche. He drags Mysterio to his corner and Rowan tags in. Rowan hits a body slam. He locks Mysterio in a bear hug and rag dolls him around. Mysterio fights out with elbows to the head, but Rowan lands a side slam. Ambrose tags in. Mysterio tries to crawl between his legs, but Ambrose stops him. He locks Mysterio's head in on the mat. Mysterio gets to his feet, but Ambrose knees him in the gut. Rollins tags in.

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Mysterio hits Rollins with an enziguri. Mysterio tags in Punk and Rollins tags in Rowan. Punk sends Rowan out of the ring and hits a dive. He sends Rowan back inside and hits his running high knee three times. Punk hits his swinging neck breaker. Punk goes up top and hits the Macho Man elbow drop. Everyone tries to get involved from both teams. Punk lifts Rowan up for the GTS. Bray attacks him and puts him in Sister Abigail position. Mysterio attacks Bray. Rowan tries to attack Mysterio, but Mysterio hurricanranas him and hits 619. Punk then hits Rowan with the GTS for the win.

Winners: The Usos, Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Goldust and CM Punk

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