Smackdown Recap: Sandow Vs. Orton, Van Dam Vs. Del Rio, Christian Vs. Swagger, More

Randy Orton vs. Damien Sandow

They tie up and chain wrestle briefly. Orton gets a back elbow. They tie up again and Sandow gets a hip toss. He keeps Orton's head locked in. Orton gets out and Sandow locks his head back in. Orton gets out. Sandow takes Orton to the corner and strikes him. Orton fights out and clotheslines Sandow in the corner twice. Orton hits a vertical Suplex. He stomps on Sandow's hands. He then kicks Sandow in the face and snap mares him. He tries to drop a knee, but Sandow moves. He stomps Orton at the ropes.

Sandow headbutts Orton and strikes him several times. Orton tosses him to the outside. Orton follows and lands an uppercut. He drops Sandow back first across the barrier. Orton tosses him in the ring for a two count. Sandow backs Orton into the corner and drives his shoulder into his gut. He then chokes Orton with his boot. Orton fights out of the corner and then hits an uppercut. Sandow bails to the apron. Orton tries for his draping DDT, but Sandow grabs his head and drops to the floor, snapping Orton's neck across the top rope.

Back from commercial and Orton is punching Sandow in the corner. He tries to keep the attack up, but Sandow comes back with a knee to the gut. He drops Orton across the ropes. Sandow drops several knees into Orton's chest. He strikes Orton a few times and gets a two count. He then locks Orton in a body scissors. Sandow hits Orton on the chest and goes for the pin. Orton battles back with kicks, but Sandow comes back with his signature multiple knees to the gut.

Sandow gets his somersaulting Russian leg sweep, followed by the Elbow of Disdain for a near pin fall. He locks Orton in another body scissors. Orton fights out via strikes to the head. They exchange strikes. Sandow whips Orton, but Orton comes back with clotheslines and his scoop slam. Orton gets an uppercut. He tries for his draping DDT as Cody Rhodes comes out. Sandow backdrops Orton to the outside as Rhodes takes the WHC Money in the Bank case. Sandow stares at him. Orton hits the RKO off the distraction for the win.

Winner: Randy Orton

Rhodes leaves with the MITB case. Then, CM Punk is shown walking backstage. Back from commercial and CM Punk comes out to the ring. A recap of Brock Lesnar's attack on Punk is shown.

He says it's official, his match against Lesnar at SummerSlam. He says since Monday, everyone has told him that he fell into Heyman's trap. He says that's what Heyman wants everyone to think. He says Heyman taught him a lot about being the dirtiest player in the game and how to target weaknesses over and over. He says he will do that to Lesnar at SummerSlam.

He says Lesnar's biggest weakness is trust in Heyman and that it will be his downfall. He says Heyman's biggest weakness is his ego. He says every time Heyman stuck his neck out for Punk, it was for him to help benefit Heyman's career. Punk says Heyman always wanted everything and at SummerSlam, he's going to take it all from him.

Punk says he will kick Heyman in the face until he is unrecognizable. Fandango and Summer Rae interrupt. Punk stares at them as they come down to the ring. Fandango gets in the ring and Punk attacks him and delivers a GTS. His music plays as Summer Rae checks on Fandango.

Back from commercial and a 1800 Fella commercial is shown.

Prime Time Players and Wade Barrett vs. Mark Henry and The Usos

Young and Jay start things off. They chain wrestle. Young gets a shoulder knockdown. Jay gets a clothesline. Jimmy comes in and hits Young in the face. He takes Young to the corner and lands several strikes. Titus interferes and Barrett comes in. He knees Jimmy in the gut. Barrett sets Jimmy on the turnbuckle and hits his several times in the back. Titus comes in and boots Jimmy. He drops a leg and an elbow on Jimmy. He then locks Jimmy in a headlock. Jimmy fights to his feet and leaps at Titus. Titus catches him and then tosses him behind his head.

Jimmy comes back quickly with a kick to the head. Henry comes in. He hits Titus with a shoulder knockdown. He running powerslams Titus. Barrett breaks up the pin attempt. An interfering Young gets Superkicked by an Uso. Henry hits Titus with the World's Strongest Slam for the win.

Winners: Mark Henry and The Usos

It's announced that AJ Lee will be giving a state of her mind address later in the evening. Plus, Alberto Del Rio vs. Rob Van Dam is announced.

Back from commercial and a recap of the gauntlet match from RAW is shown. Next, Vickie Guerrero and Alberto Del Rio are backstage. Del Rio sucks up to her and Vickie asks what she can do for him. Del Rio says she owes him since John Cena got to pick his own opponent at SummerSlam. She says she will give him one week to think about it.

Rob Van Dam walks up and says he should defend against him. Del Rio calls him loco and that it doesn't work that way. He says RVD has to prove himself. RVD says that he'll do it by beating him tonight.

Then, Damien Sandow is shown backstage looking for Cody Rhodes.

Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio

Van Dam delivers elbows and strikes into the corner. He whips Del Rio, who bails to the outside. He gets up on the apron, Van Dam charges and Del Rio drops back down again. Same thing again. Del Rio charges in when Van Dam and the ref turn around. Van Dam hits a spinning kick. Van Dam attacks him in the corner. Del Rio says he can't take anymore. Del Rio hits a super kick, in the middle of pleading to the ref to stop the match, for the win.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

Sandow is looking for Cody Rhodes backstage again. He asks Mark Henry and Booker T and they stare at him angrily. They both say no and call Rhodes a thief. Sandow says he needs to know what's going on since he used to be the general manager. Booker T says tell me you didn't just say that and Henry shoos Sandow away.

AJ Lee and Big E. Langston come down to the ring. Back from commercial and Lee she is out there to clear the air. She says that everyone that thinks she is about to have a breakdown because of Kaitlyn or Ziggler's breakup with her would be mistaken. She says she is fine and A okay because she has the Divas Championship. She says she will forever be it and that it's never leaving her.

She then pulls out keys to Dolph Ziggler's home and she says that he remembers the day he gave her a copy. She says she is ready to let go. Dolph Ziggler comes out. He says does she think he hasn't passed out thousands of times before. He says the locks have been changed a couple of times.

Lee says he was never the smart one in the relationship. She asks if he recognizes a suitcase that Langston brings out. Ziggler calls everything in the ring replaceable. Lee pulls out a pair of scissors and a wallet and cuts up his drivers license. Ziggler says a day at the DMV would be a picnic compared to anything with her.

Lee then pulls out his passport and starts to cut it. He says there's a passport office by his house and that the lady there owes him a favor. Lee says that it's going to be hard to get women without his cash. She tosses it all over the ring and he says she is littering.

Lee then attacks his credit card and Ziggler makes more comments. The crowd chants you are psycho and Lee says she isn't psycho. She starts rummaging through his case, throwing his clothes everywhere and screaming. She tosses the case out of the ring as Ziggler continues taunting her. She pushes Langston away and then gets out of the ring. Kaitlyn runs out and spears her. Langston tries to help her and Ziggler runs up and Zig Zags him.

Christian vs. Jack Swagger is announced, followed by an announcement of the in ring debut of the Wyatt Family.
Then, the RAW Rebound is show. It recaps everything that has happened between John Cena and Daniel Bryan since Cena picked Bryan to be his SummerSlam opponent.

Tons of Funk vs. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan (with Bray Wyatt)

Harper and Tensai start things off. Harper lands tons of strikes in the corner. Tensai comes back with strikes of his own. Rowan breaks up a pin attempt. Clay attacks Rowan, who sends him out of the ring. Harper hits Tensai with a Body Avalanche and a discus clothesline. Harper comes in and hits a splash for the win.

Winners: The Wyatt Family

Harper and Rowan hold Tensai in the ring. Bray enters and says it's not Tensai's fault. He then hits his Sister Abigail finisher on him.

Bray then picks up the mic and says he suspects Kane will be looking for him. He says he isn't too hard to find, he's right here with all his friends. Bray says he's been waiting for Kane. He then says look to the sky and follow the buzzards.

Back from commercial and Sandow goes into Vickie's office, still looking for Cody Rhodes. He says he stole is case and Vickie says she hasn't seen him, but she has contacted the authorities. He says he will find his case tonight.

Christian vs. Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter)

Colter grabs the mic during the entrance and asks if they're in northern Mexico. He says he got stopped at a border patrol station and they told him he didn't need to be searched because he is a real American. He says that Christian has overstayed his welcome.

They tie up and Swagger slams Christian to the mat. Christian comes back with mounted strikes in the corner. Swagger gets a shoulder knock down. Christian back drops a charging Swagger to the outside. Christian takes him out by diving over the ropes. He sends Swagger back into the ring and goes up top. Swagger tosses him off the turnbuckle.

Back from commercial and Christian dodges a charge by Swagger. Christian hits a missile dropkick from up top. He strikes Swagger and then hits a forearm. Christian jumps off the top rope, but Swagger moves. They both exchange reversals and Christian comes out on top. He signals for the spear. He goes up top and hits Swagger with an elbow. Swagger counters and slams Christian to the mat. Swagger goes for the Swagger Bomb, but Christian puts his knees up. Christian goes for a pin, but Swagger counters into the Patriot Lock.

Christian gets out, sends Swagger shoulder first into the turnbuckle and then lands the Killswitch for the win.

Winner: Christian

Damien Sandow comes out to the ring angry, yelling for a microphone. He says he is issuing a warrant when the authorities arrive. He demands Cody Rhodes be arrested for grand larceny and that Vickie fires him.

Cody Rhodes appears on the TitanTron. He's beside the Gulf of Mexico. He talks some trash and then says he will wait for Sandow if he wants to come get his case. Sandow is shown walking backstage out of the arena as things go to commercial.

Back from commercial and Sandow is still walking out of the arena. He goes outside and runs across the street. He yells at a car. Cody is shown standing near the Gulf. Sandow tells him to stop and wait. He asks Cody not to do anything stupid.

Sandow says Rhodes was the leader when they were a tag team and that he is smarter than him. He calls Rhodes his intellectual superior and says he has better facial hair. Rhodes says he's earned this and tosses the case into the Gulf. Sandow screams and Rhodes tells him good luck.

Sandow screams for help and that he can't swim. He then jumps into the water and screams about not being able to swim. He climbs out and then a recap is shown to end the show.