The Doctor's WWE SmackDown Recap: The 124 Things We Learned, Loved and Hated

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to my weekly SmackDown recap list. I always appreciate my loyal readers, but for those of you who are new, each week I recap SmackDown with a long list.

The entries are made up of equal parts observations, humor, recap, play-by-play, revelations, speculations, questions, answers and anything else I notice during the show. I sometimes comment on commercials, too, just because I get bored during them.

I try and interject some fun into these lists, so I hope you have fun reading this week's list of the 124 things we learned, loved and hated from the show.

1. I am sorry if this list seems a little late. I was making arrangements to take care of my friend's dogs Gilly, who will only be referred to as Gillberg for obvious reasons, and Doakes after Sgt. Doakes of Dexter.
2. SmackDown opens with a graphic hyping the World Title match between Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio.
3. The first match of the night is Layla vs. AJ.
4. The two trade takedowns and reversals to start the match.
5. AJ really looks convincing in her mannerisms.
6. AJ starts building some momentum and ends up hitting Layla hard in the corner.
7. Daniel Bryan's music hits and he comes out with a mic screaming "Yes!" over and over.
8. AJ is distracted and Layla rolls her up for a three.
9. It looks like D-Bry turned the tables on AJ.
10. AJ goes nuts on Layla after the match as Bryan looks on from the apron.
11. Bryan talks to AJ after the match and he says he needs to talk to Vickie about something regarding AJ.
12. AJ mocking the Yes chants for a second was a nice touch.
13. I am 6'2' and I would not want to square off with AJ when she has that look in her eyes.
14. Bryan says he will hold the show hostage until he gets whatever it is he wants.
15. As the show heads to commercial we see AJ doing the Yes chant to Bryan.
16. That segment was either brilliant or awful, but sometimes that line is blurry.
17. WWE hypes how The Great American Bash will be taking place during the live SmackDown next Tuesday.
18. That used to be a huge PPV for WCW and now it's a SmackDown sub-title. Weak.
19. AJ and Daniel Bryan are yelling Yes at each other when we return from commercial.
20. I bet Booker never thought he would be thanking God to see Vickie Guerrero, but he just did it.
21. Vickie of all people, right after saying excuse me, says no one wants to hear Daniel Bryan keep repeating his catchphrase.
22. Then she says Excuse me again. Classic Vickie.
23. Bryan says that both Raw and SD will revolve around him after he wins the WWE title.
24. He also says he wants to see Vickie run both shows permanently.
25. Bryan is really coming off as a great heel right now. Very manipulative.

26. He also says he would like AJ banned from ringside during his WWE title match.
27. Vickie says she is not a fan of AJ and makes fun of something she tweeted.
28. I guess there was a poll on WWE.com to see what role AJ would have in the WWE title match and they chose special guest referee with 76 percent.
29. Ha. Bryan looks dumbstruck right now.
30. AJ yells Yes in Vickie's face as she leaves and Bryan starts screaming No over and over again.
31. Vickie sucks up to the Board of Directors some more before announcing the first qualifying match for the SD MITB.
32. Acronyms are fun!
33. Zack Ryder is out first to a decent response judging from the crowd. You can never trust the sound on SD.
34. Oh, Awesome! Damien Sandow is his opponent. I asked for this match last week on the recap after their funny backstage run-in.
35. The promo he delivers on his way to the ring is just plain great.
36. Ryder is in control early on until Sandow stomps a mudhole in him in the corner and then grinds Ryder's face into the mat in what is a great heel move.
37. Ryder gets his knees up when Sandow runs at him.
38. A nice Broski Boot helps Ryder setup for the Rough Ryder, but Sandow blocks it and hits his finisher for the win.
39. He hooked the leg this time. Usually he just sort of lays on his opponent with a smug look on his face.
40. Sandow qualifies for MITB. How epic would it be if WWE gave him the case this early in his run? I know it won't happen, but I would appreciate a risk like that once in a while.
41. Bryan is knocking on the Divas locker-room door and Kaitlyn answers instead of AJ.
42. She tells Bryan off with a sarcastic remark about AJ's mental condition.
43. Tyson Kidd gets a jobber's entrance for his match against Jack Swagger as he is already in the ring when we return from commercial.
44. Kidd is taking it to Swagger in the early going and Swagger has to take a powder.
45. Kidd screws up a roll over Swagger's back, but he saves it a bit by making it look like a somersault.
46. Swagger gets control after he hits a big German suplex when reversing Kidd's offense.
47. Swagger grabs Kidd by the arm and he starts whipping him around like he is a sack of potatoes.
48. Kidd almost wins with a surprise roll up but Swagger keeps control after kicking out.
49. This is a pretty good match.
50. Both of these guys have big upsides, I guess they just need to be in the ring with the right people to show them.
51. After Booker talks about butterflies for about a minute we see Kidd hit a huge DDT on Swagger to reverse the momentum.
52. Kidd hits a series of kicks for another near fall.
53. Swagger ends up with the Ankle Lock on Kidd but Kidd reverses and takes Swagger down.
54. Wow! Kidd hits a nice Blockbuster from the top rope for the pin and the win.
55. Kidd and Sandow in the MITB match. I already care about this more than the Raw match and we only have the first two participants.
56. I know this will most likely not lead to some big push for Kidd like some are bound to say, but it is great to see him finally get to put a W in his book.
57. A clip of Lawler remembering Mick Foley and Steve Austin visiting Vince McMahon in the hospital is shown.
58. That really was a classic segment. The bedpan moment is truly hilarious.
59. Ziggler is backstage talking with Vickie and he wants Sheamus' Brogue Kick banned from their match.
60. They argue and Ziggler rants a bit before getting a slap from Vic.
61. I guess the next qualifying match for MITB is a tag team match. Santino is out first, followed by Christian. What a mismatch.
62. After the break, we see the future Mr. David Hudson coming out before Cody Rhodes.
63. I kind of figured all four of these guys would have ended up in the MITB match.
64. This match has a lot of back-and-forth action, with all four men getting ring time in the first two minutes.
65. Rhodes and Otunga settle in after the initial back and forth and take control.
66. Santino gets the hot tag and takes it to both men before Rhodes takes back control.
67. Rhodes steps on Santino's face to add salt to the wound.
68. There is too much going on to list everything so I will skip to the end.
69. Christian goes for the Killswitch but has to settle for a reverse DDT instead.
70. Christain wants to hit a Spear but Otunga stops him.
71. Santino hits the Cobra on Cody and Christian hits the Spear on Otunga for the win.
72. Santino and Christian join Sandow and Kidd in MITB. That's a pretty good line up as long as Santino doesn't just do comedy stuff.
73. Sheamus is backstage with Matt Striker doing his usual babyface routine.
74. Is anyone else getting sick of "Nice-Guy Sheamus?"
75. I want the guy who took out Triple H with a lead pipe back. That guy intrigued me. This guy is starting to get boring.
76. It's really not his fault. It is what he is given to do.
77. AJ is smiling while repeating the words "Special guest referee" when Bryan comes up.
78. He tries to suggest a doctor she can talk to because he cares about her.
79. Bryan asks "Do you want his number?"
80. AJ says Yes. The she says it again a few times before skipping off.
81. She is starting to seem less psychotic and more like someone with dissociative personality disorder. I like it.
82. These two jobbers look like a reject from the latest Grease casting call and what I assume Kenny Dykstra's little brother would look like.
83. I just had a great idea. Ryback should start coming out to the main theme from Jaws. It would be so much cooler than this generic guitar work.
84. Ryback hits Kenny's brother with a nasty powerbomb and then Zukko with a clothesline.
85. The dual finisher is applied and another win for Ryback is in the books.
86. When it comes to Ryback WWE either needs to crap or get off the pot.
87. We go backstage to see Aksana and Antonio Cesaro making out backstage.
88. Teddy walks up and offers an olive branch before telling them he is the GM for both shows next week.
89. Aksana turns on the charm and he brushes her off.
90. Does Cesaro have an "Italian Leather Carry-All?"
91. A what?
92. It's a purse!!!
93. Sorry, had to make the Seinfeld joke. Couldn't resist. He was wearing a purse, which I know is more common in Europe so it adds to his character.
94. Tensai is out after the break for the final MITB qualifying match of the night.
95. Justin Gabriel is already in the ring, but that didn't stop Tyson Kidd from winning earlier.
96. After a few kicks from Gabriel, we see Tensai start picking him apart with lots of power moves.
97. What the hell happened to Gabriel's hair? Did he lose a bet?
98. Oh, I know what it is. What was the name of the haircut/vacuum from the '80s? (The Flowbee - ED.) That has to be it.
99. Whoa. Did Josh Mathews just acknowledge Tensai's first WWE run? He kept saying that Tensai has looked impressive since returning to WWE after a stint in Japan.
100. In the time it took to type those two entries, Tensai won the match with running senton.
101. Hmmm. Tensai in the MITB match? He will either win the whole thing or just be used to catch the spot monkeys while they jump off the ladders.
102. The main event is next and Ricardo Rodriguez brings out Alberto Del Rio first.
103. Cole makes a joke about how Lilian has flubbed a few things while announcing.
104. I wish JBL was here. He would rip into Cole for how many mistakes he has made and then everyone would be happy. Good luck on your climb, JBL.
105. Vickie comes out next to bring out Dolph Ziggler, which seems a bit unfair since she is also the GM tonight.
106. It is shocking to hear Cole be the voice of reason and point out this conflict of interest.
107. Sheamus comes out to a big reaction.
108. And the usual poorly-timed commercial plays after the entrances.
109. Sheamus plays the aggressor early on and attacks both men. He does OK for a little bit, but Del Rio turns the tables eventually.
110. Sheamus chases Ziggler around the ring until he runs into Del Rio when coming back in the ring.
111. Del Rio and Ziggler lock up and Ziggler gets the better of Del Rio with a nice dropkick.
112. Both men are on the turnbuckle and Del Rio takes a nasty spill to the outside as Sheamus comes up and takes Ziggler off the top rope with an electric chair.
113. After the break we see all three men doing plenty of damage to each other, with the action eventually spilling outside the ring.
114. Del Rio tries to steal a win while instructing Ziggler to climb the ropes.
115. Sheamus ends up taking both of them out while they argue with a flying shoulderblock to both men.
116. Sheamus ends up hitting White Noise on Ziggler and he sets up for the Brogue Kick.
117. Del Rio pulls Sheamus' arm over the ropes and he nearly gets the pin.
118. Sheamus ends up in the Cross-Arm Breaker but Ziggler breaks it up and hits Del Rio with a Fame-asser for another near fall.
119. This is a good match with a lot of great near falls and exchanges.
120. Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick on Ziggler before throwing Del Rio out of the ring for the pin and the win.
121. Sheamus retains in what would have been a great PPV match had we seen it without a commercial.
122. The show ends with Sheamus celebrating in the ring.
123. If I seemed a bit distracted, it is because I had to constantly watch two energetic Dachshunds.
124. If I can paraphrase a Jim Gaffigan line, if you want to know what it is like to take care of two dachshunds just imagine you're drowning, and then someone hands you a dachshund.

Thanks for reading and feel free to share your thoughts and additions to the list below.