CM Punk opened Smackdown dressed in wrestler gear for his “special appearance.” Punk watched a replay of Curtis Axel stealing their tag victory on Raw. Punk opened with a dig on John Cena, talked about the Fourth of July, talked about how independent he is, tied it into how he’s going to win the WWE Title MITB match, talked about Brock Lesnar, and Alberto Del Rio interrupted.
Del Rio claimed this is his show, so Punk told him off. Del Rio then went off on Americans to “USA” chants. Punk called out Del Rio on his babyface “Born in Mexico, Made in America” gimmick, calling him phony. Del Rio told Punk to get out, but Punk refused. So, Teddy Long booked Del Rio vs. Punk as the main event.
Del Rio claimed this is his show, so Punk told him off. Del Rio then went off on Americans to “USA” chants. Punk called out Del Rio on his babyface “Born in Mexico, Made in America” gimmick, calling him phony. Del Rio told Punk to get out, but Punk refused. So, Teddy Long booked Del Rio vs. Punk as the main event.
CM Punk vs Alberto Del Rio in a Non-Title Match
World Hvt. champion Alberto Del Rio vs. C.M. Punk went to a No Contest via double count-out in 18:00. Del Rio attacked Punk’s shoulder throughout, looking to soften up Punk for the cross arm-breaker. Punk had a small comeback broken up by a backbreaker. Punk rolled out of the ring, then got thrown into the barricade and over the announce table. Del Rio then attacked Heyman at commentary. Punk then used the commentary table to launch himself onto Del Rio and into the barricade, resulting in the bell sounding. Lilian Garcia announced a double count-out for a No Contest. After the announcement, Punk threw Del Rio back into the ring and hit the GTS.
Winner: No Contest
Backstage: Punk was with Paul Heyman. Heyman questioned whether Punk can out-wrestle Del Rio, which Punk said he’s going to do. Heyman tried to talk Punk into letting him be ringside with Punk at Money in the Bank, but Punk said no. Paul Heyman and Teddy Long talked. Long wanted Heyman at the commentary table for the Punk-Del Rio main event, and Long said he would not take “no” for an answer.
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