The show kicked off with Mark Henry attacking Daniel Bryan backstage. He then took it to the ring and World Strongest Slammed Bryan a couple of times until the referees came out to his aid. Henry grabbed a mic and gave another boring speech on how much pain he delivers and how Big Show is going to be carried out after their match at Survivor Series. He brings across this intensity for sure but I just can't find Henry as a character or an in ring competitor that interesting.
Dolph Ziggler defeated Sin Cara in a decent enough match up. Ziggler got the win after grabbing Sin Cara's tights during a roll up pin. Ziggler's looking good overall lately, on the mic and in between the ropes. I just hope he gets the elevation he deserves though. Afterwards Swagger raced out to help Dolph who was getting beaten by an unhappy Sin Cara and they took him out. Then Mason Ryan also joined them and took out Ziggler just before his match against Swagger.
Mason Ryan defeated Jack Swagger in an average bout. No doubt Ryan has the perfect look for the company but I just can't really get behind him, he's nothing special in the ring and he's not really bringing across much character either. Plus Swagger deserves to be in a much better position then he's been in for the last year, I thought he made a decent World Heavyweight champion myself and had some good title matches.
The injured Christian came out and blamed the aggravating Teddy Long for his injury after putting him in a match against Sheamus when he claimed he was already injured. He also said he was still going to help inspire team Barrett to victory at Survivor Series.
Ted DiBiase defeated NXT's Derek Bateman in an average bout, although probably one of Bateman's better ones to date. It's a good sign for him that he's getting appearances on the blue brand too. Speaking of NXT I cannot wait for them to finally finish off this latest season already. The only decent parts have been Tyson Kidd and Yoshi Tatsu's feud on it. I think Johnny Curtis is doing a decent job as the conniving heel too.
Big Show came out and threatened the World champion Mark Henry. He also claimed that he was going to make Henry pay for all his atrocities. I've said it before but I'm just so looking forward to this feud between these two ending and Henry moving on to finally loose his title to someone who's actually worthy of it.
Kofi Kingston defeated Hunico in a good match up between the two and probably Hunico's best singles match to date in the company. He showed off some exciting moves from his arsenal, let's hope he gets his chance at Survivor Series too and doesn't get eliminated too early on. As another bonus it seems Kingston may well be out of WWE's dog house after what's happened with Bourne over the last fortnight. I hope so, he doesn't deserve that treatment.
Beth Phoenix and Natalya defeated AJ and Kaitlyn in a match that was actually better then I was expecting. Natalya made AJ tap with the Sharpshooter after bending back the flexible AJ as far as she could for an effective-looking finish. Kaitlyn seemed distant and disappointed with her partner and the result which would seem to hint at a heel turn in her future which I'm all for. With Kaitlyn's image and build she could easily join up with Phoenix and Natalya's Pin Up Strong movement which could only benefit her for the future. Plus she'd get a lot more exposure on both brands.
Randy Orton and Sheamus won via disqualification against Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett in an exciting main event. The DQ came after the injured Christian struck Sheamus in the throat with one of his crutches. Cody and Barrett then began to beat down Sheamus and Orton until they turned the tables and each took out Rhodes and Wade with an RKO and Celtic Cross respectively.
Well next up is Survivor Series folks! I'm personally really looking forward to the event, the card is looking mostly solid (bar certain matches like Henry versus Big Show) and although some people have complained about how overpowering the Rock is and how much attention he's received, can you blame WWE? He's a major name and there's a reason he's created so much buzz since his return, and I for one can't wait to see him in action on Sunday.
Dolph Ziggler defeated Sin Cara in a decent enough match up. Ziggler got the win after grabbing Sin Cara's tights during a roll up pin. Ziggler's looking good overall lately, on the mic and in between the ropes. I just hope he gets the elevation he deserves though. Afterwards Swagger raced out to help Dolph who was getting beaten by an unhappy Sin Cara and they took him out. Then Mason Ryan also joined them and took out Ziggler just before his match against Swagger.
Mason Ryan defeated Jack Swagger in an average bout. No doubt Ryan has the perfect look for the company but I just can't really get behind him, he's nothing special in the ring and he's not really bringing across much character either. Plus Swagger deserves to be in a much better position then he's been in for the last year, I thought he made a decent World Heavyweight champion myself and had some good title matches.
The injured Christian came out and blamed the aggravating Teddy Long for his injury after putting him in a match against Sheamus when he claimed he was already injured. He also said he was still going to help inspire team Barrett to victory at Survivor Series.
Ted DiBiase defeated NXT's Derek Bateman in an average bout, although probably one of Bateman's better ones to date. It's a good sign for him that he's getting appearances on the blue brand too. Speaking of NXT I cannot wait for them to finally finish off this latest season already. The only decent parts have been Tyson Kidd and Yoshi Tatsu's feud on it. I think Johnny Curtis is doing a decent job as the conniving heel too.
Big Show came out and threatened the World champion Mark Henry. He also claimed that he was going to make Henry pay for all his atrocities. I've said it before but I'm just so looking forward to this feud between these two ending and Henry moving on to finally loose his title to someone who's actually worthy of it.
Kofi Kingston defeated Hunico in a good match up between the two and probably Hunico's best singles match to date in the company. He showed off some exciting moves from his arsenal, let's hope he gets his chance at Survivor Series too and doesn't get eliminated too early on. As another bonus it seems Kingston may well be out of WWE's dog house after what's happened with Bourne over the last fortnight. I hope so, he doesn't deserve that treatment.
Beth Phoenix and Natalya defeated AJ and Kaitlyn in a match that was actually better then I was expecting. Natalya made AJ tap with the Sharpshooter after bending back the flexible AJ as far as she could for an effective-looking finish. Kaitlyn seemed distant and disappointed with her partner and the result which would seem to hint at a heel turn in her future which I'm all for. With Kaitlyn's image and build she could easily join up with Phoenix and Natalya's Pin Up Strong movement which could only benefit her for the future. Plus she'd get a lot more exposure on both brands.
Randy Orton and Sheamus won via disqualification against Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett in an exciting main event. The DQ came after the injured Christian struck Sheamus in the throat with one of his crutches. Cody and Barrett then began to beat down Sheamus and Orton until they turned the tables and each took out Rhodes and Wade with an RKO and Celtic Cross respectively.
Well next up is Survivor Series folks! I'm personally really looking forward to the event, the card is looking mostly solid (bar certain matches like Henry versus Big Show) and although some people have complained about how overpowering the Rock is and how much attention he's received, can you blame WWE? He's a major name and there's a reason he's created so much buzz since his return, and I for one can't wait to see him in action on Sunday.
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