Daniel Bryan bragged about dumping AJ and also stated that his 18-second loss at WrestleMania doesn't count as it was AJ's fault. He also went on to show footage from his biased officiating as guest referee during the Mark Henry vs Sheamus bout and attack on 'The Great White' following it on this weeks Raw.
Alberto Del Rio then joined the champion, along with the always amusing Ricardo Rodriguez (who gave his boss a chorus of "Si!" after his questions) and claimed that after Bryan versus Sheamus he will be the next World Heavyweight Champion. Big Show then came out and threatened both Del Rio and Bryan who both managed to escape, but unfortunately poor Ricardo didn't and received a choke slam.
Big Show won via disqualification versus Alberto Del Rio after Cody Rhodes ran in and attacked him. The actual match had been brief but decent enough. Rhodes went on to attempt to take out Show with a kendo stick and steel chair, but failed at both attempts and ended up being whipped with his own belt. It's not getting much better for him is it?
Nikki Bella defeated Alicia Fox in an average Divas match. It played before an indifferent crowd who, like most fans now I imagine, have probably just given up on the almost worthless and drab Divas division.
Titus O'Neil and Darren Young defeated Yoshi Tatsu and Ezekiel Jackson in a fair to okay tag team match. I can't say I'm that excited by the prospects of the average O'Neil and Young.
Michael Cole held an interview with Randy Orton, where he first off reminded him that any wrestler will be suspended if they touch an announcer. Cole also went on to accuse Orton of creating the reborn monster Kane because of his "failures." Orton warned that at Extreme Rules he will make 'The Big Red Monster' suffer like never before in their Falls Count Anywhere match. Jinder Mahal then interrupted him, and claimed that he's the fastest rising star in the company and that he'll see Randy on the other side of Extreme Rules. I thought Mahal looked quite good here on the mic with Orton, like he wasn't out of place at all. Orton reciprocated by giving Mahal an RKO.
Antonio Cesaro (a.k.a. former ROH star Claudio Castagnoli) defeated Tyson Kidd in a squash match. Cesaro looked okay, the match was a bit disappointing considering the talent involved. Afterwards he snogged Aksana in front of a devastated Teddy Long. I know it wasn't meant to be but Long's upset face was comical to me.
The Great Khali defeated Cody Rhodes in a dull and forgettable bout. Although Rhodes put in a decent effort against the barely mobile Khali, even he couldn't pull anything decent from the match.
Ryback defeated another nobody (I can't be asked to remember their names now) in a squash match, yet again. Now I like Ryback and have found his match ups since his return quite fun, but now the routines are almost identical in his bouts. I'm really hoping that he gets some real competition after Extreme Rules.
Sheamus defeated Mark Henry in a rather drab main event. Like usual Henry didn't really bring much in terms of interest or excitement to the bout, hopefully we won't have to endure another World title run from him again. Afterwards Bryan came out and applauded the World champion's victory. Sheamus then grabbed a mic and warned him that at on Sunday he won't be able to escape as easily as he did at 'Mania due to it being a longer 2 out of 3 falls match.
This Sunday should bring a decent pay-per-view I reckon. The card looks quite strong and the Chicago crowd are always a lot of fun, I'll probably have my predictions up on Sunday, if you're interested.
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