David Otunga and Mark Henry defeated R-Truth in an average Handicap Match that only remotely excelled when Truth had the offense going against Otunga. Otunga grabbed the one-two-three after Henry had World Strongest Slammed Truth and made Henry tag him in.
Randy Orton defeated Kane in a No Disqualification Match. I have to say this feud is definitely surprising me, not only did these two have a fair contest at 'Mania but they surpassed it in this very enjoyable match here. Both men went back and fourth with various uses of steel chairs and the outside environment, with Orton grabbing the win after an RKO. Orton was always the logical choice to win this rematch between the two after loosing last Sunday.
I complained that Orton deserved better after a superb 2011, and while the promos have been a bit ropey the actual action has been quite decent.
Ryback defeated unknown Barry Stevens in a predictable squash match. Ryback (former Nexus member Skip Sheffield) looked far more competent here then he did before his injury last year, and seemed to receive a fair reaction from the fans.
We were shown various NXT and Superstar regulars watching the match, but rather then be in awe of the aggression and power of Ryback the were nonsensically laughing at Steven's expense, it would've done far more for Ryback if they'd shown fear of him.
AJ tried to encourage disappointed boyfriend Daniel Bryan after loosing the World title in just 18 seconds (don't get me started on that again) by reminding him of all the fans supporting him at 'Mania and Raw. But instead Bryan accused the fans of mocking him. He went on to viciously tear AJ apart, from her clinginess to her "kiss of death" that supposedly cost him the championship. He then added the icing to the cake and dumped her right there and then.
It was a brilliant promo from Bryan, who sounded like he meant every single word he aggressively spat out at the poor and defenseless AJ. So although I feel WWE missed out by not capitalising on Bryan's popularity and "Yes!" chants, he's still proving that he is one of the strongest heels going in the company today, if not the strongest.
Big Show defeated Heath Slater in a forgettable squash match where Show managed to botch a spear, when was the last time you saw a wrestler do that? Cody Rhodes provided pretty dull commentary for the bout. Hopefully their feud is coming to an end soon, it really hasn't done much for the talented up and comer Rhodes.
Nikki Bella defeated Beth Phoenix in a shock result. The actual match was nothing special, as usual with most Divas matches nowadays. Nikki grabbed the win after the untalented Kelly Kelly distracted Phoenix at ringside, which means we'll most likely have to endure another feud between these two.
Phoenix should've been booked, along with Natalya, as a major force in their division, taking out other female wrestlers left and centre. They could have really rejuvenated women's wrestling in WWE (which is desperately needed) and built up to a major showdown with the return of Kharma. Instead they dropped the ball massively and now have Beth loosing to the likes of Nikki Bella.
Alberto Del Rio won via disqualification versus Sheamus in a solid and for the most part very entertaining main event. It was a nice return for Del Rio who showed no signs that he'd been away from the ring for as long as he has, and Sheamus put in a good effort also. For the finish the referee spotted the World Champion with a steel chair that Del Rio had been handed by his highly amusing ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez and presumed Sheamus had used it on the Mexican aristocrat. An angered Sheamus then Brogue Kicked the ref, which will no doubt lead to repercussions from Laurinaitis.
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