Eve came to the ring and announced that John Laurinaitis will not be in attendance due to an international matter elsewhere and that she was also in charge for the night. So she demanded that Sheamus issue a public apology for bumping into Laurinaitis on Monday later on. Eve was then interrupted by Alberto Del Rio who asked to be the new number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at No Way Out. Randy Orton and Kane also followed in trying to convince Eve for the chance at the 'Great White', so predictably she decided to have a Triple Threat to determine the challenger at No Way Out.
Christian defeated Hunico in a decent match up. It wasn't anything particularly outstanding but as usual the new Intercontinental Champion Christian was solid in the ring and provided a good bout. It's great having him back. Afterwards Cody Rhodes claimed that no one cares about Christian and therefore no one cares about the IC Championship now, but he'll apparently be winning it back soon. Sorry Cody but I can't see that happening.
Titus O'Neil and Darren Young defeated Jimmy & Jay Uso in another fair match between the two teams. It's a smart move finally having some new teams being promoted on the blue brand, hopefully we'll see O'Neil and Young challenging for the titles in the fairly near future. Although I still feel they have some work to do in the ring.
We were then shown a VT promoting the return of Sin Cara next week on SmackDown. Not too sure how I feel about that, can't say I'm overly excited really.
Ryback defeated nobodies Brian Edwards and Kevin Bendl in a, what? That's right! Another squash match. Don't get me wrong I like the guy, and to be fair he performed his regular finisher with both men on his back which looked pretty impressive. I just feel like it's maybe time for his level of competition to take a step up. Or perhaps the booking team are planning something big for him, who knows?
Santino Marella defeated Ricardo Rodriguez in a rather amusing comedy match. The entertaining Rodriguez was as funny as ever.
Sheamus came to the ring to apologise for what he stated was an accidental push into Laurinaitis on this weeks Raw, but instead said sorry "for John Laurinaitis being a massive arse!" 'The Great White' went on to claim that given the choice he'd like to face Randy Orton for his title, he was then interrupted by Vickie Guerrero who informed him that he'll be facing Jack Swagger.
Sheamus defeated Jack Swagger in an enjoyable contest. It was also surprisingly competitive considering Swagger's usual record, and because he was allowed to be more competitive he was involved in a much more superior match then his usual one on ones. That being said I must also give Sheamus a lot of credit, not just for this performance but for his big improvement in the ring over the course of this year. He's always been solid enough but he's really earned the main event spot now in my opinion.
Damien Sandow defeated Yoshi Tatsu in a squash match, and gave a solid performance both in the ring and out as he gave another one of his entertaining promos about his superiority over just about everyone around him. If booked correctly I see Sandow being a big name for the company in a years time.
Big Show came out and explained that he was devastated when he was fired on Raw a week back, and explained that he returned to help Laurinaitis because he genuinely loves what he does. The promo was basically everything we'd already heard him say on Monday, nothing new except that he stated he now doesn't care about the fans after their lack of support for him. It felt like a waste of time to me, not that Show didn't do a decent job of delivering it, it was just all a rehash. They might as well have shown a clip of his promo from Raw.
Before the main event Daniel Bryan snuck up behind Kane and viciously attacked him with a steel chair. So I'm guessing he will be added to Bryan and CM Punk's inevitable rematch for the WWE Championship, something that just isn't necessary considering how they stole the show at Over The Limit.
Alberto Del Rio defeated Randy Orton and Kane in a Triple Threat to become number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship. It was an enjoyable enough main event, not exactly a classic but still a fun watch. Daniel Bryan distracted Kane a few times during the bout, causing 'The Big Red Monster' to be RKO'd by Orton and then covered by a capitalising Del Rio. Afterwards Sheamus greeted the victor with a clothesline on the ramp.
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