Michael Cole accused John Cena of being the one responsible for Big Show's attacks as of late due to him not standing up and trying to get his job back when he was fired. Cole went on to call Cena egocentric and too self centred to care about anyone else, which is all true when it comes to the Cena character. Cena defended himself by stating that Big Show turned his back on him and the fans, not the other way round.
Cole then claimed that Cena was possibly jealous of Big Show (yes, really) and called him "overrated," going on to say that he hoped Show would put an end to his and the audiences misery of having to sit through Cena's matches and take him out. This got a bit of a cheer from a section of the crowd. John Laurinaitis then came out on his hilarious scooter and informed Cena that he had the chance to pick his opponent for the night, so he picked Michael Cole. It was an all right start to the show.
Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler in a very enjoyable bout. From start to finish the action rarely let up and both men put in a solid performance. For the most part these two have been really consistent in the ring over the last few months. Afterwards Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez attacked the World Champion from behind, applying an armbar as Sheamus was draped over the stage.
Sin Cara defeated Hunico in a passable match up. There were a few hiccups here and there for Sin Cara (shocker, right?) but he looked okay. Hunico did a decent job here, I wouldn't mind seeing more from him.
Ryback defeated nobodies Stansky and Rosenburg in one of his routine squash matches.
Before CM Punk versus Kane, Daniel Bryan came out and claimed that AJ had gone insane since he dumped her and bragged that he will win the WWE Championship at No Way Out.
Kane defeated CM Punk in an entertaining contest. Punk had the majority of the offense, which was a smart move since this meant we had much more entertaining attacks happening in and outside the ring. Unlike their match on last weeks SmackDown (which was good don't get me wrong) there was never a dull moment for me here. For the finish Punk attacked Daniel Bryan with a dive to the outside of the ring while he was arguing with AJ who'd apparently come to support Punk, Kane then Choke Slammed the WWE Champion for the win.
Afterwards AJ shared an affectionate look with Kane before checking on CM Punk's condition. When quizzed about it by Josh Matthews after, a slightly deranged AJ just informed him that she enjoys the attention from men. This was probably one of the best promos I've ever seen from AJ, she pulled it off well I thought.
We were then presented with a VT mixing an interview with Big Show talking about finally letting go and just going into business for himself with clips of his latest attacks and past acts of being goofy. It was almost all material we've heard already, but well put together.
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Curt Hawkings and Tyler Reks in a fun tag team match. Kofi delivered most of the goods after he made the tag in and gave us a standard fast paced and enjoyable performance. Although this didn't look particularly good for Hawkings and Reks loosing to a slightly injured team (who both had strapping still on which was a nice touch) at least they're getting time on Raw which is definitely a step in the right direction.
Before the main event between Michael Cole and John Cena, Laurinaitis announced that it would become a No Disqualification match if Cena could defeat Lord Tensai, much to Cole's obvious delight.
John Cena defeated Lord Tensai in a match that ranged from mediocre to fair. Tensai put in a good effort here with moves that were crisp and believable, unlike his opponent. Unfortunately the ending was weak as it was the usual Cena comeback routine I was hoping he'd left behind. After Cena chased after a fleeing Cole and brought him back to the ring for their match.
Cole at first begged for forgiveness from Cena, then started to berate him and asked how embarrassing it'll be when he beats him. Cena then just played with the announcer for a while, forcing him to apologise to Jerry Lawler and JR and pouring barbecue sauce all over him. Tensai then attacked Cena briefly for a tease of Cole defeating him, but of course Cena came back and AA'd Cole for the one-two-three.
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