CM Punk defeated Big Show via disqualification after an irate Daniel Bryan had ran in and applied the No Lock onto Punk to prove that he deserved to be in the WWE Championship match at SummerSlam. The actual bout itself had been quite fair, with CM Punk putting in a decent effort against the limited Big Show.
As both Show and Bryan carried on attacking the champion John Cena came racing in to his aid and fought off both men with his trademark comically awful offense. Predictably General Manager AJ then booked a tag match between the four men for later on that night. Does it bug anyone else when Cole and Lawler act so over the top excited when obvious announcments like this are made?
Ryback defeated JTG in a squash match.
R-Truth beat Heath Slater in a brief and passable, if unmemorable, bout. Afterwards Darren Young and Titus O'Neil decided to make the most of Kingston's absence and took out Truth. I for one will miss AW's involvement with the team.
In a WWE.com exclusive SmackDown GM Booker T announced that after Del Rio's attack on Sheamus with his group of hired muscle on last weeks show their World title match at SummerSlam was off.
Sin Cara defeated Lord Tensai in a fair contest. It wasn't anything particularly special, but watchable. Afterwards Tensai once again took out his frustrations on his worshipper Sakumoto.
Chris Jericho was voted as the special guest for Roddy Piper's Piper's Pit by the fans on Twitter. The two reminisced about the last time they were together in a ring at WrestleMania 25, and also spoke about how the fans were now behind Y2J like they had been for Piper when he took on Mr. T many years ago. It just felt like a strange segment and not that entertaining for me to be honest.
Jericho's foe on Sunday Dolph Ziggler then joined them and stated how tired he was of seeing Piper's same old routine over and over. Ziggler also warned Jericho that in many years time he'll be the deranged retired wrestler in Roddy's place, and reiterated his words before that Jericho is past it and can no longer win the big one. Y2J naturally disagreed with his opinion. Intercontinental Champion The Miz also came out and informed everyone that he was taking over the show and ordered Jericho and Piper to leave. This instigated a brawl between everyone, ending with Jericho chucking Ziggler and Miz out of the ring. Over the break AJ announced via Twitter (of course) that they would now be participating in a Triple Threat.
Dolph Ziggler beat Chris Jericho and The Miz in an entertaining Triple Threat match. The action was mostly solid with an exciting finish as Ziggler managed to sneak in a Zig Zag on Jericho as he had the Walls of Jericho applied on Miz for the three count. I'm predicting a Ziggler win on Sunday.
Kaitlyn and Layla defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve in a mediocre tag bout. The action was just lacklustre for the majority, you wouldn't be missing anything by skipping it. Unfortunately after the departures of Kharma and Sofia Cortez this year it doesn't look like the Divas division is heading in any positive directions, which is a shame considering how enjoyable it could be with the right talent and writing.
John Cena and CM Punk beat Daniel Bryan and Big Show in a decent tag team contest. The match was understandably built around the uneasy alliance between Cena and Punk, with each stealing each others signature maneuvers and taunts. Bryan and Big Show also had an unstable affair as they would tag themselves in. For the finish Punk decided he'd had enough and left for the ramp, leaving Cena to almost be caught out with a roll up pin by Bryan but instead managing to getting in an AA for the one-two-three.
Afterwards the WWE Champion ran in and struck Show with his title belt as he was about to attack Cena. Punk then extended his arm for a handshake, but an unsure Cena refused the offer. Maybe this storyline does have some interest in it, I know it finally has for me now.
Damien Sandow defeated Christian in a surprise result, but surely a big step up on the ladder for Sandow. The bout itself was solid enough with a good showing from both competitors. Brodus Clay also made his return after being injured by Sandow last week, a return that was maybe a bit premature in my mind. I think Christian also needs something new to freshen up his persona, he just isn't getting as much enthusiasm from the fans as he deserves at the moment.
Paul Heyman and his client Brock Lesnar made their way out for the contract signing, with Heyman explaining how desperate Triple H was for the upcoming match up. How his pride and status within the company will be on the line against 'The War Machine'. He also went on to challenge Shawn Michaels to come out and challenge his opinion that Lesnar will destroy his long time friend on Sunday, so HBK accepted the challenge and joined them, shortly followed by Triple H himself. 'The Game' and Lesnar didn't say anything at all they just signed their contracts, with Lesnar throwing his at Triple H before leaving.
We then saw Shawn in the parking lot as he went to leave the building, with Heyman having blocked him off. Lesnar then appeared and dragged HBK out of his car as the camera stopped picking up a picture after Brock accidentally went into it. A worried Triple H then gave chase as Lesnar dragged Michaels into the ring, applying the same arm lock that he'd used to break Triple H's arm. Heyman warned 'The Game' not to take another step, but Lesnar went ahead and broke the arm of Michael's anyway and made his escape. A nice dramatic finale before their big clash at SummerSlam, just as it should be.
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