Vince McMahon started off the show by announcing Booker T as the new SmackDown General Manager. As Booker was thanking people, Alberto Del Rio soon interrupted him and congratulated the GM on his new position, but Booker saw past the phoniness. After Del Rio put down his SummerSlam opponent Sheamus, the 'Great White' himself joined the two and first congratulated Booker and then also put down his future opponent.
Booker decided to put the two in competition, but Del Rio reiterated his words from this weeks Raw where he stated that he will not compete until his World title match. The GM then forced his authority and booked Del Rio in a match with Orton and Sheamus against Lord Tensai. I personally think Booker is a great choice as the new GM. He has plenty of charisma and makes a fresh change from most General Manager's in recent years.
Sheamus defeated Lord Tensai in a very enjoyable start to the show. In one of the best single bouts of Tensai's since his return to WWE this year both men put in solid efforts from start to finish as they went back and fourth. It may have started a little slow but as it picked up pace it became a lot more engaging.
Antonio Cesaro beat Santino Marella in a passable match up. Although it wasn't anything spectacular, both men did a good job and Cesaro once again pinned the United States Champion. Surely the next time will be for the title?
Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and The Miz defeated Chris Jericho, Christian and Kane in a terrific tag contest. From the opening bell the action came thick and fast, with every man looking in good form. I was expecting a lot of quality from this match and I was not disappointed. Good stuff.
Ryback won via disqualification versus Jinder Mahal in a squash match for the majority of it. Once again Ryback had most of the offense but Mahal got in a few attacks and eventually struck his opponent with a microphone at ringside, causing the DQ and then running off. So for a second week in a row Mahal escapes Ryback's wrath.
Darren Young defeated R-Truth in a match that was a bit too busy for my liking. There were interferences from O'Neil, Kofi Kingston and AW at ringside which just made a rather mediocre bout that bit more tainted in my opinion.
Randy Orton won via DQ versus Alberto Del Rio in a contest that had been quite fair up until then, nothing outstanding but enjoyable enough. The DQ came after Ricardo Rodriguez ran in and attacked Orton, although 'The Viper' managed to get his own back and dropkicked Del Rio out of the ring. For good measure Sheamus then decided to sling Del Rio back into the ring to receive an RKO from Orton.
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