Alberto Del Rio, accompanied by the injured Ricardo Rodriguez and his attorney David Otunga started off the show by claiming that Sheamus' Brogue Kick is far too dangerous ('The Great White' accidentally injured Rodriguez with it) and should be illegal. An angered General Manager Booker T soon joined them and warned that their meeting about the Brogue Kick before the show was meant to be kept confidential. But since they decided to bring it to the people, Booker asked the fans what they thought and decided to not ban the Brogue Kick maneuver.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeated The Miz and Cody Rhodes in a decent tag match. The action remained solid throughout and I can't fault the efforts of any of the wrestlers involved, although it wasn't the greatest tag team bout you're ever going to see. It felt like it was lacking that little something. I actually wouldn't mind seeing a Fatal Four Way between these men for the Intercontinental title at Night of Champions, would be a good match I reckon.
Zack Ryder won versus Daniel Bryan after the decision was reversed by the referee when Bryan refused to let go of his No Lock after forcing Ryder to tap. The actual bout itself had been fair, nothing special. Once again Bryan was thrown into a rage and started kicking off. Not too sure where they're headed with his anger issues now, I can't see what else they could do with it that'll enhance the brilliant Bryan character.
Before his following match Damien Sandow complained that he had been given insufficient time to prepare. He also went on to have a go at social media sites and the abuse he receives on them, stating that their users should do some more reading rather then going online. Which I actually agree with. Randy Orton then joined Sandow, informing him that through Booker T he'd decided to swap his original opponent for the night with Sandow.
Randy Orton won via count out versus Damien Sandow in a mostly enjoyable contest. Both men put in fair efforts, although the charismatic Sandow still has to advance and become a little more interesting between the ropes. For the second week in row Sandow decided he'd had enough and legged it to the back. As Ziggler mocked Orton at ringside (as he had been on guest commentary also) Orton threw him into the ring and prepared for the RKO until Sandow made a return so he RKO'd him instead, allowing Ziggler to make a getaway.
Titus O'Neil and Darren Young defeated The Usos and Epico and Primo in a Triple Threat tag match to become number one contenders to the WWE Tag Team titles. I was expecting a decent enough match here, but it turned out a lot better than I predicted. The pace was nice and quick and there was exciting action for the majority. The Usos especially looked good here I thought, it's about time they took that next step up. Solid tag contest.
Wade Barrett beat Yoshi Tatsu in a fairly short squash match. He appears to have adopted more of the 'Fight Club' style from the vignettes that promoted his return with his fighting style in the ring. After the bout he stated that he was tired of meaningless matches like this and declared himself "open for business." Not sure why he worded it like that but I definitely welcome his return, his new look and theme music also suit his slight change in persona.
Sheamus defeated David Otunga in an average main event. To be fair it was passable for a match involving Otunga, the action was satisfactory at least. As the World Champion set up the Brogue Kick Booker T informed him that he's decided to not risk having a lawsuit on his hands and banned the finisher. Why would he have told him during the match and not before? Pro wrestling logic I guess. So instead 'The Great White' forced Otunga to tap to the Texas Cloverleaf as Del Rio watched on from ringside.
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