My WWE SmackDown, 19th October 2012 Recap

'Miz TV' opened the show, with The Miz informing Kofi Kingston that he will be invoking his rematch clause for the Intercontinental Title (that he lost on this weeks Main Event in a gripping match that's worth checking out) at Hell in a Cell. He then went on to introduce his guests Team Hell No, and accused them of being "egomaniacs" after having separate entrances. He also accused Daniel Bryan of being the probable reason they'll loose the Tag Team straps, due to his attitude with Kane. Kane defended his team by claiming that if Bryan is the problem, than he's the solution.

Bryan retorted by calling himself the real backbone of the team and the "World's toughest vegan!" Yet another golden catchphrase, love it. Big Show then also joined in the show, and warned Bryan to shut up about bragging about the time he cashed in on him last year at TLC or he'll force him to. Bryan amusingly shifted behind his tag partner, who told Show that they didn't have to wait until next weeks Raw to face off. Dolph Ziggler then also came out and claimed that he plans to cash in his MITB contract against either Show or Sheamus after their HIAC match. So by stating that you can bet that we won't see Ziggler cash in next Sunday.

As everyone began arguing, GM Booker T halted them and booked Ziggler and Big Show against Team Hell No, and The Miz against Randy Orton. It was an enjoyable start to the show, with Team Hell No once again proving why they're one of the most entertaining acts in pro wrestling today.

Randy Orton defeated The Miz in a decent match up. Both men put in a worthy effort, and Orton showed a little more character than normal which was nice to see. During the match we also witnessed Alberto Del Rio watching on from a luxury box, and unfortunately had to hear one of his trademark dull promos on how Orton's scared of him. 

Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow beat Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel in an exciting tag team contest. The fast pace kept up throughout as all four men gave a good display.  This is probably the best performance I've seen from both teams since they've been together.

Team Hell No bested Dolph Ziggler and Big Show in a largely decent tag bout. For the most part the action was solid here, but unfortunately when Big Show was in the ring it just seemed to drag and was pretty drab. Afterwards as Bryan and Kane were arguing Rhodes Scholars attacked them both from behind. I'm looking forward to their probable match up at HIAC.

Antonio Cesaro beat Ted DiBiase in a rather enjoyable outing. Cesaro just can't seem to provide a bad match at the moment, and he's definitely the right man to bring relevance back to the US Title (after the bookers dropped the ball with Ryder's run). DiBiase also gave a solid performance here, and deserves a better spot on the roster in my opinion.

Heath Slater defeated Brodus Clay in a passable match up. Either someone backstage is loving 3MB or Clay really annoyed someone because this was an important win for Slater. Like I've said before there's something about the trio of McIntyre, Mahal and Slater as 3MB that I enjoy, they're definitely a lot more relevant and interesting now.

Layla beat Natalya in an average and pretty unmemorable contest. There was just nothing engaging or that special about it really, and both women are good talents.

Sheamus defeated Wade Barrett in a fair main event Lumberjack Match. The action was okay, I can't fault their efforts I just never really got that into it. I still also think they should've saved Sheamus versus Barrett for a World Title feud. Inevitably all the lumberjacks began brawling as they also do, with Kane and Daniel Bryan also joining in and chasing off Rhodes Scholars into the crowd, which was a nice touch. As Ziggler applied a Zig Zag to Sheamus and was about to cash in his MITB contract, Big Show KO'd him with a WMD and warned 'The Great White' that he has the same fate awaiting him at HIAC.

Overall it felt like a pretty pedestrian show, with nothing that memorable that I'll be taking away from it really. The opening segment with Team Hell No was decent enough, and most matches were enjoyable to be fair. It's just a bit of a let down when you're failing to get into the main feud on the show over the World Championship though.