Big Show started off the show by presenting a VT of highlights of KO punches he's dished out, bragging about the calibre of his victims. World Champion Sheamus then joined his Hell in a Cell opponent and honestly told Show that on Raw he was just joking around and that his match with him will be the biggest fight of his career, and extended his hand in respect. But the giant refused and walked away.
So in response 'The Great White' showed the clip of Show loosing his World title in record time against Daniel Bryan at last year's TLC. This provoked Show in walking back to the ring and extending his hand, but this time it was Sheamus' turn to walk away with a big grin on his face.
Darren Young and Titus O'Neil defeated Kofi Kingston and R-Truth to advance in the number one contenders Tag Team tournament. It was a pretty lackluster and unmemorable match up, with a few decent moments here and there but nothing outstanding. Kofi's performance is the only one worth noting to be honest.
Ryback bested Primo in a passable outing. The underrated Primo put in a worthy effort, and Ryback looked far more competent here than on Monday night (although that's not exactly hard).
Layla beat Alicia Fox in an average bout. Both women gave fair displays, but as usual it was a match that just didn't engage me. Afterwards Layla warned Eve that after the way she won the Divas title from her at Night of Champions, it'll make it even sweeter when she wins it back.
Backstage CM Punk confronted Dolph Ziggler after he abandoned him on Raw in a tag match. After some arguing the GM Booker T halted them and decided to settle things by booking a match between them.
Wade Barrett beat a rookie in a brief squash match. Hopefully Barrett gets himself into a real feud soon, I'm liking the changes in his persona since his return.
The Miz won via disqualification versus Sheamus after Big Show came down and applied a WMD to the Intercontinental Champion. The match itself was decent enough, with both men putting on solid displays. It wasn't the most exciting affair but I liked it.
David Otunga thanked Del Rio for taking out Randy Orton after SmackDown went off the air last week, calling Orton a menace to the WWE. Alberto Del Rio then came out to Orton's theme song, mocking his slow entrance. Del Rio went on to call himself the new 'Apex Predator' and claimed that Orton wouldn't dare be in the same building as him. Del Rio once again came across as mediocre and rather dull on the mic, it just all sounds like the same old promos with him. Booker T then arrived and booked Otunga and Del Rio against the always entertaining Daniel Bryan and Kane.
Team Hell No defeated David Otunga and Alberto Del Rio in a fair tag contest. The action kept to a consistent standard, and fortunately Otunga's time was kept brief in the ring. Once again Bryan tagged himself in to grab the winning pin after a diving headbutt.
Tensai won via DQ versus Big Show after Sheamus repayed the favour from earlier and applied a Brogue Kick to Tensai. The match itself was pretty drab. Both big men went toe to toe with powerful headbutts and blows, with Show eventually hitting the spear and preparing for a WMD which was when 'The Great White' raced in.
CM Punk bested Dolph Ziggler in a solid and very enjoyable main event. Both men went back and fourth in a great match up, with two worthy displays to be proud of. I'm personally guessing that this was a little test to see how Ziggler could potentially do as a face in the future. Afterwards Punk stood tall on the commentary desk and reiterated that he has no intention of facing John Cena at Hell in a Cell.
Overall it was mostly pedestrian show in terms of quality. The main event helped salvage it from a lot of lackluster match ups, and none of the segments got me particularly interested or excited about any storylines or feuds (Del Rio should be limited to his mic time). Thanks should go to CM Punk and Ziggler for making some of it memorable.
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