The Miz opened up the show with 'Miz TV', and received a healthy reaction from the fans in his hometown of Cleveland. Miz soon introduced his guest Mick Foley, who asked whether he would get the former WWE Champion Miz or the movie star bragging Miz at Survivor Series for his team. Miz assured Foley that he didn't even need to ask that question. Foley also went on to bring out the rest of the team for a meeting, which didn't go well as all of the members began arguing and admitting their dislike for each other.
Dolph Ziggler and his SS team then also came out, and after bragging about their unity the 'Show Off' began arguing with Alberto Del Rio, who believed that he should be the captain of the team instead. Foley then interrupted them and under a agreement with Ziggler and the GM Booker T, booked three matches for the night pitting members of each team against each other. It was an enjoyable segment to start the show, with Daniel Bryan and Kane's interactions being the highlight.
Damien Sandow defeated Kofi Kingston in a decent enough contest. Not the greatest match you'll see by any means but there were worthy efforts on both parts. Certainly watchable.
Kaitlyn, Layla and Natalya beat Alicia Fox, Eve and Aksana in a passable Divas tag bout. I wasn't expecting much here to be honest, but it was okay at times.
As Sheamus awaited Big Show's arrival in the parking lot Booker T, warned him to wait until Survivor Series to get his hands on him, or there would be serious repercussions. Sheamus agreed and left.
The Miz and Randy Orton bested Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler in a solid tag match. From start to finish the action was well executed from all four wrestlers, and overall it was simply a fun watch. Miz made a cheeky tag near the end to apply a Skull Crushing Finale to Del Rio to obtain the one-two-three for himself. This didn't best please Orton who in turn applied an RKO to Miz.
The Miz also received a strong reaction from the fans here, granted it was in his hometown but I'm still quite surprised at how quickly his face turn has been well received by fans. And he's already more interesting than he was a month ago, seems like they made a smart choice with the turn.
Sheamus called Big Show out to the ring for a straight up fight after he'd attacked both himself and William Regal from behind recently. Big Show sure enough came out, but refused a brawl due to his concern for 'The Great White's' well being if they did tangle. As an angered Sheamus made his way towards his future opponent Booker T stopped him and ordered that he leave the building before things escalated. Shortly after Booker also informed a happy Show backstage that he'll be in the main event against an unknown foe.
Shortly into the Wade Barrett versus Kane bout, other members of Ziggler's team joined the Englishman in taking out 'The Big Red Monster'. But the attack was short lived as Foley's team (bar Miz) managed to take out and chase away their Survivor Series opposition. The Miz then made an appearance and simply glared at Orton, will he be on his side come Sunday? Probably, but I'm guessing the team will implode somehow and Ziggler's unit will be victorious.
Antonio Cesar defeated Sin Cara in an enjoyable match up. In one of his finest performances I can remember Sin Cara looked crisp and worked well with Cesaro here. This bout really was a pleasant surprise, I thought it'd be okay but both men gave very good displays here.
Big Show bested The Great Khali in a mediocre main event, which was understandably slow paced. At least on the plus side it was kept brief, and for Khali's standards he sold the KO punch well enough.
Afterwards Sheamus' music hit but there was no sign of the former World champ, so a cautious Big Show left for the parking lot. Of course Sheamus was waiting for him and pounced on the giant as he entered his coach. They then had a nice brawl across the parking lot, with a few broken car windows along the way. Eventually the Irishman got the upper hand as he continuously slammed the champ's head against a bonnet until security pulled him back. It was a strong ending to the show and a nice set up for the pay-per-view on Sunday.
Overall I thought it was an enjoyable enough show for the most part. Most matches were worthy efforts (bar the main event and the Kane Barrett encounter, but that's obviously excusable) and the bouts for Survivor Series were built up nicely. And most importantly for a show just before a PPV it had a strong ending. Not many fans seem that hyped for Survivor Series, but I think it could be a pretty enjoyable show myself, we shall see.
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