The Miz called out his guest for the latest 'Miz TV' John Cena, and asked him what the situation was now between himself and AJ Lee after their kiss on Raw this week. So Cena claimed that it was just to stop the controversy between them, but also admitted that it was a pretty enjoyable snog. AJ Lee herself then joined them, and was subjected to a bit of harmless teasing from Miz.
Dolph Ziggler also then came out and warned Cena that AJ had caused him nothing but trouble and wasn't worth it. Vickie Guerrero decided to also get in a few jibes at Cena and AJ' expense. But of course Cena got in the last words as he claimed that while Vickie likes to eat nuts, Dolph still needs to find his. It was an okay segment to start the show, and probably the best 'Miz TV' we've had so far.
Ryback beat Darren Young in a passable squash match. Afterwards Young's tag partner Titus O'Neil asked what was wrong with Ryback, and received a Shell Shock for asking.
R-Truth defeated Antonio Cesaro in a decent enough, if a bit of a brief contest. Although it wasn't as strong as their outing at Survivor Series, you can't fault either man's efforts here. I guess their building to one more title clash between them, where I'm hoping Cesaro retains and then moves onto bigger competition.
Backstage GM Booker T informed Sheamus that after his recent aggressive attacks towards Big Show he was not to compete on the show that night, but was free to watch from his box in the arena. He also announced that it would predictably be Sheamus versus Show in a Chairs match at TLC over the World Title.
Alberto Del Rio bested Sin Cara in a worthy display from both wrestlers. As one of the few men Sin Cara is actually compatible with in the company, him and Del Rio do tend to put on fair match ups.
Backstage a grumpy Kane admitted that he was upset that Daniel Bryan hadn't invited him round for thanksgiving. So to make amends Bryan agreed to invite him to Christmas if they win their match that night, so Kane agreed, but only if if he could "beat up Santa." As usual it was an amusingly silly segment between the endearing duo.
Big Show beat Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) in a mixed bag of a Handicap match. The first third with Show dominating Bryan was dull, but fortunately the second half picked up and we got some solid action. The finish came when Kane stormed off and left Bryan after he'd once again tagged himself in, leaving his tag partner to be chokeslammed and pinned by the World Title holder. Afterwards Kane went back and began tangling with Show, with Bryan aiding 'The Big Red Monster' and causing Show to exit the ring after a big boot.
Big Show then grabbed a mic and reminded Sheamus that at TLC, this time he'll also have a chance to attack with a steel chair in hand. 'The Great White' seemed to be raring to go up in the box.
Kofi Kingston (c) defeated Damien Sandow to retain the Intercontinental Championship in a fair title contest. Both men gave above average displays, but the whole bout just felt rather uninspiring. And I'm still a little confused as to what Sandow had done to earn a IC Title shot. Afterwards Wade Barett (who'd provided guest commentary) warned Kingston with a cliche challenger promo that when he defends the strap against him then he won't be successful.
Dolph Ziggler beat Randy Orton in a solid main event. As is standard with these two they put on an enjoyable enough bout with smooth action. My only gripe (and really I should just be grateful enough that Ziggler won at all) is that Dolph still wasn't allowed to defeat Orton cleanly and instead won with a cheap roll up pin. But like I said I should be grateful that he rightfully beat Orton here at all, he needed the win to keep his current momentum going after a very good week for 'The Show Off'.
Afterwards Ricardo Rodriguez raced in and was quickly RKO'd by 'The Viper', which startled Del Rio who decided to leave Orton for now and left. I was hoping this tedious feud of theirs was over now, Orton deserves (and needs) fresh opposition to hopefully revive him a bit. Cena also caught Ziggler with an awkwardly applied STF on the stage.
Overall it was a mostly enjoyable show, with most matches providing decent action and at the least still passable. No storylines may have progressed massively but they progressed nicely nonetheless, and logically at that. I also feel that having no Diva-related segments or matches didn't really harm the show either. So for me it was a pretty successful SmackDown.
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