John Cena kicked off the show by explaining that he was make a rare appearance on the blue brand because he wanted to see his current foe Ziggler take on Sheamus up close. Alberto Del Rio then joined him and warned Cena that he was on his show. After some more bragging Del Rio inevitably landed himself in a match with Cena right there and then. It wasn't a great segment to start the show, but could've been worse.
John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio in a bout that ranged from average to decent enough. For the most part it was pretty pedestrian, with the usual Cena routine of rising from a state of almost out to suddenly full of life to thwart Del Rio, who fortunately managed to save it a bit with a worthy display. But on the whole it was pretty forgettable. Afterwards Ziggler decided to show up and clobbered Cena with his MITB briefcase from behind.
The Great Khali beat David Otunga in a nothing squash match. It was honestly a waste of time.
Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) and Kofi Kingston defeated The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) and Wade Barrett in a decent six-man tag contest. From start to finish the action was solid, and most importantly it was a fun watch. Kane and Bryan seem to also be on the same side now after their attack from The Shield on this Monday's Raw.
Damien Sandow announced that after failing to impart his wisdom onto the WWE fan base, he was now going to instead pick out members of the crowd and teach them individually. So he asked a fan in attendance three questions, and if answered correctly (which they weren't) then the person in question would become Sandow's apprentice. It was an amusing segment, Sandow as usual oozed charisma and humour on the mic. I wouldn't object to this becoming a regular occurrence.
Damien Sandow bested Tyson Kidd in a brief but enjoyable enough outing. Both men gave solid displays. Nothing to complain about here really, except more time would've been nice.
3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal) beat Jimmy & Jay Uso in a fair tag contest. A watchable match but pretty pedestrian, Mahal edged it as the best performer.
Sheamus won via DQ versus Dolph Ziggler in a solid main event, which is hardly a surprise with both men being on very good form at the moment. While I feel they could work even better together, I feel petty typing it as it was an enjoyable match and a worthy main event. The DQ came when Big Show intervened and began attacking his TLC opponent Sheamus, but this was short lived as Cena came to the Irishman's aid and helped get rid of both Show and Ziggler. This will presumably set up a tag team match involving the four, which should be decent.
It was an enjoyable enough SmackDown on the whole. There were a few duds here and there (Khali's match was a waste of time, Cena versus Del Rio and the 3MB bouts weren't anything that special). But the six-man tag contest, Sandow versus Kidd encounter and the main event were all a fun watch. Speaking of Sandow, his new segment was also very amusing and I'm always happy to see him on the mic, I hope it sticks around.
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