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Michael Cole brought out Sheamus to start the show and presented footage filmed from a phone of the former World Champ and William Regal in a pub in England where Big Show would attack both men from behind, taking them out. An angered Sheamus called Show out, but instead the World Title holder appeared on the big screen and bragged that he didn't harm Sheamus as much as he could have. He also added that at Survivor Series he's going to finish the job and permanently take out 'The Great White'.
Sheamus decided to challenge Show to come out and face him, but the champ declined. Instead Wade Barrett came out and questioned the sanity of the Irishman challenging Big Show before their match the next night on Main Event. This prompted Sheamus to once again challenge for a fight, but once more his foe declined and Barrett left. Backstage Booker T then told Barrett that he'd booked a tag match with him and Big Show versus Sheamus and William Regal. Wade thanked him for it.
Kofi Kingston (c) defeated The Miz to retain the Intercontinental Title in an enjoyable back and fourth match up. Both men gave a solid effort here and clearly wanted to give people a good showing. I've personally been a fan of their run of matches together recently. Afterwards Miz extended his hand to Kofi, only for him to instead dropkick the 'Must See Superstar'. I don't think this did Kofi any favours, it just made him look like the heel here. I could see a potential face turn for Miz approaching soon, with him filling the final space in Foley's Survivor Series team.
Prime Time Player (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) beat Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara in a passable tab bout. The action was good enough, but they've had better before. Mysterio as usual managed to up the quality once he entered the fray. Afterwards O'Neil and Young began their signature dance and bragged about the win, even including Matt Stryker briefly before sending him away. The crowd were indifferent to the segment.
Big Show and Wade Barrett bested William Regal and Sheamus in a solid enough tag contest. Maybe it was more nostalgia seeing Regal back in action but the match had a bit of a different feel to it, which I enjoyed. A fun watch.
Randy Orton beat Alberto Del Rio in an entertaining Falls Count Anywhere bout. It started off a little slow and drab, but once they left the ring things became interesting and the fans began to get into it. The strongest period came as both men made their way back to the ring and Orton applied an RKO onto steel steps for the one-two-three. I'm hoping Survivor Series will be the finale of their feud, while it hasn't been bad I feel both men need stronger characters to work with to make things more engaging.
Overall it wasn't a bad show. Most matches were decent enough and a fun watch. A step up from recent weeks efforts, and for the most part superior to this weeks Raw too.
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