We first witnessed an angry Alberto Del Rio pacing outside, anticipating the arrival of Big Show who attacked Ricardo Rodriguez on this week's Raw.
In the ring GM Booker T announced that five men would have the chance to participate in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Title after Cena announced his intentions to challenge for the WWE Championship at 'Mania. Jack Swagger then made his return after a five-month absence and expressed his disappointment at where WWE was heading (along with many fans) and asked to be put in the EC match.
But Dolph Ziggler wasn't feeling the same way, and announced that he had no intention of being a part of the Chamber bout since he already had a guaranteed World Title shot with his MITB contract. Just before 'The Show Off' left, Booker informed him that he'll face Del Rio later on. The GM also announced that all the men in the ring would have a match that night to try and prove that they deserved a spot in the EC.
Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara defeated Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) in a largely exciting and fun tag bout. It was a smart choice to start the show with too, something to get the fans going. Every man was on decent form, especially Mysterio and Bryan who provided the strongest period of the match together.
The Great Khali pinned Jinder Mahal in a drab and forgettable encounter. As usual it was a rather painful experience watching Khali slowly stumble around the ring. Mahal had a brief moment of attack but was soon taken out by the giant.
Backstage Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow informed Booker that they'd decided to disband Team Rhodes Scholars to concentrate on their singles career. In light of this the General Manager decided to book Sandow against Sheamus next.
Sheamus versus Damien Sandow ended in a No Contest after The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) entered the ring and took out the 'Great White'. The bout itself had been fair, if fairly unremarkable. I'm starting to grow a bit tired of the same old routine from The Shield now, I'd like to see the talents have some actual matches now and then. I imagine the trio will face Cena, Sheamus and Ryback at Elimination Chamber.
Randy Orton bested Wade Barrett in an average outing. Neither man looked bad, but it just felt all too familiar and I struggled to find the interest. Orton gained the one-two-three after applying an RKO. Backstage afterwards, during an interview Barrett spotted Bo Dallas (who'd beaten him this past Monday) and attacked the NXT regular from behind.
Jack Swagger beat Kofi Kingston in a worthy enough effort by both men. While it wasn't the most engaging match it was still watchable, and a decent return for Swagger to the ring, he desperately needed a rejuvenation of some kind after a worthless 2012. The All American American grabbed the submission win via the ankle lock after Kofi had accidentally kicked the announce desk.
Alberto Del Rio and Big Show played an awkward game of cat and mouse in the parking lot as the World Champion chased Show around with a pipe in hand. Unfortunately for him the giant managed to get away in someone else's car.
Alberto Del Rio defeated Dolph Ziggler in a solid main event. Both men gave fine displays and as usual clearly took pride in their ring work as they battled back and fourth. The top match of the night, and far superior to any other singles contest.
Afterwards Big Show appeared on the big screen and revealed that he was holding Ricardo Rodriguez hostage, then applied a KO punch to the ring announcer.
Overall it was a pretty forgettable show for the most part. With the exception of the tag bout, main event and Swagger versus Kofi I'd say it's pretty safe to skip it, you wouldn't miss much.
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