Big Show started things off by complaining about his treatment in the company, claiming that it was unjust that he had to put his World Title on the line last month against Del Rio unprepared. But on a happier note for Show he reminded us that he'd signed a contract and would have another shot at the strap at Elimination Chamber next Sunday.
He also went on to blame General Manager Booker T for the unfortunate series of events he's endured recently, stating that he was jealous that he was still active in the ring and he wasn't. So the GM himself confronted the giant and told him that he treated all wrestlers on the roster equally. But this didn't ease Show who demanded to know how Del Rio found his hotel room on this Monday's Raw, and called him "incompetent" for informing him about a match he had that night against Kane with such short notice. I can see all this leading to a bout between Show and Booker at 'Mania, maybe even with Booker's job on the line?
Cody Rhodes pinned Kofi Kingston in a decent enough contest. Both men gave fine displays, and although it wasn't the most exciting bout it was certainly watchable and worth a look. Rhodes winning was the right choice too, he has far more chance of moving up than Kofi, although I'm not holding my breath after his treatment form Cena last week on Raw.
Khali beat Titus O'Neil in a worthless and short match up. As usual Khali just swung his arms about and made the winning pin. Mark Henry then made his way down and swatted away O'Neil before engaging in an awkward looking scrap with Khali, eventually applying an impressive looking World's Strongest Slam on him.
Henry then announced that the "Hall of pain was now open," and went on to claim that his attacks since returning have been a result of Booker T not asking him to be in the Elimination Chamber match, and demanded that the GM come out and explain why. Boy, everyone's after Booker at the moment!
So the GM came out and warned Henry that his actions have been unacceptable, but the 'World's Strongest Man' didn't back down and threatened to take out every other man in the EC to make room for himself. To reason with Henry, Booker granted him a match against Orton which if won would earn him a spot in the Chamber match. I'm not a big fan of Henry's but this was a nice segment and promo from him, his threats were delivered very well and were believable.
After ordering his coach driver around, an angry Big Show made his way to the ring for his bout, not realising that the suspended Alberto Del Rio was keeping a close eye on him in the parking lot.
Big Show bested Kane in a short and forgettable bout. To be fair I wasn't expecting much here anyway, and least it wasn't dragged on. Afterwards Del Rio appeared on the big screen and revealed that he'd been having a chat with Show's mistreated coach driver. After rushing outside an upset Big Show discovered that Del Rio had his wheels removed from the coach and then poured orange paint all over him.
Jack Swagger defeated Justin Gabriel in a fair encounter. While unremarkable the match was solid enough, with decent displays from both men. Rather than just a squash match Gabriel was at least given some offense to add a little something. I'm really hoping this push for Swagger isn't dropped anytime soon, as I said last week he has the ability to make it into the main event scene, and they could definitely use more fresh faces there.
Tensai won via DQ versus Drew McIntyre in a mediocre match up. it really was just a few minutes filler and an excuse for him and Clay's partnership to develop. The disqualification came after the rest of 3MB (Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal) ran in and began attacking Tensai as he was going for a pin. Brodus Clay then ran down and helped chase off the trio before encouraging Tensai to once again dance.
Antonio Cesaro pinned Sin Cara in an exciting outing. Sin Cara and Cesaro worked well together here, and when Sin Cara finds someone he's actually compatible with then it's worth watching. It was fairly short I'll admit but they made the most of their time.
During a backstage interview Cesaro interrupted The Miz and told him to stop whining about his attack from Lesnar on Raw, so Miz responded by brawling with the US Champion.
Mark Henry beat Randy Orton in a decent main event. Both men as usual worked well together and gave good enough efforts, each sharing periods of dominance. But it was Henry who would eventually gain the one-two-three after applying a World's Strongest Slam.
Overall it was a fair show, not one of the strongest as of late but watchable. The main event, Henry's promo and Sin Cara versus Cesaro were the highlights for me, Kofi versus Rhodes was also a fun watch. Unfortunately the rest of the show wasn't anything that special, Del Rio getting his own back at least advanced their feud.
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