An intense Jericho locks on the Walls. Photo credit: WWE.com
Chris Jericho kicked things off with his signature show the 'Highlight Reel', where he called out Ryback and admitted that he actually agreed with his actions as of late to help him become WWE Champion. But Y2J also warned him that while he may win the strap at Extreme Rules against Cena, at the same time he'll loose all the fans respect.
Of course Ryback didn't care about any of that and as the two began to face off Teddy Long came out and booked the two in the main event. Ryback then took the opportunity to sucker punch Jericho before leaving. It was a pretty drab start to the show.
Kofi Kingston pinned Cody Rhodes in a fair encounter. Both men looked decent here, but they didn't really have the time to make a real impact. Kofi grabbed the one-two-three after applying a Trouble in Paradise as Cody came in for a Disaster Kick.
Before Jack Swagger versus Big E Langston could get underway, Alberto Del Rio decided to make things interesting by inserting a ladder into the ring. After a brief tussle over it, Swagger managed to gain the upper hand and chuck Langston out of the ring, with Ziggler then attacking Swagger and Colter. This then allowed Del Rio to use the ladder to take out the World Champion and Swagger, and finally stand tall on top of it with Ziggler's strap. Unfortunately Ziggler suffered a concussion here, here's hoping he makes a full recovery soon.
Dean Ambrose versus Daniel Bryan ended in a no contest after Kofi Kingston ran in and got some revenge after The Shield attacked him last Monday night, nice bit of continuity I thought. With Kane and Bryan's help the US Champion managed to clear the trio out of the ring. The actual match itself had unsurprisingly been a stellar one, with Bryan and Ambrose giving solid displays as usual. While it was a good watch, I was maybe expecting a bit more considering Bryan and Ambrose's history and past work together, but I feel petty complaining.
In the parking lot Mark Henry broke a World record by dragging an incredible two tractor trailers. This was to help promote the strap match between him and Sheamus at Extreme Rules, which could be decent.
Big Show beat Tensai in a short and forgettable affair. Just as 'Sweet T' got in a bit of offense, Show managed to quickly apply a KO punch for the winning pin. Afterwards he then decided to also (clumsily) spear Tensai's tag partner Brodus Clay. Show's rival Randy Orton then appeared to gain some retribution in the form of an RKO. It's still yet to be announced what kind of match these two will have at Extreme Rules.
Chris Jericho won via disqualification versus Ryback in an enjoyable main event. For the second SmackDown in a row Ryback was involved in a solid one on one match, who'd have thought it? Granted it was largely thanks to the hard work of Jericho (and Bryan last Friday) but still. The DQ came after Ryback picked Y2J up and rammed him into the ringpost for a low blow. But he wasn't done as he then clotheslined Jericho over the announce table and roared "Ryback rules!" With Josh Matthews defiantly claiming that he'll beat Cena next Sunday. I doubt it myself.
Overall it was a fair show, with a few above average bouts for the blue brand. My highlights were Bryan versus Ambrose and the main event. Unfortunately like most SmackDowns I didn't come out of it thinking that anything was particularly must see, but the two aforementioned bouts were fun watches.
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