1. Air Boom, Sheamus, and Justin Gabriel v. Christian, Wade Barret, David Otunga & Mike McGillicutty - 3 out of 5. It was a solid match, but I had to go back and re-watch it just to give it a rating. Sheamus is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with, but this match was kind of forgettable.
2. Alberto Del Rio v. John Morrison - 2 out of 5. I've been a mark for Morrison since he was Johnny Nitro. It's sad to see him reduced to jobbing in a squash against Del Rio.
3. Sin Cara v. Cody Rhodes - N/A. No match happened here. Before it could, NOFACE 1.0 interrupted and the two Caras ended up trading a few blows. This story needs a better build.
4. Kelly Kelly & Eve v. Beth Phoenix & Natalya - 1 out of 5. The Divas of Doom story is officially buried, and I officially have no more interest in the Divas. Pee Break, indeed.
5. Zack Ryder v. Dolph Ziggler - 3 out of 5. He may have had just a LITTLE help from Wolverine, but the Internet Champion threw the Rough Ryder on Ziggler for the win. Woo woo woo--you know it, bro!
6. John Cena & CM Punk v. The Awesome Truth - 4 out of 5. The angry conspiracy theorists had to keep their heads together during this match after dismantling two officials and the COO himself the night before. Great mash-up of talent here, and yes, I even mean Cena.
Only two weeks to build the next pay-per-view??? Are they insane??? *looks at the men on top* Oh, wait. Nevermind. Anyway, the WWE championship match has already been set up. Impressed, and with new respect for Punk, Triple H granted him the title rematch he never got, albeit at the same time as Del Rio's title rematch. Both of them will be trying to win the WWE Championship back from John Cena inside Hell in a Cell, and dear Gods, I hope one of them succeeds.
I have to mention Zack Ryder here once again. Even though it wasn't a title match, he still was put in the ring last night against the United States Champion and won. He's still not getting that much screen time, but he's clearly a fan favorite (the crowd already knew where the promo between Ziggler and Hugh Jackman was going and DEMANDED him), and every time he is in the ring, it seems to be against bigger and badder performers. There are two different directions I am thinking here, and maybe they're both wishful thinking, but whatever. First: with Swagger joining Vickie's stable, he and Ziggler attempt to put their differences aside (albeit REALLY awkwardly) and Dolph begins a new rivalry with Ryder. Or alternately, the addition of Swagger only fuels Ziggler's jealousy, till they completely break down and have to settle their differences in a pay-per-view match, and as a result, Vickie drops them both, turns face, and picks up Zack Ryder. As long as we get more Zack, I'm really happy with any screen time he has.
This paragraph would contain all kinds of hypotheses and comments about the Punk/Triple H/Johnny Ace/Nash/Awesome Truth Conspiracy angle, but as most of you are likely coming from forums and message boards that have already formed plenty of great ideas, there's not much I can add to this. I agree that Ace will likely form an "Outsiders" group consisting of Nash and Awesome Truth, and fight for control against Triple H and likely CM Punk. Ideas for the rest of Trips' stable are all over the place. Cena seems obvious (which also makes Del Rio seem like an obvious recruit for the Future Endeavors as we're calling them in our house). Air Boom are/were already feuding with Awesome Truth. There are plenty of possibilities there, and I'm actually pretty excited for any of them. It's been a good long time since we've had a stable v. stable rivalry in the WWE, and I am looking forward to what this story might bring.
Just as long as they don't somehow throw the Divas into it.
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