1. Randy Orton v. Drew McIntyre - 4 out of 5. Nice to see Drew Mac in the ring again, and it's amazing to see once again what a fabulous mane of hair adds to the action. Randy had his hands full with this one, so I'm hoping Drew's excellent performance translates to more screen time.
2. Mark Henry v. John Morrison - 3 out of 5. It wasn't as much of a squash as I expected, but to quote Maffew, Morrison has become the "World's Sexiest Jobber".
3. Beth Phoenix v. Kelly Kelly - 1 out of 5. When a match ends in under a minute with a DQ, nobody wins.
4. Santino Marella v. Jinder Majal - 3 out of 5. I never thought I'd see a segment with Jinder that I found entertaining. That's the comedic power of Santino. YAHTZEE!
5. John Cena, CM Punk, Air Boom, Sheamus, and Mason Ryan v. Alberto Del Rio, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Christian, Cody Rhodes, and David Otunga - 4 out of 5. Five champions in one ring. Wow. This one probably could have done without Ryan and Otunga. 10 men would have been enough. 12 felt a little crowded, which is why it gets a 4.
Everyone knows what happened at the end of the show, with the superstars giving a vote of no confidence to the COO, Triple H. Here are my problems with that segment: One, Beth Phoenix was the spokesperson for the Divas, who apparently are just scared little girls. It would have felt more natural to have the Bellas delivering this speech. Kelly can't, because she's Super Girl, and can leap tall buildings and stuff. Two, the male wrestlers complained that Triple H didn't really say anything in his rebuttals. None of THEM said anything in their grievances! They didn't even reference any specific occurrences. The only guy who made a good point, with specific examples? WWE referee Mike Chioda. The second most relevant speaker at this uprising was Jerry "The King" Lawler, who said that although Triple H being in power is certainly the reason for the chaos, he doesn't believe he's the one behind it.
Here's another problem I have with the storyline as it stands: David Otunga is the legal council to the roster. Now, when they DID manage to complain about something specific last night, it was the threat of Miz & R-Truth being able to get in and attack them. Meanwhile, it's hinted that Otunga was THEIR legal council behind their wrongful termination lawsuit. In their video, they spoke of "powerful attorneys" and when questioned about it, Otunga didn't admit to having anything to do with it. On the other hand, he didn't exactly deny it either. Isn't that some kind of conflict of interest? David better decide which side he's on. On the plus side, someone must have told him how ridiculous his "lawyer" getup looked.
No mention has been made about the next pay-per-view at all.
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