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Great show for me and exactly what Smackdown should be about. Not too much time spent trying to get Sheamus over - matches getting plenty of time and entertaining segments.
Christian vs Miz - Miz once again delivers another generic promo before being interrupted by Christian. Ach, it was a half decent end with a pretty exciting finish, there were lots of nice little reversals making the end more interesting. Pretty predictable outcome though with Miz winning due to a thumb to the hair.
Ryback and Jinder Mawhawl seem to be starting a mini fued with the ending of tonight's match. Ryback's matches are slightly more interesting now that he is getting put under some pressure, however, how long is this gonna last for? It's getting unbelievably tedious and surely it's only a matter of time before the crowd begin to turn on him? It's hard to get behind somebody who just wins all the time. Still, Ryback's playing his role fantastically well considering how crap it is.
Sheamus and Rhodes was another pretty good match. I'm beginning to wonder if they're attempting to improve Sheamus' cardio by putting him in long matches because it was an absolute joke. A few times - most notably against Bryan and Ziggler - he was gassed once the match passed the 10 minute mark. They're probably hoping that he improves in the ring as at the moment he's nowhere near WHC standard in the ring.
Quite enjoying the Ziggler angle with him failing cash ins for the title. Every week he's starting to get more tempted and it's leaving me wondering whether he will wait for the right opportunity or just waste the chance. It's a nice change for something Smackdown related to be unpredictable. Jericho's appearance was also cool. I'm glad they've turned him face because he actually makes me want to cheer for him. He isn't just generic face 101, he's kept his arrogance and is almost a tweener - but he's perfect for the role because he can be as heel as he wants to be and everyone still loves him.
Antonio Cesaro is being completely wasted at the moment. He's got the potential to be pretty awesome if given a vicious gimmick. Despite this though he's been plagued with this god-awful generic arrogant foreigner gimmick and with his dreadful entrance music. Seriously though what the hell is stopping them from calling up Chris Hero and having the two team up and revamp the tag team division? Anyway at least he got the win, and if there's any silver lining he could well become US champion - just hope that if he does it's entertaining despite his pish gimmick.
Sandow nice and aggressive again against Tatsu. I'm beginning to love Sandow even more each week, there's nothing stopping him from becoming a pretty high level heel in the WWE: He's talented on the mic, his aggression is great to watch in the ring and he consistently gets major heel heat from the crowd.
The fatal 4 way was just what I've been asking for from Smackdown. They have the wrestlers to do matches like this and yet we rarely ever get them. The outcome was pretty obvious IMO but it didn't stop it from being another high quality Smackdown main event.
Del Rio was a pretty weak choice as the number 1 contender again I thought. I do quite like him but despite the more vicious side he's shown in recent weeks his fued with Sheamus has been pish poor. Neither guy is very good on the mic and Del Rio's in-ring abilities aren't on full show when he's being limited by the carthorse that is Sheamus.
The main thing I took from this match though is that Rey and Bryan should fued. Think, the matches would easily be of 4* + quality and Mysterio could put Bryan over so so well. It would work so well with Bryan and the current rage he is in. If he just absolutely decimated Rey the crowd would obviously have sympathy for him and Bryan would gain a reputation for being a pyscho, destructive heel rather than what he currently is which leans more towards the comedy side.
Very match heavy Smackdown which definitely deserves at least a 7.5/10. Would have rated it higher if it weren't for the persistent Raw recaps.
Christian vs Miz - Miz once again delivers another generic promo before being interrupted by Christian. Ach, it was a half decent end with a pretty exciting finish, there were lots of nice little reversals making the end more interesting. Pretty predictable outcome though with Miz winning due to a thumb to the hair.
Ryback and Jinder Mawhawl seem to be starting a mini fued with the ending of tonight's match. Ryback's matches are slightly more interesting now that he is getting put under some pressure, however, how long is this gonna last for? It's getting unbelievably tedious and surely it's only a matter of time before the crowd begin to turn on him? It's hard to get behind somebody who just wins all the time. Still, Ryback's playing his role fantastically well considering how crap it is.
Sheamus and Rhodes was another pretty good match. I'm beginning to wonder if they're attempting to improve Sheamus' cardio by putting him in long matches because it was an absolute joke. A few times - most notably against Bryan and Ziggler - he was gassed once the match passed the 10 minute mark. They're probably hoping that he improves in the ring as at the moment he's nowhere near WHC standard in the ring.
Quite enjoying the Ziggler angle with him failing cash ins for the title. Every week he's starting to get more tempted and it's leaving me wondering whether he will wait for the right opportunity or just waste the chance. It's a nice change for something Smackdown related to be unpredictable. Jericho's appearance was also cool. I'm glad they've turned him face because he actually makes me want to cheer for him. He isn't just generic face 101, he's kept his arrogance and is almost a tweener - but he's perfect for the role because he can be as heel as he wants to be and everyone still loves him.
Antonio Cesaro is being completely wasted at the moment. He's got the potential to be pretty awesome if given a vicious gimmick. Despite this though he's been plagued with this god-awful generic arrogant foreigner gimmick and with his dreadful entrance music. Seriously though what the hell is stopping them from calling up Chris Hero and having the two team up and revamp the tag team division? Anyway at least he got the win, and if there's any silver lining he could well become US champion - just hope that if he does it's entertaining despite his pish gimmick.
Sandow nice and aggressive again against Tatsu. I'm beginning to love Sandow even more each week, there's nothing stopping him from becoming a pretty high level heel in the WWE: He's talented on the mic, his aggression is great to watch in the ring and he consistently gets major heel heat from the crowd.
The fatal 4 way was just what I've been asking for from Smackdown. They have the wrestlers to do matches like this and yet we rarely ever get them. The outcome was pretty obvious IMO but it didn't stop it from being another high quality Smackdown main event.
Del Rio was a pretty weak choice as the number 1 contender again I thought. I do quite like him but despite the more vicious side he's shown in recent weeks his fued with Sheamus has been pish poor. Neither guy is very good on the mic and Del Rio's in-ring abilities aren't on full show when he's being limited by the carthorse that is Sheamus.
The main thing I took from this match though is that Rey and Bryan should fued. Think, the matches would easily be of 4* + quality and Mysterio could put Bryan over so so well. It would work so well with Bryan and the current rage he is in. If he just absolutely decimated Rey the crowd would obviously have sympathy for him and Bryan would gain a reputation for being a pyscho, destructive heel rather than what he currently is which leans more towards the comedy side.
Very match heavy Smackdown which definitely deserves at least a 7.5/10. Would have rated it higher if it weren't for the persistent Raw recaps.
