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Del Rio kicks off the show in the ring - blah, blah, blah

a faceoff with HHH and CM Punk later

Alberto Del Rio is already in the ring and he says it's going to be like this and if they are going to boo him, he can take it, but last week John Cena gave him an Attitude Adjustment and they made fun of him. He tells the crowd no one makes fun of him because he took out Rey Mysterio, he retired Edge, and he beat CM Punk so he will teach Cena a lesson and they had better stop making fun of him. He calls himself the greatest of the great, then gets interrupted by some familiar music, and Bret Hart makes his way out to the ring.

Bret calls Alberto 'amigo' and says he didn't come out to disrespect him, but he wants to give him some advice since he sees a guy that wears the belt, but doesn't know how to be champion. He asks how he can call himself a champion when he is all style and no substance, and he needs to face all comers and leave it in the ring to become the best. Alberto says he is making fun of him, and says Bret looks like a homeless person and says he is the best there is, not Bret. Tonight, Alberto will make an example out of Bret, and they start taking off their gear before they are interrupted by John Cena.

Cena says he doesn't agree with Alberto, and he sees a WWE Hall of Famer when he looks at Bret, but he thinks Alberto grew a set because he is finally standing in the ring with him. Cena tells him to go home and take his car with him, because he is the champion for six more days and Cena is man enough to look him in the eye and tell him he will beat him. Alberto says they should go right now, and Cena says he likes that idea, then Alberto says they should give the fans what they want and it should be Cena against... Ricardo? Cena says he gets it, he wants to wait until Sunday, but if they want to have a special match, they should see Alberto put the title on the line against Bret Hart. John Laurinitis comes to the stage and introduces himself, and says on behalf of HHH, they will see a tag team match with Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez facing John Cena and Bret Hart.

John Morrison & Alex Riley vs Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger

Dolph hits a shoulder block off the roeps then Morrison hiptosses him and slingshots him into the corner, and hits a flash kick for a two count. Morrison runs at him in the corner, but Dolph moves and kicks Morrison in the chest then hits a jumping elbow drop for a two count. Dolph tells Swagger he's not tagging, and Morrison hits him with a enziguiri then Riley and Swagger both tag in, and Riley hits a spinebuster. He knocks Dolph to the floor then hits a sweeping STO for a two count, and fights off an Ankle Lock attempt by Swagger. He kicks Swagger into Dolph on the apron and hits a fireman's carry cutter, then makes the cover as Dolph watches the ref count to three.

Josh Mathews is with R-Truth and Miz and he says HHH mas made their tag team match against Air Boom official, and asks if they have different feelings towards the COO. Miz takes the mic from him and walks around backstage saying he is sick of hearing about CM Punk, and they are having a faceoff and telling the truth, so Punk should change his name to BS. Truth says he actually likes the decision, and Miz asks what he is taking about, and Truth says Ninja Please and says he hopes HHH loses Sunday and they should go tell everyone what the truth is. They come out to the arena and Truth says COO spells 'coo' and if you say it twice you get 'coo coo'. Miz says Air Boom is gonna get got on Sunday because that's the truth, and Truth says they are awesome.

The Miz vs Kofi Kingston

Miz kicks Kofi into the ropes, the punches him in the corner until the ref calls for a break, then he applies a headlock that Kofi elbows his way out of. Kofi monkey flips Miz, then leapfrogs him off the ropes and avoids a clothesline and armdrags Miz out to the floor as we go to a commercial. When we return, Miz hits a DDT for a two count then shoves Kofi into the turnbuckle,but Kofi reverses and stomps Miz on the chest then hits a spinning elbow and a dropkick. Miz shoves Kofi again, but Kofi jumps to the second turnbuckle and hits a springboard crossbody for two, and gets another near rollup. Miz goes for a neckbreaker backbreaker combo, but Kofi reverses into a backslide pin for two then goes to the top rope. Miz shoves him off and knocks him to the mat, then hits a Skull Crushing Finale for the win.

Winner - The Miz

Teddy Long and Vickie are talking in the back and he says he saw what happened tonight, but he needs to run something by her that came straight from HHH. He says Dolph Ziggler will defend his title in a Fatal 4 Way against Jack Swagger, Alex Riley and John Morrison. Vickie says it's not fair because everyone else only has one opponent, but Teddy says he is just the messenger. Kelly Kelly comes over and says maybe it wouldn't be so bad if Vickie wasn't... Vickie asks her what she wants to say and calls her a ditzy Barbie doll. She tells her if she wants her help she will ask for it, and says she can't wait to see Beth beat her in Buffalo on Sunday. Vickie says she couldn't even beat Kelly, then Teddy says he was looking for a match for Kelly tonight, and it's on. Vickie tries to talk her way out of it but Kelly laughs as Teddy says it's up to her to figure it out.

David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty vs Jerry "The King" Lawler & Sheamus

King faces off with Otunga and gets dropped with some punches and is bodyslammed by McGillicutty. He goes up top but King punches him in the stomach and tags in Sheamus, who ties him in the ropes and clubs him in the chest then knocks Otunga off the apron. Sheamus goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a flying shoulder block, then sets up for a Brogue Kick but gets distracted by Otunga. King punches Otunga and he gets a Brogue Kick, then McGillicutty gets one as well. Sheamus points at King and says this is for him, then hits the Celtic Cross on McGillicutty and makes the cover to take the match.

Winners - Sheamus & Jerry "The King" Lawler

Ricardo Rodriguez & Alberto Del Rio vs John Cena & Bret Hart

Ricardo runs at Cena, but Cena mocks him by using his shirt as a bullfighting cape then throws it in the crowd and tries going after Alberto. Ricardo gets backdropped then crawls to the corner and tags Alberto, and he is reluctant to get in so Cena chases him around the ringside area. Alberto kicks him in the head and whips him into the corner but Cena fights back with clothesline and dropkick, then lifts him on his shoulder but Ricardo tags in and gets knocked down and hit with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena hits the AA as Alberto leaves and goes backstage, and Cena tags in Bret Hart who locks in the Sharpshooter and gets Ricardo to tap immediately.

Winners - John Cena & Bret Hart

Kelly Kelly vs Vickie Guerrero

Vickie stretches a bit then shoves Kelly, then Kelly hits (the worst attempt at) a bulldog and Jack Swagger comes out to argue with Dolph. While this is going on Kelly rolls Vickie up and wins the match. Beth Phoenix tries to sneak up on Kelly and attack her, but Kelly hits her with her title and leaves the ring.

Winner - Kelly Kelly

Josh Mathews welcomes Mark Henry, and he tells him to stop talking and listen. He knows people want to know why he has been on a rampage, and it's because of 15 years of no respect and not being a #1 contender or champion. He says he can guarantee one thing, and that will all end on Sunday, and Randy Orton will enter his Hall of Pain.

Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes

Cody takes a backdrop off the ropes as Mark Henry makes his way out to the stage, and Orton grabs a chair and chases him to the back. Cody tries hitting Orton from behind, but he gets clotheslined to the floor and rolled in the ring for a two count. Orton kicks him in the corner then climbs the middle rope and punches him in the head a few times and clotheslines him out of the corner for a two count. Henry makes his way back out to the ramp and Orton starts walking towards him, then realizes Cody is behind him. Cody jumps off the apron and kicks him in the head as we go to a commercial.

Cody throws Orton into the corner when we return, then jumps down on his arm and drives his knee into the shoulder and punches in the head. Orton tries to work his way to his feet and punches Cody in the face, then avoids a bulldog by throwing Cody across the ring and looks to the ramp as Henry makes his way down to the ring. Orton hits a powerslam then attempts a delayed DDT, but Cody counters and goes for Cross Rhodes, and Orton reverses it and hits a delayed DDT. He sets up for a RKO, and Henry distracts him by walking around ringside, then Cody hits him in the face with his mask and hits Cross Rhodes for the win.

Winner - Cody Rhodes

Henry gets in the ring and smashes Orton with a chair, then tells the ringside official to hand him the title. He holds it over his head, then stands over Orton and screams at him and tells him this is what it is all about. Henry drops the title on Orton's chest then leaves the ring and heads up the ramp as a referee checks on Orton.

Next up - Punk faces off with HHH

^ It's about suspending belief, and their promo certainly made me do that! It was one of the best that I have ever seen on WWE television! Lame end though. To see HHH go down and sell the mic shot like it was a sledgehammer took the edge off of everything else they had just did!

He may have oversold it a little, but I think it did a good job of putting CM Punk on the same level as HHH, physically. Verbally, there has been no doubt that he stacks up with HHH, but, for me anyway, the physical match-up was unsure. Although Punk has more than held his own with Cena, Orton, etc. HHH is a different level talent than those guys and I thought having Punk put him down last night was a good way to show that he could hurt HHH and makes him more of a threat to beat him. Just my opinion.

^ Last night did do a good job of pushing Punk over the top, but I think he was already there. Punk had the "smart" fan from the beginning and did not need the extra push. What they did by getting Nash out of the picture and inserting HHH exclusively was to pull in those fans who take it at face value. Let's face it, today's 8-12 year-old fan has no clue who Kevin Nash is. The angle they were going for over the past three weeks was not working. Getting Nash out of the picture allowed all fans to frame this up better.

My guess is that this will lead to HHH losing his position as COO, opening his ability to face off with UT at WM.

cm punk sucks!

J-Rod Wrote:Nope.

yup