By Kendall Portis After Raw ended with John Cena layed out in the Superstars locker room after an attack on the already injured knee of Cena by Dolph Ziggler, Cena was looking for retribution of the November 23rd edition of WWE SmackDown. John Cena was scheduled to be the special guest on an all-new Miz TV. Well, he did appear and when he was asked the tough question, "Are you and AJ in love?" none other than AJ Lee appeared and refused for Cena to answer the question. Dolph Ziggler then made his presence known by interrupting the interview. John threw a few PG jokes at Vickie Guerrero, of course, to keep it entertaining and ended that segment right there. Later that night, Dolph Ziggler and Randy Orton competed in the main event after Dolph became the sole survivor by pinning Orton for his team at Survivor Series. It was a great match, but then the pace picked up when Randy began to hear those voices and went for a RKO , only to be countered by Dolph. Ziggler then picked up the victory with a quick roll-up. After celebrating, he then was attacked from behind and put into the STF by John Cena. The show ended with officials trying to get Cena off of Dolph Ziggler. By the looks of it I say this feud is going to boil over and get put on the TLC match card. Tune into Monday Night Raw to learn what's going to happen next between Cena and Ziggler. Tweet me your thoughts at @AllThingsRyder1.
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John Cena appears on Miz TV alongside the Awesome One himself. Entertaining Miz TV segment featuring John Cena, AJ, Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero. Miz didn't come as a full-fledged face here (nor should he have given the obvious history between him and Cena), but he was extremely entertaining. Everyone else played their roles well, which made for some strong mic work between all four of them. This was far more enjoyable than anything we've seen on Raw in recent weeks involving this angle, so it was nice to see the feud furthered on SmackDown as well. Cena's "nut" joke may have seemed stupid, but it got a minor chuckle out of this viewer, so I found this to be a hot start to the show. Fine match with Ryback defeating Darren Young. It was basically what you'd expect from a typical Ryback squash, so there was nothing out of the ordinary here. I was hoping of a mention of the Nexus history between the two, but no such luck. It was also enjoyable to hear Titus O'Neil on commentary during the course of this contest, who is really allowing his personality to shine through as of late. Insert racist joke about Ryback dominating two African-Americans on Black Friday here. Decent match between United States Champion Antonio Cesaro and R-Truth. Much similar to their Survivor Series encounter, I didn't care all that much for this rematch, but the action was fine for what it was. The finish was nicely done and sets up a future title rematch between the two. Although I don't want to see the feud continue, it's logical in order to keep both guys something to do for the foreseeable future. Nice between Alberto Del Rio and Sin Cara. As much as the dimmed lights annoy me, the match itself was fun while it lasted and consisted of some cool spots from both guys. There weren't any blatant botches from Cara as far as I could tell and the win was necessary in rebuilding Del Rio. Quite frankly, I'm not sure how much a win over Sin Cara means at this point for Del Rio, but it was still a good match nonetheless. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Decent match with Wes Brisco defeating Garrett Bischoff in his Gut Check challenge. I'm not a major fan of either guy, but the action was fine for what it was. I still stand behind my belief that Christian York should've been the Gut Check contestant, as Brisco's victory didn't feel as meaningful as it should've been. Kurt Angle coming out to ringside made sense since he's mentored both guys, but I hope they both eventually turn on Angle to join Aces and 8s. Brief match with World Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero defeating Joey Ryan by disqualification. The action was good while it lasted, but it was way too brief to be considered anything worthwhile. Matt Morgan's interference made sense, as it set up a tag team title feud between the two tandems. That being said, I think it's a mistake to have Ryan move into a tag team title program so early after challenging X-Division Champion Rob Van Dam. Paul Heyman hosts CM Punk's year-long WWE Championship reign party. Impressive outing with Ryback defeating Tensai. It wasn't a complete squash match, as Tensai was able to score some offense on Big Hungry before being ultimately defeated, which was nice to see. I'm glad they fixed this finish this time around with Ryback successfully hitting his finisher on Tensai and it came off very well. As for Ryback's promo to kick off the show, it was short and sweet, but he still has a ways to go on the mic before he can cut a truly threatening promo. Good match between Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston and Wade Barrett. It's been awhile since we've seen these two compete in a one-on-one match, so it felt fresh. Not only that, but it was logical after Barrett's elimination of Kingston the night previous at Survivor Series. The finish was predictable, but it was still a smart move. I still strongly believe that Barrett belongs in the World Championship picture, but with that occupied at the moment, a feud with Kingston over the Intercontinental title in the meantime should be fun. Throwaway match with Kaitlyn defeating Aksana. I realize it made sense following the altercation between the two at Survivor Series, but what good did they think would come out of putting the the two worst workers in the Divas division together? The crowd couldn't care less and it showed, but at least they popped for the finish. Also, where was Eve during all of this? Fine match with United States Champion Antonio Cesaro defeating Brodus Clay. The match was nothing more than a glorified squash match for Cesaro, but the action was still decent nonetheless. The finish would've been more impressive had we not seen it a mere two months ago. I surely hope they aren't continuing the Cesaro vs. Truth feud and both guys can just move on, but it looks like they're heading in that direction. Intriguing segments throughout the night featuring John Cena, AJ, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler. Sure, the angle itself is absolutely asinine, but at least we saw some development over the course of the show. Hopefully, Vickie presenting "evidence" of Cena and AJ will cease going forward since the two locked lips, which made for a cool moment. I'm not sure what part of Cena's injury was real and what wasn't, but Ziggler looked strong in attacking Cena backstage later in the night. However, it still bothers me that the commentators made very little mention of Ziggler's huge victory over Orton at Survivor Series, but I guess they treated it like just any other win. What a shame. Great Two-of-Three Falls Match between Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio. Personally, I've enjoyed their feud since the start and this match was no exception. Smart strategy by having Del Rio getting disqualified in the first fall only to force Orton to submit in the second. The final finishing sequence was susepenseful and well done. I've got no complaints about Orton going over here, as Del Rio technically beat him at Survivor Series apart of the tag team match, so it made sense. I'd have no problem with a potential rematch at WWE TLC next month, but I don't see how they'd be able to stretch the feud out that long. |
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