Jericho gets the win after Batista spears Orton and Jericho gets the cover. Now that Jericho won the match, this number one contender thing really didn't make sense. If the plan was for Jericho to get his rematch anyway, why waste time on air for something like this? Couldn't they have given someone else the TV time?
Santino Marella versus Goldust is next. This match was actually longer than I thought it was going to be. I personally think that Goldust's time in the ring is over and he shouldn't have been resigned as an active wrestler and the fact that he beat Santino bothers me.
Santino has been jobbing out and generally being disrespected as a character recently. He's nothing but a comedy gimmick and the fans don't take him serious. I could see the point of this if he was a publicity face that went on talk shows all the time to promote the product, but he doesn't.
Backstage, Orton walks past Priceless and they stare each other down before Orton walks away. The way this story has been going, I'm surprised Orton didn't beat them up. This whole Priceless thing is getting old and Priceless looks incredibly weak. I don't understand how anyone can take them as a legitimate threat anymore.
The next match in the Intercontinental Championship Tournament sees C.M. Punk fight Snitsky. William Regal came to ring side to watch the match which indicates that C.M. Punk will win the whole thing and fight Regal.
As much as I want to see this feud, I really want the Regal/Noble feud to continue. Those two had the ability to perform the best matches of the year and they were never given the chance.
Punk gets the win with the Go To Sleep, which I found kind of funny. The last time Punk used the Go To Sleep on Snitsky, he broke his nose.
Rey Mysterio is backstage talking about being in the tournament when Mike Knox shows up and stares him down. I'm getting really tired of the new big guy showing up on a show and attacking all the smaller wrestlers. It doesn't give Knox and credibility and it makes who ever he goes through look bad.
Beth Phoenix, Jillian, and Katie Lea versus Mickie James, Candice, and the returning Melina is next. The blown spot with the titantron revealing Melina's name early was really funny and the fact that Jerry Lawler just called it out was hilarious.
This match was designed to showcase Melina and it worked very well. She looked good and doesn't seem like she lost a step. Not saying that she was one of the best wrestlers in the locker room but definitely better than Candice because she didn't get worse with an injury.
Melina gets the pin on Jillian after a split leg bulldog pin. It was also great to see Milena Roucka as a plant in the audience. The fact that she was holding up a "Glamazon in Training" sign says that it's going to be awhile before she gets in the ring as they need to build the story.
Hopefully, the WWE will pull the trigger faster with this than TNA and Rain. Rain was planted in the audience for almost three months before she got together with Robert Roode. If Roucka is in the audience that long, than this story is pointless.
Jericho comes out and talks smack about John Cena. Cena is seen in the hallway with a bunch of kids as he responds. It really seemed weird to have Cena surround by kids, but I guess they would be his loudest fans.
Cena comes down and does the typical wrestling rebuttal. Jericho calls him a coward and Cena beats the hell out of him. The style of attack that Cena did was that of a heel but the fans ate it up. I thought this was very strange and seems like creative is telling Cena to do whatever because they can't seem to keep the fans on one side.
Overall, a decent show. No single match that came off as amazing but also nothing too terrible. The return of Kennedy and Melina with the introduction of Roucka makes this RAW slightly different from others. But I'm getting tired of waiting for Gail Kim to make her return. John Cena only coming out once was a good idea. My rating: C+
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