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Before the show, Christian had Chris Jericho in The Peep Show. They went back and forth, in a kind of friendly way, until Randy Orton came out said he was going to destroy Jericho tonight. Jericho said he can tell all of the bad jokes he wants, tonight he will face Jericho. When he is done with Orton, he will neeeeeevvvvvver, eeeevvvvvvveeeeeerrrrr be the same....A-GAIN. Basically it was just promotion for their match.
The show is opening with The Usos defending the WWE Tag Titles against Goldust and Stardust. The Usos came out first. They told us Jimmy's leg is fine. The challengers came out next. JBL called them weirdos.
It was back and forth early on, with the teams trading momentum. They worked over Jimmy until he tagged in Jey. He went to town on Stardust and then Jimmy pulled Cody out of the ring and worked on his leg. Jey flew over the top onto Goldust on the floor. The Usos got a two on Cody after a top rope splash. Cody responded with a two of his own. Cody pulled off his glove and tied Uso in the ropes. He then slapped him in the face with the glove, like he wanted a duel. The other Uso came in and rolled Cody up for a two, then the Usos his big spots from the ring to the floor on both Rhodes boys. When they got up, one of the Usos came off the top onto Cody but he was playing possum. He turned the table, got his knees up and pinned the Uso to win the tag titles. Good match to start the show.
Dolph Ziggler was with R-Truth, who he called the best stunt double around. He isn't a movie star like The Miz, but he will kick his butt tonight.
Sheamus vs. Cesaro for the US Title is up next. As Cesaro was coming out, the announcers went into the hard sell, I guess for the dopes that have access to only pay $9.99 but choose to pay much more.
Sheamus was in control early, using a lot of physicality. He went to the second rope and Cesaro nailed him with a European Uppercut to turn the tide. The announcers then went into "even though he isn't built like, well, Cena, he's really strong" mode as he took control. ... Sheamus came back with a wild flip move from the top that got him a two count. Cesaro missed a Brogue and Cesaro got a two with an uppercut. Sheamus came back with a near fall of his own. Very physical stuff. ... Sheamus set up for a Brogue but missed againm allowing Cesaro to get two near falls. Cesaro went for the Neutralizer but Sheamus powered out. Cesaro did a Torture Rack slam for a two. This is a lot of fun. Well, because I am not taking the bumps. ... Cesaro started slapping Sheamus in the face, which made him power up but Cesaro then start throwing uppercuts and punches. He threw Cesaro down and said give me more. Sheamus took it and then nailed the Brogue to retain the Title. This was a fight and a hell of a lot of fun. Second good match to start the show.
Mark Henry was in the back with Big Show. He won't let America down. Show said that he has 318 million tag partners in his corner. Mark asked if he thought he wasn't ready? Show knows he is ready, but he has something for him. A US themed singlet he can wear tonight. Show said tear his head off. Mark said he will because that's what I do.
Country music guys Florida Georgia Line came out to ringside. There are two of them. They are joining the announcers for commentary on the IC Title match, which is next.
The Miz came out first, with Damien Mizdow. Dolph Ziggler is next, joined by R-Truth. During the first few minutes, the announcers are genuflecting to the band and ignoring the match. Wonderful. ... Zig was in charge early but then Miz came back and got a near fall. Then back we want to talking about the musicians. Honestly, they killed the first five minutes of the match with the brutal commentary, which sucks because Zig is working hard. He made a big comeback and screamed and it's as if it was to tell the announcers they were working. Zig went for the Famasser but Miz blocked it. Zig threw Miz to the floor. As he brought him back in, Mizdow hit Zig from behind. He then nailed R-Truth. Sandow then yelled at the musicians to sit there. They got up and pushed him down. Truth got up and chased Mizdow to the back. Miz had the boo boo face about Mizdow leaving and turned around to eat a kick from Ziggler. Miz came back with the Figure Four and locked it in the middle of the ring. Dolph got counted for a two but popped up. Dolph tried to get top the ropes and did. Miz took his time releasing the hold. Out of nowhere Zig hit the Zag for two. Zig got up and saw Mizdow on the apron. He got in his face and Miz used the distraction to roll him up and get the pin and win the Title. I am so sick of that finish and it's a shame that Zig is stuck where he is, but that's life. ... The match itself was solid, but it was hurt a lot by the really bad commentary. That is the trade off WWE makes with having celebs.
After the match, they announced that Florida Georgia Line will appear at Tribute To The Troops in December.
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