I don't hide the fact that I'm a Monday Night Raw fan. I think it's got the best talent, has the better story-lines, and is consistently on a better level. But how good was Smackdown on Friday? I'll admit the promos from Mark Henry and Big Show where not on par with what you find on Raw, but the in ring action was top notch.
Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes in a Street Fight
What a match, these guys went at it for damn near 30 minutes, non stop. The match was exciting, very well put together, and even though the ending was a little predictable, there where quite a few times when I thought Rhodes was going to get the win. I've said it before, but Rhodes has been on the top of his game this year and this program with Orton should bring him up to the next level.
Ted Dibiase vs Tyson Kidd
These guys have been going at it on Superstars as of late, and have been having some good matches together, so it was nice to see them bring it to the show. Again, as you know, I'm a big fan of DiBiase, and even though he's had trouble in the past, he looked great in that match. In my eyes he's needed to step up the level of aggression in his matches, and I think he stepped up.
Sheamus vs Wade Barrett
I'm really glad that Christian wasn't able to compete after the choke slam, because it lets Wade Barrett take a big step in his career by going against, and getting a win from Sheamus.
Sin Cara vs Epico
I love that WWE is bringing back some cruiser-weight wrestlers, here's a little information about the new guys in case you didn't know. Epico is actually Orlando Colon, that's right, another Colon, Also known as Tito Colon, he's the cousin of Carlito and Primo. He and Hunico have teamed together before, they were 2 time Tag Team Champions in FCW where they were both masked competitors. I wish they'd kept the masks on when they came to WWE, I'm a bit of a purist, and if you're going to let Rey put his mask back on, after it was taken off in WCW, then let them keep theirs.
I skipped the Divas match, I'm not gonna lie.
Daniel Bryan vs Mark Henry
Every since D Bryan won Money in the Bank he's been on a steep decline, but it's not in any way his fault. WWE used how over he is, which his deserves, to push Sin Cara Negro, and even set up the Sin Cara vs Sin Cara. I don't think he's even won a match since MITB, and in my opinion, a big win over Henry would have kicked him all the way back up to the top, just like that. I really like how he's pledged to cash in MITB at Wrestlemania and I was super pissed when he almost cashed it in on Friday.
All in all this was a great episode, this ones going in the collection. I'll be back tomorrow, I've got a bunch of stuff lined up including a review of the DVD WWE's Greatest Rivals: Shawn vs Bret, spoiler alert- It's Amazing, and I'll also have a review of the biggest hyped show of the year, WrestleMania 27.
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