For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 12/20/10

For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 12/20/10

Welcome back to the longest running action-adventure, passive aggressive, Roundtable dominating column on the world wide web “For Your Consideration”. As always, I am your host Andrew Wheeler, and this week promises to be a column brimming with tender love and care. But, before I get to business, I just wanted to do a bit of housekeeping. Next Monday is my birthday, so there will not be a live Judicial Review. Instead of catching RAW, I will be out with my amazing wife, hopefully enjoying a nice Scotch, so this will be the last live RAW from me this year. I will, however, be putting together some sort of end of year recap and it will be up before January 1st. I may also pop up here or there over the next two weeks (maybe even a guest spot in Glazer’s column, because heaven knows the guy needs someone to help fill inches on the days he’s expected to write…I kid, I kid…). So until then, you can follow me on the Twitter gimmick (http://www.twitter.com/awheeler316), friend me on the Facebook gimmick or just post your comments in the section down below.

The WWE is Crazysexycool

Like I wasn’t going to make an incredibly corny TLC reference? Come on, they were the seminal inescapable all-girl R&B group of my middle and high school years, and while I can’t stand almost anything they’ve ever done, they do provide one hell of an obscure reference.

Last night was the TLC PPV, which continues a 6-day WWE marathon of programming. It started with Smackdown on Friday (a passable go-home show that highlights just how paper-thin that roster really is becoming), which wisely made use of The Miz in several segments. Saturday was Tribute to the Troops, which definitely lost that “special” feeling for me because it wasn’t in Iraq of Afghanistan. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great that the WWE does that, but there was just something special about seeing the company put on an event in the middle of the desert. I also liked how NBC had celebrities record messages and insert “WWE Universe” in there because it goes a long way towards making Vince McMahon’s Traveling Circus feel more legit. Oh, and kudos to Dubya for taking time away from wandering aimlessly around the house to tape a message (side note: of course George misses leading the soldiers…they were the only ones who were required by law to salute him). Last night was the PPV, tonight’s RAW, Tuesday’s Smackdown and Wednesday is a rebroadcast of the Tribute.

Am I crazy or is that a lot of gum…I mean wrestling?

I will gladly join the growing chorus of people who dug last night’s TLC PPV. Despite a potentially shaky premise (violent matches without the blood) and a risky card, the Superstars pulled out one hell of a show. I’m not going to do a full recap of the entire event, but I will dust off the old

An Indiscriminate Number of Thoughts On…WWE’s Furniture PPV

1) The set was insanely cool looking. I don’t know what flunkie had to spend hours stringing up those chairs like giant popcorn chains but kudos to you. Hope you’re a union man and are getting a nice holiday bonus.

2) While some people cried foul over the ending of the IC Title Match, I actually liked it. You can’t help but throw out the inevitable comparisons to HTM any time an Intercontinental Champion wins by some chicanery, but here it absolutely worked. Dolph, Kofi and Swangle have created a nice little three-way feud, and while the match wasn’t a show-stealer, it got it’s point across. At the end of the day, Dolph Ziggler found a way to “win”, which is what his character is all about. Besides, with Kofi being cheated out of that belt so many times over the course of their feud, the fans are going to (hopefully) explode when he finally gets the win. You know, before they go back to forgetting that he exists.

3) I doff my cap to Vickie for her willingness to actually climb up that ladder. That’s a very dangerous place to be for someone who (a) isn’t trained (despite JR’s questioning of how do you learn to fall off a ladder) and (b) isn’t in prime physical shape. Vickie has lost a ton of weight and my wife constantly points out that she is looking better and better, but she is not a professional athlete and is more susceptible to making a mistake. I’d credit it to Eddie but if fucking a talented wrestler made you talented, then there’d be a lot of women walking around in the MidAtlantic territory putting on matches like Ric Flair.

4) Wade’s first little Nexus pep talk set off the little warning flag that they were going to be brought down by John Cena. Thankfully, the WWE didn’t recycle the ridiculous Austin/DX nonsense where Steve trapped them like animals. And yes, I know full well that now that I’ve said this that Creative is going to do that tonight.

5) I didn’t go gaga over the Diva Table Match the way others (coughglazercough) did, but I thought it was fine. Beth took an insanely scary bump, and I’m sure the last person the WWE wants to lose at this point is a capable Diva. I liked the whole pink prop table but when LayCool landed on it and it kinda buckled, I thought for sure Michelle McCool broke her back.

6) Kudos to Jerry Lawler from not making a joke during the Tables Match involving the words “Divas” and “wood”. Score one for TV-PG.

7) Kane cut a promo involving wrapped presents. I’m sure it was a fine promo, but all I kept wondering was who wrapped the gifts. Did Kane go out, get wrapping paper and giftwrap presents just for the promo? Does the champion have that kind of time on his hands? Or did he get someone to do it, in which case who would he call? After attacking most of Production on Smackdown, I doubt they would want to help him. Yes, these are the things going through my mind when watching wrestling and am somehow still a functioning (some might say productive) member of society.

8) Can we all just admit that Borscht Marinara got the chuckle they were created to get and can now give up the tag titles so SOMEONE can do something with them?

9) Hey John Slo-Mo-Rrison, it’s about fucking time. Jesus, there have been soap opera characters that have been in shorter comas than you’ve been in. So thrilled you decided to wake up. Now don’t turn around a fuck this one up like your last push. And the push before that. And both pushes before that one.

10) The more I watch Sheamus, the more I realize that he may very well be the true future of the company. That guy is a legitimate monster in the eyes of the fans, and can hang with everyone he’s been in there with despite being a borderline lummox. Hell, the fact that he’s kept his heat despite being dressed like a “Lord of the Rings” extra is enough reason to put the guy over.

11) Morrison/Sheamus was proof that you can do a great ladder match without blood or hours of stalling. Sure, they lagged just a bit, but it wasn’t brutally obvious. Oh, and that was an innovative finish.

12) After the match we saw most of Nexus doing a Teamsters impersonation by sleeping on the job. Either that or they were attacked by John Cena. I guess we’ll never know.

13) I will admit it…I fell for the false finish. As soon as the ref rang the bell and Miz retained by doing the ole’ switcheroo, I was ready to lambast the WWE for doing a chickenshit finish that would do nothing but hurt The Miz. But…

14) The second finish where Miz tossed The Mizfit into Orton was pure brilliance. In my Roundtable, I said that Tables Matches were great because the heel can win and the face can still keep his heat. Well guess what happened.

15) Is it odd that the fans didn’t really bite when Orton teased putting Mizfit through a table? Despite his penchant for being a one-man booze cruise, Mizfit has done a tremendous job as a heatseeker and I thought for sure the fans would go crazy when he would get attacked. Instead, it was a smattering of applause.

16) I kinda forgot Rosa Mendes was still in the company, but dang…

17) Edge and Del Rio had some nice (if a bit clunky) chemistry with one another and I look forward to that feud.

18) Hey, Edge is the champion. Does this mean we can move on from Edge/Kane forever? Because that would be swell.

19) I was pretty hard on Alberto Del Rio when he started, but the way he’s gotten over that armbar submission (not to mention the high impact way he locks it in) is a testament to a good heel. Kudos, JBLatino.

20) So instead of doing DiBiase/Bryan we got Cody Rhodes and Big Santa?

21) Cody’s doing gangbusters in getting this gimmick over, but the WWE isn’t doing him any favors. First, he had to have a mini-feud with nonstarter Chris Masters, and now he’s going to spend the next few weeks shlepping Big Show through matches? Come on, give the kid a break.

22) Poor Husky. Someday you and Kinda Perfect will have an actual match as opposed to just constantly getting your asses kicked.

23) Wade Barrett and John Cena put on a very solid main event. Unlike last month’s Barrett/Orton match, this one had some life to it. Maybe it was the inclusion of the chair or maybe it was CM Punk’s commentary, but there was just something good about it.

24) When Cena FU’d Wade Barrett through six chairs, the match was over. When Cena decided afterwards to basically Wile E. Coyote Barrett, he transitioned from super face to vindictive asshole. Punk pointed out that what Cena was doing was unwarranted and complete crap, which furthered the bizarro way this played out.

25) Cena using the string of chairs on Barrett was the best use of a set since the WWE stopped using that phone booth for their England visits.

Overall, I thought I was a very good PPV. I always judge the success on these based on whether or not people were better off after the show than they were before. Kofi and Swangle both have legitimate claims to be the #1 Contender for the IC Title, while Dolph continues to hold onto the belt by the skin of his teeth. Natalya and Beth got revenge on LayCool, who I bet will be on Smackdown in pink neckbraces, allowing them to further their gimmick. Borscht Marinara got used to again remind the fans that Nexus is a destructive force. John Morrison was reestablished as a top level threat and a great challenge to Miz’s title (and someone Miz can beat cleanly). Alberto Del Rio put himself into position to be the top heel of Smackdown, while Edge is now the face of the Friday Night show as well as king of the TLC Matches. Miz now holds a second victory over Randy Orton and looks like the smartest and most cunning champion in years. John Cena got his revenge on Nexus and can now move onto chasing the title.

Alright, enough of this positivity nonsense…it’s liable to give me an ulcer. Onto the show. I hate when my DVR switches over to USA early and I have to see the end of NCIS. Makes me miss the days when RAW followed “Walker: Texas Ranger”.

The RAW Judicial Review for 12/20/10

“Gimme a hell yeah.”

We waste no time with an opening and go right to the wide shot of the arena as Justin Roberts introduces the WWE Champion, The Miz. Jerry “Ed Hardy” Lawler and CM “Great Taste, Less Filling” Punk are our commentators as The Miz rocks a spiffy suit.

Miz points out that he’s still WWE Champion and we should get used to this. He thinks it has a nice ring to it, but this was also the guy who thought being “Smackdown Host” was a good idea. The fans tell Miz that he’s a human Hoover as he points out that they hoped Randy would be champion.

The music gets all strange and The Mizfit wanders out as the Ghost of Christmas Past. Either that or he’s been hitting the sauce. Mizfit shows highlights of Miz’s first ever title defense when The Miz helped Lawler turn back the clock for a night.

Miz says he was proud about beating Jerry Lawler and is glad he made sure Jerry will never be champion. Miz also says he regrets nothing, which prompts the nonsense music again. The Ghost of Christmas Present comes out, who happens to be Michael “Casual Male” Cole. Cole says that Miz needs to change because his actions last night were vintage and unacceptable. By the way, Cole looks like Slash.

Miz points out that being champion is defined by one sentence and one sentence only: “I Hunter, take the Stephanie.” Oh wait, it’s whether or not he’s champion. Punk compares this to Broadway. We now get a still photo of Angry Miz Fan as we rip off Conan. She says that Miz needs to change his ways or the new number one contender will beat him. Also, no more monkeys jumping on the bed.

Miz says he is the future and the face of the company and the most NBC Thursday Night Champion in WWE History before namedropping Charles “Hope you kids enjoyed reading ‘Great Expectations’ in high school, suckers’ Dickens.

John Slo-Mo-Rrison interrupts but sadly has no super elaborate entrance. Thankfully, he still has his high school senior beard. John calls the opening stupid even for Miz, but Morrison is happy about Miz being champion. He’s happy because as the new #1 Contender, he will get to face The Miz for the belt. Well that’s kinda the point of a #1 Contender stipulation. I guess the Palace of Wisdom is more of an ironic place.

Miz rattles off eight or nine Really’s before saying he’s better than John. Mizfit, in what had to be a drunker rage, lashes out at Morrison. Sheamus then comes a runnin out ta attack Morrison. 12-Stepper Mizfit then gets in Lawler’s face so Jerry pops him.

The GMail goes off and Cole asks can he have your attention please, can he have your attention please. See we got trouble, right here in River City, with a capital T and that rhymes with P and that stands with Primo. But I digress…”And I paraphrase: Mizfit, The Miz and Sheamus versus John Morrison, Jerry Lawler and Randy Orton.” Hey, at least one of the guys on the face side is a main eventer. I won’t tell you which one, but he’s the guy who never slept with Melina or an underage girl…

Miz stands at the top of the ramp shaking his fist harder at the computer but gets jumped from behind by Orton. We then get footage of Cena straight up murdering Wade Barrett at The Learning Channel PPV.

Commercial

We get a still photo of Big Show hoisting Diddy up in the air. He looks like a “Make a Wish” kid.

Lawler, Punk and Cole hype our main event as Cole switches back into “normal” mode. They’re joined by Natalya, who should follow the grand Hart tradition of being a commentary black hole.

Melina v. Alicia Fox v. Eve

Is Melina heel yet? She gets nothing but token applause at this point, which sucks because she was a great heat magnet. Speaking of mysteries, how the hell is Alicia Fox still employed? She’s dropped so many people on their heads that Chris Nowinski’s doing a study on it.

Fox starts off taking out Eve and Melina. She then tosses Eve out of the ring so that Melina can show her how to not kill your opponent. Melina drops Alicia across the second rope but Eve blindsides her, which is tough since she’s dressed like a Solid Gold dancer. The three women then go through a series of overly telegraphed and incredibly sloppy moves that makes last night’s Tables Match look like Savage/Steamboat.

Eve hits a standing moonsault on Melina but that gets broken up by Melina. Eve goes to the second rope for some reason and sits there until Melina can climb up there. Alicia gets Melina on her shoulders and Eve tries to do a Doomsday Device but Melina rolls through and gets the pin.

Natalya goes into the ring to congratulate Melina, so of course Melina slaps her. Somebody better call her mama.

The Bella Twins are in the back point out that they’re using Daniel Bryan to win a bet. He shows up and they escort him to the ring. Cole asks what they see in him, because he clearly wasn’t JUST LISTENING TO THEM EXPLAIN THEIR PLAN. How the hell is Creative just cribbing from bad teenage comedies? It’s “Bryan’s All That”. Oh wait…fucking Freddie Prinze Jr.

Commercial.

Salt is coming out on DVD with three endings, rated PG-13, Na and Cl.

Did you know Smackdown beats old reruns of “The Twilight Zone”? It’s accurate…it’s accurate.

The announcers point out that after John Cena’s crazed rampage, they’re taking the night off. Hopefully they’re consulting with attorneys.

Daniel Bryan w/ The Bella Twins v. William Regal

Punk has created lyrics for Bryan’s song.

I don’t know why we’re seeing this match, but I speak for everyone when I say “Yippee.”

Punk and Regal start trading hammerlocks, which ends with Regal tisk-tisking him. Regal takes Bryan down again with an armbar, which Bryan rolls through and ends with a dropkick.

Regal takes Bryan down and delivers kicks, so Bryan takes Regal down and delivers some stiff kicks of his own. He backs Regal into the corner and unleashes more kicks. Regal whips Bryan across the ring and Daniel does his turnbuckle backflip but gets caught with a clothesline for two.

William Regal grabs a chinlock but Bryan counters it with a powerslam. Regal HOLDS ON and keeps the chinlock. It’s amazing that when you have great wrestling you can tune out Lawler and Cole.

Regal unleashes some punches and knees before whopping Bryan into the turnbuckle and connecting with a forearm for a two count. Is Vince aware he let this match on television? Whatever the slipped into his coffee, they need to keep doing it.

Bryan and Regal trade European Uppercuts until Regal goes low. Bryan goes for a backslide but gets clocked in the back of the head. Regal goes for the Regal Stretch but Bryan counters. Regal hooks the arms and goes for a modified Pedigree but Bryan locks in the Patti LaBelle lock for the submission.

Those were three or four of the most fun moments we’re probably going to get on RAW. Bring on Borscht Marinara for about ten minutes.

Bryan gets kissed by both Bella Twins over and over again and he looks befuddled. Kinda like I was when I realized we were going to get Bryan/Regal in the first place. Anything can happen in the WWE.

Commercial.

John Cena asks us to give our Delta Frequent Flyer miles for Make-A-Wish. Classy stuff.

John Morrison is in the back taping up his wrist, which is absolutely worth filming. Randy Orton wanders in and he’s about as orange as the fake wood in the locker-room. Orton says that if Morrison wins the title, Randy is going to kick him someplace very uncomfortable…like the back of a Volkswagon.

Santino is in the back and Snukette is standing on his back. Maryse comes in and bickers while now standing on Santino. Teddy and Kozlov show up to carry them off and Santino is apparently dead.

Mark Henry is ALSO in the back hitting on Gail Kim. He’s happy because Nexus isn’t there, which means a shorter line at catering. Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero come by and he suddenly realizes all that extra food is gonna be gone anyway and becomes all StrongSad.

That was a quality waste of a few minutes that could have been given to Bryan and Regal.

Commercial.

Chia Pets and Clapper commercials? Happy Birthday Jesus, hope you like crap. Those lovely gifts are available anywhere where quality condoms and pregnancy tests are sold.

We’re back and here comes Santino and Snukette. Oh good, more of this nonsense.

Santino w/ Giant Penny Title & Snukette v. Teddy Long and Maryse

So Teddy abandoned the Million Dollar Title but his shirt still has it as his logo. Guess they still gotta move the merchandise. Santino gets his back cracked by Snukette, furthering the Classic Comedy.

Marella and DiBiase lock up and Santino teases the Cobra. I know people love it, but that thing has got to be one of the dumbest moves ever. Unlike The Worm, this move has been used against credible wrestlers who have been pinned by it.

Teddy hits a decent dropkick for two as Maryse continues to hold her hand in the air. DiBiase locks in a resthold but Santino breaks free, does a split and drops the forearm. Santino locks in the Cobra but Teddy tags in Maryse. Santino holds back The Cobra (which I will admit was cute) and she hits him with it.

Snukette comes in and hits a superkick on Maryse before hitting the Snukette-Splash for the pin. After the match, Snukette carries him to the back as he signals that he’s going to give her a rusty trombone.

John Cena is walking in the back as a guy hands her flowers. He then hands them to a woman. Where the hell was he walking? Sesame Street?

Commercial.

We’re back and here comes that fellow who went from unemployed homicidal maniac to employed homicidal maniac. Cole says that the fans showed up to see the Real John Cena. So for the past few weeks we were seeing Fake Cena?

Punk again points out that John Cena is a monster, which is a fair point. Cena says that the Texans are extra fired up because tonight is epic and monumental. Cena slides out of the ring to hug the We Hate Cena guy. For the first time in six months, RAW is Nexus-free. Thankfully they weren’t shoved into a crate and shipped off to OVW.

John Cena busts out the Dougie. He then sings some Texas pandering nonsense before promising to show PPV footage. We get to re-relive John Cena reenacting the American Revolution. Cena shows us different camera angles as Punk points out that this is not entertaining and that Wade Barrett is a human being.

Cena does his Don West impression by reshowing this thing over and over again. John gloats about taking out every member of Nexus, which means the winds have changed and he can focus winning the Royal Rumble. So the winds changed back to 2008?

Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler are out for some reason. Vickie points out that Dolph won his match last night and holy crap does that woman draw heat. After several false-starts (not unlike Dolph’s pushes), Vickie again reminds us that Ziggler and Cena both won at TLC.

Guerrero demands an apology from Jerry Lawler for calling her fat or else Dolph is going to beat him up. Lawler continues the fat jokes, which prompts Punk to just toss his pen in the air. John Cena now joins in on the fun, as he and Jerry trade hacky fat jokes.

Dolph wins a million bonus points for paraphrasing “Anchorman” and pointing out that Vickie is a saint. Vickie slaps Cena so hard that the GMail goes off “and I paraphrase…tonight Dolph Ziggler will face John Cena.”

Commercial.

How sad is it that the two most over heels in the company are an announcer and a manager? Most of the roster would KILL for that kind of reaction.

The Clapper turns things on (warning signs that you may be a sociopath) and turns things off (whatever woman you conned back to your apartment).

We’re back as Cena and Ziggler lock up. Dolph gets some token offense for a few seconds before being brought down by a bulldog for two. Dolph goes for a boot but gets caught and turned into a suplex for two. Cena whips him into the corner, charges but Dolph manages to roll out of the way.

Ziggler unloads with punches before flinging John across the ring into the other turnbuckle. Lawler, meanwhile, justifies Cena using all those chairs on Wade because Barrett spilled coffee on him. Sure, those things are equal.

Dolph unleashes some kicks to a downed Cena, which he shrugs off and hits a gutwrench on Ziggler for two. Dolph grabs a resthold for a while until Cena turns it into an FU attempt but Ziggler takes him down for two.

Commercial.

We’re back as Cena whips Ziggler into the ropes and hits a sideslam. I love that once a year John Cena just decides to go out there with a Smackdown midcarder and puts on a good match.

Dolph connects with a Holly-esque dropkick for two. Cena fires back with the Five Moves of Mediocrity and goes for the FU but Dolph reverses it into the Sleeper. Cena blocks that and grabs the STFU. Dolph taps but the ref was distracted by Vickie’s animal print. Dolph hits the FameASSer for two. If that move didn’t work for Billy Gunn, why would it work for him?

Ziggler removes the turnbuckle to distract the ref so he could use his belt but he misses and Cena hits the legdrop…er…FU for the win.

CM Punk goes in the ring after the match with a steel chair and lays out John Cena. The Diet Pepsi will be avenged! I’m glad to see he’s getting into a main event feud but I’m going to miss him on commentary. John Cena sells this like Popeye and just seems to shrug them off as Punk brushes it off on his way to the back.

Well after having two guys feud over shampoo and coffee, why not have them feud over soda?

Commercial.

If you buy anyone you know the Classic Pen Set, you’re telling someone special that you clearly don’t give a fuck about them.

We’re back with a replay of the heinous attack by CM Punk that left John Cena laying for several whole seconds!

Josh Matthews caught up with CM Punk during the break. Punk points out that Cena only understand aggression, so he gave him some of his own medicine. He then drives away, leaving with the last bit of entertainment.

Jerry Lawler is in the back with his crown when Sheamus pops up. Sheamus says da king iz ded, long lif da king. Well that’s a mixed message since he’s Irish and that expression is French.

Vickie is in the back yelling at Dolph for embarrassing her so Ziggler challenges Cena to a rematch on Smackdown. It’s now a handicap match: John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler…and Vickie Guerrero.

The Miz, The Mizfit and Sheamus v. Randy Orton, Jerry “The King” Lawler and John Slo-Mo-Rrison w/ Beard

Wait a minute, if Punk left the building and Lawler’s wrestling, that means all that’s left at the commentary table is…oh no…or dear lord no…

Commercial.

Did you know wrestling fans have a lot of money and will buy the same video game year after year?

Tomorrow night we’ll see John Cena versus Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero in a handicap-Smackdown-has-no-roster match.

Miz is still in the ring with Mizfit as we relive The Miz on Jimmy Fallon. Say what you want, but this makes Miz seem big time.

We leave this footage to see Sheamus, the king of the woodland creatures. Is it just me or is his cape getting bigger?

Oh good, John Slo-Mo-Rrison’s entrance is intact or else I’d have to actually call him by his name. How did I not realize the Morrison/Sheamus feud could have just been about who has the dumber entrance attire?

Thankfully, Josh Matthews is out there calling RAW with Cole because we all know only Joey Styles is capable of calling a wrestling match by himself.

Mizfit and Orton start the match out, so it’s DUI versus AWOL. Randy starts off with some uppercuts and a knee drop. That burns out his repertoire so he tags in John Morrison. John clotheslines Mizfit’s head off before showing he’s a main eventer by using punches and kicks. Lawler gets tagged in and HE throws a dropkick. That is the official move of the night.

Mizfit takes over and tags in The Miz. Jerry fires back with a punch before tagging in Orton. Miz flees out of the ring and tags in Sheamus, so it’s unnatural tan versus unnatural pigment.

Commercial.

We’re back and it appears Lawler is your weathered face in peril. Sheamus has Jerry in a resthome…er…hold before whipping Lawler into the turnbuckle. Sheamus rushes him but Jerry moves and tags in Morrison.

John hits a spinning heel kick as we set up that he has a bad knee. He comes off the second rope with another kick to the face, which is smart to do when your leg’s banged up. Morrison goes for Starship Pain as Sheamus counters. Sheamus tags in The Miz, who goes after the now obviously hurt knee. Miz tags Sheamus back in so Sheamus can tear at the knee.

Mizfit gets tagged in and he stops Morrison’s attempt at a hot tag by…shockingly…going after the leg. Miz gets tagged in so HE can go after the leg again. That leg’s been pounded by more people than Tiffany on a casting couch.

Sheamus is in now and he stomps the knee. Yep, we’re still going with that. Sheamus diversifies by clubbing John. In olden times, this would finish with him eating his bones. Sheamus then locks in a half-crab, but when the ref was distracted by Lawler, Orton kicks Sheamus.

Sheamus charges the corner and knocks down Lawler before getting kicked in the side of the head by Morrison. Sheamus tags in Miz and Morrison tags in Orton for the hot tag. Randy pulls out the same scoop slam used by Neil Armstrong on the moon. Orton goes for the Unnamed Second Rope DDT for two before Sheamus breaks up the pin like it was his high school girlfriend.

Morrison tackles Sheamus out of the ring as Randy humps the mat. Orton turns around and RKOs The Mizfit. Miz boots Orton into Lawler, who drops the strap. Miz goes for the SCF but Orton RKO’s Miz and Lawler gets the pin on the WWE Champion.

So glad Jerry Lawler got his heat back.

The GMail goes off once again “and I paraphrase…the television show Smackdown is live on USA Network so in addition to what’s left of the Smackdown Roster, we’ll see Ziggler/Cena and The Miz versus Randy Orton.” After the announcement, Miz and Mizfit jump Orton before fleeing to the back. The Miz celebrates at the top of the ramp, prompting Orton to snarl from in the ring. Too bad there’s that invisible force field keeping him from coming up that ramp.

This has been for your consideration.