For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 2-21-11

For Your Consideration…The RAW Judicial Review for 2-21-11

Welcome back to the longest running, action-adventure, passive-aggressive, several days behind schedule but still worth your time column on the world wide web, For Your Consideration. I am your tardy host Andrew Wheeler, and as i had said last week I was gonna be out of town for RAW, so I’m back with a slightly delayed Judicial Review, as well as an Indiscriminate Number of Thoughts on Elimination Chamber. Remember you can follow me on Twitter at (http://www.twitter.com/awheeler316), friend me on Facebook and leave your thoughts in the comment section down below.

An Indiscriminate Number of Thoughts on Elimination Chamber 2011

1. The WWE still knows how to do an insanely good opening video package, no matter the show. They managed to turn what is essentially the “bridge the gap” show from Rumble to Mania and made it feel like a major milestone.

2. I’m not a huge fan of opening a show with a promo. This is PPV, not RAW or Smackdown. The time to “talk them into the building” is on those free shows, while the PPV is the payoff.

3. Del Rio is still very entertaining on the microphone, but the exaggerated way he says his name right now is a little off babyface-ish for my liking. When it was just said normally, he came across as arrogant. Now he sounds like he’s pandering to the fans.

4. Del Rio called Kofi trash, dirt and then trash. So was this now dirt that had trash embedded into it or is there some sort of special “Mexican” meaning for trash that we don’t know about.

5. As Kofi came out, Cole said that he has terrible timing. I believe the phrase you’re looking for is “multiple meanings.”

6. It sounds like this show is being called by Cole, Matthews and Booker. Somewhere in Oklahoma, Jim Ross is sitting by his television throwing chipotle mustard at the screen.

7. The fans care coming strong with a “Del Rio” chant, which is to be expected because he’s making that turn from dastardly heel to animated character.

8. I did enjoy Alberto signaling to Ricardo Rodriguez to come to his aid, which itself provided a distraction. We’ll make this further proof that a manager can work in 2011.

9. Booker T is trying hard on commentary and he’s taking the role of the guy who coaches the faces, but burying Kofi’s offense while he’s in control does nothing but make Kingston look like trash, dirt and trash.

10. The combined chants of “Del Rio” and “Kofi” from the fans merged and it sounded like they were chanting “Rufio”.

11. Alberto used Kofi’s trunks to pull him closer, which highlighted the fact that for some reason Kingston wears two sets of trunks.

12. Booker’s potential fault at commentary is that he’s making himself the story. When Kofi sprang off the top rope, Booker immediately compared it to something he used to do. Several commentators have said that the way to be effective is to make the story about what’s going on in the ring and not about their own past accomplishments. On the other hand, at least Booker sounds energized.

13. Starting with the Trouble in Paradise spot, Del Rio and Kingston had a spirited back and forth, culminating with the knees to the chest. If they kept that pace up, the fans would have been into it because they sound like they’re primed to explode for just about anything (and no, a Diva’s match doesn’t count as just about anything).

14. So Kofi botched the fake cover distraction, but Cole actually did a nice job covering for him.

15. Kingston reversing an armbar into a pinfall attempt was great.

16. Booker said he isn’t biased but he wants to see Kofi on track. That is the very definition of bias. Also, how is Kingston not on track when he’s the Intercontinental Champion? Don’t belts mean anything anymore? Oh wait…

17. Having Kofi fight the cross-armbar before finally tapping gave the fans that glimmer of hope, which was perfect.

18. While listening to Rodriguez prattle on, I thought for a minute I finally understood Spanish, but it turned out the word was “Wrestlemania”.

19. A spirited opener that got Del Rio even more over as a threat? Fine by me.

20. Alberto pointing with one hand at the Wrestlemania sign while miming a belt around his waist with the other made it look like he was playing a sitar.

21. Randy Orton is in the back pacing, which amused me to no end because I could only imagine a cameraguy who’s only job was to stand there and film that.

22. Todd Grisham is in the back as an interviewer at the PPV and you can see the lack of a soul in his eyes. Poor guy.

23. Edge’s recap of the past few weeks was like the WWE’s version of “previously on LOST”, only slightly more logical.

24. Drew McIntyre interrupted Edge’s promo with the slow clap. Did Edge not see him standing just slightly off stage? He was literally 4 feet away. Maybe Edge’s eyes aren’t what they used to be, no matter how bugged out they may be.

25. Drew reminded us that Kelly Kelly was fired fired, and in the end Edge makes a crack about how McIntyre will never fuck either Kelly or the belt…but in a PG kinda way.

26. The World Title match is #2 on the show? I know there needs to be space between Chambers, but the second slot on the show is usually reserved for something forgettable and repetitive and…oh wait…here comes Kane. Nevermind.

27. Teddy Long comes out in a cheap suit (much to the delight of Booker and his one and only analogy) to announce his replacement, Big Show.

28. Nice reaction shot on Wade Barrett on the announcement of Show. His look of frustration and disgust pretty much summed it up for me.

29. We know Rey’s phoning it in when he doesn’t even bother to make a fancy new costume for the PPV.

30. Starting with Edge and Rey was a nice touch. Two capable babyfaces that can work well with one another.

31. Don’t worry, Booker has already reminded us that he’s competed in the Chamber before. Didn’t want you to think he’d forgotten.

32. Rey has the biggest heart in the ring, which is yet another reason he’ll probably need to miss time.

33. Josh Matthews pointed out that when Rey landed on the steel that it now “became real”. So up until this point it was fake? Who does Josh think he is, Tony Schiavone?

34. Edge slammed Rey into the chain three times, and every time Rey would screech, it sounded like a deer. There’s something disconcerting about a grown man making fawn noises.

35. Josh said that the pods are made from the strongest glass in the world. I didn’t even known plastic was a glass.

36. Fans love counting down.

37. Wade Barrett gets to come in and do some main event stomping.

38. A nice Edge/Rey seated senton was turned into Edge launching Rey out of the ring. Booker responded by demanding Mysterio be flipped over so he can see his stomach. I gotta believe he doesn’t have the Vince ear-piece in.

39. What is the point of Rey climbing the Chamber? It’s like when someone does a top rope move in the Royal Rumble. Someone tell Mysterio this isn’t a video game.

40. Nice boot by Edge to block the 619. The camera guys were on their game for that one.

41. So Kane’s back with a “big” uppercut, “big” knees and other ingredients found in a “big” salad.

42. A triple-clothesline? Only in the WWE…and Mexico…and probably TNA…

43. Booker T has said that Drew McIntyre is gonna do some business. He then said the same line about 8 more times. I’m begging for someone to start scripting this stuff for T to just read. After seeing the Weakest Link, it’s clear he isn’t the best on his feet.

44. Kane and Barrett alone fighting on the outside? Ye gads that’s risk.

45. Drew McIntyre is let out next and he’s going to go engage in some commercial activity.

46. Drew slammed Rey into the pod. So maybe he’s got a little bit of focus.

47. Wade Barrett just got tossed through the toughest glass on the planet, which I guess means Wade is tougher.

48. Booker just said that Drew had his nose wide open, which was news to me since I didn’t know he had a coke problem. Then again, having your nose open did wonders for Shawn Michaels’s career.

49. There is one guy in the crowd trying to start a “McIntyre” chant, and I have to admire him not giving it up.

50. Kane can’t deliver a convincing boot anymore, which is sad.

51. Drew McIntyre’s Future Shock DDT takes way too long to set up. It’s a finishing move, not a magic trick. Just do it, ignore the pomp and circumstance.

52. Big Show’s the last guy in the ring and he’s back to wearing a sleeveless t-shirt like when he used to be champion. Let’s hope this doesn’t lead Taker to driving him into the desert on motorcycles to eat scorpions.

53. Big Show’s offense now consists of chops and chops and chops. He has more chops than pictures of 19th Century Presidents.

54. Wade Barrett gets knocked out and dismissed first. Remember when he was relevant?

55. Big Show’s kickout is his most exciting offensive maneuver.

56. Rey coming off the top of the pod looked fine but having Show no-sell it right after he kicked out of the Future Shock DDT wasn’t the best idea.

57. Show then gets hit with a 619 and a Spear and is still able to get up. What the hell? Did he eat Triple H?

58. Kane finally pins Show with a Chokeslam. Please don’t let this mean they’re going to enter a feud.

59. Kane then kills Drew with a chokeslam, making him look like a complete fool.

60. Rey hits a DDT that I’m pretty sure Booker called a “funky DJ”.

61. Edge hits a double spear on Rey and Kane and somehow that took out Kane despite the fact that Mysterio took 99% of the move.

62. After being eliminated, Kane chokeslams Rey. Please don’t let this mean he’s starting a feud with Mysterio.

63. Kane chokeslams Edge. Please don’t let this mean he’s starting a feud with Edge.

64. 619 reversed into an Edgecution. Shades of the Smackdown Six.

65. Having Edge and Rey as the final two wasn’t the best idea since the fans are really into Mysterio and could give a shit about Edge. Edge should have gone over a heel like Drew or Wade, simply to ensure full fan support.

66. Rey’s look of shock when Edge kicked out of the Drop the Dime made him look like a Muppet.

67. Rey has hit so many 619’s that I’m convinced he had a PS3 cheat code for finishers or something.

68. Edge wins by Spearing Rey off the top rope. Nice spot in an uneven match.

69. Del Rio’s post-match run-in was great except for the fact that we JUST saw him in the prior segment.

70. Hey, Christian’s back! And they aren’t forgetting that he was injured by Del Rio! Here’s to small miracles.

71. In the end they gave away Edge spearing Del Rio, which is something they should have saved.

72. Matt Striker’s in the back interviewing Lawler and he too has those soul-less eyes.

73. Jerry gave a very real and grounded promo. He didn’t yell, he didn’t crack jokes and yet somehow he’s still a face. See, it can be done.

74. Booker’s in the ring to hype Tough Enough. He announces the newest trainer, Trish Stratus. Well damn, the WWE is pulling out all the big guns. Now if only they could get her to train some of the current Divas.

75. Is this a segment that needed to happen on PPV? This would have been a killer RAW segment.

76. Trish is starting to develop a Sarah Palin/Tina Fey vibe.

77. Borscht Marinara versus Slater & Gabriel. Oy. All that matters is that the gold is off of Santino and Kozlov and The Corre has a chance to possibly look like a halfway decent stable.

78. It’s Grisham and The Miz, which sounds like a bad morning radio show.

79. According to Miz, the winner of the Elimination Chamber will suffer the same fate as Jerry Lawler…headlining local shows in Memphis for 30 years.

80. Here comes Vickie, making this show more filler-heavy than Subway meat. She’s out to talk about Dolph Ziggler being fired, which again could have been done on Smackdown.

81. Teddy interrupts and he says he’s in a hiring mood, which leads to the inevitable “swerve” when Kelly Kelly is brought back. She attacks Viickie but then gets jumped by LayCool. Trish comes out and makes the save, so I guess we have our tag match for Mania.

82. Trish takes out LayCool and looked a little…uh…rusty.

83. Did I really just see a shot of Lou Thez on PPV?

84. Did I just see Andy Kaufman on PPV? Score.

85. Great video package for Miz/Lawler.

86. Lawler’s pop was…subdued.

87. Finally, the fans start a “Jerry” chant. It’s the nostalgia factor that’s needed to make this match successful.

88. A second-rope suplex? What year is it?

89. Miz is trying his hardest to make Lawler look good, and Jerry’s keeping up with someone half his age.

90. Lawler throwing Miz into Cole was the big “moment” of the match, to get the fans pumped. That’s good…except that means we’re left with Matthews and Booker T.

91. Jerry came off the top rope with a fist that looked like it owed a big assist to gravity.

92. Miz tried his backbreaker/neckbreaker but it was at that moment that it was clear that Lawler isn’t a young man anymore.

93. Jerry dropping the strap still gets a pop.

94. The old foot on the rope? I thought for sure we were getting a Dusty Finnish.

95. SCF beats Lawler relatively clean, which is how it should be.

96. Cole’s “Yes!” celebration is destined to be an avatar for decades to come.

97. John Cena eating Fruity Pebbles. It’s funny because that’s what The Rock said he dressed like. Wacky.

98. R-Truth is in a PPV main event. Ugh. On the plus side, he went to the right ring.

99. Starting with Morrison and Sheamus is fine by me.

100. Sheamus bouncing Morrison all over the ring is making him seem more legitimate than a man wearing a giant felt cape should look.

101. Randy Orton is the first pod person, which prompts Cole to say that it’s Viper Time. Anyone else having a Kill Bill flashback?

102. Only in an Elimination Chamber can a top rope suplex look tame.

103. Punk gets stuck in the pod? That’s a pretty funny spot. Booker yelling “Do him!” to Orton? A VERY funny spot.

104. Orton RKOs Punk and pins him in about 20 seconds, and somehow Punk looked more competitive than Wade Barrett.

105. A PPV GMail? Punk can re-enter his pod.

106. Cena’s out next and Sheamus gets him in his pod. That was different.

107. Sheamus tries to attack Truth and R-Truth outsmarts him. Yes, you read that right.

108. Sheamus took a backdrop on the steel. The things a guy will do to remind the company that he still works there.

109. Truth gets a chance to shine? Really?

110. Oh good, Sheamus comes in and eliminates him.

111. Morrison is the man in this match who takes the coveted “tossed through the unbreakable glass” spot.

112. Cena/Orton back and forth yay/boo. Welcome to 2005, folks.

113. Orton RKO’s Cena on the steel grate, which should mean Cena’s dead.

114. Punk’s slicked back hair makes him look like Dali.

115. A telegraphed GTS? Classic Sheen. Hey, Punk pinned Orton. Bonus points for the post-pin taunt.

116. John goes to the top of the pod for a “spot” and Sheamus just slams him onto the top of the pod. Fantastic.

117. Sheamus tried for the Razor’s Edge off the top of the pod. Booker points out that there’s no way Morrison can “take that”. Ah, insider talk.

118. Morrison scaled the top of the dome, which seems a little unnecessarily dangerous. He connects off the top of it with a flash kick for the pin.

119. Five Moves of Elimination Chamber Mediocrity.

120. Morrison slammed himself into the pod and sold it like his knee exploded. Kudos on selling.

121. Cena FU’s Morrison in such a way that he bounces his knee off the rope. Nice little thing right there.

122. Morrison reversed a monkey flip into a knee to the skull off the pod and then tried for Starship Pain but landing on his bad knee is what does him in? Alright. At least they let the GTS put him away.

123. Cena kills Punk with an FU onto the steel to win the match. I’m fine with that. The entire thing was very brutal and intense in spite of the lack of blood.

The RAW Judicial Review for 2-21-11

“Gimme a hell yeah.”

We open with a reminder that it’s 2-21-11 and in 59:29 we will find out the solution to LOST’s unanswered questions.

But first…

Nickelback brings the pain and suffering, followed by pyro, ballyhoo and a whole bunch of Fresnonites. The show is sold out for a whole bunch of people hoping and praying that The Rock will appear.

Instead, the Challenger is Here. John acts all amazed that there are fans cheering for him and yet again the camera guys keep missing Cena’s little “message” to the home viewers.

Michael “Casual Male” Cole and Josh “Mini-Orton” Matthews are on camera, which makes me think Uncle Jerry’s wrestling tonight. Either that or he slipped a disk at the PPV. That would be a royal pain (it’s all about synergy at the USA Network).

The fans alternately boo Cena and chant for The Rock, neither of which are going to accomplish what they actually want. John points out that he won the Elimination Chamber and he’s going to Wrestlemania to face The Miz. He feels it should be a wonderful night of wine, women and song, which is better than waking up with trash, dirt and trash.

John says that since last week, he hasn’t been hearing about The Miz or The Chamber, but rather he’s been hearing about the man who will single-handedly save Wrestlemania’s buyrate.

Cena recaps how people reacted to The Rock talking that straight jive about that turkey, but John thinks he’s gonna let it slide. We get a replay of The Rock’s promo, and it astounds me that fans have seen that thing more than they’ve seen Steamboat/Savage.

After watching the footage, Cena realized that The Rock was picking on him and not, in fact, saying Boo-urns. John says he calls people out in one way only, and that’s to use his degree in Thuganomics.

We get an old-school Jena voice as he doesn’t just stand there and busts a move. “You left us high and dry to play a fairy with a tooth.” That’s a TV-PG homophobic slam, yo. “I’m like a big purple pinwheel, so go ahead and blow me.” That’s a TV-PG way of saying fellatio. This is followed by a timely Brokeback joke and more mockery of his bad script choices. Oh, and The Rock doesn’t have a penis and the totally straight John Cena is looking forward to making Rocky kiss his ass. John says it’s a first-round knock-out, while I think it’s safe to call it a mixed message.

Commercial.

John Slo-Mo-Rrison v. CM Punk

Punk/Morrison after a Cena promo? We must be getting closer and closer to Mania.

Kudos to CM Punk for still selling his Chamber injuries as he limps down to the ring. Punk even takes time to remind us that he sprayed John in the eyes with some gunk, but the camera pans down to the back of his thigh that looks like it was pressed by a Foreman.

John goes after Punk early while still selling his own injured knee, so Punk just grabs it and slams it against the ring apron. He hits him so hard that a 2-21-11 countdown appears on the screen. I feel like I’m watching 24.

Punk dropkick’s Morrison’s knee and then hits a spinning leg drop. CM Punk hooks in a leglock, which gives us time to admire that slicked back hair.

Morrison comes back and tries for the running high knee but misses and gets put to sleep by Punk for the pinfall.

With a crooked finger, Punk summons a microphone. He yells Randal at the top of his lungs. He then drops the middle name, summoning Randal Keith Orton. Punk says he gave PuNexus the night off, which means that there will be no David Otunga. Best. Raw. Ever.

Punk says that the fans made the best decision of their lives to buy a ticket to see him. September 7, 2008 Randal decided to punt Punk in the skull. Well, I don’t know if it was decided as much as it was what was in the script. Eh, six of one…

Apparently the bright lights of Wrestlemania aren’t in Orton’s future, so Punk’s answer is for him to walk away. It’s up to Randy to decide whether he wants to be left too injured to show up or if he wants to take his baby-oil-soaked ball and walk away.

Orton runs from out of nowhere and tries to RKO Punk, which brings out the PuNexus. But…but…but…he said they had the night off! A heel lied? I refuse to believe it.

Commercial.

Did you know 25,000 autographs will be signed at Axxess, with 24,000 coming from Hillbilly Jim?

Ricardo Rodriguez is in the ring to introduce Alberto Del Rio in his fancy rental car. As Alberto poses with Christian’s stolen pyro, Kofi Kingston attacks him. Well that’s some rotten sportsmanship. Rodriguez clocks Kofi, which allows Alberto to ram his taped up arm into the ring steps. Del Rio wraps his arm around the ringpost and just keeps kicking it, before ramming it into the barricade. So let me get this straight, Kofi lost pretty clean last night, jumps Del Rio, gets bested by Del Rio and is left laying? Yeah, that all adds up in my book. In six weeks Kingston will be feuding with someone over shampoo.

Commercial.

Awesome, The Miz is out with Mizfit and a dapper suit. He mocks the fans for popping for The Rock. Miz says he used to watch The Rock rip on opponents and he marked out when The Rock said his name. The Rock said that The Miz sucks, which he feels wasn’t creative enough.

They cut to the crowd for agreement, which shows a sign reading “My Mom Hates Michael Cole.” Probably because he didn’t call her the next day. The Miz points out that he’s main eventing Wrestlemania against Cena while The Rock is just hosting. Miz could care less about what the people think about him or that they think he’s awful. He said it doesn’t matter what we think, which just reeks of originality. He asks if we can see that and then tells us he’s awesome.

The GMail goes off. And I paraphrase…enough about The Rock. The Rock & Sock Connection was a formidable tag team, so tonight the tag titles will be defended against The Miz and…Mick Foley. No, he didn’t say that. He said John Cena.

Commercial.

We’re back with footage from WWE All-Stars of George Washington v. Abraham Lincoln. To be fair, Lincoln was a former pro wrestler. In the end, John Cena went over.

Bella Twins v. Gail Kim and Eve

I have the ability to fast forward and there is absolutely no real interest here, barring a badly blown spot. Gail Kim has been treated like a joke for months and months of programming and now we’re supposed to support her as the #2 face. At least in 6:50 The Undertaker returns. In the end, The Bellas win. So I guess we’re getting an 8-way at Mania.

Commercial.

We’re back and the countdown is at 25. There are shots of the cabin and it’s all spooky and stuff and then the door opens and it’s The Undertaker. The film melts and standing on the ramp is The Undertaker. Ain’t no grave nor bad match can hold The Undertaker down.

This leads to a standard Undertaker entrance, complete with fot and the hat and the giant coat. Thankfully, there is no motorcycle or red bandana. As he gets in the ring, we see a giant Undertaker logo, which is making me hope he’s there to re-crucify Steve Austin, because that went over so well the first time.

As soon as he takes his hat off, he senses a disturbance in the force. This leads to Triple H’s music hitting and just like that, dueling theme songs got the biggest pops of the night.

Hunter is out in a leather jacket and water just leaks out of his mouth, making it look like he was possessed by Papa Shango. Either that or he just spit up all over himself.

Triple H throws off the jacket and the super-cool shades and it’s all bidness. Well, it will be once he does his water spit pose. So now that they’re both back, does Miz have to sit at the kiddie table in catering?

Finally, after a long-assed amount of time (no, that isn’t a quantifiable measurement of time) we get a staredown. They go face-to-face and then look at the ever-present Wrestlemania sign. Taker puts his hat on and slashes his throat with his thumb. Hunter signals for him to suck it.

And that’s how Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton used to cut promos.

Commercial.

King Rib Sheamus v. Mark Hey-Hey-Henry

I’m not saying following that segment was easy, but we go with this? Sheamus hammers away on Henry, so Henry hugs him. Mark launches Sheamus out of the ring with the hug. Sheamus comes back in and goes for the leg. He hits the double-axe-handle for two.

Sheamus connects with the Patriot Missile for two. Henry comes back with a clothesline. Sheamus removes the top turnbuckle but eats a World’s StrongSaddest Slam for…the pin? Really? He went from a Wrestlemania match with Triple H to jobbing to Mark Henry. Yeesh.

Commercial.

We’re back with Daniel Bryan and Gail Kim in the back. Bryan is dressed like a mid-90’s late night host. Sheamus pops up and says he’s gunna rip uff is ed in fron oh is girlfriend. He breaths heavily for a minute and then leaves.

Our next Hall of Fame inductee will be…Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Can’t argue with that.

Cole is in the ring and he says he’s going to interview Jerry Lawler. Michael Cole is a journalist and he’s going to conduct a professional interview. He’s also starting to get a little husky. Cole says he’s better than Gordon Solie, Gorilla Monsoon, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.

Commercial.

Lawler comes out and gets a very warm reception, despite looking dejected. Cole wants to know what it was like to get ready for his WWE Title Match. Lawler no-sells him. Cole asks how he felt when his dreams were shattered and if it were time for him to retire for good. Again, Lawler no-sells him. This would have been more effective if we didn’t just see this with Hunter and Taker. Cole asks what it was like to be pinned by The Miz and then dips his toe into the world of dead mothers, which gets some serious heat. Lawler is turning beat red.

Jerry grabs Cole by his collar and says that if Cole mentions his mother again, it’ll be the last thing he ever says. Lawler sat out there and listened to Michael Cole put over Miz and he will compete at Wrestlemania. He issues a challenge to Michael Cole. Cole responds that he’s senile and they will never wrestle one another.

Lawler goes “Back to the Future” on him and asks if Cole’s a coward. Cole throws water in Lawler’s face and then sprints out of the arena and into a…

Commercial.

WWE Giant Penny Titles: Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel w/ Ezekiel Jackson & Wade Barrett v. John Cena & The Miz w/ Mizfit

Miz and Slater start off with some chain wrestling. Slater tags in Gabriel, who gets dropped by Miz. Miz tags in Cena, who launches into a bulldog for a two count. He suplexes Gabriel and tags back in The Miz. Miz connects with a turnbuckle clothesline and hits the SCF for the pin. Well they certainly made Corre look like a collection of first rate jobbers.

Cena and The Miz pose with their titles. Wade Barrett grabs the microphone and says that Corre will invoke their rematch clause right now. The GMail goes off and Josh Matthews steps in there like a dapper Mark Zuckerberg to say that the match is on.

WWE Giant Penny Titles: John Cena & The Miz v. The Corre

Commercial.

We’re back and Miz tags in Cena. Gabriel tags in Slater, and Heath gets caught with a cross-body for two. Miz gets tagged in and he and Cena do dueling chops off of Heath Slater. Miz gets tripped from behind by Jackson, allowing Slater to attack him.

Miz gets dropkicked to the outside, but Mizfit comes over to try and help. Gabriel jumps The Miz from behind while everyone is distracted by how rational and sober Mizfit is acting. In the ring, Gabriel drops Miz for two.

Slater’s back in and it’s two-on-one. Wade Barrett takes a cheap shot when the ref is distracted and we get some more two-on-one stuff. Gabriel hammers away on Miz, but The Miz fights back and hits the neckbreaker/backbreaker combo. We get a slow crawl for a hot tag but Slater breaks it up.

The Miz gets slapped down and takes a high knee to the face for two. Miz tries for another hot tag but it’s again blocked. Gabriel is tagged back in and chokes Miz in the corner. Miz tries for a third hot tag attempt and again it is blocked by Slater.

Gabriel comes off the top rope but eats a boot to the face. Cena calls for the hot tag and finally gets it. Cena busts out the Five Moves of Mediocrity on Slater. Cena goes for the FU but Miz hits the SCF on him and The Corre win back their two cents.

This has been for your consideration.