Smackdown thoughts:
The thing with Drew and Teddy was well played, but if Long really wanted to
Drew over, he wouldn't have given him a shot to even get in MITB. Long said the only way Drew would get the belt by WrestleMania would be to win the briefcase, implying he wouldn't even be given a chance to earn a title shot otherwise (or, presumably, enter the Royal Rumble) so why give him this opportunity? Not that I had any doubt that McIntyre would end up in the match, but still.
The triple threat match played out as I expected. I don't know why it was stopped so suddenly, though. MVP didn't tap, and seemed to still be fighting the hold. Maybe Vickie ordered the ref to stop the match and I missed it. It was a good match overall, though.
Who is Alberto del Rio supposed to appeal to- the female soap opera watching crowd? He may be talented. I have no idea. But these vignettes have been terrible.
Kofi vs. Drew was a good 10 minute match. It was obvious that Drew would win, and he needed to after 3 consecutive losses to Kofi. It was stupid of Kofi to roll Drew into the ring at the 8 count, but being a face, he certainly couldn't have settled for a measly countout victory!
This Rosa Mendes workout storyline is terrible. Just terrible.
I really hope they're not splitting up the S.E.S. Whatever happened to Masked Joey Mercury, anyway? I'm not really sure where they're going with all this, unless it's all a swerve and the S.E.S. really did take out The Undertaker. But I'm still pretty sure it was Kane.
Cody Rhodes' new music sucks, but his entrance with the virtual mirror was pretty awesome. Too bad they've already used and reused the "Reflection of Perfection" name, since it sounds much better than "Dashing" Cody Rhodes. And I think this was only JTG's second loss since the Cryme Tyme split, the other being to Shad on Superstars right after the PPV on which they first wrestled.
Whatever happened to Shad, anyway? He hasn't been seen since. JTG has been getting wins over lower midcarders, which is good. I feared that he would be future endeavored. He needs a gimmick change, but he's actually very talented.
Jack Swagger was made to look like a badass tonight, until Kane made him cry. Why couldn't they have built Swagger like this when he was champion? He was pinned in nearly 50%of his matches while he held the belt. He's only been booked strongly since he lost the title, just like Sheamus was earlier this year. But at least Sheamus wasn't repeatedly pinned while holding the belt. In fact, Sheamus never was pinned during his title reign till he lost the belt in the Chamber.
So we got a few good matches; Swagger looking strong till the last segment; and Rey grabbing and throwing random shit, which was funny. It was an above average show and nothing was actively bad. The PPV still looks kind of bland, though.