BRM Reviews the 8/17/2012 Smackdown *spoliers*

[Big Red Machine]

OPENING SEGMENT- decent

CODY RHODES & THE MIZ vs. REY MYSTERIO JR. & SIN CARA- 4.25
Same thing we got last time with Cody and Sin Cara, but this also got Rey vs. Miz a bit of notice on the go-home show.
Funny pre-match promo by Cody.

TLYER REKS & CURT HAWKINS SQUASH- the pre-match dance was weird because it seemed like they weren't on the same page. Like Hawkins didn't get the memo that it was supposed to be a striptease.

WILLIAM REGAL & EVE BACKSTAGE- dumb. Apparently WWE has been kayfabe employing William Regal, an accomplished wrestler, as a janitor, for no reason whatsoever. That just makes WWE look dumb.

WINNER BECOMES BOOKER T'S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: Eve Torres vs. Kaitlyn (w/Teddy Long)- 3.75/10
That was a lot better than I was expecting. Not bad for three minutes.

BOOKER T & EVE BACKSTAGE- If Booker T was worried that Eve and Teddy might not be able to get a long, why make a match in which Eve could win the position... and not ask her if she and Teddy would be able to get along BEFORE THE MATCH?!

DANIEL BRYAN vs. RANDY ORTON- 6.75/10
I liked Dragon being so caught up in arguing with the fan that he almost got counted out. This was going well until the finish. Kane has gotten the better of Dragon every time so far, and Orton isn't wrestling on the PPV, so what harm is there to give Dragon a clean win here to help make him look strong going into his match with Kane?

ZACK RYDER vs. ANTONIO CESARO (w/Aksana)- squash.
The aftermath was great.

DOLPH JUMPS JERICHO BACKSTAGE- good

CHRIS JERICHO vs. ALBERTO DEL RIO (w/Ricardo Rodriguez)- 6.5/10
Not good enough for a main event, but I'll give it a pass because of the injury angle.

AFTERMATH & CLOSING SEGMENT- good

overall, an enjoyable episode of Smackdown with a lot more wrestling than usual.