BRM Reviews the 9/7/2012 Smackdown

[Big Red Machine]

OPENING SEGMENT- Booker seems to have completely missed Otunga’s not-so-veiled threat to sue WWE. A bad segment.

CODY RHODES & THE MIZ vs. SIN CARA & REY MYSTERIO JR- 5/10
Was there some reason that Cody and Sin Cara were standing on the floor instead of the apron?

HORNSWOGGE & DRAGON BACKSTAGE- Hornswoggle is a little douchebag. Dragon is trying to deal with his anger management problems… so Hornswoggle just walks up to him and kicks him? That’s horrible. It’s like spiking an alcoholic’s drink (okay maybe that’s a little extreme, but you see my point, right?).

DANIEL BRYAN vs. ZACK RYDER- no rating. Bad segment. This didn't make sense to me. I thought that Dragon baiting Ryder in for a hug then locking in the Yes/No/LeBell Lock was him being devious. I don't understand why he got angry all of a sudden and went back at Ryder. I think this would have worked better if Ryder had made a big comeback but Dragon wound up winning in the end and he didn't release the hold, leading to the reversal of the decision.

DAMIEN SANDOW PROMO- good

DAMIEN SANDOW vs. RANDY ORTON- 4/10
Was going fine until the finish. Having Ziggler attack Orton, causing a DQ or having him actually cost Randy the match would both make Sandow look better and add more heat to Orton vs. Ziggler. With the way that they did it, the only person who benefits (surprise, surprise) is Randy Orton.

BOOKER T & DAVID OTUNGA BACKSTAGE- eh. I really don’t think that Booker understands how bad a lawsuit might be.

#1 CONTENDERSHIP FOR THE TAG TEAM TITLES: Prime Time Players vs. The Usos vs. . Primo & Epico (w/Rosa Mendes)- 4.5/10
Hopefully PTP win the belts this time around.

DOLPH ZIGGLER & TEDDY LONG BACKSTAGE- good, aside from Teddy pointlessly being a douche.

WADE BARRETT vs. YOSHI TATSU- squash

WADE BARRETT PROMO- F*CKING AWESOME! A gun for hire gimmick would kick ass for Barrett.

SHEAMUS vs. DAVID OTUNGA- No rating. Eh segment. I'm not a fan of the angle, but the segment worked well for the angle. I really didn't like Sheamus getting the win immediately with the Cloverleaf, though, because he had barely worked over Otunga's legs or back.

Overall, a bad episode of Smackdown. Watch the Wade Barrett promo, skip the rest.