BRM Reviews the 2/15/2013 Smackdown

[Big Red Machine]

OPENING SEGMENT- Awesome. Show was absolutely awesome here. You really felt that he was about to snap at any minute.

MARK HENRY vs. RANDY ORTON- 6/10
Good until the finish, which was too heelish for my liking. Babyfaces (even Randy Orton) shouldn’t just grab chair like that to gain an advantage in a future match). I did like Henry still managing to come out on top, though.

MARK HENRY PROMO- great, but having him talk to Striker while cutting the promo was awkward.

LAYLA EL vs. TAMINA SNUKA- DUD!
The wrestling was decent, but if Tamina is the one getting the title shot in a few days (i.e. the one who this match is supposed to make look strong) why the hell did Layla get 75% of the offense?

THE ROCK & CM PUNK SEGMENT- decent

TENSAI & BRODUS CLAY (w/the Funkadactyls) vs. HEATH SLATER & JINDER MAHAL (w/Drew McIntyre)- 2/10

SHIELD ATTACK BRODUS & TENSAI- good

CODY RHODES vs. THE MIZ- 3.5/10
So Miz doesn’t do any damage to Cody’s leg at all, but Cody taps to the Figure four after just a few seconds? Compare that to Swagger vs. Ryder, where Swagger worked Ryder’s leg over consistently.

ZACK RYDER vs. JACK SWAGGER (w/Zeb Coulter)- GREAT semi-squash. Jack just looks VICIOUS!

ZEB COULTER PROMO- AWESOME!

ALBERTO DEL RIO PROMO- yeah… he is stealing Dragon’s gimmick and it is really annoying me.

CHRIS JERICHO vs. THE BIG SHOW- 6.25/10
These guys weren’t given anywhere near the time they should have been (six minutes is never enough for a main event), but they did a great job with the time they had.

Overall, an enjoyable episode of Smackdown that build well to this Sunday’s PPV.