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Hour two started with an elaborate dance entrance from Fandangoo. Then Lilian Garcia said his name worse than anyone has thus far so he should not work, right? The crowd didn't seem to really care. If they made noise it wasn't audible. ... The Chris Jericho came out and guess what, we heard the pop for him! He got some nice fireworks over the stadium. The crowd chanted Y2J as the match started. Time to show what you have Goo.
Jericho was in complete control early on, pounding the snot out of goo (can I really type that). He even hit a splash from the top to Goo down on the floor. Â
Cole thanked the people watching around the world. Apparently he doesn't know that the WWE.com feed is still down. Oh, Goo just kicked Jericho in the head as he was coming off the top. Goo is in charge now so of course that means he does dance poses. That is what I would do too. JBL just said he can't stand Goo because he is "Prissy".
Y2J came right back, so Goo done messed up by preening. Jericho is killing him. It smells like Goo will steal the win in the end. Do I really want to smell Goo? I don't think so. ... Goo managed to reverse Jericho by whipping into the post. Goo hit a move that was butchered. Goo hit the Legdrop from the top for two. ... Jericho got control but Goo headbutted him as they were on the top turnbuckle. Goo missed the legdrop. Jericho missed the Lionsault because Goo got his knees up but the announcers missed it and sold it like he hit it. DOH! Jericho went for the Walls and hey sold that he tweaked his knee (thought they missed why) and Goo rolled him up. ... It was a solid match, largely due to the work of Jericho, but I still don't know what they have in Goo. I don't think that they do either.
It is time for Diddy. He is gonna do his thing. I wish they would have gotten Jay Z and Beyonce. ... He did NY, NJ. More people cheered Jersey. Represent! ... He is doing I'm Coming Up? And he is telling people no matter how tough you are, put your hands in the air. Really? To Diana Ross? He is rapping. As you know I am an aficionado on the genre. ... It's the Coming Home song. The girl has a great voice. Diddy is putting over Sandy victims. OK, I like this now. It was short enough. ... Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio is next.
Zeb is doing a promo about "them taking over". Fans are booing. NY is a cesspool of criminals and illegals, who speak Spanish and Italian, and Greek and Chinese and something called Yiddish as they plot against us. Uh, shouldn't you have said Korean given what is going on today? Anyway, now Swagger hates everyone now. That could very well mean this is the end for him, as it should be as this gimmick has crashed and burned.
Alberto came out to fireworks. Lots of them. They better be smart and have ADR win here and keep Ziggler in the back. ... Lilian is wearing a slinky dress. Wonder if she puts a coat on in between. Mike Johnson is tweeting, how about some useful info? ... It opens up as a brawl, as it should be given what this has been about. ADR was going to come off of the top when Zeb distracted him and Swagger took control. Random though, if Swagger had started the show, he would have been wrestling at 4:20. He probably wouldn't have liked that. ... It went back and forth early on. Lawler made a really bad joke, "I heard during the Viet Nam war that Zeb was shot at by both sides". Has it really come to this? ... First cool spot was ADR pounding Swagger in the back nine times in the corner and then hitting a backstabber for a two. ... Swagger then had ADR but the champ fought back and got the cross armbreaker. Swagger reversed and went for the ankle lock but ADR got to the ropes. The crowd is quiet here, mostly because they don't think Swagger is legit I think as they popped when ADR hit an enziguiri. ADR got a two but Zeb got the leg and put it on the rope. On the floor Ricardo faced off with Zeb, who punched him. ADR came down to make the save, allowing Swagger to attack him from behind. ... As the ref was counting, Swagger through Alberto into the ring and the champ got the cross armbreaker out of nowhere, getting the win. The fans popped. Jack and Zeb left. No cash in, thank God. This has a one and done feel. It was a solid match but it was hurt by the fact that Swagger wasn't over so it didn't seem like he could actually win (and if he had, it would have bombed).
CM Punk vs. The Undertaker is next. Living Colour is playing Punk's theme. I am not lying when I say this. There is not a happier man in MetLife than Mike Johnson. Living Colour was really good. Taker will enter next. The stadium is dark. The gong is gonging. My wife is going to exercise upstairs and is happy that this match is on because it's two of her favorites and she can watch it while she works out. ... Big pop for Taker, of course. His entrance never, ever gets old.
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