WWE live event
London, Ont. at the John Labatt Centre
Report by John Canton of TheJohnReport.net

I'd guess attendance at 3,500 people with the upper level tarped off. I can remember about 8,000 at a house show in the summer of 2002 in the same building. Times have changed. The crowd was very loud. Lots of kids with Cena shirts being the biggest seller by far while CM Punk shirts did okay too. Punk was not advertised for the show, which upset a lot of people. Justin Roberts welcomed us to the show. It started right at 7:30pm.
 
1. Dolph Ziggler over John Morrison. This was one of the best matches of the night. The crowd was hot for Morrison while Ziggler drew good heel heat. They had a competitive match for about 12 minutes with a lot of nearfalls. Ziggler won clean with the Zig Zag.
 
2. Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks over Primo and Yoshi Tatsu. Pre-match, we got a promo from Hawkins and Reks saying they're under appreciated. Yoshi's got the face paint and he's a lot more serious now. Most people didn't know any of them. Basic house show tag. Powerslam/neckbreaker combo for the finish.
 
3. Zack Ryder over Drew McIntyre. Big pop for Ryder, who appeared to be more over with this crowd than he is on TV most of the time. McIntyre's music didn't draw any kind of reaction. He did work hard to generate hate. Ryder won with the Rough Ryder.  
 
Before the next match, R-Truth and The Miz cut promos. Truth told us he wasn't Wayne Gretzky. The Great One has been retired for over a decade, yet he's still the biggest babyface in Canada. We love our hockey. They did a great job of angering the crowd, even mixing some comedy in by teasing their catchphrases several times. It was a lot of fun.
 
4. Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston over The Miz and R-Truth. This is the other match that was a contender for match of the night. The heels worked over Bourne early and then they worked over Kingston. I'd expect an even better match at the PPV assuming they get more than the 13 minutes they got here. Bourne won with the SSP, which is the best looking move in all of WWE especially when you're there live.
 
Naomi, along with her well shaped booty, hosted the audience dance contest. The winner got to go backstage. The four contestants were a dude in a Ryder shirt, an attractive woman, another woman and young kid in full Cena gear. The kid won. Shocking huh?
 
They had a short intermission here. It was about ten minutes long.
 
5. Kelly Kelly and Eve over The Bellas. This is the same boring match we've seen on Raw many times. Kelly got a big pop. The others barely got a reaction. The heels worked on Eve. Eve's dropkick is even worse in person. Kelly hit about three moves before hitting the K2 COME ON~! for the win.
 
Jack Swagger came out to cut a promo. It was an anti-Canada promo. I think it's written in the contract of wrestling shows to cut an anti-Canada promo every time they are in Canada. Who answers his open challenge? The Welsh born Mason Ryan. I guess there aren't Canadians on Raw. They seem to be on Smackdown.
 
6. Mason Ryan over Jack Swagger. Swagger ran away for much of it. He was working his ass off to help Ryan get over. Eventually, Mason got his hands on him. He won with the Pumphandle Slam. I've always been high on Swagger. He's even better live.
 
Justin Roberts introduced Ricardo Rodriguez. He brought out Alberto Del Rio. Funny bit before the match as Ricardo held a "John Cena rocks" sign while Del Rio held a sign in support of him. Every time Del Rio held up the sign they cheered while they cheered when Ricardo held up the sign. Then Del Rio ripped up the sign in support of Cena.
 
7. John Cena over Alberto Del Rio via DQ. Massive pop for Cena. I'd say the crowd was 90 percent in support of him. Del Rio ran away a lot at the beginning, but then he took control. Referee Scott Armstrong threw Rodriguez out early after he got caught tripping Cena. Del Rio did a nice job of working over Cena. Towards the end, Cena hit all of his usual moves in making the comeback, much to the delight of the crowd.

They did a spot where they bump into Armstrong, who tumbled to the floor. Cena put Del Rio in the STF, the champ tapped, but there was no ref to see it. Rodriguez came back out, he attacked Cena in the ribs with a chair and Armstrong recovered enough to disqualify Del Rio.  Post match, Rodriguez got hit with a chair while Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment on Del Rio. That ended the show.
 
The show started at 7:30 p.m. It ended right at 10 p.m. It was a good atmosphere, very kid friendly and everybody worked hard. No complaints here.
 
Biggest pops: Cena, Bourne/Kofi, Morrison
Biggest heat: Miz/Truth, Del Rio, Swagger

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