Dot Net reader Michael attended the 4/18 WWE house show in Milan, Italy and sent in the following report.

The building was at least 90% full.

1. R-Truth and Kofi Kingston defeated Epico and Primo (w/Rosa Mendes) in a non-title match. Decent opener that lasted about 10 minutes. There were "Little Jimmy", "Kofi" and "Rosa Mendes" chants throughout the match. I don't know why the Tag Team Champions haven't much TV time. They have the look, the abilities and Rosa knows how to turn the attention on her.

2. David Otunga defeated Alex Riley. The people were behind Riley at the start, but the match didn't deliver any good action and the fans were waiting for something else. Otunga won after his Spinebuster.

3. Zack Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler is an excellent worker and one of the best heels WWE has right know. He deserves much better than this. "Woo Woo Woo" and "Ryder" chants were all over the arena. Second best match of the night.

4. Santino Marella defeated Jack Swagger to retain the United States Championship. One of the biggest pops of the night for Santino. He cut a promo in Italian before the match. Ziggler interfered. Swagger won but Santino's leg was on the bottom rope. The encounter restarted and Santino won with The Cobra.

5. Lord Tensai defeated Tyson Kidd. The fans didn't remember Kidd and there was no reaction at all for Tensai. However, the strength he showed during the match helped to create some heat. I think the biggest problem is his entrance: it's flat and he has a cartoonish look.

6. The Bella Twins defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres. All you can see on TV every week. "Hoeski" chants during the match.

7. John Cena defeated The Miz. "Let's go Cena" and "Cena sucks" throughout the encounter, but at least 70% of the fans were behind Cena. There were a couple of supporters for Miz, who cut a brief heel promo before the match, and there were also "We Want Lesnar" chants. Good match, but I've seen this match so many times that's very hard to judge it.

8. CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho in a No DQ Match to retain the WWE Championship. The Straight Edge was literally loved by the fans in the attendance. There were just a few supporters of Chris Jericho. The match was really good: they used chairs, a kendo stick and the mic. Funny gag - People "we want tables;" Punk: "Sorry, there's not a table. Can I use a chair?" Punk won with the GTS to send the people home happy.

Biggest Pops
Cena
Punk
Santino

Most Heat
The Miz
Swagger
Ziggler

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