Mark Henry vs Ryback
Henry ties up with Ryback and they each struggle to gain control, then The Shield’s music cues up and Ryback and Henry stop and break their hold. The Shield heads through the crowd and Henry leaves the ring, then The Shield hits the ring and Ryback ends up fighting them off. He clears the ring so Henry gets back in, but he ducks out of the ring as The Shield gets back up and pummels Ryback in the corner. The Shield powerbombs Ryback and heads through the crowd, then Henry gets back in and drops Ryback with three World’s Strongest Slams before leaving.
Result – No Contest
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) vs Chris Jericho
Swagger ties up with Jericho and sends him into the corner, then they have a standoff before Jericho applies a side headlock. Jericho takes him into the corner but Swagger punches him in the head, then he stomps Jericho but Jericho reverses a whip and kicks him in the face. Jericho sends him to the apron and knocks him on the floor after a springboard kick, then we get back to see Swagger hit a clothesline in the corner. Swagger steps on his chest and screams ‘We the People,’ then he puts him in an underhook submission but Jericho counters it with a side suplex. Swagger gets right up and hits a clothesline for two, then he chopblocks Jericho’s knee and tries to apply the Patriot Lock. Jericho kicks him back and tries to roll him up, but Swagger kicks out and hits a belly-to-belly throw for a near fall. We get back from a break to see Jericho hit a DDT for two, then he kicks Swagger in the face and backs into the ropes.
Swagger throws him up in the air and goes for a gutwrench powerbomb, but Jericho counters with Walls of Jericho and Swagger pulls himself to the ropes. Swagger rolls and puts him in the Patriot Lock, but Jericho counters with the Walls of Jericho so Zeb jumps on the apron and causes a distraction. Swagger pulls himself to the ropes and Jericho yells at Zeb, then he kicks Swagger on the floor and whips him into the steps. Jericho rolls him back in and heads up top, then he hits a crossbody for a near fall before kneeing Swagger in the head. Swagger throws him into the corner, then he goes for a clothesline but Jericho ducks and attempts a Codebreaker. Swagger counters it by throwing him headfirst into the turnbuckles, then he turns and hits a gutwrench powerbomb for the win.
Winner – Jack Swagger
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