Randy Orton vs. The Miz

[5.0] "Just a really standard WWE "big match", a slow-building match and a dumb finish. The wrestling was solid, but Miz was probably not ready for this spot at the time. Also oh my god Cole was SOO annoying here wow."

[5.0] "A pretty average match though Orton is super over here. It did it's job of having Miz looking like the sniveling heel who needs help to win and set up Orton vs. Punk for the upcoming Wrestlemania. The spot of the match to me is seeing Alex Riley flying through the air and landing on the New Nexus. 2.5 stars."

[7.0] "I actually enjoyed this far more than I was expecting to given the participants. While I thought Miz was characteristically pretty dull as the heel, Orton actually gave an energetic performance that was aided by a crowd invested in basically everything he was doing. Moreover, while there was interference by Riley and the New Nexus, it was kept fairly minimal, and actually helped build drama that the Miz would have struggled to create on his own given his bland and weak offense. Overall, a match that started slow but picked-up once Orton got rolling. Not a classic by any means, but definitely pretty good for a world title match of this era of WWE. ***1/4"

[4.0] "It's just a typical boring match between both men with nothing too special about and it served as more of an angle for Orton's feud against CM Punk and the New Nexus."

[5.0] "Not a bad title match, but the first half of it moves at a snails pace. It's just a plodding display of brawling that really tests your attention span. It's a lot more engaging after the half way mark when it gets rolling. Some of the near falls are done quite well, and Miz shines when he's on offense. The first half of this match is worth 4 points and the later half is worth 6, so I even that out to a bang average 5 point match. Maybe not exactly an amazing start to Miz's PPV title defenses, but certainly doesn't harm him, either. Decent, but no better."

[6.0] "It's better than the rating but it's nothing more than a solid match which managed to just about be a title match feel"

[4.0] "A very basic and straightforward match, with nothing interesting happening in it until the last 30 seconds when the Nexus get involved and distract Randy, allowing Miz to get the win. Not exactly bad, but there aren't any notable spots and it also lasts 20 fucking minutes which is far too long. **"

[4.0] "This was just boring. There was nothing technically wrong with the match but I wasn't invested in this at all until the last 30 seconds"

[7.0] "I kinda enjoyed this match - it had a good heated finish that ended up also building for a new WM feud."

[5.0] "Alex Riley got involved in the action at times. New Nexus also got involved. Pretty forgettable match."

[5.0] "Not bad. Just way too dull to go this long. Orton's 2011 was fantastic but this wasn't the brightest start. Miz wasn't really that great here either. [**3/4]"

[10.0] "Un match incroyable , meilleur match de 2011 du Miz et performance incroyable de Oton qui en 2011 est injouable"

[5.0] "Too long, not very interesting, Orton was tuned out but Miz put in the work to try and make something commendable, which I respect him for."