In what can only be described as a comedy match that would be a better fit for WWE Superstars, Antonio Cesaro defeated US Champion Santino Marella in quick time, hitting his Equaliser finisher following a distraction from his gorgeous valet Aksana. The majority of the pre-show bout was spent with the ridiculous Milan Miracle desperately trying to retrieve his beloved Cobra socko, as if his patented finishing move was rendered impotent with the absence of the sock. After several minutes of scrambling around on his knees Marella eventually managed to stage a comeback and located his spare Cobra down his tights. Nice. Predictably the monobrowed Canadian (you didn't think he was really Italian did you?) was unable to nail his finisher and quickly ate a face full of mat for his troubles. No mention was made about changing the title from the United States Championship to the European Championship, but with 3 hours of RAW to fill they'll likely save that for then. Matt Stryker mentioned on commentary that it was a real treat to be given a US title match for free prior to such a big PPV. What he should have said was it's a clear illustration of how WWE feels about the Smackdown brands secondary singles title.