 Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho def. William RegalWithout watching the video package, all I know about the build for this bout was that Jericho at one point pissed in Regal's coffee. Riveting stuff, I know. Don't let that distract you from this being a good opener, though. Both guys were more than reliable in the ring and it was a fine way to ensure the Intercontinental Championship was defended at WrestleMania. This wasn't a barn burner by any means, but it's a solid enough start to the show.
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 JBL def. Finlay in a Belfast BrawlAlthough this looks like a random opener on paper that you'd likely have low expectations for, this turned out to be a blast of a brawl. Plus, you couldn't have put better two guys in there to beat the hell out of each other. They made the most of the stipulation and the match was the perfect length. Finlay winning would have been the feel-good ending with him fighting for his "son" Hornswoggle's honor, so JBL winning instead was a nice twist. He went on to challenge for the WWE Championship in a Fatal 4-Way the following month, so it made sense.
 Alberto Del Rio def. Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston (Non-Title)Del Rio had just won the Royal Rumble the month prior, so this only existed to keep him busy until WrestleMania 27 and to keep his momentum rolling. Kingston was a logical opponent for him being as good as he was (and still is), but I hated that this came at the expense of the Intercontinental Championship, which was a total afterthought here. Nonetheless, they had a nice match to start the show.
 Beer Money def. Ink Inc. in a TNA World Tag Team Championship No. 1 Contender's MatchTNA had such a deep tag team division back in 2010, to the point where they could do number one contender's matches on some pay-per-views while also holding a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship. Granted, this wasn't anything out of the ordinary, but they had a quality contest to kick off the show. It's a shame Ink Inc. was short-lived because they were a talented tandem.
 The NXT Rookies Introduced ThemselvesUnsurprisingly, these promos were rough. Kaitlyn showed some charm, but I hated the bit where she had to tease tension with her pro Vickie Guerrero since that had just been done with Daniel Bryan and his pro The Miz in Season 1. I could barely understand what Aksana was saying, Jamie was stiff as a board and AJ was far from the talker we know her as today. However, I liked Naomi's energy and I thought Maxine was the best of the bunch.
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