Though practically nothing really "extreme" about it, I won't deny this not being at least a decent show so I guess a 6/10 is a fair score in my opinion....Notes:
- Pre show: skipped, don't give a shit...
- So they practically busted our balls with the fact that Ambrose can lose the title on a DQ, teased the shit out of it throughout the entire match only to eventually go for the clean pin in the middle of the ring. Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that Miz won the IC title but I do find it funny that they booked the otherwise cowardly heel who usually cheats his way to victory win clean in this occasion. And what exactly was "extreme" about this match? Sigh...
- Hurray, Sasha got a win...On a side note, I guess that all the talk about a possible heel turn stays on hold cause apparently they ain't looking to do so just yet or not least not according to how things are evolving in the division. I mean, with Bailey out of the picture (boy have WWE damaged her), there can only be one title match for Summerslam and that has to be Alexa vs. Sasha. Granted, you still have the wild card called Jax and her little story line with Bliss but they could either work their way around it (as in Bliss finding ways to avoid it) or maybe have them do a one off at Great Balls of Fire where Alexa could somehow sneak a win. As far as I'm concerned, Bliss versus Banks should be the money match for the biggest party of the summer...
- Well, Sheamus and Cesaro indeed "broke the toy" so...could this be the turning point? :matt:
- Job well done Neville and pleased to see they booked him to retain and keep this reign going...
- The main event was by far the MOTN and in all honesty, I was quite shocked by the ending. My approach was that they'd probably go with the "safe" option being Bray or perhaps Seth Rollins if they wanted to keep the heel versus face dynamic (let's face it, Brock is a heel) which they normally like so going with Joe was a very interesting choice. It's something fresh, something new that we haven't seen before and it should be quite interesting to see if this could even mean a face turn for Samoe Joe, though I doubt they will go there just yet. As noted above though, Brock is pretty much considered a heel and being that he's been a no show since Mania, I'm very possitive the majority of the fans will be behind Joe in hope that this hijacking of the belt will come to a halt so one has to wonder a) does Joe turn face and b) do WWE have the...great balls (see what I did there?) to actually go for a title change? One thing's for sure, the promos ought to be good between Paul and Joe so looking forward to that as well...
On a quick side note, the moment Balor came out without tha paint, you absolutely knew he wasn't winning....
That would also seem to indicate that
[HASHTAG]#IgnoreReigns[/HASHTAG] is going to win the Royal Rumble in 2018...
He ain't winning shit. Already talked about this and Jacob Fox already nailed it as well as to why it WON'T and really doesn't even need to happen this way...
.Brock will squash Joe. Only part timers can have a competitive match with Brock, the guys squashed Cena and Roman...he'll squash Joe for sure.
I do fear the idea of a Brock squash but my early prediction is they won't go that route. I would expect WWE to at least somewhat protect Joe who is still a new face on RAW and a new face for the casual fans who's in the process of being built as a very credible opponent. Not often do you see guys standing tall at the end of a go home show and come out winners the Sunday after at the PPV so that alone (another reason, by the way, this finish caught me by surprise) tells me they have really high hopes for Joe. That being said and given that a loss to Lesnar won't harm him, I feel they will try to at least put together a competitive 8-10 minute match. Hey, I know Lesnar ain't paid by the hour (or by the minute, for that matter) but this isn't Goldberg anymore....
