9/10 as mentioned above. I didn't have time to review last night as I had been up for nearly 24 hours and the show lasting past 10PM (Central) was killing me. Fortunately, it was worth it.
I liked:
The opening tag match. *** 1/2 It was just an all around fun match. It's neat how the New Day were just this go nowhere tag team that suddenly became the most dominate tag possibly since Demolition (in the WWE). I assume that they'll just break London and Kendrick's 331 day reign since Demolition's 478 day reign was TECHNICALLY a different title. I honestly really thought Enzo and Cass had it, especially after Cass cleanly pinned Karl Anderson... I kid though, when I watched it again, the referee's hand only hit the mat two times because he balked on the first and the crowd counted it. But it was a good match and loved every bit of it.
Nattie turning on Becky.. I don't know if I liked this really, but it was something I did not see coming so I appreciate it.
AJ Styles vs John Cena ***1/2 I probably would have given this match four and maybe four and a half if not for the ending. I don't mind a cheating ending, but it just seemed completely out of place for some reason. Plus JBL's bitching about the cheating just really got on my nerves. He's one of the biggest cheaters ever and he ALWAYS praises cheating but in this match it was the worst thing ever. And yeah, I know he gave his reasoning as it being a match fans have wanted for "15" years and the cheating ruined it, but still it's JBL. This is a man who was both okay with CM Punk cheating to beat the Rock at Royal Rumble 2013 AND Vince McMahon restarting that match so the Rock could win. He praised BOTH decisions even though they were contradictory... so yeah, they might have thought having JBL be the one to bitch added credibility to the supposed disgust around the win (because a heel commentator/cheater complaining about a heel cheating must show real contempt for the cheating), but no, it was annoying.
MITB *** This wasn't the most memorable MITB and it had some really awkward moments. But it was still a fun ladder match and I'll never forget Kevin Owens lying on his back, bent backwards over the ladder. Yeah, Ambrose was predictable, but I like Ambrose so it doesn't bother me.
Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins. **** I was surprised I liked this match as I was expecting it to stink. And no, I do not mean I just liked it for the outcome. This was a very entertaining match to me. It didn't come across as slow to me, I was focused the whole match. It had some great moments and I'll likely watch it again today. Seth Rollins winning clean was certainly a surprise. Funny thing was that when he won, I didn't think it was real. Even when the referee called for the bell and Lilian announced the victory, I thought maybe something would happen and it would be called off. It was a very surreal feeling. But I was happy because Seth Rollins is personally my favorite of the Shield so I was in a good mood.
Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins I can't give this 9 second match a star rating, obviously. I liked the moment because it accomplished so much. In a span of a couple minutes, all three Shield members were champions. We got the MITB briefcase storyline out of the way. Ambrose won the world title.
But the most significant thing about this match is that it ties up the loose ends of Rollins' injuries. Rollins was never beaten for the belt. If he had lost to Reigns, he could still say that he was never beaten for the belt. It's supposed to be harder to win the belt than defend it, so he would still have that claim. But since Rollins won the belt and than subsequently lost it, that claim can't be made anymore. He was beaten for the belt and the only way to nullify that claim was to have him win it and be beaten. So it made sense to me.
Rollins is still my preference, but Ambrose is acceptable to me even though I am sure he won't be champ long.
I didn't like:
Fabreeze vs Golden Shower.... I didn't see it but the clips from it were annoying.. the sunburn thing was stupid.
LD vs the Dudlez was boring.
Baron Corbin vs Dolph Ziggler ** was boring for the most part.
Charlotte and Dana vs Becky and Natty *1/2 Looks like the WWE is making the Women be another version of the Divas but with a different name. These women were capable of SO much better.
Rusev vs Titus O'Neil. *1/2 Couldn't get into it.
The good FAR outweighed the bad so that is why I rated it this high. I haven't been a fan of Roman's "The Guy" gimmick so glad he doesn't have the belt. Nothing against him, really, but still just don't like the way he is being pushed. Plus even though I love Seth Rollins, I won't forget that his title run was pretty dreadful as well. Interested in seeing where it goes with Ambrose.
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hew: Spot of the night for sure.
