Just done watching this episode! It was great. Giving it a strong 8/10
All the typical and redundant BS was kept to a minimum.
So, my hopes for things in WWE getting better from this week and on weren't entirely false. Cool.
Positives:
- 'You Think You Know Me?' Damn, I missed hearing that song from my all time favorite band! What a mark out moment for me in the openning segment! Hearing Tony Chimel introduce E&C and his voice cracking while pronouncing The Rated R Superstar felt like the good, ol' times! Quite frankly, I knew someone would interrupt in like 5 minutes and Lesnar/Heyman interrupting instead of Cena made me happy.
- Rusev vs Ziggler was decent, but ended in a DQ Fest. Shocker.
- Good promo by Ryback, really. I liked that one. It felt like it wasn't too robotic and scripted.
- The Miz & Mizdow vs The Usos was decent. Mizdow stole the show again, that's all that matters. Now, I'm fine with The Usos winning the Tag Team titles 'cause they're gonna get fed to The Ascension! Honestly, I was expecting to see The Usos vs Miz/Mizdow at the Rumble, but oh well. The sooner they lose the titles to The Ascension, the better!
- Good promo by Cesaro. It's too bad it was rather heel-ish, I could notice he wanted to go off on 'em, but hesitated and was a good decision he didn't end up shooting, because they'd have buried him completely if he did. Now it's really up to the clueless imbeciles to pull their heads out of their asses and push this guy!
- Mark out moment for me when BNB came back, I've missed this guy so much! His match against Cesaro was a bit short, but still good. Both these guys made the most of it.
- Harper vs Swagger was decent. Wait, a random midcard match for Harper? Seems legit. I feel like they could've done more with this guy after his feud with Ziggler. Oh, well... LOL'd at JBL saying 'Clothesline From Smell'.
- Rollins vs Reigns was good, but with a predictable DQ ending. I gotta admit, while Reigns doesn't really tickle my fancy, he's definitely been improving in the ring and on the mic, as of late. He's definitely been using some of the stuff we haven't really seen him use before. Also, his acting's improved, his body movements and all that stuff when he's in the ring, whether it's a promo or just a stare down with someone, it doesn't look too robotic like before. I may not give up on this guy just yet. Huge props to Rollins for making him look like a million bucks, though.
- Another mark out moment when Daniel Bryan came out, I got goosebumps! He delivered an awesome, emotional promo and when he said his career wasn't over and that he'll be in 2015 Royal Rumble, that right there brought me joy! Yes!!! Here's to hoping he wins it and goes on to headline WM for second year straight.
- The Ascension's debut was alright.
- The final segment was just grand all the way through. Rollins has been killing it with his mic work lately, and with his heel work, overall. I loved everything about that last segment. Rollins played this master manipulator type of guy and used Edge & Christian for his plan to come to fruition. Thank you, Cena... For bringing The Authority back! Everything's cool now.
Negatives:
- Goody Two-Shoes just had to come out and ruin a good openning segment.
Why'd they make The Beast look like The Bitch by retreating? They're making it look like Cena'll defeat Lesnar at the Rumble. Oh wait...
:
- People chanting 'What?' during Ryback's promo. STFU, douchebags. It was cool 10-15 years ago.
Now it's just annoying. 'What?' chant has been replaced with 'CM Punk' chant now, in case you wanna piss people off.
- No Ambrose and Wyatt on the show. That promo by Wyatt was pre-taped, I'm sure. Guess they'll make up for it next week by having 'em fight in an Ambulance match.
The 'I don't give a single fuck about this' segment:
- Whatever Divas Division match was going on, think it was Nikki Bella vs Natalya. Gladly skipped that segment.
Looking forward to seeing next week's episode. 2K15 and the build-up to the Royal Rumble should be good!
