Roadblock was okay. I didn't have high hopes for this glorified house show and that's why I wasn't disappointed in the end. 5/10
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The New Day vs Sheamus & King Barrett was a rock solid show opener. **¾
LOL, The New Day's pre-match promo was funny. Now, the match itself was like your typical RAW tag match, with both teams throwing out their usual offense, but adding nothing new. Still, nothing to complain about (yes, I'm ignoring Kofi's botchamania moment), as the action was quick and the right team prevailed. NEW DAY ROCKS!
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Y2J vs Swagger was solid. **½
I liked Y2J's pre-match promo better than the match itself. It was a serviceable bout, but the crowd didn't care much. Can't say I blame 'em.
About that promo: Y2J cutting anti-Canada promo was great. I LOL'd at him saying "Canada stinks and Toronto is the anus".
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Asshole Jericho is the best. Also, JBL shouting 'YOU STILL GOT IT!' ad nauseam almost made me wanna Superkick my PC.
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The Revival vs Enzo & Cass was pretty darn good! ***½
This was super fun from start to finish and I liked it better than their TakeOver: London bout. The right team won and we shall be seeing more of E&C on the main roster soon!
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Charlotte vs Natalya was a little sloppy, but turned out to be good with both women working hard. ***
I didn't like the finish at all, I get that they're trying to protect Nattie in Canada, but that finish's completely overused. Frig off. Yes, you guessed it, Charlotte retained her Butterfly title after her father got involved and she got her feet on the ropes to steal the win. Yay.
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Brock Lesnar vs Bray Wyatt & Luke Harper was fun given it lasted about 4 minutes. **½
Bait & Switch City, eh? Okay. Lesnar/Harper turned out to be fun as I thought it would, but Wyatt looked like a bitch there. What was up with the Lesnar/Wyatt no contact thing? Is Wyatt hurt or something? Or is he being 'protected'? LOL. Either way, yeah, this was a fun Borkman massacre.
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Sami Zayn vs Stardust was decent, but totally skip-worthy. **
Oh boy, talk about underwhelming. Stardust had zero heat and the crowd just didn't care. This right here should've been a squash. Or better yet, The Miz should've been the one facing Zayn.
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HHH vs Ambrose was a very good ME. ***¾
The first half of the match was slowly paced, but the second half of the match was really fun and featured a good level of drama. I totally bought into that false 3 count finish, man and then I was like: :downer:. I just knew it was too good to happen. After that moment, the match continued on and got even better. Ambrose missed an elbow through the announcers table and then ran himself right into a Pedigree when he got back in the ring and HHH retained. Despite not selling the knee/leg more and being a bit like a babyface at times, HHH bumped hard and looked great. Also, I have to mention that Ambrose looked like an idiot by having his foot under the ropes when he pinned HHH. I mean, when was the last time they did that kind of finish? And from a storytelling aspect, HHH should've cheated to win (not that I hate he retained clean), he is a heel after all, but I guess Ambrose will stay over no matter what happens. So, I guess everything's okay and now we can go back to Ambrose and Lesnar.