Alex Kidd selects an opponent
This segment was good. Nice fill in from commentary and the standard heel action from Kidd. Him picking a Warzone superstar got me by surprise even though it was changed by the GM. The addition of being able to pick the match made even better. 4 out of 5 because although it was a good segment there was nothing special about it. Which necessarily isn't needed all the time. For an opener it was perfect.
Butch Bones vs Mike Silva
The Bones vs Silva match was good. It had a good back and forth between the two. Not much to say about it so it gets a 4 out of 5
Luis meets with Smith backstage
This promo was mostly informal. The stipulation to let Luis pick the opponents was a nice touch to counteract last week. Overall it was short and the dialogue was average. 3 out of 5.
Ryo addresses Extreme Rumble
Ryo Akito was so basic face it was funny. Does he have some sort of persona or is he just a humble person. I've never seen two faces go head to head for 3 weeks in a row, so that should be interesting. I would have loved to see how Akita reacted to Hernandez's anouncement instead of jumping straight into the match. Even something as small as a facial expression would have been cool. Also for commentary I feel that the announcement of the upcoming match and the recap of what already happened should have been spaced out more. Give some time to observe the match and then go into what happened earlier. A spot I'd like to point out is the roundhouse kick to Hernandez's back. I think that was called wrong. As far as I know a roundhouse can't be done to a person on the ground. I think the proper name for the kick would've been an axe kick. Hernandez was crawling at the time right? The triple suplex and 360 leg drop was a cool spot. This series of matches will be good to put Ryo over since he's beating a former number one contender.
The Brent Nixon vignette felt like the Wade Barrett promos, but it fufilled it's purpose none the less.
The Pharek & Apollo vs Hans & Wesley match was pretty good. Although there could have been more points where Pharek & Apollo had the advantage, instead of Hans just dominating the match. Unless Hans is in line for a title shot soon, then I'd understand. Also the part with Wesley taking the win was funny. The match overall was good so it gets a 5 out of 5.
The overall card gets a 4 out of 5
lol1) i should be in both brands.
