The first hour was absolutely horrendous. There was no need to have Triple H's segment.
Truth should not have been given a theme, the silence was perfect... but God Almighty if you're going to give him music, don't make it the same horrendous shit from before the change! GIVE HIM SOMETHING NEW AND UNIQUE! Then that match bored the Hell out of me... I've seen better Truth vs. Morrison matches, and tonight wasn't impressive at all to me.
Divas tag should have been the opening, horrendous match imo... I'm less and less impressed with the Bellas every opportunity they get to go on TV, and I'm damn sure not fond of Eve in any way whatsoever right now... ESPECIALLY in what looks to be a lead-up to Eve vs. Kelly. And why not have the Divas of Doom face Eve & Kelly instead of the Bellas? They form this union and then they don't ever get to work together? But, thank the Lord we got to see Natalya's wonderful ass in that dress tonight...
Nash vs. Punk was okay... it elevated the storyline a bit. I liked that they didn't answer any questions there... and for Nash to get this protection and whatnot... "OMG CM PUNK NAMEDROPPED AGAIN AND YOU ALL THINK HE'S GOD FOR IT"... You're damn right! Awesome personal against Nash there... but his new era shit vs. a guy who literally has used his runs in the 90's as some sort of example as to how the business SHOULD be... Punk did a good job.
Johnny Ace talking to Nash didn't make me think Ace hired him to do the hit... but I definitely think Ace still has ties with Vince... and Vince is still involved in some way... and perhaps Nash is a Vince guy.
Riley vs. Swagger... SMDH! Whoever it was on here who thought Riley was going to be the next Cena... kiss my ass. Dude botched the FUCK out of Swagger's gutwrench powerbomb deadweighting himself and making Swagger look horrid. However, while everyone (including myself) talks shit about the announcing tonight, I was actually pleased with Dolph's presence during this match... the kid did a good job... a bit crazy that even Cole was talking shit about Vickie though, usually he's her only supporter.
Stephanie telling Punk she's sorry he lost the belt but that people get what they deserve... really makes me wonder her involvement... and I was the one who speculated if she sent the text from Hunter's phone...
Tag match was alright, but, as I said in the shoutbox, why have Kofi in a feud with Del Rio where Kofi last had the advantage, have Del Rio cash in & win the title, and send Kofi to team with Bourne to possibly start a feud for the tag belts? Granted, Kofi & Bourne were a good team and can definitely be a team that can grow and be exciting... but I would have capitalized with Kofi taking on Del Rio in order to keep Cena and Punk away from the belt for a little while (I'll get to that later). However, the constant requests from commentary about the tag division becoming a focus makes me wonder if that report of Trips wanting to focus on tag teams is legit after all... and how long before we see the KOW in the ring...
Del Rio vs. Rey was an exciting match, and thank God it was a clean finish which made Del Rio look stronger. The attack on Rey could possibly be writing Rey off TV... knee injury anyone?!? Cena attacking him frustrates me as Cena plays the good guy who NEEDS the belt and rah rah fucking rah! Save the day!? Cena should have started a feud with Hunter while Punk deals with Nash while they try to figure out if Hunter is really involved with Nash or not. Cena vs. COO Trips would've been awesome right now, especially the way Cena's working his promos recently. However, this promo was solid nonetheless... the energy he had made it work. However, if this leads back into Cena being involved in every WWE Championship scenario like it has been the past 4 years, I'm giving up while we're ahead... unless Cena loses cleanly to Del Rio... which might be exactly what ADR needs to look like a dominant heel. Yeah, maybe snake out of the first match... but that second one, let him win decisively.
A BIT disappointed they didn't answer questions with Punk/Hunter/Steph/Nash/Ace at the end... but it definitely builds on for next week and I like the hesitation on it. Be serious, if they answered everything tonight, you fucks would complain it's too early and they have no patience and we got robbed out of a good couple weeks worth of booking. Good decision... but disappointment stems from not knowing... as a fan... and it only makes me more anxious to tune in next week to get answers.
Pretty good second hour... but that first hour was the worst since well before Mania... maybe even since Survivor Series, tbh. Horrible...
