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Warning/Disclaimer/Speculation: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/adult
language/biting/drug references. Full disclosure of course I know the results,
but as you can clearly see I still watched this event, I am not or ever likely
to be a professional wrestler and at one point or another there will be some
speculation.
Drew McIntyre vs. Champ Seth
Rollins; Singles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk tells Cole basically welcome him back properly,
with that Cole says something to the effect of we will do that properly with
Punk saying fabulous, moving on to the match itself; McIntyre has time to take
a selfie on the audience member's telephone and get back to the match, having a
minor back and forth with Punk, which he is on commentary, later on Punk almost
has a slip of the tongue by saying Irish psychopath instead of Scottish
psychopath, but he corrects himself just in time. Rollins on the second stump;
if you look really closely but obviously not too closely he doesn't actually hit
it at all well as he does a running sitting down version/hits McIntyre's cheek.
For some reason we have a small chant of this is awesome; is this what
classifies as awesome these days? I beg to differ, then we have Cole on
commentary indicating that this has been explosive from the start, once again
really? Let's be honest here; speculation this match outlay could be designed
to begin this night on a hard-hitting contest, but also to cover-up the fact
that Rollins may or may not be in great shape as at some point on commentary
they have already mentioned the night previous and his surgery, so once again
on a third Premium Live Event in a row over this weekend be it in kayfabe or
not including reference to cancer/leukaemia it's almost like may be the WWE are
overworking their wrestlers? And just maybe Triple H the wrestlers you didn't
get because they don't want to work your clearly backbreaking schedule are
actually smarter by listening to their bodies and choosing another option and
finally these two wrestling here are just trying to fit everything in. Then we
have a clear this is awesome chant with Cole agreeing with them on commentary.
Punk criticises McIntire for in a nutshell taking it to the outside and so on
and so forth, but doesn't say anything about Rollins using the outside once we
are out there. It has just dawned on me, okay it may be a slightly higher
quality of match up but basically we have the WWE Intercontinental match from
last night where we have all of these hard-hitting moves either being attempted
or being hit in different ways; but not able to close the match out, I wonder
if they are way that the more they do this, the more it devalues the move in
question, okay this match/match slot is so stupid, because of the point I have
just made, I mean usually or/and more often than not I would add maybe a mark
for everything surrounding this match slot, but this match is so ridiculous
that it just puts me in a foul mood and this has nothing to do with tribalism
this is strictly WWE and nothing to do me liking AEW. But honestly this
match/match slot has just put me in a foul mood, how about protecting both of
your finishing moves next time and just to put the cherry on top of the cake I
really don't like the majority commentary after the bell, they just sour
everything. This match/match slot receives: 4/10.
And
then Cash in
The Judgement Day's: Damian Priest
vs. Champ :Singles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: simply put as my marking would suggest this is much
better, so much better than the previous match slot: 7/10.
The Pride: Bobby Lashley, The
Street Prophets: Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford [with B-Fab] vs. The Final
Testament: Karrion Kross, The Authors of Pain: Akam & Rezar [with Scarlett
& Paul Ellering;] Six-Man Philadelphia Street Fight: a special mention has to go out to the individual in
the crowd dressed up as Macho King Randy Savage [if you are interested in
looking for this individual look for the crown and you will easily spot the
individual.] I hope B-Fab is okay as for some reason she goes into the right
top ring corner and takes the shoulder hit, it just doesn't sound too right, I
should quickly state that this is nothing on Scarlett, everything seems to go
according to plan, it is just the sound; it just doesn't sound too pleasant.
Likewise I hope Ford is okay, because he goes flying over the bottom right
corner, he hits his targets, but his back on legs/feet hit the barricades.
B-Fab hits a form of a pump kick on Scarlett, but also falls slightly backwards
and on top of her. Okay now I will have to take a mark off for this sport,
because in all fairness it is just stupid and as you will understand why
shortly; on the far side of the ring on the ring apron, we have B-Fab setting
up a Russian leg sweep on Scarlett through a table where I am thinking hold on
this is just not smart, because you will both go through the table and on top
of that their backs took the table whilst their heads hit the floor or
something to that effect; I mean I am not a professional wrestler and I will never
be a professional wrestler, but surely a safer move would be like a Mark Hendry
power slam through the table, so Scarlett's back takes the hit whilst B-Fab is
protected by Scarlett, if she just drives forward and down [additional: this is
not change my opinion; but however from a different camera angles Scarlett performs a variety of a back body
suplex.] A little later whilst setting up another table it broke, Trick
Williams [from NXT gets referenced and mentioned on commentary.] This
match/match slot receives: 7/10.
LA Knight vs. AJ Styles: Singles
Match: with keeping in mind the
surrounding elements such as commercial a promo section from one of the latest
inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame, a very well-known and Slim Jim commercial,
for odd reason [and I will get to the odd part] we have McAfee saying yeah in
any English accent and then we have him and Graves discussing it on commentary
and it comes the odd part; oddly McAfee says rest in peace. This match slot in
a wrestling sense is solemnly good, but it is the surrounding elements such as
in one way or another remembering Bray Wyatt, so obviously taking everything
into consideration here. This match/match slot receives: 8/10.
Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens vs.
Champ Logan Paul [with Prime bottle mascot;] Triple Threat Match for the WWE
United States Championship: we
have a lot of comedy in this match slot; some fans are dressed up as Apocalypse
prophet leader gimmick Bray Wyatt. Graves gets mixed up with competitors names,
but he corrects himself, of what I have seen on the replay Paul actually gets
the sling shot lariat right for the first time ever on both of his challengers.. McAfee gets corrected by Cole after
making a mistake between Owens and Paul when it was meant to be vice versa.
McAfee yet again makes another mistake when Paul goes in for a running/jumping
clothesline into the far right corner on Orton, he calls it a big splash but as
I have already indicated it was a clothesline; it has to be said that McAfee is
consistently making little errors on commentary, then Cole says the wrong names
but then also corrects himself. I have just noticed the Macho King audience member at some point will be in the
screenshot. This match/match slot receives: 8/10.
Bayley vs. Champ Damage CTRL's: Iyo
Sky; Singles Match for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship: Bayley performs
this flying cross body through the ropes on the entrance side, she seems to
pick up an injury it gets referenced on commentary, but I am leaning more
towards a kayfabe injury for this match, but this is speculation and I mean no disrespect.
Regardless of this match slot is good and the crowd does get into it, but it
does feel like it was here to be a good match yes but also just do what needs
to be done. This match/match slot receives: 7/10.
Cody Rhodes vs. Champ The
Bloodline's: Roman Reigns; TBD match for the Undisputed WWE Universal
Championship; Stipulation to be determined by the result of Night 1's main
event: okay let's start bringing this
down from the very beginning Cole makes reference to how long Reigns has been
champion which has been 1,316 days, then made reference to the list of
champions which Reigns is now in company with/of as wrestlers that have held
the championship longer as in alongside in the history books, then we have
Graves basically saying greatness and other things, Cole brings up this would
be the 9th time Reigns has had the main event spot of Mania and he has broken
Hulk Hogan's record then Cole makes reference to how many defences Reigns has
made; tonight will be 31 and then he lists the names off with Graves including
Rhodes on that list, basically we have the entire commentary table putting over
Reigns in a hard way. But if we were to look at the facts; that they aren't
actually that impressive if we were to be honest. The problem I have with this
entire building up garbage is so many uncomfortable facts if anything this
entrance actually harms Reigns, because if you were to look at it; it
highlights the worst parts of him even though he may or may not have been in
control; such as to begin with taking the main event of Mania record away from
Hogan and just for the record I don't care about Hogan, I am simply pointing
out that they are making reference to when Reigns was being shoved down our
necks so this was not a good start, then so what he has been champion for 1,316
days which puts him alongside these other long reigning champions, but he has
the worst statistics, I really do understand that he does have a medical
history and on a separate topic but on a connecting one the world of wrestling
is different, but reasonably if he had 89 or somewhere around here defences
that would be something to highlight over this timeframe of days, but as things
are his record would basically indicate doing the bare minimum to keep hold of
his championship and not forgetting the uncomfortable fact that most of these
have come from outside assistance. I really wouldn't have brought this up in
the slightest, because it just annoys me and we haven't even had the ringing of
the bell yet. Cole references Reigns as the most dominant champion of this era
which I think I have successfully squashed that theory by saying earlier he has
done the equivalent of the very basics to keep hold of his championship.
Paraphrasing McAfee makes reference to Rhodes being in possibly better cardia
than Reigns or you would think based on he wrestles more three times a week,
you know what I said about from earlier about Reigns not looking good, this
would be another point, it has to be asked warlord in making these references
which then opened up the door for me to point out these things? It just doesn't
make your champion look in the slightest strong in any sense of the word. Now I
have to give some praise you Cole for telling Rhodes in a nutshell focus,
McAfee makes reference to a possible know of certain herb in the air and then a
little later he says an adult reference, Mr. Perfect gets referenced in one way
or another and then for me Graves has to spoiler a little by saying basically a
comparison between this legend and Reigns reign as champion and as everyone
should know likewise as I have already illustrated it has been less than
perfect. We have a this is awesome chants, which I beg to differ and finally
this is where I got angry, very unbelievably angry at one point or another we
have the commentary team saying something to the effect of pro-wrestling
something or other. This is why I highlighted in the first night when Michael
Cole said buckle up it is time for the greatest show in all of entertainment,
this is WrestleMania. I hate to break it to you but the WWE has been about
professional wrestling for some years, if you want a turning point I will give
you one 2002 when the WWF went to WWE actually the E stands for Entertainment
and yes the second W stands for wrestling; I mean I know, I know it was
probably a jab at AEW, so taking everything into consideration, including my
interest in this feud checked out about a year ago. This match/match slot
receives: 6/10.
The average mark of this
pay-per-view is: 8/10, let's be honest the second
night really did the heavy lifting and save this weekend, before I get
criticism for something or anything I should point out this event went from a
5/10 to what you see here, so how can I put this politely; I just see things as
they are so let's not this tribalism garbage shall we.
