 Seth Rollins and Kane come face-to-face. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins Interrupted Randy Orton The feud between Orton and Rollins has been heating up nicely and they've done a good job of making viewers forget the crappy build we saw before WrestleMania. Their latest back-and-forth on the mic was solid that effectively hyped their Steel Cage match on Sunday. While Orton emphasized that he doesn't need the RKO to put Rollins away at Extreme Rules, he still threatened to hit the move at some point during the night, providing a hook through the rest of the show. Rollins continues to shine on the mic and as a character as seen by the way he exudes confidence, but you already knew that. Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper Ended in a No Contest Both of these guys are extremely underutilized, so I'm happy to see WWE finally doing something with them. Granted, they're not at the level they deserve to be at, but I'll settle for anything. I was glad the match didn't come to fruition as they can really go all out in some sort of gimmick match at Extreme Rules and their subsequent brawl gave a nice preview of that. Their similar hardcore styles would make for one hell of a Falls Count Anywhere match or something along those lines.
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 Who came out on top as the new tag team champs? By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Hardys def. The Revolution in an Ultimate X Qualifying Match After what went down last week, you had to know that the only reason Khoya was picked to be James Storm's partner is because they plan for him to be the breakout star of the group. The only issue is that he hasn't been around very long and his level of progression isn't where it should be yet, so his split from the group feels premature. The match was good for the most part, but the ending outcome with The Hardys advancing to the main event was never in doubt. The focus was more on the teased tension between Storm and Khoya than it was about the World Tag Team Championship being at stake. TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle Confronted Eric Young I wasn't a fan of Young turning heel several months ago, but to his credit, he has really honed his character and channels his crazy, chaotic persona nicely. It comes across well in his promos as seen here in his back-and-forth with Angle. It was a solid segment used to hype up next week's title match between the two, but at the same time, it seemed to plant the seeds for a Young face turn. Hopefully it's simply a red herring as it's way too soon to be turning him back babyface.  By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Zack Ryder def. Heath Slater I was hoping Ryder would be more over with the English audience, but at least they came alive for his offense. Other than that, they were relatively quiet for the match. There were still some rumblings, but they weren't really into anything Ryder or Slater were doing. It was your typical Superstars match for the most part and I was glad to see Ryder pick up the win (for no other reason than I'm a broski). On a side note, why is Slater still using the 3MB entrance theme all this time later? How is he a "three man band" when he's been on his own for almost a year now? R-Truth def. Curtis Axel I didn't care much about the match itself, but it was cool to see Axel so incredibly over with the audience. They took a major liking to him, and due to that, Truth instantly became the heel in this match. Axel's antics were entertaining, but the match could only be so good when Truth is involved. Much like the previous bout, the crowd sat on their hands for the most part and booed when Truth hit his finisher out of nowhere and won. What's the point in having Truth pick up pointless wins at this stage in his career?  Cesaro and Tyson Kidd double team John Cena. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
WWE Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Tyson Kidd Interrupted United States Champion John Cena As much as I like the U.S. Open, it'd grow tiresome quicker if Cena held it on every SmackDown along with every week on Raw, so I was fine with him holding off on it here. Cesaro and Kidd interrupting him was a pleasant surprise, though it's hard to take them seriously after they lost in a two-on-one scenario against Randy Orton on Raw. Still, everyone including Daniel Bryan played their roles well in this segment and it felt special to see the four champions share the ring together. Does this mark the first time in history that the Intercontinental and United States Champions teamed up against the tag champs? Bray Wyatt def. R-Truth It bugged me when Jerry Lawler said on commentary that this would be a "rare" in-ring appearance from Wyatt, despite the fact he wrestled a match on SmackDown just last week. Regardless, it was a fine squash match, but what purpose was it supposed to serve? It beat hearing Wyatt cut the same repetitive promo again, but Truth has zero credibility, so Wyatt beating him seemed pointless. I'm anxious to see who Wyatt has been targeting in his promos as of late, but they he shouldn't be in action unless his matches mean something. |
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