 By Graham "GSM" Matthews
R-Truth def. Heath Slater It seems when Truth isn't facing Bo Dallas, his opponent is Slater, another guy who I couldn't care less about. No knock on Slater as I've praised his selling ability before, but it helps when he's in there with someone who can showcase their skills and can use the win. It's well-documented that I'm no fan of Truth and thus his matches bore me to tears, but on the bright side, this bout didn't last too long and his "feud" with King Barrett finally appears to be done with, so there is that. Neville def. Bo Dallas Neville's slowly becoming a regular on Superstars, which frightens me. He still has his feud with Stardust going (or at least on SmackDown), but it feels like filler before Stardust presumably moves on to Stephen Amell/The Arrow in time for SummerSlam. These two have always worked well together and I appreciated how Dallas was on offensive for most of it so it wasn't such a one-sided squash. It wasn't the best match they've ever had, but at the very least it was competent.
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 Seth Rollins stands victorious over Cesaro. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Sheamus def. Dean Ambrose These two have had a few matches against each other in the past and almost all of them to my memory have been good to great, so I'd love to see them in an actual program at some point. They told a solid story throughout the bout with Ambrose selling his arm injury, though it was interference from The Wyatt Family that ultimately cost him the win and helping them get their heat back from Raw in the process. It's a shame Sheamus has very little going for him as Mr. Money in the Bank right now. They need to be more consistent with his wins and hopefully this was the start of that. Neville def. Adam Rose I figured Neville as well as Stardust being left off Raw this week meant their matches last week were for nothing, but it looks like they well be feuding after all. Thus, that begs the question: why the hell weren't they mentioned on Raw at all?! I don't mind the feud because the matches have the potential to be enjoyable, but both guys need wins right now. There was also a mention of Neville's "Red Arrow" during Stardust's promo, so perhaps this is filler before Stardust faces Stephen Amell from "The Arrow" at SummerSlam. As for this match, Rose was squashed. What else is new?  By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Briscoes, Roderick Strong and ODB def. ROH World Champion and ROH Television Champion Jay Lethal, Donovan Dijak, J Diesel and Truth Martini While it wasn't worthy of being the main event of the huge 200th episode, it was still a very fun main event where everyone involved shined. Considering almost the entire episode consisted of clips of past shows/matches, they could have devoted a little more time to this match, but what we ended up getting was good. Perhaps the highlight of the contest was ODB getting her hands on Martini and ultimately pinning him for the win, but you'd think Lethal and Strong would have interacted more than they did with their title match coming up this Friday at Death Before Dishonor. Overall Show Unless you're a huge Ring of Honor fan and want relive some of this classic bouts, I can't recommend you watch this show. As someone who has never seen any of those matches before, even I found myself skipping through most of them because only highlights were shown, not the matches in their entirety. The main event was enjoyable, but not must-see. Above all else, ROH has a iPPV this Friday, so they might have been better off ditching the clip show and instead utilizing this opportunity to sell viewers on the event.  Bobby Roode prepares to put away Matt Hardy. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Dixie Carter Announced Jeff Jarrett as the Latest TNA Hall of Fame Inductee About damn time! I realize the Hall of Fame (nor the company itself for that matter) has been around long so it's not looked at as being "prestigious," but it always boggled my mind that TNA never bothered to induct the founder of the organization into their own Hall of Fame. This move shouldn't come as that big of a surprise with Jarrett now back in the good graces of management and apparently in a working relationship with them again. From what I've heard, the ceremony will take place on an upcoming episode of Impact Wrestling, so maybe they're playing it safe in case they won't be on Destination America by September? Bram def. Magnus in a Street Fight Was there any explanation as to why this match was happening? I enjoyed their feud several months ago, but they have hardly interacted at all since then, so it felt random for them to rekindle their rivalry out of nowhere. The match was good for the most part, but I'm surprised they didn't take advantage of the no disqualification stipulation by having James Storm or another Revolution member interfere instead of waiting until afterward. Magnus losing before the big inter-gender tag team bout was a bit confusing, but it gives Bram a nice win since Magnus is on his way out of the comapny anyway.  By Graham "GSM" Matthews
El Texano def. Johnny Mundo by Disqualification Every match in Lucha Underground serves some sort of a purpose, so this one felt random when it was initially announced. Even a brief backstage segment would have been beneficial in setting it up. It was well-wrestled while it lasted, but both are involved in feuds right now that will culminate at Ultima Lucha, so it was wise to protect Texano and Morrison with the non-finish. I didn't understand the involvement of The Crew (maybe I'm missing something?), but at least Alberto El Patron effectively furthered his feud with Mundo by making the save for Texano. Speaking of which, I appreciated the attention to detail by not completely ignoring the history El Patron and Texano have together. The Mack def. Cage I completely forgot about these two facing off a few weeks ago until this rematch. It did make storyline sense since they got in a fight backstage a one point a while ago, but it would have helped if viewers were reminded of that. This wasn't nearly as impressive of a rematch as their encounter, but it was logical to keep it short and sweet with the Falls Count Anywhere rematch next week. That's a stipulation that perfectly fits the styles of both competitors and should be a blast. |
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