 By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Michael Elgin def. Silas Young The crowd was thoroughly behind Elgin throughout the bout, something that hasn't been the case for him in the past when I've watched him wrestle. He's always been an excellent athlete, but he had a problem at one point connecting with the crowd, but it looks like he's overcome that as of late. Prior to All Star Extravaganza, he was a heel the last televised match I watched him work, so when he did he turn babyface? Or was he a heel here? That aside, he and Young worked a hard-hitting matchup, but both guys should have been protected, so it would have helped it Elgin went up against something who could have taken the loss. This was taped before the PPV last weekend, hence why Young didn't have Dalton Castle's "boys" with him. ACH def. Caprice Coleman This was another match that had weird character development. To my knowledge, both ACH and Coleman are babyfaces, so the crowd didn't have any incentive to cheer for one guy over the other. That said, the crowd reacted to many of the big moves and appreciated the competitiveness of the contest. There wasn't anything in the way of storyline significance during this match, but the post-match interview between Steve Corino and Coleman referencing the letter Coleman received last week was interesting.
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 By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Team B.A.D. def. Team Bella After a good Divas Championship match at Night of Champions and a great heel turn from Paige on Raw, we were back to the tired "faction wars" on this show. Ugh. Don't get me wrong, the match was well-wrestled and everyone played their part well, but I'd be lying if I said I cared about who won. Worse yet, it was a match pitting two heel factions against each other! Who the hell was the crowd supposed to cheer for? It's the little things like that, that bother me the most and I'm hoping both of these trios are on the verge of splitting up because the exchanging of victories does nothing for me. Stardust def. R-Truth I'm not sure if I'm in the minority in saying this, but I don't mind the trio of Stardust and The Ascension at all. They make for a cool unit and it definitely adds something to each of the acts involved. Truth is a glorified enhancement wrestler at this point, so the ending outcome was never in doubt, but it was a nice win for Stardust and I liked how he used The Ascension to his advantage by distracting Truth before picking up the win.  Randy Orton takes the fight to The Wyatt Family. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Wyatt Family Brawled with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton If WWE was well-aware that Sting was in no shape to show up, why bother advertising him for the start of Raw even if there was a chance he could appear? There wasn't a single mention of him during this segment. That aside, I loved how we had someone not from The Authority open the show for once. It felt fresh and the brawl between the two trios was hot, setting the stage for another six-man tag team match. Orton was a pleasant surprise and logical as well given the Wyatts took him out of action two weeks back. Hopefully WWE continues to switch up their formula in the future when it comes to how they start their shows. Neville and The Lucha Dragons def. Stardust and The Ascension While I enjoyed their encounter on the Night of Champions Kickoff show, this match wasn't nearly as good. They put forth a commendable effort, but the match was hindered by one too many botches (Sin Cara's looked especially bad). It doesn't help that this feud doesn't seem to be over anything and the babyface got their win back after only a night. Expect to see the rubber match as soon as SmackDown on Thursday.  By Graham "GSM" Matthews
#AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews, answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
 By RJ Marceau
Last night at Night of Champions, we saw the return of Kane. I wasn’t surprised he returned with the mask either. Over the past 5 years we have seen Kane with the mask and without the mask. But it seems like the WWE wants you to believe that Kane is a threat to the storyline they put him in. The issue or role for Kane when he has returned is being used as a stepping-stone to the next major angle for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In 2011, he was used in a feud with WWE Champion John Cena, Eve and Zack Ryder. He attacked Ryder week after week trying to get John Cena to “Rise Above the Hate.” This feud happened before Cena went into his big “Once in a Lifetime” with The Rock. Kane was the devil's favorite demon for a couple more months and then started to give hugs to his Team Hell No partner Daniel Bryan. In 2013, Kane turned his mask back to Stephanie McMahon and became corporate Kane. |
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