By Graham "GSM" Matthews The Miz Hosted 'Miz TV' with The Usos It's so typical of WWE to change something they initially advertised for Main Event at the last minute. It's one of the many reasons people don't take this show seriously and take everything they advertise with a grain of salt. This was far less newsworthy than an appearance from Mark Henry and a lot more pointless. I enjoy The Usos as much as anyone, but they've been overexposed as of late and this segment fell flat. The Usos def. The Miz and Damien Mizdow The two teams worked as good of a match as they did on Raw. It received a substantial amount of time, but it felt like a longer version of their previous encounter. The worst part about it was how the finish was exactly the same. Twin Magic is bad enough for a pair of babyfaces once, but twice? Come on, really? I can't complain too much since it's better than seeing The Usos in another six-man tag team match against Gold and Stardust, and at least it'll (hopefully) lead to Miz and Mizdow attempting it as well.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews The Authority Kicked Off the Show Ah, it wouldn't be an episode of Raw without The Authority segment! I would complain but I'd sound like a broken record after doing so countless times before. It was a logical follow-up to the events of Sunday's Hell in a Cell pay-per-view, but it wouldn't have at all been notable had Randy Orton not come down and lay out Seth Rollins. The crowd was hot for The Viper and it was a nice way to further their feud after weeks of teasing tension with each other. WWE Tag Team Champions Gold & Stardust def. Big Show and Mark Henry We all knew where this was headed from the get-go, but did the tag team titles really need to be on the line? Sure, it made the match mean more since there was something at stake, but Henry and Show did nothing to deserve a shot at the gold. The match mostly consisted of Henry and Show dominating the 'Dust brothers and the crowd was quiet for most of it since they saw the finish coming from a mile away. I can't say I'm excited for a potential Show-Henry feud, but at least Henry's back in the role he's most comfortable in. By John Napolitano Emanating out of Dallas, Texas, on October 26, 2014, was the fifth annual Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View event, which surprisingly did not disappoint. The Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View has been historically disenchanting as we are smack dab in the middle of the PG Era, where raping, pillaging, and plundering in the cell structure does not jive with the squeamish parents tentatively allowing their children to watch the product. Take away the blood, the unprotected chair shots, and 30-foot free-falls, and the Hell in a Cell Match becomes a very tame concept. In fact, "tame" is the adjective I would use to describe just about every Hell in a Cell Match since Undertaker and Edge tore the house down at SummerSlam 2008. Albeit, it does not help that the greatest Hell in a Cell Match of all-time was only the second installment at King of the Ring 1998, featuring Undertaker and Mankind, who had an utterly irreproducible showing, but I digress. Seeing as though it is virtually impossible to recreate the magic that Undertaker and Mankind managed 16 years ago, I would say that Hell in a Cell 2014, as a whole put up a valiant effort. The night opened with a thrilling 2-out-of-3 falls match between the Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and the “Swiss Superman” Cesaro. I thought this was a great way to open the card; these two technicians are masters of the ring, and it shows in their bouts. I do grow wearisome of the direction, or lack thereof, for these two stallions. They are both great stickmen and can more than carry a match in that 20-foot-by-20-foot squared circle. I was relieved to see Ziggler retain the strap, but his promos, in-ring work, and reign as champion is essentially meaningless if he is not given a creative direction. I know Cesaro is more than ready for that proverbial push to the top so one can only hope that his loss last night will allow him to show off his skills in a fresh, new program. #AskGSM Edition #50: WWE Hell in a Cell Results, Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt, Cesaro's Booking, More10/27/2014 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:
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