 Titus O'Neil delivers a big boot to Adrian Neville. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Ascension def. Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger All of The Ascension's matches pretty much blend together after you've seen them a million times over. You see one Ascension match, you've seen them all. This was nothing short of a dominant showing from the former tag champs and at least their opponents weren't nameless competitors. There's that, right? I see what they're doing with the Hideo Itami story, but Itami can get beat up only so many times before fans start to lose interest. The pay-off better be coming sooner rather than later. Tyler Breeze def. CJ Parker This was a complete mess of a match. I enjoy Breeze's work immensely, but I've been left wondering since NXT: Takeover 2 whether he's a heel or transitioning into a babyface role. If it's the latter, then I'm fine with it, but they've done a poor job of clearly establishing him as such. Even if he was, why would a face put someone on the shelf by ramming their shoulder into a ring post? It makes very little sense and it therefore made this match awkward since Parker is also a heel.
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 Jack Swagger secures the Patriot Lock for the victory. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
Tyson Kidd def. Kofi Kingston It may not exactly be Raw or even Main Event for that matter, but it's still cool as always to see Kidd getting TV time (or Network time?). He and Kingston work really well together, so it was great that they received a substantial amount of time to have the match they were capable of having. Better yet, Kidd picking up the victory (and via submission at that) was the right move. How did he go from losing to Truth last week and beating Kingston this week? Either way, they need to be more consistent with this character to ensure he's benefiting from this push he's currently getting. Jack Swagger def. Bo Dallas I wasn't a fan of the feud these two had going a few months back, but their matches are now more enjoyable since neither guy has much to lose. The commentators acknowledging their history was also a nice touch that made the match mean more than it would have had they not mentioned their past. They worked a solid match with the crowd solidly behind Swagger throughout. The finish was well done with Swagger reversing the Bo-Dog into the ankle lock for the win.  Bobby Roode and Lashley come face-to-face. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Hardys def. The BroMans in Tag Team Tournament Quarterfinals Match I had a hunch Matt would be choosing Devon as his partner so they could begin a feud with Magnus and Bram, but I'm glad they took the more logical route and had him go with his brother Jeff instead. The BroMans are a joke tag team, so the ending outcome was never in doubt. That said, it was a nice match because while The BroMans have a terrible gimmick, they're decent enough wrestlers. I'm curious as to whether The Hardys will remain a tandem for a while longer or if they're just sticking together for the tournament. Devon and Bram Brawled Bram, to me, comes off like a star with his look and wrestling ability, but I continue to fear that TNA is branding him as a hardcore wrestler and nothing more. He's capable of much more than that and I hope that's not the direction they're taking his character in. His reasoning for attacking Devon last week was rather weak and the brawl between the two was as basic as it gets. They did a decent job of building up the match for later in the night, but it wasn't a marquee match anyway, so why not go right into it?  Jack Swagger and Seth Rollins lock up on Main Event. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
WWE Tag Team Champions Gold & Stardust and The Usos Participated in 'How Well Do You Know Your Bro?' I refuse to even bother giving my (expert?) analysis of this, as it just might have been one of the dumbest I have seen on WWE TV in a long time. Everything about it was ridiculous and I can't believe the people who wrote this thought it was a good idea. Needless to say, it was a weak way of furthering this feud going into Hell in a Cell, and if anything, it probably made me less excited for their upcoming match. It's almost as if it was intentionally bad because you need to really try in order to get a segment that horrendous. Tyson Kidd def. R-Truth This was essentially the exact same match we saw from these two last week and it was fine for what it was. It's just incredibly hard to get invested in anything R-Truth is involved in these days. He's so irrelevant that I take nothing he does seriously. That said, I continue to enjoy what they're doing with Kidd right now and am glad he's getting more TV time. It was nice for him to get his win back over Truth, but I'd like to see him engage in a real feud with someone sooner rather than later.  Mick Foley returns to Raw to confront Seth Rollins. By Graham "GSM" Matthews
The Authority Hyped Hell in a Cell I feel like I've ranted enough about The Authority opening Raw week in and week out, but it doesn't take away from the fact that it's cliche and overdone. Granted, they did a solid job of building up the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view (and God knows it needs all the hype it can get), but Triple H just had to turn it into a joke by plugging the WWE Network. It wasn't a completely pointless promo by The Authority, but it wasn't the right way to kick off the show. Damien Mizdow and WWE Tag Team Champions Gold & Stardust def. United States Champion Sheamus and The Usos We've every combination of this six-man tag team match in the last month or two that it has gotten to the point where I can't even enjoy the action. All six competitors worked hard, but it's the same match every week and it's grown tiresome. If nothing else, Mizdow's win was a pleasant surprise and The Miz's reaction on commentary on priceless. Mizdow is awesome (no pun intended) in the role, but I'm sure a split is coming sooner rather than later. |
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