Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs The Real Americans
Really fun tag match, with all four guys adding little
touches to make this more than just a run-of-the-mill tag match. Liked Cesaro
at least trying to stop Cody hitting the Disaster Kick by making for the ropes
as he hits it. Goldust was looking terrific at this point, leaping gracefully
into the Code Red. A double dive to the floor by the Rhodes Brothers is as fun
as it is unexpected. Cesaro’s strength allows him to easily correct spots that
nearly go awry, using raw power to catch Goldust and hit a tilt-a-whirl
backbreaker. Loved Swagger’s cocky bullying of Goldust, just shoving him across
the mat to get him into place for the Swagger Bomb. The Real Americans work a
fun heat section on Goldust, including a great near tag where Cesaro shoves
Cody off the apron at the last second. Cody was hot fire on the eventual tag,
loved his moonsault press to Swagger. The end was great as Swagger locked in
the Patriot Lock on Cody, who tried to break the hold frantically with boots to
the feet before escaping and hitting the CrossRhodes for the win. Great stuff.
The Funkadactyls vs Layla & Alicia Fox
Naomi still has her eyepatch on here, so of course Fox aims
some early elbows to that eye. My notes state that Cameron hit a “wheelbarrow
something”, which tells you how good that move looked. Layla looks great here,
loved her fluid takeover into a pin, and she stooges about really well. As per
usual, Fox’s Northern Lights suplex looks great. Naomi comes in on the hot tag,
and though full of energy, she looks a little sloppy. Her heel turn has really
helped her slow down and crispen up her moves. Cameron botches a move where she’s
supposed to leap off Fox’s back, before Naomi hits the Rear View and a
split-legged moonsault for the win. The heel team looked a lot more capable
here.
The Big Show vs Titus O’Neill
Pretty brief, but there was stuff to enjoy here. Titus shows
Big Show no respect early on, earning himself an hilarious tour of chops by
Show, who really milks the impact of each one. A chop block by Titus looks
great, and is a realistic way for him to take over. Clash of the Titus gets
two, despite looking super impressive but Show catches him on a corner splash
with the KO punch for the win.
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