Seth Rollins vs Fandango
Perfectly fine match, with
the up-and-coming main eventer getting a clean win over the lower midcarder.
Rollins’ kneeling flatliner in the corner looked a bit weak, despite Fandango
trying his best to save it with a big sell, but the rest of this was competent
professional wrestling. Fandango shows nice fire on his comeback, but gets
planted with a buckle bomb and a curb stomp for a quick win
Jey Uso vs Ryback
Decent stuff here, as they
work a nice speed vs power section at the start. Uso throws some really nice
right hands before using his speed to get two counts from a roll-up and a
crucifix. Ryback catches him from the second rope with a huge spinebuster that
looked great. Meathook clothesline gets reverse to a big Samoan Drop, but a
Curtis Axel distraction allows Ryback to hit a second attempt to win.
Slater Gator vs Big E
& Kofi Kingston
Bit of a curio here, as
the proto-New Day are accompanied by Xavier Woods in glasses and Brother Love’s
clothes, barking orders at them throughout the match. Titus does get to chuck
around Kofi at the beginning, but he soon tags out after Slater and O’Neill
start bickering. Big E blitzes them both, the New Day hit their own twist on
Demolition Decapitation to both (with a Kofi top rope stomp replacing the
elbow, looked a bit shit to be honest) and Xavier yells at them to stack Slater
Gator on top of each other for the win. Interesting glimpse into what might
have been, but I think their current direction was a better choice.
Jack Swagger vs Rusev
Both come into this
nursing wounds from their previous matches – Rusev has a bad ankle, that
Swagger tries for from the opening bell, whilst Swagger has a suspected
concussion from hitting his head on a ring post. We get a break, with Rusev
fully in control on the return, kicking Swagger repeatedly in the head and
using it as a focal point. Loved Rusev stomping and standing on Swagger’s head
whilst holding onto his arm for leverage. Swagger’s comeback is nice, huge
overhead bodyslam and he hooks the ankle lock after grabbing the foot on an
attempted block of the Swagger Bomb. Ending is a bit disappointing, as they
head outside and Rusev uses the Russian flag to draw a DQ, but the meat of this
was really fun
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