BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
The last PPV before the “Network era” has come and gone. It was pretty decent for the most part. I won’t ramble too much about it because I have a feeling that in the long run this show will be forgotten except for one or two matches.
The best match I’ve seen in a LONG TIME was The Shield vs. The Wyatts. It was really interesting to see The Shield take the role of the faces. It really helped Seth Rollins display some of the more crowd pleasing stuff he can do. He showcased Dean Ambrose’s personality and skills. It made Luke Harper look like a bad ass. It allowed Rowan to show he CAN hang. It gave Bray Wyatt a stronger army and stronger build-up. The only thing that kind of fell flat was Roman Reigns. He was “over”, but got lost in the shuffle when all the exciting stuff was going on in the match. He just didn’t have the spots or energy of everyone else. I worry this may be a trend where we can tell he’s booked to lose when his intensity is lowered. Regardless, this match was an instant classic. Once it was over I didn’t care about the show anymore.
I skipped a lot of the show. I caught the IC Title match and the Titus/Darren match. Both were solid singles matches, but nothing too crazy. The tag and the divas stuff was easily to avoid.
The Main Event Chamber match was fun, but nothing too spectacular. It had some sick spots and people killed themselves. The one thing I’ll take from it was seeing Cesaro steal the show. He and Daniel Bryan made that match worth something to engage in. The others carried their load, but those two made it as special as it ended up being. The end result was as expected, but how they did it was sloppy.
I’m sure by the time this mini-review is read that RAW, the Network, and all the Mania hoopla will have this all being a footnote.
That 6-Man was GREAT though!
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