Really you are going to put Layla over Emma.

Sandow losing the robe and towel has made him look more generic. I also don't like how he has changed into a whining promo. Where's the elitist intellectual stuff? I think that was his ticket.

Daniel Bryan certainly adds an energy and intensity to the show, it loses a lot of the momentum when he is off. The crowd respond to him and that raises the game of those around him. I'm not totally opposed to Bryan vs Kane, although it doesn't help that they ran it a few times already this year as a throwaway television match. If they do a really great video package highlighting their history together it could easily give the match the heat and importance it needs, so all isn't lost.

 

And you have to presume there will be some kind of gimmick, probably a Casket Match. Buried Alive match would be decent, hope it doesn't end up being something like an Ambulance Match/Last Man Standing match, those are always terrible.

 

 

 

Where's the elitist intellectual stuff? I think that was his ticket.

 

His intellectual stuff sucked though, it was so out of date and not done with any kind of subtelty, not believable in the slightest. The problem with Sandow is that a lot of far more over and talented guys have emerged since he first got his push, and he has been left behind. He just doesn't have the look, charisma or x-factor to be a top guy in my opinion. Enhancement talent at best, or a generic tag wrestler.

 

The ilk of Sandow, Miz and Kingston should be phased out now they have a roster filled with superb talent. WWE has done a good job of answering the charge of too many homogenous wrestlers who were indistinguishable from each other. Now they have a good amunt of people with unique looks and gimmicks, so your cookie cutter types just aren't relevant or needed.

What happened to our War Games hopes?

Cena's promo is mind boggling in how much it undercuts The Wyatts. I'm pretty sure it's the dumbest thing to air on WWE TV this year.

What happened to our War Games hopes?

 

It was on F4WOnline.com that it can't happen because they do the set designs months in advance and they can't accommodate two rings.

This show has been a slight disappointment after last week. They both have been great but they are really overexposing HHH and Stephanie. They've been all over the show tonight

Coincidentally,Benoit's first title program after winning at Wrestlemania ten years ago was also Kane.

Pretty lucky they have this Kane video package ready after he returned to his old gimmick 20 minutes ago

Another home run Adam Rose vignette!

I honestly thought this gimmick was going to kill Barrett as a legit contender, and he's managed to get it over. Good for him!

 

Kind of stupid that a Masked Kane video package was just sitting there ready to go just in case...

Barrett looks like a superstar in the making. The guy is as committed to his gimmick as anyone in WWE.

Having that Kane package is pretty inexcusable but that's pro wrestling for ya

Did I miss something? When are the semi-final and final matches of the tournament happening?

And we have the Shield v the roster again

We saw how quickly they got that Daniel Bryan special together post-mania. They're just that good!

They kind of make Rusev look like just another guy sending him out there.

Crowd is pretty dead for this

One lackluster show that is done without the world champion, is paying tribute to someone who died and has a single night tournament isn't a huge deal in the big picture, but I'm really hoping they return to form next Monday.

So the last time they had one of those 11-3 matches, the people who shouldn't have been pinned were. So I guess Russev is getting pinned in this match

 

Edit: well never mind they decided not to do that luckily

Evolution theme !!!

Exactly how close are we to the time HHH uses all 3 Motorhead songs in one evening?

Crowd is pretty dead for this

 

Look at where they are. The only thing that got over was everyone getting to chant WE THE PEOPLE along with Swagger.

Clearly positioning Reigns as the star

I don't really care to see Kane/Bryan again, but Kane standing over the mask in the case was like a comic book panel and I loved it.