First fall was not fine. The matwork was sloppy as hell then they did the 2005 2-count near fall spot, then a giant swing which got Cesaro pinned. It was terrible.

 

Let's call a spade a spade.

I thought Dolph/Cesaro was a borderline MOTYC. If it doesn't end up as the MOTN, this will be a super PPV.

If the match is not going to a third fall why even hold a 2 out of 3 falls match? A long one fall match might have been better here.

 

I'm still really into the Rhodes' brothers. I love watching Stardust interact with various heels that he's teaming with, and as crazy as it sounds, Dustin really needs this heel run to bolster his career versatility marks, since he's never had a really great heel run before and he's doing pretty well with his role.

96 Goldust doesn't qualify as a good/great heel run? He did have fans sending him threats at one point.

 

 

He doesn't have the matches. For 96, There's the brawl with Piper and the ladder match with Michaels, but not a hell of a lot else. KOTR with Johnson is a hell of a spectacle and such great gimmick work from Dustin, but that's revisionist thought. There's some okay stuff with Vega and Mero but not enough. The matches just aren't there for the level of run he needed.

Dolph v. Cesaro was garbage. Absolute trash. Outdated RVD/Jerry Lynn tribute spots, a stupid finish to the first fall, a complete waste of the gimmick, poorly booked, several awkward/overly complicated spots, et. I appreciated that the armwork mattered and the work itself was fine for the most part, but the way they laid the match out was almost the exact opposite of anything I would have wanted to see for those two, in that setting, working that gimmick.

For those wondering, the thing Nikki just did driving Brie's head into her knee, that's a facebuster.

Brie Bella vs. Nikki Bella

- That knee to Nikki’s face was worth it. Great dropkick by Brie and bump by Nikki. Hell, I even liked the finish with the forearm and the 2nd rack attack.

Bravo to the Bella twins. That was way better than I ever imagined it could be.

Bellas match was legitimately better than Cesaro v. Dolph. Easily

I thought the Cesaro-Ziggler match was ok. Not worth hating, not worth loving. The first fall in particular looked a lot different than most WWE matches and then Cesaro did a great job selling the arm. Dolph did good to go after it. I don't care if it didn't go to a third fall, I think it's dumb to have every 2/3 falls go to a third fall. Out of context that match is better than it is in-context. Ziggler ate a ton of offense and survived it, which makes sense if he was booked like a legitimate champion. He won't be.

 

Brie vs. Nikki was short but pretty sweet. The sister that looks like she could break the other one in half won, so thumbs up.

I really liked that Dylan Thomas video game ad.

If the match is not going to a third fall why even hold a 2 out of 3 falls match? A long one fall match might have been better here.

The story was that Cesaro challeged Ziggler to two out of three because he felt there was no way Ziggler could beat him in t

with that stip, so Cesaro was hoisted on his own petard.

I was getting bread into the bread machine instead of seeing Dolph vs Cesaro. Bella match was perfectly fine though. I would have liked the kick out to the bella buster maybe a little later in the match, but past that, it was fine.

I really liked that Dylan Thomas video game ad.

 

The Kid Rock one was better.

 

Man, those are words I never imagined myself typing.

Bellas match with stupid stipulation - They worked hard here. I'll give them that. The next month of WWE TV will feature the match's stipulation. That's not good for anyone.

The Bellas have to be the worst actresses to ever get notable work in a WWE ring. Everything they did looked choreographed. Even them trying to get the crowd involved looked bad, imo.

So apparently the new odds have Seth Rollins beating Dean Ambrose. 7 - 1 odds actually. Hopefully this is a smoke screen because I don't see why you would have Rollins win this

Bellas match was legitimately better than Cesaro v. Dolph. Easily

 

I...don't disagree with this.

 

The feat of strength superplex spot by Cesaro was great...but the running knee & missile dropkick by Brie were also great.

The Bellas have to be the worst actresses to ever get notable work in a WWE ring. Everything they did looked choreographed. Even them trying to get the crowd involved looked bad, imo.

 

Not as choreographed as the "1-2-3-4" dance routine in the previous match

Goldust is Benjamin Button, somebody reads this board

 

The Bellas have to be the worst actresses to ever get notable work in a WWE ring. Everything they did looked choreographed. Even them trying to get the crowd involved looked bad, imo.

 

Not as choreographed as the "1-2-3-4" dance routine in the previous match

 

 

I missed the bulk of that match because of Network issues.

Can't believe how much I enjoyed the Bellas' match. That dropkick was awesome and I liked the finish as well.

 

Still trying to figure out the opener. The near falls felt incredibly forced and sloppy, I didn't really buy into the arm work and all that worked for me were Cesaro's signature spots. I hope they have something in mind for either/both of them because I don't get Dolph wining 2 consecutive falls if they'll both be back to business as usual tomorrow night.

The Usos vs. Goldust & Stardust

- Early on, this felt flat and disjointed. Up to the hot tag, I am enjoying last month’s match more. The stretch run was the usual frenetic big spots we are accustomed to in the tag title matches.

I liked the tag match the most so far. Not really saying too much but the end half was fun. Even if not terriby original compared to other Uso matches. Goldust working most the match helped.

 

I did like the new blue added to Cody's outfit. So I'll give him that!

 

The Rhodes Bros. didn't work that match like heels at all though.

Cody is dog shit at this point. He has no clue how to work a heat segment. When Dustin was in the match was pretty good, though the psychology was bizarre