Posted October 3, 20159 yr comment_5702029 John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (Cage Match for the US Title) Brock Lesnar vs. The Big Show New Day vs. Dudley Boys (Tag Titles) Rusev vs. Dolph Ziggler Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho (IC Title) Randy Orton vs. Sheamus The Tokyo show was a good card. This doesn't look fun to sit through.
October 3, 20159 yr comment_5702030 They should have at least switched it up and having Rusev/Owens/Sheamus vs Ziggler/Jericho/Sheamus or something. I can imagine how Orton vs Sheamus will go over in front of the MSG crowd.
October 3, 20159 yr comment_5702049 Aren't there lower card matches with Team Bella and Stardust etc too?
October 3, 20159 yr comment_5702051 Orton/Sheamus was the opener for Summerslam in BK and did fine. Orton's actually a pretty good house show worker, but it's of course crazy that they didn't try to spice this up even a little bit. Half of these matches were presented to what will be much of the same crowd less than six weeks ago.
October 3, 20159 yr Author comment_5702052 Aren't there lower card matches with Team Bella and Stardust etc too? Maybe... .I got the matches from the Observer site.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702057 Already an aubile as Orton-Sheamus is now Orton/Ziggler vs. Sheamus/Rusev.
October 4, 20159 yr Author comment_5702060 Rusev & Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler & Randy Orton - Solid tag formula match - I enjoyed Dolph getting beat on but the hot tag was sort of lame and I really hate Orton’s soft offense. - Fun finish and better than the Kane tag from Japan.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702062 I enjoyed the opener as Dolph sold well and with more focus than you usually see from this type of pairing on Raw. Also a couple fun spots with Orton backing from and ducking a lariat. Its crazy how he actually seems engaged on these non-routine TV shows. Dude must be bored with Raw.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702063 Orton/Ziggler vs. Sheamus/Rusev: Can't yet dismiss this as an episode of Smackdown, but so far it looks and sounds like one. Aside from the eye poke this wasn't anything special. Crowd seemed dead for an MSG opener until the finish. Faces are allowed to do a little more shtick and audience acknowledgment than usual. The post-match was more of a Rusev burial than a Sheamus face turn. Nothing worth worrying about, but still odd.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702064 They need to put Rusev back with Lana ASAP. They just meant so much more as a double act, and Summer is a really poor substitute.
October 4, 20159 yr Author comment_5702078 Fell asleep during Neville Stardust Tem Bella vs. PCB - Fun match - The story was Paige and the other two not being on the same time. - At times, you could hear Sasha chants - Solid work with minimal screw ups. - I loved the finish with the PCB abandoning Paige.
October 4, 20159 yr Author comment_5702084 Kevin Owens vs. Chris Jericho - Really fun match but it felt like an ROH tribute show. - After watching ROH back to back a couple of weeks, you can see some of the things the indy guys love doing within the match…. Enziguiris, gut kicking reversals into another reversal. Roll up pin - This was good but not as good as the Owens match from Japan or the Jericho match from Japan for that matter.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702085 Thought Jericho looked like crap, to be honest. Really sluggish. Match wasn't up to much, in my opinion.
October 4, 20159 yr Author comment_5702087 Dudley Boyz vs. New Day - This was fun for the New Day antics. - I was dying at them making fun of the Duds signature stuff. - I don’t like the finish but it does mean the Dudz don’t have the titles. That is good.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702089 This has been a perfectly acceptable show that feels very normal. Nothing outstanding but absolutely nothing offensive or that feels like a huge waste of time. Why won't they even try running Raw like this, even from time to time? It'll save everybody in the office from headaches at least a few times every year.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702090 Stardust vs. Neville: Not sure what to even say about this. Cody's maniac gimmick seemed to get no reaction. People liked the Red Arrow and didn't seem to care about everything prior to that. Team Bella vs. PCB: Fine, but Bellas vs. BAD from SD was miles ahead of this. I stopped paying attention at certain points but I cop to continuing to give Paige the benefit of the doubt and actually liking her promo work, even when it's the indulgent faux-shoot stuff. Jericho vs. Owens: Actually really enjoyed Owens audible heeling this time around. Solid match: I continue to inexplicably enjoy Jericho as a house show worker even though he botches spots and isn't anything special in-ring. Agree that both guys were better in Japan. New Day-Dudleys: Holy hell that New Day promo was the highlight of the night. Probably of the week. Xavier was incredible here. So much good banter. "Don't touch me, dog." "Tricep meat." "An introverted man." "Shame." Loved that New Day kept the gold but feels like they're just delaying the title change until HIAC. But very entertaining, well laid out stuff from both teams, and New Day seem like the most over act in the company.
October 4, 20159 yr Author comment_5702093 Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show - Man, Brock no sells three chokeslams… gives Big Show 4 suplexes and an F5. This was a spectacle but really short. I don’t like the idea of Big Show killing off Henry and Cesaro to get killed off from Lesnar so quickly.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702094 Brock vs. Big Show -- Show is one of my least favorite guys on the roster. But this was still awesome. Loved him popping up after the choke slams, loved the suplexes as well as how quickly they finished it. Post-match belly to belly and another F5? Thank you!
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702095 Brock-Show: Highlight was actually Brock's awesome selling of the chokeslams. I liked the story they told and was going to say that I only wish the match had been longer until Brock came back for more. Not because it should have been competitive, but because I'd have liked ten more suplexes. Only negative was the terribly out of place hushed tones from the announcers trying to get this over as something gravely serious and Eden having to randomly announce “Let's hear it for the Big Show!” for no reason.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702096 If they had about ten more minutes of the first two minutes, with both guys trying to get the advantage, this would have been great.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702101 Are others noticing Cena favor and regularly check his knee throughout this match? I wonder if that's related to his upcoming break or if he merely tweaked it tonight.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702102 It's pretty ironic: Cena overreacting to the notions that he can't wrestle has done a lot to make him someone who can't wrestle instead of one of the best in the world like he used to be.
October 4, 20159 yr comment_5702103 It's pretty ironic: Cena overreacting to the notions that he can't wrestle has done a lot to make him someone who can't wrestle instead of one of the best in the world like he used to be. This is a great post. He does feel like he's regressed badly in the past year as he's tried to "do more" at the expense of psychology and selling. But he's actually won some of the "Cena can't wrestle" goobers over to some degree. He was getting heavily praised on WF earlier this year before he won the U.S. title back and everyone started wishing he'd get a horrible injury again.
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