At least AJ won cleanly and strongly at the end. Not sure how to rate it but it was fun, didn't go a half hour and had a few big time spots. Hope AJ is satisfied.

I just want to point out, re: my previous comment that Shane can hit a SSP and Jericho cannot.

I'm almost disappointed that wasn't as dumb as I was hoping it would be. Kinda lingered a bit near the end but Shane really throws better savate kicks than Mutoh does.

They go close to 25 minutes?

I'll need a lot more wine. A lot more.

Well, that was a mess but kind of a fun mess. You just have to accept that these Shane matches have nothing to do with anything else I guess.

Shane is a better in-ring worker in 2017 than Jericho.

 

I had a blast watching this, quite honestly.

Call me crazy but that was better than Styles's series with Cena. Pretty decent, watchable match. ** 3/4 ish

So is Shane Liger, Takada and Sangre Chicana all rolled into one? Big dives, matwork, punches he can do it all apparently.

He's none of them. More like RVD, Davey Richards and Road Dogg rolled into one... but better.

Shane is a better in-ring worker in 2017 than Jericho.

 

I had a blast watching this, quite honestly.

KawadaSmile has spoken. I'm not going to argue with him.

Call me crazy but that was better than Styles's series with Cena. Pretty decent, watchable match. ** 3/4 ish

 

You're crazy. Absolutely crazy.

Call me crazy but that was better than Styles's series with Cena. Pretty decent, watchable match. ** 3/4 ish

You're crazy.

Yeah, I really dug it, with the caveat of annoyance that this is Shane instead of anyone else

Opener was dumb fun. Better than what I expected so I'm totally fine with the non nonsensical layout and lack of story.

Is YouTube Sensation Lilly Singh "that Indian Girl"?

 

Shane is a better in-ring worker in 2017 than Jericho.

 

I had a blast watching this, quite honestly.

 

KawadaSmile has spoken. I'm not going to argue with him.

I enjoyed it, they even made the coast to coast make sense/look decent as much as that is possible.

Well, we're set up well to do the Shane-Jericho Pepsi challenge.

 

Shane is a better in-ring worker in 2017 than Jericho.

 

I had a blast watching this, quite honestly.

 

KawadaSmile has spoken. I'm not going to argue with him.

If we argue, he will Big Boot us off the apron into the crowd.

Lol, was wondering why they weren't showing the match promo, but they can show it all while KO's walking down the ramp

AJ vs. Shane -- ***1/4

 

Absurd, but well done and AJ bumped hard to make it work. Finish puts it over the top.

I was expecting an idiotic stunt show but they gave us a half-decent pro wrestling match instead.

 

 

Shane is a better in-ring worker in 2017 than Jericho.

 

I had a blast watching this, quite honestly.

KawadaSmile has spoken. I'm not going to argue with him.

If we argue, he will Big Boot us off the apron into the crowd.

 

I have food, brothers. I'm a happy and peaceful man.

AJ vs. Shane -- ***1/4

 

Absurd, but well done and AJ bumped hard to make it work. Finish puts it over the top.

The SSP was quite lovely.

Worse catchprase:

 

You're a stupid idiot

 

or

 

I'm Seth Freaking Rollins!!!

Clearly a better match than AJ-Jericho or Shane-Taker last year, if only because they decided to have a good fight rather a bad epic. Shane’s cosplaying will always be ridiculous, but it was all far superior to what it could have been, ridiculous Triangle Choke and all.

 

Really weird that two of the more anticipated matches (esp. by the smarkier portions of the crowd) are going on first. I could see this backfiring if the final third of the show is some combo of the usual lame Rock appearance, a creepy Hogan cameo, and Taker and Goldberg riding into the sunset in back-to-back duds.