Seth Rollins VS Jey Uso
First off, great announcing by Dean Ambrose who kind of just made himself guest ring announcer, because I guess he can do whatever the hell he wants to as WWE Champion. I would also like to point out that the last few matches had by the Uso brothers have been single matches which makes you wonder if WWE are possibly thinking of putting each Uso on a different brand. If so, I think this could be quite refreshing for them and prove themselves as singles competitors. As a tag team they have been quite stale for the last few years, so this could be a good change if it does happen. This much was actually pretty well-done. These two really took it to each other and Jey proved, to me at least, that he can go it on his own. Dean Ambrose would constantly interrupt the match by announcing something random such as t-shirt sales which, at first, was funny, but I felt it got just a little bit boring after a while. Seth, once again, got a clean victory, and I don't know why, but it's always quite surprising when I see it. I think it's great and all and he deserves to get clean victories, but it seems to move away from what WWE usually does. Maybe we will see a face turn in the near future?Winner: Seth Rollins
Rating: 8
Zack Ryder VS Sheamus
Before we get into the juice of the actual match, I'm just curious if this means that Sheamus has moved on from Apollo Crews? Both guys are at one win apiece against each other so surely there should be a blowoff match? Not that I really want it, but it's unusual for WWE to just suddenly drop a storyline out of nowhere for no reason...oh wait, never mind! But onto the match, after a big win on Independence Day on RAW, I thought WWE would give him the same treatment as before and just make him take a downward spiral of losses. This was not the case as, after a decent match, he won the match. Not only did he win, but he won using the "Elbrow Drop" which I don't have a problem with. I think it's really cool and the way he delivers it is completely different to the way anyone else before him has delivered it. After the match, Tom Phillips came out asking him what was next and he would go on to say that he is after the United States Championship again. This will mean a rivalry between him and Rusev. Could this mean we will finally see Zack get the momentum that he has always deserved and beat Rusev? In which case, does it mean he will finally get an awesome run with the title? I really hope so and am interested to see how this rivalry develops.
Winner: Zack Ryder
Rating: 7.5
What was originally meant to be a match between Becky Lynch and Vacant turned out to be a blindsided attack from Natalya. She would beat up Becky a bit before executing the Sharpshooter. This was great to watch and really builds up the excitement of the rivalry between Becky and Natalya. What's even better is that neither have had a chance to go against each other whether one-on-one or in tag team action and I truly hope this stays the case until their match at Battleground because it will make their match that more special. There is great work being done here. Keep it up WWE!
Rating: 8
Xavier Woods Interview
A replay of the Wyatts-New Day Segment was shown on RAW before they cut to an interview with Xavier Woods. He said that he doesn't know what is waiting at the Wyatts house (being referred to as the Compound). He doesn't know if there will be buzzards, or alligators, or how big the Wyatts are, he doesn't know what to expect. He would then say that while he doesn't know what to expect, he will be at the compound with his "brothers" (Big E and Kofi Kingston). So it looks like this is going to go to head, however it is unknown if it will happen on an episode on RAW which will then lead to a match at Battleground, or if this "compound fight" will be shown at Battleground itself. Regardless, it will be interesting to see what exactly happens - I've got goosebumps I'm so excited!Rating: 8.5
Enzo & Cass and the Club own the mic
You have Enzo Amore and Big Cass in the ring with a microphone...and shortly the Club on the ramp with a microphone. Tell me, where in the hell can you go wrong with this? Answer: You can't! And if you think there was something wrong with this, then there's only one word to describe you, and I'm gonna spell it out for yeh...and then beat up John Cena! Seriously though, these guys did a spectacular job together and there was nothing I could fault them on. Please WWE, more of this!
Rating: 9
Enzo Amore VS AJ Styles
During the previous promo, Enzo challenged Styles to a match which he accepted. I have much love for both these guys. It's great to see Enzo in singles action and quite honestly, if Enzo and Cass were to split up, both guys could do tremendously well as singles competitors. Although, a word of advice to Enzo, I would practice doing that flip over the rope more often, you almost killed yourself doing it in this match. I enjoyed this a lot, it was a good match to see and Styles, much like Rollins, got another clean victory which is good to see. All five of these guys could easily get the audience invested in the rivalry heading into Battleground. This should be a good one!
Winner: AJ Styles
Rating: 8
Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho Backstage
You might ask what could be better than Enzo and Cass and the Club on the mic, well let me tell you, this most certainly is up there with them! Whether on the mic or in backstage together, these two can make pure gold! They are always hilarious and I honestly think these two must make their stuff up together instead of being scripted to say those things. Regardless, they make it work and I could watch them just talk together for hours it's that great! Ion you haven't seen it yourself, I would seriously recommend it!Rating: 9
The Miz w/Maryse VS Kalisto
Two really good wrestlers who haven't always been treated the way they deserve. Kalisto was hugely misused when he won the US Championship, but that was only because Creative had no idea how to work with him while he was still a part of the Lucha Dragons and obviously didn't know how to break them up. I hope that the Lucha Dragons will be split up during the draft so that we can see a great singles run from Kalisto. These two put on a really decent match. It wasn't anything too amazing, but it was still good to watch. The Miz was another heel who got a clean victory - is this the night of the clean victories or something? Good, golly gosh there has been a lot! Not really complaining though, as I feel it makes these superstars more legit.
Winner: The Miz
Rating: 7.5
Sami Zayn VS Chris Jericho with Kevin Owens on commentary
Another two really great athletes, these two did not disappoint. These two put on a great performance together, with both selling the way they should, and with a good few spots to boot. I don't think there is anything to complain about with this match. Sami got a win by rollup pin which was followed by an aftermatch Codebreaker by Jericho which then followed with a pop-up powerbomb by Kevin Owens. With the rivalry between Owens and Zayn moving further along, it is interesting to see what will happen next and who will make the next move.
Winner: Sami Zayn
Rating: 8.5
So as can be seen, despite all of the highlights, the content of the show was really well done. I did not have anything bad to say about any of the segments or matches and thought everyone did a really good job. Hope you have enjoyed this, if you have don't forget to share it along like a good little fan. Keep your eye out for more.
This is Stuverro signing out. PEACE!
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