I haven’t been this excited about a PPV in a while. There’s a few matches I’m not too bothered about and some that I have been waiting weeks to see and now it finally comes to it! The talent in both the main roster and Divas division is growing better than ever in recent years right now and it’s occasions like this when we get to see the best at it’s best all in one night!
Intercontinental Championship Match
The Miz v Dolph Ziggler
I’m still really liking this ‘Hollywood’ character that The Miz is portraying since his return, it’s still along the same lines as his previous character but vamped up and tweaked a little which really works better. The style of these two wrestlers really compliments each other, although I feel like Ziggler has been off of the mic a little more than usually and that’s a shame as there could be a great egotistic storyline with some longevity in it otherwise.
The match was all about Miz at the start but I think Ziggler really came into his own after Miz tried to escape the match with a lot of close calls from both of them. While Dolph has been off of the mic though it’s allowed his wrestling to really shine through, and after the hugely exaggerated Zig Zag, Ziggler getting the pin was well and truly deserved! Looks like my prediction was completely wrong but I definitely think that it’s a well deserved win. Hopefully that means that this feud will continue a little further.
Dolph Ziggler wins. (c)
Divas Championship Match
AJ Lee v Paige
This is the first time that I can remember that I have ever been excited for a Divas match. Paige is an incredible talent and is only getting better and better every week, the feud with AJ has out her straight into the limelight and she definitely deserves the place she has within the company right now. The storyline between these two could have been a repeat of a lot of AJ’s previous ones but I think that with Paige as an opponent it brings something fresh and new to the ring that the Divas division has been waiting on for a while.
I felt like this match was great and as expected, but at time a little stop and start. It was good to see a lot more action around and outside the ring, more high risk and of course Paige reversing the Black Widow to beat AJ Lee. A well deserved win and a ‘frienermy’ship that will hopefully last a little longer.
My prediction was wrong, but I didn’t think that they would take the title from AJ so soon after winning it back again. But really, I don’t think it mattered who won or not as this feud will be going on a little longer yet.
Paige wins. (c)
Rusev v Jack Swagger
I guess the only thing I wanted to see out of this match is for Jack Swagger to get a good push as a babyface and show off some good wrestling. I think the feud between these two has been good and a little different as it would have been easy to just carry on booking Rusev against giants like Mark Henry and Ryback.
Swagger looked like he was completely ready for this before the bell even rang. The fact that Lana tried to call the match off only pumped him up even more and he was ready to defend his flag and his country within those four ropes. Swagger dominated a lot more throughout the whole match but as expected there was a lot of submission elements of this match and maybe this took its toll on the American. Of course Rusev would win, even with an injured ankle, but I still think that Swagger deserved a little more recognition, which it looks like he’s getting.
So this was a flag match.. The ending was a little anti-climatic don’t you think!
Rusev wins.
Lumberjack Match
Dean Ambrose v Seth Rollins
Last time we saw these two together, Dean Ambrose graced us with the surprise and delight of popping out of one of Hogan’s birthday presents. And now it’s here, the match I’ve been waiting for week in, week out with the added lumberjack twist! (Did everyone see Sandow dressed as an actual lumberjack..) It seems as though the Universe were completely against Rollins at the beginning too, but to be honest, he split The Shield and sided with The Authority.. And then there was a ‘standing ovation for the nutcase‘ (favourite quote of the night) Dean Ambrose.
It seems as though Rollins has been running for too long now and Ambrose completely took charge from the beginning, although both men will be given equal credit for pulling of not just a great match, but a great lumberjack match! Using the lumberjacks on the outside to their advantage and benefit rather than a pointless addition.
It’s always so promising when these two guys start to fight outside and far away from the ring, you always know there’s going to be some high risk involved and the excitement was well and truly in the air for this one!
For the first time in a long time I was excited throughout this whole match. Twists and turns and two of the biggest names in the WWE at the moment. These two will continue going far. The use of the lumberjacks at the end to distract from the big finish was a little pointless though. I was waiting for the big finish, something as mental and exciting as the match and the opponents. They’ll keep on proving themselves time and time again and Rollins taking the win only gives Ambrose a reason to get even more crazy in revenge. But please, no more lumberjack matches. Stick these two in a freaking STELL CAGE! I CAN’T BLOODY WAIT!!
Seth Rollins wins.
Chris Jericho v Bray Wyatt
Although there has been some lead up and a great interview where the two opponents of this match have come face to face, I don’t think there has been enough to get too excited about. They were thrown together a little on the night of Jericho’s return to RAW and have been feuding since, but I’m not quite sure what it’s all about.. And I think even the fans, although trying to love and go along with the Wyatt gimmick, they’re really not getting what the motivation behind this is anymore.
The match was a little slow and boring. Wyatt doesn’t connect with the crowd in the ring as well as he does outside, and this makes for a match that is probably the best time to have a toilet break and grab a quick cuppa. Even JBL was still talking about the previous lumberjack match rather than what was happening in the ring.. It’s a shame because I do and always have been a Jericho fan. But this partnership just isn’t really going anywhere, It’s definitely too slow for a typical Y2J match.
Wyatt wins, there’s not much else to say. And everyone had a good old sing-a-long at the end.
Bray Wyatt wins.
Stephanie McMahon v Brie Bella
Err, I can’t be the only one who noticed this.. But did Stephanie and Seth Rollins go to the same designer when getting thier ring outfits made? Definitely some kind of weird ‘His and Hers’ thing going on here HA!
After seeing this match, I’ll admit it wasn’t as much as a car crash as I’d imagined, although I still can’t believe it was so high up on the card. But then Stephanie and Triple H are involved, of course I can understand! No matter what happened Triple H was always going to get involved and Stephanie was always going to win. And that’s what happened really, although I have to give her some credit, Ms McMahon held her own pretty well. I think I’m just bitter that we never see Vince anymore.
But despite the obvious win from The Authority the biggest shock of the match came from Nikki Bella. From what looked like her support for her sister and the chance to finish off Stephanie in the ring. She turns on her twin! Nikki doesn’t seem too happy or smug about it at the end though. She’s either hiding it well or this is like a ‘Big Show’ type thing happening again. Either way, someone’s in for a pay rise..
Stephanie McMahon wins.
Randy Orton v Roman Reigns
I’m looking forward to this match purely because of the outcome pretty much pushing the winner straight into the next title shot or even just feud. As Roman Reigns has been going up in the WWE I think that Orton has slipped down. They’re both good talents, but Reigns is better in my opinion and this match would be a fight of strength and mind games until the end. Nothing to push it over the edge, but a good strong match all the same.
The match was an outright brawl really, with a lot of good elements outside of the ring. I think there was an equally good split between the dominance from Orton and Reigns all the way through (and a really really creepy smile from Randy Orton near the beginning.) A little slow in the middle due to the submission elements but it was clear that Randy and Reigns were both pretty PO’d and this wasn’t going to end until there was a clear winner.
The spear always wins in the end and I’m pretty glad it did. All three members of The Shield are being pushed incredibly well as singles competitors and it’s making Monday nights so much more enjoyable again!
I know who I want to win the main event now, just because of how great their match would be, whether I agree with it or not.
Roman Reigns wins.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match.
John Cena v Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman)
There’s two things I just want to mention before this match has even started, in regards to the promo package before Brock Lesnar emerges. Firstly, seeing that moment and reaction again from Wrestlemania 30 when The Undertaker was defeated still sends chills down my spine. I was fortunate enough to be there and it’s was so flipping weird! Secondly, did Lesnar just say he’s going to leave Cena in a puddle of blood, urine and vomit?.. Gross.
Lesnar always was and always is ready for a fight and you could see that in his eyes as he looked down the ramp before Cena had even come out. This is going to be a fight to the death (or near enough) with a start as fast paced and exciting as that! As soon as Cena goes down after that first F5 I think it was pretty clear that he wasn’t going to really be getting back up from it. I didn’t think I was going to enjoy this match as much as I did mainly because I’m really not a fan of Lesnar and the whole part-time wrestler thing. But he pulled it out of the bag for me here and I enjoyed watching him for once. Brock just stalked Cena over and over again, teasing him before hitting another German Suplex, no matter how much Cena tried to fight back over and over again he was physically and mentally broken down, something that Lesnar is always very good at. John Cena was hurt bad, but I think the referee made a good call not cutting the match short. Cena always has that little bit of fight left him saved right for the end no matter how hurt and beaten he is. He is fighting as the champion after all and it would have been a huge disappointment for everyone had this not been fought out to the end.
The glimmer of hope for Cena at the end was his best chance of the night and when the AA wasn’t enough I think it’s safe to say there was only one champion now.
Hopefully this now leads up to an amazing feud between Lesnar and Reigns, he could be a champion for a long time now with Paul Heyman by his side and I think that, if possible, the Brock Lesnar/Roman Reigns feud could be something that takes an exploding end at Wrestlemania 31.
Brock Lesnar wins. (c)
