EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME!!!!!
Greetings Ladies and Gents! It is I, the Shaman of Animation back again with another wrestling review. Tonight we'll be diving into Extreme Rules. So without further ado, let's dive into the show:
First up, we have Dean Ambrose vs Luke Harper in a Chicago Street Fight
A Battle of the Crazies
This match has everything you'd expect in a street fight: Chairs, Kendo Sticks, and two crazy guys beating the hell out of each other with them. Although the match itself was booked very interestingly, where as half way during the match Dean and Luke took off in a car and drove away from the building only for them to come back after the third match of the show and finish with, get this, Dean Ambrose winning. You heard right folks, Dean Ambrose actually WON a PPV match (I'm shocked too). Overall, it was fun and creatively booked match.
Up next we have Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler in...a 'Kiss Me Arse' match.
Sheamus and Dolph Ziggler are two guys that are very capable of putting on a good match, and while the match was a little slow in the beginning, it was alright overall. Dolph presented himself well as the scrappy underdog and Sheamus did a good job as the big strong guy. My problem with this match comes from the stipulation of the match. This isn't 2000 anymore WWE, no one wants to see a match where if a guy has to kiss the winner's ass. I said it on my Twitter (which you can follow me @trentonltbrown wink wink hint hint), That's not something I'd be proud of if you asked me. These are two talented guys and having a match like this is a bit of an insult to them. Especially when the stipulation causes the match to end abruptly (in my opinion) and be dragged out. The match ends with Dolph Ziggler winning but Sheamus giving him a low blow before giving him a brogue kick and rubbing Ziggler's face on his thigh which makes me question: Why didn't they just give Sheamus the win or better yet: Why did they have this stupid stipulation?
Next: Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs The New Day For The Tag Team Championships
Because Daniel Bryan wasn't medically cleared to compete at Extreme Rules the Tag Team Title match between Cesaro and Tyson Kidd and the New Day was taken off the Preshow and put on the actual Pay-Per-View; and to be honest, I'm glad this match was on the actual show and that these guys got to showcase their abilities on. This was easily the match of the night, both teams just gelled so well with each and there were a ton of back and forths in it. Cesaro of course got to show why he's a BEAST in the ring and the New Day have amazing chemistry with one another. The match ends with Kofi Kingston getting a roll up pin while pulling on Cesaro's Tights, causing The New Day to become tag team champions. Okay Vince, we need to talk. The New Day are the tag team champions now.This is my hope for the new day: They lose the gimmick. I know the WWE is slowly teasing a Heel turn for the new day, but when it eventually happens, they have to have a brand new gimmick; their heel persona CAN NOT be just that they're annoyingly positive like Bo Dallas. That's not just why we hate the New Day Gimmick. We hate the gimmick because it's so painfully stereotypical to have black wrestlers be these church choir boys that are clapping and preaching in these matches. I like The New Day in the ring, but I want to be able to take them seriously; and with them as the tag team champs now, I want them to build to this.
Next: John Cena vs Rusev in a Russian Chain Match for The U.S. Title...if you've seen EVERY rope/strap match the WWE has done, you've seen this match. Moving on...
Nikki Bella vs Naomi for the Divas Title
I am really glad that this match got some time, because it was a good one. I said it before and I said it again Nikki Bella continues to impress me with her in ring ability (Uggghhh it hurts to say so badly to say it) and Naomi is in all honestly the most athletic diva in the main WWE Diva roster and her arsenal shows it (such as a split leg moonsault). One of the biggest complaints I have is that I didn't know just who was a face & who was a heel. Before the match, I assumed Naomi was a tweener (more of an antihero for the non wrestling readers). But her entrance said otherwise; not to mention Nikki was treated as a face that match but then they won the match in a heelish kind of way. If I could make any suggestions, it's that the WWE could make that any clearer in the future. The match ends with Nikki Bella STILL the divas champion. Which makes me wonder where does Naomi go in the future.
Next is Roman Reigns vs The Big Show in a Last Man Standing match
It's Roman Reigns vs The Big Show: A match that's been shown SEVENTY. FRICKEN.TIMES ALREADY (That's not an exaggeration people, someone actually counted), There were some cool spots in the match (The chokeslam through two tables, the spear through the announce table), but the match has been seen already and the result is exactly what you think it was. Word of advice WWE: If you want Roman Reigns to get over with the crowd, how about you have him face people he hasn't already beaten a million times...
The Main Event: Randy Orton vs Seth Rollins for the WWE Title in a Steel Cage
There was a particular rule in this match that Randy's RKO was banned. The match overall was alright, nothing really special. Although I do have a beef with the WWE in this match. So, this match was built around that none of the Authority could interfere in the match since there was a steel cage surrounding the two, but guess what happened? The Authority interfered. First with J&J security and then later with Kane (Who was assigned as the Gatekeeper). But yeah, the concept of the Steel Cage in the WWE is pretty much dead. The match ends with Rollins hitting an RKO (Outta Nowhere) on Orton and walking out of the cage still the champ.
Extreme Rules was...an okay show. Not Great by any stretch but there were some pretty good matches on there, so I'd say it's worth one watch. Til next time folks, I'm The Shaman of Animation signing off:
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