By Graham "GSM" Matthews Seth Rollins Interrupted Hulk Hogan I've complained ad nauseam for months about how WWE should be doing more with Hogan from a storyline standpoint. He's a great ambassador for the company if they ever need anything promoted, but I was glad to see him mix it up with the current talent in this segment. I enjoyed his exchange with Rollins, but the segment started to drag after that. Everyone played their part well, but it was just another one of those long, formulaic segment that you know where it's going and it overstays its welcome. Ryback def. Kane Ryback and Kane simply don't have the best of chemistry, so it was best that this match was kept short and sweet. It wasn't even that the match was all that bad, but people simply couldn't care less for Kane these days. Ryback was protected by having to face a two-on-one advantage and getting attacked by Rusev afterward. Their feud has been very well handled so far and the crowd will go crazy if/when Ryback gives him his comeuppance.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews NXT Women's Champion Charlotte def. Sasha Banks From a storyline standpoint, it didn't make any sense for Banks to receive another shot at the title since she did nothing to deserve it and the authority figure is face. That said, I'll never complain about the ladies closing the show with a very good match. Granted, it was the show's only match, but it was refreshing to see the women of NXT showcased for once and they definitely made the most of the opportunity. I enjoyed their Takeover match from a few weeks ago slightly more, but this was still above and beyond what we see from the main roster Divas. Ric Flair didn't play a factor into the finish despite being at ringside, but it's always nice to see him, nevertheless. Overall Show Similar to last year, they picked a good weak to look back on the biggest highlights from this year for NXT given that it's Christmas. Unlike with Superstars, I actually watched the recaps on this show because they were all excellent and would suggest you do the same. In fact, I wish they would have shown more footage of the other specials and title changes we've seen this year. The sole match that was featured was solid, rounding out an enjoyable final episode of NXT of 2014. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Titus O'Neil def. Justin Gabriel It still boggles my mind all these months later that they haven't done anything with O'Neil. It's not even like he's a regular on Raw or SmackDown. He's just been making weekly appearances on Superstars. What a waste of talent. Anyway, at least his final match was a winning effort. This was a standard squash match that thankfully didn't overstay its welcome. Gabriel is also an excellent athlete, but he's damaged goods by this point and I don't think there's much that can be done with him. Erick Rowan def. Cesaro How did Rowan go from closing out Raw and feuding with Big Show to headlining Superstars? He could very well be back on Raw by next week for all I know, but it seems to me they've already given up on his push. I won't jump to conclusions, but I'll simply say that it'd be a major mistake on WWE's part if they've opted to stop pushing Rowan so early into his babyface run. The match was actually pretty good and better than their last encounter from last month on SmackDown. Most of that had to do with Cesaro, but Rowan deserves credit for holding his own as well. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Cesaro and Tyson Kidd def. Los Matadores It appears the team of Cesaro and Kidd is here to stay if they're synchronized entrance video is any indication. Neither guy is doing anything else of note at the time, so I'm in favor of this for now. They're an excellent addition to a tag team division that desperately needs all the help it can get. They work well together and that was evident in this match. I enjoyed Cesaro and Kidd's match with Los Matadores more than this matchup, but it was still fun while it lasted. Brie Bella def. Summer Rae I've complained enough about Brie having yet to explain her actions as to why she and her sister Nikki are back on good terms, but this was just ridiculous. She faced a babyface Natalya on Monday's Raw, yet faced a heel Summer on this show. The crowd cheered Brie over Summer, but only because they didn't have any incentive to cheer for Summer. In other words, it was an awkward match that was rather meaningless considering neither of them are in the title picture at the moment. |
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