By Graham "GSM" Matthews Hulk Hogan Addressed the Troops Hogan's appearance was a pleasant surprise and it must have been a treat for those in attendance. It also might have been the first time where Hogan was on a WWE program and didn't plug anything. It wasn't long before The Miz interrupted who had a cheesy albeit enjoyable exchange with John Cena. The subsequent brawl between the faces and heels set up the multi-man main event nicely. It had a Raw feel to it, but at least it was relatively harmless. The Usos def. Gold and Stardust I grew tiresome of seeing these two teams work together after a while during the fall, but it's been long enough since they last clashed that I didn't have a problem with it. They worked a fun tag team match which isn't too surprising given their great chemistry. The match didn't have much meaning behind it, but it was a nice way of kicking off the in-ring portion of the show.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews Roman Reigns def. Fandango I'm a sucker for a show that kicks off with in-ring action. It's a small thing, but surprisingly, we don't see it much nowadays on Raw or SmackDown. Fandango was a logical first opponent for Reigns given what happened on Raw this week and Fandango could absorb the loss because... well, what else is he doing right now? Reigns didn't seem to have lost a step in his time away from the ring. Personally, I don't find him to be as bad in the ring as some people perceive him to be, but he'll only improve going into WrestleMania season. Bray Wyatt Responded to Dean Ambrose Ambrose's promo was a logical follow-up to the events of TLC but nothing special. The same can be said for Wyatt's subsequent response. It was a decent verbal exchange but not much more than a placeholder promo leading into their match at Tribute to the Troops. I don't mind this feud continuing past TLC, but it shouldn't carry on until the Royal Rumble. I'd rather they blow it off before then, and it's possible they do so at Tribute to the Troops. By Graham "GSM" Matthews The Miz Hosted 'Miz TV' with Naomi Miz, Naomi and The Usos have been telling a simple story thus far and it's easy to follow. Whether you like it or not, it's the first time a feud over the tag titles actually means something, so that's encouraging. Everyone involved has played their parts well and Naomi has been better on the mic than I initially thought she would. This was effective in building toward the Divas title match on SmackDown between Naomi and Nikki Bella. The New Day def. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro Was it just me or was this ten times better than the match The New Day and Gold and Stardust frmo Raw? It might have been because it wasn't as long, but the action was more enjoyable and the two teams worked well together. The live crowd here also seemed to be into The New Day act a lot more than most recent crowds. I would still like to think they'll be turning heel before long, though. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Paul Heyman Interrupted Chris Jericho The verbal exchange between Jericho and Heyman was entertaining and you can definitely tell the two like working together. John Cena and Seth Rollins played their parts well, but this could have been another segment all on its own. Granted, it set up two major matches for later in the night, but no opening segment should go over 20 minutes. That said, I enjoyed it and I'll take it over a drawn-out Authority promo any day of the week. Big Show and Luke Harper def. Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan This was a solid match and a logical follow-up to both matches from TLC. Tag team matches are usually a lazy way of furthering feuds, but that's nitpicking things. What we saw of the match was good and I really liked the aggression Ziggler showed when brawling with Harper. Show pinning Rowan for the win really bothered me. I realize it's more than likely building to Rowan beating Show, but Show lost relevance ten turns ago. I fear this will hurt Rowan's momentum in the long run, but time will tell. |
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