By RJ Marceau I can say for the first time since Brock Lesnar returned in 2012 I was shocked and excited when Shane McMahon returned on Raw. I didn’t see any reports but I had a feeling when Vince was telling Stephanie why she deserved the award that it would lead to Shane coming out. When Shane came out I think my heart stopped for a second. As I have wrote before Shane McMahon vs. Kane is one of my favorite feuds of all time especially due to Shane’s daredevil mentality. The pop that Shane got from the Detroit crowd was amazing and Shane deserved the recognition. Once the match was proposed I think the whole WWE Universe knew Vince would say The Undertaker. The Hell in a Cell stipulation adds intrigue to the match because if you have seen any Shane match he excels in stipulation matches. Last Man Standing, Ambulance Match, No DQ or Street Fight, Shane is able to entertain. Shane McMahon is easily the best untrained wrestler of all time but that isn’t saying much since all his matches involve hardcore/weapon stipulations. Shane is coming back and for a purpose. He wants to gain control of the company that is sinking to ensure that his children and his grandchildren will be able to keep the McMahon family name in the WWE. Vince decided to make Shane’s opponent The Undertaker.
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By Graham "GSM" Matthews American Alpha def. Blake and Murphy By this point, I couldn't care less about Blake and Murphy, but that would mean I cared about them to begin with. At the very least, they're solid hands in the ring and that definitely showed here, but the stars of this match were undoubtedly Jason Jordan and Chad Gable. As Next Era Wrestling contributor RJ Marceau said in his latest column earlier today, these guys are the hottest act going in WWE right now (yes, I'm talking about the entire company). They're just so much fun to watch in action and this matchup was no exception. They're slowly building momentum to the NXT Tag Team Championship picture and I imagine a No. 1 Contender's match against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady will happen in the near future. Apollo Crews def. Christopher Girard I'm not exactly sure who Girard is, but I was surprised to see him get an entrance, which is more than what can be said for some people on the roster sometimes. It was a glorified squash match at best, but it was another opportunity for Crews to showcase his skills and he is making good progress. Hopefully NXT has a credible opponent in mind for him at TakeOver: Dallas because I don't know where he fits into the card right now. By Graham "GSM" Matthews ROH World Television Champion Roderick Strong def. Jonathon Gresham Two days ahead of Strong's title defense against Bobby Fish at the 14th Anniversary show, I figured there was no chance he was dropping the title here, but it was still a fun match with Gresham having an impressive outing. He's scored his fair share of upset victories in recent weeks, so he was a logical contender to the gold and he almost had me with that one super close nearfall. I was going to question Strong coming off like a babyface during the match after he teased turning heel late last year, but we saw shades of that afterward when he briefly brawled with Fish. Fish has has heel tendencies about his character, so I'm not sure who to root for on Friday. ROH World Tag Team Champions War Marchine def. Brutal Bob Evans and Tim Hughes (Non-title) I've never been the biggest fan of War Machine, but I tend to enjoy their matches depending on who they are in the ring with. Evans and Hughes aren't an established tandem in the slightest, so I didn't care much about the match, nor was it all that well wrestled. Thankfully, it didn't go too long and it served its purpose of hyping the upcoming tag title match between them and All Night Express. Speaking of whom, their post-match promo was awful. Kenny King is a great mic worker, but Rhett Titus should never be allowed to speak. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Jack Evans def. PJ Black Evans is quickly becoming one of my favorite competitors in Lucha Underground. I thoroughly enjoyed his work last season, but I'm very happy to see him getting more direction in Season 2. Despite his flashy in-ring offense, he really knows how to get a crowd to boo him, and his pre-match promo was excellent. He reminds me of Kevin Owens in that respect. The match was equally excellent and I liked how Drago inadvertently cost Black the win. I'd say losing his first two matches in Lucha Underground makes Black a loser, but it looks like they have a story set up for him with the way the camera focused on him afterward. Meanwhile, the Evans vs. Drago feud was well furthered. Gift of the Gods Champion King Cuerno def. Killshot (Non-title) Killshot has this cool mystique about him that draws me to his matches, but I can see why some fans feel indifferent toward him because we know next to nothing about his character. This was another enjoyable outing from him and Cuerno never ceases to impress me. I was slightly skeptical at first of him winning the Gift of the Gods title, but it has made for a fun feud with Fenix before the latter sets his sights back on Mil Muertes. |
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