By Graham "GSM" Matthews The Wyatt Family Brawled with Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton If WWE was well-aware that Sting was in no shape to show up, why bother advertising him for the start of Raw even if there was a chance he could appear? There wasn't a single mention of him during this segment. That aside, I loved how we had someone not from The Authority open the show for once. It felt fresh and the brawl between the two trios was hot, setting the stage for another six-man tag team match. Orton was a pleasant surprise and logical as well given the Wyatts took him out of action two weeks back. Hopefully WWE continues to switch up their formula in the future when it comes to how they start their shows. Neville and The Lucha Dragons def. Stardust and The Ascension While I enjoyed their encounter on the Night of Champions Kickoff show, this match wasn't nearly as good. They put forth a commendable effort, but the match was hindered by one too many botches (Sin Cara's looked especially bad). It doesn't help that this feud doesn't seem to be over anything and the babyface got their win back after only a night. Expect to see the rubber match as soon as SmackDown on Thursday.
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By RJ Marceau Last night at Night of Champions, we saw the return of Kane. I wasn’t surprised he returned with the mask either. Over the past 5 years we have seen Kane with the mask and without the mask. But it seems like the WWE wants you to believe that Kane is a threat to the storyline they put him in. The issue or role for Kane when he has returned is being used as a stepping-stone to the next major angle for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. In 2011, he was used in a feud with WWE Champion John Cena, Eve and Zack Ryder. He attacked Ryder week after week trying to get John Cena to “Rise Above the Hate.” This feud happened before Cena went into his big “Once in a Lifetime” with The Rock. Kane was the devil's favorite demon for a couple more months and then started to give hugs to his Team Hell No partner Daniel Bryan. In 2013, Kane turned his mask back to Stephanie McMahon and became corporate Kane. By Graham "GSM" Matthews Stardust and The Ascension def. Neville and The Lucha Dragons (Kickoff Match) This match hardly had any storyline support, but I enjoyed it from an in-ring standpoint. All six Superstars worked hard to deliver a decent performance and I'd say they succeeded. It was perfectly placed on the pre-show, there were a handful of fun high-flying spots and the heels picked up the surprise win, so I can't complain. Neville is completely directionless at the moment, but at least The Cosmic Wasteland has potential to be a cool trio if they're not booked to look like losers. Kevin Owens def. Ryback to Win the Intercontinental Championship I figured if there was anyone who could get a quality title match out of Ryback, it'd be Owens, and they produced an excellent opener on this show. They created compelling chemistry together and produced a hard-hitting back-and-forth bout. Ryback had his fair share of impressive spots and Owens played the heel role to perfection, especially with the finish that saw him rake the eyes of Ryback and roll him up to capture the belt. He was the best possible choice to take the title off Ryback and he has a batch of fresh faces to work with as champion. |
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