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The show starts with The Shield attacking two wrestlers who I can't make out. Out comes Dusty Rhodes. Dean Ambrose says this is just a small taste of what they are capable of. Dusty tells Rollins that he is going to have a title match tonight against Corey Graves. Dusty tells them that as long as they are in his building, they will do as they tell them. If Rollins doesn't defend his title, he will be stripped of it. That was a refreshing start to the show.
Bo Dallas vs. Epico
Apparently Epico is still employed by the WWE in 2019. He hits a nice leaping elbow drop from the apron. The crowd isn't quite sure what they're supposed to do with either of these guys. They're trying to build up the fact that Dallas loves pain, but no one is buying it. He hits an overhead suplex and then follows up with a spear for the victory. Yeah, no one was digging that one.
Match Rating: 3/4* (out of 5)
After the match, Epico and Primo corner Dallas and in comes McGillicutty for the save.
Sasha Banks vs. Tamina Snuka
Tamina goes right after Sasha. Sasha gets a small burst of offense until Tamina catches her and nails her with the Samoan Drop. Tamina goes up top and hits her ugly variation of her father's splash for the victory. Next.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger vs. Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel
Gabriel and Kidd were an underrated tag team. They show off a nice bit of teamwork in the early going. After like one move, this is already easily the best thing on the show so far. After a long heel segment, Gabriel makes a comeback. However, that is short-lived, as Kruger hits his finisher out of nowhere and gets the victory. The first half was good stuff, the second half was blah.
Match Rating: *3/4
NXT Championship Match
Corey Graves vs. Seth Rollins
The whole Shield thing really makes no sense if you only watched NXT at this time. Graves wearing suspenders hanging from his pants is definitely a choice. I wonder what Graves' future would have been had he not had to retire. They go back and forth for a couple of minute and in comes Reigns and Ambrose. Dusty Rhodes comes out and sends in some reinforcements, and they all start brawling. The Shield clears out the ring and then hits the triple powerbomb on Bo Dallas. Out comes Big E. Langston and for some reason they retreat. Dusty then tells Rollins that he will face Big E next week for the championship. Well, that wasn't much of a match, but it further told the story of The Shield and made Big E look like a huge threat. I would argue that they made him look like too big of a threat that it made The Shield look weak.
Match Rating: *1/4
Well, things are at least happening now. The Shield is taking over NXT and Big E is clearly the guy they have positioned to try and stop them. They continue to force Bo Dallas and Tamina down our throats, which is a bummer and I guess you can add Leo Kruger to that list. I continue to look forward to seeing some of the more household names make their debuts, but so far it's really only been Sasha. There's nothing you have to watch here, but there are worse ways to spend 42 minutes I suppose.
Overall Rating: 42%
Sasha Banks vs. Tamina Snuka
Tamina goes right after Sasha. Sasha gets a small burst of offense until Tamina catches her and nails her with the Samoan Drop. Tamina goes up top and hits her ugly variation of her father's splash for the victory. Next.
Match Rating: 1/4*
Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger vs. Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel
Gabriel and Kidd were an underrated tag team. They show off a nice bit of teamwork in the early going. After like one move, this is already easily the best thing on the show so far. After a long heel segment, Gabriel makes a comeback. However, that is short-lived, as Kruger hits his finisher out of nowhere and gets the victory. The first half was good stuff, the second half was blah.
Match Rating: *3/4
NXT Championship Match
Corey Graves vs. Seth Rollins
The whole Shield thing really makes no sense if you only watched NXT at this time. Graves wearing suspenders hanging from his pants is definitely a choice. I wonder what Graves' future would have been had he not had to retire. They go back and forth for a couple of minute and in comes Reigns and Ambrose. Dusty Rhodes comes out and sends in some reinforcements, and they all start brawling. The Shield clears out the ring and then hits the triple powerbomb on Bo Dallas. Out comes Big E. Langston and for some reason they retreat. Dusty then tells Rollins that he will face Big E next week for the championship. Well, that wasn't much of a match, but it further told the story of The Shield and made Big E look like a huge threat. I would argue that they made him look like too big of a threat that it made The Shield look weak.
Match Rating: *1/4
Well, things are at least happening now. The Shield is taking over NXT and Big E is clearly the guy they have positioned to try and stop them. They continue to force Bo Dallas and Tamina down our throats, which is a bummer and I guess you can add Leo Kruger to that list. I continue to look forward to seeing some of the more household names make their debuts, but so far it's really only been Sasha. There's nothing you have to watch here, but there are worse ways to spend 42 minutes I suppose.
Overall Rating: 42%
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