This show was quite wrestling heavy , although I wish some of the matches were prolonged such as the Gail Kim and Taryn Terrell put on again and the Samoa Joe and Lashley main event which was good. I think the match of the night was Bobby Roode vs Eric Young, as that match featured great wrestling and depicted what in-ring general is all about before Roode won becoming number one contender to the World Title. I felt the whole show had an enjoyable pace to it though and I am feeding happily on many of the stories with exception of the Bro Mans stuff. I'm not really feeling that. But the Great Sanada angle involving James Storm and now Manik, Austin Aries and Tajiri is intriguing week to week, the presence of Havok will definitely be interesting after her monstrous debut tonight, the EC3/Spud/Rhino angle is entertaining, and the Roode/Lashley build is ready to pick up soon hopefully. Wish the x div match which hd six competitors got more than 4 minutes. looks like x div is going nowhere again.
Definitely a step down from prior weeks shows, but not a bad show per say. Really liked Joe's opening promo as he spoke calmy instead of yelling as he has over the year. Lashley was a hard hitting match, but only got seven minutes. Matches not getting enough time was a trend as Gail vs Taryn only got six minutes. Havoc looks intimidating, but I know little about her except that she is the latest knockout their trying to replace Kong and the Kong and Gail Kim magic. Roode vs EY was very good and I liked Roode's post match promo and stare down with Lashley. The X division match as Brian mentioned got no time and really was a spot feast. Don't like Spud being made out to be symphatic because I want him to stay heel and with EC3. The last few weeks has teased issues between them. Still don't care about the Shaw stuff. All in all, not a bad show at all.
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So on RAW, Stone Cold Steve Austin is backstage hanging with Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner? Am I the only one who remembers the threats Steiner made to Austin and ROck whenever he went into a WCW ring.
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