Just like last month's NOC PPV, I also watched this PPV with low expectations and avoiding the dirtsheets. I also ended up enjoying it! Here are the results:
- Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro and Neville defeated Rusev, Sheamus and King Barrett|
- Alberto Del Rio (w/ Zeb Colter) defeated John Cena
- Roman Reigns defeated Bray Wyatt
- The New Day defeated The Dudley Boyz
- Charlotte defeated Nikki Bella
- Seth Rollins defeated Kane
- Kevin Owens defeated Ryback
- Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated The Undertaker
You know what made all these matches good? There was no screwy finish, no win via DQ, no last minute shenanigans. They all had clean wins. And best of all, they were all conclusions to these feuds, which means we're now going to see new feuds and storylines as they head towards Survivor Series on November 22.
The biggest surprise of the night happened at Cena's US Open Challenge. The Real Americans theme played, which made everyone think that Jack Swagger was answering the challenge. Instead, we got Swagger's manager, Zeb Colter making an appearance! Colter, who was a heel manager and a parody of Fox New's extreme right wing attitude, came out and talked about equality for all. He then introduced the one man who could take Cena down... ALBERTO EL PATRON ALBERTO DEL RIO. And he won against Cena clean in a somewhat lackluster finish. Is Del Rio back with WWE as a full-time performer? Is he a heel or a face? Is AAA ok with him being a champ for 2 different promotions now? We might get some answers for the next few weeks.
Reigns and Wyatt put on an all right match. It got a few brutal spots that was nowhere near the same level as Ambrose and Rollins's HIAC match last year but it was expected that Reigns was going to win this one. Speaking of which, WWE strangely went out of their way to include a very short backstage segment of an exhausted Reigns getting congratulated by drinking buddy Ambrose (who noticeably got a huge pop when he appeared on screen). They briefly talked about something that's going to happen next and they'll talk about it on RAW. Yay! Storyline progress AND random Ambrose appearance!
The second biggest surprise came at the conclusion of Lesnar and Taker's match. Lesnar was victorious against Taker, and they both were battered and bruised. The PPV seemed like it was going to end early again, as the crowd cheered for an exhausted Taker standing in the middle of the ring, until the lights went out. The Wyatt Family - all 4 members - emerged and cornered a helpless Undertaker. It didn't matter that Wyatt lost against Reigns earlier; the whole Wyatt Family looked terrifying and powerful as they beat down and abducted Undertaker from the ring. That was a great ending and an interesting cliffhanger that will make everyone tune into RAW tonight. Or at least I hope it does. Then again, this was the same thing I said after NOC, and the build after that was horrendous because they had to quickly build the MSG event. October was Brock's month. November is now Undertaker's month. Let's hope WWE stop worrying about TV ratings and focus on their storylines and superstars that will draw more attention to it.
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