Batman vs Superman Review

Before I really get into the meat of the movie I want to say, do not go to this expecting to see the Avengers. A couple things you need to know about the differences between DC and Marvel is that DC is a lot more story driven. Marvel is more about real people becoming super heroes and the stories usually don't get to deep into what makes the character a hero. Villains aren't usually fleshed out and the stories are based on action and dragging you through the feeling of how anyone, if the circumstances are right, could be a super hero. For the most part a marvel character is the way he is because that is the way he is. Marvel has no problem killing off villains so they tend to be a little more one dimensional.

DC, on the other hand, is more about the story then the action. A DC super hero is complex. They delve more into the moral compass and fully admit there is a thin line between hero and villain. A DC character usually has a past or an upbringing or a moral dilemma that makes them good or evil. Superman is the way he is because his parents instilled good morals. Batman is the way he is because he witnessed his parents being killed in front of him. DC is more about bringing the bad guys to justice so that tends to lend it self to deeper more drawn out characters.

Keep all that in mind when you go to this movie and realize that you are seeing the first chapter of a bigger picture. Like most DC stories, this is not to be taken as a stand alone action packed joy ride. This is not going to be that "oh hey look, there's a bad guy so lets all band together and fight the bad guy cause that's what we do", type of feeling. This is the first chapter in a major story. This is a group of people that believe in similar things who got to that belief by different paths and they need to prove each other to one another to earn the right to fight together.

Ben Affleck played the part of Bruce Wayne to a tee. He may be the best variation of an adult Bruce Wayne I have ever seen. I am a little saddened they decided to continue using the "Dark Knight" microphone to do the Batman voice but at least they didn't try and hide it since it was explained as part of the costume.

I do enjoy Henry Cavill as Superman as well. I think he brings a certain dimension to the character that we have only seen in the comics. He comes across more as the guy who questions himself and what he is doing more so than other variations have in the past.

This paragraph may be a bit of a spoiler so if you want to see it with no info and be surprised by every turn, jump to the next pharagraph. I don't feel it is, however, since it happens so early in the movie. I was a little worried about Jesse Eisenberg playing Lex Luthor but I am glad they explained it as him being the psychotic son of the original bad guy. Jesse was brilliant in his casting playing the genius who orchestrates all of the terrible things and the fun loving psychopath son of a super villain.

Amy Adams is great in her role as Lois Lane which is no surprise since she was great in The Man of Steel. and Gal Gadot was fantastic in the role of wonder woman.

The story moved slow but it was done very well since it's goal was to play the opening act of a much larger production. The interactions between Clark, Bruce, and Lex was just plain brilliant and if you go to see this for any reason at all. Jesse Eisenberg's portrayal of Lex Luthor is the reason to go. There was not really an origin story, which was a nice surprise, Most people are going to think that the opening was one but in reality it was just a way to show the dark turmoil that Batman goes through.

At times I also got the feeling that they were trying to out dark the Dark Night trilogy. It seemed like this Batman was a little closer to the edge of killing people than any other Batman has been.

I think this movie needs to be graded on a scale. If you go into thinking it is a stand alone movie and you need your fix right away you will be disappointed. However if you go into the movie realizing that much like Harry Potter, the Hunger Games and Star Wars this is the opening act in a much much bigger story. The movie lends itself to great story telling by the way it shows the differences between Batman and Superman and how they can come together and earn each others respect, and the action sequence's were well done.

As a stand alone movie I give it a 3 out 5 stars simply because it tended to drag at times and the fight scenes weren't as satisfying as they could have been.

As the opening act to the continuing story I give it a 4 1/2 stars out of 5 because it brilliantly introduced us to characters while still leaving them room to grow. It also told a very engaging story of misunderstandings making resentment build, but when the truth is discovers trust between them grows.

That's all I have for now. Be sure to click the links to the right of this article and follow me on Twitter. Also check out my other articles were you'll find movie and TV reviews as well as commentary on sports and music. You'll also find wrestling commentary and results for WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH, NJPW, GFW and Lucha Underground. Also read my articles on The Sportster.

This Week in Wrestling 3/25/2016

Unlike other websites,and lets face it there are literally thousands, I'm not gonna waste your time with results. Those you can get anywhere. Instead I'm going to breakdown the week that was in all the major wrestling promotions and give my feelings on the product as a whole.

WWE

In order to clarify things with the Undertaker and Shane McMahon, Vince came out to tell us that if Undertaker lost he would never wrestle at Mania again. That revelation makes no sense considering Vince would not have the authority to fire him anymore since Shane would be in charge. the only part of this match that I am even slightly excited about is that it may lead to another brand extension.

There are going to be a handful of really good matches but the booking leading into them is horrible. The only match on this card that is not filled full of holes is the triple threat for the Diva's championship. WWE has one week to make this make sense but at this rate it will rival Wrestlemania 29 as the worst booked event ever.

NXT

As much as the NXT brand has been enjoyable lately, however, this week did nothing to build towards Takeover. There were a couple of good matches but even Asuka and Emma put on an underwhelming performance. NXT is far and away the better marketer of their women but this match was not worthy of a main event spot. Somoa Joe made a statement which was a welcome sight and helped his feud with Finn Balor. The way they are booking things, Takeover looks like it may be the better of the two events Wrestlemania weekend.

TNA

The announcement of Robert Roode and Eric Young leaving is a horrible turn of events for TNA especially considering on screen they are both current champions. The insistence on making the Hardy Boyz main eventers is really bringing down the over all feel of the show. At this point Drew Galloway, EC3 and Mike Bennet are about the only people that make this promotion watchable. TNA is really struggling to stay relevant especially since other promotions are really putting on great progaming

ROH

Nothing new this week. There was no weekly show and nothing came out about any new developments. Some of their talent is working in NJPW getting ready for their Invasion Attack PPV. But nothing to report since the crowning of new #1 tag team title contenders last week.

NJPW

This week NJPW kicked off it's road to Invasion Attack in style by having a show every day except Wednesday. Roppongi Vice spent the majority of the week taking on Kushida and a partner of his choosing which is an odd way for Kushida to be spending his time. Bullet Club continued feuding with Michael Elgin, having traded victories against him and various partners through out the week, On Saturday we had a title change with Steve Anthony defeating Tiger mask to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Word came out also that NJPW is upset with WWE since they tried to buy the rights to Bullet Club. 

Lucha Underground

If the WWE want's to learn the proper way to handle the Royal Rumble in the future they should watch this weeks episode. Aztec Warfare 2 was a great story that highlighted each individual talent and every current feud got it's spot in the sun. Lucha Underground is quickly becoming much watch TV for me especially after 3 straight weeks with a match of the year candidate. 

GFW

Nothing New happened this week as they didn't have any shows

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Lucha Underground Aztec Warfare 2 review

We start the show with a promo from Catrina, Fenix and Pentagon Jr. where we learn that Pentagon Jr. was not invited to compete this year.

Aztec Warfare Match.

The LU Championship is on the line. Every 90 seconds a new entrant and the only way to be eliminated is by pinfall or submission.

Entrant #1 Fenix

Rey Mysterio Jr. is the surprise entrant at #2 his first match in LU

Fenix steps back to allow Rey to get his proper admiration from the crowd

Fenix countered a 619 with a superkick

# 3 King Cuerno 

#4 Argenis

Argenis kicks Rey  Mysterio in the butt as he lands after a jump over attempt

Rey pins Argenis after a 619 and a frog splash

#5 Johnny Mundo 

Johnny Mundo back body drops Rey Mysterio over the turnbuckle. Rey catches himself by draping his leg over the ring post.

Fenix attempts a a splash and catches a kick attempt by Mundo he then throws Johnny's leg into Mysterio who is on the ring apron

Cuerno is standing on Rey on the floor

#6 Joey Ryan comes out and handcuffs himself to the barrier so he can't be pinned

Cuerno superkicks Joey Ryan while he is handcuffed to the barrier

#7 Prince Puma

Puma with a springboard shooting star press to everyone on the floor

#8 Jack Evans

Cuerno is eliminated by Rey Mysterio by tap out with an armbar

Fenix, Mysterio and Puma are all three putting the boots to Johnny Mundo

Jack Evans attempts a springboard crossbody and misses when everyone moves out of the way

the three then put the boots to Jack Evans as Mundo rolled out

Matt Striker says that all of Mexico is stomping on Jack Evans

Mundo comes in to join in and starts kicking Jack Evans as the other three stand around confussed

the three then attack Mundo and throw him from the ring

Rey with a splash on Jack Evans from the shoulders of Fenix

#9 Taya

#10 Cage

Mundo throws Cage through a window at ringside

#11. Mascarita Sagrada

Matt Striker says to call him a paragraph because he is to short to be an essay

Johnny Mundo catches Sagrada as he dives through the ropes

Johnny uses Sagrada to do some curls

Cage hits Weapon X on the floor the throws Mundo in the ring where Prince Puma hits a shooting star press for a pinfall

#12 Marty "the Moth" Martinez

#13 Drago

Sagrada hits a DDT on Marty The Moth, Mysterio hits a splash on The Moth and he a Sagrada double pin Marty

#14 The Mack

The Mack with a Stone Cold Stunner on the Moth on the floor

Fenix throws Sagrada into Joey Ryan

#15 Chavo Gurerro Jr.

Drago Powerbombs Jack Evans on the steps

Sagrada submits to a Camel Clutch by Chavo

Johnny Mundo Returns to break a cinder block on Cage's head and Taya gets the pinfall

#16 "The Darewolf" PJ Black

Taya was eliminated by pinfall after a German bridge suplex by Fenix

#17 Aerostar to a huge pop

Aerostar hits a top rop DDT on Jack Black and PJ Black with a Bloody Sunday

Jack Evans and Drago are pinned at the same time by Aerostar and Black as the ref counts with both arms

#18 Dragon Azteca Jr.

Azteca Jr with a seated senton over the ringpost to The Mack on the floor

#19 Texano

PJ Black eliminated by Texano by pinfall after a sit out powerbomb

#20 Mil Muertes

Pentagon Jr. attacks Muertes with a chair during his entrance, then throws Muertes into the ring where Mysterio hits a top rope splash and then Muertes is pinned by both Mysterio and Puma

Muertes then chases Pentagon Jr. while Catrina calls out Vampiro and slaps him.

the clock continues to count down and Dario Cueto makes his return to take control back from Catrina and announces a surprise extra entrant, his brother

#21 The Monster Matanza Cueto

Cueto pins Fenix after a spinning powerslam 

Cueto no sells a stunner and then pins The Mack after a bridging German suplex

Cueto pins Aerostar after another bridging German suplex

Cueto pins Texano after a sit out power bomb

Cueto rips the handcuffs out of the barricade and pins Joey Ryan after 3 rolling side suplexes

Chavo attacks everyone who is still on the outside and throws Azteca Jr in to the ring

Cuerto pins Azteca after a spinning choke slam

Chavo tries to make an alliance with the Cueto's Chavo enters the ring and Cueto attacks

Cueto pins Chavo after a standing back flip

Cueto pins Puma with a bridging German suplex

Cueto blocks a 619

Cueto pins Mysterio with a spinning powerslam after catching him coming off the top turnbuckle

Grade 4 3/4 stars

Final thoughts

An hour long match that I watched 3 times. The match held my interest from the opening bell. Every one had a chance to stand out and show what they could do and it was fun to see Jack Evans in a match like this. The match had comedy, hard hitting action and a lot of what makes the Lucha style great. A couple of surprise returns didn't hurt either. Cuerto's no selling was done perfectly to sell himself as an unstoppable force. Every feud got the spotlight too which was a smart way to extend them.

That's all I have for now. Be sure to click the links to the right of this article and follow me on Twitter. Also check out my other articles were you'll find movie and TV breakdowns, commentary on sports and music. You'll also find wrestling commentary and results for WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH, NJPW, GFW and Lucha Underground. Also read my articles on The Sportster.

This week in wrestling 3/17/2016

Unlike other websites,and lets face it there are literally thousands, I'm not gonna waste your time with results. Those you can get anywhere. Instead I'm going to breakdown the week that was in all the major wrestling promotions and give my feelings on the product as a whole.

WWE

After putting a match of the year candidate with Triple H at Roadblock, I’m just waiting for the time when Ambrose gets his top billing as the companies # 1 baby face and they finally turn Reigns heel to capitalize on the hatred he already has against him. I will not be holding my breath since the WWE has had many opportunities to do that and they are so hell bent with having Reigns become the new face of the company there are ignoring the obvious.

I can’t imagine the WWE wanted the reaction they got from the audience when Reigns returned to attack Triple H. The boo’s that were raining down on him were a sign that the fans are sick of his push. He is not being utilized all that well and they need to figure out his character before he starts getting X-Pac heat. Make him what he was at TLC and the Monday after, he is a very good silent ass kicker, take the mic out of his hands and just let him beat people up. If he is that guy he may be able to turn some of this around and the fans may start cheering him. If the WWE continues pushing him he will never get to where they want him to go and he'll be out of the company in 5 years.

They are building the Y2J and AJ story perfectly especially since we have already seen these two wrestle 3 times. We got robbed out of a great AJ Styles vs Kevin Owens match that probably should have waited until a PPV. A screwy, way over done, distraction ending on Smackdown is no way to end the clinic that KO and AJ were putting on.

NXT

Kind of a rushed show this week Emma won in another squash match and the announcement of Bayley defending her title against Asuka should make for a great match and one that could be a match of the year candidate. American Alpha is set to collide with The Revival since they were named the new #1 contenders. Look for both of those matches to happen at Takeover.

TNA

Again they are just hit and miss. There is some good especially with the Drew Galloway cash in and anything that Beer Money does. I don’t know that building the show around Jeff Hardy was a wise Idea. However, getting the belt off Matt Hardy was great call. Matt was never heavyweight title material in his prime. forcing it on him and the fans now is just insulting. Now turn EC3 heel again so we can get a Galloway/ Carter feud.

ROH

The entire episode this week was dedicated to a tag team gauntlet match which was very exciting. Roppongi Vice picked up the win over the Young Bucks. ROH has some of the best tag teams in the world, especially when you team them up with NJPW. Red Dragon, the Young Bucks, Roppongi Vice, Motor City Machine Guns and the Addiction I could literally watch every day. The news that Christopher Daniels is thinking retirement is sad but he has given us a lot of enjoyment over the years and if he is going to hang it up I want to say thank you.

NJPW

We got the finals of the New Japan Cup and the prediction I had was wrong,although we got the match up I predicted just a little earlier. Michael Elgin lost in the Semi-finals to Hirooki Goto. Goto went on to lose to Tetsuya Naito in the finals. On the 4/10 show it looks like it will be Naito vs the “Rainmaker” Kazuchika Okada. The Invasion Attack 2016 card is shaping up to be a good one.

Lucha Underground

Solid show this week, Lucha Underground is quickly becoming a must watch show for me. A couple of title changes the first being the Trios Championship that was won, in a very fun match by Son of Havoc, Ivelisse and Angelico. Then Fenix beat Mil Muertes to become the new Lucha Underground Champion in another really good match to end the show. Mil was a great champ hopefully Fenix can fill his shoes. We had a Chavo Guerrero sighting which is always fun but still no Jack Evans. I’m going to have to pull out my old ROH and Dragon Gate tapes to get my Jack Evans fix since this is three straight weeks he hasn’t given us a televised match.

GFW

The only thing noteworthy this week was Nick Aldis stating that he was a wrestling free agent which if that is true will really deal a blow to GFW since he is a must watch wrestler.

That's all I have for now. Be sure to click the links to the right of this article and follow me on Twitter. Also check out my other articles were you'll find movie and TV breakdowns and commentary on sports and music. You'll also find wrestling commentary and results for WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH, NJPW, GFW and Lucha Underground. Also read my articles on The Sportster.

February 2016 Match of the Year Candidates

I'd like to give a little background into match grading. For the most part match grading is subjective, some people look for flawless execution of a story while others look for consistency and a feel of realism. Others view the match as a single entity while other people include the story into the grade.

I want to tell you my grading system. The story is huge to me, if the story is great, then that can raise a grade of a match a whole 1/2 star, and vice versa if the story sucks it can also drop the grade a 1/2 star. I'm also huge into realism, if a guy takes a DDT and lays on the floor for 15 minutes only to come flying in at the last second to save the match, that's a little to much for me. Also a blown spot or two isn't a deal breaker if the blown spot results in a realistic feel. Lets face it, when you are doing a back flip of the second rope into a reverse DDT where you need to catch your opponent who is standing a few feet behind you, it isn't always going to work out perfectly. In a real fight that move would actually hit perfectly 1 out of every 100 times. I will also give a guy a break if he kicks out of a finisher simply because finishers aren't as devastating as they used to be. While standing in the middle of the ring trading punches while the crowd yells Yay/Boo will drop the grade. That move is so over done and usually is placed at a point where a guy took a DDT that he jumped back up from but is trying to make us believe the strikes are really hurting him.

So the things I look for while grading matches are the story leading up to the match, whether the execution in the ring was believable and how enthralled I was by the match. Did I get sucked in? Did I at any moment utter the words Holy S!%#? Did I look forward to the match because of a great build? Was the action in the ring a great story being told?

Keep that in mind as you read what I believe are the match of the year candidates from February for 2016.

AJ Styles vs Chris Jericho

Fastlane February 21st 2016

Promotion: WWE

Story:

After AJ debuted to a huge pop and strong showing at the Royal Rumble these two traded victories on Raw and Smackdown. Jericho teasing a heel turn refused to give AJ the rubber match until AJ beat him into it.

Winner: AJ Styles wins by Submission when Jericho taps to the Calf Crusher

Grade 4 1/2 stars

Reason it was great:

These two have really good chemistry between them. The story leading up to the match was really good pitting the newcomer to the WWE, who may be the best wrestler in the world, against the war torn veteran of the WWE. A lot of high spots and impressive moves were done. There were a couple of missed moves which didn't take away from the match because of there realism. All in all it was a great story told in the ring with an even better build and mutual respect shown by both men and I had an honest feeling that both men could have won the match.

Kushida ACH, Matt Sydal vs Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks

14th Anniversary Show February 26th 2016

Promotion: ROH

Story:

After winning the championship at Honor Rising just a week earlier Kenny Omega makes his return to ROH wrestling for his first match in more than 5 years. The Young Bucks continue their rivalry with Matt Sydal and ACH. The last time these two teams met was on ROH TV where Sydal and ACH were victorious. Kenny Omega and Kushida also have a long standing rivalry in NJPW having traded the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship over the last year and Omega lost the title to Kushida at Wrestle Kingdom 10 just over a month prior.

Winner: Matt Jackson by pinfall after a One Winged Angel to retain the 6 man NEVER Openweight Championship

Grade: 4 3/4 stars

Reason it was great:

This match was awesome from start to finish. High spots every where and the ending had so much going on I needed to watch it 3 times. Moves were believable and they all had really good chemistry together. I enjoyed the way that The Elite for Bullet Club played with the crowd and were able to draw up some really good heel heat. ACH is also a man possessed, he makes almost every move look effortless. All six men packed a lot of action in just over 16 minutes of ring time.

Jay Lethal vs Adam Cole Vs Kyle O'Reilly 

14th Anniversary Show February 26th 2016

Promotion: ROH

Story:

Adam Cole turned on his partner Kyle O'Reilly and will do anything he can to keep O'Reilly from winning the top belt in ROH. Cole is also trying to become the third man in ROH history to win the title twice. O'Reilly recently made Lethal tap out in a non title match.

Winner: Lethal by Pinfall on Cole after a double Lethal Injection on both men to retain the ROH Heavyweight Championship.

Grade: 4 1/2 Stars

Reason it was great:

You could feel the animosity between Alex Cole and Kyle O'Reilly through the TV set. The sheer hatred they showed towards each other brought a very unique dynamic to the match. All three had great chemistry and the move set was very believable. I got sucked into the match and really bought in to all three men having a legitimate shot at winning the belt. 

That's all I have for now, Click the links to the right of this article to follow me on Twitter. Be sure to check out my other articles for movie and TV reviews, sports commentary also wrestling reviews and commentary for many different wrestling promotions, such as WWE, TNA, NXT, ROH, NJPW, Lucha Underground, and GFW. Also be sure to check out my articles on The Sportster.

January 2016 Match of the Year Candidates

I'd like to give a little background into match grading. For the most part match grading is subjective, some people look for flawless execution of a story while others look for consistency and a feel of realism. Others view the match as a single entity while other people include the story into the grade.

I want to tell you my grading system. The story is huge to me, if the story is great, then that can raise a grade of a match a whole 1/2 star, and vice versa if the story sucks it can also drop the grade a 1/2 star. I'm also huge into realism, if a guy takes a DDT and lays on the floor for 15 minutes only to come flying in at the last second to save the match, that's a little to much for me. also a blown spot or two isn't a deal breaker if the blown spot results in a realistic feel. Lets face it, when you are doing a back flip of the second rope into a reverse DDT where you need to catch your opponent who is standing a few feet behind you, it isn't always going to work out perfectly. In a real fight that move would actually hit perfectly 1 out of every 100 times. I will also give a guy a break if he kicks out of a finisher simply because finishers aren't as devastating as they used to be. While standing in the middle of the ring trading punches while the crowd yells Yay/Boo. That move is so over done and usually is placed at a point where a guy took a DDT that he jumped back up from but is trying to make us believe the strikes are really hurting him.

So the things I look for while grading matches are the story leading up to the match, whether the execution in the ring was believable and how enthralled I was by the match. Did I get sucked in? Did I at any moment utter the words Holy S!%#? Did I look forward to the match because of a great build? Was the action in the ring a great story being told?

Keep that in mind as you read what I believe are the match of the year candidates.

Tomohiro Ishii vs Katsuyori Shibata

Wrestle Kingdom 10 January 4th 2016

Promotion: NJPW

Story:

Who really needs a story, this is just two bulls going toe to toe so they can see who's best. The reason Shibata got the match was because of a pair of pinfalls he scored on Ishii during the World Tag League event.

Winner: Shibata by pin fall after a Penalty Kick to become the New NEVER Open weight Champion

Grade: 5 star

Reason it was great:

Both Wrestlers told a fantastic story in the ring with neither of them having the advantage for long. They sold moves and also no sold moves at the perfect time, and also kept the crowd engaged through out the match. I always felt that the match could go either way and it had a big fight feel from the opening bell. What helped that along was they stuck with strikes through the majority of match which helped it with the big fight feel.

Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles

Wrestle Kingdom 10 January 4th 2016

Promotion: NJPW

Story:

After Nakamura defended his belt at Power Struggle, he issued an open challenge to any member of Bullet Club for Wrestle Kingdom. That challenge was accepted by AJ Styles. This match was billed as the  first ever meeting between the two and was considered a dream match.

Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura by pinfall after a Bomaye to retain the IWGP Intercontinental Championship

Grade: 4 1/2 stars

Reason it was great:

An incredibly compelling story in the ring left us not knowing who was going to win. What makes that even more special is these two were able to make us suspend that disbelief even though we knew that AJ Styles was leaving NJPW after this match. Also the mutual respect shown after the match was a feel good moment.

Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens

Last Man Standing Match, Royal Rumble January 24th 2016

Promotion: WWE

Story: 

This rivalry got kick started at Survivor Series when Ambrose and Owens met in the semi finals of the WWE Title tournament. They met again at TLC in an incredible match with Ambrose leaving with the gold and then a double count out on an episode of Smackdown to set up this match. The build up was done to perfection with them trading beat downs and verbal jabs and not meeting in tag team matches and singles matches every show  Because of that it actually felt special when they did meet in the ring.

Winner: Dean Ambrose when Owens couldn't answer the ten count after going through a table outside the ring from the top turbuckle. Ambrose retained the Intercontinental Championship.

Grade 4 3/4 stars

Reason it was great:

Back and forth action making both guys look incredibly strong. I like the fact that Owens was going for the moonsault  to end the match instead of trying another pop up power bomb since Ambrose kicked out of the first one. There were a ton of high spots with a great lead in story and great selling of the injuries after the match when they both came into the rumble match bandaged and obviously hurting. I was on the edge of my seat not knowing who was going to win because it seemed at times like they both might. Just a great telling of a hard fought match.

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WWE Roadblock Review

New Day vs League of Nations (Sheamus and Wade Barrett) for the Tag Team Titles

Highlights:

The New Day comes out to a huge pop, clearly playing the faces tonight.

New Day is up to their usual antics before revealing the packaging for Booty O's cereal

Crowd gives a Booty O's chant

New Day double teams Wade Barrett in the corner with quick tags that JBL calls a unicorn stampede

Kofi drop kicks Sheamus in mid air as he jumps off the top turnbuckle

Kofi counters a Cloverleaf into a pinfall

S.O.S by Kofi

Scary spot where Kofi landed on the back of his head in what looked like a missed spot when he was coming off the top rope.

Xavier Woods distracts the ref while Barrett has Big E pinned. Michael Cole calls it like a face would and JBL calls him out on it by saying "a week ago you had a problem with that"

Winner: The New Day Retains by pinfall when Big E hits the Big Ending on Sheamus

Grade: 2 1/2 Stars

Thoughts:

It was an okay match that I still don't understand. What did Sheamus and Barrett due to deserve a title match. New Day is still one of the highlights of WWE programming so it's no surprise that they had the majority of the highlights in this match. The story was horrible. This match had no build up and had New Day not been involved, it would have been a match better served for Smackdown.

Paul Heyman gives a very good Promo talking about Lesnar looking for revenge against Bray Wyatt.

Then we get highlights of Chris Jericho's turn on AJ Styles

Chris Jericho Vs Jack Swagger

Highlights:

Jericho comes out to put down Toronto and continued with his reason's for turning on AJ

The crowd gave us probably the first ever asshole chant after Jericho called Toronto the Anus of the country

Beautiful standing dropkick by Jericho

Jericho counters the Swagger Bomb with knees to the chest

Jericho misses a lionsault then Swagger hits the Swagger bomb

Swagger counters a Code Breaker into a side slam from his shoulder.

Winner: Chris Jericho by submission when Swagger taps to the Walls of Jericho

Grade: 3 1/4

Thoughts:

What a waste of a great match by not advertising this. Incredible effort by Swagger and I actually felt like he would win more than once. Jack Swagger did show in this match that he is a great in ring performer. It's really to bad he has never been able to connect with the crowd. Although this is another match that really had no explanation or lead in. So far this show has felt more like Monday night Raw then a special event.  When it's a Special Event which is what these shows on the WWE Network are, I wouldn't call any of them PPV's anymore, They need to put a little more effort then what they normally do for a Raw or Smackdown.

The Revival vs Enzo and Cass

Highlights:

Enzo has a new haircut maybe he could spare some of his hair so Dawson's head doesn't get cold

Cass throws Enzo intp Dawson then throws Dash into Dawson

Cass launches Enzo over the top rope onto Dash and Dawson who are on the floor

Dawson shoulder tackles Enzo to keep him from tagging Cass

Hot tag to Cass who gives the biggest splash I've ever seen to Dawson then to Dash

Big boots by Cass on boot members of the Revival

Dawson trips up Enzo to prevent the Rocket Launcher

Dash and Dawson hit a Shatter Machine on Cass on the floor

Winner: The Revival retain their belts  by pinfall on Enzo after a Shatter Machine 

Grade: 3 3/4 Stars

Thoughts:

So far the best match of the night, both teams gave a great performance. If Enzo and Cass do come up to the main roster Carmella needs to come with. It's to bad the New Day are face now, a verbal war between them and Enzo would be great TV.

Natalya  has a back stage segment and manipulates Charlotte in to putting the title on the line

Natalya vs Charlotte for the Divas Championship

Highlights:

Nattie and Charlotte swap submission moves early on.

Natalya spanks Charlotte while setting up a surfboard

Charlotte gives a Flair strut

Natalya reversed the figure four

Charlotte made it to the ropes and out to the floor while still holding the figure four

Natalya hits a sit out powerbomb

The crowd explodes when Natalya puts on the Sharpshooter

Winner: Charlotte retains by pinfall with a roll up and her feet on the ropes when Flair distracts Natalya

Grade: 3 3/4

Thoughts:

Another unadvertised match that really shows the WWE just doesn't care about the Diva's or the Mid Card. Charlotte is really starting to come into her own as a heel. I really wanted to give this a much higher rating since they really worked their buts off. However, there were a few to many rest holds and submissions for my liking early on. Of course it looses a 1/2 star because of the toe to toe exchange in the middle of the ring. and the screwy distraction ending that is way over done also hurt it. All in all though they were given plenty of time to work and really did put on a good showing.

Brock Lesnar vs Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper

Highlights:

Luke Harper has a clean shirt, I wonder if the other one just finally fell apart

Bray announces that this is now a handicap match. 

Bray backs away from Brock up the ramp.

A pair of super kicks to Brock and then a discus clothesline for a quick pin

Brock takes Harper to Suplex City while Bray backs away up the ramp.

Winner: Brock Lesnar by pinfall after an F-5 on Luke Harper

Grade: minus 1 star

Thoughts:

What the Hell was that??? it was supposed to be Bray vs Brock and Bray never even got into the match and looked like a scared little kid the whole time. if this was somehow going to lead somewhere I may be okay with it but this was the blow off to their less than exciting feud. I feel so sorry for Bray. He is the best talker in the business and an incredible worker and it's like the WWE goes out of their way to make him look weak. A handicap match does nothing for the credibility of Bray and it was made even worse by him looking like a scared child the whole time.

Sami Zayn vs Stardust

Highlights

Stardust hits a straight right to the jaw of Zayn when he tries to dive in over the top rope.

Winner: Sami Zayn by pinfall after a Helluva Kick

Grade: 1 Star

Thoughts:

Another unadvertised match that just continues to make this show feel like a Raw. So far this show has been an incredible disappointment. Please end this Stardust gimmick and bring back Cody Rhodes. He was on the cusp of the main event and now he's a joke. Very uneventful match that went on way to long and only served as a way to make Zayn look like a tough comeback kid, and just made Stardust look worse. I never once bought into Stardust as a credible threat.

Triple H vs Dean Ambrose WWE Heavyweight Title Match

Highlights

Ambrose chewing gum reminds me of Shawn Michaels. Shawn's the only other one I've ever seen still chewing after a big hit.

Ambrose lays across the top turnbuckle

Ambrose grabs Hunter's nose

Triple H kicks Ambrose into the ringside steps

Triple H hits a front suplex on the barricade

Ambrose with a flip flop and fly on the top turnbuckle followed by an elbow from the top rope

Ambrose turns a face buster into a rebound clothesline.

Triple H hits a clothes line on a running Ambrose

Triple H hits a straight right as Ambrose dives through the ropes

Ambrose puts on a Sharp Shooter and the crowd boos when he reaches the ropes

Ambrose scores a three count after a Dirty Deeds but the ref waves it off saying Deans feet were under the ropes

Ambrose mocks the DX crotch chop while laying on the floor

Ambrose walks the barricade and goes through the table when Triple H rolls out of the way to avoid the flying elbow

Winner: Triple H to retain the title after a Pedigree

Grade: 4 3/4 stars

Thoughts:

This may be one of the few times I have ever liked the whole feeling out process. The slow start to the match actually worked very well and showed Ambrose as a savvy cerebral wrestler while he was picking his spots and getting into "The Games" head. Even though the fans in attendance didn't seem to care this was a great match. Unbelievable ring psychology and Ambrose truly seemed like a threat. I also really liked the fact that neither of them kicked out of each others finishers. I wish wrestling would get back to that because it really makes the matches stronger. This is easily a match of the year candidate. Ambrose looked incredibly strong and main event material.

Final Thoughts:

An absolutely horrible show was saved by a match of the year contender. This entire show felt rushed and terribly booked with the only highlights being The New Day, the NXT Tag Team Match, the Divas match and the main event.nothing about this show felt special until the end when Triple H and Ambrose were given almost 30 minutes to tell a fantastic story. This is also the second time Ambrose has won the title only to get screwed out of it.