Opening Match: World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs Kofi Kingston
For an opening match, this was good. Kofi Kingston put on a show perform flips during suicide dives, and reversing moves into his own S.O.S finishers. These guys put on a match! Alberto Del Rio had the upper hand in the beginning, and it was kind of slow, but things picked up toward the middle. Major moves were made, for instance, Alberto Del Rio reversed a Trouble in Paradise into a german suplex, and a bridge for a pin. Another example, and m favorite moment of the match, was when Del Rio went for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but Kingston reversed mid air for a ddt. Del Rio was able to get the win at the end with his finishing submission hold, the armbar.
I think Alberto is a great in ring performer, but he does not have the charisma and in-ring work to be a top guy like the WWE has made him seem. I want him to not be the champion more than anything, and I think that a break from him wouldn't be so bad.
Wyatt Family vs Prime Time Players
This match had a lot of miscommunication on what looked like Darren Young's part. Not too much happened in this match except for a great looking backbreaker by Erick Rowan, and a clothesline by Luke Harper that made JBL mark out. After the match Bray Wyatt ran in the ring like the mad man he is and hit a beaten Darren Young with a Sister Abigail. You gotta love this guy.
Miz TV Segment
This was the segment of the night.The Miz had The Big Show as a special guest. Miz asked the Big Show how he could hurt Dusty Rhodes. Big Show just looked like he was about to cry the whole segment. He says that he shouldn't let Stephanie McMahon push him around, and calls her a witch. Stephanie immediately came out. She would proceed to be a bitch to the Miz like no one could. Stephanie told the Miz that he is a utility player for the WWE. He is only around for interviews and appearances. She tells him even though he's been handed opportunities, he has failed every time. That sting. She would finish off by telling the Big Show to knock him out, and he does so without hesitation.
Randy Orton vs Rob Van Dam (via WWE app vote)
This match was pretty solid. There was nothing special about it, until the match was over. Randy Orton caused the match to end in a double count out as he continued to beat RVD outside of the ring without paying attention to the count. Randy ripped off the padding on the barricade and hit RVD with a backbreaker onto the barricade. Orton rolled him into the ring after a series of attacks and sat RVD on the top rope. He proceeded to hit RVD with a ddt from the top rope, having a psychotic laugh before he dropped his head. I love this Orton.
CM Punk Addresses the Second City
Tonight's show was in Chicago, Illinois, the hometown of CM Punk. Without a doubt, Punk a huge pop when his music hit. He talked about the Blackhawks, and got a lot of love from the crowd, but Paul Heyman came out to ruin. The two exchanged some words like they only can. Then, Paul got Punk to come after him, but it was a trap as Ryback and Curtis Axel attacked him.
I enjoyed the stage dive Punk hit on Ryback, and I loved Ryback putting Punk through a table even more. The best part of the was, though, Ryback saying "That's what happens to bullies."
Main Event: 11 on 3 Handicap Elimination Match
Before the match started Daniel Bryan cut a promo saying that he had nothing to do with Scott Armstrong, and that before he left Triple H gave him a large amount of money. His promo was ended by the sound of The Shield's music. The group came down to the ring, but as they came over the barricade Goldust and Cody Rhodes attacked them. That was an amazing first glance into the near future for those two.
After a commercial break, the match was ready to begin.The match was slow at first. The Shield kept their opponents in their corner in an attempt to take out all eleven of them one by one. The first to go was Rob Van Dam, who was hurt badly earlier by Randy Orton. During the match "We Want Ziggler" chants were made by the fans. Roman Reigns was hot at one point, spearing and pinning three of his opponents in a row. Daniel Bryan came in and hit multiple missile dropkicks on Roman, and tagged in one of the Usos for a superkick, and the other Uso (I don't know which one's which) for a Superfly splash. Dolph Ziggler was able to pin his rival Dean Ambrose to leave one more Shield alone. Seth Rollins held strong, getting rid of R-Truth, but he got a taste of his own medicine as the last four opponents; Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler and The Usos; surrounded the ring and attacked him. The other members of The Shield tried to help, but were stopped by Dolph and the Usos. Daniel Bryan ended the match after a headbutt, and a running single leg high knee.
This match was very unique, and entertained me a lot more than I expected. It was great to see everything come back around, and The Shield to be on the losing end.
Final Thoughts
I was really surprised to see what WWE did in the short time they had until Battleground. Honestly, this was a better build up than the one to Night of Champions. This episode still had it's bad moments like that rushed Divas tag team match that had the entrances on while CM Punk was still recovering from his beating. I have to give this show a 2.5/5.
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