El Dragon

*looks at his av, nodding in approval* I could watch those guys have a best of 29. Great matchup. Tajiri is at his best when reminding you he can mix in the Lucha with everything else.

Rusev rules, Cesaro rules, everyone involved in the main event of that is a really good wrestler. That said, they took a guy in Cesaro who was VERY over in that building, put him in a US title match with an over heel. Have a very much not over heel cost the over face his title match. All so a face who the crowd hates can run in and cheap shot said heel after the heel worked a hard match. I'm not sure what was really gained in that main event other then "Man, can Rusev and Cesaro wrestle some more?"

I honestly thought that might have been Dolphs best night with the company since the Survivor Series win a couple years ago. I buy him as an underdog, and as someone who is basically trying to get himself back in the mindset of being a true threat again. ... Still very little interest in the match though.

I kinda like that Eva Marie segment, my problem with it is that this isn't a 3 hour show, and it might mean a two week delay for getting Alexa Bliss in the ring, and that'd be a bummer to me when Carmella gets to debut.

That was probably the best promo exchange either man has had in a pretty long while. Ziggler seemed legitimately fired up, and Ambrose was good. I forever feel like Bray Wyatt is 2 really good weeks away from being a top act.

I find it very amusing the competitors competing for the Womens Title are far better on the mic then the ones feuding over the Universal Title.

They tried Reigns Big Show last year. Was a good match. Did nothing at all to turn opinion.

So, what would you want from Reigns on Raw then? Just a constant feud with Rollins? Cause he's gonna have to wrestle the Zayns, Owens, and Cesaros of the world with the Brand Split anyway.

Then you wait him out in the midcard anyway. If the fans eventually forgive him and you can push him near the top of the card, hey great! If not, you have him putting over guys who can headline PPV's in the near future like Sami, Owens, Cesaro, or other call ups.

I think the best thing they can do for Reigns is just keep him mixed with Cesaro, Zayn, and Owens, and let him establish himself as a really good worker for them in the midcard for a while. Paitence is the answer here, and has been the answer from the get go. WWE just isn't a place of patience for the most part.

Mendoza to me clearly was the "No Name to Pretty Big Deal" of the tournament. They basically got that match to be a double turn just on how good Mendoza looked and how wily Kendrick was. If any of the first round losers earned themselves a contract in round 1, I think it would have had to be Mendoza.

I'll up that bet. Dolph will hit him with a Superkick, Dean will go for a Rebound Lariat, only for Dolph to Superkick him again.

I'm still completely stunned, after last night Finn got to look like a mega star, they decided the right move was to hold off on debuting American Alpha.

Hahahahaha

Rhyno re-introduction, but no AA on the first episode. How can you not have American Alpha debut on your first show?

Either Orton re-hurt his arm, or that was the weirdest match I've seen in a while.

You know how some people thought Smackdown "lost" the draft and others said let's wait and see. Only 1 week in so far, but man. Smackdown got killed in the draft.

Yeah, my main note from this show outside of "

Opening 4 way was really good, and the "right" guy one, even if it's the guy I'm least interested in going forward.

As a sheet no less. And it's clearly the right call. Now there is actual drama on Raw about how they handle the title situation. And it makes Steph look bad, because at the end of the day, she bet against Ambrose, and she lost.

This crowd seems dead, then I remember mute, so that affects it.

He made sure he had the paper work for this stuff.

When did Roman stop coming from the crowd? Also, that crowd mute.

I expect at least one Daniel Bryan chant during a stretch Reigns is in control, if they can stop just booing.

... Am I the only one who thought this promo actually was pretty good for one that went long?