Matt D

Sometimes wrestling is really great.

There was a fun moment there where I had forgotten Joe was even in the match and then I was happy to see him show up.

Braun holding the stairs up over his head like a barbarian should be on the Then, Now, Forever thing for years.

Well, Fit Finlay just hit the scene. Shit's on now.

In some ways, this feels like the ultimate realization of WWF Big Man Main Event Preference.

Them building to Braun/Brock within the match is good stuff.

Unless it's a Shield reunion.

I'm really happy for Joe. This is the biggest match of his life and that says a lot.

It vaguely reminds me of Hunter's long heel reigns?

Hey, that finish sucked.

Jinder works his dangling jawhold better than 2017 Owens works anything at least. Am I going to get flack for calling his elbow to the skull the Yoga Noogie?

Merry and Pippin have to be happy that Treebeard is wrestling Nakamura and not Orton again, right?

Diminishing returns on this entrance.

The Shane stuff was predictable but not completely terrible. At least it made sense. I half figure we need to give them credit for that in this day and age. We knew the match was a means to an end coming in. At least I assume you guys did. I'm like Will on a Takeover post-show here. No idea how we got here.

Everyone copies each other's spots but Styles can't lock and load before his forearm?

I really did like that two minutes of Bliss/Banks armwork.

Owens and Bray both do the fat boy senton too. At least they're theoretically on different shows.

Those kids were sure excited that their dad was special ref.

How can they have Finn and Rollins both do the sling blade thing in consecutive matches.

I wish we could combine Sasha's bumping with Ambrose's ability to contort himself while selling.

I don't remember Rollins and Ambrose actually being fun together. I mean, I know they were, but I don't remember any details. Their babyface tandem stuff has been fun here though. Dorky, but fun.

Pretty good way to get Finn over, honestly. That he can do stuff as the demon that he can't normally do, especially if they play up that there's a cost to it or something.

I actually give Finn credit for wrestling somewhat different in the paint for once. He usually doesn't at all. Some agent got into his head.

They get what they deserve.

Oh come on. I miss 5 matches and none of them are Finn vs Bray? Yeah, I'm putting Defenders on. Someone tell me if there's some cool ring graphics. They spent way too much developing that to only do it once. Maybe it can be a montage of him planking (or whatever the hell it is he does with that pose) in front of national monuments to send fear into the hearts of all.