KawadaSmile Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 They kept the crowd engaged through and through without doing too much and working around Orton's lowest point physically (he is yolked as fuck but I do wonder if his back injury is also related). Kudos to them for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz Posted August 31 Report Share Posted August 31 It reminds me of when Austin switched from being more technical and athletic to more methodical (after the knee injury in WCW) and then to less mobile but wayyyyy more brawling (after SummerSlam 97...when he turned into an absolute legend). It could maybe work for Orton to stick to brisker paced brawls peppered with a handful of spots, mostly hitting the RKO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microstatistics Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 I ended up watching the whole thing. Very good show, every match was, at worst, decent. Cody vs. KO: Strong opener. It suffered from the usual structural disjointedness of Cody defenses since Wrestlemania but the ribwork and KO's moral crisis were well done. **3/4 Bianca/Cargill vs. The Unholy Union: Much better than I expected. The theme of a good team vs. pairing of powerful individuals and the rare instance where the latter prevailed. FIP on Bianca was the best segment but Jade's hot tag and the finishing stretch weren't bad. ***1/4 Punk vs. McIntyre Strap match: Now that is more like it. This was much closer to what I expected from a blood feud, not the clown show that was the Summerslam bout whether Seth Rollins took center stage for some reason. At least they built off that finish with Punk learning to kill things off before indulging emotionally. They actually tried to beat on each other for large stretches and any time either of them got too cutesy, they ceded control. The pacing and selling felt stilted at times but that might be down to the stipulation. This is one I'll revisit. ***1/2 - ***3/4 Terror Twins vs. Dom/Liv: Solid intergender match with the babyface shine, FIP segments, interference, and revenge spots all put together fairly well. **3/4 Gunther vs. Orton: I appreciate how they constructed this, capitalizing on Gunther's locational babyface status and having him work from underneath across an experienced, similarly sized guy. Having said that, the pacing was too deliberate for it to hit any great heights and I think the KOTR final was ultimately better. Still, a nice moment for Gunther (and Ludwig). **3/4 - *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 At this stage, Orton is much better suited as a tag team guy paired with someone who can go fast to make it not as obvious he's not able/willing to bump much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted September 1 Report Share Posted September 1 15 hours ago, sek69 said: At this stage, Orton is much better suited as a tag team guy paired with someone who can go fast to make it not as obvious he's not able/willing to bump much. He's been at that level for a while, tbh. He can still go on multi-man matches, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobogo Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 Big missed opportunity to not go back to full Dvorak for one night to let the fans do the sing along thing. In general, that's maybe the biggest misstep with GUNTHER vs WALTER presentation, whatever butt rock shit that kicks in after the opening notes is so nondescript 2005 sounding shit and doesn't fit with either the opening or Gunther's persona and style. The second it kicks out of Dvorak, it is full blown Velocity regular generic rock shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoLogic Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 I like Gunther's theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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