BNXL's Elimination Chamber Reactions
Posted: Feb 24th, '14, 17:49
IC Title Match: Good opener. Got a little messy at some points; got a little awesome at some points.
Tag Title Match: Fun match; very entertaining but a sorta sour ending. Hope the Usos are in the title match at Mania still.
Titus v. Young: this match should've happened already. There wasn't enough build for this to really feel like a ppv grudge match. Titus should have gotten as brutal with Darren as he did when he initially turned.
6-Man Tag: 5 STAR MATCH! This was absolutely PERFECT! Everyone got great spots and did great character work. Awesome storytelling, fantastic action, and amazing crowd reaction. I'm gonna go ahead and call this MOTY.
Divas Title Match: pointless other than just to let the crowd settle; NOTHING could follow Shield v. Wyatts.
Del Rio v. Batista: I take back what I just said about the Divas match; it was pointless. They HAD to know the crowd was gonna crap all over ADR v. Batista. They should've had this right after the 6-man Tag, maybe the fans would've still been too exhausted to BOO BATISTA OUT OF THE BUILDING or chant for ANYBODY except the two guys in the ring (coulda swore I heard the crowd try a 'we want Regal' chant). This did NOTHING for Del Rio (which I fear is the point) and just furthered animosity from the crowd that Batista's gonna have to carry. The match went WAAY too long, too. Bad decision here.
Elimination Chamber WWE Title Match: Great showing for Cesaro; great cowardly heel stuff from Orton too. Sheamus reestablished himself here; the Brogue kick through the pod was great. I kinda wish the Wyatts would have come out and attacked Cena when everyone else was still in the match; would've better shown that Cena is the Wyatts next target. But of course, we get another crapfest finish PLUS the commentary and crowd shots at the end didn't help. It seemed like the WWE (not the Authority) was kinda rubbing it in the face of D-Bry fans. This does not make me wanna see a match with Kane v. Bryan. Not a ad match tho.
All in All, decent ppv totally worth watching for the 6-Man Tag alone, plus some other, smaller things.
Side Notes:
1. This was the absolute best use of Barrett's new gimmick I've seen. Good stuff.
2. WWE should get a Superstar an endorsement from Pizza Rolls and have them do a Randy Savage/Slim Jims deal. I'm pulling for Brodus Clay....
Tag Title Match: Fun match; very entertaining but a sorta sour ending. Hope the Usos are in the title match at Mania still.
Titus v. Young: this match should've happened already. There wasn't enough build for this to really feel like a ppv grudge match. Titus should have gotten as brutal with Darren as he did when he initially turned.
6-Man Tag: 5 STAR MATCH! This was absolutely PERFECT! Everyone got great spots and did great character work. Awesome storytelling, fantastic action, and amazing crowd reaction. I'm gonna go ahead and call this MOTY.
Divas Title Match: pointless other than just to let the crowd settle; NOTHING could follow Shield v. Wyatts.
Del Rio v. Batista: I take back what I just said about the Divas match; it was pointless. They HAD to know the crowd was gonna crap all over ADR v. Batista. They should've had this right after the 6-man Tag, maybe the fans would've still been too exhausted to BOO BATISTA OUT OF THE BUILDING or chant for ANYBODY except the two guys in the ring (coulda swore I heard the crowd try a 'we want Regal' chant). This did NOTHING for Del Rio (which I fear is the point) and just furthered animosity from the crowd that Batista's gonna have to carry. The match went WAAY too long, too. Bad decision here.
Elimination Chamber WWE Title Match: Great showing for Cesaro; great cowardly heel stuff from Orton too. Sheamus reestablished himself here; the Brogue kick through the pod was great. I kinda wish the Wyatts would have come out and attacked Cena when everyone else was still in the match; would've better shown that Cena is the Wyatts next target. But of course, we get another crapfest finish PLUS the commentary and crowd shots at the end didn't help. It seemed like the WWE (not the Authority) was kinda rubbing it in the face of D-Bry fans. This does not make me wanna see a match with Kane v. Bryan. Not a ad match tho.
All in All, decent ppv totally worth watching for the 6-Man Tag alone, plus some other, smaller things.
Side Notes:
1. This was the absolute best use of Barrett's new gimmick I've seen. Good stuff.
2. WWE should get a Superstar an endorsement from Pizza Rolls and have them do a Randy Savage/Slim Jims deal. I'm pulling for Brodus Clay....