WWE Tables, Ladders, Chairs... and Stairs
WWE Tables, Ladders Chairs… and Stairs (12/14/2014)- Cleveland, OH
KICKOFF SHOW: Goldust & Stardust vs. The New Day (w/Xavier Woods)- 5.5/10
What is actually â€"new†about these New Day guys? They seem like their same old selves but with new music and bright new gear. They need to push the gimmick itself better.
The announcers claimed that Stardust was dressed like the Great Gazoo. He had some green on him, but that was the only similarity.
MIZ & NAOMI SEGMENT- Miz tries to offer her help getting an acting job. She responds that her main focus right now is the Divas’ Title, and claims that Miz can’t help her with that. If she wants to win the title, shouldn’t she be… I don’t know… trying to get booked in matches or something? Because all she has been doing recently is watching her husband’s matches from backstage.
The bottom-third advertisements for the WWE Network still mention the six-month commitment.
MAIN SHOW:
LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: Luke Harper(c) vs. Dolph Ziggler- 7.5/10
Quite a few scary bumps in this one, but both guys seem to be okay. I really liked the pacing of this match and they had some very good nearfalls. They did a great job of making Harper seem like a huge, scary obstacle for Dolph, and he still managed to maintain that aura, even in defeat.
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Miz & Damien Miz-dow(c) vs. The Usos- 5/10
Yeah… Miz-dow has outstayed his welcome with me. I feel like I’ve seen all of his stuff before, and it has ceased to be funny and started to feel stupid.
Am I the only one who marked out because it looked like Jimmy Uso was about to lock in a CHIKARA Special?
Other than that, the match was pretty decent, but with a lame finish. Yes, it works if they are building to a No DQs match at the next PPV (which would be a good idea), but I really don’t see them doing that.
SETH ROLLINS PROMO- very good
STAIRS MATCH: Erick Rowan vs. Big Show- 4.5/10
Yeah… I hope they never do this gimmick again. It just wasn’t interesting in any way. This is also probably the end for Rowan for any sort of push.
TOTAL DIVAS COMMERCIAL- can someone explain to me why they haven’t fired Eva Marie yet? Hasn’t she proved herself completely incompetent, and nowhere near hotter than the average Diva to justify her continued employment?
TABLES MATCH IN WHICH IF CENA LOSES, HE LOSES HIS #1 CONTENDERSHIP: John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (w/Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble)- 7.25/10
I really liked everything up until the restart. Others might not like that kind of story, but I enjoyed it and thought they told it really well. I hated the restart just because it felt like a big waste of time, and the stuff that came after it really didn’t feel connected to the earlier part of the match. I’d have rather seen Reigns spear the stooges and leave Big Show out of it entirely.
BELLAS PROMO- â€"blood is thicker than water.†That’s how they explain away the fact that they like each other again.
WWE DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Nikki Bella(c) (w/Brie Bella) vs. AJ Lee- 3/10
An okay match with a heel finish that came off as very dull after both the DQ and the big overbooked match we have already seen.
ROMAN REIGNS PROMO- good
CHAIRS MATCH: Kane vs. Ryback- 5.25/10
Most awesome chair-throwing spot ever.
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Rusev(c) (w/Lana) vs. Jack Swagger- 3.5/10
The match was very short and Rusev certainly could have sold his ankle better, but I was 100% into every last little thing they did.
TLC MATCH: Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose- 8.25/10
An awesomely violent match marred by a horribly stupid finish. If you ever find yourself booking a wrestling promotions, here’s a good rule of thumb to go by: If you need special effects for your finish, DO A DIFFERENT FINISH!
A great show from WWE, but it would have been a lot better if the finishes for some of the big matches were better.
Oh… and to the guy who brought a â€"Hire Russo†sign: I hope you get a flat tire on the way home. You know what? Make it four flat tires. And not all at the same time. I mean at four completely different points on your journey. F*ck you.
KICKOFF SHOW: Goldust & Stardust vs. The New Day (w/Xavier Woods)- 5.5/10
What is actually â€"new†about these New Day guys? They seem like their same old selves but with new music and bright new gear. They need to push the gimmick itself better.
The announcers claimed that Stardust was dressed like the Great Gazoo. He had some green on him, but that was the only similarity.
MIZ & NAOMI SEGMENT- Miz tries to offer her help getting an acting job. She responds that her main focus right now is the Divas’ Title, and claims that Miz can’t help her with that. If she wants to win the title, shouldn’t she be… I don’t know… trying to get booked in matches or something? Because all she has been doing recently is watching her husband’s matches from backstage.
The bottom-third advertisements for the WWE Network still mention the six-month commitment.
MAIN SHOW:
LADDER MATCH FOR THE WWE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE: Luke Harper(c) vs. Dolph Ziggler- 7.5/10
Quite a few scary bumps in this one, but both guys seem to be okay. I really liked the pacing of this match and they had some very good nearfalls. They did a great job of making Harper seem like a huge, scary obstacle for Dolph, and he still managed to maintain that aura, even in defeat.
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Miz & Damien Miz-dow(c) vs. The Usos- 5/10
Yeah… Miz-dow has outstayed his welcome with me. I feel like I’ve seen all of his stuff before, and it has ceased to be funny and started to feel stupid.
Am I the only one who marked out because it looked like Jimmy Uso was about to lock in a CHIKARA Special?
Other than that, the match was pretty decent, but with a lame finish. Yes, it works if they are building to a No DQs match at the next PPV (which would be a good idea), but I really don’t see them doing that.
SETH ROLLINS PROMO- very good
STAIRS MATCH: Erick Rowan vs. Big Show- 4.5/10
Yeah… I hope they never do this gimmick again. It just wasn’t interesting in any way. This is also probably the end for Rowan for any sort of push.
TOTAL DIVAS COMMERCIAL- can someone explain to me why they haven’t fired Eva Marie yet? Hasn’t she proved herself completely incompetent, and nowhere near hotter than the average Diva to justify her continued employment?
TABLES MATCH IN WHICH IF CENA LOSES, HE LOSES HIS #1 CONTENDERSHIP: John Cena vs. Seth Rollins (w/Joey Mercury & Jamie Noble)- 7.25/10
I really liked everything up until the restart. Others might not like that kind of story, but I enjoyed it and thought they told it really well. I hated the restart just because it felt like a big waste of time, and the stuff that came after it really didn’t feel connected to the earlier part of the match. I’d have rather seen Reigns spear the stooges and leave Big Show out of it entirely.
BELLAS PROMO- â€"blood is thicker than water.†That’s how they explain away the fact that they like each other again.
WWE DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Nikki Bella(c) (w/Brie Bella) vs. AJ Lee- 3/10
An okay match with a heel finish that came off as very dull after both the DQ and the big overbooked match we have already seen.
ROMAN REIGNS PROMO- good
CHAIRS MATCH: Kane vs. Ryback- 5.25/10
Most awesome chair-throwing spot ever.
WWE UNITED STATES TITLE MATCH: Rusev(c) (w/Lana) vs. Jack Swagger- 3.5/10
The match was very short and Rusev certainly could have sold his ankle better, but I was 100% into every last little thing they did.
TLC MATCH: Bray Wyatt vs. Dean Ambrose- 8.25/10
An awesomely violent match marred by a horribly stupid finish. If you ever find yourself booking a wrestling promotions, here’s a good rule of thumb to go by: If you need special effects for your finish, DO A DIFFERENT FINISH!
A great show from WWE, but it would have been a lot better if the finishes for some of the big matches were better.
Oh… and to the guy who brought a â€"Hire Russo†sign: I hope you get a flat tire on the way home. You know what? Make it four flat tires. And not all at the same time. I mean at four completely different points on your journey. F*ck you.