However, going by what happens later on in this show, that stake is about as valid as my 14-year-old brother’s ID. This was nice to see Jax beat Bayley not long ago, so she has every right to stake a claim at the Women’s title. Raw Women’s Champ Bayley done did an interview and Nia Jax interrupted her. Just don’t tell Samoa Joe that, or he’ll end me. Zayn not tapping to the Coquina Clutch (AKA, the hardest finisher to spell, ever) is in keeping with his character and Joe needed the win, but these two are capable of better, so I was left a little flat here. The stiffness of Joe’s punches and kicks were great, as per, and Zayn sold like a champ, but this didn’t really feel like an opener to me. The match was a little slow for me Joe didn’t look like he was at his best and Zayn didn’t really get much of his fast paced offense in to quicken things up. Zayn and Joe’s story on Raw has been a good one, with Joe originally attacking Zayn verbally in an interview with Michael Cole before things, as they often do, turned physically. Zayn and Joe are both amazing workers and their 2-out-of-3 falls match on NXT around this time last year was out of this world. I was really looking forward to this match. Hey, did you guys know we’re on the road to WrestleMania? Because I sure didn’t! maybe WWE should tell us that more often. Anyway, this was a nice little opener and I think the fans are warming to the Cruiserweights now, but we are far, far removed from the glory days of the CWC. Are WWE saving this match for another Pay-Per-View? Well, the next one is WrestleMania, so probably not. My slight gripe with the finish of this match was that it was Swann who pinned Dar to get the victory, when, to me, Tozawa and Kendrick had the hotter feud. Austin Aries was a delight on commentary (as always) and the in ring stuff was good, bar a sloppy double suplex from Dar and Kendrick. I was surprised to see Kendrick get a fairly warm reception here and even more surprised to hear actual fan noise in response to Akira Tozawa, whose “ha!” is literally the best thing ever. This match was fine Tozawa was chasing Kendrick after he continued to beat him down on Raw over the past few weeks, and I think Swann and Dar have beef, but like I said, don’t watch 205 Live. Isn’t it crazy how we can have two former Cruiserweight Champions in a match, considering the belt was introduced less than six months ago? But there you go. This one was fun for someone who doesn’t watch 205 Live. Which was…Īkira Tozawa and Rich Swann vs The Brian Kendrick and Noam Dar (with Alicia Fox) Image Source: I skipped most of this because I don’t hate myself enough to watch the pre-show. I didn’t know who Peter Rosenburg was and Booker T was wearing a scarf with a suit. Not much to say here except Renee Young is as invited and energetic as ever. I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what he used to say. Story Progression – How the matches began, moved along or ended a running storyline based on moments throughout the match and the end result.Įmotional Investment – How much I personally cared about this match and how that affected my overall enjoyment of said match.Īll clear? Well, to quote the great Triple H, “I. Wrestling Ability – The actual wrestling stuff technicality, fluidity, selling, story-telling etc. Hype Factor – How much hype surrounded this match and whether or not it lived up to said hype.īig Moments – Memorable spots, scenes or moves from any of the matches, good or bad. I’ll be marking the matches on five different categories (each one being out of five) and then calculating an average at the end. Oh, before we begin, i should go over how my little match ranking scale works. Nevertheless, we have ten matches to get through (only 8 of which were advertised) and lots and lots of, umm, “interesting” points to mull over, so we’d best get on with it, I guess. Well, I say WWE Pay-Per-View, some of it felt like it should have belonged on Raw and the ending could have come straight from a WCW show in 1999. Hi there! My name is Jacob and I have been given the enviable task of reviewing the latest WWE Pay-Per-View, Fastlane, for the good folks on this here website.
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