Look, TLC was
half-good, but Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber were totally bad; and the
latest edition of Extreme Rules came close to excellence.
But this year’s
Payback? I can’t compare them to its previous editions, but it seems that all
fights staged during that fateful Sunday evening of June 1st, 2014
at the All-State Farm in Chicago were worthy at all. Well, they should be. Why?
Two things:
- ‘Cause people, or should I say the WWE Universe, really bought tickets and subscription services to see an entertaining fight, if not an entertaining segment; and lastly…
- It seems the WWE needs to regain themselves, especially financially-wise speaking. If all those business portal reports were true that WWE has been losing huge money for some time, the McMahons should do something else. Why? ‘Cause that what is “best for business.” Come to think that Vince McMahon just lost his title as “billionaire.”
Anyway, going back to
the event, it seems the entire universe was totally entertained for all the
cards slated during Sunday night, including the untelevised pre-event match
between El Torrito and Hornswoggle. Yes, two midget wrestlers gong against each
other. It looked like sickening in a deeper aspect, but hey, I think that’s
better energizer factor for an action-packed offering.
Both Cesaro and
Sheamus put up whatever they had, though no acts of hand-shaking took place
after the fight. It’s more amusing to see the heel manager Paul Heyman shouting
in disbelief; like “How dare you, Sheamus? How dare you!” I don’t know, maybe
it’s because I just liked the idea of his acting, especially last year when CM
Punk mauled him on top of the cell. Perfect.
I know, it might be a
bit disappointing when Rob Van Dam lost to Bad News Barrett for the Intercontinental
Championship. Sure, BNB was a bit less heck of a fighter than RVD. But as his
saying goes, “I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news!” Bottom line: he was
successful in his title defense. So, “thank you very much! Ha! Ha! Ha!” Talk
about a good heel character, aye? And I
admired his “winds of change” more than his own “bull hammer.”
Maybe, the BIG E-Rusev
fight was a dud at all. Forget the nationality-driven props. They failed to
live to their expectations. The former IC champ seemed he lost his fighting swagger
since losing the title to BNB last month, considering that they’re evenly
matched against the former-Bulgarian-slash-now- Russian brute. He even had his
own set of highlight reel, and was about to take control until the so-called
“super athlete” unleashed a kick to his jaw that spelled Big E’s doom. Also,
come to think that once Rusev unleashed his power, no one (I repeat: NO ONE)
can stop him, aside from that hot chick called Lana. Oh, sorry, that’s
“Ravishing Russian.”
Another buster was the tag-team clash between the Rhodes brothers and Rybaxel, just except for one sequence after their battle: the younger Rhodes seem to turn back on his older brother after numerous losses made his mounting frustration looms even further to its worst.
Moving on, how about
the Alicia Fox versus Paige dispute for the Divas Championship? Well, the
former’s tough, but the latter’s even tougher—and I’m pertaining to their
physicality. The problem with their acting plot is the foxy lady’s got some
mental flaws. The upside though is the lady champs hair. She just looked
better, accompanied with that “Think Again” top.
Moment of the night
goes to Brie Bella for slapping the WWE’s principal owner Stephanie McMahon.
So, it was a heroic deed for a woman to sacrifice her job for her husband’s title,
eh? Wait, Brie’s not fired. She just shouted “I QUIT” in front of Hunter’s
wife. I call it a “highlight reel” though. And regardless of Daniel Bryan’s
actions, there will always be words coming out from the authority’s respective
mouths. Jerry “The King” Lawler was right—there’s definitely a repercussion for
this one.
Since almost every
match was worth it to be called as the “match of the night,” maybe I’ll give
that distinction to the two main cards of Payback – the last man standing match
and the no-hold barred elimination battle.
Seems like the
universe is divided between John Cena and Bray Wyatt, eh? At least, the
Cenation was not fighting alone during the night at all (it’s better to be put
that way than seeing another 3-on-1 handicap atmosphere). But to answer
questions whether if that would be the last of the potential trilogy between
Wyatt and Cena? Well, that remains to be seen.
And everything between
the Shield and Evolution just went totally ugly. They staged their fight on
three separate areas around the fighting arena, causing cameras to move
somewhere else and audience to pick where they will be peeking on. I guess,
that’s the downside of it. But still, it remained awesome. Everyone had their
own share of highlights.
But seeing another clash-between-factions
for the next few weeks or so? I doubt it. Batista already left WWE via the
latest episode of RAW, and Seth Rollins appear to turn his back on his group.
All I can say though is that the plot thickens for the Hounds of Justice,
considering that they were on this kind of page a few months ago.
Overall, it was a damn
violent night. Yes, violent-but-exciting.
Author: slickmaster |
© 2014 september twenty-eight productions
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