Retooling the tournament to have Rollins face Nakamura in the main event would have been much better.Ĭody Rhodes vs. So while the match was well worked, it was highly predictable and made for a fairly flat ending to Raw. While I appreciated the callback to their 2016 SummerSlam match for the WWE Universal Championship, there was no reason to view Balor as a legitimate threat to win this match. Finn Balor for a spot in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at Night of Champions: It felt like the creative forces opted for match quality over actually having a compelling semifinal match. Dana Brooke in a non-title match: A dominant win for Ripley over Brooke, who felt like she disappeared once the company scrapped the WWE 24/7 Championship. Smackdown Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. Bonus points to Dom for the “Dom-Dom rocks” clap afterward. Woods had a good match with Gunther recently, but I’m beyond bored by the tired New Day humor and his awful trombone. Is Cross done stalking Candice LeRae?ĭominik Mysterio vs. Stark did a nice job on the mic during her backstage segment and then looked good during her in-ring debut on Raw. Nikki Cross: The live crowd sat on their hands throughout the bulk of the match, but they did seem impressed by Zoey’s Z360 finisher. Priest upped his game during his feud with Bad Bunny and comes across more confident in the ring and on the mic. As odd as it seems, Priest lost clean to a celebrity musician and yet he feels more relevant than ever. He took the pin in this match even though Priest was selling a knee injury, and then Nakamura went on to have a backstage segment that continued to lay the groundwork for his nothing happening feud with The Miz. My optimism regarding Nakamura didn’t last long. Rollins was the heavy favorite, but Nakamura at least felt like a dark horse candidate to advance. Shinsuke Nakamura in a Triple Threat tournament match: The show peaked with this opening match.
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