WWE Survivor Series PPV Review
Last night's Survivor Series PPV was nothing special in my opinion. The main event angle was noteworthy and will have a short term buzz to it but was not the best creative decision overall in my opinion. Check out my review.
Sheamus Cashes in Money in the Bank and defeats Roman Reins for WWE Title
HHH came out while they had the pyro and confetti going, and came out to congratulate Reigns. Reigns wouldn't shake his hand and speared him. Sheamus came out from behind, and gave Reigns a brogue kick but Reigns kicked out. He hit Reigns with a second brogue kick and pinned him so Sheamus ends the show as WWE Champion, shaking hands and hugging HHH.
WWE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS:
ROMAN REIGNS VS. DEAN AMBROSE
They rushed through a 9:00 final. Each kicked out of the others big move until Reigns hit a second spear and got the clean pin. Really good while it lasted.
DEAN AMBROSE VS.
IC CHAMPION KEVIN OWENS
Really good match. Ambrose used a tope, then a second one and Owens dumped him on the announcers table. In the ring, Owens used two superkicks, went for the pop up power bomb but Ambrose reversed into a huracanrana, and followed with Dirty Deeds for the pin.
ROMAN REIGNS VS.
U.S. CHAMPION ALBERTO DEL RIO
Another really good match, better than you'd think from these two. Easily Del Rio's best match since he's returned. A lot of near falls, including a spear into a kick by Del Rio at one point after Del Rio missed the double foot stomp and sold his knee. The finish saw Del Rio come off the top, but Reigns moved and hit him with the spear.
UNDERTAKER & KANE VS.
BRAY WYATT & LUKE HARPER
They took out Erick Rowan before the match. Wyatt & Harper did the match with Strowman in the corner. The match was all about putting Undertaker over. The crowd was more into this than any match on the show. Undertake & Kane choke slammed Strowman onto the announcers table. In the ring, Undertaker & Kane did a double sit up. Undertaker choke slammed Wyatt and Kane choke slammed Harper and then Undertaker pinned Harper after a tombstone piledriver. Not a great match but it was good as a showcase. They teased this may be the last time Undertaker & Kane are a tag team.
DOLPH ZIGGLER VS. TYLER BREEZE
This was all about getting Breeze over. Short match that they rushed through with Breeze winning with the unprettier. As far as execution went, very good, but it felt from the start like they were rushing through.
DIVAS CHAMPION CHARLOTTE VS. PAIGE
They gave them time to have the kind of match they'd have in NXT. It was good. The highlight was Charlotte spearing Paige with her running on the barricade tackling Paige, standing on the barricade, to the floor. Charlotte won clean via submission with the figure eight.
ELIMINATION MATCH:
THE NEW DAY & KING BARRETT & SHEAMUS VS.
LUCHA DRAGONS & USOS & RYBACK
1) Sin Cara pinned Barrett with a senton into the ring
2) Kingston & Woods double-teamed and pinned Jimmy Uso
3) Sheamus pinned Sin Cara with a brogue kick
4) Jey Uso pinned E with a splash off the top rope
5) Woods & Kingston left with Big E, who was acting like he was injured6) This left Sheamus alone with Kalisto, Ryback and Jey. They went a long time until Jey hit a superkick on Sheamus, Kalisto used huracanrana and Ryback pinned him after the shell shock.
Match was good. Last fall went too long with the story they were telling, kind of died off. The crowd loved the New Day so that was part of it as they lost interest after they left.
2) Kingston & Woods double-teamed and pinned Jimmy Uso
3) Sheamus pinned Sin Cara with a brogue kick
4) Jey Uso pinned E with a splash off the top rope
5) Woods & Kingston left with Big E, who was acting like he was injured6) This left Sheamus alone with Kalisto, Ryback and Jey. They went a long time until Jey hit a superkick on Sheamus, Kalisto used huracanrana and Ryback pinned him after the shell shock.
Match was good. Last fall went too long with the story they were telling, kind of died off. The crowd loved the New Day so that was part of it as they lost interest after they left.