First off , I would like to apologize for posting this so late in the day, my internet has been giving me grief this whole weekend, and by the time I went to bed last night at 3am, I hadn't even finished watching the show. I also noticed that my WrestleMania 28 Review didn't post, so I will be redoing that this week. Now, onto the good stuff.
In the past the PPV after WrestleMania generally has a low buy rate, even though they have mostly been great shows, WWE tries to counter this trend by making all the matches gimmick matches, hence Extreme Rules. They also tried to counter it with the return of a huge name draw Brock Lesnar. We will see if this paid off in a few weeks when the buy rate comes in, but it was a success in the quality of matches.
Santino def The Miz to retain the United State Championship
This was the Pre Show, that aired on Youtube, WWE.com and facebook, and it was the first time the US Championship has been defended on a Pre Show, which kind of shows you where the title ranks in the WWE right now, if Dolph Ziggler was still champion the title defense would have happened during the show. It was a perfectly fine match, there where no slip ups to note, and it had a nice flow, I'm not going to rate it, because it wasn't part of the show, but if you didn't see it, you didn't miss anything.
Randy Orton def Kane in a Falls Count Anywhere Match
5.5/10 Based on the match they had at Wrestlemania, i was kind of expecting more from this match, but there wasn't really anything new or unique displayed, they basically fought in the ring, then went out of the ring, through the crowd, hitting each other, went to the back, threw each other into some backstage equipment, came back to the ring and ended the match. If I've seen one match like that, you've seen a thousand, it was a wasted opportunity
Brodus Clay def Dolph Ziggler
5/10 This would be, what I consider, Brodus's first real match. He's been squashing guys left and right since his semi regular return, and this was the first time somebody actually gave him a fight. That being said, there wasn't a whole lot else going on, it was still a very short, standard issue match. The highlight of the match for me was the Chicago crowd chanting "Let's Go Ziggler!"
Cody Rhodes def The Big Show to win the Intercontinental Championship in a Tables Match
6.5/10 Going in, Cody is at even more of a disadvantage then normal since the idea of how does he get the Big Show through a tables rings loud and clear, the announcers might have mentioned that once or a thousand times. The finish was really quite clever and unexpected, Cody drop kicks Big Show while Show is on the edge of the ring, he steps backwards onto a set up table which breaks under his weight and Cody wins the match.
Sheamus def Daniel Bryan to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in a 2 out of # Falls Match
9/10 Yeah, it's that good. This match was the best match of the night, and it alone is worth the price of the DVD. It's the best 2 out of 3 Falls match I've seen since the 3 Stages of Hell match at No Way Out 2001. That's all I'm going to say about it. Watch It!
Ryback def 2 Jobbers
3/10 I don't know why they needed to show this match on a PPV, if they were running short of time, they should have put the US Championship match on the show, maybe even put a silly stipulation on it. At least with his squash match they tried to inject a bit of humor, they failed but at least they tried. I don't know if Ryback is supposed to be heel or face, because he's only squashed jobbers since his return (he was Skip Sheffeild of the Nexus) but he's now the third person who's only having squash matches right now, along with Brodus and Albert, I mean Lord Tensai. Do we really need three of these going on at the same time, when there is legit talent waiting to be called up from FCW? Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins are ready to go and show be debuting very soon.
CM Punk def Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Championship in a Chicago Street Fight
7.5/10 A far departure from their wrestling classic at Wrestlemania this was an intense fight between two guys with a deep feud. The story building up to it was deeply personal and the match reflected it. Another can't miss match.
Layla def Nikki Bella to win the Divas Championship
2.5/10 Did you know Layla was gone? Cuz I didn't. The announcers seemed WAY more surprised by her return then the crowd did, it was hilarious. As soon as the Bellas came out and said that the crowd should get used to seeing them with the title, because they're going to be holding it for a long, long time, you know their title reign is about to end This match was sloppy, but thankfully short, lasting only 3 minutes.
John Cena def Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules Match
7/10 If you've ever wanted to see John Cena get the crap kicked out of him, and I know you have, you should check out this match. Cena takes a BEATING from the moment the bell rings, getting busted open within the first minute. Brock doesn't really display any of the wrestling moves which lead him to a record of 106-5 in college, applying only one move, a Kimura Armbar. Cena really only hit three moves, a slam onto the steel steps to get out of the armbar, a punch to the face with a steel chain wrapped around his fist and an FU onto the steel steps for the win.
5.75/10 All in all it was a really good show, it lived up to the name of Extreme Rules, and will make a welcome addition to my extensive wrestling collection.
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