There were apparently two kinda nothing matches on the kickoff show, where Kane beat Harper and there was a 3 on 3 Cruserweight match, but apparently nothing special. Good to see Kalisto getting a title match on the main show. It was bad when he was IC champion vs Ryback at Wrestlemania and with the issues that show had, they wrestled the kickoff in a half empty stadium.
Survivor Series is starting with the 5 on 5 Team Womens match.
Unrelated, but Finn Balor has apparently made an appearance in place of Mick Foley for an ICW show in Scotland, where he actually went into the ring. Didn't fight other than hitting someone in the gut with a pipe, but him being in the ring is a good sign I think for his return eventually.
Slightly unrelated, but I might love Naomi's style. One of the cooler looking outfit setups with the glowing intro and all the flair attached to it. The loose fabric boots gives me an Ultimate Warrior vibe and she had like these tassle shoulder wear that made me think Macho Man.
Nia Jax might be the Stroman of the Raw team lol Kayfabe, Smackdown is definitely lacking a powerhouse. I wish we could see like a Chyna type show up. Chyna did men and women related stuff, but I think it would be great to mix up the sizes more like Jax brings. Dana Brooke was apparently a bodybuilder, but never seemed to really have the build and she is TINY, like barely over 5 foot while Chyna was 6 foot. Another 6 footer would tower over even a Nia Jax, though I understand why they wouldn't, since Jax is supposed to be this big powerhouse, when she's only 5'10", though when compared to most of the roster, she is still quite large.
Bayley vs Charlotte is clearly the next big push lol
Please tell me I'm not the only one who isn't on the Ellsworth express? That he's legit signed...I don't know. Has he even really wrestled? I know he got stomped by Stroman and there was a thing where he got wrecked and then given a win over Styles, but does he actually do anything?
Can we put Maryse into a cage suspended over the ring please? I am so fucking tired of interference wins. When they do it like a dozen times in a row, it doesn't make me hate The Miz as a heel, it just makes me hate matches they participate in, because I know it's almost guaranteed to happen.
Kinda lame that Team Smackdown didn't get an intro really and wow...I thought they were gonna bury Smackdown, but they just booted New Day out of the fight right from the start. The biggest guys on Raw next to Enzo and Cass in terms of popularity. That's interesting, though I think this will be kind of a mess as huge team fights like this tend to be lol God damn, that Gable roll into suplex against Cesaro looked amazing lol While it wasn't an amazing match, there were a few good spots here and there. I loved the continued throws outside. I think there were like 3 or 4 in a row lol
I feel like we could see a Smackdown win in the big singles match. Smackdown can't get buried too hard or it just makes their second brand look too weak. Kalisto won't win and Smackdown can't just have that scummy Miz win. That's my prediction now.
Kinda love that every count-out is being chanted as "10" because of Tye Dillinger lol Yikes, the crowd is dead for the Cruiserweight Championship. The quietest I've seen all weekend, though I didn't see the two kickoff matches. A few good spots here though. And a Baron Corbin run-in to disqualify...Didn't he get injured or something which was why Shane was stepping in for the big team match? I don't...I don't know what is going on.
Owens and Jericho hugging in the ring. The Bromance is real, I love their dynamic together lol It hasn't gotten old. Man, I thought the Reigns hate train had died down a little, but it's big in Toronto apparently lol Jesus Christ, Strowman chucked Styles out of the ring so haphazardly, he's incredibly lucky he missed his head all the way down the tumble. It could've been nasty. RKO Out of Nowhere never gets old lol And another amazing jump from Shane. I commend the guy for giving his all, but man...That's gotta be rough lol Okay, I laughed at Ellsworth causing a count out. I still don't like this gimmicky mascot indie dude, but that was some good use for him. Man, I have to wonder if Shane actually was hurt. That was a nasty hit he took from Reigns.
Oh Randy Orton...Your RKO's are a thing of pure joy and beauty. While this big single battle was messy, there were a lot of good spots I thought. More exciting than I was expecting and worth watching.
Don't know where Goldberg vs Lesnar will go, but I hope we get a good match. I don't just want a million suplex's to happen. Two spears on Lesnar right off the bat. I'm so glad they aren't making Lesnar the unstoppable beast. Both men need this, even if Lesnar wins.
WHAT WHAT WHAT. I don't...Holy shit. Spoilers for this, but holy crap that was an instant. I guess they want to prolong this rivalry, but man. That was just devastating. While I would've rather had a proper fight, this is great story telling, this puts down Lesnar like it needed to oh so very much. He's no longer the conqueror. Interesting stuff.
