WOAH! What a freakin PLE! I wasn't really sure what to expect when coming into this, but boy was I impressed with this. We have a lot to unpack, so let's get into it!
-I didn't watch this in real time, and did my best to avoid anything until last night.
-Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs Kevin Owens
I don't know what I expected this with. I know Cody wouldn't drop the title, but this build up to the match was very interesting to say the least. I would say this match was pretty damn good considering there wasn't really a start up feud. It was just kinda Cody's choice in the start. I was a little worried coming out of Smackdown on Friday with KO saying Cody was "hurt". That came to a head when Cody appeared to have hurt his knee. Take that with what you will on that. In the end, Cody got the win after a hell of a battle.. inside and outside the ring. I was FULLY expecting KO to turn on Cody afterwards, but that wasn't the case. This does have me wondering if Cody will turn on Kevin in a shocking turn of events. It's WAY to obvious for KO to turn.
-Women's Tag Team Championship Match: The Unholy Union vs Jade Cargill Bianca Belair
I am so torn with this. The Unholy Union have had a pretty okay run thus far. I do feel that the longer their run.. the better they got. However, I can understand this change of hand. I love Jade/Belair as a tag team.. even tho sometimes I can get frustrated with creative. I thought this match was pretty good for these two. All women seem to work very well together and I really hope that we see The Unholy Union in the mix again soon. In the end, we saw Jade/Belair become NEW tag team champs once again! I'll be pretty excited to see who they face next on this run.
-Strap Match: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre
Who else has been HYPE for this? And... is this the first time they have used the light system for this kind of match? It's safe to say these two beat the shit out of each other in this. I loved it! I love both of these men, and have been enjoying this feud more than I should. After a hell of a fight, it was Punk that got the upper hand.. and after multiple GTS it was time for the win. CM Punk was the first one to hit all 4 corners and got the victory. Also.. can we please talk about Drew selling those GTS? Because OMG, yes. Do I see one more match in this? HELL YES, and please be a Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood.
Mixed Tag Team Match: Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest vs. Liv Morgan, Dominik Mysterio
This match was beautiful in every single way. I loved the story telling leading up, and of course the interruptions kept telling the story. All 4 can work very well together, and I feel this feud is something that will be remembered for a while. Will it keep going, OH YES! We saw Rhea lock in the head-scissors Dom, which was a throw back to the first time.. before they got Dom to join the Judgement Day.. that pop was great! I can expect a match or two within this group/feud at Bad Blood.. but who? Rhea and Liv? Damian and Finn? In the end, it was The Terror Twins that picked up the victory! Hell yeah!
-World Heavyweight Championship: Randy Orton vs. Gunther
Once again, I didn't know what to expect with this match. Apart of me REALLY wanted Randy to win this, but I can understand that Gunther does need more time as champ seeing his previous run. Also, someone pointed out that since Gunther has been in WWE.. 70% of the time, he has been champ. That is crazy! This match DELIVERED! Both men work AMAZING together and they put their heart and soul into this. This performance was like no other, and I hope everyone took notice to it. I was BLOWN AWAY. This really proved that Gunther HAS IT and I hope this is just the beginning for him. Overall, we saw Gunther win, as Randy passed out. Didn't expect that way to win, but.. I can get it.
Overall: 9.2/10
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Tomorrow night we have the fall out from Bash In Berlin:
-Will Uncle Howdy/Chad Gable continue or will there be a new story-line?
-How will The Judgement Day react to their loss?
-Who will challenge Gunther next?
-How will Drew react to losing to Punk?
-Will there be a new feud for Jade/Belair?
So much going on this week as we lead up to AEW's All Out on Saturday! Let's go!
until next time
xoxo,
Chels
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