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WWE Night of Champions: Local Demon Ruins Everything
10 years ago
Yes, I'm a pro wrestling nerd. Yes, I know it's "fake". No, I'm never gonna stop giving a damn about it.
But, I want to comment on various events from here on out, which I started doing on deviantART. I know there's some enthusiasts that have an opinion & I want to discuss things.
Last night, WWE held Night of Champions in Houston, where, ironically, it was the same venue where they made the transition from Vengeance to Night of Champions.
Frankly, the event was lousy for the most part. The six man saw the mystery partner be Chris Jericho for "Reignbrose" (or Shield Lite) & the highlight was a fan jumping into the ring. Kevin Owens wins the cursed Intercontinental Championship from Ryback in a match I thought was off-key. And Nikki Bella's reign as Divas Champion finally ended as she submitted to Charlotte (Flair). I've been unimpressed with the Divas Revolution for many, many reasons, one being that there is oversaturation with the central characters, all 9 of them.
Ziggler beats Rusev via distraction, which was terrible because Ziggler makes a bad babyface right now since, well... this feud has been really awkward considering most strained love stories would have a guy who looks like Dolph be the antagonist. Plus, Dolph's showing affection towards Summer Rae, who Rusev accepted into his life after Lana dumped Rusev for Ziggler... and Lana's still with Dolph. How is Rusev the villain of the story?
Then there's Seth Rollins. As annoyed as I get with Cena, I do have some respect for his wotk ethics (though dude needs to focus on mat work, not sloppy springboard stunners, if he wants to appeal to the "workratez" members of the IWC), & too many times has the United States Championship been a prop instead of a feature. Plus, he got a good match outta Sting, though that event was scary to me when Sting collapsed. Sheamus tries to cash in in an obvious way, but is thwarted by... Kane.
Kane is your title opponent in 2015. His stuff has deteriorated over the past few years & nothing screams "we got no programs for you" than a Kane feud.
Also, there was Neville & Lucha Dragons vs. Cosmic Wasteland and Dudleyz vs. New Day, but haven't gotten there yet. All in all, 3 out of 10, largely due to the aimlessness for most programs coming out of this show, with Lesnar/Taker: The Final Chapter at HIAC being the focal point for a few weeks.
But, I want to comment on various events from here on out, which I started doing on deviantART. I know there's some enthusiasts that have an opinion & I want to discuss things.
Last night, WWE held Night of Champions in Houston, where, ironically, it was the same venue where they made the transition from Vengeance to Night of Champions.
Frankly, the event was lousy for the most part. The six man saw the mystery partner be Chris Jericho for "Reignbrose" (or Shield Lite) & the highlight was a fan jumping into the ring. Kevin Owens wins the cursed Intercontinental Championship from Ryback in a match I thought was off-key. And Nikki Bella's reign as Divas Champion finally ended as she submitted to Charlotte (Flair). I've been unimpressed with the Divas Revolution for many, many reasons, one being that there is oversaturation with the central characters, all 9 of them.
Ziggler beats Rusev via distraction, which was terrible because Ziggler makes a bad babyface right now since, well... this feud has been really awkward considering most strained love stories would have a guy who looks like Dolph be the antagonist. Plus, Dolph's showing affection towards Summer Rae, who Rusev accepted into his life after Lana dumped Rusev for Ziggler... and Lana's still with Dolph. How is Rusev the villain of the story?
Then there's Seth Rollins. As annoyed as I get with Cena, I do have some respect for his wotk ethics (though dude needs to focus on mat work, not sloppy springboard stunners, if he wants to appeal to the "workratez" members of the IWC), & too many times has the United States Championship been a prop instead of a feature. Plus, he got a good match outta Sting, though that event was scary to me when Sting collapsed. Sheamus tries to cash in in an obvious way, but is thwarted by... Kane.
Kane is your title opponent in 2015. His stuff has deteriorated over the past few years & nothing screams "we got no programs for you" than a Kane feud.
Also, there was Neville & Lucha Dragons vs. Cosmic Wasteland and Dudleyz vs. New Day, but haven't gotten there yet. All in all, 3 out of 10, largely due to the aimlessness for most programs coming out of this show, with Lesnar/Taker: The Final Chapter at HIAC being the focal point for a few weeks.
Either way, not gonna follow it for a while because this bipolar Kane angle sounds horrendous & I got bigger fish to fry. I'll simply listen to Review-a-Raw if I need follow-up.