The Miz (c) (with Maryse) vs. Cesaro (WWE Intercontinental Championship)
Reactions: Owens’ ringside commentary is incredible. He needs to take over Byron Saxton’s spot ASAP. Now onto this match. Miz and Cesaro looked very good during this IC Championship contest. Cesaro got the majority of the offense here with his powerful European Uppercuts and slick suplexes. Miz did get in a few moves of his own, including his Skull Crushing Finale. This was a solid back and forth encounter that was made all the more better due to Cesaro’s crowd adoration and impressive offense. Things got hectic as Zayn and Owens kept brawling on the outside. Their fight played a part during the outcome of this match, which was a nice bit of storytelling. This match was fun while it lasted, but now we’re looking more forward to all four of these men fighting over the IC Title in the future.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho
Reactions: We’re guessing this match got even more time to develop due to the 1st match coming to an early close. While we’re sad to see Enzo injured, we’re glad that Ambrose and Jericho got more time to put on such a great match. Jericho’s a proven commodity when it comes to talent who can put on great matches with anyone. That’s exactly what he did here with Ambrose. Ambrose provided Jericho with the perfect dancing partner during this grudge match. We were on the edge of our seats when Y2J launched Ambrose right over him into the ring carrier’s section. Afterwards, Jericho and Ambrose continued to put on an entertaining matchup. Ambrose did everything in his power to land Dirty Deeds on Y2J, which finally occurred after some intense struggling. Ambrose got a worthy PPV win (FINALLY!) and had a great match to cap it off with.
Rating: 3 & a Half out of 5 Stars
Charlotte (c) (with Ric Flair) vs. Natalya (with Bret Hart) (WWE Women’s Championship)
Reactions: This was a fun Women’s match, but it truly paled in comparison to their NXT TakeOver match. Anyways, this was filled with some nice strike and submission exchanges between Charlotte and Natalya. Charlotte looked as impressive as she usually is here, as she worked over Natalya’s leg with some smart leg work and even a sweet Moonsault. Natalya looked great as well here as she pulled off a nice German Suplex. The match seemed to be getting even better, but then the disappoint and super lackluster screwjob ending ruined it. This whole “bring up the Montreal Screwjob every chance we get” WWE routine is old and it annoyed us here. This finish sucked, plus Bret and Ric really didn’t play much of a part until after the match. This could have been so much better…
Rating: 2 & a Half out of 5 Stars
Roman Reigns (c) vs. AJ Styles (WWE World Heavyweight Championship)
Reactions: Not only was the action inside and outside the ring during this match awesome, but the match stipulation changes made it even more of an insane event. AJ and Reigns fought tooth and nail during this entire main event. AJ used his agility and unique moveset to keep the champ off balance. Reigns reached into his powerful offense and continually put AJ on his back. There were moments where the match seemingly ended, but Shane and Steph saw fit to restart it on two occasions. The crowd (including us) came unglued when AJ hit his Phenomenal Forearm to Reigns through the announce table. We equally lost it when Reigns hit a Superman Punch on AJ while he took to the air. Once Anderson & Gallows and The Usos got to fighting, the action intensified. AJ and Reigns both took to the air to cut off their respective allies. The finish came during a cool moment where AJ went for a springboard maneuver, but he flew over Reigns and got finished with a Spear. Reigns retains after a pretty crazy encounter.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars