Kalisto vs Ryback 3/10
Eeh. Kalisto is exciting to watch and Ryback's new no-nonsense persona has potential, too bad the writing keeps making him lose matches and with them all his credibility.
Divas vs B.A.D. 2/10
Eeh. I am so glad they're calling it the women's championship, so we can stop calling them divas. It's an insult to the entire gender and I find it disgusting.
Usos vs Dudleys 4/10
I think the Usos are amazing, and the Dudleys are truly some of the all-time greats, but this was an utterly nothing match. No stakes, little chemisty. If only there was some stakes at hand, or maybe some tables (Seriously, much of the build revolved around the use of Tables...) Once again, the writing team completely misses an opportunity and drps the ball.
Intercontinental Ladder Match 9/10
This was actually my favorite match on the card, and I loved the end result, but now that the following Raw has passed, it has tainted this match in my eyes. Some good spots and action as well as a genuine Wrestlemania Moment for Ryder ruined by the writing team stealing it from him and refusing him the opportunity to prove himself. Disgusting. I hate the Miz, and not in the good 'he's a heel' way, but the 'this guy is useless and annoying and really not good a this job no matter what role he fulfils' kind of way. Despicable.
Jericho vs Styles 8/10
Pretty sweet match, but a little boring in the middle. Jericho is my all time favorite wrestler, but AJ should have went over him in this case. AJ is also awesome, and I know Jericho loves to help the new guys get over. It's a shame he won, weirdly enough. Good match, though. Lots of awesome moves and action, good chemistry. Good stuff.
LoN vs New Day 5/10 (For the pre and post-match antics)
Whatever happened to this being a 4 on 3 handicap match? Whatever happened to this being for the titles (Free-Bird rules)? Short, boring, and disappointing lack of stakes or peril. Best part was the New Day coming out in Saiyan uniforms from the Booty-O's box. That was pure love. End match happenings were pretty sweet, too. Too bad the match was ruined by the writing not giving either team the respect they deserve.
Brock LEsnar vs Dean Ambrose 4/10
Why? What a poorly handled, anti-climactic end to this little feud? Where's Ambrose's Wrestlemania moment? Why even bother with the plucky underdog fighting the bigger guy just to have it end in an anticlimactic manner with no ongoing story to push? What a waste of a match that could have been a classic. Some of the action was okay, but mostly disappointing and the end ruined the whole rivalry to this point. The booking and writing ruined this one, too.
Women's Champtionship Triple Threat 8/10
Would have given this 9, but that wonky end just annoyed me. These women are all damn talented and this match shows it. too bad it also shows how terrible the writing is lately. Banks or Lynch should have had their Wrestlemania moment, and if Charlotte had to go over, she needed to earn it. I hate Flair's involvement in this entire thing, and he nearly ruined what would have (should have) been a 5 star match.
Undertaker vs Shane McMahon 2/10
Oh man, I hated this match. Gets a 3/10 because there were some exciting spots and the ending 10-15 minutes was pretty good. Problem is, once again, the writing. We've been dealing with the Authority for 3-4 years now, and it hasn't ever been particularly engaging or fun. It was time for a change. Undertaker is a living legend in the ring, and he deserves all our respect and admiration, but he needs to retire (he's getting sluggish). The right move was to have shane win and enact a paradigm shift in the product. That didn't happen. This was a terrible instance of wasted potential. Doesn't help that the match itself was slow, plodding, and boring with only a few instances of sweet action spots. The match, maybe a 4/10. The storytelling, 1/10.
Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royale 3/10
Eenh. I liked the result but the match was boring, short, and lacking in stakes. LAst year's battle royal was fun, engaging, and filled with multiple stories all being told. This was another nothing match.
The Rock vs Erick Rowan 2/10
Match was nonexistant, but the banter was fun.
Roman Reigns vs Triple H 3/10
Ugh. Look, I LIKE Roman Reigns, I think he's competent and engaging...when he's not speaking or trying to be a babyface. In the Shield, he was the muscle, and he was awesome. When he's with Ambrose doing their bro-thing, he works. One on One, I just...he's just not engaging. He's boring, he's repetitive, and modern fans are quickly getting sick of it. At least with Cena they had the time to build him and people liked him when he genuinely was an underdog and NOT Vince's chosen messiah. I think that we all saw the result coming, and I don't even dislike him winning, but from a storyline perspective, it would have made more sense for HHH to win. Would have been an epic curveball that people would be talking about, and people actually LIKE him. And yes, the crowd mics were muted to hide the boos.
Overall 3/10
Some good matches (Ladder MAtch, Triple threat Women's championship, and Jericho vs Styles), but a lot of crap, a lot of filler, and a lot of wasted opportunities for good storytelling. I haven't watched any WWE since this pay per view. I havn't been this disgusted by the product since the criminal misuse of Bryan and Punk back in 2012 and 2013.
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