It was a great match of athleticism versus power. Drew had an answer for everything Kofi threw his way. But in true WWE fashion, Drew gives a Stone Cold salute to Bobby who is watching from the top of the ramp causing an irate Lashley to come down to the ring. As a result, Bobby and MVP enter the ring creating mayhem and prompting the ref to call for the bell and no winner being declared. Looking forward to the rematch tonight. Bobby and MVP cannot interfere or be anywhere near the ring lest they suffer consequences.
Rhea versus Nikki Cross was an interesting and confusing match. Nikki is back and it's about time. Yet, the nonchalant way Ripley approached the match was disappointing. In this 2 minute beat the clock challenge, Nikki has to last two minutes to win but Rhea repeatedly wasted the 120 seconds she had to pin her opponent. Nikki and her insane energy win the match.
Charlotte interrupts Nikki's celebration and is about to face her one time tag team partner Asuka. The dark and damaged queen versus the empress is a compelling match. Both technically sound with their respective finishing moves. Charlotte focused on Asuka's left leg. After a couple of haymakers and moonsaults, Asuka gets Charlotte into an Asuka lock but Charlotte counters and picks the win.
The match between Matt Riddle and Xavier Woods showcased great grappling and ring awareness from both competitors. Woods was effectively frustrated by Riddle. These two against each other work beautifully. Matt wins via a RKO. I always said that Matt didn't need Randy Orton to get over but what if the long term goal was to get rid of the surfer dude attitude and have Randy's influence be a more calculated wrestler. I would very much welcome a new attitude from Matt Riddle. I would also like to see him go up against Aleister Black. It might be a better match than Black verses Murphy.
The rematch between Tamia and Nattie vs. Nia and Shayna was very one sided until Reginald comes to ringside. Eventually Nattie bodyslams Shayna giving her the opening to tag Tamina. Shayna then tags Nia. Fierce fighting between the two with frequent tags between Nia and Shayna. Tamina is on her way back and tags in Nattie. Insane chaos from all four women when Reggie gets on the apron causing Shayna to lose to Nattie. Reggie is sent up the ramp which explodes in fire again. Shayna is so angry that she challenges Reggie to a match. I am looking forward to seeing that tonight.
As a member of the WWE ThunderDome, I got to see matches live that I did not see on replay via Hulu. Some of you might have seen them live on USA Network. The ones that did not show up next day on Hulu were Shelton Benjamin vs. Cedric Alexander, AJ Styles vs. Jaxson Ryker or Sheamus vs. Humberto. Yes, Humberto is back!!!! I could have done without the match between Rhea and Nikki and Charlotte vs Asuka and definitely put in Sheamus vs Humberto. Just a fan's perspective.
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