WWE No Mercy 2016

WWE No Mercy 2016

Coming live on Pay Per View on Sunday 9th October 2016 from the Golden 1 Center in Sacremento, California, archived PPV No Mercy returned, exclusive for the Smackdown brand. Re-launched as sandwich filler for Joint Brand 'Big 4' PPV's could No Mercy deliver a new era for Smackdown? 

Would it utilise its best talents despite a lacking roster and stand up to Raw as a credible alternative? Or would it be yet another glossed over piece of trash disguised in hype for PPV names only? 

Let's find out...

WWE World Championship

Triple Threat

John Cena Vs Dean Ambrose Vs AJ Styles (c)

Woo-hoo! The title is going first. I for one think this is a good decision. We don't have to wait all night through the rest of the rubbish, let alone wait all night for it to be a disappointment, either. Or maybe, it just didn't draw? Oops!

A couple of cheers doesn't constitute being over. Most viewers already left time years and months back. That is why AJ Styles is not over. A few boner fans are irrelevant yet people will always tell themselves what they want to hear. AJ Styles has been too meek and irrelevant since he entered WWE. WWE, mostly Triple H, are desperate to say it hasn't failed. Triple H should stop being a mark trying to be a smark to get popular with fans. This is not how business is conducted and it shows. 

Your WWE Champion.

Leading up to this bout were weak promos, bland and empty filler. Dean Ambrose did his best to get the match stable but couldn't carry everyone, hence why it was made a triple threat distraction, in every sense of the word.

AJ Styles had his big moment. Walking around with no charisma or style.

The match got underway with chants of "Cena sucks."

It was a clunky start with three way mess, rushed to have quickness in spots to cover the lack of flavour. Ambrose and Cena did most of the work as the cowering champion in name only failed to be an impressive force of action.

Styles once again did his flippy moves as per usual to make an, ahem, impact which lacked skill or technique. It was just another Action Man motion. How typical.

Cena got a quick triple suplex release with AJ and Ambrose but it wasn't that exciting. Ambrose made it look fulfilling taking the biggest bump.

The crowd once again plagued the match with Cena chants of indifference. Again, it wasn't and never has been about the others, who have both been such disappointments to WWE as champions. WWE are desperate to try and make it credible. They cannot. It is beyond AJ and Ambrose needs better booking. 

Styles' next big move was a back flip jump off the ropes. Good to see he mixed it up with another flippy jump spot.

A weakly tepid arm swivel powerbomb drop by AJ on Cena was so laughable in trying to make Styles look like he was anything over than TNA fodder failing to materialise in WWE. 

Classic Cena animation.

It was boring already, but fans will convince themselves of what they want. There were a few moments like every PPV match in WWE where there was no enthusiasm, emphasis or strong buzz. It was standard run through with everyone having their spot moment. How sad.

Next came the same tired out routine of AJ Styles roll up reversing with the Small Package and some hot moments of ooh-ahh ending in both on the mat. Cena was above the pair and dropped the 5 Knuckle Shuffle on both, so meekly that gets Cena no respect whatsoever with fans today.

Cena almost took it home with an Attitude Adjustment on Dean Ambrose as we are told he ould equal ignorant old hag Ric Flair's 16 time championship record. Is that meant to be great? Losing it 15 times?

Fans tried to delude themselves which only further destroys the product chanting "This is Awesome" when barely anything 'Awesome!' happened and was simply cheap spot monkey jumping spots. Well, WWE has lost scores of viewers. The Indy Darlings are all Vince has left.

Cena held on the No Pressure STF as Ambrose tried to stop AJ tapping. The pair fought as AJ stirred to. The gapping issues on the clutch hold were once again, diabolical. 

Cena powerbombed Ambrose for two as AJ did a top rope jump once again. Cena and AJ did a number of reverses as AJ had a leg lock on Cena. It was very poorly worked through. Ambrose broke it up with an elbow.

Double Tap

Ambrose came back and leg locked Styles, who whined like a girl. It was all very repetitive. Cena also returned and clasped on the STF in an absurd choice, as Dean Ambrose had a submission locked on to tap out AJ Styles. The weakling 'champion' AJ Styles tapped to both Dean Ambrose and John Cena.

The crowd were upset of the swerve lunacy, rightly so. The choice was a barmy one at that. If Super Cena wanted to win why jump into a hold with Ambrose? Even his bounce comedy jump into the hold was entirely unbelievable. How WWE expect fans to swallow this choices is beyond everyone. These choices have been going on and never changed. Fans already wised up. All that are left are those in desperation hoping Indy luvvies get their turn in the big time. A big time with washed up failings who are the pick of the slim pickings job squad. Ouch!

The both traded blows as the referee sort of restarted the match without a clear indication it was. What a mess. Fans were somewhat clueless as if it was just an after fight or a continued match.

Dirty Deeds by Ambrose on Cena was halted by weedy AJ outside pulling out the ref. Ambrose flung himself at Ambrose outside and threw him over the announce tables.

Cena top rope dropped Ambrose as AJ Styles pinned John Cena after a chair jab. LOL. AJ Styles double tapped out and then needed distractions and chair jabs to win. Could he be any weaker? This is the champion? Pathetic. Why on Earth did WWE put it on him in the first place? Neither really wanted AJ Styles or Kevin Owens as their main champs but do it anyway? How desperate can they get at destroying their own product? Yet they still keep them on them. It would have been better to even give useless Cena back the gold or Ambrose again. Ambrose needs better booking but is always red hot as challenger. Perhaps WWE think this is best for him. Rushed alternatives and decisions in the first place are no solution to such problems.

Nikki Bella Vs Carmella

Carmella's whining like a cat is still the WWE standard of Divas matches pretending to be Women's now. We are also told what was reported before the show.

Becky Lynch sustained injury and will NOT defend last fortnight's Smackdown Women's title or whatever it is. Makes you wonder why it was introduced to begin with.

Carmella's arm locks were a little weak but she does show promise. She is still a little too green and lost in the ring. She tried to command the stage herself which again has promise but needs real depth to her character and reasoning to be in there with Nikki other than, because she needs a match. 

Carmella has options but is just way too green under these booking standards. Such a waste. It's not taking off as she should. She should be a slow burner building up and developing, which she is capable of more than others. She also has a good look about her that could appeal to fans if WWE got smart about its choices and forever lacking creativity. They make it up as they go along.

A Bella Buster by Nikki was cheaply walked into which proves how dumbed down the division is and lacking depth in wrestling principals in general. It was randomly unappealing.

Carmella's flexible leg lock saw Nikki gain the John Cena super-strength to beat the odds and break the count. Carmella screamed while using weak arm slaps as pitter patter with no effect. Nikki Bella dropped the "Rack Attack 2.0" (whatever that is) to drop Carmella and win this empty match which was a decent stop gap but had no real buzz about it. It was just there, to fill in the PPV cracks. If anyone needed the win to continue this feud it was Carmella. It was understandable, however, why WWE chose Nikki. 

Eww! Maryse's make up looks old and rotten. As well as looking like a hooker on 5th Avenue. The Miz spoke with the GM Daniel Bryan and Commissioner Shane McMahon to gloat and mock Dolph Ziggler's upcoming departure from WWE.

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship

Heath Slater and Rhyno (c) Vs The Uso's

The Uso's desperately need a real gimmick than all of this again and again and again. They are boring but needed.

Cryme Tyme 2.0?

Heath played his game of help the aged today.

It was standard match booking with Heath Slater the favourite, waiting for a hot tag. Eventually he got it and gave it back to Rhyno who landed the Gore. Rhyno and Heath Slater retain the worthless titles in another empty win.

By the way, those tag belts are not legitimate. You can't just 'Make' titles. The Raw Tag Titles are the only ones where no unification or separation was legitimately introduced. Exactly like the Women's title or Universal tile. Dumb WWE again.

When they exist they must be cancelled out/unified/formally separated to be brand split exclusive. WWE just 'do whatever' and hope for the best. Hope is, comforting.

Oh, and to top it all...

...Heath Slater taped out by accident before the win by Rhyno in a submission lock by one of The Uso's where they technically won the titles, fully in front of the referee and TV camera. Oh Vince. What a mega balls-up, babe!

David Otunga had to utter damage limitation with a statement. "Whether you believe he tapped or not he never reached the rope" to which others debated he did  moments later. The comments and the happenings made no sense whatsoever, as is standard practice in WWE matches.

Aye, aye, aye...!

Jack Swagger Vs Baron Corbin

Raw draftee to make the numbers Jack Swagger and Barry Corbin get upgraded from Pre-Show to main show. Welcome to jobberville.

2016 -Baron Corbin is the chosen one! 2017 - Baron Corbin is future endeavoured. 

You can see why these two are always on Pre-Shows or Superstars/ Main Event.

Baron Corbin won. It was a sheer waste of time. Instead The Vaudevillians, American Alpha and other taggers were relegated to the Pre-Show. WWE have two excellent tag teams in waiting and reservedly hate them so. WWE is its own private joke, which they fail to get.

Career Vs Title

Intercontinental Championship

Dolph Ziggler Vs The Miz (c) w/ Maryse

• If Dolph Ziggler loses he will retire

Yes it has flips and spills, but I'm bored. That was the feel of many, including this writer. It lacked something more and was filled with the air of mystery which appealed a tad but the in-ring action was loose and all too gimmicky to please simple folk.

It felt mind-numbingly inducting intoxication.

The Miz later put the Figure Four Leg Lock on Dolph.

These cameramen are crap nowadays. How hard is it to zoom ffs? During this long hold they decided to miss most of the key moments. This is after a week ago on Raw where homophobia was still rife in failing to get close ups on the action as Cesaro was on th mat because they didn't want to see an eyeful of something else. That isn't your call to make and the action should not be neglected where zoom's on wrestling principals count.

Maryse interferes once again (Yawn!) as The Miz opens the turnbuckle pads. Ziggler gets the better of him but soon smacks on the exposed turnbuckle. Miz gets a close 2 fall.

Kick miss, followed with a Zig Zag for a close two on The Miz comes after.

Mikey and Kenny return :)

Quick counters and motions by Ziggler with a Sleeper wrap on The Miz. After a while Miz reaches the rope to break through. 

Maryse quickly sprays Dolph Ziggler in the face (Zzzzz) with perfume but Dolph gets the foot on the bottom rope to add some buzz to the battle. 

The Miz gets Dolph's boot instead of feet. Superkick from Dolph.

The Spirit Squad pals Kenny and Mikey arrive as Marsye calls them. Dolph superkick's them down as The Miz gets a near fall. 

The Miz gets nailed by Dolph Ziggler shortly after in the kerfuffle to lose the Intercontinental Championship to Dolph Ziggler's fifth and most desperately needed title reign. Shock! He isn't leaving. Dirt Sheets got that wrong. (That's because WWE mailed them red herrings and they idiotically took the bait.) WWE's smirk will be wide and large. Though the ratings will wipe it from them.

All that for an Intercontinental title? Bit lame in comparison.

Afterwards we say Randy Orton prepare for his upcoming match in the lavatory. Oooh! LOL The most laughable joke by WWE again happened when the mirror Randy looked into suddently warped like a wormhole from Donnie Darko, only crapper. It was in teh right place, then.

It was to mimic previous years on Smackdown when Randy became involved in deceptive visions of 'mind games' when The Undertaker put the willies up him. This is TNA standard crap Vince. LOLLLLLLLZZ! Today's version was no paths on Undertaker's incomparable distortions. 

Curt Hawkins has returned after being released. Why, oh why? That kickoff promo was dire. WWE are so brainless today. We had to be reminded, of course. Thanks, WWE. 

The Pre-Show was discussed. No-one cared.

WWE 'Smackdown' Women's Championship 

Alexa Bliss Vs Becky Lynch (c)

Naomi comes out instead. Naomi's funky entrance was a real highlight in building the scene and crowd positively.

WWE was again so lazy it can't even remember that Alexa Bliss should be named winner by forfeit. Another lost angle. So wasteful.

Why did Becky get given the title our weeks ago, seemingly like a fortnight only? She can't even play. She should have been stripped of the 'gold' and had it upheld. WWE still too weak and fail to make it work by these lingering indecision. The Smackdown Women's title is again illegitimate and doesn't even exist. It is still the Women's championship on 'Raw'. WWE fail to learn or even think. They should scrap it immediately but they will never listen. It can only get worse the longer it is around. It is what is known as a pure farce.

WWE let one of its supposed key title's be held up for another month. They can never ever make or take any action or decisions anymore. Weak and pathetic.

Alexa Bliss Vs Naomi

Naomi beats Alexa Bliss by three fall. It was a good match but could never beat being a filler insertion. These are more harmful than not being on the card initially. WWE think it is ground breaking protection.

While Naomi was the better option and needed to win, how is Alexa Bliss supposed to get over? Challenger, cancelled match and loss to random plus one? Hmmmm... 

She threw a fit rolling around on the ground like a spoilt bratty girl. It was stupid booking once again, despite Bliss' efforts to make entertaining. What Dana Brooke is to Raw, Alexa Bliss is to Smackdown. Some Divas Revolution. 

Randy Orton Vs Bray Wyatt

You Ain't me. You never will be. Only a fool would try to mimic. You'll always lose Karma's a b!tch. You're Welcome!

Fortnightly PPV's have become so random and boring now that have zapped the buzz of it all. As we foretold and explained the Brand Split is causing more problems than solutions.

To top it all, many believed a human form of Sister Abigail would appear, as a figure was seen passing underneath the ring. Many believed WWE were planning Sister Abigail to arrive. Helpful viewer Ashley Clarke also confirmed fans watching live saw it "during the video package."

It was another great match put on by Randy Orton, who always attempts to make his opponents grow into a new role for themselves, despite being misinterpreted by fans of his talents no other in WWE has.

Though Randy cannot make everyone work well on his own. While Bray Wyatt tried the match was too long with much lacking structure. It became boring and empty despite Randy's excellent efforts to sell Wyatt as a growing force trying to stay relevant. This was largely down to the mis-appreciated talents of Orton once again, as WWE's five star worker, whether liked or not.

After back and forth action with no much to speak of, the lights went out and returned on. A figure stood before Randy Orton making him freeze in disbelief. It was... Luke Harper! Oh...

As a result of the distraction, where nothing really happened and Luke just stood there, Bray Wyatt snuck up on Randy Orton to beat him to close the PPV on another sour note.

Luke Harper returned and WWE told the entire online community Luke Harper would re-join the Raw brand. Harper was drafted to Smackdown originally. If only the fans thought about these things. WWE are laughing at 'getting one over' on the fans again. Though fans don't like being made fools of. Though Vince and WWE have always had contempt for such fans. 

Sister Abigail was seemingly nixed for Luke Harper. Many were unhappy that Sister Abigail would appear and did not want an actual human to take the role. They were also slightly miffed that Bray Wyatt still could not win a match without extra inclusion of others. Wyatt will never get over. WWE have squandered many an opportunity. It has taken too long, been treated with egotistical misplacement and attempts to use it as a mocking mechanism to Max Waltham, who really does not care about that sort of thing. For Wyatt, as a failed concept of Max Waltham with WWE distortion has proven to be the grandest failure. 

You Ain't me.

With that, it was a great waste of three hours, despite the roster really trying to make the show work. It is always WWE that books the problem. If only Triple H could put his ego aside. Don't hope any time soon. He still fails to realise all his attempts to stand tall as WWE booker/creative/hirer are failing. Every single one of Triple H's decisions on the 'business side' for WWE have been epic failures. Every, single, one, of , them. He hates that, but he is the only one who has done it to himself. When he decides to grow up and be a mature businessman perhaps time will change. How long have we got? 

Go figure. Ignorance is not a virtue.

PPV Rating - 2/10

Men/Women of their matches - Dean Ambrose, Nikki Bella, Jimmy Uso, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, Alexa Bliss, Naomi, Randy Orton

Man/Woman of the PPV - Dolph Ziggler

As the second exclusive PPV for Smackdown since the Brand Extension, Smackdown and WWE have entered yet another poor performance. Perhaps they feel Brand Exclusivity will save the ratings. The ratings will further decline we stated (as proved since) when separating exclusive stars from fans chosen source of entertainment. The problem was never where but who and how WWE select and create for, or not.

WWE's ego is always the problem. The moment they look objectively with a business frame, they may learn. They think loads of money will protect them. Yeah... Sure.

WWE are not invincible. They are slowly learning this. What future legacy will be left for Vince's business empire? Does he even care? Triple H has proven to be no successor and fails to even get those who will help on board through his own stubborn hate.

If WWE looked properly, they would finally have it so easy and ride the wave higher once again. It is a downward spiral for the as of now until an unknown point in time. It is doubtful it will recover.

Lack of details, ignorant hires, hateful egos and lack of quality have dipped WWE's course more than ever before.

WWE should end the Brand Extension by Christmas. By then it should figure out who to put forward and who to expel for mass failings that have drastically destroyed WWE's future, ratings and entertainment worth. There really can be no excuse and the more Vince McMahon feeds the idea of see how it goes will only destroy further. The stubborn old goat needs to retract if ever to succeed in the 'New Era'. Can he put his sh*t aside for the company? Hmmm... Since when did WWE become so weak?

Dean Ambrose needs better writing and options to survive, let alone be champion. We told of this a year ago and here we are. Ambrose is typecast and fighting to stay interesting after being World Champion. Rushing stars and failing to write for them with strong options has proven such travesty. Ambrose can only do so much but was a fish out of water against the Golden Boy John Cena and the 'I can only jump' with five moves, AJ Styles. TNA's failed concept at getting over for ten years has finally brought his Action Man credentials to WWE. How's that working out for ya? Not very well. But.. but.. I like AJ Styles. That can be no excuse for in-ring failures and lack of materialising worth. This is not a pic 'n' mix sweetie shop. WWE have now tainted their title among everything else. He has to go just like the other random blob sapping WWE's audience. With the ratings drop it is quite absurd that WWE still think AJ Styles is capable as champion to please the fandom minority.

The Uso's and the Tag division is another mess that when separated ares till relegated to nothingness. Even the rest are flung into obscurity on the pre show and the titles are ugly. None of it will get over. WWE never can and have to do things properly.

Same goes for the 'Women's thing title'. It is irrelevant if Becky Stink Lynch has an "undisclosed" injury. The title has to be moved on. Looks like borderline ignorance has caught up with her. PWG. Pretty Wrong Girl!

Dolph Ziggler was the man of the night. He can finally say he has something in his career to be proud of. Yet it was a match beating cheats against, of all people The Miz, for a secondary title that is cursed beyond belief. The jobber WWE want to have something to try and convince the fans it is kind and keep things interesting on Smackdown because they have no one to move the title to. The Miz had grown stale since he won it a Wrestlemania. It was okay, but when properly analysed, was barely a touch on WWE classics or general good feel 'stuff' WWE is so often missing. Dolph Ziggler would not re-sign last year to spend it all on Total Divas. Though that might be a better option. If only he didn't lose Bella to Cena.

Nikki Bella and Carmella worked well with their short time but need more depth and workable layouts. 

Naomi and Alexa Bliss are also attempting to help fit in and stricture Smackdown but is always viewed as less than by WWE. The pair also need more depth in their matches as they can only be given short ones to protect them with lacking options. 

Becky Lynch has proven her worth since Triple H favourite was given title for NXT over sell. She's an abysmal failure who could never win and now can't be a champion. Excellent!

Baron Corbin won. Who the hell is he? Why should we even care. What a categorical Roman Reigns-esq failure. Move on.

Randy Orton once again shone but was stalled by weird instances outside of Bray Wyatt's character and WWE's idiotic TNA booking style.  Bray Wyatt is never getting over and is another lost cause WWE have tampered with too often and failed to get started. There is nothing he can do to make it.

Dis PPV got's Triple H's TNA standards again. HaHaHA! What a joke it is. Drop. Ratings. Drop. So cheap and pitiful.

It gave buzz and feel of the night but it was still somewhat plain and vanilla. The momentum was built up well but lacked parts of wrestling instead of all the filler parts. 

When PPV's that used to be 6,7,8 or 9 now garner 1's and 2's what crisis point do you really need to figure out the product is failing on a monumental scale? Well, it's your show, isn't it? Good luck with that. Sort it out. Now! Call me!

You're Welcome!

© Max Waltham 11th October 2016

All Rights Reserved

WWE Extreme Rules 2016

WWE Extreme Rules 2016

Coming live on Pay Per View, Sunday May 22nd, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, would Extreme Rules be interesting and fresh or simply another B PPV falling to the depths of a C or D value washout with gimmicks? Could it deliver after two back to back dire PPV's from WWE including its greatest, Wrestlemania? Can new rivalries and interesting option be put forward or simply a dated and predictable revert to routine once more?

Let's find out...

Tag Team

Tornado

The Uso's Vs Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows

The BDSM baldie guys are now calling themselves 'The Club.' How creative. What club? A nightclub? A spade a spade? Borderline that one. Woo! They are in a 'club' that's very exciting. As if they weren't boring and useless themselves, now they have a pitiful name. Why was so many spent on one of Triple H's mark fandom choices with two bookends who can't even attract anyone. Talk about floaters that wont flush. Very creative.

Neither of the green rookies still haven't developed a backstory or personality.

One Uso was thrown into the crowd. That's original. Very Hardcore. 

Vince McMahon also made his message to the WWE Universe clear via mouthpiece JBL. He told us Roman Reigns was a "megastar." Yeah, okay. 

Ignorant chicken legs bookend Karl Anderson smashed a clumsy knee botch on an Uso.

Jimmy Uso soon smacking him right in the chops after his rubbish trash talking.

Luke Gallows yelled some more saying "Get Up! and looking lost. He took hold of the ring bell and then went to use it on Jimmy Uso who avoided it. Jimmy Uso made a mistake and super-splashed onto Luke Gallows who move out of the way and Uso landed on the bell gut first. Karl Anderson slipped in and got a cheap move to allow Luke Gallows a pin fall cover in yet another pitiful and wasteless win for a green nobody team with barely any action. 

Moving on...

United States Championship

Kalisto (c) Vs Rusev w/ Lana

Out next was the midget ignorance of the highest order and biggest disgrace to wrestling, the US title and America as a whole, Craplisto. His entrance was lame as usual. Whatever. 

It is somewhat of a miracle that the midget moron of high ignorance who has been no value and everything of a disgrace to the US title held on so long. Even WWE only used him for demographics alone. It failed to encourage anyone to such a poor and unbelievable pint size hero of the United States who isn't even American. There has been no worth, value or skill from stuntman midgets. WWE forever look the fool and being utterly clueless.

Lana was cheering on her man in what looked like her negligee with a waistcoat on. She still looked good though. Rusev battered the tiny pinball wizard around the ring with easy and brute force. Fans chanted for Lana as usual, as Kalisto was too poor to attract attention. What a star turn.

Then some mark fans chanted to entertain themselves after Kalisto had no presence. Gotta love a mark crowd. There was so much faith possible from the WWE Universe. Even WWE disapprove. Hey, WWE made it less about wrestling first though, I guess.

Rusev clambered on a Bearhug wear down as Kalisto screamed like a girl. This was his only offence. What a star champion, let alone star prospect for WWE or wrestling as a whole. Why Triple H thought this goon was profitable is simply laughable.

Kalisto magically got onto the back of Rusev in a hilarious joke that looked pathetic. He screamed again as Rusev dropped him down to the ground in a counter crushing him underneath.

Rusev let Kalisto get a couple of flying theatrics in as a generous sport, which should have seen Rusev dismantle the clown instead. Kalisto had no presence or value here. His moments were highly boring and uneventful.

Kalisto was knocked silly and dropped hard onto the canvas as Rusev then quickly went to submit Kalisto. WWE began teasing a moment where Kalisto could no compete as huge boos rang at such a potential screw ball decision. Rusev quickly clasped on The Accolade to crush Kalisto into submission bending him like a pretzel as the new United States Champion was rightfully crowned and long overdue from WWE's booking lunacy months ago. Kalisto was left in a lying heap on the floor as fans could not care less. 

WWE Tag Team Championship

The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) (c) w/ Xavier Woods Vs The Vaudevillians

The fresh new team of Aiden English and Simon Gotch finally got their title match and their valued place in an actual match not shortened by green novices failing to take dives correctly.

After their usual and outdated skits before matches filled with toilet homour, Xavier Woods lead more absurdities harping on for the New Day. He asked fans to send him pics and vids with an unspoken but sexually themed tone. Maybe they should seek tips from adulterous sexter Seth Rollins. 

Two tools and garden planks, Big E was carrying to mention after. Is that a spade? Only WWE can, can't they? Couple of hoes The Vaudevillans were, Big E says. It really was clueless promo booking. It did nothing to elevate either team, title nor any reason for the items. This is meant to be WWE's grand entertainment?

Xavier Woods, who is not champion, started things off and got beat down. WWE always break the rules on Trio title holders. It devalues the titles and the champion and the division. WWE forever do not care, learn or listen. The joke is on them. Where are the ratings? 

Great technical knees by Simon Gotch. Great double teaming. Fresh and original. Tags next as Big E belly to belly bounces opponent making Aiden English and then Gotch look foolish. It should not have been that easy and it did not make Big E look like a natural powerhouse. Big E's quick run around was soon halted by a perfect knee by Aiden English for a close two fall. 

Distraction by Kofi Kingston outside let Big E get a tag to Xavier as Gotch came in and smashed them over the steps outside. Xavier Woods was classed as the first man to break out of Simon Gotch's finisher. What a poor booking for The Vaudevillians by WWE. Big E thumped English off the apron as Kofi Kingston cheated from the sidelines and knocked Gotch as Xavier Woods gained a tainted and cheated victory to win. What a absolute waste of The Vaudevillians who totally needed to refresh the division by winning. Regardless of the outcome, that was a poor booking decision for the tag division and a new team going over. 

Once again another fine opportunity was squandered by WWE's lack of direction and its failure to get fully behind a team that can reignite their ailing division of no interest.

Intercontinental Championship

Fatal 4 Way

The Miz (c) Vs Cesaro Vs Kevin Owens Vs Sami Zayn

A tired out formula with nobodies added on to make everyone feel they have a place could not have tainted the match further. What a waste. Some aging blubber who cannot wrestle with the highest of ignorance is supposedly WWE's greatest 'thing' to behold? WWE lost ratings because of him, his ignorance and its somewhat distorted vision. He is Triple H's friend. The token fatty. Be A Star! Yeah, but he's entirely useless and full of it.

Also in the match was Owens' friend and inseparable buddy, the high flying flippy sh*t acrobat Sami Zayn. How exciting. 

Back to the actual star, Cesaro....

Sami Zayn instantly ran into Kevin Owens and high kick launched into Owens face smacking him hardway out the match. That was smooth. It was another breather spot for blubber boy before the match started. Cesaro sent The Miz out too. 

Cesaro impressed once again with mid level hoping back and forth on the spot up and down grinding Zayn's arm. What athleticism!

Zayn launched a top rope move onto Cesaro and Miz outside as Owens continued to lie like a mess on the floor outside, taking it easy once more. Is there nothing successful he can't do?

Miz and Zayn got at it with Miz taking control. Owens was shown festering outside in the corner trying to pull himself up as a complete heaped mess. World class superstar right there.

As Cesaro comes back in blubber Owens sneaks up from behind as usual, kicks and cheaply punches Zayn many times which failed to connect and touches. It was pathetic. Owens continued to scream and whine like a b*tch on the Indy circuit, still failing to learn this is WWE. How green can you be?

Owens did a minor kick to Zayn and The Miz off the apron in poor taps that lacked connectivity. Owens continued to stand in the middle of the ring as per usually and talk trash. Are the ratings going up, Vince?

A traditional four man, top turnbuckle suplex was dropped by Cesaro. He covered Miz and Sami Zayn to no avail as Kevin Owens once again rolled out of the ring. 

Jealous...

Zayn dropped a powerbomb on Cesaro at a chance opportunity as The Miz followed up on Sami Zayn with a move. All failed to get a pin. Miz and Zayn went back at it while Cesaro suplexed the pair once more. Resident, conniving worm Kevin Owens slithered back in as the most irrelevant thing in the corner wasting everyone's time. Cesaro whacked the post to post uppercut corners on everyone as the crowd were fully entertained by Cesaro's prowess. 

Cesaro sent Miz for a swing attempt as Kevin Owens magically recovered with no sell as suplexed Cesaro from behind. He then launched his cannonball move like the bowling ball with legs he is which was plain sad and unoriginal. It was a frenzy of manoeuvre as Miz got a follow up Skull Crushing Finale on Cesaro who tensely kicked out.

Cesaro corkscrew uppercutted Miz flying off the rope majestically. The Miz was slammed hard to the ground and finally swing by Cesaro like a Twinkie helicopter with elegance. After twenty odd rotations The Miz got the rope Cesaro locked The Miz in submission as Maryse grabbed her man's hands. Cesaro's raw power pulled them back as Maryse screamed as she was hauled in too. As the referee was distracted, The Miz tapped out to Cesaro, who failed to be noticed.

After a melee of break ups and near falls Sami Zayn took it to Cesaro with flippy moves. He came close with two. 

Zayn ran into a crushing uppercut and then had Cesaro bafflingly walk into a flip over. Cesaro walked into Kevin Owens who once aain stood on the spot powerbombed. Owens had an interaction outside with Maryse as The Miz planted him to the ground. Cesaro kicked out of a pin by The Miz in a very close thrilling kick out. 

WWE were quick to jump on how good the match was (thanks to Cesaro) and hyped up the "four athletes" where only three were apparent.

Zayn flung Owens all over the ring. The Miz climbed in and pinned Cesaro with a cowardly pin after Sami Zayn earlier botched a running kick smash on Cesaro. It was once again inconceivable to believe that after all those bumps Cesaro kicked out off he could be flawed by a stuntman who laid him out for such a long time on some random kick. The camera angle did not even show The Miz beating Cesaro after chasing Sami Zayn around. Talk about bungled. 

Asylum 

Dean Ambrose Vs Chris Jericho

Dean Ambrose is finally living up to his typecast and is in an Asylum match. How creative. Ambrose could not be made more boring, useless and irrelevant. He was meant to be one of WWE's future stars. His opponent is the overly tired out feud once again with aging waster Chris Jericho. WWE really have no clue anymore and simply phone it in.  This is not any level entertaining. If this is WWE's idea of such it is in even more stormy waters than before.

Ambrose Asylum. Translation? A cage with a bucket and mop at the top. No, seriously. Pathetic. Worse than a Monster's Ball.

A comedy match with no laughter instead of an entertaining and encouraging thing.

It was very boring, shouty and time filling standing around. What a joke.

WWE dont know how or what an Ambrose Asylum should be.  that's the level of creativity now lost on WWE.

All Jericho constantly did was shout "You stupid idiot!" numerous times. Zzzzzz...

No escape can be made. No one escapes from WWE Cage matches anyway when it's an option.

One move, out of many slow paced, stalled moments say a straight jacket in play. 

Jericho's punches visibly not connecting at all.

This absurdity went on way too long. How WWE thought an audience would lap this lacklustre shindig up was absurd. Fans were bored, quiet and baffled at what it was supposed to be, despite trying to stick with it.

Ambrose with a drop down clothesline on Y2J. So exciting. 

"We want Rollins!" chants were heard as fans were so damn bored.

It really was a wannabe Bon Jovi against a drunk layabout. It was painful to watch.

Thumb tacks were introduced as the big spot option to try and reclaim the hardcore/Randy Orton glory days for Dean Ambrose. Good luck with that. 

If it goes another five minutes the crowd will turn on both of them.

Barmy! Mop, Bucket, Pot Plant, Leather Strap and
2x4 wood suspended above the 'Asylum' Cage

A Walls of Jericho was given as Ambrose whacks a Kendo Stick to Jericho's back to break submission. Chris Jericho followed up with a Fire Extinguisher smoke blast with a Codebreaker for a close two fall. It was meant to be an interesting moment but was so meekly conducted. The pair both seemed tired and lost.

As predicted Chris Jericho was dumped into the tacks with a Dirty Deeds as Dean Ambrose claimed the three fall victory in the most uneventful new match that became one of the worst in modern times. None of the prop filled apparatus excelled either, had no hype and was categorically piss poor to the core. 

Oh, and to top off all of this glorious disaster, Chris Jericho was pinned with his shoulders clearly not on the canvas at all, which was Jericho's mistake as soon as he landed to the canvas.

Jericho screamed like a girl for far too long and far too ridiculously that lost all believability. What a disaster.

WWE Women's Championship

Submission

Natalya Vs Charlotte (c)

For once in her tepid career holding the accessory, green diva Charlotte finally attempted in stepping out of her daddy's shadow. She was still overly green and entirely useless and needed to be heavily carried by Natalya once again. What a champion.

Ric Flair is banned from ringside and if he breaks it, Charlotte loses the title. One she has direly held onto for months tainting the division, but hey, that's WWE for you. Milking something to the point of waste and exhaustion. Where, oh where are the ratings?

Toilet Break. Total toilets!  Who actually cares anymore? WWE women are officially useless.

You can talk up title days as a reign all you like, it is meaningless when you have nothing to show in the ring.

Comfortably accustomed to her father's shadow, Charlotte's big moment was turning this whole match into a roll through mess. Cheap submissions from Charlotte and not enough emphasis on Natalya's skills, who once more did her best to carry Charlotte through a match.

Yells as a standard process dictated by WWE's top brass for divas were given to Natalya. She tried her best to make them work but they simply have no value. 

It became a quickly tired out boredom.

Natalya actually had to move herself backwards to let Charlotte get the rope touch. How embarrassing.

Ric Flair's music hits as someone in a robe arrives. It's Dana Brooke in a wig. 

Ugh! Dana Brooke looks like a tranny in that costume (the women's one, not Flair's robe.) Very unflattering. 

Charlotte used the distraction to lock on the Figure 8 and submit Natalya in another plainly useless cover story as the most useless champion in WWE history shaming the Women's title and division beat Natalya in another boring feud of no build up value. 

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Extreme Rules

AJ Styles Vs Roman Reigns (c)

Roman Reigns continues to be viciously booed and not accepted as champion material. Vince McMahon has changed his stance on the crowd. He now says, regardless of how you feel you are still passionate about him. Its official. Vince McMahon has given up and resorted to the John Cena formula of 'if I can't convince you then I'll just do what I want and you'll swallow it'. Roman Reigns is officially now John Cena Mark II. WWE could have avoided this but decided to be defiant in their own bubble. It has now burst and there is nothing Roman Reigns can do. He's finished. WWE did this themselves.

No-one cares about AJ 'Action Man' Styles either. He was just there to fill in once more as a gimmick who once again, decided to jump all over the place. How creative and main event calibre. 

It's the main event rematch (Again) between a flying action figure hickey and John Cena Mark II. Extreme Rules has come so far, huh?

Reigns' brute power tossing AJ around like a rag doll started the match. Both are polar opposites of what they are supposed to be in honourable terms.

A steel chair was introduced not five minutes in. Lame. Poor AJ and Reigns the hardman failure. Needing foreign objects so early in the match.

AJ send Rroman over the outside barricade. Outside already? That was quick. Poor little AJ bungled the spot and failed to flip over with Reigns when clotheslining. 

They had a fight through the crowd. How extreme!

The pair found their way punched on the table of the kick off discussion show. AJ gets a cheap kick to the face as Reigns walks toward. 

AJ removes padding from the steel ring rail and rips up the floor mat canvasses. This isn't TNA. 

AJ unloads on Reigns over the announce table. Styles Clash countered and shoved to the barricade and collapses to floor by Reigns. AJ jumps up over the barricade like a mousey runner and gets flipped over by Roman Reigns on the announce table collapsing through the other table. We all need a spot monkey, don't we?

Fans were still unimpressed. 

Reigns cross drop backbreaker powerbombed AJ into a sit down pin. In all fairness, this was a great move by Roman Reigns but a two fall only. Fans do not care what he does. AJ Hurricanrana caught by Reigns as he swings and powerbomb's AJ 'stuntman' Styles through another announce table. 

Reigns spears to the corner as AJ plainly moves and Reigns crashes through the padded corner wall by the bellringer. 

Gimmicks to cover for the lack of actual match were galore tonight.

AJ goes to the top to springboard as Reigns whacks him with the Superman Punch. AJ tumbles to the floor. "I don't think Styles has a clue where he's at" Michael Cole quips. I'd have to agree. 

Roman Reigns spears AJ Styles from around the corner outside to maul through the hickory dumpling. 

Out come the predictable run in of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, AJ's friends. A "Boot of Doom" (How hilarious) took down Reigns and placed AJ over Roman to cheat to win but Reigns kicked out on two. The Uso's now arrive and deal damage to all including AJ Styles. Roman Reigns gets the cover as AJ Styles survives. End it already. 

AJ Styles slams the Styles Clash (with trouble locking in) but isn't good enough and only gets a two count. 

Full of predictable rubbish and useless spot filling fluff distorting from the actual people in the match. What a washout.

AJ fails to land properly on a chair and lets his back knee drop on it. Reigns runs into Styles' kick as Styles tries the clash once more on the chair as The Uso's pull the leg of Styles. Roman Reigns kicks out at two as AJ Styles realises he is simply not WWE material. 

AJ now reverts to the dark side (Didn't take much did it?) and throws loads of empty chair jabs at everyone. Well, that was pointless. A looked stupid and weak. AJ goes to the top springboard middle rope jump as Roman Reigns jumps up to spear AJ Styles in mid air dismount to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Thank lord it's over. Talk about run-in central.

After the match result a shock arrival happens as Seth Rollins returns to run-in and nail a Pedigree to the champion Roman Reigns in a shock return over the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Well, that was a rather weak return. With that, this dud of a PPV is over.

PPV Rating - 1/10

Men/Women of their matches - Jimmy Uso, Rusev, Simon Gotch, Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Natalya, Roman Reigns

Man/Woman of the PPV - Cesaro

Pre-Show

Dolph Ziggler Vs Baron Corbin

Is this still going on? WWE's formula for pre-shows, repeat the same tired match and offer nothing interesting. The Pre-Show is officially worthless and should be scrapped. It has no place, is tired and a pointless warm up act that fails to impress.

Extreme Rules was a poorly laced together card with uneventful characters, high levels of ignorance and WWE's failure to listen and take action. Instead a bundle of worthless non-entities once again tainted WWE's reputation, the brand and the fans paying tickets to watch such diluted trash as entertainment. WWE continued to phone it in and are repeating every match as they often do for three month programs.

Tonight was all about gimmick matches and predictable foreign objects being used in the same spots every year. The formula is tired, wasteful and irrelevant. WWE currently have nothing to offer. The best they can give is aging stars unable to wrestle, green stars, disgraced ignorance serving no virtue, acrobatic stuntmen of no hype and blubbering messes who have no concept of how to work. It's all about Triple H's Indy love-in hard on. Unfortunately for Trips that popped itself months ago and Triple H is again blissfully unaware of his own ego massacring the WWE product all in efforts to prove himself to daddy in law and the wife. 

The Trophy husband has nothing to offer and is quietly crushing WWE's future with his absurd and moronic choices. 

WWE will tell themselves what they want to hear. It is better than way to live in one's own bubble of arrogance. The roster is the worst it has ever been, the Indy luvvies are poor and pathetic at entertaining crowds and WWE has no capabilities to excel. WWE are too stubborn for their own good and only bad things are to come for them even further. 2016 is the decline for wrestling and no matter how desperate fans and WWE are to convince themselves otherwise, their actions are going to be their undoing. WWE best prepare for the coming storm. It won't be pretty anymore. Their attitudes have failed to see what will benefit their  product. It is all their own undoing. They have chosen such a path. Everything can be undone if they wish, but they have chosen to be awkward and abusive. The product is the worst it has ever been and the karma will hit a three times harder. Even more injuries are racking up. WWE are truly clueless and tempting fate is not at all wise. 

Same old screw jobs run through for over three months on almost every match PPV of interest. What a star studded event.

It was inconceivable that the man of the PPV, Cesaro (who worked everyone to success in the four man match) got up from so many spots but failed to move on a clumsy kick botch for two minutes. How laughably poor can WWE be? Vince loves to screw the fans for fun. Most fans have gone. Vince said they would always be stupid enough to come back. They didn't not listen to crucial advice. Are the ratings down? The Miz was a coward who once again escaped as a weak and uneventful champion. Sami Zayn was an acrobatic plus one and blubbering waster Kevin Owens had no place or necessity hanging around in breather spots outside doing virtual jack all. 

Natalya was the second to be naturally screwed again and fans knew it. This time by some unknown replacement for recently injured Emma, in the form of Dana Brooke. It isn't working already and she was catapaulted into the roster only a week or two ago. Who actually cares? Charlotte can never win a match on her own and has never wrestled. Natalya carried the diva once more and the Women's title should never have been resurfaced as there are no women to hold it. What a sham WWE's so called revolution still is. A complete mess with no worth whatsoever. 

Both also quite packing...
in punches!

The Vaudevillains are the freshest, newest and most entertaining guys on the scene. The tag scene, WWE in general and opponents could benefit big from them. WWE don't feel too hot on them. WWE are losing it again when they have the best thing in front of them and too lazy to book. It would also have been the best thing tonight to have Kofi defend (as he is supposed to as champion, yeah?) and have The VV's injure him during the match, win the titles, refresh the scene and give more focus. Kofi ( a recent father again) can take time off and Big E can tag with Xavier Woods legitimately. Once more WWE fail the most basic of ideas and sense which is WWE its Universe of fans have also become distant. If WWE can't get anything right, why waste time for something that will never happen? 

The Uso's were battling a non-entity team of no value from a random place that WWE thought was a sure fire winner. Look how terrible this flop duo have been. Triple H's markdom of seeing a clip from an Indy promotion with a hard-on and goes to instantly hire them with no thought process on favouritism has proven to be unprofessional. Every hire Triple H has made in the past three years, alongside green NXT call ups, have proven a disastrous failure. This man is dangerous to WWEs future and has already alienated many workers, staff and fans. Most have left. WWE think nothing of it. Time to wake up. Triple H needs removing from the hiring and firing for starters and needs to lose his ignorant ego.

Roman Reigns has become the John Cena Mark II officially tonight. Fans do not care for his opponent but will cheer them only as prop for sheer hatred of Roman Reigns. We'll say that again. Hatred. Hate is a strong word. That's how bad WWE have bungled Roman Reigns' entire title ascension. There is no way back for Reigns. He is doomed. Yet there is no-one good enough to oppose him in WWE's standards other than one of Triple H's mates. How have they all worked out? Flop, prop and plop. 

What in the blue hell was this Asylum match? Whoever thought this up needs to b sacked or backtrack severely. This was the most dire match on the card, and there were some real stinkers elsewhere. Ambrose is yet another typecast boredom who can only get over for five minutes when he takes his top off. Aside from this there is now nothing to him and WWE have lacked any supportive weight to push him correctly. Ambrose is a tool. His opponents have also been uneventful and uselss. Chris Jericho, an aging, paycheck wielding, hag, completely out of shape and relevance, is wasting WWE's and viewers' time.

Rusev was the only interesting thing, flinging highly ignorant midget Kalisto all over the ring in a neccessary beat down that lasted two long over three months with the United States title phantom bearer who completely ruined the scene. How WWE thought this was a good choice when it was done just to be awkward and antagonistic was dumb. Look how well it worked out. Pitiful. It was a nothing win but at last Rusev tried to sell for his opponent as a professional which shouldn't have bothered in an all out crushing. Kalisto needs to be sacked and demoted. WWE never know when to act, save the scenes and get rid of lingering floaters. Without this the product will only worsen again and again and no amount of money can save WWE in their bitter defiance, as much as it pains them to admit they are wrong. Lose the ego.

Seth Rollins may have returned but WWE still have many mountains to climb to improve their show again. It is not looking probable at this point and with thre PPV's back to back, (Wrestlemania, Payback and Extreme Rules) all ranking 1/10 (which is utterly shameful), WWE have reached rock bottom. The roster is highly ignorant, Triple H's direction of it has ripped holes in the fabric of the WWE and the programming has been the most uneventful and most pitiful it has ever been. Triple H has wanted to outdo Max Waltham and prove he is better and can shape his own WWE for Vince 

McMahon to be proud of. Since then Triple H, the ultimate political game playing bitterness of hate, has sacrificed WWE in his hopes to get fan lovies with his own personal favourites, all of whom do not know how to wrestle or draw. Every decision Triple H has made since becoming a backstage authority figure in WWE has proven to be an epic failure. The man's ego is killing WWE's product and it is looking unlikely to improve. All because he takes things too personal and bitter. His problems are crippkling WWE's future and if WWE cannot or won't be prepared to see, act and score favour with those who can help (or indeed hire) then WWE really is stuffed beyond repair. Triple H has no direction for the future and Vince McMahon, fans believe, is content on letting it sink. Drastic measures are needed and none of that can be achieved by changing decisions on television alone any more. WWE need to really sit down and think long and hard how to survive the storm. Or ride it out and be swallowed whole. Now is certainly not the time for games, but WWE love to play them.

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