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Roman Reigns & Jey Uso (def) Bron Breakker & Bronson Reed
The show opened with a match between Roman Reigns and Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, accompanied by Paul Heyman. Bronson Reed appeared in a funny scene holding Roman Reigns's shoes, which he had won on last week's Raw, as if they were a championship.
The match proceeded normally, as most tag team matches do, with Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed dominating the match, with occasional comebacks from Roman Reigns and Jey Uso. The goal of this match was to energize the audience and get the crowd going at the start of the show, and it did so successfully when Jey Uso executed a superkick on Bronson Reed, followed by a Uso Splash, ending the match with a victory for Jey Uso and Roman Reigns.
My rating: ★★★
Alexa Bliss & Charlotte Flair (def) Judgment Day (Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez)
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair were crowned Women's Tag Team Champions, a decision I believe is the right one to revitalize the women's tag team division, especially with two top stars like them. Although I don't like women's matches, I'm tired of Judgment Day and hope they disband.
Sami Zayn (def) Karrion Kross
This match was the final nail WWE hammered into Karrion Kross's coffin. I'm very sad about it, but that's what WWE has become accustomed to: wasting talent and people the audience engages with, as long as you don't agree with the management and writing team.
In terms of performance, the match was good in the ring, and Sami Zayn was highlighted at Kross's expense. In terms of storyline, Scarlett's mind games—giving Sami the baton to finish Kross off—were good and added a great touch. While watching, I expected Sami to surrender to the Devil Kross and beat him, thus successfully changing him. But I lost hope after Sami threw the stick away, and then lost hope again when he executed the Helluva Kick and pinned Kross, winning for the second time in less than a month.
My rating: ★★★½
Tiffany Stratton © (def) Jade Cargill
One of the best booking decisions I enjoyed was Jade Cargill's loss. I see her as a cheap version of Chyna, not a good wrestler and lacking any charisma in the ring. Although I didn't watch the match because she was one of the participants and skipped it, I enjoyed the outcome.
Drew McIntyre & Logan Paul (def) Randy Orton & Jelly Roll
I'm not against bringing in an attractive star to the industry, but why? Just a question. Why did you have the opportunity for a strong match between two of the company's best wrestlers, McIntyre and Orton, but—as is the custom of this company and TKO's management, which puts money first—they sacrificed this match and put them in a tag match with Jelly Roll on Orton's team, and Logan Paul on McIntyre's team?
I understand that Jelly Roll can't compete in a singles match against Logan Paul, but why the match at all? I'll await your answer.
In terms of performance, the match was better than the opening. The story of Jelly Roll's injury and exit after a splash from Logan Paul was expected, as was his return. However, we must applaud Jelly Roll for the moves he performed during the match. In terms of the result, I'm not interested in who won; all I care about is a program that brings together McIntyre and Randy Orton and reminiscing about their great rivalry in 2020.
My rating: ★★★¼
CM Punk (def) Gunther ©
This was the most anticipated match of the night. For the first time in over 16 years, CM Punk was crowned World Heavyweight Champion again, having won it at SummerSlam 2009 against Jeff Hardy, and more than 12 years after losing the WWE Championship to The Rock at the 2013 Royal Rumble.
The match began with a back-and-forth, but Gunther initially prevailed. The goal of this phase was to showcase Gunther as the dominant monster and gain Punk's support, and they succeeded.
Punk tried to come back several times, but Gunther quickly halted the momentum. It seemed to everyone that Punk would not be able to take control unless he found an innovative way to do so. This was the moment when Punk tripped Gunther, causing him to bleed. This proved to be Punk's lifeline to regain control.
Gunther continued to try to finish Punk off with a tight headlock, but Punk broke free, following it up with a double GTS to finally win the World Championship—a long overdue but well-deserved return.
It was one of my happiest moments as a fan. Punk is one of my favorite wrestlers, regardless of his problems outside the ring, but this guy deserved everything he got.
My rating: ★★★★
Seth Rollins Cashing In on CM Punk.
Just when we thought the show was over, while Punk was celebrating and waiting for the end credits... we were surprised by Seth Rollins's music!
I'll tell you a secret: I knew the injury was just a storyline to distract from the cash-in at SummerSlam, but I didn't expect him to walk in on crutches, which made me completely rule out a cash-in... until we saw a truly Hollywood scene!
Rollins throws off his crutches, removes his knee brace, takes the briefcase from Paul Heyman, rushes into the ring, beats up Punk, and then asks the referee to start the World Championship match!
He then executes a Curb Stomp, pins Punk, and is crowned World Champion again after losing it to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 40.
The same WrestleMania 40 scene repeats itself:
Seth lost the title to Drew, and now Punk is losing the title to Seth.
Damian Priest cashes in on Drew, and now Seth cashes in on Punk.
Punk mocks Drew, and now Drew mocks Punk.