House Show Report - Night Vale, PA
Jan 31, 2014 19:40:29 GMT -5
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Post by shaker on Jan 31, 2014 19:40:29 GMT -5
I know some people like to read these, and last night's show was..... unique, to say the least. I think it was a victim of major rewriting, so I'm curious to see if any of this carries over to the main shows.
Vickie Guerrero out first to a chorus of boos to welcome us to the show. She was interrupted by a loud siren, then ran backstage. We were in pure darkness for a few moments then (no lights at all), with that siren blaring. Lights came on, and there was a 7 foot tall wooden figure standing in the ring. It was carved out of (I think) one big chunk of wood, and looked vaguely like a bald man with two sunken eyes and a screaming mouth. A voice came from SOMEWHERE (I think it was supposed to be the figure, but it sounded like it was coming from under the ring) and announced out main event - Randy Orton and the Shield vs Bryan, Cena, Sheamus, and Big Show! Crowd was pretty into this all things considered.
Lights went out again and there was a weird crunching sound, then lights were back on and the figure was gone. Up first - Miz vs Kofi Kingston. Yeah, nothing super special here. Pretty standard match until Miz spit a fireball at Kofi, causing him to burst into flames at about the 12 minute mark. Miz then won with a rollup.
Kofi's flaming body turned to ash and was vacuumed up by AJ Lee (dressed in a French maid outfit) to a huge pop.
UP next: The Wyatt Family vs The Usos and Big E Langston. Fun, fun stuff. Weird ass promo from Bray to start it, I'll transcribe as best I can:
"People please this isn't a gimmick or a storyline. We're trapped in here and you're all trapped in here, too. It's all just to keep them amused, and you don't want to know who THEY are."
Luke Harper then looked really concerned, whispered something to Bray, pointed to the back, and then Bray dropped the mic and stared out at all of us. He mouthed something (I think it was "Help Us" but I'm not sure) and the match was on. Cool stuff; Wyatts came out on top after Big E took 3 Sister Abigails in a row.
Mandatory Diva's segment now, they grabbed a bunch of kids out of the audience to dance with them. Then took the kids backstage, where you could hear loud screams and the sound of a wood chipper running. Alicia Fox was visibly crying during this part, I guess she's got some personal issues going on?
Main event was finally up and did not disappoint. The wooden figure showed up again hovering 12 feet above the ring and emitting a vinegar smelling cloud of smoke into the air. I think this might be Sheamus' new gimmick or something.
The end came when Bryan locked in the Yes Lock on Ambrose, Cena had the STF on Rollins, Big Show locked Reigns in the Camel Cluth, and Sheamus had Orton in the Cloverleaf. All 4 guys tapped out simultaneously, then spontaneously combusted. The figure swallowed up the remains of the 4 and vomited up a bunch of HHH shirts into the audience then. So maybe it's HHH's new gimmick? Not really sure.
Overall a good show, not a ton of matches but they went really long (the main event was 5 hours by itself). They announced that Raw was coming back this summer, and asked us all to leave one of our teeth so they could track us down and give us tickets for next time. I complied and pulled out a molar.
Also Cena had new music during the main event, but I think it was a one-off deal. It was the sound of a screaming infant randomly cut in with the phrases "Sunflower Seeds", "Not one", and "Rapadooo".
Vickie Guerrero out first to a chorus of boos to welcome us to the show. She was interrupted by a loud siren, then ran backstage. We were in pure darkness for a few moments then (no lights at all), with that siren blaring. Lights came on, and there was a 7 foot tall wooden figure standing in the ring. It was carved out of (I think) one big chunk of wood, and looked vaguely like a bald man with two sunken eyes and a screaming mouth. A voice came from SOMEWHERE (I think it was supposed to be the figure, but it sounded like it was coming from under the ring) and announced out main event - Randy Orton and the Shield vs Bryan, Cena, Sheamus, and Big Show! Crowd was pretty into this all things considered.
Lights went out again and there was a weird crunching sound, then lights were back on and the figure was gone. Up first - Miz vs Kofi Kingston. Yeah, nothing super special here. Pretty standard match until Miz spit a fireball at Kofi, causing him to burst into flames at about the 12 minute mark. Miz then won with a rollup.
Kofi's flaming body turned to ash and was vacuumed up by AJ Lee (dressed in a French maid outfit) to a huge pop.
UP next: The Wyatt Family vs The Usos and Big E Langston. Fun, fun stuff. Weird ass promo from Bray to start it, I'll transcribe as best I can:
"People please this isn't a gimmick or a storyline. We're trapped in here and you're all trapped in here, too. It's all just to keep them amused, and you don't want to know who THEY are."
Luke Harper then looked really concerned, whispered something to Bray, pointed to the back, and then Bray dropped the mic and stared out at all of us. He mouthed something (I think it was "Help Us" but I'm not sure) and the match was on. Cool stuff; Wyatts came out on top after Big E took 3 Sister Abigails in a row.
Mandatory Diva's segment now, they grabbed a bunch of kids out of the audience to dance with them. Then took the kids backstage, where you could hear loud screams and the sound of a wood chipper running. Alicia Fox was visibly crying during this part, I guess she's got some personal issues going on?
Main event was finally up and did not disappoint. The wooden figure showed up again hovering 12 feet above the ring and emitting a vinegar smelling cloud of smoke into the air. I think this might be Sheamus' new gimmick or something.
The end came when Bryan locked in the Yes Lock on Ambrose, Cena had the STF on Rollins, Big Show locked Reigns in the Camel Cluth, and Sheamus had Orton in the Cloverleaf. All 4 guys tapped out simultaneously, then spontaneously combusted. The figure swallowed up the remains of the 4 and vomited up a bunch of HHH shirts into the audience then. So maybe it's HHH's new gimmick? Not really sure.
Overall a good show, not a ton of matches but they went really long (the main event was 5 hours by itself). They announced that Raw was coming back this summer, and asked us all to leave one of our teeth so they could track us down and give us tickets for next time. I complied and pulled out a molar.
Also Cena had new music during the main event, but I think it was a one-off deal. It was the sound of a screaming infant randomly cut in with the phrases "Sunflower Seeds", "Not one", and "Rapadooo".
