Post by The Ichi on Apr 8, 2019 19:08:18 GMT -5
I won some betting money over the weekend, so I figured I'd get the Network. Was thinking about doing it just because the card sounded good, plus I hadn't watched a PPV since Survivor Series 2016, so I was kind of curious what's changed since then.
So here is a kind of now outsider perspective, and maybe some of you can shed some light on me for a few things. Here are my biggest takeaways so far (bare in mind I'm actually still watching it, nearly at the ME).
- f*** off Hogan
- Seth is way more over than I last remember him, can see why he's getting a title match. Then again this is the first match so the crowd are still awake (oh how that wont last). And holy shit that was a short match, but thankfully the right guy won. Glad to see the CS is no longer banned?
- Styles and Orton was decent, but Styles looks to be showing some age at last. Apparently he was slightly injured?
- The tag matches were fun, all I really have to add
- Is Renee always this unenthusiastic on commentary?
- The Bryan/Kofi package was great, and I can see why people were talking about it. To be honest the match itself didn't wow me as much as everyone else, not sure why. I was also expecting a heel turn from Big E, dunno if that's due to not seeing the build-up, but I could see it playing out in my head. Glad it didn't happen, and the celebration at the end was one of the most emotional I've seen. I'm very happy for Kingston, and his win might have reeled me back in for a bit
- It's at this point where the crowd seems to have no more energy left. I dunno if the audio just translated really badly, but nothing seems to get any noise for a good while
- So Hall and Nash raped those guys?
- Reigns looked so badly gassed. Not going to fault him due to, you know, but boy needs some cardio
- I skipped HHH/Batista
- What makes Elias a heel, exactly? He did absolutely nothing heelish up until "SHUT YOUR MOUTHS" Also what's his gimmick? Busker or wannabe rockstar? Is he good in the ring? He seems way too entertaining to be a heel for long, at any rate
- Has Ambrose left now or just injured?
Ok, main event is starting
So here is a kind of now outsider perspective, and maybe some of you can shed some light on me for a few things. Here are my biggest takeaways so far (bare in mind I'm actually still watching it, nearly at the ME).
- f*** off Hogan
- Seth is way more over than I last remember him, can see why he's getting a title match. Then again this is the first match so the crowd are still awake (oh how that wont last). And holy shit that was a short match, but thankfully the right guy won. Glad to see the CS is no longer banned?
- Styles and Orton was decent, but Styles looks to be showing some age at last. Apparently he was slightly injured?
- The tag matches were fun, all I really have to add
- Is Renee always this unenthusiastic on commentary?
- The Bryan/Kofi package was great, and I can see why people were talking about it. To be honest the match itself didn't wow me as much as everyone else, not sure why. I was also expecting a heel turn from Big E, dunno if that's due to not seeing the build-up, but I could see it playing out in my head. Glad it didn't happen, and the celebration at the end was one of the most emotional I've seen. I'm very happy for Kingston, and his win might have reeled me back in for a bit
- It's at this point where the crowd seems to have no more energy left. I dunno if the audio just translated really badly, but nothing seems to get any noise for a good while
- So Hall and Nash raped those guys?
- Reigns looked so badly gassed. Not going to fault him due to, you know, but boy needs some cardio
- I skipped HHH/Batista
- What makes Elias a heel, exactly? He did absolutely nothing heelish up until "SHUT YOUR MOUTHS" Also what's his gimmick? Busker or wannabe rockstar? Is he good in the ring? He seems way too entertaining to be a heel for long, at any rate
- Has Ambrose left now or just injured?
Ok, main event is starting