Elizabeth Irving is out to sing the Star Spangled Banner and O Canada to start the show off. The women's War Games appears to start the show off. They're using a reduced set and it makes the show look much bigger with so many crowd members visible. After damn near 20 minutes, we get the opening bell with Bayley and Nia starting off. Nia in the Eaton position as the workhorse is a choice. Bayley takes off part of her external gear to whip Nia with the leather and studs. "Nia slowing the pace down here" in THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES. Boy howdy.
Naomi comes in to give the faces not only the advantage, BUT BRINGS A WEAPON IN TOO. Boy oh boy. Naomi hits Nia with a toilet seat and a stinkface. Candice comes in to run mild. Candice hits a lionsault on Bayley on a chair bridge. Bianca bonks folks with weapons before Tiffy comes in to bonk folks with weapons. Nia and Naomi have the worst chemistry together since oil and water. Iyo comes out and goes as far as possible to get some weapons. Iyo and Candice fight to give Iyo her annual goofy trash can spot. Tiffy and Iyo flip for a bit before Iyo hits a meteora in the corner onto Candice. Nia powerbombs Naomi onto folks. Naomi hits...what I think was supposed to be a double springboard stunner. Rhea runs wild before waiting for Liv to come out - so that almost redeems the babyface edge.
Nia breaks up riptide and they take off her mask so Liv can hit her...in the stomach with the bat. Samoan drop from Nia gets 2 on Bayley. Iyo hits a moonsault with the trash can and Tiffy hits the swanton off the top at the same time. Well that was cute - stupid tho. Tiffy teases a cash-in with both champs down before Iyo fire extinguishes her. Nia gets powerbombed by Naomi and Bianca through a table. Oblivion to Bayley on a chair gets 2.5. Chair codebreaker by Liv to Rhea! Super Oblivion BUT NO! Avalanche riptide wins it.
Nakamura vs. Knight is up and Nakamura's theme seems like a 30 second loop from the Kazaa days. Nakamura is just going through even fewer of the motions than before. Nak kicks him and hits an avalanche inverted exploder for 2. Inverted DDT on the metal ring connector by Nak has himself land more than Knight. Kinshasa ends it with some buffering.
Alpha Academy does a True Classic ad ending with a blurred out Otis ass. IC three-way is up. Breakker tosses them around before doing a pushup. OUTTA CONTROL BUS DIVE to the guys behind the announce table. 10 beats to Kaiser by Sheamus on the barricade before Sheamo hits Bron too. Shaileigh to the back of Sheamus by Kaiser. Rolling DVD by Kaiser hits! Sister Abigail DDT by Kaiser but a Bron spear hits and wins it. A 2.5 star version of the Mania Sheamus 3-way from a year ago.
Priest vs. Gunther is up and it's a bit slow to start until they exchange strikes and a Razor's edge hits for 2. Gunther lands a burning lariat and Priest gets a sliding lariat for 2. Priest shoves Gunther off the top and falls to the floor before saying "it's out" and Balor hits the double stomp off the steps to Priest on the floor. Balor eats a Gunther boot and a powerbomb and Danielson elbows hit before the RNC ends it.
Men's War Games time with Tama Tonga starting it out with Jey, who comes out with his full intro. Basic brawling to start until Bronson comes in to dominate with the man advantage. Jimmy comes in for USO OFFENSE and Jacob Fatu runs in and Cole talks about Solo saving his life and career. Punk wants in but Roman blocks him and puts Sami into it with his slick red and white gear. Loa runs amok on Sami before Punk is out and stares down the new Bloodline and Punk gets a toolbox. Bulldog to Fatu on the toolbox AND HE POPS UP AND THROAT THRUSTS PUNK!
Solo is out and he stares down Roman with Cole saying him pinning Roman made him the new Tribal Chief. Usos dive on the Tongans after Roman breaks his way into the cage over the top when Solo uses his own lock.Tsunami to Roman off the top of the cage, but Punk saves Roman to show his worth and loyalty. Double spiking by Solo to Roman gets 2 thanks to an Uso double superkick and a 1D hits. Jimmy goes to the top of the cage for an Uso dive through Jacob! Jimmy drags his brother up and says LET'S FINISH THIS SHIT! Solo squares off with the OGs! Superkicks by the Usos, Helluva by Sami, GTS BY PUNK ROMAN SPEAR ENDS IT.
Everyone slaps hands with Heyman afterwards and Punk amuses me by doing his sleepy gesture mid-ring.
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