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As the pre-show started, it was dinner time. The panel was Renee Young, Booker T, Christian and Alex Riley. Renee made Josh Mathews expendable, kind of hard to argue with that decision. They went right to Fandango vs. Adam Rose. I heard that Rose won from the dinner table. Cameron also beat Naomi. I tried to get the pre-game show on my cable (Comcast) but it was an "unless you bought it, you don't see it" deal, so I missed both. Oh well. The show is opening with the best of three falls Tag Title match with the Usos defending against Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The visual when the Wyatts came out was cool.
The match started with both teams getting stuff in early. They didn't go to the quick first fall scenario. I liked that. Oops, I spoke too fast, Harper just pinned Jimmy. Wyatts are up 1-0. The announcers are selling that it will take a miracle for the Usos to win.
Jey is still down so Jimmy is fighting for his life. The Wyatts got some near falls on him. ... I love the Wyatts. Harper is such a good worker, and believable. The fans are cheering for him. He and Rowan are destroying Jimmy. Well, until he rolled up Harper out of nowhere. I am not loving how that happened, but the work has been really good. I hope fall three takes some time. We are 16 minutes in right now.
The third fall started with the Wyatts in control. ... Then Jimmy went nuts with big spots, first taking out Rowan and then Harper. A splash from the top got a two on Harper. Then he hit an enzigiri on Harber and followed with dad's big butt in the corner, but Harper came back briefly. Then Harper tossed Jimmy to the floor and went for the tope. Jimmy didn't get all the way up so Luke adjusted and used his hands to nail Jimmy. Cool improvisation. ... Jey came out of nowhere and kicked Harper who then kicked out of a roll up. Harper nailed Jimmy and got a two. After a lot of stuff, Jey hit the splash from the top on Rowan but only got a two. The crowd was chanting this is awesome and they are right. Great stuff. Jey went back up but Harper stopped him, allowing Rowan to go to work on him while he was up top. Jimmy tagged as both were on the second rope but Rowad double suplexed them! Jimmy (I think) kicked out. This stuff is great. ... Rowan sold the superplex and tagged Harper. Jey came in to help his brother. They traded superkicks, and then Harper nailed the clothesline but Jimmy saved the fall. ... The Usos went up to the top together and did a double splash on Harper for the three. Usos retained. The crowd was a little deflated by the finish (they were rooting for the Wyatts) but it was a great match. This feud better not be over. These guys kill it together. In the old days they would work together for a while. I hope WWE has some old days in them. I can watch these guys go all day. Great opener.
Before his match with Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins referred to his opponent as a cockroach. And answering Dean's question from Raw, NO, that is not all Seth has. This better be as good as I think it will be. Oh yeah, after Seth beats Ambrose he will watch the Title match because me just might......get his ass kicked now. Ambrose attacks! The game is on! Well, at least until Triple H came in and told security to get Ambrose out, saying he won't screw this up. The Ambrose-Rollins match is off. This better be the storyline bit that it feels like it is.
Paige vs. AJ is up next.
They were selling the frenemy bit from the start. Paige broke on the ropes with a smile right away. The fans chanted CM Punk while the announcers went into sell the Network mode to the minority that actually bought this on PPV in the US. ... One thing I love about Paige is that she is as pasty white as I am. Tans are overrated. ... Lawler and JBL are mocking Cole for believing they are BFFs. Lawler just mentioned a text from JR. Bizarro. ... Paige was in control early, even pleading for AJ to "come on", as in bring you A game. ... Paige got a two with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb from the top that looked less than pleasant for AJ. The crowd was quiet at times and split at others. ... Out of nowhere AJ locked in the Black Widow. Paige refused to tap, and then powered out. She hit a Paige Turner for a two. They traded spots until AJ got the pin with the Shining Wizard. As she left, Paige clapped slowly for AJ, getting the announcers to wonder if they are still friends. ... They both worked hard and it should have been better received by the crowd. But, WWE hasn't presented the women the way that they should. T and A is fine but if they just add some steak to the sizzle the ladies that can work can be a vital part of the company again. I hope it happens.
In the back, Randy Orton was searching for Kane. He found him. Kane said he is making a mistake looking for him. Orton told him he was sorry for Monday. Are you sorry too? No says Kane. Orton is OK with that. We need to work together so that Roman and Cena don't walk away with the Titles. Kane says no problem, the winner is standing right here, and he didn't mean Randy!
They threw it to the pre-show panel. Christian got a chant. Renee asked for predictions. They did this earlier. Alex Riley said it's Roman Reigns' time. Christian picked reigns too. Booker picked Orton. Renee then threw us back to the Rusev-Swagger Detente segment from Raw. Rusev came out first. He is from Russia. Given what is going on in the Ukraine I hope they don't mention Vladimir Putin. Lana has the mic, let's see if Vince will do it. ... Fans chant against them, Lana says shut up. Jesus, she said that you blame Russia for recent events and brings up US war mongering in Afghanistan and Iraq. She said we should be ashamed for the US jamming democracy down everyone's throats. We are leaderless. Our president is a wuss. And their leader is Putin. I hope this doesn't have A "we have to move WrestleMania into a smaller building" feeling in the end. She said that Rusev will kill Jack Swagger. Since they used Putin, the finish will be interesting here, considering that the guy is tied to the murder of almost 300 innocent people. ... Zeb came out and called Lana "Natasha" and she slapped him. Swagger attacked Rusev, who bailed to the floor. It's on.
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