So Rollins holds MITB which is nice but honestly I was pulling for Ambrose just for an upset. The first ladder match was the highlight of the whole show, which is disappointing considering there was an even bigger ladder match where a new champ would be crowned. MITB opened strong and lead me to believe to could be a great show. The tag team title match was pretty good with some decent spots for both the Usos' and The Wyatt Family. I was happy to see the Uso brothers retain. I think they have a lot going for them and haven't had many chances to show it yet but with their role in Payback where they really shined by taking some massive bumps, and now beating the Wyatts is a step in the right direction for them. I know they will eventually drop the titles but I hope they out on a good show in the process. Well the tag match was one of my favorites and next we had the first Diva match. Now I heard a lot of people complain, "Two Diva matches?!" But you know what, the first one was good. Paige and Naomi are both great workers who can wrestle very well. The second diva match actually was a waste of time, not that they can't wrestle, it was just bad booking. Just like the Adam Rose match. Or his entire character since coming to Raw. Adam Rose could be a fun gimmick, and maybe they should find something else for him to do besides wrestle for a while, especially against Damian Sandow who is just getting embarrassed every night for no reason. Did we all forget that Dandow was the same guy who cashed in last year's MITB case and had an amazing match with Cena? Here we are a year later and he's Paul Revere battling a dancing Brit. Sad indeed.
Now the WWE often adds unannounced matches to the PPV card but the Rhodes brothers vs Rybaxel was just a clumsy match. We all know that Cody and Goldust can work great together but everyone just seemed off here. No spots stodd out, the chemistry was off, and the finish was just flat. The crowd was silent almost the entire match and the whole thing felt boring. While Cody and Goldust had an amazing run as tag team champions I'd hate to see them fall to the wayside and I know Rybaxel could become great performers but they are still pretty green, mostly on the end of Curtis Axel. He has potential, he just hasn't found it yet. And am I the only one tired of watching Rusev or what? This felt like the hundredth time we've watched him beat Big E and none of these matches have made an impact on me at all. Rusev just feels like a dud. I'd rather see him go back to NXT until they really find out what to do with him.
The show stealer was the first MITB ladder match with some amazing numbs taken by Rollins. Honestly this guy went through hell in this match and I think the intent was "If we are going to give him the case he has to take the pain along with it and that will make the grab that much more spectacular" but it was ruined by having Kane interfere with the match. Kane's recent role has been questionable at best and while I get what they are going for with Kane as an unstoppable monster with. Shakes alliance, but it really isn't doing anything for me. Is feud with Daniel Bryan was understandably cut short but they should have just immediately found him a feud with someone else and maybe kept him off TV until there was a new champion. Or maybe even turn him into a face and have him attack Triple H for not being given the title stripped from Bryan. Regardless him interfering in the match was a bad move and interfered with what could have been a big moment for Rollins. I would have liked to have seen Ambrose grab the case in an upset but then the upcoming feud with Rollins probably wouldn't be as great as it hopefully will be. I'll also add that Kofi had the most convincing false finish by very convincingly almost grabbing the case. For a second I thought he might be the surprise winner. Bravo Kofi. Bravo.
And so we have a second ladder match where (shocker) John Cena becomes a 15 time world champion. Let's face it, facts are facts and despite everyone claiming that Daniel Bryan or (formerly) Cm Punk are more popular, John Cena sells the most merchandise and brings in the most money. When they need to fill a championship role he's their go to guy. Now I don't have a problem with Cena. He's a fine wrestler. We've just all seen it before. Its time for someone new to take the reigns (cough cough, hint hint!) now Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns were definitely the fan favorites to win, but honestly I don't think these guys have seen enough singles action to warrant a title run just yet. While Reigns and Wyatt are guaranteed future world champions, they should still have to earn a little more prestige. There's rumors going around that Wrestlemania 31 will have Reigns going over on Brock Lesnar (the one in the 21 and one) for the title which would be PERFECT. Imagine having a year to build up Reigns and then he beats the one who beat the streak. He could be the Rock of our generation, but first he was in a ladder match that was good but overshadowed by a previous, better ladder match.
Overall MITB was kind of weak. This felt more like a set up for Battleground than it did a career changing PPV like it has the potential to be. While there were a couple solid matches, the PPV as a whole was rather disappointing. Hopefully with the set up from this show, we will lead into an amazing Battleground but that remains to be seen. So what did you think of MITB? Personally I rank it a 2 out of 5. Did you love it or hate it? Sound off in the comments below.
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