The New Day vs. Cesaro and Sheamus
It was Xavier Woods and Big E trying to fend off the odd couple of Cesaro and Sheamus. Sheamus and Cesaro really tried to one up the other, with both men tagging in the other in the corner. They really had some solid tag team action together, but the end of the match turned for the worse. With Kofi on the outside, he would hit a Trouble in Paradise. This would cause a disqualification, giving Cesaro and Sheamus the victory without giving them the championships.
I understand the ending and it helps Cesaro and Sheamus continue to be a team. They looked good and they made sure that this would be longer than a few weeks. Will they actually dethrone the champions? I doubt it. You can have these two teams, along with Enzo and Cass, and two more to fight at Survivor Series. After that, there is only one more Pay-Per-View before the Royal Rumble. You can milk these teams and this feud for another 6 weeks. Overall, the match was fun and gave us just enough to see from Cesaro and Sheamus that could make them a successful tag team in the future.
WWE RAW Women’s Championship Hell in a Cell
Charlotte blindsides Sasha before the bell rings. Charlotte bounces Sasha’s head on the announcer’s table. Sasha sends Charlotte into the crowd. Sasha kicks Charlotte in the back. Charlotte rams Sasha into the ringside chairs. Charlotte with a big boot to Sasha. Sasha tosses Charlotte back into the ring side area. Sasha clears the announcer’s table. Both Charlotte and Sasha begin climbing the cell. Charlotte falls down to the mat. Charlotte Power Bomb’s Sasha through the announcer’s table. Sasha struggles to get back on her feet. Sasha is walking to the back with the referee.
Referee calls for the EMT’s. Charlotte now enters the cell. Doctor’s and referee’s now put Sasha on the stretcher. JoJo was about to announce that Sasha was going to be unable to compete, but Sasha gets off the stretcher and attacks the doctor’s. Sasha goes to the ground and pound attack to Charlotte. Sasha slaps Charlotte in the chest. Sasha ducks a clothesline from Charlotte. Charlotte sends Sasha face first into the steel ring post. Charlotte monkey flips Sasha back first into the steel. Charlotte rolls Sasha back into the ring. Charlotte drives her knee’s repeatedly to the back of Sasha. Charlotte continues to work on the “injured” back of Sasha. Charlotte with a clubbing blow to the back of Sasha. Charlotte goes for a bodyslam, but Sasha gets back on her feet. Sasha with a backstabber. Sasha gets Charlotte in the Bank Statement, but Charlotte reaches the bottom rope. Charlotte tosses Sasha to the outside. Charlotte brings out a steel chair from under the ring. Sasha with a baseball slide dropkick to Charlotte. Sasha connects with the suicide dive that sends Charlotte back first into the steel.
Charlotte kicks Sasha in the gut. Sasha side steps Charlotte face first into the steel chair. Sasha proceeds to bounce Charlotte’s head repeatedly on the chair. Charlotte plants Sasha back first on the steel chair for a two count. Charlotte continues to apply pressure to the back of Sasha with the ring post bow and arrow stretch. Sasha kicks Charlotte in the face. Sasha with a double knee stomp to Charlotte off the steel. Sasha launches Charlotte back first into the steel. Sasha with a series of double knees to Charlotte’s who laid out by the steel. Sasha with a triple vertical suplex to Charlotte. Sasha connects with the Frog Splash for a two count. Sasha with a double knee strike with the chair for a two count. Charlotte whips Sasha face first on the steel ring steps. Charlotte grabs a table from under the ring. Charlotte and Sasha are battling for position on the top rope. Sasha kicks Charlotte onto the table, but the table doesn’t break. Sasha rolls Charlotte back into the ring. Sasha goes for a pin, but Charlotte kicks out at the count of two. Sasha brings out another table from under the ring. Charlotte drives the table into the throat of Sasha. Charlotte ascends to the top rope. Sasha with a series of clubbing blows to the back of Charlotte. Sasha drags the table to the other side of the ring. Sasha goes for a running powerbomb, but Sasha’s back gives out. Charlotte launches Sasha back repeatedly to the table that’s wedged in the corner. Charlotte connects with the Natural Selection to pickup the victory.
Talk about history. Talk about a main event. The beginning was smart, even though it took longer than I thought. Sasha looked like the battling hometown champion that she is. She overcame the odds and the drama began as soon as both women went out. The entrances were great, which made it feel even more important. Whether it was the steel chair moves, the splashes, the cell usage or the finish, it was history in the making and delivered. Sasha Banks might be too skinny to break through a table without as much force as humanly possible. People are going to always point out a few missed moments, but it was a great match with the best story being told. The pressure was not too much and the passion for this business flows through both women. I want to see a humble Charlotte Monday night, at first, and then turn it into how great she truly is. She is the best, period.
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