Still, one cannot help but feel like there is a much-better match to be had between these two teams-perhaps with more television time. The crowd was hot, though, making up for most of the mess. The spot late in the match where Kingston attempted to leap over The Celtic Warrior, only to fall on top of him, was both ugly and scary and could have led to a significant injury. Sheamus and Kingston, in particular, appeared to be on completely different pages throughout. The opening match of Saturday's show was a prime example of two teams trying to squeeze too much action into a small amount of the time, as it was a sprint of a match that, too often, featured disjointed and botched maneuvers. The New Day defeated The League of Nations. A nasty botched spot preceded Kingston rolling to ringside and the heels appearing on their way to victory until Xavier Woods hopped on the apron and distracted the official.īig E pinned Barrett from there and retained the titles. The former tried for Trouble in Paradise, but his opponent caught him, locking in the Cloverleaf, much to the audience's dismay.Īt ringside, Big E put down Barrett, leaving The Celtic Warrior to go it alone. "You look stupid" chants emanated from the stands as Sheamus and Barrett took over, isolating Kingston from his partner and putting the titles in danger.Īction broke down late, with Kingston and Sheamus battling it out down the stretch. He evaded Barrett and made the tag to Big E, who flattened the 2015 King of the Ring with a backbreaker and then proceeded to pummel him in the corner. Kingston's bragging early led to his downfall, opening him up to Sheamus' double ax handle and the heel challengers' double-teaming. Big E took shots at The League of Nations, with the crowd eating up every second of it. The champions cut a promo that hit on the power of positivity, Francesca 2 and Booty-Os. The WWE Tag Team Championships were at stake in the night's opening match as The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston defended against The League of Nation's King Barrett and Sheamus in a match set up at Fastlane during Edge and Christian's Cutting Edge Peep Show. Who won the night's biggest matches, how did each of those bouts grade and what were the highlights from the major event? With WrestleMania 32 so close, Saturday's broadcast had major implications on the Showcase of the Immortals. Then there was The Revival-Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder-who put their NXT Tag Team Championships on the line against the sport's most over duo-Enzo Amore and "Big Cass" Colin Cassady. WWE tag team champions The New Day battled The League of Nations in what figures to be the first chapter in their story. Two sets of tag team titles were at stake Saturday night, as well. With a planned WrestleMania match scrapped in favor of Lesnar's Street Fight with the aforementioned Ambrose, would the two Superstars give eager fans a taste of what they will be missing come April 3? Would the unorthodox Superstar throw a wrench in the plans for wrestling's biggest night by dethroning The King of Kings or would The Game conquer one former Shield member weeks before an epic encounter with another in Dallas?īrock Lesnar returned to WWE Network for a clash with Bray Wyatt, just over a month after seeing his championship dreams dashed by The Reaper of Souls and his family members in the Royal Rumble. The road to WrestleMania 32 hit a Roadblock Saturday as the Superstars and Divas of WWE descended upon Toronto for a live special event headlined by world heavyweight champion Triple H's monumental defense against The Lunatic Fringe-Dean Ambrose.
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