SHFT/PWD 245: RATINGS...The Thread

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taker putting bray over at mania and retiring. u could bet money on that.
 
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Norman Smiley! holy shit.
 
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So two matches were disappointing, Kane/Rillins and Owens/Ryback, no time to even build anything for either.

Divas match was the surprise of the night.

Fun tag, even with the botch. Cena put over some up and comer.

It's a B rated PPV, but the Taker/Brock match makes it a solid B+

Maybe Raw is the start of something, Reigns starts his Austin run, Taker is his final opponent at Mania, with Wyatt's and Taker being the Wyattsboro Baptist Church with Stephanie being Sister Abigail the higher motherfucking power.

Book it.
 
Good PPV. That Lesnar Taker match was better than it had any right to be. So Wyatts vs Shield and Brothers of Destruction for SS?
 
The last two Undertaker vs Lesnar matches have been better than I expected, and I'll admit I'm eating a little crow to say that. Before their WM30 match I was against Lesnar being Taker's opponent, figuring Taker should engage in more "showy" matches and that he wasn't in physical condition to take on a brute like Lesnar. Since I would never wish harm on a performer, least of all a legend like Taker, it was to my chagrin that I was seemingly proven correct due to Taker's injury and a sub-par match between the two.

So I was pleasantly surprised to see Brock and Taker in a very good match at Summerslam... until the ending. I was already questioning the decision to seemingly put Taker in the heel role by hitting the low blow before the match, and then getting the cheap win... I mean, I get that it sets the stage for a rubber match without Lesnar taking a "real" loss but I genuinely could not fully invest in the feud with a beloved legend like Taker being so dishonorable.

Then we get into this match and LESNAR wins with the help of a cheap shot, when Taker needs NO protection of his legacy or status at this point. Again the announcers played up the "doing whatever it takes" angle, and even praised Lesnar as a warrior... as if whoever was writing their lines has no idea what cheating to win, and particularly low blows, mean to our culture. I mean, I joked about the Bobby Hill thing, but the whole idea is that low blows are the last resort of women and others at a physical disadvantage for self defense. If you follow hockey you know how hated Milan Lucic is largely for his habit of tapping dudes in the sack with his stick. So how does this match help Lesnar? I guess at the end of the day I just think it's most important to keep Lesnar looking strong, Taker being able to hold his head high with respect, and these endings have just shit all over that. /Rant Over
 
Was the main event better than their HiaC match in 2002 (with that famous pic of Taker's blood dripping into Brock's mouth)?
 
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