Not meaning to be overly critical, but I didn't enjoy this PPV that much, sadly. Not going to dump all over it as there were a few parts I enjoyed, but...meh.
Didn't see the kickoff show as we don't get it over here, but I didn't care for either of the matches anyway.
I enjoyed the tag-team match a lot. Very much expected to see Harper and Rowan finally go over, but for whatever reason they're sticking with The Usos. That's cool, I like them. I'm entertained by the matches they have, but the feud as a whole could do with finishing either now, or very soon. Rematch after rematch after rematch is becoming tiresome. I'm ready to see some different tag teams get in on the action.
Very disappointed we didn't get a full match between Ambrose and Rollins, but I see the bigger picture, I get it. I did like the various backstage segments. We don't get nearly as many backstage fights as we used to, so anytime we see some I think it's a good thing. It's made me hungry for a hell of a match at Summerslam though.
Had high hopes for Paige and AJ, but for me it just didn't click. There were multiple botches in the match, trying to work themselves over the top rope looked to be the worst one. They were actually given some time to put on a decent match by the WWE which is a rare commodity in the Divas division, but it just fell flat IMO. I'd like a rematch at Summerslam to let them redeem themselves, and hopefully lead to a full Paige heel turn. Didn't really get the whole Paige shouting at AJ throughout the match basically encouraging her to do better. Didn't work for me.
Swagger V Rusev. Enjoyed the pre-match stuff more than the actual match. I'm a little surprised they went as far as to allow Lana to talk about the plane crash, but it wasn't a particularly hot crowd last night, so I don't think they were necessarily wrong to test the waters with it. Lana's reaction to Swagger hitting the pole that knocked him out was gold.
Jericho V Wyatt was a really good match. I don't know whether "surprised" is the right word for seeing Jericho going over as I fully expected something to lead to a Summerslam rematch, but until it actually happened I wasn't sure where they'd go. Really good match, and I'm hopeful this feud will get Bray back on the right path again towards main event status.
I disagree with people who call The Miz a good heel because he's disliked. I don't like him because I'm not entertained by him, not one iota. Sorry Miz fans or even indifferent fans, I hated this outcome, that's my opinion.
I found it hard to get into the main event due to everyone and their mother knowing the Lesnar plan going forward. There were some nice spots, though the cameramen and TV directors managing to almost miss not one, not two, but three Reigns running apron dropkicks was a fail. Reigns spearing Orton through the barricade was a nice spot that I'll never get tired of. False finish after false finish gave me a couple of split seconds of hope, but anything other than a Cena win would have been the upset of the century. I am looking forward to Lesnar's imminent return.
I wasn't expecting too much out of Battleground, and speaking personally, I didn't get much. I've seen worse though, so this isn't me trashing it completely.
