1. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus - A strong opening match that told a really good story. I kinda thought they went a little overboard with Ziggler giving the impression that Sheamus' offense was so devastating, we've seen Ziggler take a lot more punishment without being nearly exhausted. Still, a strong effort in front of a hot crowd with Sheamus getting a clean win and momentum heading towards Elimination Chamber. ***1/4
2. WWE Tag Team Championship: New Day (c) vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro - Another fun match that was better than I was expecting. I was pleased to see WWE alter the formula a little and not have the first two falls of the match go down within the first 4 or 5 minutes of the match. Both teams worked hard to deliver an entertaining bout and, again, the crowd was into what was going on. The ending was sorta clever with Xavier Woods interjecting himself into the bout and rolling up Cesaro with a small package. He & Kofi were wearing the exact same tights, both had their hair up in a similar way and the way the cradle was synched in, at least from the angle we saw on TV, hid Xavier's face enough to where the ref had no reason to believe it wasn't Kofi. ***1/2
3. Ryback vs. Bray Wyatt - While not as good as the two previous bouts, I thought this was a solid bout that told a good story, I also thought Ryback did a great job of selling the "injury" to his ribs. The crowd was kinda split here with some cheering for Wyatt and some for Ryback. The ending spot with the turnbuckle pad coming off didn't seem planned and I like how they both quickly improvised; it was also nice seeing Wyatt get a win at a ppv, something we haven't really seen much of in a while. **3/4
4. WWE United States Championship I Quit Match: John Cena (c) vs. Rusev - I thought this was a helluva match, easily their best in my opinion. I wasn't really looking forward to this match because we all know Cena wasn't gonna say the magic words. While I still think that fact did take away from this match, the match itself and the story it told was still pretty damn awesome. As with their previous encounters, it looked like WWE protected Rusev by giving him something of an out with Lana interjecting herself and screaming that Rusev was submitting. I thought Rusev did a great job of selling Cena's offense, it may have been a little over the top but it wasn't outrageously so and I'd rather have someone who oversells than undersells. I also thought they really protected Rusev with what happened close to the ending; I enjoyed the way the ending was set up in which Cena "passed out" via The Accolade and Rusev believing he'd won as I thought he had a pretty good point, it was nice to see the commentators bring attention to it as well. Technically, the match can only end when someone says "I Quit", yet how does someone do that when they're rendered unconscious and clearly can't continue with the match? ****1/4
5. The Bella Twins vs. Naomi & Tamina Snuka - An okay Divas tag match, though nothing especially great. There were a few blown spots here & there and the spontaneous face/heel turns that the twins have been doing over the past 6 months has left me cold, it's something that has Vince's fingerprints all over it. I'm also still holding out hope that they'll have Naomi ditch the Rear View as her finisher, I know the gal's got an ass you could bounce a quarter off but the notion of someone running face first into it and being stunned long enough to be pinned is just plain dumb. It's not Cobra level dumb, but it's still dumb. **
6. Neville vs. King Barrett - A good match from these two, though I wasn't crazy about the ending. However, I prefer this ending to having Barrett outright pinned clean at this point. Good action, good storytelling and good chemistry from these two. Both men have clean victories over the other, so the way the match ended didn't really hurt Barrett, it didn't help him either but, again, I'd rather this than him losing here. It goes without saying that these two will be in the IC title EC match in a few weeks, so Neville or Barrett can both lose in that setting without losing anything. **3/4
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose - While not as good as Cena vs. Rusev, in my opinion at least, it was still a very strong main event showing. It was chaotic at times, which you expect from this sort of match, but, again, I'm getting burned out on all the interference in Rollins' title matches. We all know Rollins has got the goods, I just don't see why every match he has should have such massive levels of interference; he doesn't really need it and it's something that's going to hinder his run in some people's eyes. I've no issue with him cheating, cheat to win every time as far as that goes, but they really, really use the outside interference stuff way too much for my taste. ***3/4
