WWE Extreme Rules Reaction!

WWE Extreme Rules is in the books and I must say, this was a great show. Sure it had some low points here and there, but overall this show delivered. I had to really think about some stuff before I posted this, so here we go with the reaction! I'm gonna go from the opening match all the way down to the Main Event!

I guess I should start with the pre-show match: Santino vs The Miz for the US Title. The match itself was ok. Nothing really to write Home about. It felt a tad repetitive at times. Santino hits The Cobra and gets the win.

Although, I liked promo Miz cut before the match. Awesome indeed.

Good way to open the show. This match was pretty much what I expected. A nice brawl that went all over the arena. It's like I said in my prediction post, although the story for this match doesn't have much substance, these two seem to have such great chemistry in the ring together and have made the best of the times they've been in the ring together. They really put on a great match that was really back and forth and a lot of good spots. But Orton gets the win here and I think this is the end of their feud. Time for these two to move onto other things.

What'd I tell ya? Funkasaurus and Ziggler with a filler match.

Well, nonetheless, this was Clay's coming out party. A match with a solid upper mid-carder like Ziggler on Extreme Rules. He didn't get a lot of love since the show was in Chicago, but Clay gets the win anyway. What made this match is Ziggler's selling. He's the best seller in the business. If you don't know, now you know.

This match was actually.....pretty solid. I enjoyed this match a lot more than their WrestleMania showdown. Show didn't dominate the whole match and Rhodes got some offense in. I know it followed the same formula as their last match, but something about this showdown made it better. I guess it was the Table stipulation so it allowed for some bending of the rules for better spots.

But the funniest spot was how the match ended. Big Show gets dropkicked off the apron and his foot goes through the table, breaking it, and Rhodes gets the win. That was a bit weird, but also funny in my opinion. But then Show gets angry and smashes Rhodes afterwards. Rhodes took a pretty sick bump being tossed outside the ring and through a table. Props to him for that. Although Rhodes regained his title, I don't think this is the last we've heard of these two. The way this match ended, no way this over.

Sheamus vs Daniel Bryan........MATCH OF THE NIGHT!

If you didn't think this was the best wrestling match of the night, then there's something wrong with you. Daniel Bryan really showcased how extremely skilled he is in the ring. He showed that he's great at telling a story in the ring and he's a masterful submission specialist. I was paying attention to all these new submissions and holds that I've never seen before and I was in awe.

This match also showed how ridiculously over Daniel Bryan. At one point in the match when Sheamus was being checked on by doctors, Bryan led the crowd in a YES! Chant for what seemed like a couple minutes. The atmosphere was absolutely brilliant. The fans would go YES! NO! and back and forth. Un-freaking-believable.

But getting back to the match, Bryan told a good story here. He continuously worked on the arm of Sheamus and intentionally got himself disqualified so that he could lock in the submission hold and it worked as he won the second fall. I was really impressed as to the great chemistry these two have in the ring. They didn't wrestle stiff, and the match flowed very well.  But after a momentary cocky streak, Sheamus took advantage and got the win, leaving a lot of Daniel Bryan fans unhappy. It's hard to say if their feud ends here though.

A little surprised as to why AJ didn't interfere. Maybe it was a little too soon to do whatever it is they're planning with her. I like it. The more we wait, the better the payoff will be. Whatever they do with her.

Ryback made his pay-per-view debut taking down two jobbers with ease.

The fans didn't seem into him, but I like the guy. I can't tell whether or not he's face of heel. Let me see how he does against somebody that's actually his size or close to his size.

Shoutout to the fans who chanted "Goldberg!"

Ahh yes, The Chicago Street Fight for the WWE Championship. While I don't think this was better than their technical match was WrestleMania, it was an average Street Fight to me. Nothing really out of the ordinary except for that cool spot where Punk dove off the top rope through Jericho smashing the announce table.

It was just your average street fight. It was good, don't get me wrong. I liked Punk's Family getting involved. I even like Punk's sister slapping the taste out of Jericho's mouth earlier on in the match, and Jericho once again bringing out the beer and do his thing. The elements surrounding this match was superb and the Street Fight was great, but it wasn't anything spectacular or earth shattering.

Punk gets the win and celebrates with his friends and family. Now, it's time that these two go their separate ways. I think this feud got the proper end that it needed.

Allow me to set the story:

Beth Phoenix tells The Bella Twins that she won't be able to compete. The Bella Twins come out and defend their titles anyway, but challenge anybody in the back to come and get a shot. You would think Kharma would come out, right? Nope, it was Layla.

I was so happy to see her back. But the Chicago fans could care less. But anyway, Layla wins the Divas Title and ends the short lived run of The Bellas. Good win for my boo-boo.

And now, it time! The match everybody's been waiting for: Brock Lesnar vs John Cena in an Extreme Rules Match. I thought long and hard about what I was gonna say about this match, but after taking a lot of things into account, I think I understand.

But before I get there, let's break down the match. The atmosphere is electric and the fans are roaring for Cena and Lesnar. The bell rings and Lesnar immediately takes Cena down and starts punching the holy hell out of him. Cena immediately is cut open and the rampage begins. I don't know how long it was for, but Lesnar DOMINATED Cena. He just kept beating on him and beating on him and beating on him. At this point in the match, you already knew how it was going to end, but you were never sure of when. This match did what it had to do. It was physical and bloody, just as expected, and what was cool was how they threw in a little MMA and mixed it with wrestling from time to time. Cena really sold Lesnar's beating and made him look like an absolute BEAST. I won't mention the one bad botch from Brock because that speaks for itself.

But how it ended really annoyed me. Cena literally got two hits on Brock and won the match. Brock got a little too cocky at the end and Cena took advantage. He hit Brock with the chain and an AA on the steps and the match is over. I really don't like how that match ended. I understand selling the story of Brock being a legit badass, but I really don't like how that show ended. Not at all. That was Super Cena at his finest moment. Cena gets the win and the little kiddies are happy. But now, it's time to address what happened after the match.

So, Cena calls for mic, sits on the steps and speaks the following words:

"I'm probably going to get sent home for speaking when I'm not spoken to, but I think I'm headed home anyway," Cena said after the match. "And if I know my boss, he's going to kick me out the door, but he's going to do it on air, so I hope this is for the world to see."

"Chicago, I know this is CM Punk's town, but above all else, this is a wrestling town. Tonight, you people were supposed to see the extreme. I've got no left arm, I'm tasting my own blood... and I'm damn proud to say it was in Chicago, IL."

"All of us -- good guys, bad guys, big guys, small guys -- all of us give everything we have every night for you guys. And if I gotta take a vacation, so be it. If I'm going away for a while, I just wanna say thanks for one hell of a last ride. I feel great tonight, even with this Chicago crowd that may or may not like me. I listen to that and I think, if I'm going out, I wouldn't want to do it any other way! Thank you guys, go home safe!"

Now, I really don't know what to make of all this. At first, I was a tad upset, because if Cena really is going away, wouldn't it make more sense for Lesnar to win, go on a rampage and then have Cena make his triumphant return at Summerslam to vanquish the beast once and for all. But after really pondering this, I get it now. Hear me out:

Cena came off a BIG loss against The Rock at WrestleMania and was getting his ass kicked all month long before his match with Lesnar and needed to make Cena still the "The Man". The way this match went, if you thought Cena was going to lose, you're delusional. Nobody can really get dominated like that the entire match and still lose. Especially when it's somebody like Cena. So, Cena winning here, while surprising makes sense.

But this is what makes the story even more compelling: What will Brock Lesnar do now? After all he said, he LOST to John Cena. The man he had no business losing to. Lesnar can still go on his rampage built up of all the anger inside him after losing to Cena. He can still do that and have Cena come back and beat him again at Summerslam. Either way you spin it, Lesnar will still be pissed off after his loss. He's going to be looking to make an example out of somebody. Since Cena isn't gonna be there, he'll take it out on everybody. For all we know, this loss opened the door for a new, more vicious angry Lesnar. There's no telling where they'll go with this and I like it.

As far as Cena leaving is concerned, he deserves some time off. After all, he's been there day in, day out. So, the way I see things, he's gonna go film The Marine 3, chill for a while and come back in the Summertime. I don't think he's legit injured I think it's mostly a work, but hey you never know. Now that Cena is gone, it's CM Punk's turn to the "The Man" of the WWE. All this time invested in Punk and here's the time to see if it was really worth and if Punk can carry the business.

Best of luck to you Cena. You'll NEVER be as big as Rock, or Austin, but I'm still a fan of yours dude. 

Overall, WWE hit it out of the park again. The marquee match of Lesnar and Cena saved this show and we got a great ppv. Well, I liked it. I'd watch it again as a matter of fact. WWE is slowly starting to get it's edge back. Can't wait to see how RAW is tomorrow.

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By: Gerald "Showstopper" Prophete