With another WWE super weekend in the books, it's time for me to discuss the good and bad of the weekend. Thankfully, there was a lot of good this weekend and it heavily outweighed the bad. The bad though, OH, it was BAD. Let's talk!
Pros
1. Bobby Roode
Oh man, Bobby Roode's Takeover Toronto entrance was glorious. Filled with a gospel choir and the crowd chanting along with the song, it made for an amazing moment for Roode in his hometown. Not only did he have an amazing entrance, he was able to win in a hard fought and very good match against Tye Dillinger.
2. Match of the Year Candidate
2016 may be almost over and I'm pretty much set on what matches I'm going to deem as the best but that didn't stop The Revival and DIY from stealing the show at Takeover Toronto. This tag match topped the one they had in Brooklyn with so many close pin falls and it was an edge of the seat nail biter to the very end. In the signature match of NXT, DIY was able to defeat The Revival 2 falls to 1 to win the NXT Tag Team Championship. It certainly was the best match of the weekend.
3. Mickie James, never lost it
First off, for having a child a year ago and always being on the thicker side, Mickie James looked AMAZING at Takeover. Then, she got in the ring and stood toe to toe with Asuka and gave her a run for her money. She wasn't able to dethrone the queen but she gave her the hardest battle of her career thus far. I hope Mickie sticks around for awhile because she's definitely needed in either brand's women division.
4. History
We all thought that Shinsuke Nakamura VS Samoa Joe II would spell out Joe finally making his way to the main roster. It looks like WWE has other plans. Thanks to some very heel tactics, Samoa Joe regained the NXT Title, becoming the first two time champion in its short history. This obviously means a rematch will be happening and I'm sure it will either happen in Australia or Osaka next month or in Texas during Royal Rumble weekend. Can you imagine if Joe loss the title in January one night and then entered the Rumble the next night? Joe wins in a major shocker
5. Men's Survivor Series match
While all three of the classic Survivor Series elimination matches were good, the men's took it to a whole new level. With only six matches on the card, and FOUR hours to get through, WWE had to give the matches time and this match went for almost an hour. It featured many fantasy match ups, many crowd favorites and a fantastic Shield reunion on their four year anniversary. I'm a bit surprised the WWE Champion didn't last until the end but who did was a callback to one of the great feuds of WWE in the past 5 years. Reigns and Rollins stood against Wyatt and Orton AKA The Shield VS The Wyatts. It was a sight to see. The Wyatts overpowered Reigns and Rollins and gave Smackdown its only victory. THIS is what Survivor Series is all about and it was an amazing return for one of my favorite match types.
Cons
1. No brand switches
Heading into the event, it looked like Raw was going to get the Intercontinental Title while Smackdown was going to get the Cruiserweights with 205 Live, a new show about the division, on Tuesdays following Smackdown. While being the reported thing they were going to do, it didn't happen as Miz retained by nefarious means and Baron Corbin caused the DQ finish of the Cruiserweight match. It was more upsetting just to see Zayn lose in Canada. The guy has been the best star around for match quality and he can't catch a break. I hope they have something else planned for him.
2. Ruining so much
The Goldberg/Brock Lesnar match already had me skeptic, mainly because it was such a bad match last time. This time, it was worse. Goldberg beat Lesnar in a minute and a half. Let me tell you what just happened. You know when Lesnar beat The Undertaker and ended his streak at Wrestlemania 30 and the THREE YEARS that WWE made Lesnar look like an ass kicking machine. Ruined. IN ONE MINUTE. Three years of hard work ruined. They could have had anyone young end Lesnar's run as the monster and make a mega star out of them. Instead, they choose to waste the work they've done by giving it to Goldberg, a guy who ran down WWE with his mouth before signing that 2K contract. What an utter joke. I'm sure Lesnar can rebound but I will NEVER forget this waste of a Survivor Series main event, especially after that fantastic hour long match the real stars of WWE had.
Just had to air out my displeasures while they were fresh on my mind. Regardless, still a great weekend of WWE action. Gargano and Ciampa stole the weekend!
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