So tbh Extreme Rules was pretty good! I didn’t watch the preshow but here’s my main card thoughts:
Raw Tag Titles: I love the B Team so I’m happy. The match surprised me with how quick it was but with such a packed card I’m not so surprised.
Finn vs Baron: both are good wrestlers so it was a good match. It’s no classic but it was fun to watch.
Carmella vs Asuka: I kinda felt like the result was just to stretch this to Summer Slam tbh. It felt less like a proper match and more “ooh look at Asuka kicking Ellsworth”. Disappointed, but if Asuka finally wins at Summer Slam I’ll be satisfied.
Shinsuke vs Jeff: ok so there basically wasn’t a match but I’m excited to see where this feud goes, especially since Randy is back. Good segment, got me hyped.
Kevin vs Braun: Kurt stop torturing Kevin. The match was ok but the fact that we have a counselling feud running simultaneously with this one just makes Kurt look stupid.
Smackdown Tag Titles: Again it feels like they’re dragging this to Summer Slam, but the match was quite good! Bonus for the promo package being particularly good.
Bobby vs Roman: moving on.
Alexa vs Nia: a solid matchup, but Ronda should’ve probably played it safe in the audience when Natalya was beaten up. If she wanted the faces to win, it would’ve been a better idea to wait until Nia was at risk rather than Natalya tbh. Either way, I did kinda have fun watching this one, so it was good.
AJ vs Rusev: if they’re breaking up Rusev Day I’m gonna punch something. Great match, but pleeeeaaase don’t end the best thing on Smackdown...
Dolph vs Seth: stellar fighting as ever from these two, I was pretty much freaking out during the whole match. This does feel like one more continuation for Summer Slam, but I’m most interested in this one because that’s when Dean is scheduled to return. If this becomes 2v2 with Seth/Dean vs Dolph/Drew I will have officially died and ascended to heaven. Also, like 3-4 weeks more of Dolph vs Seth. Am I happy as hell? Why, yes I am!
So yeah, this one was overall really fun to watch minus the odd low bit, and I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Edit: also glad Kurt’s finally called out Brock. Bout freakin time.