1/15/2023 0 Comments Results from day one![]() He belonged and showed some great veteran awareness, particularly as he readjusted during the fallaway slam spot, preventing a potential disastrous botch. With that said, Moss is a solid wrestler who hung in there with a former WWE champion and never looked out of place. There is no reason it was as long as it was. There is no reason this had to be on PPV. The dad-joke-loving Moss answered with a fallaway slam, but McIntyre fought back, brought him off the ropes and delivered the Claymore for the pinfall victory. ![]() ![]() Moss countered but walked right into the Lo-Down. The former WWE champion downed Moss, hulked up and set up for the Future Shock DDT. Moss held his own, surprisingly enough, but The Scottish Warrior fought back following a blind charge into the turnbuckle. The drama down the stretch was fantastic, the focus on Kingston's knee provided some nice in-ring psychology and the finish protected Woods.Īll of that made for a dynamic opener to the event and a banger of a match to kick off 2022 for WWE.ĭrew McIntyre and Madcap Moss battled in the night's second PPV match, the culmination of a feud no one asked for. Yet, the two all-time-great teams got the crowd to invest in the roller coaster ride. To say the heat for the feud was nearly nonexistent, thanks to an uninspired creative team, would be an understatement. Say it with me: There is no such thing as a bad New Day-Usos match.Īrguably the best in-ring chemistry of any two teams since the golden age of tag team wrestling in WWE in the 1980s, they can be counted on at the drop of a hat to deliver in a big way, regardless of how many times we have seen them work together. Usos defeated New Day to retain the titles Moments later, the twins again deposited Woods to the floor and delivered a 3-D to Kingston for the win. The champs sent Woods to the floor and delivered stereo superkicks and then stereo splashes, but the 2021 King of the Ring broke up the fall. The former WWE champion fought to the ropes to necessitate the break. Turning his attention back to the injured knee of Kingston, Jimmy applied the Tequila Sunrise. Jimmy answered with an Uso Splash for a dramatic two-count. Jey halted Woods' momentum, but Kingston regained it for the babyfaces with a cross-body block for two. Woods delivered a side Russian leg sweep to Jimmy, followed by a modified version of the Future Shock, popularized by Impact Wrestling's Chris Sabin, but could not keep him down. The champions dominated the action until a counter into a tornado DDT by Kingston and a hot tag to Woods sparked a late comeback by the challengers. ![]() The legendary rivalry between The Usos and The New Day continued in the opening match of Saturday's pay-per-view as Kofi Kingston and King Woods battled Jimmy and Jey Uso for the SmackDown tag team titles. Kudos to the veteran competitors for making the opener work as well as it did. In a tough spot, and faced with a difficult situation, the wrestlers made the necessary adjustments to ensure the match went on seamlessly. Still, that is a small complaint about a Kickoff Show match with low stakes. With that said, the booking left a lot to be desired.Ĭould things not be switched up when it became apparent Holland would not be able to compete, if for no other reason than preserving Cesaro and Ricochet's credibility? Why beat them both to prop up a guy who is already a multi-time world champion? Sheamus is a pro's pro, proving an ability to shift on the fly and ensure the quality of the match was not hurt to a great degree. Sheamus and Holland defeated Cesaro and Ricochetįor a match that had to adjust on the fly because of the injury to Holland that led to his exit early on, this was solid. Back inside, Sheamus did the seemingly impossible, rocking his former tag partner with the Brogue Kick for the win. He then evened up the odds, delivering White Noise to Ricochet on the floor. Cesaro executed the swing and then the Sharpshooter, but a gutsy Sheamus just made it to the rope to force the break. The Celtic Warrior dominated the action, isolating The One and Only and cutting him off from The Swiss Superman.Ī hot tag to Cesaro sparked a comeback for the babyfaces, fueled by uppercuts from the wrestling machine. The product of the ongoing rivalry between former tag team partners, Cesaro and Ricochet battled Sheamus and his protege, Ridge Holland, as part of Saturday night's Kickoff Show.Īn early injury suffered by Holland-indications being that it's a broken nose-left Sheamus to go it alone.
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