Big Red Machine wrote:
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Miz & Damien Miz-Dow(c) vs. The Usos- 6.5/10
They had a few GREAT spots in here (especially that spot where Miz threw Miz-Dow in the way of the Superkick, then schoolboy-ed the Uso for a nearfall). Usos win the titles. Naomi came out to celebrate with them. King interviewed them in the ring afterwards. They invited King to a BBQ with Champagne, featuring J.R.’s BBQ.
The only think I didn’t like was the Usos lifting Naomi up onto their shoulders. THEY WON THE WWE TAG TEAM TITLES! She didn’t do sh*t! Why are they lifting her up?
I really don't see what's the point in putting the titles back on the Usos, like are they already tired of Uso/Miz(Dow) matches that we're going back to Usos/Dusts matches? and the whole idea is to get the face team Usos against the new heels Ascension, then why squash Miz(Dow) at the end instead of just debuting attacking the Usos after their win. Also, what the fuck was up with Naomi and the Usos taking advantage of the Miz like that, super douchy, Miz was just trying to help Naomi.

CESARO PROMO- he’s sitting in the corner like Raven, and wearing a t-shirt that says “professional” on it. He cuts what feels like both a heel promo and a worked-shoot promo at the same time. He mentioned that he won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale. This must be the first time that has been mentioned in six months.
Cesaro makes an open challenge… and it’s answered by the returning BAD NEWS BARRETT.
Barrett cut a good promo (which he started off by saying “it’s me, it’s me, it’s B-N-B.”)
I marked out for 1 minute, then i was heartbroken in the next. I've been reading a lot of comments that Cesaro's fuck up on the promo will hurt him, but they don't realized that Cesaro was 100% buried here, he's supposed to cut a promo on how he gets shit done in the ring, and yet is booked to be squashed by barrett. Seriously WWE, just fire the man so he can be a god in ROH and Japan. Also, fuck the commentary table, way to bury your own guys, the only thing the talked about was Cesaro screwing up his promo and then awkward silences, if they literally have nothing to say, call the fucking match! That shit was lower than Tenay and Taz.

THE MIZ & DAMIEN MIZ-DOW vs. THE ASCENSION- It’s another f*cking Ascension squash, but this time with facepaint that they definitely didn’t steal from Demolition.
I don't know Red, Demolition's facepaint was actually pretty cool, this was horrible! I really don't know what goes through WWE's mind to squash a guy that legit excites the crowd, fucking stupid, it's not even like the ascension got heel heat for it.

THE CUTTING EDGE PEEP SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUEST SETH ROLLINS- okay.
Some of it was good, but other parts really dragged. I had no idea what Rollins wanted from Cena until Cole spelled it out for us. I will admit that this was a good way to bring The Authority back, but I think it came too soon after they were banished.
I also don’t see how this can’t possibly build to Rollins vs. Christian at the Royal Rumble. It’s just too perfect a set-up.
kinda felt that Edge looked like a little bitch, but i loved Cena and Rollins here, Rollins in particular was amazing. Also, I agree that the authority came back waaay to soon

cero2k wrote:

Big Red Machine wrote:
WWE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Miz & Damien Miz-Dow(c) vs. The Usos- 6.5/10
They had a few GREAT spots in here (especially that spot where Miz threw Miz-Dow in the way of the Superkick, then schoolboy-ed the Uso for a nearfall). Usos win the titles. Naomi came out to celebrate with them. King interviewed them in the ring afterwards. They invited King to a BBQ with Champagne, featuring J.R.’s BBQ.
The only think I didn’t like was the Usos lifting Naomi up onto their shoulders. THEY WON THE WWE TAG TEAM TITLES! She didn’t do sh*t! Why are they lifting her up?
I really don't see what's the point in putting the titles back on the Usos, like are they already tired of Uso/Miz(Dow) matches that we're going back to Usos/Dusts matches? and the whole idea is to get the face team Usos against the new heels Ascension, then why squash Miz(Dow) at the end instead of just debuting attacking the Usos after their win. Also, what the fuck was up with Naomi and the Usos taking advantage of the Miz like that, super douchy, Miz was just trying to help Naomi.
I think that your general reasoning for why they put the belts back on the Usos is correct, but I think that this particular title change was supposed to be more than just a title change for the sake of changing the title. I assume this is also supposed to be a big point in the Miz vs. Usos feud, where Miz will start getting meaner, and leading up to a blow-off at Royal Rumble where the Usos will retain the belts (and having them win the belts here rather than at the Rumble gets the Mizes' rematch out of the way already so everyone can go on to new things quicker.
I see it playing out where either Miz eats the pin again and blames Miz-Dow for it (or just Miz-Dow being pinned and Miz blaming him for them losing the titles even though Miz took the fall when they actually lost the titles), leading to a Miz-Dow babyface turn and a match at Wrestlemania.
As for the Ascension, if they just attack the Usos, then you have to do that feud right away. Doing it this way gives you a bit more mileage. You can have the Mizes demand a rematch against the Ascension because they weren't fresh tonight and the Ascension were (which the Ascension of course, wins) and you can play up the fact that the Ascension beat the former tag champs to set up the idea of them being a threat to the titles (maybe have them spend a few weeks beating for tag champ pairings like the Rhodes Brothers, Truth & Kofi, Slater & Gabriel, Otunga & McGillicutty etc.). You are building up the idea of them being champions without actually putting them in the title picture until it is necessary (i.e., once the real build to Mania starts)

CESARO PROMO- he’s sitting in the corner like Raven, and wearing a t-shirt that says “professional” on it. He cuts what feels like both a heel promo and a worked-shoot promo at the same time. He mentioned that he won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale. This must be the first time that has been mentioned in six months.
Cesaro makes an open challenge… and it’s answered by the returning BAD NEWS BARRETT.
Barrett cut a good promo (which he started off by saying “it’s me, it’s me, it’s B-N-B.”)
I marked out for 1 minute, then i was heartbroken in the next. I've been reading a lot of comments that Cesaro's fuck up on the promo will hurt him, but they don't realized that Cesaro was 100% buried here, he's supposed to cut a promo on how he gets shit done in the ring, and yet is booked to be squashed by barrett. Seriously WWE, just fire the man so he can be a god in ROH and Japan. Also, fuck the commentary table, way to bury your own guys, the only thing the talked about was Cesaro screwing up his promo and then awkward silences, if they literally have nothing to say, call the fucking match! That shit was lower than Tenay and Taz.
I agree with you about the burial of Cesaro.

THE MIZ & DAMIEN MIZ-DOW vs. THE ASCENSION- It’s another f*cking Ascension squash, but this time with facepaint that they definitely didn’t steal from Demolition.
I don't know Red, Demolition's facepaint was actually pretty cool, this was horrible! I really don't know what goes through WWE's mind to squash a guy that legit excites the crowd, fucking stupid, it's not even like the ascension got heel heat for it.
It's Miz-Dow, and it was essentially a handicap match because Miz ran away. This should actually get some heat on the Miz.

THE CUTTING EDGE PEEP SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUEST SETH ROLLINS- okay.
Some of it was good, but other parts really dragged. I had no idea what Rollins wanted from Cena until Cole spelled it out for us. I will admit that this was a good way to bring The Authority back, but I think it came too soon after they were banished.
I also don’t see how this can’t possibly build to Rollins vs. Christian at the Royal Rumble. It’s just too perfect a set-up.
kinda felt that Edge looked like a little bitch, but i loved Cena and Rollins here, Rollins in particular was amazing. Also, I agree that the authority came back waaay to soon
I disagree about Edge. He looked like a guy who really WANTED to fight, but couldn't because he knew how severe the consequences could be.
I've been thinking about the whole "they brought the Authority back too soon" thing, and the more I think about it, the more okay I am wth it. We should have seen something like this coming once Vince created the "only Cena can bring the Authority back" stip, and especially once Rollins started campaigning for it. It is beginning to feel less like a cop-out/we got screwed on a stip type of deal and more like the next step in the story. This was one battle that John Cena lost.

DANIEL BRYAN SPEECH- AWESOME!
Great speech. He will be back at the Rumble (although they really shouldn’t bring him back until after it if he isn’t going to win it. If they were actually willing to plan in advance, they could do great stuff with a year-long storyline of Dragon working his way back up the card to regain the title he never lost at WrestleMania XXXII.

cero2k wrote:

DANIEL BRYAN SPEECH- AWESOME!
Great speech. He will be back at the Rumble (although they really shouldn’t bring him back until after it if he isn’t going to win it. If they were actually willing to plan in advance, they could do great stuff with a year-long storyline of Dragon working his way back up the card to regain the title he never lost at WrestleMania XXXII.

I just realized that Dragon can still win the RR and lose his title shot at Fast Lane to Reigns in a multi man match.