Ziggler getting put over was the best part tonight. This will set him up for a WWE Championship push at Wrestlemania next year. The worst part tonight was AJ Lee getting screwed but I think she will get her rematch and win her title back the next night on Raw.
God damn, great, great PPV, really pulled out all the stops here with the free show. Really happy to see Ziggler get the huge push; he's basically stepped right into the void vacated by Daniel Bryan's injury, working almost the exact same kind of matches and getting the exact same kind of heat. So incredibly happy if they do a Big Show/Cena angle, because I can immediately skip through it. So happy to see that EMMA got to work the majority of the women's match, but they really still have no idea how to book her. It's good she's not fired, but really, she needed to come up as a slapstick dopey heel like Heath Slater or Mizdow, then become beloved by the crowd and turned. I have no idea what is going on with the Bellas; are they really going to turn Brie again, without Nikki getting her comeuppance? Sometimes this company makes it so hard. Please, please let Miz wear both belts, and have Damien with two replica belts (+1,000,000 points if they let him use the old WCW belts as a rib). Adam Rose might be too little, too late, but I'm kind of digging that they managed to essentially use the Raven's Flock gimmick with a Russell-Brand insane douchebag. So they basically rebooked Bray/Cena at Wrestlemania? Way, way better here, with Bray getting the DQ/moral win, having "broken" Dean, while Dean gets to leave with his head held high and his music playing. Why the heck didn't they do this with Cena? Let him actually use the chair, then you've got the Extreme Rules PPV main event, and there you can have him "overcome" the hatred. Finally, the Stinger; my god did they do an awesome job of milking it. It's really amazing how much good facepaint can conceal aging, though that bodysuit and trench can't really control the gut anymore. Really wish they used the WCW crow theme, and wish they let him bring the baseball bat, but honestly, those are such minor quibbles. This is the kind of thing you'd want to sell your network.
I guess I wasn't fully paying attention to the Ambrose/Wyatt fight. Because it seemed like Dean was building up for a big stunt with all the stuff he brought in. I didn't even realize the match ended so long ago with a dq.
I like how Sting just walked out like a boss... he didnt try to steal Dolphs moment by looking back and all that, he just left. Unfortunately then comes out Cena to make sure he gets a little shine
With Ziggler's moment, I have some slight hopes the company may finally be ready to push some new talent. I've been a huge Ziggler for fan for a while now so I really loved that. And Sting, holy s**t. I was a huge Sting fan growing up. I actually watched only WCW from 92-97, I didn't really start paying attention to the WWF until Austin started to take off. Sting was my guy as a kid, so seeing this finally happen, even at his advanced age, was a major mark out moment. Last night was a good night, after months of absolute garbage. Hope they cpaitilize moving forward.
The HHH-Sting tension in the ring felt so tangible, and HHH made the death drop look devastating. I know Rocky and HHH talked about a mania match, but HHH-Sting needs to happen.
What's scary is, Ziggy is 34...He's "new" in terms of getting a push but he's older than Rollins (28), Reigns (29), Ambrose (28) and Wyatt (29).
