Back to the back! Kofi! Kaiser! Vinci!
Elsewhere Nakamura reads The American Nightmare Before Christmas” until Cody attacks. The backstage brawl actually looks pretty impressive and ends up in the arena. Security ends up coming out to keep the men apart. Solid segment.
More backstage garbage with Tozawa and Pearce before Chelsea and Piper try to talk their way out of their tag team women’s title match.
Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro vs. Chelsea Green/Piper Niven (Women’s Tag Title Match)
Boring stuff from Kayden Carter. Catanzaro is more athletic but she doesn’t look plausible in the ring. Better than Riho, but that’s not saying much.
This match is a crapfest. Niven hits a Vader Bomb on both women in a spot that should’ve finished this abomination.
Back from break and the action is still crappy. Carter just isn’t polished at all. Springboard spinning Boomdrop gets two. Seriously. Carter is like a less talented Naomi.
Rough Ryder by Chelsea gets a pair or twos. Weird double team action looks horrible and nonsensical. I can’t even describe.
Keg Stand gets two for Catanzora. Green comes in and eats an After Party. TERRIBLE MATCH!
Winners: …. and NEW Women’s tag team champions … Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro
Triple H with new champions Kayden Carter and Kacy Catanzaro. Twitter photo
Back to the backstage. Alpha! Ivy! Ivar! Nattie! Zoey! Kofi! Shayna! Tegan! BAD!
Ivar vs. Tozawa
I don’t wanna. This is so terrible.
This goes nowhere good for way way WAY too long. Tozawa gets the Senton Bomb for two but Ivar retaliates in short order. Ivar crotches Ivar to counter the Moonsault. Tozawa goes for the Huricanrana but is stopped. Ivar hits the second-rope front powerslam for the duke.
This was bad.
Winner: Ivar
Seth Rollins is out next. Starts to talk up his Day One match against Drew McIntyre but this brings the Scotsman out. Passionate promo by McIntyre. Not surprisingly it ends in a battle on the outside with Rollins eating the worst of it with an Alabama Slam on to the steel stairs in a nice visual.
Kofi is out to toss tees out to the WWE Universe but he’s assaulted by Kaiser and Vinci. Jey Uso saves Kofi in a moment I don’t think most people expected.
Jey Uso vs. Ludwig Kaiser
JIP match with Kaiser in firm control. A little outside help from Vinci helps Kaiser get a two. Soon after clotheslines Uso to the outside. Kaiser poses as we go into the break.
Back from break, Uso is in better control. Various strikes including the Umaga squash gets a two count for Jey. Kaiser comes back with the Kaiser Roll for two. Shenanigans from Vinci leads to Kaiser getting an Enziguri for two. Kofi comes out to even the odds and takes out Vinci. Distraction helps Hey hit a Spear and Uso Splash for the duke. Good match hampered by the interference.
Winner: Jey Uso
Backstage, JDay converges with JD told he’s still in J-Day.
Creed Bros. vs. Judgement Day (Undisputed Tag Team Championship Match)
Even stuff to start with a lot of feel-out heading into the first break.
Back from the break and the faces start in control. Priest takes over on the outside on Julius. Brutus comes in on a mildly warm tag and takes Balor apart. Samoan Drop gets two. J-Day turns the tide and with Brutus on the outside, Priest steamrolls him over the announce desk. We go into a second break.
Third segment in and Julius is rocking. Standing Shooting Star gets two. They setup for Brutus Ball but it’s blocked. Julius gets the better of most of the interactions. Ivy is attacked on the outside by Rhea but turns the table on the assault. Creeds setup for the Ball and nail it but Priest breaks the pin at two.
Priest goes for South of Heaven but Julius fights out of it and the two are in the outside. Balor goes for the Coup de Gras. This is quickly turning into a schmozz. Priest eats a Buruts Ball but Balor breaks up the pin with Coup de Gras. Crowd chants Holy S**t without true reason. South of Heaven on Julius gets three seemingly out of nowhere. Really anticlimactic finish.
Winners: Judgement Day
Until next year, Stay classy.
