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This was the first show I've watched since the Raw after Wrestlemania. I've only very loosely followed spoilers over the last two months, but pretty much didn't really know anything in terms of storylines etc.
Overall though, I thought the show was great. Has the quality of WWE picked up since the "New Era" began? The fatal-four-way was fantastic, and was actually the reason I even bothered with the PPV in the first place. Ambrose and Jericho was good. I'm not that big on cage matches but there was some nice spots and Jericho taking the thumbtacks was unexpected. Reigns and Styles was also amazing. As someone said above the ending was kinda "meh", but overall I couldn't look away, the whole match was solid. Styles seems super over and it feels crazy to think that a guy who was pretty much TNA's franchise player for ten years is now headlining WWE PPV's, but good for him.
I see Reigns is still being booed religiously. It's a shame, as he's a solid hand in the ring, but obviously the circumstances of his push will always hinder him. Still, the three matches above made this PPV totally worthwhile. The two tag matches were good, though nothing special but fun none-the-less, and the Divas match I skipped. Nattie being in the title picture is pretty much back to basics in terms of random jobber diva is suddenly winning matches and #1 contender... she'll be off TV again within the next month. So glad the butterfly belt is gone though.
After WWE's output over the last year, this show was an absolute improvement on everything. 4/5.
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