WWE Live results
October 11, 2014
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report by Kevin James Paulose of Singapore, PWTorch reader

(1) John Cena beat Bray Wyatt. The crowd cheered Wyatt when he first came out with the Wyatt Family, but started booing once they remembered he was facing Cena. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper got themselves banned from ringside after repeated interferences. Cena and Wyatt repeated the spot from WrestleMania where Cena went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle and Bray hopped up into exorcist position, stunning Cena. The ref got knocked down and Rowan and Harper returned, by Cena managed to handle them all. Cena won with the AA.

The crowd was heavily pro-Cena, but there were still a few people cheering the Wyatts. Pretty average match, but having both big names in the first match really fired up the crowd. Despite maybe 90 percent of the crowd supporting Cena, about half the arena held up their lit phones in Bray's entrance as his 'fireflies.' Truly a spectacular scene to see In person.

(2) Adrian Neville beat Sami Zayn, Sin Cara, and Bo Dallas to retain the NXT Championship. Not much of a reaction for Sami Zayn, as most of the crowd didn't seem to know who he is. Decent pops for Cara, Dallas, and Neville, since the crowd was familiar with them (an Adrian Neville promo aired before the match, basically the same one from "Takeover 2"). This was definitely match of the night. Sin Cara was cheered the most for his flashy offense, and Zayn and Neville were fantastic as usual, but Dallas stole the show by keeping the crowd laughing. The dude really knows how to entertain a live audience. This was basically the main event from Takeover 2, just quicker and with a little more humor. They even re-did the "Takeover" spot where two guys superplexed a wrestler while getting powerbombed. The referee got in a bit of comedy, too, doing a spot where he unintentionally caught Dallas's leg, allowing all the other wrestlers to simultaneously dropkick Bo. Someone got an Olé chant going and lots of people picked it up, although only because it's a catchy tune, not because they knew it's relation with Sami Zayn. Neville won with the Red Arrow.

(3) Los Matadores (w/El Torito) beat Slater Gator. Basic comedy match. Lots of Olês for the Matadores, and Wooos for Slater whenever he air-guitared or gyrated. Titus got the loudest crowd reaction, though, and there were many points throughout the match where the entire arena was doing his dog bark. Entertaining match, that kept the crowd happy. For some reason Torito was bare-chested instead of wearing his usual full body outfit, and damn is the little guy ripped. Titus is pretty strong, wowing the crowd by manhandling the Matadors. Slater Gator actually cheated to win, but the ref restarted the match after being informed of this by another ref. Torito then distracted Slater Gator, allowing the Matadores to hit their finisher on Slater and get the win.

(4) Big Show beat The Miz. Pretty bland match, but the crowd ate it up. Basic routine where the heel ran from the face before cheap-shotting him and gaining the advantage. Miz had Big Show on the ground for a long part of the match. The crowd loved Show's loud chops (ouch) and Miz's exaggerated reactions. At one point, Show even mocked the way Miz was selling pain, which was pretty funny. Show won with the chokeslam after he teased it throughout. It may be due to his size, but Show got a pop that rivaled Cena's.

Paige cut a brief promo on the Trons before a 15-minute intermission. This was after one-and-a-half hours of action.

(5) Divas champion A.J. Lee beat Paige to retain the Divas Championship. Lots of "C-M Punk" chants throughout the match. Paige teased the crowd heavily, which was pretty awesome to see. Pretty good Divas match that A.J. won with the Black Widow. Paige tapped almost immediately. Mid-way through the match, A.J. had some hair extensions ripped out by Paige, so after losing Paige took consolation in the fact that she had harmed A.J., holding up the extensions almost triumphantly.

(6) Kofi Kingston & Big E. beat Luke Harper & Erick Rowan. Kofi and E. were crowd favorites and Harper & Rowan got less of a reaction since they were already out once before, but the fireflies were out in force again. Okay match. Pretty interesting because of Kofi's amazing agility, Big E.'s shows of strength where he manhandled Rowan, and just how rough Rowan and Harper were, even with each other. Harper played his role perfectly, constantly doing weird motions with his arms, nailing the crazy facial expressions, and speaking incoherently. And his hits look brutal in real-life. The finish came when Big E. hit Rowan with the Big Ending while Kofi simultaneously dropped an elbow on him from the top rope.

(7) U.S. champion Sheamus beat Seth Rollins in the main event to retain his U.S. Title. Both men were given formal ring introductions with spotlights, which was a nice touch. Huge "You sold out" chants throughout. Rollins attacked Sheamus before the bell rang, throwing him into railings and steel stairs. The match itself was your basic Smackdown main event caliber match. It dragged for a bit with the heel destroying the face, but didn't get too bad, as Rollins really knows how to rile up a crowd. Everyone waited patiently for Sheamus to make his comeback, which he did. He eventually won with the Brogue Kick. Mid-match, Sheamus hit Rollins really hard and a small white object, possibly a tooth, very clearly flew out of Rollins mouth, garnering a huge crowd reaction. If it was a tooth, serious props to Rollins because he continued like nothing happened. After the match, however, he did leave rather quickly.

Notes:

- Lots of people from the region, such as myself, had flown down to Malaysia just for this. Very large crowd that pretty much filled up the stadium.

- There were lots of merchandising stands, but almost all sold Cena merchandise exclusively. It was rare to find a non-Cena shirt or any form of merchandise, really. It was kinda frustrating, to be honest.

- Lots of families in the crowd. As I said earlier, the crowd was very pro-Cena.

- Believe it or not, the ring mat was actually black. They used some sort of lighting to make it look white.

- Most of the wrestlers really seemed larger in real life, such as Titus, Big E,. all three Wyatts, and even Miz. And Big Show. Especially Big Show. TV does not of him justice, he is huge.

- All of the faces were really nice, taking photos and slapping hands at ringside. Especially Sheamus. However, it was pretty awkward to see wrestlers who had just lost a title match happily taking selfies with the crowd after the match such as Sin Cara. He'd been amazing in-ring, but this felt kinda off. Also, it was weird to see some heels that had just been badly beaten just walk backstage normally without selling much.

However it was definitely an amazing feeling to be at a live event, as this was actually my first. Watching Raw on TV does not compare to watching it live; truly an amazing atmosphere. I loved every second of it, and it really is a once in a lifetime event I'd recommend to any wrestling fan.

- Loudest cheers: John Cena, Big Show, Sheamus (all three brought the crowd to its feet).

- Loudest boos: Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt (after he did his cool intro and entrance. Up till then the crowd was somewhat mixed), Miz (after annoying the crowd with his usual routine).

[Torch art credit Grant Gould (c) PWTorch.com]

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