HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT 5/27: Alt Perspective coverage of the live show including Lesnar’s MITB answer, United States Championship picture addressed, and more

HEYDORN’S WWE RAW REPORT
MAY 27, 2019
KANSAS CITY, MO
AIRED ON USA NETWORK

Announcers: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young

[HOUR ONE]

-The show began with a video tribute to the troops for Memorial Day.

Heydorn’s Analysis: As usual, a tremendous and moving video tribute by WWE. 

-When the video ended, the show panned the Kansas City audience as they chanted “USA.” From there, Brock Lesnar was shown backstage with Paul Heyman. Heyman asked him “shall we” and Michael Cole plugged that Lesnar would be making his MITB decision tonight. Heyman and Lesnar left the shot and Kofi Kingston made his entrance. Kingston received what sounded like a massive pop as he walked to the ring throwing pancakes. As he did, the announce team cued up highlights from SmackDown Live in which Kingston was assaulted by Dolph Ziggler.

-When the video ended, Kofi addressed the cheering Kansas City audience. Kofi told them he loved them as they chanted his name. From there, Kingston revealed that Kevin Owens re-injured Big E’s knee last week on SmackDown Live. He then addressed Dolph Ziggler and said Ziggler tried to end him. From there, Kofi said that Dolph didn’t finish the job though and that he would address Ziggler at a future time. Kingston then said he was there to hear from Mr. Money In The Bank. After, he said he wanted to be the greatest WWE Champion of all time and that he couldn’t think of a better way to do that than beating Brock Lesnar. He then requested that Lesnar walk out and cash-in the contract on him tonight.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Strong promo from Kingston. He’s found his babyface voice and is believable in challenging Brock to a fight. In addition, he came off as a strong alpha in calling Lesnar out. Typically it’s the other way around so this is a nice shift. Good stuff. 

When Kofi finished, Seth Rollins hit the ring to a massive pop as well. Once Rollins got to the ring, he grabbed a microphone, and addressed Kingston. He said that he realized he wasn’t Brock Lesnar, but better. The audience cheered. From there, he said he didn’t want to wait longer on Brock either. Rollins then called out Lesnar like Kingston did.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Rollins was quicker to the point than Kofi, but the end game looked similar. Rollins looked like an alpha as well in demanded that he not wait for Brock to appear. 

From there, Brock Lesnar’s music hit and a remixed version played as Brock walked up with the MITB briefcase on his shoulder like a boom box. The audience booed loudly as he circled the ring and then walked into it to confront his potential opponents. In the ring, Lesnar danced to the new music and laughed.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Nothing like your biggest star doing a fun little dance in the middle of the ring. Lesnar may have enough equity with fans as a destroyer where it doesn’t matter and won’t hurt him. Still, c’mon WWE. If there’s anyone on the roster NOT to do comedy with, it’s Lesnar. 

Kofi and Seth looked on confused as Lesnar continued to bob along and dance in the ring. From there, Lesnar looked at Kingston and Kofi’s music started to play. Lesnar then looked at Rollins and Seth’s music started to play. Again, Kofi and Seth shrugged him off. Eventually, Seth Rollins walked out on Lesnar and left Kofi in the ring. Kingston took his belt off and told Lesnar to cash-in. After, Heyman took the microphone and said it was just like Seth Rollins to pee on everyone’s parade. He then said that his client was about to announce who he was going to pick, but that Seth ruined their Brock Party. The audience booed and Heyman responded by telling them not to boo Brock Lesnar. Heyman then said not to blame Lesnar for leaving, but to blame Seth Rollins instead. Lesnar then left the ring.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Who was changing the music for Brock Lesnar? That’s such a silly spot that takes fans out of the moment and out of the story that’s being told. What else is silly? Yeah, Lesnar with that briefcase on his shoulder pretending its a boombox. 100% out of touch Vince McMahon. Nobody uses boomboxes like that anymore. Aside from that ridiculousness, WWE teased their fans with a Lesnar decision and were left without a payoff to that promise. They still have time to deliver on this show, but still, if done poorly like this was, the payoff gets watered down and less impactful.  

Once Lesnar left, Kofi Kingston was left alone in the ring. From behind, Dolph Ziggler attacked Kingston and gave him a Zig Zag on the steel ramp. Ziggler then grabbed a steel chair and tried to use it on Kofi, but Xavier Woods made the save and ran Ziggler off. The show then went to break. (c)

-Out of the break, Kofi Kingston was shown being helped to the back. From there, Ziggler tried to attack again, but was stopped again by Woods. Woods and Ziggler battled back into the ring and then around the ringside area. Eventually, Ziggler got the upper hand on Woods and drove him into the ring barrier. Woods got some momentum soon after and tossed him into the audience. Woods then jumped off of the ring barrier and nailed Ziggler with a cross body splash. From there, Woods continued to beat on Ziggler through the audience and up the arena steps. Woods hit Ziggler with a trash can and then tossed him back into the ringside area. Finally, Ziggler turned the tide for good and beat on Woods with a steel chair. He hit him a few times outside of the ring and then tossed him back in and continued the assault. From there, Ziggler put the chair around Woods’s neck, but Kingston limped out with a chair of his own to make the save. As he did, Ziggler ran off as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: A nice brawl, but the rivalry feels forced to me. 

-After the break, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were leaning on each other to stand in the ring. Ziggler then came out and told Kofi he was wasting his time on Brock Lesnar and he should have been worried about him instead. He then asked Kofi Kingston for one thing which was to celebrate for the next eleven days. He then said that when he sees Kingston with the title it reminds him that it should have been him. From there, Ziggler continued to discuss Kingston and said he used to have his back and that he more than anyone understands how good he is with that championship. Ziggler then asked Kofi what will happens to all of his adoring fans when he takes the WWE Championship from him at Super Showdown. He said it should have been him all along and that at Super Showdown it will be him. When Ziggler finished, he walked backstage as Kingston and Woods looked on from the ring.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Decent acting from Ziggler, but I’m still not buying the jealously that Ziggler has from Kingston. It all seems too fabricated with the story playing out with Ziggler’s words and not emotions and drama that feed the words.

-WWE superstars were shown backstage at a Memorial Day BBQ. The announcers said it was the Usos party and they proceeded to welcome everyone to their party. They thanked everyone for hanging out and said that everyone was invited to the party. They then said that the Revival wasn’t invited though. From there, they loudly welcomed everyone to their BBQ as the shot changed to a warming up Shane McMahon. McMahon said that he has Roman Reigns at Super Showdown and needed to tune up. Shane then turned to Drew McIntyre and asked him if he was ready to go. McIntyre nodded and both of them walked out to the ring.

Heydorn’s Analysis: This is a tough spot for Drew McIntyre. On one hand, working with a McMahon is always a top position on the card. At the same time, he’s now walking out to Shane’s music. Even in a premiere McMahon storyline, Drew needs to shine as the star. Simple things like not getting his own entrance can ruin that shine.

Once they got halfway down the ramp, Shane McMahon took McIntyre and walked back through the curtain to the back as the show went to break. (c)

-Out of the break, Michael Cole hyped Super Showdown and cued up a hype video detailing the history between Triple H and Randy Orton.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Once again, no mention of Saudi Arabia. 

-When the video ended, Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre were standing in the ring. They were officially introduced before Shane addressed the crowd. He said that the WWE, McMahon family, and Samoans have a rich history. He said that that relationship was fueled with respect. From there, Shane said that Roman Reigns didn’t protect that respect when he struck down his Dad. Shane then talked about a handful of Samoan performers before discussing The Wild Samoans. He said he grew up knowing them and that he knew them better than Roman Reigns. Shane said that he’s seen all of their accomplishments and mistakes. He said he didn’t want to disparage the Wild Samoans, but that his Dad was always there to clean up their mistakes. As the audience chanted “this is boring” Shane said he was ready to fight and wanted to fight someone from the Samoan lineage. The show then went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Like the Ziggler vs. Kingston story, I’m not buying this. Shane is saying words, but without and feeling or sense of authenticity behind them. Because of that, fans have nothing to attach themselves to. Hence the, this is boring chant.

-Out of the break, Shane’s match began.

(1) SHANE MCMAHON vs. LANCE ANOA’I

Out of the gate, Drew McIntyre interfered in the match. McIntyre decimated Anoa’i as Shane spoke on the microphone and said McIntyre went too far. McIntyre then rolled him back into the ring and Shane demanded the match officially begin. With faint AEW chants in the background, Shane decimated Lance with punches. From there, the audience chanted “this is awful” as Shane’s attack continued. From there, Anoa’i got a few punches in, but tapped out to Shane’s chokehold.

WINNER: McMahon via submission

-After the match, McIntyre chopped his fallen opponent so McMahon could apply his submission again. While applying the submission he said this would be what he did to Sika. He then said that the biggest mistake Sika made was spawning Roman Reigns. This prompted Roman Reigns to hit the ring. Reigns walked out and hit Drew with a Superman Punch. He then hit Shane with one and went for his spear too. Before he could hit it, Drew pulled Shane out of the way. From there, he and Shane walked up the ramp as Reigns tended to his cousin in the ring. The shot then showed Shane and Drew running away through the back as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: We’re an hour into this show and there hasn’t been a real match yet. This was a match, but not really. For one thing, Shane looked terrible in there, but worse than that, the crowd was completely disconnected with everything happening.

-Out of the commercial break, Brock Lesnar’s music hit again and Michael Cole said “will we finally get our answer now.”

[HOUR TWO]

Graves said he didn’t think so because Lesnar was having too much fun holding the briefcase on his shoulder. From there, Lesnar and Heyman walked down to the ring where a WWE referee was waiting for him. Once they got in the ring, the audience booed, and Heyman picked up a microphone. He did his usual intro and then said because his client requested it, he brought a referee down to the ring. Heyman then said he would reveal which champion Lesnar would be picking to face with his Money In The Bank contract. Heyman continued, but Seth Rollins interrupted. Rollins walked out and grabbed a microphone as well. He told Lesnar that the Universal Championship was his life. Lesnar mocked him and Rollins told him to shut his mouth. Rollins called Lesnar a joke and said that he stomped his head to the mat at WrestleMania and that he could do it again right now. Rollins called Lesnar a coward and a shell of what he used to be. Rollins then told Lesnar to prove him wrong and cash-in on him.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Great stuff from Rollins once again. He looked on par with Lesnar there and was powerful and believable in how he spoke to him. Very well done.

From there, Heyman read the MITB contract to the crowd and to the referee. As he read it, Lesnar stopped him and asked Heyman “I have a year to cash-in?” Heyman said yes and this angered Brock. Lesnar yelled at Heyman for not informing him, but then grabbed the microphone and said “I have a whole year?” He then laughed and told Rollins, “screw you.” From there, Lesnar and Heyman left the ring.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Another bait and switch. WWE can’t keep doing this to their audience. Plus, nobody believes that Lesnar didn’t realize that that stipulation was in the contract.

Once Lesnar left, Rollins stood in the ring and stared at Brock. From there, Carmella and R-Truth ran into the ring and were chased by a barrage of superstars. The an

-AJ Styles was interviewed backstage. Styles discussed his injury and said that he felt a pop in his lower back at Money In The Bank. AJ said that he still gives Rollins credit for beating him at MITB and that the injury was not an excuse. He said he wanted to compete in the fatal four-way later, but he couldn’t. AJ was about to address how long he’d be out of action, but he was attacked by Baron Corbin. Corbin stood over him before being kicked out of the room by a doctor.

Heydorn’s Analysis: A possible setup for Corbin vs. Styles at Super Showdown in Saudi Arabia. Not great, but put the pieces on the board I guess.

-After the backstage encounter with AJ and Corbin, Becky Lynch made her entrance to a nice sized pop from the crowd. The show then went to break. (c)

-Out of the break, the IIconics finished up their entrance. One they did, the bell rang, and the match began.

(2) BECKY LYNCH & NIKKI CROSS vs. THE IICONICS

Cross started the match against Billie Kay, but Kay quickly tagged Royce into the match. Royce took Cross down after a tie up and then locked in an arm submission. The audience chanted “Nikki Cross,” but she couldn’t reverse the hold. Finally, she did, but was then taken down to the mat once again. After, Royce mocked Lynch. Because Royce was distracted, Cross was able to hit Peyton with an arm drag. That momentum was short lived as Royce took Cross down to the mat again. From there, Royce tagged Kay into the match again. She kept momentum for a while until Cross tossed her out of the ring. Cross then hit a cross body on both Kay and Royce as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Slow start. The rest hold at the very beginning of the match was a good 2-3 minutes long. What’s happening out there?

Out of the break, the hot tag was finally made to Becky Lynch. Lynch tossed Kay out of the ring and then hit the Beck-Sploder on Royce. After, she stomped Royce in the corner as the audience chanted “Becky.” Out of that move, Lynch hit a top rope leg drop and went for the pin, but got a two count because Kay broke it up. From there, Royce and Kay hit Lynch with a double team and pinned her, but only got a two count. Lynch then worked to get Royce down to the mat with the Disarmer. She couldn’t quite lock it in and hit a new move, the Manhandle Slam. Lynch then covered for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Lynch and Cross via pinfall

-After the match Lacey Evans walked out. This fired Becky up which caused her to be held back by Nikki Cross. Evans didn’t make it to the ring and only did her short ramp walk. Once Lynch saw this, she celebrated her win with Cross.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Lynch got a nice reaction throughout this match. That’s important. She continues to keep fans on her side. WWE has a good story here with Evans and Becky. Building to a physical encounter is the right play and this match helped tease that. Good stuff.

-Backstage, the Usos block party bbq was shown again. Eventually, the Revival walked into the shot and said they were glad that the Usos invited them. The Usos said they didn’t, but Naomi said that she did. She said it was time for them to bury their issues. Both teams then shook hands and continued to party together, though begrudgingly.

-Ricochet made his entrance to a nice pop from the crowd. Cole called him WWE’s exciting new star as he did his flip into the ring. Once Ricochet got to the ring, Cesaro’s music hit. Cesaro then walked to the ring and entered for his match.

(3) RICOCHET vs. CESARO

Once the bell rang, Ricochet connected with a hurricanrana off of the top rope. He then covered Cesaro, but only got a two count. Out of the pin, Ricochet hit an enziguri and followed with corkscrew dive over the top rope. The show then went to break. (c)

When the break ended, Cesaro was in full control of the match. He hit Ricochet with a stomp and then covered, but only received a two count. Out of the pin, Cesaro locked in a reverse chin lock before landing an elbow drop. Cesaro then covered again, but only received a two count. Eventually, Ricochet connected with a superkick after a few reversals in the corner. After, he hit Cesaro with a dropkick and followed with a top rope clothesline and standing shooting star press. Ricochet then made the cover, but only received a two count. Out of the pin, Ricochet pulled Cesaro toward a corner for his 630, but Cesaro knocked his balance off. Cesaro then climbed to the top rope with him and did battle but eventually got hit with an enziguri. He then tried the 630 again, but Cesaro rolled out of the way. From there, Cesaro hit Ricochet with a devastating European uppercut and covered, but got a two count.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Huge bump that Ricochet sold beautifully.

Out of the pin, Cesaro attempted a powerbomb, but Ricochet reversed it into a Canadian Destroyer. The action spilled to the outside. Ricochet then hit a unique sit up move onto Cesaro and back into the ring. He then hit a snap hurricanrana and made the cover for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Ricochet via pinfall

Heydorn’s Analysis: Good match. We’ve seen Ricochet shine in the ring. He needs a storyline to sink his teeth into now. It’s time.

-After the match, the announce team recapped the events of last week between Rey Mysterio and Samoa Joe. They then announced that Rey received a separated shoulder because of last week’s beating and that he would give up the United States Championship next week. Samoa Joe then walked out and addressed the commentary team. He said he was glad Rey was planning on doing the right thing and giving up the championship. From there, he said that he would be waiting for Rey next week and would take back what was rightfully his. Joe then walked away as the show went to break. (c)

-Out of the break, action at the Usos Memorial Day bbq block party was shown. From there, Miz and Braun Strowman cut promos where each said they would win the fatal four-way to earn their shot at the Universal Championship. Strowman then made his entrance and was followed by Miz. Baron Corbin walked out next and was followed by Lashley. As Lashley walked to the ring a pre-recorded promo aired. In it, he said he was championship material and that he would win the Universal Title at Super Showdown. He then told Seth Rollins to burn that down. Once he got to the ring, the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: I’m sure there are other good examples, but this has to be one of the poorer booked number one contender matches right? This is a big deal and hasn’t been framed as such. 

(4) BARON CORBIN vs. BOBBY LASHLEY vs. BRAUN STROWMAN vs. THE MIZ – Fatal Four-Way Elimination WWE Universal Championship #1 Contender Match 

Out of the break, the bell rang, and the match began. Lashley and Strowman quickly stared things off. Strowman dropped Lashley, but was then attacked from behind by Corbin. From there, Corbin and Lashley double teamed Strowman and slammed him shoulder first into the steel ring post. After, Miz got back involved in the match and hit both Corbin and Lashley with neck breakers.

[HOUR THREE]

With both opponents down, Miz hit his Yes Kicks on each. Out of that, he made a cover, but only got a two count. Eventually, Corbin and Lashley both took over the match again. Corbin dropped Miz with Deep Six inside the ring and on the outside Lashley dismantled Strowman by slamming him into the guardrail. Lashley and Corbin then switched opponents as Corbin went after Strowman and Lashley to Miz. From there, Lashley and Corbin attempted a top rope vertical suplex on Miz, but Strowman hit a powerbomb on both instead. This caused Miz to hit as well. Out of the pin, Strowman sold his shoulder but connected with a double dropkick on Corbin and Lashley. After, Strowman clubbed Corbin to the mat which caused him to roll outside. Seeing this, Strowman rolled outside too in order to attempt his running shoulder tackle. As he revved up to go for it, Lashley stopped him and connected with his own tackle. After, they tossed Miz into the guardrail and then crushed Strowman with a vertical suplex on the stage. The show then went to break. (c)

Out of the break, Miz battled Baron Corbin to a nice pop from the audience. The pop was quickly squashed as Miz was pushed chest first into the ring post. After, Miz rolled Corbin up for a pin, but only got a two count. Miz then tossed Corbin out of the ring, but got hit with a delayed vertical suplex by Lashley. Lashley then covered, but only got a two count.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Pretty good action thus far. That said, I don’t get the sense that the audience knows who they want to win.

Eventually, Strowman took over and connected with a flurry of offense on every opponent in the ring. That action spilled to the outside where Strowman continued his assault, but it was quickly ended by a Bobby Lashley move off of the ring apron. With Strowman down, Lashley went for a spear, but Strowman countered. Lashley proceeded to run off into the audience and Strowman pursued him. They eventually disappeared to the back. Back in the ring, Miz and Corbin continued to fight. Miz connected with a run of double knees but those were then countered with End Of Days by Corbin. Corbin then covered for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Corbin via pinfall

-After the match, Michael Cole clarified that Strowman and Lashley took themselves out of the match when they brawled backstage. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Some good action, but lacked the intensity and drama that should come with a number one contender match. Corbin isn’t a bad move here. Rollins can get a clean victory that positions him for whatever comes next. 

-After commercials, The Revival were shown cheating at a game of bags at the Usos block party. As that happened, R-Truth showed up and was rolled up by Kalisto. Truth kicked out, but was then pinned by Karl Anderson. He kicked out of that pin two and after a brawl ensued. Truth ran away, but a handful of wrestlers chased after him.

-Episode five of the Firefly Funhouse aired.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Really good. Maybe the best episode yet and I’m not even sure why. It flowed and felt like it had an end point within it. Still very much looking forward to seeing where this goes.

-After the FF, Sami Zayn hit the ring for the first ever Electric Chair with Corey Graves. Graves said the segment would wild. As Zayn walked down to the ring, he mocked some fans. As he did, Cole explained that the WWE Universe would be able to answer any questions they want and that it would be live. The show then went to break. (c)

-Out of the break, Corey Graves introduced his new segment, The Electric Chair. He said that no matter how controversial the questions are, nothing would be off limits. He said the questions would be supplied by the WWE Universe. From there, Graves introduced Sami Zayn. Graves then threw to Charly Caruso who asked Zayn a question. He asked what Zayn’s retirement date was and Zayn answered it with a question. That question was, are you father and mother related? Zayn then made fun of Kansas City before the second question. The second one was asked by a child and that was about Mixed Match Challenge. The child gave Zayn some attitude which got a big pop from the crowd. The third question was about how it felt to get destroyed by Braun Strowman. In response, Zayn said he wanted to punch the guy in the face. Zayn then ran down the guy’s question and made fun of the US healthcare system. The fourth question was “why have you not won the Universal Championship yet?” Zayn called his question dumb and said he could win the Universal Championship whenever he wants. He ran down the fans for not asking important questions and that they could even ask about AEW. The crowd popped.

Heydorn’s Analysis: Wondering when that would come … 

After the fourth question, Corey Graves asked Zayn about Seth Rollins. Zayn started to answer, but was then interrupted by Rollins. Rollins walked to the ring and Zayn jumped out of it. When Rollins got in, he tossed the electric chair out and the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Honestly, felt like a segment designed to bring up AEW. Outside of that, parts were funny due to certain one liners, but nothing significant within a story. More ineffective trolling and nothing more.

(5) SETH ROLLINS vs. SAMI ZAYN

After the commercial break, the bell rang, and the match started. As it did, Brock Lesnar was shown backstage. Seeing this, Graves called Seth too brash and said it was a mistake for him to have this match with Lesnar looming. Both men tied up in the middle of the ring. That led to Seth connecting with a shoulder tackle on Zayn. From there, Rollins kept up the offense and tossed Zayn to the outside of the ring. Rollins jumped out too and beat Zayn up around the ring. Rollins proceed to toss Zayn back into the ring and Zayn begged him to stop the offense. Rollins ignored him and took Zayn down to the mat. Rollins then lifted him back up and stomped on him in the corner. Rollins ignored the referee’s five count which caused the ref to pull him off of Zayn. Seth then argued a bit with the referee which gave Zayn the opening to hit Rollins with a clothesline. From there, it was all Zayn. Sami worked over the lower back of Seth before locking in a sleeper hold. Zayn continued the beating on Rollins with various pinfall attempts until Seth countered Zayn with a clothesline. Rollins then tossed Sami out of the ring and followed once again. This time though, Zayn pushed Rollins into the ring post as the show went to break. (c)

Heydorn’s Analysis: Smooth thus far and with effective commentary as well. Corey Graves went into a long explanation as to why and how Lesnar is in the head off Rollins. Really good stuff as it framed Seth’s change of demeanor in the match. A good progression from the start of the show. 

Out of the break, the action continued. Zayn beat on Rollins in the ring again as the audience chanted “let’s go Rollins.” Eventually, Rollins turned the tides and hit Zayn with a Blockbuster from the top rope. He tried to make the cover, but Zayn rolled out of the ring. Instead, Rollins hit a running suicide dive. He connected and went for a second. He hit that one too, but injured his knee in the process. Cole said a knee injury on a night with Lesnar in the house was not ideal for Seth. Back in the ring, Zayn took advantage of the injury and nailed Rollins with a DDT. Zayn made the cover, but got a two count. Out of the pin, Zayn assaulted Seth’s injury. Seth countered by slamming Zayn face first into the turnbuckle. Rollins then hit a kick and went for the Stomp, but couldn’t hit it because of his injured knee. With the door open, Zayn locked Seth into a figure four submission hold. The audience cheered Seth and he responded by reversing the move. From there, Rollins went for the Revolution Knee, but it was countered into a Blue Thunder Bomb by Zayn. After, Zayn tried for a pin, but got a two count. In the end, the match devolved into a strike fest in the middle of the ring. Rollins then hit a Stomp on Zayn, but couldn’t get to him quick enough for the cover. Instead, Rollins stood up and yelled “this is my life.” He then hit a second Stomp and covered for the 1,2,3 win.

WINNER: Rollins via pinfall

Heydorn’s Analysis: Good match with solid action throughout. The narrative that was woven in with Lesnar and Rollins was a nice touch. They’ve planted seeds there and it should add a layer to Rollins. Well done. 

-After the match, Rollins celebrated in the ring as the show faded to black.