Chair Shots and Miscarriages of Justice: WWE Backlash 2016

CHAIR SHOTS AND MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE

WWE BACKLASH 2016

BY: DOUBLE M

Shane O’ Mac and the Leader of The Yes Movement toast the first all Smackdown PPV on the only day worthy of such a historically historic event:  this blog writer’s birthday!  Cake will be passed around- JBL keep passing so everyone get’s a piece.  No that doesn’t mean sneak a taste of frosting pass!  Anywho Smackdown crowns its Women’s and Tag Team champs while the IC and WWE title’s are also on the line.  Just like the good ole’ days.  Memories…..

BEST MATCH:  Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles.  The Dude and the New-Older Face That Now Runs The Place closed things out nicely.  We’ve seen AJ step his game up since he no longer has The Club to lean on and this was no exception.  Styles looked like the veteran with his “planned chaos” attack while The Lunatic Fringe kept Styles on his toes with his barroom brawl mentality.  We saw great creativity from both with Ambrose dumping a monster facebuster and a catch into a hellacious backbreaker, not to be out done was Styles jamming then landing on Ambrose’s leg.  Speaking of facebusters I can’t imagine either guy’s face had to be feeling good after bouncing off the video posts.  Even JBL found out up-close just how hostile this match got.  Solid heel ending with the low blow after referee Mike Kiota was knocked down on Ambrose for the win sets us up nicely for a re-match at No Mercy.  A return to the Ambrose Asylum perhaps…..

WORST MATCH:  Women’s Title 6-Pack Challenge.  Clumsy, botched moves, just not the level the The Universe has come to expect at this point from the Women’s division.  I still can’t figure out what Naomi was trying to pull off on Natalya with that bridge.  Also what’s with everyone being thrown out of the ring?  I get it the less people you have to deal with the better, but seriously it looked like the ladies didn’t get the message they had to pin/ gain submission to win.  Maybe there was something in Cosmopolitan or Women’s Health.  “1000 ways to throw someone out of the ring and how it helps volumize your hair”, “opponent tossing and how it boosts your sex drive”, “shred inches off your waist by hurling people out of the ring”.

MOST DISAPPOINTING MOMENT:  Heath Slater’s promo.  Just a bumbling blah, blah, blah nonsensical waste of oxygen.  Can’t imagine why neither brand wanted to draft him.  In ring was pretty good but good grief does he need an image makeover.  Blah my ears are bleeding shut the hell up!

BEST MOMENT:  Maryse’s interference.  If you’re looking for something to watch on the Network I highly recommend the special on the ring managers.  Jimmy Hart, Bobby “The Brain”, Mr. Fuji, Cpt. Lou, Paul Bearer, Paul Heyman, Sensational [or Scary] Sherry the list goes on.  It’s a lost art, the ability of the ring manager to not only promote their superstar but every so often steal a win.  Maryse did just that for her man The Miz with a shot of perfume in the eyes of Wanna-be Shawn Michaels [aka Dolph Ziggler].  WWE had some dud endings at Summerslam but this was one that played perfectly into the match, it’s story, and complimented The Miz’ surprisingly fierce in ring performance.  The old school wrestling fan in me is a happy camper, a true miscarriage of justice if there ever was one.

PARTING SHOTS:

-How about that warm-up match between Baron Corbin and Apollo Crews?  Yes we do watch the pre-show, if you didn’t I recommend giving it a look-see.

-You’d think the person delivering a double powerbomb would be the least affected.  Except in Natalya’s case.

-Randy Orton said a dirty word!!!

-Digging The Usos new attitude.  Not so much the white shoes but they play nasty nicely.

-Interesting The Miz being accused a coward [aka chicken] a week after wearing a chicken suit…..

-Speaking of The Usos new attitude, how close was Jay to going after the Bayley fan?

-Disappointing ending with Bray Wyatt losing to Kane.  Ok it might build the Orton angle, but seriously Wyatt is way overdue for a legit win.

Angry Rating Scale:  7.  With the exception of the IC and WWE title’s the event was a bore.  The women’s match was a mess, the first tag match meh and the second tolerable, Bray Wyatt and Kane had it’s moments but The Big Red Machine is clearly wearing down, Heath Slater’s hillbilly country bumpkin angle is beyond annoying.  There is promise on some interesting storylines so we’ll see what comes about come No Mercy.

~Double M