Vince McMahon has a crude, silly sense of humor...so I'm guessing the title of this show was either his idea or he approved it. While it is an eye-catching title (perhaps that's the point; to get a B-show noticed in the summer doldrums), it makes zero sense. At least they could've thrown an Inferno match on the show. Or something.
NEVILLE vs. AKIRA TOZAWA (11:40): Good, basic match. They've put the 205 Live crew on the pre-show now. That, along with Austin Aries quitting last week, isn't a good sign for the cruiser weight division. **1/2
BRAY WYATT vs. SETH ROLLINS (12:10): Good match. Nothing special...but I'm so used to both of these guys putting me to sleep as of late that this was a revelation. Fast, action packed. **1/2
BIG CASS vs. ENZO AMORE (5:25): Ugh. This was a squash. Enzo gave a decent promo. They should just make him Cass' manager. 1/2*
THE HARDY BOYZ vs. SHEAMUS & CESARO "30 MINUTE IRON-MAN MATCH": The last five minutes were good. Calling this an iron man match after seeing Omega and Okada go 60 minutes without any pinfalls a few weeks ago is kind of ridiculous. Maybe call it a Bronze Man Match? Either way, The Hardy's are kind of dull without the Broken Matt gimmick. And Cesaro should be main eventing, not stuck in a tag team. This was hot at the end but mostly boring. **
SASHA BANKS vs. ALEXA BLISS (11:40): This was Bliss' best match maybe ever. That says a lot about how good Banks is. Multiple times it looked like Banks was paralyzed, concussed, or dead. Teach the rag doll how to take a bump or not be suicidal already. Bliss kept the title by count out. Bad end. But then Banks beat up Bliss by the entrance then jumped off the announce table by the entrance and did her double-knee land on Bliss's head. Payback's a bitch! Apparently. Every heel either won or kept their title tonight. Evil wins! Suckers. **
THE MIZ vs. DEAN AMBROSE (11:20): Okay match. The Miz was great on the post-show. They should only let him talk and not wrestle. And this never-ending feud goes on, like boats against the current, born back ceaselessly into the past. The Miz's new entourage, with Bray Wyatt's bro and Mr. Perfect's son, The Miztourage, is amusing. **
BRAUN STROWMAN vs. ROMAN REIGNS "AMBULANCE MATCH" (16:35): Okay match. Reigns pushed Strowman through the LED screen on the entrance. Reigns went for a spear but missed and flew into the ambulance and lost. Huh? After this, Reigns put Strowman into the ambulance and backed it up into a truck. The next match went on so they did a split-screen and then basically forgot another match was going on. The paramedics freed a bloody Strowman from the wreckage and he wandered off. The post-match stuff was probably more entertaining. **1/2
HEATH SLATER vs. CURT HAWKINS (2:10): This has to be one of the shortest matches in WWE history.
SAMOA JOE vs. BROCK LESNAR (6:25): Good match. Short but with a lot of action. Before the bell rang, Joe pushed Lesnar out of the ring and put him through the announce table. Then there were suplex's and Joe's sleeper hold. Lesnar turned the sleeper hold into an F5. This was Joe's best match in years. And Lesnar's first title defense of the Universal title. He won it at Wrestlemania. Ridiculous. ***
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