GDT: WWE Battleground (23rd July 2017) - Cage of the Hinderer

[BigFatCat999]

Great job WWE, you managed to **** up Shinsuke Nakamura. You took gold, covered it in ****, and then boiled it.....wow. **** all around.

 

[Del Preston]

 

[garnetpalmetto]

why would you do that to me

Consider it my heel turn. There was also Miz vs. Dean part infinty with the stupid "championship changes hands on a DQ" stipulation. Yeah, just in general I think Extreme Rules was worse, but not by much.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Meltzer was saying how he's under the impression that Mahal isn't popular in India, but Khali is super popular.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Consider it my heel turn. There was also Miz vs. Dean part infinty with the stupid "championship changes hands on a DQ" stipulation. Yeah, just in general I think Extreme Rules was worse, but not by much.

found my star ratings -- ER ones were better than this one:

Battleground |Rating| Extreme Rules |Rating
Usos/New Day|***3/4|Miz/Ambrose|***1/4
Nakamura/Corbin|**|Swann-Banks/Dar-Fox|**1/2
Women's match|**|Bliss/Bayley|*3/4
Styles/Owens|**1/4|Hardyz/Shesaro|***
Cena/Rusev|*1/2|Neville/Aries|***3/4
Zayn/Kanellis|**1/4|--|--
Orton/Mahal|DUD|5 man match|**3/4
Average |1.96| Average |2.83

this was easily worse. The worst show I remember watching in years.

and even if I lowered Hardyz/Shesaro for the sheer stupidity of the match alone down to **, it's still better.

 

[The Gongshow]

I like how Khali kept grabbing the belt and raising it

 

[GKJ]

Khali is also, like, from India and India knows Jinder isn't. Jinder has worked in India though and he was the head booker for the shows Khali ran there.

 

[Sheppy]

That was one of the worst main events i have seen in quite some time. The only decent part was the table bump.

 

[SeidoN]

the show was an absolute travesty. easily worst PPV in a while. even the only good on-card match was ruined by an incorrect and sloppy finish

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

Thank god I abandoned ship after the Royal Rumble.

The hype around the angle announcement had me curious, but then it was revealed that Jordan is his son, and everything is all happy? WTF! Jinder still champion? WTF! Kahli is back? WTF!

How do you guys still watch this?

 

[AfroThunder396]

Tag match was very good, AJ/KO was a fine match with a cluster **** of a finish, the rest was bad. I'm sorry I made my brother come over and watch it with me.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Mahal was born in Canada but he's definitely of Indian descent.

 

[CHGoalie27]

I think they all need to work on their timing and urgency between moves...the stand around and wait for the bus thing is frustrating every time and is a harsh reminder of the reality of everything. Jinder standing on the cage like a jackass instead of gaining more legitimacy by climbing over without outside help...it's just poor. I mean at least make like a half attempt and like slip off the bars a little or something...

Yeah Yokozuna aint from Japan but the **** he ain't, yknow??? Jinder Mahal is from Punjab, India. Says. so on the website.

 

[BigFatCat999]

Lovely view.

 

[Sega Dreamcast]

I didn't think it was that bad of a show.

Then again, I was **** faced, ordered some really good Chinese food, and changed the channel for Cena/Rusev and Sami/Mike.

 

[Mitchy]

That pop for Khali was amazing.

Also, that Singh brother that takes crazy bumps is GOAT.

 

[GKJ]

Via Meltzer:

Dillinger/English *1/2
New Day/Usos Tag Titles ***1/4
Nakamura/Corbin *1/2
Women's 5-way #1 contender **1/2
Owens/Styles US Title ***1/4
Cena/Rusev flag match ***
Zayn/Kanellis **
Mahal/Orton World Title Punjabi Prison 3/4*

Via me:
Tag titles ***1/2
Nakamura/Corbin **
Women's 5-way *3/4
KO/AJ ***
Cena/Rusev **1/4
Zayn/Kanellis **
Punjabi Prison *1/4

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Lol Punjabi prison was a giant DUD in my rating.

 

[GKJ]

For as bad as it was, it wasn't as bad as Wyatt/Orton at Wrestlemania, imo and the last prison match.

Although I think that match needed intergers.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Wasn't the last one Batista/Show? I mean...it sucked, but it was watchable imo. At least from what I'm remembering but that was like 10 years ago.

Orton/Wyatt and the Punjabi prison matches are some of the worst main events in history imo. Orton can be a good worker but god damn, he's having quite the run at having the worst main events in recent memory this year.

 

[ColePens]

It's one thing to do a bad main event in a nothing PPV. But Wyatt/Orton at WM with the worms and stuff... that was the dumbest thing i've ever seen. And to do it on the biggest stage. Wow. Taker vs. Giant Gonzales is more watchable and makes more sense from WM9 than that Wyatt/Orton "match".

 

[Kimi]

It's one thing to do a bad main event in a nothing PPV. But Wyatt/Orton at WM with the worms and stuff... that was the dumbest thing i've ever seen. And to do it on the biggest stage. Wow. Taker vs. Giant Gonzales is more watchable and makes more sense from WM9 than that Wyatt/Orton "match".

I think the Bray and Orton stuff was a decent idea, it just didn't workout when they did it. I wouldn't call it stupid for being a new idea, especially when similar things have gone fine in the past.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

It's one thing to do a bad main event in a nothing PPV. But Wyatt/Orton at WM with the worms and stuff... that was the dumbest thing i've ever seen. And to do it on the biggest stage. Wow. Taker vs. Giant Gonzales is more watchable and makes more sense from WM9 than that Wyatt/Orton "match".

Honestly, they didn't go far enough with the Wyatt/Orton stuff and the stuff they ran with just had too many holes to be taken seriously.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I think the Bray and Orton stuff was a decent idea, it just didn't workout when they did it. I wouldn't call it stupid for being a new idea, especially when similar things have gone fine in the past.

Yeah it was an interesting idea that didn't quite work in execution, plus they used it too many times.

The actual match was going to suck with or without it.

 

[GKJ]

The Wyatt/Orton feud was awesome until Orton pulled out a crucix.