Welcome once again
to another Big Boss review for this the 2013 Survivor Series; this is usually
one of my favourite PPVs of the year so we will see what this year’s PPV holds
for us. You can catch me on Twitter @bigboss010 and you can catch my partners
over @siteofshite and my good friend Jim over @KingJimmeh for all your comic
type stuff.
We start with HHH and Steph Mac coming out and welcoming
the audience to the Survivor Series.
Match # 1 – Survivor Series Match
Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes, Goldust &
The Usos Vs. The Real Americans & The Shield
Rey Mysterio returned on the “go home” show before this
PPV to be added into the mix for this match so has added very little to the build;
however the Usos and the Rhodes brothers have certainly been in the mix with
regards to the Real Americans and the Shield over the last few weeks.
It’s good that we are seeing more of a focus on tag team
wrestling as I myself am a huge fan of tag team wrestling and so is my tag team
cohort 12ve Pac.
The Bad guy teams here are really over with the fans and
it’s strange that the face teams just don’t get the reaction that the heel
teams do. However I am really seeing some good things from the Usos and they are
getting over with their entrance and in ring skill so it’s all good. Then the
Rhodes brothers are just getting better and better all the time. The Real
Americans are just way over with their catchphrases and Cesaros big swing move.
The Shield needs no mention with just immense talent split between the 3 of
them, with Reigns getting some big spots as of late, maybe he is the one to
watch in the team.
1. Dean
Ambrose is eliminated 1st by Cody Rhodes after arguing with the ref
and Cody getting the roll up.
2. Jay
Uso eliminates Jack Swagger after hitting a top rope splash.
3. Cody
Rhodes eliminates Antonio Cesaro by pin fall.
4. Roman
Reigns eliminates Jay Uso after hitting him with the spear
5. Roman
Reigns eliminates Cody Rhodes after hitting him with a spear
6. Seth
Rollins eliminates the other Uso brother to make it 2 on 2
7. Rey
Mysterio Eliminates Seth Rollins
8. Roman
Reigns eliminates Goldust
9. Roman
Reigns eliminates Rey Mysterio
The winners are Team Shield / Real Americans with Roman
Reigns as the sole survivor. I mentioned earlier how strong Reigns was being
used as of late and this only amplifies that booking, he eliminates 4 of the 5
opposition team, wow now that is epic.
Match # 2 Intercontinental Championship
Match
Big E Langston (c) Vs. Curtis Axel
Now I think this match has been booked all wrong, I think
it would have made sense for Axel to drop the belt here at the PPV rather than
lose it on a Raw TV show. Axel has been booked like crap anyway as of late but
they should have at least waited till now to have him lose. Big E Langston is
your new Bobby Lashley in my opinion, his initials even match for Christ sake, and
I don’t really think he is IC champ material, not yet anyway but I guess I’m
not booking the show. If Axel wins this I will eat my hat. I think if they had
kept him booked strong Axel would be doing much better than he has been, it’s
just a shame they kind of let his Paul Heyman association do all his talking.
Big E Langston wins after hitting Axel with the Big
Ending, which I would like to add, is a horrible name for a finishing move but
suits the horrible looking finisher it labels. Wasn’t the best match in the
world but certainly served to put over Big E Langston. Such a shame about Axel
though.
Segment
AJ Lee is in the back addressing her team for the divas
tag match. When did Kaitlyn turn heel?!
Match # 3 Survivor Series match
Total Divas vs. The “TRUE” Divas
I have a feeling this is going to be WAY TOO LONG!
Shouldn’t be an elimination match, it should just be a normal tag match. When
did Kaitlyn turn heel?! The set up for this match is obvious really; it’s the
reality TV divas vs. the remaining divas, pretty simple yeah? Now the divas
matches as of late haven’t been too bad so this may surprise despite its
length. When did Kaitlyn turn heel?! God she is hot, maybe hotter if she is now
a heel! Sorry I’m distracted.
1. Naomi
eliminates Alicia Fox
2. Rosa
Mendes eliminates Cameron
3. Nikki
Bella eliminates Rosa Mendes
4. Nikki
Bella eliminates Summer Rae
5. Kaitlyn
eliminates Eva Marie
6. Kaitlyn
eliminates Naomi
7. Brie
Bella eliminates Kaitlyn
8. Aksana
eliminates Brie Bella
9. Nikki
Bella eliminates Aksana (GREAT FINISH)
10. AJ
Lee eliminates JoJo
11. Natalya
eliminates Tamina
12. Natalya
eliminates AJ Lee
Total divas win with Natalya and Nikki Bella left wasn’t
brilliant but was certainly quicker than I thought it would be.
Segment
Orton is in the back talking to ref Charles Robinson and
he tells him to cal the match down the middle, and how they have been friends a
long time etc. Robinson tells him he will do what the Authority says.
Goes to the legends panel with Mick Foley, Booker T and
Bret Hart and they go to chat but Ryback comes out and interrupts them, he
chats crap about them. He issues an open challenge.
Match # 4
Ryback vs. Mark Henry
Boy somebody is going to get their ass kicked!!! Mark
Henry is back and looking good with the bald head. Ryback or Goldberg light
isn’t going to be able to match the World’s Strongest Man!! Ok the match isn’t
going to be a technical masterpiece but will have some good power moves in I
imagine. I freaking love Mark Henry!! If Mark Henry is charging you for air
then you had better keep your bill paid son!!!!
Mark Henry wins (OBVIOUSLY) after hitting Gold-back with
the World’s Strongest Slam!! Fantastic, both guys got some power offence but
Henry comes out on top as he should. It’s good that we now have a Monster face
again, was Kane for ages but now he gone all corporate there isn’t that real
scary monster face.
Segment
Back to the hall of fame people, they chat about the PPV.
Match # 5 – World Heavyweight
Championship Match
John Cena (c) Vs. Alberto Del Rio
This match marks the beginning of the end for the world
title, if anyone has seen what occurs after this PPV will understand, so really
it’s pretty obvious who is going to win this. Is it me or does John Cena seem
to be getting a few more cheers as of late compared to this time last year, this
could be a good sign that fans have accepted him more despite his limited move
set. Del Rio on the other hand is an awesome wrestler but his runs as champ have
never been that good, which is a real shame as he is a damn good wrestler and I
imagine he will carry most of the offence in this match.
John Cena pins Alberto Del Rio after hitting him with the
AA, it was an obvious result but wasn’t that a bad a match, as I suspected with
Del Rio getting a lot of offence and Cena hitting a quick fire AA for the win
at the end.
Segment
R Truth / Santino are in the back playing with a WWE toy,
then Los Matadores turn up, followed by Fandango, followed by Johnny Ace, now
thats a turn up!! PEOPLE POWER!!!
Match # 6 – Tag Team Match
The Wyatt Family vs. “The Beard & The
Best”
Has been built quite well this match and they have done a
great job of keeping these guys away from the main event storyline especially
Punk. However you have got two exception talents in this match with Punk &
Bryan, even against the relatively new Wyatt family this match should impress. They
haven’t revealed much about the Wyatt family’s intentions with regards to
attacking these two other than cryptic messages given but to be honest I don’t think
they need a motivation really, they are pretty much based on psycho killer
family number 1 so their motivation isn’t important but do think they are a
cool gimmick.
CM Punk hits Luke Harper with the GTS to get the pin fall
victory for his team, was actually a really good match, certainly gave the
Wyatt family some exposure and gives the fans a Punk / Bryan victory to go with
it. Tease at Bray Wyatt entering at the end but the Wyatt family leaves instead
as Punk and Bryan celebrates in the ring.
Match # 7 – WWE Championship Match
The Big Show vs. Randy Orton (c)
The face of the WWE vs. The world’s largest athlete which
should be interesting even if the focus has been more on the HHH / Steph regime
rather than Big Show vs. The champ. The big show has never been a really big
draw but I understand that Orton going over the monster giant will help
solidify his title reign. Of course this may not impact next month when he will
be defending the belt against Cena in a unification match.
I’m still not sold on Orton’s new heel character, he
seems more along the lines of a “chicken” heel and not as a psycho heel like he
was in 2008 / 2009 which I thought was so much better personally.
The authority comes out to distract the Big Show, this
allows Orton to hit the RKO followed by the punt kick to allow him to pin the
Big Show and retain the WWE title.
This was bit of a cluster fuck of a match, there were a
few mess ups and also it wasn’t that good a match which was a real shame
because the build had been rather good.
Mini Segment
As Orton celebrates with his belt, Cena’s music hits and
he makes his way to the ring and holds the world title up at Orton, this
obviously setting up for the unification match at TLC.
Summary
Think until the main event the PPV wasn’t too bad, even
the bits I thought would be a bit rubbish weren’t that agonizing and it’s a
shame the main event didn’t get that long and was a bit of a mess and the crowd
reaction to it reflects that I think. But overall I have definitely seen worse
PPVs but I do think they could have had at least 1 more survivor series style
match on the card.
On to TLC it will be interesting to see what will happen
with the unification match and who they will decide to go with as the unified
champion. The usual plugs now, you can catch me on twitter @bigboss010 and my
friend Jim @kingjimmeh. Catch you next time for TLC.
I’m Big Boss and I’m
out.... Peace.
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