Liv Morgan vs. Carmella
The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits: SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Damian Priest (c) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus: Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss: Raw Women's Championship Match
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair: SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. "The Demon" Finn Bálor: Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship
I guess it's good that they're not sprinkling silly stipulations across the card. Curious to see what they make for the kickoff match.
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So much for the one night where WWE turns into a DEMOLITION DERBY! Honestly, I'm disappointed it isn't s stip heavy card. Throw a ladder match and a tables match on there, at least, otherwise, it's kind of dumb to be Extreme Rules with only one ER match. Can't say as I'm particularly hyped without the stips to spice things up. The SD Women's and Universal title match both have my interest pretty high but I'm meh to the rest of the card, though I think everything should probably be decent.
A ladder match for the US title would've been a good stip to add. Good for Hardy, good for Priest. I hope there's some pre-show additions for the main show matches. Smackdown tag match feels like it should have something added to it. Should be a good show still.
Liv Morgan vs. Carmella
Pretty messy situation at the start for this match as Peacock had BOTH the English and Spanish commentary feeds going at the same time haha. The match was actually pretty good. Liv continues to show out when she gets time in the ring. I do like the fact her pace is more fluid, so she's getting comfortable. Crowd got really behind her too. As I said Friday, the loss for Liv wasn't going to matter if she won here but that doesn't mean that's the right decision to book that way.
The New Day vs. Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles & Omos
It became an international incident as the French commentary feed piped in during the intro of this match haha. I get the negative optics of an impromptu match being made with the WWE champion and having that without any promotion but I doubt that's a full-on negative on the assessment of E. Just poor planning on WWE's part. Good bit early with Styles working through Woods and Kingston, then falling out E. With E getting to work over Styles for a brief moment, that was simple but effective in-match storytelling that can help E over time. Going to need a straight-up match between Styles and E at some point. This match was given a ton of time, and it really was a fun match. Clever booking to have the heels get crossed up and E capitalized on it, and not in a cheap way. Lashley's language was extreme later but looks like he's getting his title rematch against E on Raw to start the show.
The Usos (c) vs. The Street Profits: SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
Good fire by Ford early, which was necessary after he got jumped by The Usos after the match on Friday. Ford did a nice job selling his injuries too over the course of the match. Good tag work by both teams over the course of the match. Really great near fall after Ford hit From the Heavens. Good bit at the end with Dawkins taking the bullet for Ford but it ultimately didn't matter as Ford was left without help and lost. Makes sense with The Usos retaining and can see The Street Profits being broken up or just moved to Raw for a clean slate via the draft.
Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Alexa Bliss: Raw Women's Championship Match
Nice nod by Charlotte to her man with the Sombrasault. There wasn't hocus pocus but Lilly was utilized by Charlotte. Alexa got distracted by that and it was ultimately her downfall. The visual of Charlotte holding the championship and the remains of Lilly was kind of cool. Not ideal for someone to get punked out after they go for a surprise attack, and that's what happened to Alexa after the match. Also not ideal that she's more upset about Lilly being destroyed than losing the match. The "Thank you, Lilly" chants by the crowd were hilarious. Think Alexa was supposed to have a capsule that made her foam at the mouth but fitting for the whole match...it didn't exactly work out.
Damian Priest (c) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Sheamus: Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship
With the lack of stips, the name of the PPV, and this being a triple threat, the crowd really wanted tables for this match. Sheamus mocking Hardy before delivering a knee from the top was pretty good. He really needed to cap it off with a Swanton, though. Kind of wild to see the crowd was so behind Hardy. Priest snuck in on Sheamus with a cradle for the win. Wasn't the greatest triple threat but it was a good match.
Becky Lynch (c) vs. Bianca Belair: SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Good video package before the match, and the crowd was up for this one. Sounds like her natural ability and the house show prep did well for Becky as she looked really good in this match. The chemistry wasn't really there in the first women's match, so luckily these two had that and then some. Bianca really got to show out some of her strength during the match. I really could go for more of these two together. Pretty surprising to see Sasha return and cause the DQ. I thought we were going to firmly establish a turn for Becky with shenanigans, so this just raises more questions. Tricky to see how Sasha is going to work character wise, as she caused the DQ as Bianca was about to hit the KOTD but then she went after Becky, too. She looked strong as she cleaned house to end things.
Roman Reigns (c) vs. "The Demon" Finn Bálor: Extreme Rules match for the WWE Universal Championship
Another stellar video package for this match. Still like the AR effects for Bálor's entrance but probably could have done without the tentacles coming out of the portal thing haha. Hilarious to see Reigns work the crowd with the table and calling them dumbasses. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBLE HEAD OF THE TABLE, wearing a mask as he went into the crowd. Reigns got got with the down south kick out. Reigns' face for that was really good too. Got a little laborious when The Usos came out to save Reigns but it was a great climax with Reigns spearing The Demon through the barricade. Things got super bizarre as The Demon's theme played and he suddenly got a revitalized health bar but as he was able to go for the Coupe de Grace, the top rope suddenly broke. That seemed kind of dangerous for Bálor's knees but that's how they found a way to get out with a finish. Seemed weird to tease that had swerve where The Demon was about to win and then REALLY pull the rug out. The Demon has only ever lost to Samoans named Joe. They're going to have to figure something out to do right for Bálor because that was certainly a weird finish to a very good match.
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