[CaptainCrunch]

That was a card that bought everything together story telling wise. The only "weak" spot in the card was the Nia, Candice vs Tiffy and Trish, it wasn't a bad match, but it couldn't match the rest of the card.


In terms of my favorites


Kevin Owens versus Sami Zayn - Outstanding, emotional matchup that felt more like a fight then a wrestling match. I loved the little details like the Ref not wearing an official WWE shirt to emphasize that this was a unsanctioned match. This was a brutal match, with a lot of nasty spots, and it bought back the chair to head shots, and the old barbwire chair match. Loved Kevin wearing the Hitman jacket before the match. Whenever these two get in the ring magic happens. They then set up a KO versus Orton feud after the match.


5/5 stars


Woman's elimination chamber match - Just because this was high tempo, and there were some really great and brutal spots. Liv Morgan really shone in this match. The opener with Jade beating the hell out of Naomi was stellar though Jade got face pops for it. The hair spot to the cage spot with Morgan repeatedly slamming Belair into the cage was excellent. So was the hair whip to Morgan that looked painful as hell. I love Alexa Bliss, but her timing is way off and she seems slow compared to this generation of woman. Roxanne Perez took a major step forward in a losing effort.



4/5 stars


Men's elimination chamber - The only reason why I put this here is that the pacing wasn't as high as the woman's elimination chamber. But the story telling was surpreme. McIntyre's temper tantrum was great character development. Rollins absolutely screwing Punk opens the way to a great feud based on real theoretical heat between Rollin's and Punk. Logan Paul being eliminated was a surprise, so was Priest. I love that Punk continues to put in little salutes to his favorite wrestlers, seeing the Hart Attack was great as was the Savage Elbow.



4/5


Tiffany Stratton Trish Stratus beat Nia Jax and Candice LaRae - Not bad, but not at the same level as the rest of the matches on the card. Trish looked rusty and you could see it in her trying to do a top rope Stratisfaction. There wasn't the same level of intensity in the match. LaRae is a solid worker and good for the company to put her with Jax so she can be the workhorse. On an average day this would be a decent match, but it just wasn't to the higher level of the rest of the match


3/5


The Final Boss destroys the American Nightmare - It wasn't a match so I put it here, but this was my favorite segment of the night. Frankly as soon as Rhodes told Rock to go F himself, I went uh oh something really bad was about to happen, I just didn't see that bad being Cena. Having Cena turn heel was a surprise, but it's going to sell a ton of tickets. Cena did it in a convincing style with a great dead facial expression, and a look of disdain from the audience. I'm really invested in the why he did it. The beatdown got color, so now I understand why they didn't do color earlier as it would have taken away from this moment. We know Cena will end his career as a face. But this is as big as Andre turning on Hogan and slightly behind the formation of the NWO. But it was a shock moment, with amazing potential, but I want to emphasize, there's no way that Cena ends his career without getting the adulation of the fans. BTW I knew that something was up. turn was coming by the way that Cena won in such an opportunistic matter.



7/5 stars


Overall - This was one of the best PLE's in a long time, every match was quality, the level of story telling was elite. There were a ton of shocking moments. The people going on to wrestle mania. Bianca and Cena just makes absolute sense.



4.5/5 stars