Sean Ross Sapp's WWE Extreme Rules Live Blog & Discussion

Kevin Owens defeated Buddy Murphy
6.25/10

• This is a hell of a match to get added to the slate at the last minute.
• It seems like Owens has been using the DDT more, and I'm all for that.
• Kevin Owens has to stop playing with my emotions and teasing the return of the Super Fisherman's Buster. Instead Murphy does a Meteora.
• Owens ends up hitting an amazing moonsault, too.
• A stunner finishes off a really good match between these two. The result was never in doubt, but Owens and Murphy made it really good. No surprise there.
• Let's get Owens a story now.

Smackdown Tag Team Championships
Tables Match
The Artists Collective defeated New Day (c) to win the titles
6/10

• One of the first great spots is when Big E tries to launch Kofi over the top through an opponent, and a table, but instead they slam the table in Kofi's face.
• Kofi does an insane Trust Fall, but gets Cesaro Swinged into Nakamura's feet.
• There are double stacked tables outside the ring. This leads to Nakamura and Cesaro super powerbombing Kofi through them. What a fantastic spot.
• This should have been an elimination tables match. Break as many of those things as you possibly can.

WWE Smackdown Women's Championship
Bayley (c) (w/ Sasha Banks) defeated Nikki Cross (w/ Alexa Bliss) to retain the title
6/10

• Kabuki Warriors and Alexa Bliss give Nikki a pep talk.
• Michael Cole and Corey Graves are calling the hell out of this Bayley/Nikki Cross match.
• Nikki sells me a ticket with her neckbreaker, thanks to Cole's call. She does a lot of great body presses too.
• Nikki steals Bayley's old corner attack and does a Crossfacethat doesn't make Sasha too happy.
• A Bayley to Belly can't win it.
• Nikki makes a comeback, including her great tornado DDT.
• Sasha Banks causes a distraction and passes off BOSS KNUCKS to Bayley.
• Bayley hits Nikki with the ol' pant shitter to the ribs, and the Rose Plant.

MVP

• Apollo Crews isn't here because he failed his physical after an injury when Lashley attacked him. He's not been on the show for weeks.
• MVP comes out and says that due to forfeit, he's the new United States Champion.
• I mean, why not?

Eye For An Eye
Seth Rollins defeated Rey Mysterio
6.5/10

• Rey Mysterio goes after Rollins. They both whip out a bunch of weapons.
• Really disappointed that neither Seth Rollins or Rey Mysterio brought a Red Ryder BB Gun.
• Modified Falcon Arrow on the apron from Rollins. That ruled.
• They're using REBAR.
• They tease running Rey into a horizontal kendo stick.
• Rey does a couple of suicide sunset flip bombs and steals Seth's finish. Rollins lands his own, though.
• Rollins gets his eye ran into the stairs, but does the same to Rey.
• That's it. That's the match.
• "It's out!" Haha. Dom comes to help Rey. Rollins is getting jeered.
• Rollins looks perplexed as he hobbles off.
• Bayley trolls about Rey not seeing double vision because she's still got two belts.

Raw Women's Championship
Sasha Banks (w/ Bayley) defeated Asuka (c) (w/ Kairi Sane) to kind of win the title
7.5/10

• Asuka knees Sasha off a tornado armdrag attempt. She does it off a sunset flip bomb attempt too.
• This is as good as I thought it'd be.
• Sasha pulls out a Stump Puller, but Asuka holds onto her and unleashes some great kicks.
• Hanging double knees from Asuka, but she gets stuck in the ropes and Sasha attacks. Very good spot.
• Sasha does a really great frog splash.
• The Asuka counter to the sunset bomb was exceptional. These two are killing it.
• Sasha gets thrown DEEP on a German suplex.
• Asuka misses a dive and eats a knee. This is stealing the show.
• Sasha flips through a super German suplex, and hits double knees. She slips on the ropes and won't give up as she sells her knee.
• That was a great audible. Banks Statement into Asuka Lock. Bayley takes out Kairi.
• A great series of pin attempts go into an Asuka Lock.
• Bayley tries to distract Asuka, but it doesn't work. The ref takes the title belt from Sasha
• Asuka accidentally mists the ref, and Bayley attacks Asuka with the belt.
• Bayley takes the ref shirt off the ref and puts it on and counts the pin.
• LMAO WHAT?! This was a great match with weird, overbooked shit.

WWE Championship
Extreme Rules For Dolph Ziggler
Drew McIntyre (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler
8.5/10

• Dolph Ziggler announces that the stipulation for this match is EXTREME RULES....for him only. Pretty good wrinkle, even though he's not gonna win.
• Drew beats Dolph's ass until Ziggler kicks McIntyre in the nutsack.
• Ziggler wails away with a chair and does a Fameasser off the announce table to the floor.
• Ziggler grabs a sleeper. This match is good.
• The reverse AlabamaSlam is called the BammaSlamma and I'll accept nothing else.
• Ziggler counters a Claymore with a chair to the leg and follows up with a FLYING ELBOW DROP THROUGH A TABLE OUTSIDE! Wow.
• Dolph Ziggler did the Rock Bottom on the chair for his number one fan, The Rock.
• McIntyre kips up and hits a Claymore to stop the superkick. This RULED.

SWAMP FIGHT
Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman
LMAO/10

• Braun says he's home, and destroys the chair.
• Braun screams for Bray and gets hit with something....BY HIMSELF
• Braun is chained up, and Bray Wyatt lectures him and says he knows what he's doing. 
• A cloaked figure has a snake that bit him.
  
• It's Alexa Bliss cloaked, talking about being with Braun. Also, someone is on fire.
  
• Braun throws Bray into a boat, and sends the boat off.
  
• Bray reappears and beats Braun with an oar.
  
• Braun kicks Bray through the railing and the graphic runs. Braun says IT'S OVER.
  
• Bray pops up with a Mandible Claw and DROWNS BRAUN I think. 
• The Fiend re-emerges. 

Rating Guide
10- Perfect, 9- MOTY Territory, 8- Excellent, 7- Great, 6- Good, 5- Average to above average, 4- Slightly below average, 3 or below: Poor

Each match starts at a 5 and slides up and down based on entertainment, execution, time, environment, reaction and stakes. The ratings are in no way an indication of a "star rating," which is a completely different system. A standard, non-offensive "TV match" lands at a 5. The gap between 5.75-6 is generally the largest, with anything reaching 6 being recommended viewing.
These are opinions, and incredibly inconsistent ones that may change upon a second viewing, or sitting on the match for a period of time. Don't take them too seriously, and have (and share) your own!