-WWE Title: Del Rio (c) v. Gabriel
Match was obviously inspired by HHH/Taka- Del Rio has the upper hand through a lot of the match, but darn if Gabriel doesn't have a few tricks up his sleeve to make him a legitimate threat. Gabriel pulls out all the stops, but when the 450 gets knees, he goes the way of Taka and comes up empty.
Rating: 77
Poor psychology
-Del Rio's celebration is cut short by the KANE PYRO! Del Rio's so startled he drops the belt, and then when Kane comes out, Del Rio flees the scene! Kane walks to the ring, and picks up the belt, laughing.
Rating: 88
Post-show: Contrived transition into the typical randomass leftovers tag match (97); Morrison/Kane d. Cena/Ziggles (62)
Overall: 79 SUCCESS ANGLES HELPED
FROM THE BOOKERMAN:
-Would've liked to get a couple more points on the ME, but I'll take it. Gabriel's also on the short list of faces I'd like to move towards the top of the card on Raw, and this was somewhat of a test run for him.
-Mason Ryan and Alex Riley's team is literally named SUCKY FACES. Just thought I'd share.
-Turning Otungacutty makes the tag division that much more face-heavy, but it DOES help with the Raw face/heel balance, and I might even be able to come up with an angle for them now!
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~Tommeri Uranius Bombaldi the Fourth, esq.
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