Tyler Breeze vs. R-Truth
Prince Pretty gets his first win on the main roster against R-Truth. It was your typical match with R-Truth and the new guy. One of the questions that I think about is “why?”
A guy like Tyler Breeze makes his debut in a great match against Dean Ambrose and then beats Truth in under five minutes the following week. Instead of a continuous pairing of main event talent, they throw the absolute worst guy with him.
Everyone knows that Truth is irrelevant right now and Tyler Breeze picking up a win over him really does not do anything. So, does a loss against Ambrose do more than a win over Truth? His gimmick is too polished and too good to be wasted this early.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Dean Ambrose
Both men kick off the match with hand grappling. Dean applies a wrist lock and sends him to the mat, but Dolph fights through and both men are at a standstill. A very slow start with mat techniques and they try to feel the other one out. Dolph tried to hit a superkick, but Dean stopped him in his tracks. Dean kicks Dolph in the chest and clotheslines him to the outside, which set up a missed Suicide Dive. Dolph takes him down and more slow technical wrestling.
The pace begins to pick up with a dropkick from Ziggler. Dean connects with a back breaker and then slugs away at Dolph. Dean tries a flying elbow, but Dolph reverses it and then applies a sleeper hold. He forces the break and then Dolph rolls him up for two. Both men exchange pinfalls and it ends with both men hitting a crossbody on one another. Both men head up top and knock each other off the rope. Dean takes over, but Dolph hits a dropkick and a Fameasser for a two count. He gets a DDT and then Ambrose counters a superkick for a two count. Dolph hits a Superkick and only gets two. Ambrose connects with Dirty Deeds for the win.
The second match of the tournament was much different, more meticulous and slow paced. They grappled, brawled and really focused on each other trying to “one up” their opponent. I think the split crowd helped these two favorites, especially since they enjoyed the beginning of the match while seemed slow. Either way, it is hard to hate the traditional and classic back and forth technicality. While we knew Dean would probably win, they kept us on the edge of our seats with drama.
