Rock’s return, Hell in a Cell raise up present

The Rock is again and he doesn’t seem pleased with Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes – with a easy hand gesture signaling his emotions. 

The huge return ended and lifted up a principally entertaining Dangerous Blood pay-per-view from State Farm Enviornment in Atlanta on Saturday. 

It delivered an excellent Hell in a Cell match,a trio of returns and a few artistic bumps in the course of the cardboard – together with one reserving determination that gave the impression to be rejected by the gang – as 4 of the 5 matches included some type of outdoors interference. 

It ended, nevertheless, with a stellar flourish that has The Bloodline story on the trail to Survivor Sequence and WarGames.

Listed below are 5 takeaways from Dangerous Blood:

Indignant Boss

A lot of the match between Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu in opposition to Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns feels inconsequential as a result of it was all a setup for the returns and moments on the finish. 

A couple of issues to notice could be Reigns getting a stronger babyface response than Rhodes after each obtained WrestleMania-like entrances with stay music.

The payoff to the new tag to Reigns felt slightly lackluster and Fatu was booked as a monster. It took Rhodes giving him a callback top-rope splash by way of the announce desk to lastly hold him down. Rhodes saluted Reigns to inform him, “You’re taking it from right here.” 

The remainder of the brand new Bloodline got here to the ring with Sikoa in hassle. Sikoa grabbed Reigns and yelled at him, “You lied to me! You informed me I used to be subsequent in line!” as one other determine with a masks appeared outdoors the ring between Toma Tonga and Tonga Loa.

It was a returning Jimmy Uso, who was taken out by the brand new Bloodline in storyline. He opened the door for Reigns to catch Sikoa off guard and spear him for the win. The hug between Uso and Roman drew an enormous pop. 

A bit of bit after a nod of appreciation to Rhodes, Uso needed to coax Reigns to return to the ring to assist the “American Nightmare”, who was getting pummelled by the Bloodline. Reigns picked up the Undisputed WWE championship and slowly handed it again to Rhodes. 

It was then The Rock’s music hit for the primary time since April. He stood alone with the Bloodline retreating to the stands. He didn’t say a phrase. We obtained a raised eyebrow, his fingers within the air going 1-2-3 and a slit of the throat.

It looks like he’s both signaling Reigns, Rhodes and Uso as targets or making reference to pinning Rhodes at WrestleMania and Reigns getting pinned 1-2-3 by Rhodes there. Within the Finals Boss’ thoughts, he is likely to be the rightful subsequent particular person to face Rhodes and never Reigns. 

Steeling the Present

CM Punk and Drew McIntyre gave their trilogy a correct ending with a wonderful, bloody and hard-hitting Hell in Cell match.

It had the one wild spot of McIntyre suplexing Punk from the apron in tight quarters by way of a desk on the surface. Each males have been bloodied at completely different factors, Punk with pictures from a wrench and McIntyre with a blow from a toolbox. 

There have been loads of weapons used, and principally with a objective. Punk did injury to McIntyre’s again, together with dropping him on a flipped-over desk with the legs torn off. The wrenches, nevertheless, stored popping up.

McIntyre hesitated utilizing one halfway by way of the match and missed on a Claymore. He later used a wrench to interrupt the Anaconda Vice. Punk was prepared to smash a pleading McIntyre with a wrench on the finish, however the Scottish Warrior countered with a low blow.

That’s the place McIntyre’s hubris and want to humiliate Punk – which has value him all through this feud – did so once more. McIntyre, as a substitute of thumbtacks, dropped friendship bracelet beads on his opponent’s head.

He would miss the Claymore try and smash his already injured decrease again into the ring steps in the course of the squared circle. Punk took benefit, wrapped a sequence on his knee to the GTS for the third time within the match and pinned McIntyre to lastly finish this feud. 

Punk collapsed on his technique to the again to promote the brutality of all of it whereas being attended to by medical personnel. Is World Heavyweight champion Gunther subsequent?

Ripped Away

The gang in Atlanta was prepared for Rhea Ripley to get her full revenge on Liv Morgan and Dominik Mysterio. They have been shifting towards that crescendo with Ripley beating Mysterio like a pinata as he hung from the shark cage by his chained ankle.

It was at that second Raquel Rodriguez returned after months away with a storyline damage inflicted by Ripley to assault Mami and trigger the match to be a DQ and have Morgan – her former tag group associate retain the Ladies’s World championship.

The gang booed the end and never getting a clear winner and never Rodriguez, as was in all probability meant. That might change going ahead, however the determination backfired on WWE for one night time as we possible must endure doubtlessly months extra of this story earlier than the actual payoff.  

Every part main as much as the questionable end was good. Mysterio – who obtained a enjoyable Low Rider entrance with Morgan — performed into his panic of being raised within the cage whereas being afraid of heights. Morgan went proper after Ripley’s knee, the damage that was on the heart of the story main as much as the match. 

Morgan tried a Three Amigos suplex, however Ripley countered the third one. Ripley went to the highest rope and paid homage to Eddie Guerrero in her personal approach and Jey Uso earlier than a frog splash, however Mysterio obtained the cage door open one way or the other and Morgan kicked out. 

Morgan and Ripley fought to the ground because the challenger delivered a Riptide as Mysterio watched. Mysterio fell over the sting attempting to verify on Morgan. Ripley, after taking Morgan again to the ring, pulled a kendo stick from underneath the ring to beat Mysterio. It set the questionable end in movement.

WWE possible need to hold the title on Morgan, however she wants some muscle to make it plausible.

It was a part of a so-so night time for Judgment Day-related matches. Damian Priest and Finn Balor turned in a match that in all probability would have been higher fitted to Uncooked. There was nothing unsuitable with it, however nothing particular both.

Priest managed the match early and infrequently with loads of heavy offense. Predictably, issues turned when The Judgement Day’s JD McDonagh, Carlito and Mysterio obtained concerned. It gave Balor the opening for a Coup de Grace, however Priest kicked out. Finally, Balor went for one more prime rope transfer and Priest caught him for a South of Heaven to win.

Queen Nonetheless Reigns

The tip script remained the identical after Bayley and Jax went out of their consolation zones. That was particularly so for Jax, who dished out quite a few counters – together with a hurricanrana reversal. There was a enjoyable spot the place Jax was down outdoors the ring and Bayley couldn’t drag her again. 

Bayley had the match gained with a Rose Plant, however the ref was out after Jax unintentionally fell on her. Tiffany Stratton would come charging out together with her Cash within the Financial institution Briefcase and knocked Bayley down. Simply as Stratton was about to formally money in, Jax did an Undertaker-like sit-up and argued together with her pal within the nook over her close to betrayal.

Bayley took benefit and utilized a rollup on Jax. She kicked out and Bayley regarded to return to the highest rope. Stattron threw the briefcase at her to distract her. Jax jumped up and delivered an Avalanche Samoan Drop after which pulled Bayley over to hit an Annihilator to retain the WWE Ladies’s championship.

Jax, the Queen of the Ring, has been known as Queen rather a lot currently. May a returning Charlotte Aptitude be subsequent?  

Added Bonuses 

WWE did a VIP space in one of many suites the place the hosts Bianca Beliar, Jade Cargill and Naomi have been throwing a celebration for WWE stars, legends and artist Metro Boomin, which they lower to twice. I’d a lot slightly see a sixth match, although I assumed taking time to introduce round a dozen WWE Corridor of Famer ringside was a cool use of them.

---

It seems WWE laid the groundwork for a possible Gunther vs. Goldberg match because the World Heavyweight champion got here out and began throwing insults on the Corridor of Famer and former Atlanta Falcon, who was sitting ringside along with his household. Goldberg obtained scorching and jumped the barricade after Gunther informed his son, Gage, that he hoped his dad was a greater father than a wrestler.

---

It got here after Triple H introduced the lads’s and girls’s world champions will face one another yearly at Crown Jewel in matches that can have definitive outcomes to find out the winner of newly unveiled Crown Jewel champion belts. This reeks of WWE creating extra new awards to offer out at Saudi exhibits – such because the Best Royal Rumble belt and the Greatest within the World Cup — to make them really feel prestigious. The reserving for this ought to be attention-grabbing to say the least. 

Largest Winner: CM Punk

Largest Loser: Finn Balor 

Greatest Match: CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre    

Grade: B+