Opinion

Adam’s WWE Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 Results & Match Ratings

Adam brings his opinions on how the Horror Show shook out. Some good, some bad…but the name fit, right? Did you enjoy the latest WWE PPV?

Published

5 years ago

July 19, 2020

Adam Balaz

Well, Andrew didn’t feel like watching the Horror Show at Extreme Rules and I wasn’t too keen on it either but; Andrew pulled rank so… Welcome to my first WWE Review! There are a good amount of matches on the card and a couple of probable cinematic matches to boot, so let’s see how they fair to the younger Balaz brother’s standards.

Ratings:

Kevin Owens vs Murphy – Kevin Owens wins via Stunner: ** ¾
Tables Match: New Day(c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships: Nakamura & Cesaro win via Powerbomb through a table: *** – TITLE CHANGE!!
Nikki Cross vs Bayley for the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship: Bayley wins via Headlock Driver: *** – TITLE DEFENSE!
Eye For An Eye Match: Rey Mysterio vs Seth Rollins: Seth Rollins wins: ** ¼
Sasha Banks vs Asuka (c) for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship: Sasha wins via Pinfall(?): *** – TITLE… Change!?
Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre wins via Kip-Up Claymore: *** ¼ – TITLE DEFENSE!
Wyatt Swamp Fight: Bray Wyatt vs Braun Strowman: Camp Crystal Lake resurrected The Fiend…? Yay?

Results:

Kevin Owens vs Murphy

Owens is trying to get Murphy out of the Eye for an Eye match so Seth Rollins can’t get an unfair advantage with his match later on against Rey Mysterio.

KO tries to wrap this up real quickly with a Stunner but, Murphy escapes the attempts and goes to the skies often in the match, taking down Kevin with Meteoras, knee strikes and all of that only getting two counts. Murphy does a great job to discombobulate and shake up Owens but the tide changes when Murphy goes to the well one too many times, gets the Mania 14 special with a Superkick to daze followed up by the Stunner for the win and a great showing from both for the preshow free match and a good start for the main Horror Show to come.

New Day vs Shinsuke & Cesaro

Both teams showing how well they are as a unit as Cesaro and Shinsuke take Kofi out early but Big E comes in and takes them out. Each team goes for numerous table spots with an in ring spot, Big E attempted his Spear through the ropes and a bunch of very, VERY near misses. Instinctively, Shinsuke blocks a lot of table spots and even pushes a table away from the outside.

After all of that though, Kofi makes the error and Cesaro catches him on the top rope and powerbombs him through two tables, winning the tag titles for the Artist Collective.

Nikki Cross vs Bayley

Before the match, The Kabuki Warriors go up to Nikki and gives her the confidence she needs to stop her from doubting herself and that she is Women’s Champion material.

Bayley tries to belittle and pick on Nikki in the opening but Nikki showing she’s not going to quit and takes it to the champion, even using the Purge early but not getting the win. Both showing off mind games in the match with Cross going under the ring to trap Bayley through the ring skirt and using the old Bayley Buddy Wave to do the corner splash on Bayley to give her a taste of her own medicine for once.

In the end though, the usual Bayley and Sasha shenanigans occur with the use of Bank’s rings to sucker punch Nikki Cross and pick up the win.

Rey Mysterio vs Seth Rollins

Seth comes into the ring with a pair of pliers, ready for Rey but is ambushed from behind to take the advantage away from Rollins. They tease spots all the time for the eye with a screwdriver and other tools to the eye, Seth going to the point of the announce table from a head scissors and Rey breaking a kendo stick to get a sharp splinter to jam in his eye.

All of the outside fighting leading to climax was done very well but in the end, Seth takes the guard from Rey’s mask from the previous eye attack and “pulls” the right eye of Mysterio to gain the victory over.

Aftermath: Seth has to walk away from the scene as Dominik and officials come by and Rollins in disgust of his actions, vomits on the outside padding as the crowd boos and yells at Seth for what he has done.

Sasha Banks vs Asuka

The match started really good with both wrestlers showing off their technical prowess and no interference between Kairi and Bayley at all for the most part. Doing amazing and spectacular wrestling between the two, with Sasha’s Powerbomb from the apron to the boards, Asuka doing German Suplexes from the apron to the ring and everything inbetween.

This was a solid match… up until tom foolery happened. Bayley tries to run interference, the ref gets distracted, Asuka sprays the mist but Sasha ducks and the ref takes it then… Bayley takes the referee’s shirt and puts it on to do the three for Banks. It was a great match for the most part and then too many cooks in the kitchen.

Dolph Ziggler vs Drew McInytre

Alright so Dolph threw in little brother Madden Rules for this Championship match. I get five downs, you have to tell me the play you use before I pick, I pick your team and—I’m getting flashbacks because I always lost no matter what. Dolph decided that this match would be an Extreme Rules for him only and if Drew is counted out or Disqualified, Dolph wins the title. Now, I’m not gonna lie. If this was a five second match with a Claymore, I would have been satisfied because this type of stacking of the deck has never worked for me.

Both men using strong offense, Dolph was not shy about trying to use weapons for the advantage and Drew had a great little moment with the table that was on the outside because he wanted to use it and quickly turned a suplex away so he didn’t lose the championship. Gimmick aside, this was probably the best match on the card so far and the picture perfect Kip-UP from the Scottish Psychopath into a Claymore is more than a fitting end.

Now, I need to go see if I can beat Andrew with these rules after all these years…

Bray Wyatt vs Braun Strowman

This was entertaining but, I’m not considering this a match. No ring, no ref, all Bliss. It started off corny with “Luke Harper” and Bayou Goon #3 attacking Braun and the only reason why Braun is knocked out is because of his past self. Bray goes on with a lecture about how Strowman needs him and he would be nothing if it wasn’t for Bray and also how his success is borrowed because who knows how long that it will last before getting attacked by a snake to knock out Braun again.

Braun is placed near a firepit and takes out Mr. Luke Harper and sets the other guy on fire then, making a reference to Alexa Bliss and Braun with the Mixed Tag Challenge and trying to entice Braun only to be sucker punched by Bray. Bray is obviously the bad guy because well… who ambushes someone while thinking of Alexa Bliss? That’s rude.

After a fight on the docks and taking each other into the water and then we think Bray is finally gone, the Extreme Rules logo comes up but Bray takes Braun to the swamp and both seem to go into the swamp and because of the Swamp Water of Rejuvination—I mean Bray trying to fight it, The Fiend returns.

Overall Score: 4/10

Thanks Bret Hart, still a Michaels fan but, this was not good at all. The matches that would have been good were okay at best or complete headaches to watch in my honest opinion. That the fact the kickoff show was as good, if not better than the main card, says things. The tag title match was good but they incorporated way too many tables for my liking. It seemed like any form of a rest period, we need to grab a table. Cross showed that she can go and play with the mind games of Bayley during the match but, Sasha is just better at interfering than any of the women in the division. The eye for an eye match was good because a lot of times when Seth or Rey would attempt to gouge the eye out, it looked sickening. The vomit at the end was just a little too much though. You knew what you had to do, you knew what you would do, why vomit because it was a gruesome thing that you saw? You can look away, you can think how much of an awful person you are for this. We are in the middle of a pandemic, why vomit whether it’s real or fake?

Sasha and Asuka looked like it would be a great match, it showed off how crafty they were, how good they are and their technical prowess to boot. Then we got to referee bumps, distraction, do the stuff and over complicate the entire thing. Would have been match of the night until we got to the last five minutes. Drew and Dolph were clever with the whole match, Drew having to move his suplex so he doesn’t put Dolph through the table, Ziggler going full on assault with weapons to win his stacked match for the championship. In all honesty, it sloppy at times during the match where things were in the way or things weren’t placed right from the camera and then the Swamp Fight was okay for a cinematic matchup. There were a lot of references to the Wyatt Family which was nice but a lot of it was just, why expand with things like past Braun not liking the current Braun or the whole speech while Strowman was tied up in the rocking chair, it had it’s good moments don’t get me wrong but, all of it was just a lead up to the remake of the reboot of the rehash of Friday the 13^th with the Fiend returning.

With all of that said, it seemed very… lackluster compared to what we had yesterday. Maybe RAW will be better since they struck some matches off and put it there, who knows. All I know is that this wasn’t as hyped up as Slammiversary was and drastically dropped the ball. At least Bray or Braun didn’t throw in a towel because it looked like it was too dangerous or Big E holding Kofi up on Shinsuke or Cesaro OMG move. That would have been talked about around the world though.

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Money In The Bank

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Published

21 hours ago

June 6, 2025

PC Tunney

Sing it with me… money money money money moneeeeeeeeeyeeeeee… everybody’s got a price! MONEY IN THE BANK is here!!! How money will our staff picks be?!?

AJ – Roxanne Perez
Andrew – Stephanie Vaquer – *Bubba Sparxxx Impression* I don’t tell stories, I let them tell theyself.
Dave – Guilia – A stacked field but I just like her here.
DJ – Naomi
DPP – Roxanne Perez
Jason – Alexa Bliss
Patrick – Roxanne Perez
Rey – Naomi – If Naomi loses, we riot!
Rob – Naomi
Greg – Alexa Bliss – Bliss has had huge reactions since returning and is moving a ton of merch. While I can see them wanting to build Roxanne Perez, Giulia, or Stephanie Vaquer, I think Alexa Bliss.

Tunney’s Take: Rhea Ripley – I’ll make my case short and sweet… Mami in the Bank! You can’t leave that money on the table.

Chairshot Pick – Tie – Naomi 3 & Roxanne Perez 3 (Alexa Bliss 2, Giulia 1, Rhea Ripley 1, Stephanie Vaquer 1)

AJ – LA Knight
Andrew – El Grande Americano – Feels correct given his push and the fact he’s over.
Dave – Seth Rollins – Got to push that new faction.
DJ – LA Knight
DPP – El Grande Americano
Jason – LA Knight
Patrick – Solo Sikoa
Rey – LA Knight – Looks like another push, and he does have history with Cena.
Rob – Solo Sikoa
Greg – Seth Rollins – This company is extremely high in the El Grande Americano gimmick, but this match comes down to Seth Rollins or LA Knight. Given the Rollins storyline, it’s his briefcase to win.

Tunney’s Take: El Grande Americano – Picture this: Chad Gable wins the AAA Mega Championship and El Grande Americano wins MITB! WHAT A SATURDAY in LA!!!

Chairshot Pick – LA Knight 4 (El Grande Americano 3, Seth Rollins 2, Solo Sikoa 2)

AJ – Becky Lynch – Sadly
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I still don’t care about Lyra.
Dave – Lyra Valkyria – Starting to warm up to her and Becky has a lot to do with that.
DJ – Lyra Valkyria
DPP – Becky Lynch
Jason – Becky Lynch
Patrick – Lyra Valkyria
Rey – Becky Lynch – Put some fire on the Irish Beef.
Rob – Becky Lynch
Greg – Becky Lynch – I don’t think you do a rematch here just to have Becky lose again. Unless Bayley shows up to help Lyra.

Tunney’s Take: Becky Lynch – A big part of me feels that winning this title checks off a major box for Becks in her HOF career.

Chairshot Pick – Becky Lynch 8-3

AJ – Cena & Paul
Andrew – Rhodes & Uso – Easy way for Cena to lose without eating the pinfall.
Dave – Rhodes & Uso – Get the QB back on the winning track.
DJ – Rhodes & Uso
DPP – Rhodes & Uso
Jason – Cena & Paul
Patrick – Cena & Paul
Rey – Rhodes & Uso – Heels usually lose these kinds of matches. Logan takes the pin.
Rob – Cena & Paul
Greg – Rhodes & Uso – I hope Jey isn’t an afterthought here like Cody was last fall when he was paired up with Roman. I think Cody pins Cena to set up Cody-Cena 2 at SummerSlam.

Tunney’s Take: Cena & Paul – I don’t think Cena is involved in another loss until he loses the WWE Championship. I also think Logan Paul is NOT done trying to capture Jey Uso’s World Heavyweight Championship. …Travis Scott in the house?

Chairshot Pick – 6-5 Rhodes & Uso

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Chairshot Staff Picks: Backlash St. Louis

Chairshot Staff picks!!!

Published

4 weeks ago

May 9, 2025

PC Tunney

May is upon us and with that, so is Backlash from St. Louis! What does the first PLE after WrestleMania have in store for the WWE Universe? Let’s see if the Chairshot Staff can properly interpret the crystal ball of rasslin’ future.

AJ – Pat MacAfee – Gunther has to start losing control and who better than an announcer.
Andrew – Pat MacAfee – Goldberg getting involved does seem correct here.
Dave – Gunther – He’s not losing to a broadcaster.
DJ – Gunther – Pat is sent to the shadow realm until football season is over.
DPP – Gunther – Post match beat down leads to Pat time off.
Jason – Gunther – One massive spot and or bump from Pat.
Patrick – Gunther
Rey – Gunther – RIP MacAfee, t’was a good life.
Rob – Gunther
Greg – Pat MacAfee – Why? Goooooldbeeerrrrrgggggg!

Tunney’s Take: Gunther – Seems like the right pick here. Pat may be getting some time off and Gunther needs more heat.

Chairshot Pick – GUNTHER 8-3

AJ – Lyra Valkyria – Becky’s hopefully putting her over, still mad about Dakota.
Andrew – Becky Lynch – I have no real interest in Lyra currently.
Dave – Becky Lynch – Lyra is boring AF!
DJ – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley interferes.
DPP – Becky Lynch – Becky cheats and steals the title.
Jason – Lyra Valkyria – Bayley costs Becks.
Patrick – Becky Lynch
Rey – Becky Lynch – Story needs to jump up a bit, Becky Charlotte’s Lyra.
Rob – Lyra Valkyria
Greg – Becky Lynch – It’s been fun, Lyra. (It kinda hasn’t)

Tunney’s Take: Lyra Valkyria – Bayley’s interference should set up some type of program with Becky as we head towards Summer(Slam).

Chairshot Pick – BECKY LYNCH 6-5

AJ – Jacob Fatu – Great way to put him over w/ two former WHCs and LA Knight.
Andrew – Jacob Fatu – He’s Jacob Fatu!
Dave – Jacob Fatu – Too soon to pull the belt off him.
DJ – Jacob Fatu – Priest and LA can’t decide who’s is bigger.
DPP – Jacob Fatu – Your hardcore match, tables and chairs involved.
Jason – Jacob Fatu – The Champ retains due to or in spite of Solo.
Patrick – Jacob Fatu
Rey – Jacob Fatu – All gas. No brakes. Ain’t losing.
Rob – Jacob Fatu
Greg – Jacob Fatu – Someone from The Samoan Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Jacob Fatu – Uncle Mo is on Fatu’s side and other than Knight, I don’t see Drew or Priest holding the US title in the current circumstances of this title’s landscape.

Chairshot Pick – JACOB FATU 11-0

AJ – Dominic Mysterio – Judgement Day shenanigans just leading up to Finn turning on Dom later.
Andrew – Penta – Dom’s fine having a short reign, could also work for pushing AAA.
Dave – Dominic Mysterio – He’s probably more over than Penta.
DJ – Dominic Mysterio – Dirty Dom takes home the gold and the girl.
DPP – Dominic Mysterio – Big Head helps Dom pull out the win.
Jason – Dominic Mysterio – By hook and crook.
Patrick – Dominic Mysterio
Rey – Dominic Mysterio – Latino Heat keeps burning. Finn gets closer to the edge.
Rob – Dominic Mysterio
Greg – Dominic Mysterio – Someone from The Guerrero Dynasty ain’t winning a title just to drop it.

Tunney’s Take: Dominic Mysterio – That belt looks good with the king of chicken tendys. I can see Penta and Rey reforming as a tag team sooner than later.

Chairshot Pick – DOMINIC MYSTERIO 10-1

AJ – John Cena – Why? Cena wins, lol.
Andrew – John Cena – Shenanigans ensue so it’s not a clean win.
Dave – John Cena – The last time is now.
DJ – John Cena – Randy hears voices telling him he needs an Attitude Adjustment.
DPP – John Cena – Cena tries to cheat but the ref doesn’t call for a DQ.
Jason – John Cena – Nefarious means, Randy not ready for Evil John Cena.
Patrick – John Cena
Rey – John Cena – Cena just counting down the dates. Should be fun though.
Rob – John Cena
Greg – John Cena – You know they want Cody to be the hero in the end.

Tunney’s Take: Randy Orton – Once upon a time Randy got himself intentionally disqualified and it cost John. Saturday, history repeats itself with a 180-degree twist. Cena retains via Orton DQ victory. This time, Travis Scott’s appearance takes care of that task.

Chairshot Pick – JOHN CENA 10-1