Match Ratings For WWE Extreme Rules: The Horror Show From Sean Ross Sapp

SeanJuly 20, 2020

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!