Sean Ross SAPPlane: Podcast Notes, Fastlane, Goldberg, Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, Braun Strowman

Pre-show

• Kendrick and Noam Dar segment. Harmless.
• Cesaro and Sheamus visit the pre-show panel for reasons.
• Jinder Mahal and Rusev shooting down the best of seven idea of Foley's was great.

Akira Tozawa & Rich Swann defeated Brian Kendrick & Noam Dar (w/ Alicia Fox)

• Tozawa's screaming was over with the crowd early, but they quickly fell asleep. 
• There was a camera cut away mid-action to show Alicia Fox dancing like she was managing DJ Gabriel again.
• Rich Swann hits a crazy Phoenix splash after a good match. I wish they could just get over.

Samoa Joe defeated Sami Zayn

• Samoa Joe and Sami Zayn both over with this crowd.
• If Sami Zayn can Blue Thunder Bomb Samoa Joe, there's no reason it shouldn't be his finish.
• This is good from start to finish. Joe wins via technical submission.
• This put Joe over in victory, and the idea that Zayn would rather be put to sleep than tap out.

Backstage Crappenings

• Bayley mentions that Forbes says Charlotte is a great champion. Bayley, Forbes doesn't know shit about wrestling. They said Roman Reigns should team with Baron Corbin to get over.
• Stephanie is on the phone, foreshadowing some fudgery. She says that the title matches need to go off without a hitch.
• Foley tells Samoa Joe to not get involved in the main event.

Raw Tag Team Championship
Guns & Gallows (c) defeated Enzo and Cass

• You never know how a crowd will react to Enzo week-to-week.
• The spray tans gotta go. 
• Enzo has such a different, awkward style. It fits when he's playing babyface in peril, though.
• Cass puts a lot of hoss in those fallaway slams.
• That Enzo and Cass finish was hilariously bad.
• Enzo had his foot on the rope while he was being pinned, but Gallows moved it. Clever way to keep this going.

Sasha Banks defeated Nia Jax

• Sasha has some pretty sweet new gear, outside of the bedazzled part.
• I don't know if I've seen a scarier looking Torture Rack than one here. 
• Sasha and Nia Jax pull off an awesome series of reversals into guillotine and rear naked chokes.
• Nia Jax ends up hitting a great Faarooq spinebuster.
• Sasha Banks Okata rolls her way to a win! That was such a fun watch.

Cesaro (w/ Sheamus) defeated Jinder Mahal

• Jinder Mahal and Rusev fight before the match and Hardbody beats up Rusev. I hope Handsome Rusev turns into a Europeeno Heat gimmick.
• Cesaro is wearing a damn gold jacket. Dude.
• Jinder Mahal looks like Victor Conte is about to be hired as his mouth piece.
• This is a house show match you get when someone is injured and had to back out. Cesaro wins.
• Rusev attacks after the match, like 2 years after he was attacked. Big Show comes out.

Big Show defeated Handsome Rusev (w/ Lana)

• Rusev drove into Mania two years ago on a tank, as Ryan Mark pointed out. Now he's splitting with Jinder on the pape.
• The last hour has been conducted at a snail's pace.
• I'd like to fill this spot out, but there's not a whole lot to add. It's Big Show vs. Rusev. It's not bad or anything.
• Big Show repeatedly chokeslams Rusev and knocks him out for the win.

Cruiserweight Championship
Neville (c) defeated Jack Gallagher

• Gallagher's corner handstand doesn't make sense. Kick the son of a bitch in the top of the head.
• Gallagher hit an awkward/neat looking dive that Aries calls the Wounded Duck Plancha.
• If you're going to roll someone up, make it look like there's weight on his shoulders. 
• Neville hits a sick German suplex on Gallagher's head, then a second rope Phoenix splash.
• Gallagher and Neville turn up the heat, and after the last hour we needed it.
• They really beat the shit out of each other. Some scary bumps. Neville wins with a Red Arrow, that he had to bust out. 

New Day

• New Day have their New Day Pops! On a bicycle vendor! There's still hope for my Kofi Kingston bike Rumble spot!
• They allude to Big E being drunk.
• This was filler.

Roman Reigns defeated Braun Strowman

• If Reigns wearing sneakers is one more step from getting away from the Shield stuff, so be it.
• Roman Reigns looks like Samoan Duke "The Dumpster" Droese tonight.
• Strowman broke a cardinal rule of "pin if their shoulders are already on the mat" 
• Strowman actively enjoying stealing Roman's Samoan drop. Heh. 
• We get some cool spots here and there, really playing to Braun's strengths. Another really slow paced match.
• Braun Strowman misses a splash from the top rope! Wow. Spear…..clean win for Reigns…..uhhh.
• The whole Strowman ascension was to put over underdog Reigns clean as a sheet.
• "How can you not believe in the Big Dog now?" would be the name of a WWE book about the Summer 2014-2017

Raw Women's Championship
Bayley (c) defeated Charlotte 

• What if Sasha got Charlotte DQ'd? PPV streak continues, rematch used up, Bayley's title reign still questionable
• Dana Brooke gets shooed away by Charlotte.
• "You can go perform at the Arnold Classic, but make sure you get back Sunday night so Charlotte can tell you to fuck off on TV"
• Charlotte's head scissors attacks are always the same, but it's great offense.
• Charlotte hit the moonsault!!!
• Bayley has gotten rid a lot of the offense that didn't compliment her style too well.
• Bayley's top rope Frankensteiner and elbow drop consistently look good
• Bayley messes up an elbow spot that everyone craps on.
• Sasha attacks Charlotte ringside HOW IN THE FUCK ISN'T THAT A DQ?!?! WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON.

WWE Universal Championship
Goldberg defeated Kevin Owens (c) to become WWE Universal Champion

• This has a real big fight feel to it. 
• Owens stalls. They're milking this segment.
• Owens is ready, but Jericho's music hits. The bell rings.
• Spear, Jackhammer. Pin
• Well, then.
• Goldberg is super over.