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WWE Roadblock PPV Results: 12-18-16
(4) RICH SWANN vs. T.J. PERKINS vs. BRIAN KENDRICK Cruiserweight Title shot
Austin Aries joined the announce team. Kendrick was knocked to ringside early with a potential injury so Swann and Perkins battled. He re-entered, but they knocked him out again. Perkins applied a knee-bar. Swann crawled over to the bottom rope. Perkins didn't have to break because it is no DQ rules in a Triple Threat match (which is stupid). Perkins broke anyway (which made him look stupid). Swann began to fight back with punches. Kendrick returned. Perkins and Swann double superkicked Kendrick. Swann then superkicked Perkins to get the anti-climactic win. Swann then broke into his smile.
WINNER: Swann to retain the Cruiserweight Title.
That cartoonish overbearing wide-mouthed smile Swann breaks into feels forced and phony at this point. Show a wider range of genuine emotions instead of seeming like he's just there to pose for a poster with his signature facial expression all the time. The match, like most Cruiserweight Division matches in WWE, was watchable but not as good as it needs to be.
-Afterward, Neville's ring entrance aired. The announcers talked about Swann and Neville being friends. Neville then attacked Swann. Perkins made the save. Neville knocked him out of the ring. Graves said he loves this side of Neville. Cole wondered why he was doing that. He attacked Swann at ringside, throwing him hard into the barricade. Fans chanted Thank you, Neville. A portion of the crowd is not enamored with the top two babyface personalties in the Cruiserweight Division. Neville made heelish facial expressions reminiscent of a vintage heel Triple H.
The Cruiserweight Division is the right place for Neville. Being a heel is the right for Neville, who is so vanilla as a babyface. This can ignite the division with a star athlete who can raise the level of in-ring work. He immediately leapfrogs Kendrick as a centerpiece heel who very likely will end Swann's reign.
(4) RICH SWANN vs. T.J. PERKINS vs. BRIAN KENDRICK Cruiserweight Title shot
Austin Aries joined the announce team. Kendrick was knocked to ringside early with a potential injury so Swann and Perkins battled. He re-entered, but they knocked him out again. Perkins applied a knee-bar. Swann crawled over to the bottom rope. Perkins didn't have to break because it is no DQ rules in a Triple Threat match (which is stupid). Perkins broke anyway (which made him look stupid). Swann began to fight back with punches. Kendrick returned. Perkins and Swann double superkicked Kendrick. Swann then superkicked Perkins to get the anti-climactic win. Swann then broke into his smile.
WINNER: Swann to retain the Cruiserweight Title.
That cartoonish overbearing wide-mouthed smile Swann breaks into feels forced and phony at this point. Show a wider range of genuine emotions instead of seeming like he's just there to pose for a poster with his signature facial expression all the time. The match, like most Cruiserweight Division matches in WWE, was watchable but not as good as it needs to be.
-Afterward, Neville's ring entrance aired. The announcers talked about Swann and Neville being friends. Neville then attacked Swann. Perkins made the save. Neville knocked him out of the ring. Graves said he loves this side of Neville. Cole wondered why he was doing that. He attacked Swann at ringside, throwing him hard into the barricade. Fans chanted Thank you, Neville. A portion of the crowd is not enamored with the top two babyface personalties in the Cruiserweight Division. Neville made heelish facial expressions reminiscent of a vintage heel Triple H.
The Cruiserweight Division is the right place for Neville. Being a heel is the right for Neville, who is so vanilla as a babyface. This can ignite the division with a star athlete who can raise the level of in-ring work. He immediately leapfrogs Kendrick as a centerpiece heel who very likely will end Swann's reign.
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