The main event of Night 1 determined the stipulation for Night 2 when The Rock and Roman Reigns took on Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. It was more than 30 minutes between the end of Zayn’s match and the beginning of this one.
All four men stood in a staredown after the bell for a long time before Rollins and Reigns decided to start for their teams. The Tribal Chief took The Visionary down quickly and talked some trash about ending this match fast.
When Rhodes tagged in, he tried to take control but quickly found himself on defense. Rollins tagged back in and locked up with The Rock for his first match in eight years. Rocky easily pushed him down, but The Visionary just smiled and outwrestled The Great One for a quick moment to show off.
The first several minutes were quick exchanges and posturing, but things picked up a bit when Rhodes and The Rock were in the ring together.
The Great One and Rollins ended up fighting into the crowd, but Rock told the ref he would fire him if he counted him out in his role as a member of WWE owners TKO board of directors.
From that point forward, The Rock started cheating without worrying about any consequences. For a long time, this was all Rock and Reigns decimating Rollins and Rhodes.
This was all done in a way to make it seem like the babyfaces were in an impossible position, and it worked, but it also made for a match that wasn’t as exciting as it should have been. Nobody expected a five-star classic, but they didn’t do enough to make this feel worthy of being a main event.
This was enjoyable from a sports-entertainment standpoint, but it was lacking in the pro wrestling department. After a long and overbooked contest, The Rock pinned Rhodes to win and make it so Sunday’s main event would be Bloodline Rules.
Result: The Rock and Reigns defeated Rollins and Rhodes
Notable Moments and Observations
Billing this as the biggest tag team match of all time was a bit much.Rollins’ ring jacket was made from enough cloth to sail a medium-sized boat. The Rock’s entrance was awesome. WWE made a big production out of it. The video package made Rollins feel like a bit of an afterthought in this match because he has his own bout to worry about on Sunday, but he was included as much as possible. The video was on the long side, but it was good. The Rock used some F-bombs when saying he would fire the ref if he counted him out. The Cody Cutter didn’t connect very well. Rhodes putting The Great One through a table with a Rock Bottom right before Reigns speared Rollins through the barricade was a good sequence.
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