{"id":5825,"date":"2019-07-14T17:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=5825"},"modified":"2019-07-21T19:56:54","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T01:56:54","slug":"extreme-rules-kickoff-recap-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/extreme-rules-kickoff-recap-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme Rules Kickoff Recap &#038; Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>WWE Extreme Rules Kickoff<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n#ExtremeRules<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Air Date: July 14, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Event Date: July 14, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\naired live on the WWE Network<\/p>\n<p><strong>City: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=philadelphia-pa\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Philadelphia<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=pennsylvania\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">PA<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?tag=wells-fargo-center\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Wells Fargo Center<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel: Jonathan Coachman, Charly Caruso, Beth Phoenix, Sam Roberts<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Commentary: Tom Phillips <\/strong>(1)<strong>, Corey Graves <\/strong>(1)<strong>, Byron Saxton <\/strong>(1)<strong>, Vic Joseph <\/strong>(2)<strong>, Nigel McGuinness<\/strong> (2)<strong>, Aiden English <\/strong>(2)<br \/>\n<strong>Ring Announcer: Greg Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brand: Co-Branded<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nJonathan Coachman introduces the panel, and the panel goes over some matches on tonights show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the feud involving Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, Drew McIntyre, and The Undertaker.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe panel talks about the tag match featuring Shane and McIntyre versus Reigns and Undertaker.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nKevin Owens walks by an ambulance, and Kayla Braxton stops him. Kayla is surprised to see Owens, but Owens says he wouldn&#8217;t miss tonight&#8217;s show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nClips of Strowman and Lashley going through the LED board on the stage during their Falls Count Anywhere match on RAW two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe Panel talks about Braun Strowman versus Bobby Lashley.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Backstage<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nBaron Corbin likes the way Lacey Evans looks. Corbin says tonight is about payback or both of them. Lacey says Becky and Seth&#8217;s relationship will end in heartbreak tonight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 1<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Intercontinental Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Shinsuke Nakamura vs Finn Balor<\/strong> (IC Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Danilo Anfibio)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7382694957','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7382694957\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7382694957\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Shinsuke Nakamura wins via pinfall after Kinshasa and becomes the new IC Champ<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:36<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nGood match. Balor started strong and sort of reversed his and Nakamura&#8217;s roles from their match on SmackDown. Balor took the fight to the floor and used a dive and the barricades to gain an advantage. Back in the ring though, Nakamura found a way to hit some well-timed strikes to mount a comeback. I would have preferred to see this match on the main show so it could be longer, but this was entertaining. I like the recent resurgence of Nakamura.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the feud between Kofi Kingston and Samoa Joe.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nNew Day joins the panel via video to answer some questions. New Day is confident that they will all be wearing gold by the end of the night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match 2<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Cruiserweight Title Match<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tony Nese vs Drew Gulak<\/strong> (Cruiserweight Champ)<br \/>\n(referee: Drake Wuertz)<\/p>\n<!-- Content Reveal v2.3.1 -->\n<div class=\"scrhead\" onmouseover=\"document.body.style.cursor='pointer'\" onmouseout=\"document.body.style.cursor='default'\" onclick=\"acr_swap_display('ran_69e7382694a80','0','','')\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/simple-content-reveal\/images\/image1.gif\" class=\"scrimg\" id=\"scrimg_ran_69e7382694a80\" alt=\"Reveal content\" title=\"Reveal content\"\/>');<\/script> Show\/Hide Results\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<div style=\"display: none\" class=\"scrdiv\" id=\"scrdiv_ran_69e7382694a80\">');<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Result: Drew Gulak wins via pinfall after the Cyclone Crash<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time: 7:30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.writeln('<\/div>');<\/script>\n<!-- End of Content Reveal -->\n\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts<\/strong><br \/>\nVery good match. This felt like a fight between two guys who really don&#8217;t like each other and really want to hold the title. Both men were very aggressive, and many strikes were exchanged. Late in the match there were a few very nice sequences of counter after counter, and both men looked great. Being that Gulak was in his hometown, I feel like this title match should have been on the main card as well. The crowd was solidly behind Gulak, and the match was very good.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe panel goes over tonight&#8217;s matches one last time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Video<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nA look at the feud between the team of Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins versus Lacey Evans and Baron Corbin.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Panel<\/em><\/span><br \/>\nThe panel discusses the mixed tag winner take all match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Show Impressions<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nEven though both the matches deserved to be on the main show, this was an entertaining kickoff.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Match of the Night<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Tony Nese vs Drew Gulak<\/strong><br \/>\nThe energy and aggression combined with the fast-paced action made this an easy choice for the better match on the kickoff show.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/?p=5829\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&gt;&gt; Read the Recap &amp; Review for Extreme Rules. &gt;&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cruiserweight and Intercontinental titles are both on the line in two very good matches to kick off this year&#8217;s Extreme Rules!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1390,625,297,622],"tags":[476,550,345,494,438,916,535,546,539,903,393,1391,655,536,1848,1149,514,626,151,1257,517,638,1395,1491,354,1118,1107,614,1112,570,906,1365,1661,7,1048,739,1213,482],"class_list":["post-5825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-extreme-rules","category-ppv","category-show-results","category-wwe","tag-aiden-english","tag-baron-corbin","tag-beth-phoenix","tag-big-e","tag-byron-saxton","tag-charly-caruso","tag-corey-graves","tag-danilo-anfibio","tag-drake-wuertz","tag-drew-gulak","tag-extreme-rules","tag-extreme-rules-kickoff","tag-finn-balor","tag-greg-hamilton","tag-jonathan-coachman","tag-kayla-braxton","tag-kevin-owens","tag-kickoff","tag-kofi-kingston","tag-lacey-evans","tag-new-day","tag-nigel-mcguinness","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia-pa","tag-ppv","tag-raw-ppv","tag-sam-roberts","tag-shinsuke-nakamura","tag-smackdown-ppv","tag-tom-phillips","tag-tony-nese","tag-vic-joseph","tag-wells-fargo-center","tag-wwe","tag-wwe-cruiserweight-title-match","tag-wwe-intercontinental-title-match","tag-wwe-ppv","tag-xavier-woods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5825"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5845,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5825\/revisions\/5845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnjradio.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}