WWE RAW 06/03/13: Daniel Bryan, Kane & Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
This match is all about that last Daniel Bryan hot tag. They build to it with a lengthy Orton FIP segment, and it's solid stuff -- what makes it better is that the viewer is just dying for that hot tag, which you KNOW is coming, and once Orton makes it, it's peak hot tag stuff. Bryan is all fired up & so is the crowd, and The Shield lads bump n' sell their asses off for him. It's amazing, and while the Orton FIP segment wasn't exactly a highlight reel of heels working the heat, it was still solid enough & more-than-good build for the incredible hot tag. Make that another week, another Team Hell No vs. The Shield banger. ***1/2
WWE RAW 06/10/13: Daniel Bryan vs. Seth Rollins
Rollins' first real singles showcase on the main roster, and who better to go against than the man who made him look like a star in ROH (shout-out to Nigel as well) way back in 2008? This was really good. Bryan's connection with the crowd is pure magic as they go nuts for everything he does, and everything he does rules, of course. Loved him bringing those classic elbow strikes of his into the usual repeated YES Kicks sequence, him countering Seth's enzuigiri by catching his leg & slapping on a half crab was AWESOME, and that roll-through German Suplex was extremely neat in all of its blunt-brutality. Also a big fan of them continuing the running bit of Rollins being overly cocky by going for that Surfboard once again, only for Bryan to get out of it almost immediately & punish him for it. ***1/2
WWE SmackDown 06/14/13: Daniel Bryan, Kane & Randy Orton vs. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
A great match, but even more of a great moment in time. The last few minutes with the action being super chaotic & the urgency being through the roof, the babyfaces systematically getting rid of The Shield & ultimately getting the victory, them reacting to that big W accordingly & Lilian Garcia's fantastic announcement of "...for the FIRST TIME EVER in a 6-man tag team contest, The Shield HAS been DEFEATED!" -- it's just goosebumps worthy stuff. The match layout is pretty different from the usual by The Shield lads too; it feels like they never get a full-on groove going, sure there's a couple of FIP segments, but they're all very short & not as organized n' tight as usually with them. Every time a member of the babyface team was in trouble, he tagged a fresh man in as fast as he could. It's some fantastic storytelling. As Michael Cole fantastically put it, this was not like every other night. ****
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