WWE RAW 05/20/13: Daniel Bryan, Kane & Kofi Kingston vs. Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
2013 was filled with great TV matches between Team Hell No (+ friends) & The Shield. I've always thought of this one as possibly THE best one of the bunch, and I am glad to report that it still holds up tremendously. Every segment of the match rules big time; the babyfaces getting that shine, Kofi getting isolated by The Shield, Bryan's hot tag, Bryan as the FIP, Kane's hot tag & the finishing stretch. Everything about this is absolute excellence and comes with a RED HOT crowd to boot. ****1/4
WWE RAW 05/27/13: Daniel Bryan & Kane vs. Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins
We miss some of the beginning to the commercials, but once the broadcast returns we see Rollins working over Bryan. It's not long until Bryan gets back into the thing though & Team Hell No gets a lil' shine. Bryan is great with his kicks & all during it. Then Kane FIPs for a bit -- it's solid stuff, but the match kicks into such a high gear when he makes the hot tag to Bryan. Bryan's hot tag is INCREDIBLE; just oozing with energy & badass offense, and Rollins once again bumps like a madman for him. That German especially deserves a shout-out. As does Bryan busting out that vintage top rope backdrop of his -- such an awesome, brutal move. Rollins mocking Bryan by doing the Surfboard was awesome as well, and so was Bryan getting out of it fairly easily. Makes all the sense in the world that he would know how to get out of it. The sequence that follows is one of my absolute favorite moments of the whole match with Bryan kicking away at Rollins & teasing the hot tag to Kane -- just something about the scrappiness of that thing was so, so charming. Bryan's FIP segment as a whole was great. Kane's eventual hot tag is very solid too & it's made all the more better by Reigns and Bryan going at it at the same time as Kane is doing his number on Rollins, upping the already-high energy of the thing. Excellent match all around. ****1/4
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