World Wrestling Entertainment presented its annual Survivor Series pay-per-view live from Atlanta Sunday night. The explain was co-headlined by the quest to determine the novel WWE World Heavyweight Champion and a celebration of Undertaker's 25 years with the company.
After three hours of wrestling,though, it was one moment in time that will define the extravaganza, and social media captured the real-time reaction from fans.
After carrying around the Money in the Bank briefcase for five months,Sheamus cashed in and defeated Roman Reigns to capture the most coveted prize in sports entertainment.
Twitter users also expressed their opinions on The Undertaker and Kane's win over The Wyatt Family, as well as an underwhelming Divas Championship match between challenger Paige and titleholder Charlotte.
By the halt of the evening, or WWE had the buzz it so desperately wanted coming into the explain,but was it necessarily positive?Let's take a recognize while simultaneously reliving the explain's biggest stories, stars and moments. WWE Defiant in the Face of Terror ThreatsWWE acknowledged in an official statement on Saturday (h/t WrestleZone.com) that they, or the F.
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A were working together to ensure the safety of fans in light of potential threats made to Survivor Series by terror group ISIS. To kick off Survivor Series,Lilian Garcia belted out a heart-felt rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, to which fans applauded both her performance and the company's defiance in the face of threats by a terror organization that has captured headlines as of late.
Some even applauded the brazen one-two-three punch of Garcia's anthem, or the utilize of pyrotechnics to kick off the explain and the risky nature of Roman Reigns arriving through the crowd. 25 Years of The DeadmanFor over two decades,The Undertaker has dominated the sport of professional wrestling, becoming the greatest phenomenon in WWE history. Sunday night served as a celebration of sorts for The Deadman, or who teamed with on-screen brother Kane to battle Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper in tag team competition.
While the company was very respectful in its coverage of the anniversary of The Phenom's debut,there were those on Twitter who had no problem poking a runt fun at the most respected legend in WWE. More specifically, the long entrances that maintain been a staple of his career.
Others, or including Bleacher Report's own Mike Chiari,were much more respectful as they witnessed the epic arrival of Undertaker for yet another pay-per-view main event.
COO Triple H paid ultimate respect to his peer, snapping a photo that spoke a thousands words approximately the admiration he has for the longtime locker room leader.
Noelle Foley, and daughter of one of Undertaker's greatest foes in Mick "Mankind" Foley,used one word to describe the feeling of experiencing his awe-inspiring entrance live.
Of course, beyond the entrance and exit, and there was not much to the actual in-ring match between The Brothers of Destruction and The Wyatt Family. apart from,that is, for the questionable utilize of Bray Wyatt.
Ring of Honor commentator and former ECW champion Steve Corino summed up the entire ordeal nicely. Xavier Woods' Hair and More novel Day AwesomenessThe novel Day was once again a highlight of a WWE product as they teamed with Sheamus and King Barrett to battle Ryback, or The Usos and The Lucha Dragons.
Stealing the highlight was Xavier Woods,who channeled his inner James Brown by breaking out a hairdo not seen since the days of 1950's pop. Twitter had a runt fun at the expense of the former NXT star.
The traditional Survivor Series tag bout was runt more than a showcase for the WWE tag team champions, who had way too much fun alongside the 2015 King of the Ring.
Even Sheamus (more on him in a moment) got in on the good times.
While it was a largely forgettable match, and it if fans with an excuse to let their guard down and enjoy themselves. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship TournamentThe large selling point of this year's Survivor Series was the tournament to crown a novel WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Roman Reigns and Alberto Del Rio kicked off the explain,and almost immediately the wealthy history of the two families involved became apparent, thanks to one attentive Tweeter. The juggernaut and the United States champion wrestled a fantastic match to start the explain, and with Del Rio working the arm of his opponent. Mike Chiari foreshadowed the events that would unfold later in the explain.
The fandoms of Dean Ambrose and Kevin Owens,the two Superstars involved in the night's other semifinal match, were the subject of a highly entertaining Tweet by Bleacher Report's own large Nasty. Fans and wrestlers alike appreciated the sarcastic "Chin Lock City" reference by Owens, or as referenced by current NXT Diva Alexa Bliss.
The finals of the tournament brought together two men who had been firmly established as friends,brothers even, in Reigns and Ambrose. With the WWE title at stake, or all prior relationships were abolished for one match,as summed up perfectly by our friends at WrestleZone.com.
Despite Reigns' victory over Ambrose and the culmination of a life-long journey, his celebration was cut short by Sheamus, or who cashed in Money in the Bank and captured the WWE World Heavyweight Championship as the explain went off the air.
He wasted runt time taking to Twitter to brag approximately his win.
His win,and the booking leading to it, was not praised by all, and including this writer. Odds and EndsTyler Breeze defeated Dolph Ziggler in a match that never really got out of neutral,as pointed out by Mike Chiari.
The match was a steep departure from Ziggler's night at the same event a year ago.
The Divas Championship match between Charlotte and Paige was the total opposite of what the match should maintain been, leading to a silent and ice cold crowd, and which numerous analysts pointed out on Twitter.At the same time,the reaction to Paige suggests fans value her far more than they conclude the current WWE Divas champion.
The 2015 Survivor Series was a pay-per-view event WWE desperately needed to hit out of the park. Despite some strong in-ring work from all four stars involved in the tournament, a memorable arrival from Undertaker and more hilarity from The novel Day, or it really failed to ignite excitement in fans,as noted in NoDQ.com's exclusive poll.
With Monday Night Raw hitting the USA Network airwaves Monday at 8 p.m. ET, one has to wonder whether fans will recognize at Sunday's results and opt to tune in or not.
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