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Extreme Rules took over WWE's Performance Center in Orlando last night and it saw some of the most interesting matches so far this year. The "Eye For an Eye" match saw The Monday Night Messiah Seth Rollins come out on top when he took out Rey Mysterio's eye, whilst the Swamp fight concluded with a very confusing finish.
It was a night that saw three title changes, though two of these were controversial and it's unclear if they will still stand after tonight's episode of RAW. There were also some interesting backstage segments where D-Von Dudley made an appearance and Bayley was able to put herself over as a much bigger heel.
Extreme Rules delivered, there's no question of that, but there are some things that should definitely have been done differently.
#5. Dolph Ziggler had a much easier option
Dolph Ziggler went full heel with his stipulation for the WWE Championship last night and it saw Drew McIntyre forced to ensure a lot of physical abuse in order to retain his Championship.
The stipulation was that Ziggler was having an Extreme Rules match and everything was within the rules - but only for him. This also meant that the title could change hands if Drew lost by disqualification or count-out.
If this were the case, then why didn't Bobby Roode come out and attack Ziggler? This would force the disqualification and would allow Ziggler to become Champion. There was a much easier option there for The Showoff, who is supposed to have a fantastic wrestling mind.
The only reason that this perhaps didn't happen was because WWE already had two controversial finishes booked during Extreme Rules and maybe didn't want the WWE Championship surrounded by controversy on the same night.
#4. Why wasn't Dominick already at ringside with his father?
There was no stipulation announced ahead of the "Eye for an eye match" last night at Extreme Rules that all other stars were banned from ringside. This was why Kevin Owens took out Murphy ahead of the match on the Extreme Rules pre-show. This means that there's no official reason why Dominick wasn't out there supporting his father.
The match was obviously no disqualification so it would have allowed Dominick to get in on the action on behalf of Rey Mysterio and help to overcome the threat of The Monday Night Messiah.
Dominick has been built to have some issues with Seth Rollins over the past few weeks and having already cost his father one of his eyes, the WWE Universe is now supposed to believe that Dominick decided to remain in the back and watch this epic Extreme Rules bout happen on a screen.
Dominick didn't even try to go after Rollins after he had taken out one of his father's eyes at the end of the match. The son of Mysterio has already proven that he isn't scared of Rollins, so why wouldn't he confront him after he could have ended his father's career?
#3. The winner of the Swamp Fight needed to be much clearer
The Wyatt Swamp Fight between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman main evented this year's Extreme Rules. The two men were once part of The Wyatt Family and have stood in that ring many times as friends and enemies but this is the first time that Strowman had returned "home" since the demise of the faction.
Ahead of the match last night at Extreme Rules, there were no rules announced and the WWE Universe didn't actually know how a winner would be decided. Would this be seen as a battle to the death and, if so, are we supposed to believe that Strowman can just walk away from that and fight at SummerSlam?
The ending was really unclear, both men went into the water and then The Fiend emerged, so is Strowman now a captive of The Fiend until SummerSlam? Is that the end of Cult Leader Bray Wyatt? What does Sister Abigail have to do with The Fiend? Is The Firefly Fun House in the Swamp? It appears that the Swamp fight has just created more questions than answers. Even WWE were confused as to who the winner of the match actually was.
What a weird way to end Extreme Rules.
#2. Did Sasha Banks actually win the Raw Women's Championship?
Sasha Banks took on Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship last night at Extreme Rules, just months after Asuka was handed the title by Becky Lynch, who has since taken maternity leave.
Banks isn't a Raw superstar but was allowed to challenge for the title because she's the Women's Tag Team Champion and often wrestles on RAW. Last night at Extreme Rules, the Boss was able to become Women's Champion, but not officially.
It was easily the most controversial ending of the night since Asuka took out the referee with the green mist before Bayley then took off the referee's shirt and made the three count herself. Bayley and Sasha then left Extreme Rules carrying all of the WWE Women's Division titles.
There's no reason why someone couldn't have come out and attacked Asuka and then Banks could have just stolen the title instead. This would have definitely led to a Championship match for Banks in the future and wouldn't have made her any less of a Champion than she is now.
This would have allowed Shayna Baszler to step back into the Women's title picture since Banks and Bayley have been suffocating the Women's Division in recent weeks.
#1. Why didn't anyone avenge Apollo Crews at Extreme Rules?
This is the big question that's being asked following Extreme Rules since MVP was able to win the United States Championship via forfeit last night. It was noted by the commentary team that Apollo Crews hadn't been cleared to compete so he wouldn't be allowed to defend the title which meant that MVP was the new Champion.
In the past, there has always been a 10 count in order for a forfeit to take place, but this didn't happen last night. Cedric Alexander and Ricochet have also had their issues with Bobby Lashley and MVP in recent weeks but they didn't come out to avenge their fallen friend.
The whole segment was just MVP being given a title then walking away. Now, hee's a heel and last night was very heel heavy. It's unknown what the real reason is for Apollo Crews' no show last night at Extreme Rules (though it may be COVID-19 related), but the former Champion did tweet after the show to note that he's coming for the Championship when he is cleared.
