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While I will say that a LOT did happen at the Horror Show at Extreme Rules, but whether or not the developments were positive or negative is a matter of debate. I will admit that WWE did think out of the box at WWE Extreme Rules 2020 and this can only bode well for the future, even if a few decisions backfired for them.
Be sure to leave a comment and let me know if you thought the Horror Show at Extreme Rules was a good or a bad show from WWE. And I have said this in the past, and I will say it again, my review of Extreme Rules is just the opinion of one person who has been a wrestling fan for almost three decades and hence, there is no right or wrong.
So, with that said let me commence with my review of WWE Extreme Rules 2020.
#1 Best: Cesaro and Nakamura become the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions at Extreme Rules
Anyone who has followed the story of Cesaro or Shinsuke Nakamura in WWE must be delighted that they captured the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at WWE Extreme Rules because they are two of the most overlooked Superstars in the entire WWE roster.
Some people may be pessimistic about this development. They might say that Cesaro and Nakamura are only transitional Champions so that The New Day can add yet another win when they recapture the SmackDown Tag Team Championships to create yet another WWE record and that may well be true.
But this also allows Heavy Machinery, one of the more overlooked acts in the WWE roster to challenge the heels for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam and have the match of their career against two of the best in the world.
#1 Worst: Did WWE take a shot at AEW with MVP becoming the United States Champion at Extreme Rules 2020?
I don't know what the actual situation with Apollo Crews is and I do hope that he is back in time to regain and reclaim the WWE United States Championship very soon. But there was a tweet from my esteemed colleague Gary Cassidy during the course of WWE Extreme Rules that made me wonder if the whole angle with MVP becoming the United States Champion with Apollo Crews not showing up was a way for the company to take a shot at Jon Moxley and AEW at Fyter Fest.
One even has to wonder if this whole angle at Extreme Rules 2020 was a jibe from WWE Creative at Impact Wrestling where there's a World Champion in Eddie Edwards and Moose is the TNA Champion. Whatever the case may be, I am not really a fan of how everything played out with Apollo Crews and MVP and genuinely hope that the title is elevated to a prestigious position once again.
#2 Best: Drew McIntyre is portrayed as an absolutely unstoppable monster at WWE Extreme Rules 2020
We fault WWE for so many of the decisions that they have made but one thing that they have done right is their booking of Drew McIntyre. This is a man who has been portrayed as bulletproof and it is great to see WWE going all the way with him, overcoming impossible odds, at Extreme Rules 2020.
Also, can we take a moment to praise Dolph Ziggler, who is just the best 'seller' in the business at the moment, who kept scratching his head at WWE Extreme Rules, unable to fathom what it would take to keep a beast like Drew McIntyre down?
Drew McIntyre has been presented as a credible star and whoever he faces at SummerSlam will have to be a top star, in the vein of someone like Randy Orton to believably compete against the WWE Champion. His Extreme Rules performance proved that WWE has much invested in his brand, despite the low ratings that RAW has seen.
#2 Worst: Everything about the Swamp fight at Extreme Rules 2020 except for Alexa Bliss
Remember how I said at the start of this article that my thoughts are my own and you may choose to differ in opinion from me about WWE Extreme Rules quite freely, voicing your thoughts in the comments section down below?
Well, we had arguments in the Sportskeeda Writers' chats about whether the Swamp Fight was a masterpiece or a disaster and I was of the opinion that the main event of WWE Extreme Rules 2020 fit the latter category.
WWE prides itself on creating movies, but what we saw unfold between Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman at Extreme Rules felt like a low-budget cheesy horror movie.
What I did enjoy is Alexa Bliss showing up as Sister Abigail, rekindling the romance that began in the Mixed Match Challenge at Extreme Rules 2020.
Also, the reference to the dilapidated boat was a lot of fun to see, but overall the whole match just did not work for me, as a concept.
#3 Best/Worst: The eye for an eye match between Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins at WWE Extreme Rules 2020
I genuinely thought that the whole 'eye for an eye' stipulation between Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins added a whole feeling of uneasiness to Extreme Rules that may not be generally felt in the super safe environment of WWE anymore. If you actually consider the Seth Rollins vs. Rey Mysterio match for what it was, an extraordinary match between two of the best athletes in the business, who tore it up at Extreme Rules in the wrestling department, we had a winner.
But what took me out of the whole thing honestly was the fact that the match ended with a fake eyeball at Extreme Rules 2020, which bordered on the realm of the ridiculous, and the problem could have been easily remedied had it been a regular match. Do you really need a stipulation for a match between Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules when a mere wrestling match would have sufficed for most fans?
#3 Best/Worst: Bayley becomes the referee at WWE Extreme Rules 2020
Does it make sense to have two Champions who are not recognized by WWE on the same show? I like a creative idea when it is done in isolation but at WWE Extreme Rules 2020, the company went a little overboard with creativity and I have to say that it may just be a little convoluted with both Sasha Banks and MVP as unrecognized Champions on WWE RAW.
That said, I have to admit that Sasha Banks and Asuka have incredible chemistry in the ring, and for the duration that they worked against one another at Extreme Rules, they were absolutely on fire. Is it any wonder that WWE does not want to end the feud and they'd prefer to keep it going all the way until SummerSlam because of the chemistry these two women shared at Extreme Rules 2020?
Do you guys think that Alexa Bliss should shed the Goddess avatar and become Sister Abigail permanently after WWE Extreme Rules considering how awesome the scene was?
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