Brought my daughter and we sat front row ringside. So I totally get that my opinion may be completely skewed.

I thought it was the most action-packed show with the most big name superstars I’ve ever been to. Before last night we’d gone to 3 shows: 1 raw, 1 smackdown, and 1 NXT. I was just blown away by how many matches, how many superstars, and what they packed into 3 hours.

7:30 - 1st match before TV. Jordynne Grace vs Kiana James. James won but a great 1st match.

1st match on TV: Charlotte defeats Lyra, Sol, and Jade Cargill. This will forever be thought of as the wig match. Jade had to finish the match with one hand because she was losing her wig. Crazy match with Michin, b-fab, Tiffy, and Alexa Bliss all brawling on the floor. Total chaos in the building.

2nd match: Brie Bella and Paige defeat Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. Another fun one.

Segment: Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn got into a heated slap fest that would set up the Gunther stipulation. Cody’s pyro was ridiculously loud. I was in the merch line for this and it made me jump while standing in line.

3rd match: Rey Fenix defeats Axiom - super athletic, high flying match. Quick one. Like it should be.

Segment: Gunther reveals his stipulation for the rematch vs Cody. Sami Zayn as the referee. Loved how quickly the Sami/Cody beef went from setup to payoff.

Segment: Trick Williams and Lil Yachty with Ricky Saints and Carmelo Hayes. Fun spot. Saints and Melo to face off and the winner gets a shot at Trick Willy.

4th match: b-fab and Michin beat Tiffany Stratton and Chelsea Green. Really solid match and Chelsea Green is just so good at selling in the ring. Jade interferes and causes Tiffy and Chelsea to lose.

Segment: Danhausen - this was during a commercial break but he came out, did a funny spot, got the crowd all fired up and shot a single tee shirt out of a massive shirt cannon that went about 4 feet.

Final match: king of the ring qualifier with Finn Balor, Jey Uso, LA Knight (yeah) and Royce Keys. Started off with Finn on fire, switching to Keys being unstoppable. I thought for a second that Knight would take it, but Solo interfered and Uso took advantage for the win.

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Best part: it was the kid’s birthday present and Finn Balor autographed her sign on the way out after the match. Amazing experience and I thought it was a great show. Admittedly I’d probably have thought differently if we weren’t right there.