As such, it's not clear at this time what the format will be for
Thursday’s show or even what order these matches and segments will
be shown in.
The Social Outcasts come out for a promo, in their typical humorous
heel style. At the very least, Axel could be used more seriously, but that
doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
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AJ Styles def. Heath Slater
The victory comes from a Phenomenal Forearm by Styles, who is now
using this impressively athletic move as his finisher. It’s possible that
he could still use the Styles Clash, but for now, he seems focused on
the flying forearm smash and the Calf Crusher submission hold.
This is where this format for the week gets really interesting, since the
fans in Brooklyn wouldn’t have yet known for sure that Chris Jericho
would accept Styles’ challenge for WrestleMania. That means he
couldn’t really do much talking about his larger storyline leading into
this match.
D-Von Dudley def. Jimmy Uso
The Dudleyz seemingly have the upper hand going into WrestleMania,
but history tells us that momentum could easily be reversed Sunday.
The match between these two sets of brothers could be sneaky good
and will easily exceed the low expectations most fans have for it.
Dean Ambrose def. Erick Rowan
Ambrose drops the Wyatts’ designated fall guy with a Dirty Deeds to
go into the “Showcase of the Immortals” on a winning note. Honestly,
though, was there anyone who saw this match advertised during RAW
and expected anything different? Ambrose is preparing for one of the
biggest matches of the event, and Rowan could take a pin in a coat
closet by himself.
Ambrose, as expected, has built brilliantly to his street fight with Brock
Lesnar at WrestleMania. Through interactions with Mick Foley and
Terry Funk, as well as a fantastically weird segment with a wagon on
Monday’s RAW, he and Lesnar have done everything they could to
convince us that Ambrose is a believable threat to take down the Beast
Incarnate. If he did, and he should, that would be one of the company’s
biggest rubs and could lead to big things down the road.
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