Kevin Owens def. Seth Rollins to retain the WWE Universal Champion in a great match that like the majority of this card by a bad finish. Owens and Rollins had a back and forth match as they threw everything at each other. Rollins would be nursing his ribs throughout the bout.
During the match, Owens would lay Rollins on the Spanish announce table. Owens would climb up the German announce table and would run off it to perform the Senton but misses. Rollins would gain the advantage but Chris Jericho would interfere. After Jericho’s interference, a ref bump and a Pop Up Powerbomb, Owens would defeat Seth Rollins.
Grade: B
In my opinion, I know heels cheat but this match was way overbooked. At Backlash, AJ Styles cheated but all there was a needed was the finishing move and a low blow. If the purpose was to set up Jericho vs. Rollins at the next pay-per-view, then it worked. With this booking, you can build up Owens/Rollins II at Survivor Series and have something else main event the show like the first Women’s Hell in a Cell match? Okay, I’m done peddling that.
Overall, I felt that Night of Champions was underwhelming compared to Backlash. Clash of Champions just felt like a slightly better episode of RAW. Unlike Backlash, where every finish had a satisfying result, Clash of Champions had some results that were head scratchers like the no contest in the Best of 7 series. Even the crowd was sitting on their hands for most of the show.
I give Clash of Champions a C+ overall as it had great wrestling but questionable finishes. Clash of Champions certainly wasn’t golden. I just hope it doesn’t feel like I’m in hell when Raw airs it’s next PPV next month.
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