I loved the Regal stuff at the beginning of this show. Most defeated heel title challengers come out and demand another chance like it's their right. Regal comes out with a menancing politeness, attempting to charm his way into another shot whilst barely containing his anger at the perceived wrong to him. Regal's got the facials and the acting ability to pull this level of detail off without forcing it down anyone's throat. He was great in his short match with Hurricane, doing everything humanly possible to make make a cruiserweight comedy guy look like a credible opponent. Just a great display of bumping and selling, which also served to supplement the little story about how he was unprepared for a match.
The Zack Ryder-Yoshi Tatsu match was OK. My favourite thing about it was Striker referencing Misawa after the roaring elbow. Oh, and Ryder's music, which is just heinously catchy. The match itself is pretty generic TV fodder - fast stuff to start, chin locks in the middle, a few near falls. Yoshi's is seemingly getting his choice of puro junior spots, which makes his offence seem fresh, and he's continuing to learn how to work the crowd. Ryder's a guy I am just entertained by. He plays the gimmick brilliantly.
The battle royal suffered, like they all do, from meaningless stuff early on. Once the ring cleared, though, there was lots of enjoy. Goldust in particular was a blast. He has great babyface offence, hits it hard and fast and times it right. His rope running stuff at the end with Ryder was fun. Shelton skinning the cat and pulling Jackson over the top was a cool little spot. The finish was surprising (for everyone who didn't see the results before), and providing they're not actually lining Ryder up for the belt now, I approve - he's not the right guy to win, but he'll make a fine challenger. A decent little show, and no mistake.
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