Now Let's See If Stomping Grounds Lives Up to The Hype...

A Scintillating Sunday to You Enthusiasts!

At least, that is the hope.  We are gathered today for the inaugural PPV, Stomping Grounds.  As you can see, the theme is supposed to be an evening full of “Ass-Kicketry” as everyone comes together to leave their foot in it!  Now, the question is who will actually do that.  There are a lot of titles on the line so expect a lot of people to be “thinking” out there.  The prime directive will be winning or retaining the title, except where that is a non-issue. 

The few places that could be relevant are the match between Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns.  This is a “Platinum Hoss Fight” if I’ve ever seen one so they’re going to have to manage just that and surprise us with just how much of a beat-down it is.  Now, you know me.   I’m not down for blood but if they get creative with how they kick each other’s ass, they may just get the shock of the night by being the match of the night.  Don’t be surprised if this one opens.

Also, I’m not sure if the SmackDown TagTeam Titles are on the line but a match that I feel is sort of make or break is the one with Daniel Bryan & Rowan up against Heavy Machinery.  Here, Heavy Machinery have to kind of establish themselves on WWE turf.  I know they’ve done that in NXT but since I don’t watch the Minor Leagues, they’re going to have to prove why they got called up here.  The same goes for the match with the New Day up against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.  Here it’s seems like it’s a more obvious place to go for sheer entertainment value but again, it will be up to the players to demonstrate that they do in fact mean to put their foot in in it, as in laying waste to all in their path.  With this set, I expect an ample dose of comedy but if it all can be accomplished, this PPV may just live up to its namesake.  

Everyone else, unfortunately, has a tougher job of selling their matches because in the face of title changes, these new developments should hold some weight.  As I voiced in a previous post, Stomping Grounds is a place where the WWE landscape could be changed and we could start to get some insight on how they plan to proceed in the face of AEW.  With them offering a show free to view next Saturday, WWE has to display that they know how to execute a PPV and not just that, a PPV that can establish storylines that we can invest in and follow.  They kinda have to suck us in with this one.  Give AEW a little run for their money.  The arbitrariness will have to serve a point from here on out or the WWE will find themselves having to validate themselves in the face of better planned/thought out offerings.  Here’s a chance to prove why they are “Then, Now & Forever”.  Funny tweets will get retweeted and as for Likes/Favorites, try not to be stingy but remember what the WWE has to do.  Don’t give it to ‘em if they don’t earn it.

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)