WWE Clash of Champions 2016: Analysing and grading each match

Kevin Owens (C) vs Seth Rollins (Universal Championship)

Overbooked interference ruined Owens’ first title defence

Grade: 8.5/10

Once again, a match that was on the verge of being incredible was tarnished by a poorly booked finish. Owens and Rollins’ chemistry was evident, with the two men putting on an excellent bout that had the crowd hot for the most part. A number of great sequences (especially Owens’ gutbuster and frog splash) had the crowd applauding the two superstars. But, as the match was heating up and looking like it was building to a shocking finish, Chris Jericho came out, despite not being involved in the story whatsoever. His interference felt out of place, and the subsequent referee bump was poor as well.

Then, of course, Stephanie McMahon had to come out with the new referee, with the attention focused on her evil look towards Rollins. These three overbooked decisions led to an extremely flat ending to what was otherwise a wrestling clinic, and rather than booking a bold finish (Triple H interfering?) the WWE decided to once again rob the fans of a climatic ending. These awesome matches being ruined by poorly booked finishes was the main theme of Clash of Champions, and rather than redeeming themselves with a definitive main event, WWE went with a ridiculously overbooked finish. A good PPV that could have been great because of WWE’s lack of credible booking for the major matches, Clash of Champions felt like a B+ show when it was all said and done.

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