Elimination Chamber was pretty meh, but WWE made sure to entertain with MITB.
Sheamus winning MITB is a surprise, since we all thought Roman was winning. But it is a welcome surprise, at least for me, as it shows WWE still sees the first irish-born WWE champion as a top superstar in the company. Sheamus has always been one of my favorite superstars, and seeing him being a mid-carder kinda put me off. But now as MITB holder, it shows he isn't done being in the main event just yet, though we will have to wait for that(unless WWE pulls a Sandow). As for the other competitors, it was a good match, plenty of spots, everyone got in their big moments, and even story telling was told with Bray Wyatt costing Roman the match. Hopefully Bray is here to stay, as he is just too good of talent to brush off to the side. (Also Neville's Red Arrow to Sheamus was fucking sick.)
Nikki vs. Paige. We have seen this match multiple times, and it just seems like we are watching the same match each PPV, except with a different dirty end. Paige is a great Diva yes, but there is plenty of other Diva talent that should be in the PPVs. Naomi was a good start, but they should definitely try something new and not include Paige in every Diva's title match. Plus Nikki being champ is also getting old.
Ryback vs. Big Show just didn't hold up. The Miz on commentary was okay, but the match was average at best. Big Show's character is getting old and he can't really put on the good matches we would like to see anymore. And Ryback's shown to be a good wrestler, but they need to put him against smaller wrestlers, as him doing shoulder blocks and punches to the Big Show just looks fake. When Ryback is facing someone like John Cena, Sheamus, or someone his own size or smaller, he has put on a good match. But whenever they try to do 'Big Guy vs. Big Guy', a.k.a. him vs. Mark Henry or Big Show, they just fell flat on their face. Hopefully when(or if) Miz faces Ryback, it's a singles match.
Ok, if anything dares to say Cena sucks after his performance, I will yell. Kevin Owens vs. Cena at EC was already a great match, but MITB they really showed how much chemistry the two have, and how they can tell a compelling story, while putting on an amazing match. Plus, he had more moves than just 5 that match, with a Hurricarana, Sunset Flip, and an Electric Chair Drop, plus him using the Diving Leg Drop and Tornado DDT is nice to see. Owens was also great in that match, WWE is doing a good job in pushing him as this sort of bully who also has a Never Give Up attitude in the ring, seeing as how he kicked out of two AAs and plenty of John's signature moves. Overall a fantastic match, and the tiebreaker at Summerslam is almost guaranteed to be awesome.
The tag match wasn't anything special, but a nice cool-off and had a title change. The Prime Time Players holding tag gold is something I thought I'd never see, as in their previous run they were just that kind of jobber tag team to put other teams over. But I'm glad they finally got the respect they deserve with the titles. And New Day is New Day.
Holy fuck that main event is amazing. Firstly, I am never a fan of limb targeting in matches, as most cases of it are just the match being that and/or boring submissions and stomps. But Seth Rollins made it look right, by not making the entire match surround Dean's leg, but targeting it enough and with plenty of brutal-ness it was great. Speaking of brutal, the fucking spots were amazing, 2 powerbombs into the barricade and then a sit-out one onto a pile of chairs and a ladder was sick. Ladders shots were aplenty, and the selling of them really sold how much the two hated each other and wanted to hurt each other. The tribute to Dusty Rhodes with a Bionic Elbow off of the ladder was both awesome and an amazing tribute, showing that Dean, while a lunatic, still has a heart and tributes to one of the greats. And speaking of Ambrose having heart, having him take so much punishment, but keep fighting really made him look strong. And finally Seth winning cleanly was just what WWE needed to do, after making him look weak by winning dirtily and losing to J&J security of all people(no offense I love them). He looked like an actual champion, and someone who didn't need back-up.
Overall, the PPV was great, 2 matches that were perfect and having a decent mid card made the show one of the best in a while, with plenty of story telling, surprises, and openings to new rivals and rematches make Money in the Bank so amazing.