Rusev vs. Sheamus

[8.0] "Not as good as their first encounter but I still enjoyed this. Sheamus puts on the best hoss fights and this is a perfect example, just 2 big men trying to beat the hell out of each other for 15 minutes straight. I was hoping it would go on for as long as the first one but I'm still fine with how long this one went."

[6.0] "The standard 'Big meaty men beating each others meat' and it has always never failed to be entertaining. Sheamus winning was unexpected but a clash between the two buster brawlers was a treat indeed. Solid match ***1/4"

[7.0] "Not quite at the level of their previous match, but still pretty solid. Glad that Sheamus picked up the win this time around, and I'm happy to say that I'm looking forward to the inevitable rubber match. Just let them go all out and destroy each other."

[8.0] "Really strong work here once again from these two. Not totally sure if it was better than the first one not to long ago. This gave me g1 vibes in the best way possible. The finish to me was kind of eh not sure why rusev was booked to pick up the weapon and then get his head blown off and lose but oh well. ***3/4"

[8.0] "It's nice to see a simple slugfest with a simple booking in the midst of internet era of viral moments with flashy moves, fancy spots, and creative finishes."

[8.0] "Sheamus and Rusev can have a match with a misstep or two and it is still a top 25 TV match. Not as good as their first of this series, but they clearly have a PLE level chemistry"

[7.0] "Slightly worse than their previous match. And that Sheamus' botch is funny as hell, he worked around it tho, which is nice."

[6.0] "***3/4 Good match, one of the best you can see on a weekly WWE show, but the fight is very empty, good chemistry, interesting sequences, good kick-outs, interesting ending but a bit cold for the level of the match, it is good, a very entertaining brawl, with the public into the match but, it suffers from being irrelevant, without purpose or feeling which takes away interest"

[7.0] "This match was slightly worse than their last encounter. Sheamus defeated Rusev with a Brogue Kick, but before he executed it, Rusev exposed a turnbuckle to gain an advantage."

[6.0] "Not a fan of this style wrestling. With GUNTHER Sheamus showed a much better brawl than with Rusev. However I can't name this match like a bad. Really good fight, but with a many boring moments. And a very silent crowd highlighted this moments so good."

[3.0] "I felt nothing from this match. And that's also attributed to this feud. It's less than a TV feud, and I felt this match was in its own bubble versus the rest of the company. I could be wrong, but I think the ship has sailed on Rusev."

[7.0] "Not as good as their first match, but still a great TV match. Sheamus tied it 1-1 so hopefully we get this match on a PPV"

[7.0] "Sheamus got his revenge. I love it when wrestlers learn from their mistakes, and that's what Sheamus did at the end of this match. They're tied 1-1, so there'll probably be a tiebreaker."

[8.0] "Another good match between these guys, not as good as their first match a couple of weeks ago, but this was still a good watch. I hope they're gonna fight at SummerSlam for their 3rd match, they deserve a PPV match"

[7.0] "A very good fight that follows the history of these two beasts. Sheamus wins, but the story will surely continue. It was a fight that surprises me because they have been giving us a great show for two consecutive fights."

[6.0] "super fun opener match that's a crazy hard hitting match. But there just isn't much story in the ring or coming into the ring it seems like it is just power moves and that's it. The finish also made the ref look like a complete idiot because sheamus hit the finish and the ref just continues fixing the turnbuckle before counting the three. I thought it was gonna be the basic false finish but it was the finish it just felt weird. ***1/4"

[7.0] "A shame the crowd seemed indifferent because this was a really good opening match on par with their previous one"

[6.0] "Really solid match, not so inspiring as they probably have the potential to be, but yet, a pretty cool level of wrestling, and a small rivalry that only grows on chemistry between Sheamus and Rusev. After their previous match, which Rusev won, this was built under the premise that Sheamus had never beaten Rusev 1v1, so he was on a mission here, to finally defeat the Bulgarian Brute, and the match was nice, I've really liked when Sheamus jumped from the top rope through the outside, and the finish of the match was also clever, with Rusev's strategy of exposing the turnbuckle backfiring, and Sheamus hitting the brogue kick before Rusev could hit him - {***}"

[7.0] "Good match. A bit of a step down from their previous encounter a few weeks earlier. Rusev and Sheamus once again delivered a hard hitting brawl where they beat each other up. The finish was similar with Rusev trying to use the exposed turnbuckle, only this time Sheamus reversed it and hit a Brogue Kick for the win. At a 1-1 tie now, they should have the blowoff with a stipulation to up the stakes. 7/10"

[5.0] "Nothing special here. Very much a re run of their match a couple of weeks ago, they even repeated the turnbuckle spot. Add to that it looked like the finish was slightly botched and Rusev's worky p's looked horrific at points. I don't care how hard they slap each others chest - this wasn't for me."

[8.0] "This was soolid not like the first match between the two but it was very good. I like the fact Rusev came out the gates on fire and Sheamus is just one of the best TV Singles Wrestler in North America he knows how to deliver. Rusev had a lot of offense he had some nice moments I thought when he hit The Accolade on Sheamus, it was over but with a rope break Sheamus still survived and had a chance to win. Rusev ripped open a metal piece on the turnbuckle, the same one he used to win the first match of this rivalry, but Sheamus used it to his advantage and hit the Brogue Kick to get the win to split the series 1-1. Now I hope the rubber match is at SummerSlam. It would bring a good match in the undercard for SummerSlam, so I hope the final match between these two in the feud is indeed on the 2nd Biggest PLE for WWE in SummerSlam. Having a solid undercard with fun matches does wonders. That's something that has been missing for the WWE PLE for quite some time."

"Another great match with these two. Now I'm just waiting for the inevitable tie breaker match with a stipulation to finish off what has been a great rivalry between these two. 7.25/10"

[8.0] "Good opening matchup. These two both are good brawlers and they create a good match when they pair together. Biggest question for me was the finish which to have Rusev lose so soon after his return seemed weird but guessing this is going to be a Summerslam match."

[8.0] "Slightly worse than their first encounter but still followed the same ingredients. Physical, hard hitting. This rocked. ****"

[8.0] "I could hear the crowd this time around and the previous match was stretched a little bit to 20 minutes. They got 14 minutes here, so there weren't many opportunities to do any pauses. Sheamus won, they are 1-1 in their current feud, so it seems like they are not through. Hopefully they run it back at Summerslam"

[8.0] "This was a really great match. I slightly prefer their 1st match but only slightly (hence the same rating as last time)"

[7.0] "Sheamus vs. Rusev was definitely a step below the previous match, probably by a whole level, but oddly enough, it felt even better thanks to a much more engaged crowd. The chemistry between them just flows, and the roughness in execution somehow makes it feel even more natural. My only real complaint is that the early work on Sheamus' back went absolutely nowhere, no payoff, no follow-up. Still, a really solid brawl with some great reversals. Loved the finish. Can't wait for the final showdown at SummerSlam (***1/2)."