[0.0] "Overall, it was just another boring, cliche-ridden match with Reigns as champion and some overbooking. I wouldn't give it such a low rating. But the ending just killed this match. The finish literally destroyed the perception of the match, the entire Reigns championship run, Demon Balor's gimmick, and overall common sense. It's unfortunate that Extreme Rules 2021 was so lousy, even though Extreme Rules 2020 is one of my favorite shows."
[7.0] "This was a pretty weird match to watch. The match itself was fine, we had some cool action, although I would have liked if The Demon had more control. The Demon's comeback sequence was very cool, it gave me chills and was something unique which I really appreciate. But, the ending was so freaking lame. How can you follow up such a cool sequence, with that finish? The ring ropes broke, Balor fell down and lost all his momentum, and Reigns won with a Spear. I didn't mind Reigns retaining, but this was so weird and unnecessary. If they didn't want to give Finn the belt, why even bother having The Demon? This would've been better if we just got the normal Finn Balor vs Roman Reigns, with a normal ending. WWE booked themselves into a corner with this one and failed to deliver. [***1/2]"
[3.0] "A damn good match overall and normally I wouldn't judge a match solely on its ending. But this was one of the worst, stupidest and most embarrassing booked match endings of all time. Starting with the Demon flopping like a fish in red light to the sudden hilarious turnbuckle break. It absolutely killed the Demon character and it did nothing for Reigns' credibility either. When you have an ending that bad, it doesn't really matter what happens before."
[2.0] "It was honestly shaping up to be something really special, until a literal act of god was used for the finish. One of the most creatively bankrupt endings for a "serious" match that perfectly encapsulates the booker at the time. Very little else to say."
[6.0] "In the early stages of the match, no one could gain a substantial advantage, and Demon Finn also found it difficult to suppress Roman, indicating that they were evenly matched. Demon Finn's performance in the mid-to-late period was almost unbeatable (I'm referring to before the red light). After being thrown through the table, Demon Finn still had the ability to make a comeback, but Finn had to face three people, which led to him being knocked through the barricade by Roman. Here, Demon Finn displayed his first supernatural power, similar to The Fiend's red light, and it helped him to resurrect. After Demon Finn's resurrection, his strength increased significantly. His victory seemed almost inevitable, but he was still defeated by chance as he fell from the top rope and lost all his supernatural powers. This setup is interesting; it doesn't undermine Demon Finn's narrative strength and adds a supernatural element to his storyline."
[8.0] "I think most people are rating based on the (admittedly terrible ending. Wtf was that? ) But to judge the whole match on that part itself is unfair I think. I thought this was a really good match for the most part. It's just a shame that God stopped Finn from winning."
[9.0] "Criminally underrated match by people again moaning about the ending and to be fair I would have given this match a 10 without the ending which even 3 years on appears to be explained as divine intervention when honestly Paul Heyman coming out the next week and saying he rigged the turnbuckle would have worked a lot better. Great heel offence from Reigns for a lot of the match but the Demon dominated for a long time to show his power and was cost victory by the turnbuckle which was a silly ending but didn't affect my enjoyment of the match."
[8.0] "This was an overbooked great match, I mean, it was overbooked because of the shenanigans of the finishing sequence, which wasn't needed as these two were good enough to have a great match without any of that, which they did, by the way. So, I understand most people not liking it that match, but I think, objectively, it doesn't detract that much from the great action that happened before."
[7.0] "It was a good match. Unfortunately Bálor's comeback at the end with his music and the finish are not to my taste, not very well done and the 3rd string which drops for no reason are poorly done overbooking. (3*3/4)"
[4.0] "[2.75*] This was another standard Roman Reigns title defense, the action in the ring is simple, at the end there is a war of finishers to generate excitement for the public, the Usos appear to interfere and Roman wins in the end with a spear, this could be the description of all of Roman's title defenses. This match even had a bizarre moment with the rope breaking (mysteriously, without any explanation) and Balor losing because of it, a bad booking decision."
[4.0] "It was a really good match, all the way until the very end which complete kills the atmosphere for me, since no explanation was EVER provided for why the turnbuckle broke. Although it is rather fitting as to this day we are still watching Roman retain the title just because."
[6.0] "A pretty fun match until the finish. The stipulation is well used, the spots around the kick off table is interresting, even the visual representation of the Demon hulking up is actually quite cool - even if it doesn't makes a lot of sense. But that third rope breaking without a reason and, like that, breaking the demon "spell", it's just nonsense for nonsense while you could've actually had a pretty innovative finish, even with Roman winning ... 6/10, would've probably be a 8 without the finish."
[9.0] "Match was great until the ending, people impulsively get upset due to hating an ending and decide the entire match sucked which obviously was not the case. Great match throughout Balor and Roman have great chemistry and i'd actually love to see them have another big match down the line. It's a shame people get so sad about a silly ending and it takes away their enjoyment of the show."
[8.0] "The match was really great and I think the score of this wrist is low because of the bad end of the match. I liked this match and I give it 8 points ."
[7.0] "I wasn't expecting it, but Balor and Reigns have proven to have good chemistry. It's incredible to say, but this Extreme Rules match gave me a real feeling of extreme: between the brawl among the crowd (with the fantastic moment in which Roman puts on his mask), the spots with the tables, the kendo sticks, it was a very entertaining match that managed to live up to its stipulation. Unfortunately my rating is heavily influenced by the terrible ending, where the rope breaks without the slightest sense and Reigns wins thanks to divine providence. In general, a very enjoyable match heavily damaged by the ending"
[7.0] "Good match with typical WWE no DQ main event style. The match was well-worked until the bizarre ending which did hurt the match itself. The action was fun and enjoyable as expected from a no DQ match in WWE. The crowd was into it as well. The infamous finish was.... another story which really hurt the demon character."
[8.0] "I have mixed feelings with this match. First of all, it was nice to see real threat to Reigns's championship, and so well executed by The Demon. The rules for the match were the adequate ones, including the intromission of The Usos. The heartbeating revival of Balor was pretty nice, but was pretty bad conducted with the third rope collapse. I mean, this is just what is needed to take down the demon? to cup a rope? damn, pretty bad thinking in this. Overall, I liked the match, the pace, the intensity, but the end was pure trash. Anyway, I'm giving it a good rating because I enjoyed it a lot. [****]"
[2.0] "Consistent pace, the action was fun and tight, it was well structured and had a nice flow, the interferences were light and not enough to disrupt the overall flow of the match; Everything was great until it all got weird; I was fine with Balor rising up to his music and all that weird red setting, it kind of created the tension that we might have a new Universal Champion which would have been okay because Balor didnt get a real run with the Title despite being the inaugural Universal Champion; i was all cool with it, whether Balor won/ loose but man, that ridiculous rope that led to Reigns spearing Balor for the W was a complete blue balls ending. *"
[8.0] "I really liked this match. Some spots were cool, like spear into the barricade, punch in the d*ck from Finn while kicking out etc. Ending was kinda lame, but didn't really bothered me for some reason."
[5.0] "Ganz seltsame Geschichte, die nicht einfach zu bewerten ist. Da ist zum einen das Match, welches anständig verläuft, jedoch nie in den Bereich kommt, wo Balor nicht als Übergangsgegner erkennbar ist. Demon hin oder her, am Horizont wartet Lesnar auf Reigns, womit zum Ergebnis eigentlich schon alles gesagt ist. Der Rest ist ein akzeptabler Schlagabtausch mit einem Fiasko von Finish. Die akustische Wiederbelebung des Dämon ist genau so albern, wie ein zufällig reissendes Top-Rope oder immerwährenden Interferences der Uso-Brut. Sowas hat dann auch Einfluß auf die Gesamtwahrnehmung."
[8.0] "The crowd wanted tables so the face Balor brought one in. Reigns ended up putting Balor through the table. The ending with red lighting was funny."
[8.0] "Auch wenn klar war das Finn als Demon hier nicht gewinnt weil Roman hatte 2021 einfach einen Lauf er hat kein einzige PPV Match verloren. Ich fand das war für ein WWE Extreme Rules von 2021 richtig stark (***1/2)."
[7.0] "Had the ending not been squandered, this could have been an all-time classic. It became a great brawl, and as the ending approached, what started as an unintentionally comedic segue into Finn's alternate persona actually became this super hype ass-kicking sequence ripped straight out of an anime. It was so close to perfection, but the finish is just so bizarre that it killed the match."
[8.0] "I have no idea why everyone hated this spot with a broken rope so much. Botch, not botch, it doesn't matter, the match itself was cheerful and Roman and The Demon did their job with a bang. And Reigns in a medical mask made me laugh at all. The moment with the "rebirth" of The Demon is also very good, and hardcore as such was quite enough in the match. One failed spot does not cancel the coolness of the rest of the match. ***3/4"
[1.0] "Oh lord, why did you have to make demon Finn Balor look like a fuckin loser in this finish' Why did you have to automatically undo all of the creditability that he gained back after being sent back to NXT for 2 years' Why do you not convince Vince and his doofus stooges that maybe the roman/ bloodline storyline is going far too long and that somebody else holding the title even for a brief period would make watching his boring tv shows less boring'' Just Why'"
[2.0] "When the biggest Roman Reigns fan I know, winds up abandoning all their hard work put into Roman's WOTY case specifically because they saw this match, I know that it must've been crushing for them. Seek the clips out for fun goofy WWE-isms and never take the company seriously."
[8.0] "I think it was an intriguing matchup than I had expected because there were a lot of bad words about that match. Although I know that the ending went a little too far, I still enjoyed this match."
[1.0] "Das Ende war schlecht, ja, aber das ganze Match davor war nur deine Standardschlägerei WWE macht jedes PPV. Der Dämonen-Charakter ist auch so albern, dass es schwer ist, etwas über seine Matches ernst zu nehmen."
[5.0] "If you are sensible enough to have stopped taking WWE seriously then you can appreciate this for what it is. A well worked WWE style main event followed by some comedy gold. Who doesn't want to watch a middle aged Irish fella hump the floor while cosplaying as the devil' The rope break followed by literally no one mentioning it ever again is very funny. Extra point for Roman masking up for crowd brawl."
[8.0] "I actually loved the finish. I always hate when some Guys get booked like they cant get hurt which is what happened with finn balor but after the rope collapsed he could get hurt which was good. the match was great overall"
[7.0] "Roman has been on a great run and this was another very good match. Loved the moment where Balor was revived. Didn't overstay its welcome and gets too much hate imo."
[8.0] "Overall I thought the match was very good. It had non-stop action and it felt like an extreme rules match. The only downside was the ending, but I won't let the ending ruin the match for me."
[8.0] "Everything leading up to the last..... minute? ...... was an excellent match that probably should be rated 9 or 10. It felt very similar to the beloved Roman Styles match. Then the spooky bit happened which may be a turn off for some, but aside from the fish move, I thought it was badass and incredible. Then.... the ending. What? What a let down. I get that it was meant to protect the competitors but I don't think it did. It was actually offensive to anyone who got invested in this match previously. MAYBE it could be saved if there was a storyline reason, but it doesn't appear that that's the case. It's just.....bad. Knocking it down at least 2 points though I think even more is totally fair, especially if you weren't sold on the spookz"
[7.0] "****. This match was interesting, between Reigns and Bálor they managed to make an "Extreme Rules match", but with a somewhat controversial and even bizarre ending, however this does not determine the quality of the match, but it is debatable which was better between this match and that last one on SmackDown."
[8.0] "The match was amazing, everyone giving it a bad rating just for the ending but then also admitting how good the match was is stupid. Balor actually looked like he had a chance of winning, thats how good he was in this."
[9.0] "Ich fand diesen Main Event sehr unterhaltsam. Das Demon-Gimmick wurde sehr gut präsentiert und bestmöglichst geschützt. Auch Roman präsentierte sich wieder von seiner besten Seiten. Kleinere Facetten, wie die Maske, die Tische oder die Kendosticks runden einen gelungenes Match ab."
[9.0] "Wacky finish aside, this was a great fight between Roman and Balor. And I didn't even mind the wacky finish to be honest. We shouldn't take this stuff too seriously."
[8.0] "The match was savage, sadly Balor had the lost, but I'm happy because Roman Reigns is still our Universal Champion. The end was a little pointless, but for me it still was a good match."
[9.0] "Fantastic match. The action and the storytelling in the match was impeccable. The ring ropes breaking was an extremely smart way to stop The Demon's comeback flurry of offense without hurting him and putting heat on Roman for capitalizing. ****1/2."
[8.0] "Das Finish muss man nicht mögen und auch die Gimmickarbeit vom Demon kann abschrecken, aber 2021 werden ja auch ganz andere Dinge durchgewunken und abgefeiert, da kann ich mit diesem Old School-Mystery-Ding schon ganz gut um. Das Turnbuckle-Finish war dann nicht ideal gelöst, aber im Kern hat das Match abgeliefert und der "Oh Shit, der schafft es wirklich? "-Moment war kurz real in der Halle. Auftrag erfüllt, die Action bis dahin war auch gut."
[9.0] "Me liking this ending is definitely gonna be my hot wrestling take for years to come, I thought it was creative, memorable and a fun way to sympathise with the Demon (who may have been to strong for his own good? ) and further despise reigns. The wrestling up until this point was obviously great as expected."
[6.0] "Finn's massive shlong broke the top rope! Thanks Jawnny. Anyways, the match was pretty good with a bit of a dumb ending. The demon didn't need to be in this match, it could've just been normal Balor or they could've had a DQ (controversial) finish with Lesnar storming the ring."
[0.0] "I could understand such a victory if Reigns were really a strong champion. But Reigns is a regular champion. 99% of his title defenses are dirty. He either uses a low blow or is assisted by the Uso brothers. Therefore, there is simply no point in using him as a demon killer. As a matter of fact, little in the match was logical. I don't like the demon Balor's obaz, but unfortunately, at the core, this is the only thing that could give him a promotion."
[7.0] "This one is for me the best bout of the show. Reigns put some good psychology as always and I liked the work of Finn Balor here. We can very well see the step up between Reigns' weekly match against Balor and this match against Balor as the demon. I'm one of the few people here who liked the ending since I think the fact that it brings the idea of chance in Reigns' win is interesting. It doesn't discredit at all Balor's demon character since it's just one loss, and the goal of a winning streak is simply to lose a match. I even think that Reigns was the right person to be the first one to beat him. ***1/2"
[1.0] "Das Ende dieses Kampfes war eines der schlimmsten Wrestling, das ich je gesehen habe. Völlig lächerlich und genauso schlimm wie das Hell in a Cell-Match mit den Fiend und Seth Rollins. Der Rest des Matches war langweilig und quälte sich mit dem üblichen WWE-Hardcore-Zeug herum."
[5.0] "Ich muss den Elefanten im Raum adressieren: Das war da am Ende passiert ist ab dem roten Licht bis hin zum Finishbotch war natürlich nicht gelungen, alles davor war aber absolut nicht schlecht. Insgesamt war es definitiv enttäuschend aber wie ich finde zumindest noch solide, sodass ich 5 Punkte für angemessen halte."
"A majority of the match was slightly above average which is not nearly enough to make up for the finish. This is tragically a recurring theme with the match, everything good has a contradicting detail that leaves you scratching your head or sighing at the sheer repetition. Reigns putting a mask on before going in the crowd would be a really funny heel move (which the commentators attempt to sell it as) in any other period of time, but given the current circumstances of our world, it's ironically just a very respectable choice. Balor's 'resurrection' was laughably cheesy but could have been alright with a better finish, instead it was literally pointless and contributed nothing to either character or the storyline. Spear through the barricade was a nice spot but just like most things Roman has done in the latter half of his reign, we've already seen it done better in the first. That being said, God himself acknowledging Roman Reigns was really funny and there was not a single doll involved so things could be much, much worse."
[7.0] "Very entertaining match with a BS ending like many have written before. Unlike others, I enjoyed the Demon getting back up although the red light and music was a bit cheesy. It likely would have been remembered fondly if not for the lame duck ending. Sometimes when you try to protect both the performers, you end up protecting neither. ***1/2"
[8.0] "Great match ruined by a mediocre ending. I didn't hate the ending which is why I say mediocre but it wasn't great and I was surprised the fans didn't revolt. Still, it did hurt what was another strong match featuring Reigns."
[1.0] "Normally Roman's lack of emotion just makes things boring but it actually was awesome to see him not even sell this guy painted in black, scowling and growling. The match itself was exactly like most Roman matches you've seen up to this point climaxing in the signature barricade spear. Only, then, something amazing happened: The Demon's heartbeat reverberated throughout the arena, and the lifeless corpse of the vessel known as Finn Balor began pulsating in tune (and then not so much in tune) with the heartbeat, all before the music and body swelled to a rise. The Demon's music continued to play as he made a comeback and led a flurry of attacks on Reigns. Finally back in the ring, it seemed like The Demon would hit the final blow from the top of the turnbuckle, but then the ropes collapsed and the music stopped. The Demon laid out on the ground now was holding his knee. Reigns speared him and won. This match was bad before the Resurrection of The Demon but it got worse after that and looped back around to being incredible. Therefore I cannot give this a zero like most rational people might give it, instead I give it a 1."
[1.0] "God this was terrible. The match itself was pretty good until the end, which was unfortunately so ridiculous that it superseded anything that came before it. Balor's demon work where he was twitching and freaking out was one of the most contrived, asinine things I've ever witnessed, and the ending with God striking Finn down off the top rope or whatever was just .. what? I'll give it a single point for being so hilariously bad that it actually became mildly entertaining, but aside from that this match was just bizarre and total shit."
[3.0] "This is not the worse thing WWE have done this year. That's how low the bar is now. Not quite a 1 or a 0 but it's definitely not "adequate" so it's less than a 4. Booking a match between your top heel and a world class wrestler like Devitt is really really really easy. But not for WWE."
[8.0] "I have no problem with the finish and I have no problem with the Demon being defeated for the most dominant heel in recent years. Great match but still not so extreme for me."
[4.0] "A case study in how a finish can make or break a match. Roman and Balor both played their roles well, they worked hard, and the hardcore spots were played very well. However... the ending with a rope breaking and Roman essentially only winning by accident is just silly and actually hurts both sides. Now you've got the Demon King no longer undefeated, and Roman basically retaining on a fluke. Looking forward to the Crown Jewel panic button where Lesnar kills him needlessly (because who else is going to beat Roman at this point? )."
[10.0] "Great match, I don't share community's feelings about the ending (even through I would have enjoyed something cleaner), it's not an HIAC 2019 situation, they managed to trick many of us into thinking Finn could win (despite every sign pointing to Roman retaining) and they went with a pretty enigmatic way to protect the Demon, I really think this ending will only be bad if we don't get explainations during SmackDown. Apart from that rope spot, it was an awesome match, it was complete chaos and Finn gave us another great performance."
[9.0] "Okay, It's a good match. The ending was shity, but why the whole workrate will not be count? Can anybody answer? Their workrate was very good especially i like the psychology and storytelling. The comeback of demon was just awesome. I will rate it (****1/2)"
"The fight was interesting and a lot happened in it, it was not boring. Unfortunately, the ending is completely childish and a blow to pro wrestling fans."
[8.0] "Ich kann sehr gut verstehen, warum viele dieses Match aufgrund des Finish schlecht fanden. Allerdings war das Match ziemlich gut und das Ende war auch sehr interessant und ließ viele Fragen offen, die hoffentlich in Zukunft beantwortet werden. Erst einmal möchte ich hervorheben, dass ich es gut finde wie differenziert das Verhalten des Demons im Vergleich zum normalen Finn Balor ist. Der Demon ist weitaus brutaler als Balor und wirkt wie jemand, der sich selber nicht unter Kontrolle halten kann. Das Match an sich fing im Ring an, ist dann allerdings in einen Brawl außerhalb des Rings übergegangen, wo Reigns eine Maske an hatte, um zu zeigen, wie sehr er die Fans verabscheut und sich dazu weigert, die gleiche Luft zu atmen. Als es dann wieder im Ring weiterging, bahnte sich schon so langsam die Schlussphase an, in der es einen sehr knappen Nearfall auf dem Spear gab, mit einer wunderbaren Referenz zu dem Smackdown-Match der beiden vor 4 Wochen. Den Eingriff der Usos nach dem Coupe De Grace fand ich auch nicht dramatisch, da es gezeigt hat, wie viel Kraft der Demon hat, dass er es sogar noch mit den Usos aufnehmen kann. Die Endsequenz ist dann natürlich die kontroverseste Szene des ganzen Matches, was als Cliffhanger für die Zukunft dient. Denn als der Demon durch die Barrikade gespeart wurde, ist er wie aus heiterem Himmel auferstanden und hat komplett unbeherrscht Reigns verprügelt, nur um dann vom Top Rope zu fallen, weil das Seil zusammengebrochen ist. Im Großen und Ganzen kann man sagen, dass es ein würdiger Main Event war, bei dem die WWE versucht hat, Balor trotz Niederlage so stark wie möglich darzustellen. Hoffentlich wird das Ende genauer erklärt im Gegensatz zu dem HIAC Ende 2019. ****1/4"
[1.0] "Before the low blow to Reigns this was a pretty good brawl, but then Usos hit the ring and overbooking started. When Balor's music started playing and he was destroying Reigns on the outside (that bump by Reigns through the table was fantastic) it reminded me of Dove Pro, that was hilarious. But then Balor went to the top rope and... yeah. The match itself wasn't as good as Omega vs. Moxley to kind of separate it from the finish, so the only thing that fans will remember from this match is this finish. At least it was funny, and WWE successfully put a smile on my face, so I guess they did their job."
[4.0] "WWE's wrestling, with all the silliness and nonsensical bullshit I've come to expect, yet this might take the cake. The actual match was great! It was enjoyable! Fans were into it! It was the ONLY EXTREME RULES MATCH AT AN EXTREME RULES PPV! But the finish, my god the finish. After an attack by the Usos, Finn's lights go to red and Finn... convulses and gets up to beat the shit out of Roman. There was a lot of smoke and with the red lights (plus Finn's distracting music) it was hard to tell what was happening. Roman took a few chair shots and was sent through a table, it looked great. And then, Finn goes to the top rope for his finisher, but the buckle breaks and Finn falls to the floor. Spear, 1, 2, 3."
[7.0] "Great gimmick match, the ending doesn't really justify getting Finn as the Demon to face Roman. Also don't really like that a silly finish with unsatisfying result ends PPV."
[2.0] "A slow and boring start, thing finally started picking up after the crowd brawl and was getting interesting before the uso's ran in to mess everything up and then that finish, holy crap I havent seen a finish that bad since Seth/Brey at Hell in a Cell. utter shambles. another DUD for this show."
[8.0] "Easily match of the night, and a worthy main event. But I hate the red light BS. Why. Why must this happen! It takes off a whole point from me, maybe even two points. Honestly, just take out the red lights and I think that whole sequence is better (although not great). But I could deal with Roman winning by an Act of God. It's stupid, but it does NOT ruin the entire match for me. Roman & Finn tried really hard to have a great match and they largely succeeded. They were just sabotaged by whoever booked this trash !"
[8.0] "I thought this match was great up until the ending, I'm not a fan of all the magic stuff, but even this seemed to work here for me as I thought we were maybe actually getting a new champion, only for the ring to break and Reigns to win with a spear, but up until that point the match was great, this reminded me in a way of the Austin vs McMahon feud, were Austin would have to go through all of Vince's cronnies to win a match, except Austin would actually win in the end, and here Balor lost, but that being said the match itself was great, the ending not so much (***3/4)"
[8.0] "Such a weird match to rated, but, like a lot of people, I thought this was great and match of the night until that stupid finish. The worst thing is that I understand why they did that, but I still don't like it. The match was great, Roman is a natural heel and Finn was awesome with all those sequences and crowd-pleasing spots. Nothing else to say. ****1/4"
[1.0] "In all fairness, the match itself, up until the 18th minute mark, it was like a ***½-***¾, aka a bordeline great match. But that finish is one of the worst finish of a world title match that I've ever seen. Not only that, but it may be one of the worst PPV finish, and Main-Event finish ever. Like what the hell were they thinking while writting that ? Like we're supposed to believe that Reigns retained because ... God help him, against the Demon, who was doing his ... demonic comeback that was about to make him win the title ? This was a sh! tty idea, it was awful."
[8.0] "It was really good match. I don't know why many people hate this one, because technique was good and speed of the match was normal like for extreme rules match. Maybe the end was ridiculous and bad, but for me it is ****"
[1.0] "Match itself was awesome, but the finish was one of the worst I have ever seen from a Wrestling Match and also during the Tribal Chief Era. The heartbeat/music/red lights was a pretty cool touch and felt like something out of an anime, but right when the momentum was high for Balor and the crowd's excitement was high, the top rope busted and Balor fell. I don't know if that was legit or intentional, but if it were intentional, shame on WWE for allowing that to ruin what was a great match up until that point along with this storyline. Good on Roman to hit the spear in the end to wing it, I kinda believe it was a legit accident with that, and the way Balor fell was hard to watch in instant replays. If it's part of the storyline, then I'm officially done with Main Roster WWE. Just like Alexa, Balor's Demon King Character is supernatural, and I never thought I would see the day where the WWE would destroy one of the most special characters not only in all of WWE, but Pro Wrestling. Just like Alexa, they made his supernatural character look weak and not at all powerful with that finish just like they did for Alexa in her finish. WWE must love making supernatural characters look weak and powerless."
[7.0] "Despite everyone's best efforts, I liked the main event. The red light and music thing was stupid but the finish was clever enough to somewhat cancel it out."
[8.0] "Wenn das Ende nicht gewesen wäre... ansonsten war es ein starker Main Event. Das Ende war halt Bockmist, wer kommt auf solche Ideen? ! *** 3/4 - **** trotzdessen."
[6.0] "Appears everyone on here is either trying to overcompensate for the finish, or completely bury them for the finish. I'll be more moderate. The match was pretty good, and although the finish didn't particularly make The Demon look good, it did paint Roman Reigns as fortunate, but that's not for the first time in this reign, remember the Royal Rumble when if not for a poorly positioned referee, he'd have lost the title to Kevin Owens? Bálor was never going to be the champion, but the match did make people think that Reigns will be in trouble against Brock Lesnar in Saudi Arabia, and that's the one WWE are really trying to sell."
[8.0] "A great match, in which there were huge emotions. The story was also told, but for the most part, of course, emotions dragged. Especially the ending. It is very sad that Balor did not become a champion. ****"
[5.0] "The match was pretty good. Unfortunately the end was disgusting, as it is possible that Bálor revives with superpowers, but loses due to a knee injury."
[0.0] "Destroy the Finn Blaor character. The match was very bad and to the extent of a child's program. Not using the Finn Balor's abilities inside the ring properly. A ridiculous ending full of obvious mistakes. The victimization of all wrestlers and their future career because of the embarrassed Hulk Hogan II, soryy Roman Reigns. I miss the old Extreme Rules."
[2.0] "The idea was good, but the bad ending ruined the whole idea. The broken top rope was illogical and absurd, it just makes no sense. It seems that WWE could do everything just for Roman to retain his title. This time there is a broken top rope, what's next? A dropped ceiling? A collapsed ring? A stray bullet? A nuclear bomb? We want to watch professional wrestling instead of nonsense comedy! I feel that I has been badly insulted, and not only because of I am a fan of Finn."
[6.0] "I kind of had hope for this going in but there's just moment after moment of weird shit going on between otherwise good work from Finn & Roman. They put over "The Demon" as this unknowable force of nature, and he starts the match with a fucking lockup. Then he does a pretty cool "I'm going to try to unhinge your jaw" submission that he never does anything with for the rest of the match. Roman gets a stick, Finn gets a bunch of sticks taped together with the colors in his paint, hits Roman with it 3 times, and stops using it. The crowd pops bigger for a table setup than most of Finn's offense, and Finn gets a Rock Bottom through the table for his trouble. They then decide to brawl through the crowd, and this is where the weird decisions really start. Roman needs to mask up during this entire segment because of his leukemia, and I totally respect that he needs to do that, but WHY do this sequence at all if your champion is immunocompromised? All they do is stand on the desk from the pre-show, tease going through it, and just go through another table next to it instead. Finn drags Roman back to the ring rendering that entire segment worthless since you could've done another table bump near the ring. They just keep doing shit, and the Usos show up, and they do big spots. Then the Demon's heartbeat becomes an audiovisual element of the match and I die of laughter. I honestly thought the moment of the lights changing and the music hitting and the smoke machines going off as Finn no-sells everything and makes a huge comeback was so absurd that it was fun (it's some Lucha Underground shit), but then they had to dump it with the worst fucking excuse for a way to "protect" a guy in defeat since a monitor blew up in Dean's face. If Finn's gonna get this moment, let him win OR have his stomp break the entire ring like the Big Show Superplex and they go to a No Contest. Having the ropes give way for zero reason at all, having all the magical presentation immediately disappear, and having The Demon sell his knee and get speared before losing is so bad I'd think they had it out for Finn, but honestly they might've just thought this was actually good. A shame since the two guys in the match proper put in a good effort while surrounded by all this shit. ***"
[5.0] "The worst Reigns title defense since the inception of his amazing run. The worst Balor match since he got back to NXT and now he came back. The finish was bad, but even if that would not have been the case, it was just there. Spots after spots, but trying to pass as a story."
[10.0] "what a banger that is.Everyone looked strong.So many cool spots and two great kick-out moments.Finn's rage was perfect and everyone believed he was gonna win, until that moment.Okay it was weird but still good idea"
[9.0] "What a LEGENDARY world title run OUR Tribal Chief is having! Anyone who thinks he should've dropped the belt to Balor is clueless. P.S. I liked the ending."
[2.0] "Would be an 8 or a 9, but the finish was so incredibly goofy and stupid that I cant in good conscience rate this any more than a 2. Ruined the match for me."
[6.0] "The was a great match until the lights came on Finn started to jump like that. Then the rope broke and I just felt bad for both Roman and Finn for being involved in this mess. **3/4"
[10.0] "Yes, I get the hate for the finish, but the match leading up to that point? An absolute banger, just hope there's a storyline leading after this incident too, the 0s and 1s don't justify it as well in my opinion, it was the only stipulation match on the card, and made up for it considering how brutal some of the spots looked."
[8.0] "Thought this was fairly really fun, though a notch below Romans usual title matches. Finn looked really strong and the match had some really fun spots. The ending was legitimately hilarious and creative, though I have no clue how they? re going to explain on Friday why the rope just broke. Maybe it was divine intervention after all."
[8.0] "A good match with an awful ending. Great use of the stipulation with a ton of creative spots. Uso involvement is so overdone but it actually benefitted the story and made Balor look strong by disposing of them on his own. Then we get to the finishing stretch, where Balor has a cheesy hulk up moment and then destroys Reigns, beating him with a chair and then just throws him into a table. Balor gets Reigns in the ring, he goes up... and the rope explodes. For no reason. It seemed it was intended to make Reigns victory seem like "a miracle" but in reality it just made Balor look like a moron. Good match overall, but the awful finish removes 1/4 of a star for me. [****1/4]"
[1.0] "This is what happens when, firstly, completely unnecessary rules are added to matches (yes, these are Extreme Rules, but there are 5 more matches in the card that can be foisted tables and chairs), and secondly, when WWE wants to "protect" two wrestlers at the same time. I have no complaints about the first part of the match, this is the standard for this type, but closer to the climax, almost every moment made me ask "why are they doing this? ". Why did Reigns put on a mask while beating Balor? What did he want to do, standing on a glass table? Okay, I fucking liked Finn's rage, and even though it was strange and too much in the style of The Fiend, he really destroyed Roman, and this could be the beginning of a gorgeous ending, no matter how long this moment lasted. But then... This is similar to WWE's attempt to create a hype around a stupid ending to a match, as it was with Rollins and The Fiend two years ago. But there I could understand the motivation and why the characters behaved like that, I could also understand what they got from such an ending, and in which direction their character would develop after the show. Here, previously undefeated in the form of a Demon, Finn Balor, who looks like an absolute idiot and a loser, who was punished by God for devilish body art, and Reigns, one of the most dominant wrestlers in the new generation, won due to pure chance, and this is before the match with Brock Lesnar. I have no idea what is happening with this promotion, and how you can watch it without foaming at the mouth. Perhaps the match itself, just like a wrestling match, wasn't bad, but its value tends to zero because of such an ending. Balor's character is dead, it was the only chance to present him as a threat in the main roster, but they missed him, smashing him to smithereens. Reigns, as usual, is a stumbling block, because of which other wrestlers can't develop normally (1/2*)."
[0.0] "The match itself was very very good. If not great. But I dont care. I? m giving the ending negative 10 stars. WTF WAS THAT? ! ? ! Demon winning would? ve been EPIC, but ofc wwe had to find yet another way to Save the head of the table. I don? t even get the hype of the tribal Chief. It? s the same thing every week. Another superstar buried by Roman. Boring. This is why AEW is taking over."
[6.0] "Very hard to rate. While I enjoyed the camp shenanigans of Bray Wyatt's infernal persona The Fiend and the supernatural drama Lucha Underground, the paranormal comeback of "The Demon" (which the commentary overused to a horrendous degree - just say Finn Balor, the audience won't get mad) was horribly structured. I suppose the action that came after was hype, but the finish was so atrocious that Balor's spasming on the ground just felt less fun camp and more dweeb camp. I expected far more from the company that put on Roman Reigns vs AJ Styles at Extreme Rules 2016, which was an incredibly exciting match that showcased Reigns' potential. Reigns himself showed another fine performance, and the match until the end was also decent."
