One of the biggest surprises at TLC was the crowd response to Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship.
At one point, the crowd started chanting “this is boring” at Seth and Dean. The crowd also started a “Becky
This was a surprise because Dean vs Seth was one of the most highly-anticipated matches coming into the event. Dean and Seth are also two very popular WWE stars and don’t usually get reactions like that.
It turns out that the fans were not the only people who were upset with the match.
Dave Meltzer noted on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that Vince McMahon “was furious” with the match.
It is a bad look for Seth since he is supposed to be the top babyface on RAW. Same with Dean, who is supposed to be the top heel on the red brand.
My Take: I think that WWE should have made this into a stipulation match. This was supposed to be a blood feud and we were getting rest holds in the opening minutes of the match. I feel like that is a quick way to piss off fans when a match is supposed to be a heated rivalry.
What did you think of the match? Let us know in the comment section below.
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