Location: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Theme song(s): "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis
City: Dallas
Sponsor: Rocket League
Brand: WWE Raw
Promotion: WWE
Rumors for the Day:
- The finish of Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss’ match at Great Balls of Fire was changed at the last minute because WWE wants to use the reports the two women dislike each other in real life to extend their feud.
- Bray Wyatt going over Seth Rollins was also a late change, but the reasons there are less clear.
- A backstage source reportedly told Fightful that Brock Lesnar was “was really, really happy with Samoa Joe” after their match on Sunday, which is probably helping keep him in the mix for SummerSlam.
- Lei’D Tapa, Barbi Hayden, Jessica James, Santana Garrett and Miranda are all expected to be announced for the Mae Young Classic soon.
- Based on a trademark filing, looks like the Bella Twins cooking show we told you about last week will be called Bella Appetit.
Sunday night, WWE presented the best pay-per-view of 2017 so far in Great Balls of Fire, a Raw-exclusive event that brought to a head some of the most competitive rivalries in sports entertainment, ignited others and was headlined by a dream match pitting the baddest men in professional wrestling against each other for the Universal Championship.
Featuring strong in-ring work and extraordinary individual performances from some of the brightest stars in WWE, the show was everything fans expect from a high-profile pay-per-view extravaganza. It was wild, chaotic and though somewhat predictable, never feeling tired or boring.
Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.
Touting one of the best cards WWE has presented since WrestleMania 33, there was a reason for excitement. As it turned out, that excitement was entirely justified.
The Superstars of Raw turned in an explosive night of in-ring work, making it difficult to rank the matches according to work rate, storytelling, potential historical significance and crowd reaction.
But it has been done.
Relive Sunday's superb night of entertaining and in-ring contest with this countdown of every match on the card, including star ratings that reflect the following, according to yours truly:
Important reminder: Rumors are just that -- rumors. None of this has been confirmed as legitimate news or fact, it's just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.
Rating Summary
- Zero stars - A bad, irredeemable match.
- * - Just slightly above worthless.
- *½ - Just ok
- ** - A TV-worthy match
- **½ - Average
- *** - Above average
- ***½ - Very good
- **** - Great
- ****½ - Match of the Year candidate
- ***** - Classic
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