SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 21:57 Min.
As part of the Extreme Rules 2019 undercard, The Undertaker would make an emphatic return to team up with ‘The Big Dog’ to go up against Drew McIntyre and Shane ‘O Mac. Michael Cole, Renee Young, and Corey Graves call the action. The match was held on July 14, 2019 in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This bout appears on WWE’s Extreme Rules 2019 DVD and Blu-Ray sets.
REVIEW:
If only for The Undertaker, this match is worth watching. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that this bout was almost The Phenom’s last because that’s just how great he did. Despite being in his mid-50s, he does the best out of the four. Reigns, though a star in his own right, becomes a side attraction, with his only true offense being a right- handed upper-cut. Almost like that one friend who spams the punch button on a video game, Reigns uses about three or four moves through the entire match.
Thankfully, The Undertaker dishes out most of the team’s offense. ‘Old School,’ ‘Snake Eyes,’ the choke-slam, you name it, The Deadman’s greatest hits are all put on display in this bout. Undertaker’s selling is just as good, too. For a good five minutes, he gets dragged around the ring by his opponents, with multiple points in the bout that leaves anyone questioning how he can still wrestle at such a high level. For anyone wanting an older Undertaker match, this is arguably his best from his sporadic matches between 2016-2020.
With a run-in midway through the bout, this ends up feeling like a 3-on-1 handicap match, with Reigns knocked unconscious. This, however, shouldn’t take away from McIntyre or McMahon’s own performances. Shane hits multiple WrestleMania-worthy spots, and it really shows what lengths he’s willing to go to put on a show. As for Drew, it’s not a bad performance, but his, like Reigns, is an afterthought behind The Undertaker. He hits a few Claymores, throws a few punches, but he acts as little more than Shane’s waterboy, and that says something.
Is this match worth watching? Definitely! I know it sounds like it’s all about Undertaker’s performance, but that’s really all there is to it. For a match that was on a secondary PPV like Extreme Rules, this match warrants a spot on any Big Four card — those being WrestleMania, SummerSlam, The Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series. The best part is, at the end of the match, Undertaker says, “It’s your yard now.” Talk about really putting the exclamation point on this one. Pure brilliance!
ROSCOE’S ODD MOON RATING: 8 Stars
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