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Bobby Lashley and Angel Garza vs. Rusev and Humberto Carillo

Raw February 17

The match starts with Lashley and Carillo. After Lashley hits Carillo with a couple of moves, Lashley tags Garza into the match. When Garza sent Carillo into the turnbuckle, Carillo hopped up the ropes and hit a cross body on Garza. To create some separation, Garza ducked to the outside and grabbed a kiss from a fan, but when he turned around Carillo nailed him with a suicide dive.

Back from the break, Garza and Lashley had Carillo isolated. Carillo went for a springboard crossbody, but Lashley caught him. Eventually Carillo made it to Rusev who went crazy hitting Garza with a pair of overhead belly to belly suplexes. When Lashley attempted to break up a pinfall, Rusev moved and went to town on Lashley.

Carillo hit a Sasuke Special, but turned right into a spear by Lashley. Not to be outdone, Rusev hit a massive shoulder tackle on Lashley. Rusev hit a diving headbutt on Garza for a two count. Lashley climbed up on the ring apron, Rusev gave him a Matchka Kick, and Garza rolled up Rusev to get a pinfall victory with a hand full of tights.

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

  1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
  2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
  3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
  4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
  5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
  6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent
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