WWE Live from Madison Square Garden 2015 Review

Match 1: Dolph Ziggler & Randy Orton vs. Rusev & Sheamus
Good choice of opener as we two two feuds intersecting in this tag match. The better part of this match was dominated mainly by the heels as Dolph Ziggler was playing the John Cena kind of role here. Crowd seemed to have trouble getting into the action, probably because we've seen these guys go at it over a billion times. Once Randy Orton got tagged in the match, things definitely picked up a little more. That's when Orton was able to duck a Brogue Kick from Sheamus which led to Ziggler kicking Sheamus in the jaw before Orton nails an RKO for the finish. Afterwards, Rusev puts down Sheamus for the loss before receiving a Brogue Kick. Wait, so is Sheamus a babyface now?
Winners: Dolph Ziggler & Randy Orton
Rating: **3/4

Match 2: Neville vs. Stardust
Is anyone else fed up of Stardust's gimmick as much as I am? Regardless, here he is on the card to take on Neville. It's almost as if the crowd could not care any less for this match. Your typical match you would see on Raw or any other house show. Stardust plays with Neville throughout the match and even wears his cape during one point. Neville gets the last laugh and hits his finisher for the win. What else do you need me to say here? Stardust is dead in the water at this point and needs some sort of career renaissance. Neville gets the win but you can't help but feel like there is no progression with his character. 
Winner: Neville
Rating: **1/4

Match 3: Alicia Fox, Brie Bella & Nikki Bella vs. Paige, Becky Lynch & Charlotte
Crowd is on their feet for this one. Not really. Just like the last match, your basic match you would see on Raw or any other house show. Basic, bland, and lots of annoying screams from the Divas. Ending saw Paige try to tag in one of her partners before both Becky Lynch and Charlotte hopped off the apron. Nikki Bella then hit the Rack Attack for the win. Paige then grabbed a microphone and announced her displeasure with her teammates.
Winners: Alicia Fox, Brie Bella & Nikki Bella
Rating: *1/2

Match 4: Intercontinental Championship - Kevin Owens (c) vs. Chris Jericho
This is Chris Jericho's incredible 25th anniversary in the wrestling business and he celebrates it tonight against Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental Championship which he has won on so many occasions. Owens is the perfect opponent for this situation, another Canadian with lots on his shoulders and lots to prove against the seasoned veteran. Before the match, Jericho hypes up his anniversary and introduces the crowd to Lance Storm who is watching. Really cool. Who would have ever thought that we would be seeing Kevin Steen taking on Chris Jericho inside Madison Square Garden. Good action from the two that eventually saw Owens raking Jericho in the eyes and rolling him up for the victory. Owens walks away with the gold as he blows a kiss to Jericho and screams, "Happy anniversary!" Owens is the spoiler. Good stuff.
Winner: Kevin Owens
Rating: ***

Match 5: WWE Tag Team Championships - The New Day (c) vs. The Dudley Boyz
Like Chris Jericho, The Dudley Boyz look to capture gold again and put themselves in double digits. The only thing standing in the way for The Dudleyz is The New Day. For The Dudleyz, this is everything coming full circle for them. Finally back in the WWE and finally back in New York where they look to win big in the world's most famous arena. Good match here with Xavier Woods playing an vital part to the match. Not only was he great with his trumpet, but his yelling at ringside was just hilarious. He also helped his team retain the gold as The Dudleyz hit their 3D finisher and once they went for the pin, Woods crawled in and broke it up. The New Day beat down The Dudleyz soon after only for The Dudleyz to retaliate and drive Woods through a table with a 3D. Good match that served its purpose and the disqualification finish made sense for a rematch down the line with some sort of stipulation.
Winners: The Dudley Boyz
Rating: **1/2

Match 6: The Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar
Speaking of coming full circle. These two guys met over 13 years ago in a WWE Championship match at Survivor Series in the same exact building. Paul Heyman was at ringside for that match and is here again in 2015. As predicted, this was pretty much a squash match. The Big Show looked to have the advantage early on but nobody bought it and we were all just waiting for Brock Lesnar to land some suplexes and an F5 here and there. Lesnar began tossing the giant left and right to the amusement of the New York crowd. Lesnar finally hits an F5 and gets the finish. He then goes back to the ring after the match to deliver another one for good measure. It's almost unbelievable how much of a star Lesnar is. He literally has his own show devoted for him and seeing him F5 The Big Show is something that will never get old. A sight to behold. This dude is certainly a once in a lifetime superstar.
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Rating: *1/2

Match 7: United States Championship - Steel Cage - John Cena (c) vs. Seth Rollins
My excitement for this match isn't really high when taking into account how many times I've seen these guys face each other. Then again, that could be said for most of tonight's card. They played a bit of hot potato with the United States Championship before settling the score here in a steel cage. John Cena was almost chasing the slimy Seth Rollins around as he did his best to assure that Rollins didn't sneak out of the cage. I always hate when the factor of escaping through the door gets placed into the equation but they played it off nicely here. Rollins wanted to sneak his way through the door while Cena refused to use it as a means of victory. After a low blow from Rollins, Rollins looked to score the big win by climbing the cage this time. Not sure how all this makes sense sometimes. Regardless, Kane comes out and Rollins decides to stay in the cage by going for a Frog Splash on Cena from the top. Cena moves and hits an Attitude Adjustment for the win. Kane then hits a Chokeslam and a Tombstone after as they meet at Hell in a Cell.
Winner: John Cena
Rating: ***3/4

Overall Show Thoughts and Rating:
I love these WWE Network specials. The Beast in the East was awesome and this one was no different. It wasn't necessarily about the action in the ring, it was more so the ambiance the presentation brings. Nobody does this better than the WWE. There were a questionable decisions here and there but overall, the story progression and presentation stood tallest.
Rating: 7/10