{"id":130599,"date":"2022-01-01T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?p=130599"},"modified":"2022-01-01T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T20:42:15","slug":"heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-day-one-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/01\/01\/heydorns-take-dont-hold-me-to-this-wwe-day-one-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"HEYDORN&#8217;S TAKE: Don\u2019t hold me to this \u2013 WWE Day One 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1883653578\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Happy New Year! Hangover gone yet? Don\u2019t fret! WWE Day One is here to help guide you through or start drinking again. Either way, it\u2019ll be over soon.<\/p>\n<p>Day One is a brand spanking new PPV event for WWE thanks to one Nick Khan. A tradition? We\u2019ll have to see, but the company has brought out some big guns in order to make this show feel like a major deal.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/HeadshotHeydorn2020_180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns is all you really need to know about what WWE wants this show to be. The rest of the card is solid too, though it\u2019s unknown at this point what changes or pivots will need to be made thanks to the COVID-19 outbreak the company has been enduring. Regardless, take your Aspirin and cozy up on the couch, because this thing will be interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Call this a preview, a calm look into the distant future, or a gaze into a wondrous crystal ball; just don\u2019t hold me to anything, ok?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Edge vs. The Miz<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve liked this. Quite a bit actually, but all good things must come to an end. The feud is running on fumes and though the promos have been well done, it just doesn\u2019t feel like there is too much juice left to squeeze out of this. Rumors of a WrestleMania tag match with Edge &amp; Beth Phoenix against Miz &amp; Maryse haunt my dreams and I think Vince McMahon has to have something bigger planned for Edge at WrestleMania. So, Edge gets the win, gets it clean, and things move on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>RK-Bro vs. The Street Profits \u2013 WWE Raw Tag Team Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An odd match. Why put two babyface teams on a collision course and dilute their positive responses? Don\u2019t get it \u2013 especially with heel teams on the Raw roster for both to feud with. From a match perspective, this will feature energetic action with great athleticism, but the only way to book the babyfaces out of it is to have some sort of screwy finish. Enter Alpha Academy. RK-Bro retains, but the payoff to a really solid match will be weak.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2603806872\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><u>Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan \u2013 WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A very interesting match to watch. Morgan has a large, scorching hot light on her and needs to deliver. They\u2019ve worked hard to tell the Morgan story opposite Lynch and she just doesn\u2019t have the WWE audiences universally sold yet. A great outing in this match can change that and it doesn\u2019t have to be because she wins. She won\u2019t. A good match in which she fights hard and competes can get her over better than a fluke win \u2013 which is what it would have to be to keep Lynch strong anyway. This is what they\u2019ll strive for and Lynch will retain the championship in doing so. A win is keeping the belt where it is, but getting that full buy-in from the audience on Morgan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>The Usos vs. New Day \u2013 WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These teams have such a vast history together that the story between both is a weak one. At the same time, they can\u2019t have a bad match together and won\u2019t. The king stuff from Xavier Woods is painful and Kingston doesn\u2019t help. The Usos are the Usos and continue to be players in whatever Roman Reigns is doing. This match won\u2019t change any of that. The Usos retain and things stay the same for both squads.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t believe I just wrote that. Yuck. If this is any longer than two minutes, it\u2019s an utter failure on the part of WWE to protect a top star. Holding pattern or not, McIntyre needs more than this to stay hot and relevant. McIntyre wins strongly and Corbin is next? Yuck again.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><u>Big E vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley \u2013 WWE Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not typically a fan of fatal four-way matches, but one here makes sense. All three contenders have established themselves as worthy challengers to Big E\u2019s championship and Big E has looked great in the role as a fighting champion, taking on all comers. Looking at Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins to do a lot of the bumping around with Lashley and Big E controlling the tempo. Big E and Seth Rollins still have a singles match on the table and Lashley continues to be presented as a priority. For that reason, Big E retains and does so over Kevin Owens.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-77333474\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><u>Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar \u2013 WWE Universal Championship<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t know if Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar can have a unique match together at this point, but like their others, this will be a fight. WWE has done a really great job with this program and Paul Heyman has been a big part of it. Impossible see this wrapping up without an appearance by him in some form or fashion. He\u2019s got to make things up to Roman Reigns and helping him defeat Lesnar is the obvious ticket to meet that end. That\u2019s how this finishes and keeps another match on the table between both men.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/01\/01\/ppv-primer-wwe-day-1-preview-and-predictions-for-reigns-vs-lesnar-big-e-vs-lashley-vs-seth-vs-ko-becky-vs-morgan-edge-vs-miz-usos-vs-new-day\/\">PPV PRIMER \u2013 WWE DAY 1: Preview and Predictions for Reigns vs. Lesnar, Big E vs. Lashley vs. Seth vs. KO, Becky vs. Morgan, Edge vs. Miz, Usos vs. New Day<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3107598471\"><div id=\"pwtor-2599914468\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Happy New Year! Hangover gone yet? Don\u2019t fret! WWE Day One is here to help guide you through or start drinking again. Either way, it\u2019ll be over soon. 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