{"id":56192,"date":"2018-03-04T12:22:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56192"},"modified":"2018-03-04T14:26:55","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T20:26:55","slug":"3-2-wwe-kalamazoo-mich-reigns-vs-elias-headlines-plus-miztourage-womens-four-four-seth-vs-cesaro-braun-vs-kane-matt-vs-bray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/04\/3-2-wwe-kalamazoo-mich-reigns-vs-elias-headlines-plus-miztourage-womens-four-four-seth-vs-cesaro-braun-vs-kane-matt-vs-bray\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/2 WWE in Kalamazoo, Mich.: Reigns vs. Elias headlines, plus Miztourage, Women&#8217;s Four-on-Four, Seth vs. Cesaro, Braun vs. Kane, Matt vs. Bray"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2239817154\" 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><h3>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT<br \/>\nMARCH 2, 2018<br \/>\nKALAMAZOO, MICH. AT WINGS STADIUM<br \/>\nREPORT BY MIKE MEYERS, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Please send results of live events you attend to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a>. Thank you! Also, please include any photos you take of either the arena setting, entrance stage, and clear pictures of wrestlers on way to ring or inside the ring.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Available seating was 75 &#8211; 85 percent full &#8211; maybe four to five thousand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1278\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302.png 1278w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302-768x281.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2018\/03\/Kalamazoo-WWEArena-20180302-1024x375.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0 &#8220;Woken&#8221; Matt Hardy defeated Bray Wyatt.\u00a0 Lots of Fireflies for Wyatt&#8217;s very deliberate entrance.\u00a0 Wyatt used heel tactics to get an early edge, but\u00a0immediately elicted a face reaction by scaling the turnbuckles and posturing for the crowd.\u00a0 Hardy wins by reversing out of Sister Abigail.<\/p>\n<p>(2)\u00a0 Lince Dorado &amp; Mustafa Ali defeated &#8220;Gentleman&#8221; Jack Gallagher &amp; Ariya\u00a0Daivari.\u00a0 Dorado scores pinfall after nailing a reverse elbow against Daivari, patting him on the back, then executing a handspring bounce off the ropes into a modified stunner.\u00a0 Great match, maximum effort, crowd was engaged in spite of the 205 Live stigma.<\/p>\n<p>(3)\u00a0 The Revival defeated Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno.<\/p>\n<p>(4)\u00a0 Braun Strowman defeated Kane.\u00a0 Big pops for both entrances.\u00a0 &#8220;Get These Hands&#8221; chant resonates through arena.\u00a0 Kane took a very soft bump through an upended ring steps on the ramp.\u00a0 Strowman reverses chokeslam into impressive power slam for victory.<\/p>\n<p>(5)\u00a0\u00a0Seth Rollins defeated Cesaro (w\/Sheamus).\u00a0 Scattered &#8220;You Look Stupid&#8221; chants were inaccurate as Sheamus was not sporting his usual mowhawk &#8211; his hair was laid stylishly to one side.\u00a0 Good response for face Rollins dealing with two heels in The Bar.\u00a0 Sheamus dropped Rollins on barrier at ringside while ref was distracted.\u00a0 Ref eventually caught onto the heels&#8217; antics and went as far as to look to the crowd for confirmation of their cheating.\u00a0 The crowd confirmed.\u00a0 Ref ejected Sheamus from ringside in cartoonish, demonstrative fashion.\u00a0 Big crowd pop.\u00a0 This was a\u00a0unique house show moment for the referee.\u00a0 Seth won moments later by landing\u00a0a Stomp against Cesaro.<\/p>\n<p>INTERMISSION<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-85342203\" 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>(6)\u00a0 Asuka &amp; Sasha Banks &amp; Bayley &amp; \u00a0Mickie James defeated Sonya Deville &amp; Mandy Rose (w\/Paige) &amp; Nia Jax &amp; Alexa Bliss.\u00a0 James was last to enter for the former team, and was met with plentiful boos.\u00a0 Bayley absorbed lots of punishment and James not only refused to be tagged\u00a0in, but kicked Bayley\u00a0in the face before bailing from the ring apron.\u00a0 Faces managed to recover; Asuka made a hot tag to a very big pop, and forced Mandy Rose into submission.<\/p>\n<p>(7)\u00a0 Luke Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson defeated The Miztourage (Bo Dallas &amp; Curtis Axel).<\/p>\n<p>(8)\u00a0 Roman Reigns defeated Elias.\u00a0 Elias entered the ring under the cover of darkness while commercials aired on screen.\u00a0 Ring announcer indicated that this was our main event.\u00a0 Many boos for Elias appearing in spotlight.\u00a0 Elias led the crowd in a simple catchy singalong:\u00a0 Yeah yeah yeah, whoa oh oh, but followed up with lyrics about how Kalamazoo &#8220;sucks.&#8221;\u00a0 Crowd back to booing.\u00a0 Elias wisely let this simmer &#8211; crowd builds into a &#8220;You Suck&#8221; chant.\u00a0 Twice Elias threatens to stop singing before Reigns&#8217;\u00a0music finally interrupts his antics.\u00a0 Reigns&#8217; music was noticeably louder than any of the other PA audio tonight, and it was\u00a0difficult to hear the crowd&#8217;s initial reaction.\u00a0 The entire floor audience was on their feet.\u00a0 Slow star to match, Elias rolled\u00a0out of ring away from a willing Reigns.\u00a0 &#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Roman&#8221; chants emerged from crowd.\u00a0 Elias kicked out of Superman Punch and briefly got\u00a0the upper hand after firing Reigns through the ring steps.\u00a0 Reigns\u00a0won\u00a0via spear to a great crowd pop, followed by more loud Reigns music.\u00a0 He made the handshake-rounds at ringside, never smiling, always looking intense.\u00a0 He made &#8220;hang loose&#8221; gestures, and bowed his head\u00a0to the audience at the top of the ramp with praying hands.<\/p>\n<p>FINAL THOUGHTS: Crowd was HOT and engaged this entire show.\u00a0 The only wrestler to speak on mic was Elias, as was required by his gimmick.\u00a0 Production level was very high for a smaller-venue\u00a0house show\u00a0&#8211; 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