{"id":57578,"date":"2018-04-02T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T16:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57578"},"modified":"2018-04-02T11:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T16:54:37","slug":"4-1-wwe-in-macon-ga-bray-wyatt-returns-and-updates-status-of-his-character-hardy-invites-him-to-team-with-him-plus-bliss-reigns-asuka-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/04\/02\/4-1-wwe-in-macon-ga-bray-wyatt-returns-and-updates-status-of-his-character-hardy-invites-him-to-team-with-him-plus-bliss-reigns-asuka-more\/","title":{"rendered":"4\/1 WWE in Macon, Ga.: Bray Wyatt returns and updates status of his character, Hardy invites him to team with him, plus Bliss, Reigns, Asuka, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-609511038\" 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 \/>\nAPRIL 1, 2018<br \/>\nMACON, GA. AT THE MACON COLISEUM<br \/>\nREPORT BY JON CODER, PWTORCH CORRESPONDENT<\/h3>\n<p>The Raw crew was in Macon, GA. one week before WrestleMania at the Macon Coliseum. I\u2019d guess fewer than 6,000 in attendance; the Coliseum seats about 9,000. The upper lever was closed but the lower bowl and floor were full. It was almost all families, with a lot of young kids (eight years old and younger). There were a couple pockets of adult ardent fans near us, but they were the minority. Back in December, when Smackdown was in town, the crowd had more of the hardcore fans, but tonight it was almost all families.<\/p>\n<p>(1)\u00a0Asuka beat Mandy Rose (w\/Paige &amp; Sonya Deville) with an Asuka Lock in 9:00.\u00a0Asuka got a nice pop. There were a lot of young girls near us in Auska and Alexia Bliss merch that really got into the women\u2019s matches. Watching this match, it really jumped out how sharp and crisp Asuka is in the ring. Conversely, it was equally apparent that Mandy is not. Her offense was really sloppy, and her punches looked like she was trying to mess up Asuka\u2019s hair. She looked like a performer and Asuka looked like a fighter\u00a0Asuka took a quick advantage, but Absolution interfered to give Mandy the upper hand. Mandy hit a couple good spots. Her double-underhook slam was particularly sharp. A good believable near fall (as believable as it could be with Asuka). Asuka made her comeback with good strikes.\u00a0Mandy almost good legit KO&#8217;d when she tried to duck a punch right as Asuka threw a kick. Asuka pulled up short of taking her head off and turned the awkward moment into a hip attack (good cover).\u00a0Asuka stayed out there for a long time taking selfies and high-fiving fans.\u00a0Paige had a nice moment. She came out to big pop and so to turn the fans she offered to toss out some shirts and then refused trashed talked the fans (classic heel). As the match was starting I saw her slip a shirt to a little girl in the front row behind her back. No harm there.<\/p>\n<p>Then we got a Bray Wyatt video. He said, \u201cMacon, I\u2019m here. Watch out.\u201d I guess he got out of the Lake of Reincarnation? Who knows, it happened.<\/p>\n<p>(2) Akira Tozawa beat Jack Gallagher in a Cruiserweight Match after hitting\u00a0a top rope senton in 8:00.\u00a0Not a lot of interest here. Gallagher insulted the South so we knew he was the heel. Tozawa yells\/barks and stomps a lot (confession: I don\u2019t watch much 205 Live, but I didn\u2019t get it). Both men worked solid. Gallagher can really sell. To their credit the fans got behind Tozawa as the match went on. Both men did a nice job.\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>(3) The Bar beat Titus Worldwide (w\/Vanesa) and The Club (Sheamus &amp; Cesaro) in a Triple Threat match when The Bar pinned Crews after their double-team finisher.\u00a0The Club got the biggest pop here with a loud \u201cToo Sweet\u2026 whoop whoop\u201d chant. Gallows and Anderson did some comedy with Sheamus, messing up his hair. Gallows and Sheamus exchanged some STIFF shots. Anderson and Cesaro had a nice exchange before Titus tagged himself in. And that was the end of The Club in this match. They drove to Macon for three mins of action and ten minutes on the apron.\u00a0The rest of the match was the same Bar versus Titus match we\u2019ve seen on TV. It was slow and Titus looks so awkward out there.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Titus worldwide stayed in the ring and Dana Brooke raised their hands to no reaction. They took a bow and their music played&#8230; for some reason. They seemed to play face, but both The Club and The Bar got more cheers. A weird ending.<\/p>\n<p>(4) Braun Strowman beat Kane in 4:00. Kane got a nice pop. People seemed pleasantly surprised to see him. Big pop for Braun. The match began and right away was very plotting. How can a four minute match be plodding?!? Braun\u2019s punches and headbutts showed tons of light (Cena\u2019s STF called and said, \u201cSnug it up\u201d). Fans sat quiet until Braun slid out of a tombstone and scooped Kane up. The powerslam got a big pop.\u00a0I don\u2019t know how much people want to watch Braun wrestle. I think they might just want to see him flip over stuff and powerslam guys. Just a thought. Braun stayed out for a long time taking pics with fans (at least twice as long as his match). That\u2019s when I realized how short his theme music is, because it looped several times.<\/p>\n<p>Intermission.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3767300374\" 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>(5) Heath Slater &amp; Rhyno beat The Revival when Rhyno hit a spinebuster at 9:00.\u00a0The Revival worked a solid tag match, but Slater and Rhyno played the whole match for comedy. Rhyno did bad karate at one point&#8230; that happened. Slater took an extended beating with the Revival cutting off the ring. Several times he almost got the tag with a last second stop. At one-point Slater crawled to all three wrong corners looking for a tag. I couldn\u2019t help , I laughed there. Rhyno got the hot tag. He threw Scorr Dawson out of the ring and hit Dash Wilder with a spine buster for the win. I didn\u2019t leave anything out\u2026that was the finish. I guess The Gore is Roman&#8217;s move.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Bray Wyatt attacked Slater and Rhyno and gave Slater a Sister Abigail.\u00a0Bray took to the mic, &#8220;I have not been deleted.&#8221; Well, that clears things up. He called out Woken Matt.<\/p>\n<p>Woken Matt came out. He told \u201cBroken Bray\u201d He had already been deleted (insert \u201cDelete\u201d chant). Hardy said, \u201cYour character will change. Embrace the change. Woken Wyatt, I don\u2019t want to fight you, I want to team with you.&#8221; Wyatt started to leave, then teased a hand shake. Wyatt attacked Hardy. Wyatt went for Sister Abigail, but Hardy countered to a Twist of Fate. Wyatt left and Hardy led \u201cDelete\u201d chants.<\/p>\n<p>(6) Alexa Bliss beat Sasha Banks to retain the Raw Women&#8217;s Title in 18:00.\u00a0Both women got pops from the girls around us.\u00a0Bliss played keep-away early. She hid behind the official and went outside. She broke the count at nine and went back outside. She really worked the crowd till she was solidly booed.\u00a0Bliss got the advantage and slowed Sasha down with mat work. Sasha came back with good fire. The fans really got behind her offense. Banks hit a 619 to huge pop. Banks took a nasty bump off a stun gun to the turn buckle. Sasha always bumps like she has killed herself. \u00a0More Bliss in control on the mat. Sasha made another comeback and then there was some really quick back and forth. This went to a gear we hadn\u2019t seen yet. Really good action. Bliss hit a sunset powerbomb for a near fall. Sasha countered a DDT attempt into backstabber and a Banks Statement. Bliss grabbed the ref and pulled him into Banks to force the break. Bliss poked Sasha in the eye and slingshot her into the corner to get a roll up win.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Bliss attacked Sasha. Fans started to chant for Bayley. Nia Jax came out to make the save. Nia scooped Bliss up for a Samoan drop, but Bliss escaped and ran for it.<\/p>\n<p>(7)\u00a0Finn Balor &amp; Seth Rollins &amp; Roman Reigns beat\u00a0Elias &amp; Bo Dallas &amp; Curtis Axel.\u00a0Elias made fun of Macon. He asked everyone to put away phone so there will be no record of this performance because he was embarrassed to be in Macon.\u00a0Finn Balor interrupted for biggest pop thus far (That distinction would be short-lived). Finn got a lot of \u201cToo Sweet\u201d chants. Seth Rollins came out to a monster pop (I was surprised how loud it was). Finally, Roman came out to mostly cheers. There were some boos, but mostly the guys were just quiet. The match started with Seth. Elias wouldn\u2019t get in the ring. Seth fought the Miztourage and some played some gimmick infringement&#8230;\u00a0He did Rick Rude\u2019s hip swivel, Mr. Perfect\u2019s gum spit and swat, Hogan\u2019s boot and leg drop.\u00a0Finn got a tag. He hit everyone with rapid offense. Elias distracted Finn leading to an extended beating. Lots of cheating and double teams to get heat. Finn tried to make several comebacks that the crowd as huge for before he was cut off.\u00a0Seth finally got a hot tag to a big pop.\u00a0He cleared the ring and then hit a dive to the outside. Elias attack Reigns on the outside and threw him into the steps. Seth tried to help but was double teamed by Bo and Curtis. Seth took a beating. A \u201cWe want Roman\u201d chant began, and got louder and louder.\u00a0This is where gets hard for me as card-carrying Roman-hater\u2026\u00a0Finn stood on the apron and pointed for Seth to tag Roman. Roman got a huge hot tag. It was the biggest pop of the night. Roman got Elias. He hit his ten clotheslines in the corner. He hit a Samoan drop. And then signaled for a Superman punch all to big reactions (It was Vince\u2019s sweetest dream). Finn and Seth cleared the Miztourage, and Roman hit the Spear for the win.<\/p>\n<p>Biggest pops<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Roman Reigns<\/li>\n<li>Seth Rollins<\/li>\n<li>Finn Balor<\/li>\n<li>Asuka<\/li>\n<li>Braun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most Heel Heat<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1678893603\" 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<ul>\n<li>Elias<\/li>\n<li>Alexia Bliss<\/li>\n<li>Miztourage<\/li>\n<li>Paige<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If you attend a live event, send a report (with any good pictures of wrestlers or the scene in the arena) to <a href=\"mailto:pwtorch@pwtorch.com\">pwtorch@pwtorch.com<\/a> in the above format. Please listen who beat whom in the opening line and then provide match details.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THIS RECENT REPORT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/26\/3-25-wwe-in-fairfax-va-styles-teams-with-new-day-in-main-event-owens-and-sami-show-up-usos-vs-bludgeons-tyler-vs-tye-nakamura-vs-corbin\/\">3\/25 WWE in Fairfax, Va.: Styles teams with New Day in main event, Owens and Sami show up, Usos vs. Bludgeons, Tyler vs. Tye, Nakamura vs. Corbin<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1149119756\"><div id=\"pwtor-1500081675\"><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>WWE LIVE EVENT REPORT APRIL 1, 2018 MACON, GA. 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