6 Ups And 8 Downs From WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

By Scott Carlson /

1. Win Owens Win

It€™s easy to blame the announcers for using hyperbole to over-exaggerate something in wrestling, but when they hyped Kevin Owens knocking off 15-time world champ John Cena in his first WWE match, it was well-deserved hype. That was the kind of show-stealing, jaw-dropping debut match that every wrestler dreams of, and that is not hyperbole. Owens and Cena had a slugfest that included countless high-impact moves, with both men heading to the top rope on multiple occasions. Cena€™s offensive repertoire is well known, but he unloaded everything in his arsenal Sunday night, giving the match a big fight feel. Owens, on the other hand, was an unknown commodity to anyone who doesn€™t watch NXT or has followed the independent circuit, so all eyes were on him and what he could bring in the ring. And did Owens ever deliver. In addition to the cannonball and pop-up powerbomb we€™ve seen him hit in NXT, Owens attempted a jumping top-rope moonsault and hit a superkick, a senton bomb, a second-rope reversed suplex and a Steenalizer (package fallaway powerbomb). As the announcers noted, fans saw moves they€™ve never seen in a John Cena (or even WWE) match before.If you weren€™t impressed, then the problem lies with you. Hats off to John Cena, who helped make a star Sunday night. And here€™s to more of Kevin Owens tearing up WWE in the weeks and months to come.