10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE Extreme Rules 2017
7. Caged
A well worn tale, The Hardy Boyz feud with Sheamus and Cesaro has little left to offer. And yet, this cage match tag title switch not only proved that, but also potentially forced even more misery on fans desperate for a new spark to reignite Raw's flailing doubles division.
The match was fifteen minutes of passable action, with the story centred around the desperate escapes when the wrestlers remembered that was the purpose. Failed attempts at leaving the structure took precedence over violence between one another, which made sense within the narrative of the match itself but raised questions as to why on earth the Hardy Boyz would select this in the first place.
Matt and Jeff have had mixed fortunes in big cage matches, defeating Edge and Christian for gold in 2000 but losing titles to The Dudley Boyz in 2001. Sadly for the North Carolinians, this contest mirrored the latter, with Jeff taking a huge risk at the end of the contest that was ultimately their undoing.
Having already escaped, the younger Hardy re-entered the match in order to save his brother from the challenger's wicked double team moves. A Whisper in the Wind took both heels out, but they recovered quicker than Matt and Jeff, clambering over the side as Matt tried and failed to scrape his brother up and out through the door.