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2. Chinlocks Sure Are Boring
Kevin Owens really likes chinlocks, in case you haven't noticed. He also likes incorporating really long ones into his match. Lately, during his feud with Roman Reigns, he's been pushing the envelope in terms of just how long he can grab the world's most boring hold.
During the main event of the Brooklyn show, in a match contested for Reigns's U.S. Championship, Owens may have set a new record. He locked in the hold and kept Reigns immobile on the mat for about five minutes, more than a quarter of the total match length. It wasn't a struggling chinlock, either - it was two guys laying on the mat, with one holding the other's head. Owens yelled at some of the ringside fans as he worked the hold.
The match was pretty good overall, but the five minutes where Brooklyn became Chinlock City weren't really worth writing home about.