10 Observations From WWE Live In London 2016
6. Cesaro Is Back In The Game
One of the main 'draws', if you will, of this one-off London live event was that it would play host to one of the Best of Seven series matches between Sheamus and Cesaro. The Celtic Warrior lead the Swiss Superman 3-0 going into this contest meaning that, if he won, it would be a clean sweep, ending the series 4-0, guaranteeing him a future shot at the Universal Title.
The two had a characteristically hard-hitting match full of stiff strikes and big moves. it started slowly, with a feeling-out process, but really kicked into high gear in the closing stretch. Cesaro hit all of his trademark stuff in his comeback, including a beautiful springboard twisting uppercut, but couldn't quite pull off the Cesaro Swing due to Sheamus working on his back for much of the duration of the contest.
Sheamus, amazingly, even pulled out the old Green Bay Plunge (a flipping fireman's carry/Finlay roll from the second rope), which had many in attendance believing it would be over for Cesaro. It wasn't, and Cesaro managed to fight on, eventually reversing a Texas Cloverleaf into a small package of sorts (the finish was slightly bungled) for the win.
His victory was greeted by hearty cheers from the 02 faithful with the 'Cesaro Section' in good voice. Cesaro is now back in the game, but needs to pick up wins in the next two matches in order to tie the series. It was cool to see this match live and the stipulations meant there was some genuinely exciting near falls. Great work from both involved.