10 WWE Stomping Grounds Impulse Reactions
7. Samoa Joe Vs. Ricochet
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— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2019
A particularly stiff chop during this match moved Renee Young to note that the sound echoed off of the walls of the Tacoma Dome, but online fan shots of the giant curtain blocking off the hard camera side perhaps explained where the white hot crowd went during the early portion of this United States Championship clash.
The two, as many feared, were forced to work a moribund television tussle before battling out of the stifling formula much as the four in the stake-free tag fight were exactly one match earlier.
It's long been established that the "dream match" concept is a dying one in WWE as long as they continue to micromanage contests beyond the point of individualism, but the best wrestlers in the company in 2019 are now the ones that can somehow work around the rulebook. Ricochet's athleting bumping was the masking agent du jour here.
With a victory from virtually nothing other than a series stuck-together high spots, the 'One & Only' looked more like one of the rest, selling shock at his own athleticism in a way not exactly becoming of a man that can do what he can. It was charming as he toasted his new title, at least. Confidence, going forward, would be infinitely preferable.