9 WWE WrestleMania 37 - Night 1 Impulse Reactions
5. Cesaro Vs. Seth Rollins
On the WrestleMania Kickoff, Kayla Braxton posited that a "personal rivalry would come to an end" when Seth Rollins and Cesaro went into battle for the 'Swiss Superman's first ever 'Show Of Show's singles match.
This was generous - it was all about how many times the cocky pr*ck in the suit was getting swung. No bad thing either. Not everything has to be so full of grit that it should be in a yellow box by the side of a snow-covered road.
Brilliantly, the match massively over-delivered on the premise, pulling itself away from that rather pedestrian WWE midcard style we see every week on Raw and SmackDown. Rollins countered and countered and countered until he couldn't counter 'no more, but Cesaro's nine swings were derailed by an arm injury he'd also sustained earlier in the bout. He got 23 in later on, but it wasn't even the standout moment of the match.
Rollins took control and nearly stole the whole thing with a gorgeous-looking corkscrew splash, but Cesaro's UFO hands-free shoulder spin served as an exhilarating set-up for his clean-as-a-sheet win.
Awesome match, genuinely great moment for a great man, and a delivery on a pre-match promise from a babyface. This was a triumph.