Ranking WWE Extreme Rules PPVs From Least To Most Extreme
7. 2013
I want to start off by saying that this wasnt necessarily a bad show.
The evening itself was marked by a coronation of sorts for the Shield, with each of the three members ending the night with gold around his waist. Dean Ambrose defeated Kofi Kingston to capture the US belt, while Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns overcame Team Hell No to become the new Tag Team Champions, as a new chapter in history was written.
But as emphatic a performance as it was from the upstarts, it wasnt particularly extreme.
Ambroses victory came in a routine singles bout. And though the tag match was technically a tornado tag (a brilliantly constructed tornado tag at that), such a stipulation wouldnt have felt out of place on any old WWE PPV.
Other highlights of the show included John Cena vs. Ryback in a Last Man Standing match, the finish of which was extreme enough, if a little unsatisfying. And the closing bout saw Triple H take on Brock Lesnar inside a steel cageagain, a fitting stipulation, but Im not sure anyone really cared at this point. Unfortunately, though, there was little else to write home about.
As I said, not necessarily a bad PPV, but it didnt really feature the kind of chaos that the name might have you expect.