WWE: Ranking 2013's PPVs From Worst To Best

T-9. Night Of Champions, Battleground And Hell In A Cell

NightofchampionsCard €“ NoC: The Primetime Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) vs. The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) vs. 3MB (Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre) vs. Tons Of Funk (Brodus Clay and Tensai) in a Tag Team Turmoil match for a WWE Tag Team Championship match Curtis Axel (c) vs. Kofi Kingston for the Intercontinental Championship AJ Lee (c) vs. Natalya vs. Naomi vs. Brie Bella in a Fatal 4-Way match for the Divas Championship Rob Van Dam vs. Alberto Del Rio (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship The Miz vs. Fandango Paul Heyman and Curtis Axel vs. CM Punk in a 2 on 1 Handicap match Dean Ambrose (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler for the United States Championship The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) (c) vs. The Primetime Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) for the WWE Tag Team Championship Randy Orton (c) vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship Card €“ Battleground: Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Rob Van Dam in a Hardcore match for the World Heavyweight Championship The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) vs. Santino Marella and The Great Khali Curtis Axel (c) vs. R-Truth for the Intercontinental Championship AJ Lee (c) vs. Brie Bella for the Divas Championship Goldust and Cody Rhodes vs. The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) Bray Wyatt vs. Kofi Kingston CM Punk vs. Ryback Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan for the vacant WWE Championship Card €“ HIAC: Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) vs. The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) vs. The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) in a Triple Threat match for the WWE Tag Team Championship Big E Langston vs. Dean Ambrose (c) for the United States Championship CM Punk vs. Ryback and Paul Heyman in a Handicap Hell In A Cell match Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) vs. The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio (c) for the World Heavyweight Championship AJ Lee (c) vs. Brie Bella for the Divas Championship Randy Orton (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship in a Hell In A Cell match with Shawn Michaels as Special Guest Referee These three events, which preceded Survivor Series in the listed order, were all rather equal in terms of disappointment. Each was headlined by a match between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan, none of which were anywhere near as interesting to watch as the match that took place between the two on free television earlier in the year, particularly as all three featured 'screwjob' endings or non-finishes. There were some standouts, particularly the highly emotional bout at Battleground that saw brothers Cody Rhodes and Goldust team up to take on The Shield with father Dusty Rhodes in their corner, but for every match such as this and the triple threat match at Hell In A Cell featuring the same two teams as well as the Usos, there was the likes of Los Matadores effectively squashing the Real Americans or The Great Khali actually taking up precious time on a pay-per-view event.
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